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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Turn-Around Tuesday – Self-Inflicted Troubles!
“Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, “Come, let us make … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Advanced Warning From Danger!
“So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives entered the ark because of the floodwaters … just as God had commanded him. Seven days later the floodwaters came on the earth.” (Genesis 7:7, 9-10, CSB) Seven days … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
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Hope For Today – Jesus, the Joy in Our Souls!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about having joy deep down in our souls when everyone else is mean! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles In Leadership. … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged birthday, Christmas, command, crabby, emotion, emotional, father, God, Jesus, joy, joy to the world, Leadership, lifestyle, lyrics, mean, play list, relationship, season, shopping, song, soul, spirit, Thanksgiving
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Faith Filled Friday – When Our Faith Influences No One!
“Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place. For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
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Train Them Thursday – Render to Caesar!
“And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged Agony, authority, belief, Bethlehem, Caesar, census, Christmas, complaint, condemnation, curse, cursing, David, detour, disciple, Emperor, equipment, faith, fear, Galilee, God, government, gymnasium, healthy, immoralities, immorality, infraction, Joseph, Judea, King, Mary, mature, Nazareth, obedience, obey, obstacle, ordain, ordinance, power, regulation, resist, Scripture, sexually transmitted disease, strengthen, trial, trouble, Trust, tyrannical, will
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Insider Information!
“There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Bad Choices, Worse Choices!
“Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged agreement, anger, bad, blood, breathe, breathing, brokenness, buffet, Canaan, choice, climate, condemn, consequences, curse, disaster, do-over, drinking, drunk, drunkenness, flesh, Generation, glutton, grandson, guilt, harsh, heartache, heartburn, humility, indulgence, life, morning after, natural, Noah, overreact, path, Pharisee, prevention, Reconciliation, relationship, shame, sin, solution, strategy
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – God Protects Magnificent Marriages!
“Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation.” (Genesis 7:1, CSB) For I have seen that you alone are righteous … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged Ark, benefit, blessing, couple, danger, defender, desire, drestruction, earth, Generation, God, godliness, heart, heartbeat, household, humanity, imminent, life, Lord, love, marriage, Noah, people, protect, pure, realities, reality, refuge, relationship, right, righteous, safety, shield, shiled
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Faith Filled Friday – When Faith Is Weak!
“But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
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