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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Episode 099 – My Attitude: How Do I Respond to God?
As 2012 runs ahead full speed, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor at Pacific Baptist Church of El Segundo, begins a 4-message series on the ABCs of Loving God. As we open Luke 10, we will look at our attitude and … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged attitude, Christian, christian leadership, christian ministry, Christianity, love, love for God, Luke 10
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Serve Us or Service?
By Dr. Matthew Lee Smith As the Christmas season came to a close, I can remember how the focus for many was on themselves. They were interested in what THEY were going to get, what parties THEY were going … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus, christian life, Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged Christian, homeless, love, love of God, selfishness, selflessness, service
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Episode #98 – How Do I Please God?
We are thrilled you have rejoined us for another year of Encouraging Achievement in Godly Leaders by Emphasizing Servanthood! In today’s episode, Dr. Smith starts us on a journey through the most important subject in life: How do I please … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Chronicles 7, benefits, blessing, Christian, humble, loving God, pleasing God, pray, prayer, repent, seek God
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How To Lead Yourself Everyday!
By Dave Ferguson We welcome our good friend Dave Ferguson back to Eagles in Leadership today. We know this article could change your 2012 in ways only God can imagine. With that in mind, we submit this great idea to … Continue reading
Episode #097: How to Have a Character of Compassion!
Artwork Credit: philosophicalanthropology.blogspot.com Welcome back to the Transformed podcast! In today’s holiday episode, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California shows us how to have a character of compassion. Using the birth and … Continue reading
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Tagged character, Christian, Christmas, compassion, El Segundo, Jesus, Transformed
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Merry Christmas!
From all of us at Eagles In Leadership, we want to thank you for your support over the past year. We wish you a … And in the New Year we look forward to our mutual partnership to Encourage Achievement … Continue reading
Posted in Greeting
Tagged eagles, Eagles In Leadership, Happy New Year, Merry Christmas
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Urban World Being Tackled By Agrarian-Structured Denominations
In a recent article in the California Southern Baptist, Mark Kelly reported that Focus 21 Task Force Chairman E. Glen Paden, a retired pastor and president emeritus of California Baptist Foundation, said committee members agree dramatic changes are needed to … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged church, evangelism, Leadership, mission, missional, urban
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Dr. Smith Speaking in LA This Weekend!
I will be at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo this Sunday for worship at 11 am. The message this week is on the topic: “How to Have a Spirit of Selflessness!” from Philippians 2.1-4. I know you will want … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged Dr. Matthew Smith, El Segundo, Matthew Lee Smith, Matthew Smith, Pacific Baptist Church
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Dr. Smith Speaking in Chicagoland This Weekend!
Dr. Matthew Smith will be the worship speaker this Sunday, December 4th at the Brainard Avenue Baptist Church in Countryside, IL. He will speak that the 9:30 am worship service on the subject, It’s All About the Mission! … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Speaking Engagements
Tagged Brainard Avenue Baptist Church, chicago, Matthew Smith, mission, missional
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Transformed Talks With Big Daddy Weave!
Our own Mike Powers caught up with Mike Weaver about their tour and their new song, “Love Come to Life!” For more than a decade, Big Daddy Weave has been one of Christian music’s most successful and musically compelling groups. … Continue reading
