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Hope For Today – Don’t Give Up!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today to encourage you: Don’t Give Up because God speaks Hope For Today when he says in 2 Chronicles 15.7, (CSB) from the distress of His people in … Continue reading
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Your Wife, Your Life!
“The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.” (Genesis 3:20, CSB) The man named his wife Eve. Eve means, “life” or “making alive.” What an incredible observation from Adam. She is … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Blaming is Lame!
“Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” The man replied, “The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit … Continue reading
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Train Them Thursday – Clearing Up The Confusion!
“No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.” (John 1:18, NASB95) He has explained Him. Confusion is never fun! You’re at one … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
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Turn-Around Tuesday – When God Takes It Away!
“Therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Focus On Those Who Respond!
“He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged belief, childlike, children, compliment, effective, embrace, father, God, heaven, influence, Jesus, Leadership, live, love, negative, people, pray, relationship, respond, treatment, willing, worker
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Hope For Today – The Danger of Drift!
This photo of Driftwood Beach is courtesy of TripAdvisor It’s so easy to get caught up in life. We’ve talked about it before, but it bears repeating often: Life has a tendency to drag us away without our even noticing. … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged abundant life, add, attention, Bible, Christ, Christian, drift, God, habit, hope, Jesus, life, priorities, relationship, spiritual, Word of God
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Hope For Today – Given Everything We Need for Life and Godliness!
Photo Credit: http://www.isleofwightccg.nhs.uk As the month flies by, we can see why so many people start gym memberships with good intentions but abandon their commitment quickly – life reasserts itself! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged busy, commitment, conversation, excellence, glory, God, godliness, gym memberships, hope, intention, Jesus, knowledge, life, New Year, plan, relationship, word
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Salvation Is About Relationship
Photo Credit: http://servingjoy.com Remember, salvation is not about a transaction as much as it’s about relationship. For example, if we think we are happily married because we went through the ceremony, and that things should always be wondeful because we … Continue reading
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