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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Willing Worker Wednesday – Unwilling Workers Are Easy to Spot!
“Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged actor, Bethlehem, competition, deovtion, discern, fake, follower, fruit, genuine, God, Herod, investigate, Jesus, judge, judging, leader, Leadership, pareto, pareto principle, pretender, profess, reality, servant, standards, team, unmask, unwilling, wise men, work, worship
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Old Age Is An Excuse!
“So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged Abraham, Abram, abundant, adventure, attitude, character, cliche, discussion, embrace, excuse, faith, familiar, God, heart, household, impossiible, journey of faith, laziness, life, lives, men, old age, older, pack, permeate, poorly, problem, respect, Sarah, Sarai, selfish, selfishness, service, sight, trait, Trust, trusting, will, will of God, women, young people
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Your Wife, Your Life Are Precious To the Lord!
“And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood; I will require it from any animal and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life. Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged abundance, abuse, action, adoration, adore, blood, cherish, companion, death, devotion, diligence, evaluate, evil, feeling, feelings, good, heart, home, honor, husband, importance, life, love, marriage, penalty, ponder, practice, precious, prie, respect, sanctity, say, speak, treasure, unite, Value, wife
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Hope For Today – A New Year, A New Gear
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about expecting God to do far beyond all we can ask or imagine! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles In … Continue reading
Faith Filled Friday – A Half-Truth Faith
“From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged Abraham, abundant, control, enslaved, faith, falter, family, fear, feeling, God, half-truth, heart, King, lie, life, love, mercies, mercy, motivate, people, power, Sarah, sister, situation, soul, struggle, task, Trust, truth, undeserving, weakness, wife
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Train Them Thursday – The Blessed Life!
“And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged benefit, bless, disciple, discipleship, extensive, financial, generous, gracious, hardship, holy, Jerusalem, Jesus, Joseph, Law, Lord, money, poor, preacher, prosperity, purification, requirement, sacrifice, salary, theologians
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Worthy Of the Cost!
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged Bethlehem, choice, Christ, Christmas, commitment, cost, danger, Daniel, disciple, example, follow, Jerusalem, Jesus, Judaism, King, King of the Jews, Law, Law of Moses, leader, Leadership, lost, Medo-Persian Empire, praise, preacher, prophet, security services, servant, serve, star, theologian, willing, willingly, wise men, worship
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Tragedies Are Often Stepping-Stones!
“Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged Abram, abundant, Agony, Bible, blame, destiny, difference, difficult, difficulties, difficulty, emotionally, example, faith, funeral, future, God, greater, life, Lord, make a difference, moving, nature, offer, pain, plan, situation, tragedy, Trust, Vision, weakest
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