Join Us In Israel, Caesarea Maritima!

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN YOU WHEN YOU WALK WHERE PAUL DEFENDED HIMSELF BEFORE KING AGRIPPA?

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We are headed to Israel this year – and YOU can be a part of this amazing trip! 

Walk where Paul once stood before kings and the gospel echoed over the Mediterranean waves in Caesarea Maritima. On December 2, during our Israel tour, you will feel Scripture move from the page into your heartbeat—tangible, alive, unforgettable. Let God rekindle your first love, deepen your courage, and renew your calling. Don’t ignore this holy tug on your soul. Spots are limited—say yes now, and step into the story God is still writing in Israel today.

Here’s the link to discover more and sign up: https://tinyurl.com/Israel26-DocSmith

If you have questions, comment below. 

See you soon in Israel!

For the Glocal glory of our King Jesus,

Doc and Kate and the entire EIL Team!

Check us out on our website: EaglesInLeadership.org 

You can find Doc on: 

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* X: @drmattphd

* LinkedIn:: Eagles In Leadership

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And pick up your copy of Doc’s newest book – Your Travel Guide tot he New Tstament – here: 

Get your copy here:

https://books.by/doc-smith

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Praying God’s Wisdom Over Our Sons!

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

IMAGINE YOUR SONS, YOUR GRANDSONS WALKING IN THE WISDOM OF GOD!

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Proverbs is the book of wisdom in the BIble. When I wanted to pray for my future sons and my grandsons, I couldn’t think of anything higher – except surreder to Jesus as their King and God – than to breathe the wisdom of God. 

So I began praying the book of Proverbs. Then I chose to put those notes into a book for you so YOU can do the same thing:  pray for your future sons and you grandsons breathing and living out the wisdom of God in their daily lives. 

You can get a copy of that book here: https://amzn.to/4qJIIqI

Be sure to order a copy for your spouse and your parents, if they are still with us. 

What a blessing to know that as we talk to God about our sons and grandsons, He answers our prayers for them! 

Thanks for considering picking up a book or a few of them.

For the Glocal glory of our King Jesus,

Doc and Kate and the entire EIL Team!

Check us out on our website: EaglesInLeadership.org 

You can find Doc on: 

* Facebook: Eagles In Leadership and Matthew Lee Smith

* X: @drmattphd

* LinkedIn:: Eagles In Leadership

* Instagram: : EaglesInLeadership

And pick up your copy of Doc’s newest book – Your Travel Guide tot he New Tstament – here: 

Get your copy here:

https://books.by/doc-smith

(Also available on Amazon)

https://amzn.to/4nULk3i

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Disciples Read the Word of God For Life Change!

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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Recently Doc encouraged us to “Read the Bible cover-to-cover in ’26!” with him and Kate and so many others around the world. You can find that conversation here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/u_AlHX4b5U4?si=bCcwwPNEoHa46i3z

Today he shares an update of what happened on the 1st day he started reading! You won’t want to miss this! 

AND YOU CAN STILL JOIN HIM AND US!

The How to Read The Bible With Fresh Eyes resource (free at the link below) will help you target the issues and problems you are facing as well as the hopes and dreams you have for ’26!

Download the FREE Bible Reading Schedule and the How to Read The Bible With Fresh Eyes resource here: https://www.eaglesinleadership.org/resources/

For the Glocal glory of our King Jesus,

Doc and Kate and the entire EIL Team!

Check us out on our website: EaglesInLeadership.org 

You can find Doc on: 

* Facebook: Eagles In Leadership and Matthew Lee Smith

* X: @drmattphd

* LinkedIn:: Eagles In Leadership

* Instagram: : EaglesInLeadership

And pick up your copy of Doc’s newest book – Your Travel Guide tot he New Tstament – here: 

Get your copy here:

https://books.by/doc-smith

(Also available on Amazon)

https://amzn.to/4nULk3i

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Doc’s Latest Book: Your Travel Guide To The New Testament

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

(Understanding the Story Lines In Each Book)


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What People Are Saying: 

Dr. Smith has crafted a masterpiece that brings the New Testament to life. A must-read for anyone seeking to unlock the Word of God. A true game-changer for Bible study, providing a clear and engaging guide to the New Testament. ~ Mike Jimenez, MDiv.

