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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Episode 113 – Wiping the Slate Clean
As hard as it is to imagine at times, God wants to forgive you! I know, there are things you can’t imagine God forgiving in your life. I know, some of the things you have done are just too embarrassing … Continue reading
Posted in forgiveness, Transformed
Tagged Christ, Christianity, confess, failure, forgiveness, grace, Grief, guilt, humility, Jesus, lamb of God, mercy, mercy seat, propitiation, relationship, right, righteousness, sin
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Walking by Faith or by Sight?
As you may know, Melodee and I are leading a tour of Israel in February of 2013. (That’s 10 months from now.) Here’s the link for details: https://www.eaglesinleadership.org/israel-trip-2013/ As I have been inviting people, a most curious pattern has occurred … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Israel 2013, Leadership Blog
Tagged faith, finances, Israel, Leadership, money, sight
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Episode 112 – A Costly Forgiveness!
Easter is all about forgiveness! It’s about the proof that God forgives us … Despite what we have done Despite whom we’ve hurt Despite how we’ve treated others Despite … ourselves! Our episode today is from the transcript of God’s … Continue reading
Posted in forgiveness, Transformed
Tagged blame, Christmas, Easter, failure, fault, forgiveness, guilt, Jesus, just, justice, justified, justifier, propotiation, sin
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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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The Christian Celebrity Cult as False Witness
Editor’s Note: We welcome our friend Alan Hirsch today. Writing on a most poignant issue today for the Christian leader, Alan has agreed to share this “gem” with us. It will included in his foreword to Lance Ford’s new book … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Column, Leadership Blog
Tagged biblical, blaspheme, Bonhoeffer, celebrity, Christian, Christlikeness, cult, discipleship, false, glory, hallow, hero, holy, Lance Ford, Leadership, Martin Luther King, primadonna, Unleader, witness, worldview
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Why [Your] Church Is In Jeopardy
Editor’s Note: Our good friend, Brandon Cox, is planting Grace Hills Church in Northwest Arkansas. As he does, his passion flows into his people and reveals his desire to stay focused on the mission of Jesus. Enjoy this reprint of … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Column, Leadership Blog
Tagged authenticity, church growth, church health, church planting, community, disciple, disciples, discipleship, mission, missional
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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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Do Not Fear! Complete the Mission!
Photo Credit: baptisttwentyone.com So many times we fail to tell others about the amazing lovingkindness of the Lord for fear! This week, as we have been reading through the Bible, we came across Gideon in Judges 6. He was … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged Christian, commission, Emmanuel, faith, Great Commission, Immanuel, mission, missional, strategy
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Episode 109 – Nothing is Impossible for the Unity Minded Church
Pride is resistance to the will of God. This is the cause of dissension and schism, and it is the reason for “a lack of unity and understanding.” But in humility, Christ redeemed us and made us one in himself. … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Transformed
Tagged ambition, authority, calling, carnal, church, consequence, cooperation, fellowship, grace, humility, Impossible, Jesus Christ, kenosis, longsuffering, paul, peace, pride, resistance, sacrifice, selfish, spiritual, Unity, will of God
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Episode 108 – Nothing is Impossible for the Love Expressing Church
Graceless moments. They have a way of sucking the life right out of us. They put the clamps on our spirits and keep us from breathing. Welcome to the Transformed podcast. In our episode today, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged church, church growth, church health, grace, Impossible, love
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