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Transformed #290: Great Faith in a Great God Receives Great Victory!
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. “Great Faith in Our Great God Receives Great Victory!” Launching from the daily life of the father of our faith, Abraham of old, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor of Woodland Drive Baptist Church in … Continue reading
Posted in Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, faith, Transformed, Uncategorized
Tagged Abraham, action, blessing, direction, evidence, faith, God, growth, guidance, influence, possessions, prayer, reward, strength, surrender, victory, Vision, wisdom, worship
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Transformed Podcast #272: Mighty Men and Women!
For the Church to survive and thrive, it will need a healthy and godly team of men and women leading it! We want to welcome you to the fifth and final installment in the “Being An Excellent Team Player” Series here … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Last Days, Transformed
Tagged ability, accomplishment, aspiration, change, Christ, church, command, community, courage, courageous, develop, disciple, discipline, dream, elevate, evil, excel, expansion, experience, exploit, grace, Great Commission, hardship, Holy Spirit, honor, initiative, Jesus, Kind David, kingdom of God, laziness, leader, Leadership, loyalty, mighty, ministry, mission, praise, rank, reality, repent, repentance, responsible, Satan, significant, sin, submit, team, train, training, Vision, winner, work
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Transformed Episode #220: God Is Light!
What a mighty God we serve! His character draws us to Him as a moth to a flame, especially today, as darkness surrounds our nation, our communities, and our lives. In this series we discover God is personal, intimate, … Continue reading
Posted in Character of God, Transformed
Tagged Bible, captivity, celebrate, Christian, counselor, disciple, discipleship, emotion, everlasting Father, follow, God, God's will, hope, Impossible, Leadership, light, mighty God, peace, plan, prince of peace, rejoice, rest, sorrow, South Bay, South Los Angeles, storm, suffering, trials, Trust, Vision, wonderful
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Transformed Episode 160 – Jesus Our Life Provider
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. So why is Jesus so important? Don’t all religions pray to the same God? Aren’t all faiths equally valid? In today’s study, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged abundance, Christian, Christianity, disciple, eternal, fame, Intimacy, Jesus, John 10, Leadership, life, life purpose, mentor, mindset, name, Pharisee, predator, prestige, prosperity, protection, psa 23, rebellion, rejection, relationship, rescue, salvation, saved, sheep, shepherd, spiritual, Vision, willfulness
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Episode 148 – Why Did God Make Money Anyway?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. I’m your host Mike Powers. Money. Just the word incites a flurry of emotions. People long for it, work hard to get it, will do many things in order to have more of it and … Continue reading
Episode 126 – What Is the Abundant Life Anyway?”
Welcome to a new series on the Transformed podcast. Today we begin a journey entitled, 90 Days of Abundance! At Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, God is doing a new thing and we want to invite to join … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged abundance, abundant life, addiction, alcoholism, bullies, captivity, discipleship, dreams, evangelism, fame, favor, finances, freedom, fun, Good News, guidance, hope, meaning in life, peace, porn, purpose, relationship, repent, sin, slave, struggle, suffering, Vision
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God’s 6 Expectations of a Leader Transitioning Into A New Ministry
“With God nothing will be impossible.” Luke 1:37 (NKJ) Since, “NOTHING will be impossible,” it only stands to reason we need to think “God-sized thoughts!” Leaders are to lead in this area more than any other area! Small thinking has … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged action, choice, Christian, courage, discouragement, emotion, fear, first responder, Great Commission, Impossible, Joshua, leader, Leadership, mission, success, thinking, transition, victory, Vision
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Episode 111 – Decade of Destiny!
Welcome to a very special edition of the Transformed podcast. Solomon tells us that, “Where there is no vision, the people perish!” In our episode today, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor in El Segundo, California, shares from his heart the … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban, Transformed
Tagged Christ, Christian, church, God, love, mission, missional, neighbor, one another, Vision
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Transformed Interviews Shannon O'Dell About "Transforming Church in Rural America!"
In today’s episode, we want to explore effective ministry in rural areas. Matt would tell you that many of the truths in this episode apply equally to urban ministry as well. Shannon O’Dell has focused on vision, attitude, leadership and … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, Missional, Transformed
Tagged Christian, church, faith, Leadership, ministry, rural, strategy, transforming church in rural america, Vision
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Mutual Accountability
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith PhD One of the key secrets to great growth – individually and corporately – is the issue of accountability and the change that comes from it. In fact, when we evaluate based on the core … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged accountability, core values, discipleship, evaluation, evaluations, Leadership, mission, search committee, transparency, Vision
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