How I wish I had this in my hands during my seminary days. Well written and theologically sound. This book is not only for pastors and seminary students but to all who are a serious student of the Word of God. 

It is clear, concise and easy to understand truth with practical application for everyday life. I’m very honored to be asked by my good friend Dr. Matthew Lee Smith in endorsing his work of love.

Pick a copy and be blessed and encouraged!

Pastor Ronnie Abubakkar

You can get your copy at: 

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It sure would would make a great gift!

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Check us out on our website: EaglesInLeadership.org 

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Read The Bible With Doc and Kate in ’26!

Posted on December 29, 2025 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Hi there, 

Kate and I would like to ask you to consider reading the BIble cover-to-cover with us in ’26. One of the key biblical promises tied to internalizing God’s Word is: protection from sin!

• Psalm 119 says, “I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11), showing that hiding Scripture inside guards behavior and desires.

• Jesus models this in the wilderness, repeatedly answering temptation with “It is written,” using memorized Scripture as His primary defense (Matthew 4:1–11).

’26 is a year of GREATER THINGS! Being protected from what the Devil throws at us is critical to enjoying more fro God! 

Letting “the word of Christ dwell in you richly” fills the heart with truth, shaping character, worship, and relationships (Colossians 3:16).

Here’s a link to the reading schedule and the Fresh Eyes helps, if you missed picking up a packet on Sunday. https://www.eaglesinleadership.org/resources/

• How to Read the Bible With Fresh Eyes!

• Whole Year Reading Schedule

The one who delights in and meditates on God’s law “day and night” is promised to be like a tree planted by streams of water—stable, fruitful, and enduring in all seasons (Psalm 1:2–3).

And please, let us know if you are joining us. We will pray with you for the GREATER things promised in the Word of God to fall upon you in ’26!

Doc and Kate

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

We thank God for sending His Son, Jesus, while we were still sinners!

May your celebration of His birth remind you of His model of servanthood as you Encourage Achievement in Godly Leaders by Emphasizing Servanthood.

Just wait until we see what God does with us all in 2026!

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Disciples have been granted to know, and recognize the mysteries of the kingdom of God!

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Discernment. One of the trademarks of a disciple of Jesus is their ability to understand mysteries and secrets inside the kingdom of God. Often times they can do or understand or know things that the normal Church Person is totally oblivious to. The cause of this is very simple. The one with discernment is a disciple in fact. They possess the Holy Spirit within. And therefore, they have inside information. The other is simply religious. They do not have supernatural abilities, or information. They are doing it all on their own.

What is hard to comprehend for some is this supernatural dynamic that resides inside the heart and soul of the true child of God. From the moment of surrender, and for that minute when the individual releases control of their lives to Jesus as the boss of their lives, a transformation begins that continues until the day they step on Heaven’s shore.

That transformation is all about the interplay between the Spirit of God and the soul of the child of God. Almost like having a GPS/phone embedded in the heart and mind of the child of God there is a constant movement or direction given and an explanation or a inclination of the situation at hand from God to His Child.

When allowed to play out in the course of a day or a situation, the religious see it as Hocus Pocus and the righteous understand it as standard operating procedure. The gulf between the two peoples is, in fact, a chasm that is uncrossable. Such is the life of the child of God as the Spirit of God guides and directs him or her to the plan of God, often using the Word of God to accomplish the will in the whim of God. But then, you already understand this, don’t you?

As you review these thoughts, what has been your experience in these matters?

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Join Doc and Kate As We Follow The Biblical Life of Jesus In Israel ’26!

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Imagine Walking Where Jesus Walked!

Join us in Israel, departing LAX on November 30, 2025 for 10 days filled with the sights and sounds, the places and peoples of Israel!

We will be at the Mediterranean Sea, Caesar by the Sea, the Galilee, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and the Wilderness trekking and tracking the Life of Jesus and more on this specially made itinerary.

