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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Job: God Does What He Does (Job 38-42)
Artwork Credit: cwlinc.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible study, Christian, Job, Sovereignty, Sovereignty of God, suffering
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How Do You Develop Church Leadership Talent?
Artwork Credit: insights-poweroflove.blogspot.com Many churches today suffer from a leadership need – whether that is at the ministry level or at the board level. Often the question is, “How do you develop church leadership talent.” I like to develop church … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged Christian, church leaders, church leadership training, discipleship, E-letter, Leadership, mentoring, missional, outreach, servanthood, small group, teamwork, training
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Job: God Is Always Just (Job 32-37)
Photo Credit: elca.org Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus, Just Read It!
Tagged Bible, Bible study, caricature, character, charity, Christian, compassion, complaints, condemnation, goodness, injustice, Job, justice, majesty, pride, suffering
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2 Conditions of the Happy Man in Times of Distress
Photo Credit: danlew.com In difficult times, many “Christians” display less than the fruit of the Spirit, especially the fruit of joy. Strain can do awful things to the child of God when they are living their daily lives at a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, Just Read It!, Leadership Blog
Tagged Bible, Christian, correction, deliverance, difficult, distress, God, happiness, joy, love, Old Testament, rescue
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7 Reasons to Hope In God
Photo Credit: itswonderfulgood.blogspot.com For so many, fulltime employment seems to be an elusive dream. Unemployment rates are high, and the gap between jobs can be paralyzing for many. I know because it has been 15 months since I’ve had a … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, crafty, God, hope, Job, lowly, mighty, mourning, prayer, unemployment, wily
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Genuine Friends for Grieving Times
Photo Credit: babyloncounseling.com I have been at the side of a loved one’s coffin too many times for my age. In a period of three years our family buried my great-aunt, grandmother, an uncle and aunt through cancer, my grandfather … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Suffering
Tagged catastrophe, Christian, comfort, comforting, counseling, Grief, pain, suffering, tragedy
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Can God Brag On Me?
God Enjoys Our Purity and Obedience “Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?” ” … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, God's will, Just Read It!, Leadership Blog
Tagged Bible study, blameless, Christian, fear God, forgiveness, Job, Old Testament, righteousness, shun evil, suffering, upright
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Urban Praise Interviews Dr. Matthew Smith
Erick David Townsend of Moody Bible Institute’s radio ministry Urban Praise, interviewed Matt about his passion of Reaching Your Community in Your Generation in late May. They also talked about Matt’s involvement in the Moody Pastors Conference. Urban Praise reaches … Continue reading
Job: Why Do Good People Suffer?
Clip Art Credit: clipartillustration.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, good people suffer, Job, Old Testament, suffering
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Route Number 3: Enjoying the Poetry of the Old Testament
Photo Credit: instructables.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes, Old Testament, poetry, Proverbs, Psalms, Song of Solomon
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