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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Faith Filled Friday – Faith Does All God Commands!
“Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him … And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him.” (Genesis 6:22; 7:5, ESV) Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him. How many times have … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged command, faith, faithful, frustrated, future, global, God, inattention to detail, incomplete, incompletion, instruction, insubordination, Jesus, martial, Noah, Noah's Ark, plan, purpose, supernatural, Timeline, transdimensional
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Train Them Thursday – Come As A Witness!
“There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged authoritative, city, confident, Couch Potato, disciple, discipleship, energy, ethnicity, experience, God, inner city, insight, Jesus, John the Baptist, joy, Leadership, money, path, persuasive, product, rural, scars, service, time, witness
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Focus On Those Who Respond!
“He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged belief, childlike, children, compliment, effective, embrace, father, God, heaven, influence, Jesus, Leadership, live, love, negative, people, pray, relationship, respond, treatment, willing, worker
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Blaming Others Won’t Help!
“The man replied, “The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.” So the LordGod asked the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged aggravated, audacity, blame, cajoled, choice, consequences, decision, forgive, forgiveness, human, humility, mercy, mistake, problems, pushed, shameless, shoved, toddler, trials, triumph, troubles
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Marriage Comes With the Blessing of God!
“God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”” (Genesis 1:28, CSB) God … Continue reading
Hope For Today – Taking Care of Your Community
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today to remind us that our community is such a HUGE mission field! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles In Leadership. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged abuse, alcohol, Christian, city, community, county, death, depression, hope, Jesus, loneliness, lost, mission, work
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Faith Filled Friday – Make Disciples!
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1, ESV) Faith is … assurance … conviction. Do you know anyone who’s a life-long member of Vacillator’s Anonymous? VA is a fictitious … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged all-knowing, all-powerful, Almighty, assurance, chance, comfort, confidence, confident, conviction, Creator, evolution, faith, faithful, false gods, friend, futue, future, gamble, God, heart, hope, insurance, life, love, loving, Old Testament, prediction, random, real estate, risk, soul, supernatural, universe, vacillation, wish-washy, Yahweh
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Train Them Thursday – Make Disciples!
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged attacked, baptize, book-smart, disciple, discipled, discipleship, Gospels, King, Leadership, leading, life-on-life, Lord, Master, mechanical, nation, nations, obey, teach, train, training, walking
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Life and Light For Humanity!
“Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, yet the darkness did not overcome it.” (John 1:4–5, HCSB) That life was the light of men. Have you ever noticed … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged anger, change, church, cities, community, create, culture, darkness, dissension, encouragement, faction, family, follower, group, hatred, hope, humanity, idea, jealousy, Jesus, Job, King, life, light, Lord, marriage, possibilities, promise, promote, rescue, Savior, School, selfish, selfish ambition, strife, sustain, through, transforms, world
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Trials and Troubles Often Start By Choice!
““No! You will not die,” the serpent said to the woman. “In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” The woman saw that … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged action, Adam, choice, compassion, consequences, disobedience, disobey, eve, evil, forgiveness, God, good, grace, gracious, influence, mercy, path of life, problems, repent, rethink, sin, sinfulness, suffer, suffering, transparent, trials, trouble
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