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Day 13: Our Relationships Are About Redemption!
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting 2021 – Our Year of Growth In Our Social Lives! Day 13: Our Relationships Are About Redemption! “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save … Continue reading
Willing Worker Wednesday – When God’s Ability and Spirit-Filling Meet!
“Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people.” (Luke 1:67–68, HCSB) Then his father Zechariah was filled with … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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Train Them Thursday – Perplexed When Favored By God!
“Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged amazing, assurance, complicated, confusion, cooking, Creation, devoted, disciple, discipleship, dismay, drama, eternal, eternity, favor, Galilee, God, heart, honor, humanity, humility, Israel, Jesus, Joseph, joy, judge, life, Lord, love, Mary, motive, Nazareth, Palestine, ponder, promise, reality, redeem, redemption, reputation, salvation, serve, service, technique, Virgin
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Hope For Today – Forgiven!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today to remind you that God says, “I am forgiven!” Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles In Leadership. If you would like to … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged accusing, adultery, forgiven, forgiveness, games, griping, humiliation, humliated, judgment, love, nit-picking, pestering, politics, redemption, religious, self-righteous, sex, sin, wickedness
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Transformed Episode #232: Christmas Fills Us With Hope!
The future – what are you hoping for? What do you hold onto as you walk through your every day life? Are you optimistic or pessimistic? Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. People turn toward hope as naturally as plants … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Transformed
Tagged Bible, Christmas, condemn, condemnation, depression, disocuragement, Gentiles, gratitutde, grieve, grieving, hope, hopelessness, israelis, Jesus, Jews, joy, patience, peace, purification, redemption, revelation, salvation, save, social isolation, Word of God, Yahweh
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Transformed Episode #227: Forgive – When My Faith Must Grow
Welcome back to the Transformed Podcast. Forgiveness can be one of the hardest actions in life. We sincerely know and believe the other person does not deserve the gift of forgiveness. And then, when we extend such mercy and grace, … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Transformed
Tagged allegiance, anger, cross, duty, faith, forgive, forgiving, grow, growth, humility, Jesus, Leadership, lifestyle, Master, mustard seed, obey, offense, overcomer, overcoming, penalty, pray, rebuke, redemption, repent, resentment, responsibility, servant, sin, Son of God, submission, substitution, tempt, temptation, tempter, Trust, trust and obey, unforgiveness, worship
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Eternal Life, Eating Flesh, Drinking Blood!
But what is eternal life? Is it eternal self-esteem? Is it a heaven full of mirrors? Or snowboards, or gold links, or black-eyed virgins? No. Jesus tells us exactly what he meant: “And this is eternal life, that they know … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus
Tagged call, Capernaum, commitment, communion, conservative, eternal life, evangelical, faith, heaven, Jesus, Jew, Knowing God, Lamb, lamb of God, passover, prayer, purpose, redemption, relationship, salvation
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Transformed Episode #157 – Jesus, Our Sin Remover!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Why do we need Jesus anyway? What’s the purpose of His life? Today, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California answers those questions in this study of Jesus, … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged baptism, blessing, Christ, disciple, Exodus, Holy Spirit, Jesus, King, lamb of God, levites, Messiah, miracle, passover, plagues, praise, priests, redemption, religious, reveal, Saul, sin, Son of God, spiritual blindness, spiritual hunger, Trust
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