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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
The Reason We Go Astray …
It’s amazing to me how many times I find myself “off track” in the priorities God has laid down for me. There is no doubt that I want His best and I want it sooner than later. Then, it takes so … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Attitude, Character of God, faith, God Is With Us!, Just Read It!, Leadership Blog, Prayer
Tagged astray, bigger picture, captivity, character of God, Creation, faith, Father in Heaven, God, God's love, hope, intervention of God, Jesus, Old Test, priorities, rabbit trail, rebellion, reverence, Theology, wandering
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Hope For Today – God Will Strengthen You and Help You!
Maybe you are in the midst of a valley right now – financially, relationally, emotionally, physically. It might even be the result of your own doing. Whatever the reason, here you are … struggling, suffering, and sinking. You’re wondering, … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged discouraged, emotions, fear, finances, God, health, help, hope, humility, Jesus, pray, problems, relationships, struggling, suffering, surrender, victory
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Upgrading Our Prayer Life!
“Yeshua answered them, “Yes! I tell you, if you have trust and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to this fig tree; but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Go and throw yourself into the … Continue reading
Posted in Character of God, faith, Leadership Blog, Prayer
Tagged answered prayer, character of God, child, doubt, doubting Thomas, failures, faith, father, good, heaven, Jesus, Kingdom, Kingdom of Heaven, mountain, Parenting, prayer, self-centeredness, selfish, sin, theologian, Theology, Trust
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What Was That You Posted?
It is so easy to post the first thing that comes to our minds … and, if we were honest, that IS who we are. Jesus was clear that our words are the reflections of our hearts (Matthew 12:34). What … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, Attitude, christian life, Discipleship, faith, Leadership Blog
Tagged account, Bible, Christ, facebook, fruit of the spirit, heart, Jesus, judgment, posts, speaking, twitter, words, works of the flesh
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Hope For Today – God Gives More Grace!
Pride. It gets all of us into problems every week. We know we are right, why can’t others see what we see? And when they don’t, we often push too hard and, in the process, show we are more interested … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged forgiveness, God, grace, heart, hope, humble, Jesus, pride, problems, process, relationship, repent, repentant
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Don’t Fool Yourself!
It happens every day … mostly because we are so generous and loving. We choose to believe someone because of what they say. Then, a few days, weeks, or months later we are bitten by that same person. Their lifestyle … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, christian life, Church Health, faith, Leadership Blog
Tagged church, couples, evaluation, fruit, Leadership, lifestyle, marriage, mentoring, ministry, practice, relationships, talk, training, walk, words, works
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Will We Ever Learn?
Have you noticed how many times you have witnessed a divided church, a divided family, a divided workplace? Jesus tells us that there are only TWO bleak futures for such a group … “However, knowing what they were thinking, … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, faith, Leadership Blog
Tagged Bible, church, conflict, death, division, family, future, Jesus, Kingdom, split, workplace
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1 Vital Necessity to a Receiving Faith!
Faith Receives After Faith Obeys “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, … Continue reading
5 Character Traits Building A Confident Faith!
Trusting the God Who Promises the Practical “Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishment, adventure, adversaries, age, Almighty, benefactor, benefit, career, change, choice, deferender, direction, failure, faith, generosity, God, heart, Holy Spirit, Jesus, life, new, opposition, plan, provide, provision, purpose, reason, success
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