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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Faith Filled Friday – The Path of Life!
“Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines. And the Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged abundant, Bible, catastrophe, consultation, cry out, doubt, eternal, faith, family, famine, God, guide, instruction, life, light, option, pain, path, reaction, relationship, revelation, Spirit of God, spiritual, step, suffering, Word of God
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Train Them Thursday – How Growth Happens!
“And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged accomplish, accomplishment, athlete, attitude, authority, bodybuilders, chosen, coach, coice, discipleship, Father of Life, favor, first step, growth, harass, Jesus, knowledge, mentor, model, musician, personal, principle, relationship, spiritual, subjection, submission, sumbit, surrender, teachable, trainers, vitality, wisdom
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Return and Submit
“The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged Abraham, abundant, ationalize, attitude, autonomous, choice, design, desire, husband, independent, life, marriage, obey, problem, relationship, require, responsibility, self-directed, servitude, submit, talk, wife
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Hope For Today – Behind the Scenes!
Only hours away from being reunited, Jesus’ call to His Father gives us insight into the heart of our salvation this Easter. I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about what happened Behind … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged authority, broken, communication, compassion, crucified, Easter, eternal life, experience, father, follower, glorify, heaven, hope, Jesus, love, obedience, Passion, payer, pleasure, relationship, salvation, Son, Son of God, suffer
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Hope For Today – Jesus Is “The” Way to Heaven!
It’s Palm Sunday! Today we remember the day when Jesus was the hero of Jerusalem. People lined the stone streets in the City of Heaven and cheered their New King, their Rescuer, their long awaited Messiah. And then, Jesus announced … Continue reading
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Tagged disciple, eternal life, friend, God, God the Father, heaven, Jerusalem, Jesus, King, Leadership, love, Messiah, Palm Sunday, rescuer, testify
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Hope For Today – Keeping Your Life for Eternity
Are you about ready for Easter? It seems almost impossible that the year is slipping away so fast, doesn’t it? Pretty soon it will be the 4thof July, we’ll be enjoying cookouts and celebrating with family and friends again! Time … Continue reading
Faith Filled Friday – When God Answers!
“The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged anxiety, attitude, birth, child, children, confusion, conundrum, difficulty, discomfort, distress, doctor, faith, future, generous, God, hostility, information, life course, Lord, nations, pain, plan, prayer, prognosis, rejection, sense, spouse, Trust, twins, understanding, wisdom, work, woumb, wrong
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Train Them Thursday – Naturally Curious
“When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him. Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged curious, disciple, discipler, discipleship, eternal life, faith, God, God's Word, grow, growing, growth, Holy Spirit, imitate, Jesus, life, questions, salvation, Spirit of God, Study, submission, Teachers, temple, training, Word of God
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Are You Content?
“Some soldiers also questioned him: “What should we do?” He said to them, “Don’t take money from anyone by force or false accusation; be satisfied with your wages.”” (Luke 3:14, HCSB) Don’t take money from anyone by force or false … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged benefits, business, business leadership, change, consume, content, cynicism, discipline, discontent, disontent, distress, earth, eternal, gratitutde, heart, heaven, leader, Leadership, love, reward, satisfaction, satisfied, satisfy, servant, servant leader, surrender, temporal, thankful, the bottom line, unhappy, wages, wise
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