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Turn-Around Tuesday – Trials and Troubles Often Start By Choice!
““No! You will not die,” the serpent said to the woman. “In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” The woman saw that … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged action, Adam, choice, compassion, consequences, disobedience, disobey, eve, evil, forgiveness, God, good, grace, gracious, influence, mercy, path of life, problems, repent, rethink, sin, sinfulness, suffer, suffering, transparent, trials, trouble
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Hope For Today – Let’s Thank God Loudly!
Photo Credit: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net Often I am just “independent,” “stubborn” and, occasionally even “rebellious” … how about you? I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about thanking God loudly! Click the play button below to … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged awesome, Bible, choice, determined, God, gratitude, Hardhearted, honest, hope, humble, independent, Jesus, Psalms, rebellious, reputation, resolute, stubborn, thank, Thanksgiving, trouble, work
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Before We Can Soar We Must Understand!
“O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles? O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights? Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, faith, Love of God, Missional, Prayer, Suffering
Tagged attacked, Bible, disciple, discouraged, faith, God's Word, Good News, Jesus, ministry, prayer, problems, rejected, struggle, trials, trouble, wisdom
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Hope For Today – God’s Way Is God’s Word!
Giant problems require a team of warriors around us, especially as we grow older! David’s enemies were many – and, several of them were real, bona fide, terrifying giants! Knowing how to conquer them because a vital issue as David … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged addict, addicts, alcohol, Bible, bullies, defeat, discourage, distress, drugs, enemies, faith, giants, God's Word, Kingdom, power, problems, Satan, sex, strategy, sugar, team, trouble
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Nine Traits of Church Bullies
by Thom Rainer Editor’s Note; Great article. Please read! First of two parts Church bullies are common in many congregations. Wreaking havoc, stirring up trouble and creating dissension, bullies typically must have an “enemy.” They aren’t happy unless they are fighting … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health
Tagged agenda, alliances, bullies, bully, chairman, church, confront, congregation, damage, deacon, dissention, elders, emotional, enemy, entitlement, fighting, havoc, intimidate, Leadership, manipulative, member, mission, pastor, personalty, power, preferences, self-serving, selfish, staff, treasurer, trouble
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Transformed Episode #255: The Discipline of Hearing God!
“Having time to be alone is a valid need for most creative people. Over 90 percent of the creative people I know like solitude. They enjoy that time when they can be alone to think and create, to write, play, … Continue reading
Posted in Deeper Walk With God, faith, Fasting, Transformed
Tagged direction, discernment, guidance, help, hope, solitude, storms of life, struggles, trouble, voice of God, will of God, wisdom
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Transformed Episode #207: Exercising in God’s Gymnasium
God longs to build our strength so that we are able to overcome the problems of life! Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Perhaps one of the most perplexing issues of the Christian faith is the reality of continuous problems … Continue reading
Posted in Love of God, Transformed
Tagged answered prayer, Christ, Christianity, endurance, faith, God, Jesus, joy, mature, maturity, patience, prayer, struggle, temptations, testing, trials, trouble, troubles, wisdom
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Studying James 1:27
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast! Dr. Matthew Smith, director of Eagles In Leadership, continues to teach verse by verse through the book of James, one verse per podcast. These studies were recorded live in his … Continue reading
Posted in James Study, Transformed
Tagged amger, Christ, Christianity, deceive, deceived, deception, faith, holy, Jesus, orphans, pure, purity, religion, trouble, widows
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Studying James 1:19
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast! Dr. Matthew Smith, director of Eagles In Leadership, continues to teach verse by verse through the book of James, one verse per podcast. These studies were recorded live in his class at Bible Believers Christian … Continue reading
Posted in James Study, Transformed, Uncategorized
Tagged anger, angry, Christ, Christianity, craving, desire, faith, Gift, God, Jesus, maturity, patient, tempt, temptation, tempted, trial, trouble, unstable, wisdom
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Studying James 1:18
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast! Dr. Matthew Smith, director of Eagles In Leadership, continues to teach verse by verse through the book of James, one verse per podcast. These studies were recorded live in his class at Bible Believers Christian … Continue reading
Posted in James Study, Transformed
Tagged Christ, Christianity, cravings, death, desire, evil, faith, first fruit, Gift, God, James, Jesus, sin, tempt, temptation, trials, trouble, wisdom
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