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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Casting Vision – Nehemiah Style
Artwork Credit: huntingtoncopper.com “Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer suffer derision.” And … Continue reading
Nehemiah – Nehemiah's Political Career (1-7)
Artwork Credit: dayofchange.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 Just Read It!
Tagged Bible, Bible study, Burden, Christian, God's will, heart, Leadership, Nehemiah, Old Testament
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Mobilizing a Missional Heart
Artwork Credit: chuckk.sacreddigital.com When a church recently asked me to help them “mobilize their church toward a greater involvement in evangelism” I shared with them … Six Keys to a Missional Heart Evangelism is about relationship 95% of the time. … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged Christian, church, church growth, evangelism, heart, missional
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Ezra – Ezra Rebuilds the Purity of the Worshipers (7-10)
Photo Credit: kahlich.wordpress.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, Bible study, Ezra, Old Testament, OT, purity, worship
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Cross-Cultural Ministry (Part 2)
Pastors Matthew Smith, Jacques Francios and Rafael Maria (3 Languages, 3 Cultures, 1 Church in South Florida) We continue our two-part series today with more strategic lesson learned on the American “foreign field.” As Melodee and I followed God’s leading … Continue reading
Ezra – Zerubbabel Rebuilds the Place of Worship
Artwork Credit: totallyfashion77.blogspot.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, Ezra, Israel's Temple, Old Testament, OT, Rebuiling Temple, temple, Zerubbabel
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Cross-Cultural Ministry Lessons (Part 1)
Melodee, Matt with Eddie and Jessica Torres (A 23 year friendship in ministry) Experience with Cross-Cultural Ministry Melodee and I are hard-wired to work in a multiethnic community. God started this in Matthew in High School. “My earliest encounter with … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged cross-cultural ministry, lesson, ministry, multi-ethnic, multiethnic, urban, Urban ministry
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John Piper Interviews Rick Warren
Photo Credit: apprising.org Full disclosure: Rick Warren is Dr. Matthew and Melodee Smith’s Pastor. We have been members at Saddleback since 2005. We believe this interview will be tremendously enlightening! On May 1, respected author and speaker John Piper sat … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged Interview, John Piper, Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren
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How Do You Get College Students Involved in the Church’s Mission and Ministry?
Recently I was asked, “What ways have you seen that are successful for folding college students or recently graduated college students into a larger fellowship?” Essentially, this person wanted to know, “How do you get college age students involved in … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged care, college, college age, Drew Dyck, facebook, Generation Ex-christian, larry osborne, Leadership, media, ministry, mission, sticky teams, twitter
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2 Chronicles – The Temple Is Destroyed By the Wickedness of the Kings of Judah (10-36)
Artwork Credit: marcohara.blogspot.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 2 Chronicles, Bible, Bible study, idolatry, Judah, Kings of Judah, Leadership, Old Testament, OT, rebellion
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