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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Esther: The Deliverance of Israel in Captivity (2)
Artwork Credit: businessplantemplateblog.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, Esther, Haman, Leadership, Mordecai, Old Testament, Purim
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Esther: The Deliverance of Israel in Captivity (Part 1)
Artwork Credit: blogs.forbes.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, Esther, Haman, Jews, Old Testament, Purim, Study
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How do you deal with difficult people?
Photo Credit: studentlinc.net If you have been in ministry for 1 day, you know there are EGR people – “Extra Grace Required” people. The truth is that some people are just beginning their Christ-likeness journey. While others within the fellowship … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged Christian, conflict, conflict resolution, difficult people, Jesus, Matthew 18
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Transformed Talks Social Media With Brandon Cox
In today’s episode, we explore the amazing world of social media for the Kingdom of God. Matt’s guest today is Brandon Cox, who is currently a Pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, where he oversees the content and … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Leadership Blog, Resource, Transformed
Tagged Brandon Cox, Christian, facebook, Internet, ministry, social media, twitter, Twitter for Ministry
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Nehemiah – Nehemiah's Spiritual Career (8-13)
Artwork Credit: diannemalone.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
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