In Galilee we will visit Nazareth, Zippori, Cana, Tiberius, Magdala, The Feeding of the 5,000, The Gates of Hell, Capernaum, and ride on the Sea of Galilee. We visit the cursed city of Corozim, Kursi, Yardinet (Jordan River), Beit She’an on our way to Jericho!

Bethlehem (The Birthplace of Jesus) for a whole day. Shepherd’s Field, the Cave Jesus was born in, and the Herodium! We will have lunch with local Christians and then have a Meet and Greet with the Mayor of Bethlehem! (And a possibility of being there for the lighting of the Bethlehem Christmas Tree!

With two days in Jerusalem we will focus on the last week of Jesus’ Earthly life through His resurrection. We will see a model of Jerusalem to get our bearings, then, off to the Mount of Olives so we can take time in the Prayer Garden of Gethsemane. We will tour the Old City of David and the Pool of Siloam, Jewish Quarter (Menorah Square) and end our day at the Western Wall seeing the Western Wall Master Course Stones, the Western Wall Tunnel, and having time for Prayer At Western Wall.

Lord willing, we will tour Temple Mount and the Upper Room. We will visit Pilate’s Palace, before touring Caiaphas’ house (Peter Galicanto). Then on to the most solemn place on Earth, Golgotha. We end our day at the Compound of Joseph of Arimathea and the Garden Tomb located therein.

Then our last day we will Masada, Ein Gedi, Qumran and finally a Float in Dead Sea.

We invite you to join us for this incredible trip!

You can get more details and register for the trip at: Smith-90347

If you have questions, just leave a comment below!

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Disciples freely accept financial support from their disciples!

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Money. It’s amazing what happens when you begin to talk about it in the fellowship. When pastors bring it up, people within the congregation begin to talk about the fact that he’s always after their finances for himself. When you talk amongst the disciples, you can sense a lack of willingness to get involved in the conversation, often because of the miserly nature or the miss spent finances they are trying to cover up.

Yet the reality is simple, practically everything in life requires finances. The church does not receive some special dispensation from the gas company or the electric company so as do not have to pay their bills because they happen to be a ministry of Jesus. The cost of the ministry is to be absorbed by the disciples who benefit from the ministry.

You can even see this in Jesus’ mission on Earth. When we read through His list of donors here, we notice their hearts were soft, and their hearts were female. Every one of us involved in some aspect of full-time Christian service will tell you that the biggest number of or the most hearts that give to the ministry come from the ladies. Jesus ministry was no different.

So this week accept the sacrifice where it comes from. Know that you will give an account for how you spent it. And that account goes to the King of kings and Lord of lords. But do so with graciousness as you accept it, knowing that it was probably given out of great sacrifice and great appreciation.

What are your thoughts on this sensitive matter?

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Disciples call people to repent or perish!

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Everywhere we go, religious people, Church People, seem to think that they are better than other people. It was true in Bible days. The Pharisees really thought they were better than everybody else yet were so judgmental and critical of anyone, even when that person was praying. You remember Jesus telling that story.

But the reality is that everyone, no matter how sanctimonious they may sound or pretend to be, everyone must change their mind and their lifestyle and abhor sin in any form in their lives. If not, they too, will perish just as the overtly sinful do. This is the great conundrum. People seem to not be able to acknowledge or even see their own flaws, their failures, their foolishness. Yet someone else from a distance makes the slightest mistake and they are quick to pounce, condemning that person, even though they don’t know them.

As a disciple of Jesus, I’m calling you to a higher life, which is actually a lower life: A life of humility. We are mindful that apart from Jesus Christ we can do nothing. We also know that without his forgiveness of our sins we would have no hope at all. And for those of you who are a little too self-righteous, remember Jesus forgave your sin, but you still need your sin forgiven when you make new ones. That’s why 1 John 1.9 is still in the Bible.

Today, take some inventory of yourself. And ask yourself, “Am I perfect? “When you come to the right answer, fall on your knees afresh and ask Jesus to cleanse you from all that is wrong in your life. That’s the mark of a true disciple of King Jesus.

What has been your experience?

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