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Tag Archives: Trust
Episode 144 – Going After a Life God Rewards!
2013 is finally here! Over the last 3 months of 2012 Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church prayed, fasted and sought God’s face for His will and direction for the congregation there in El Segundo, California … Continue reading
Posted in A Life God Rewards, Fasting, Transformed
Tagged breakthrough, Christian, extra mile, faith, fast, first place, generosity, give, God, Jesus, life, misthos, obedience, obey, please God, poor, pray, reward, sacrifice, seek, treasure, Trust
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Episode 143 – Where Is God When You Are In Need of Hope?
In our recent national election in the United States, people on both sides of the political aisle were touting their candidate as the solution for what ails the country. However, as we have said before again and again, politicians … Continue reading
Posted in God Is With Us!, Transformed
Tagged affliction, afraid, Ahaz, angry, beligerant, broken, calm down, civil war, cooperate, cowardly, decimation, destroyed, encouragement, enemies, enemy, fear, fiscal cliff, future, God, government, heart, heaven, hesitant, hope, humiliation, Immanuel, Jesus, long-term, obstinate, plot, quiet, rebellious, Shady Hook Elementary, shield, short-term, spiritual, starvation, storm, threatened, throne room, Trust
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Episode 117 – Learning to Forgive!
Unforgiveness is a prison in which we are our own jailer! If I want out of my prison of pain all I need to do is release the offender. Let go! Welcome to the Transformed podcast! Forgiveness involves a choice … Continue reading
Posted in forgiveness, Transformed
Tagged attitude, Christian, confess, Confession, consequences, forgiveness, forgiving, grudge, injure, Jesus, let go, letting go, love, Luke 17, obedience, rebuke, Reconciliation, repent, restore, revenge, Trust, wounded spirit
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Episode 110 – Nothing is Impossible for the Service Hearted Church!
“Nothing is impossible when we put our trust in God.” Why? Because Jesus Christ leads us into victory every day – through His Word. In today’s episode, we look at Jesus’ words to find out what makes a great church! … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged care, Christianity, church, compassion, compassionate, faith, God, guests, Impossible, service, Trust, victory, Word of God
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Trusting God With the Things That Matter Most?
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than … Continue reading
Posted in finances, Leadership Blog
Tagged credit, credit cards, finances, generosity, giving, Holy Spirit, Jesus, prompting, spending, Trust
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What Do Those Without Faith Do in Times Like These?
Recession – layoffs – tightening budgets. All three of these are now very familiar at the Smith home. As I enter my seven-month without a full-time paycheck, I stopped this past week to reflect on the bounty and reality of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged budget, faith, fear, God, lay-offs, recession, Trust, Word of God
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Do People TRUST you?
Our conversation turned to the issue of trust. We had been talking about why my friend was struggling in his current ministry. Things had been going well for a while, and then, out of no where, people seemed to slow … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged responsibility, sacrifice, team, team building, tenacity, transparency, Trust, unselfishness
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