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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Hope For Today – Receiving So Many of God’s Blessings!
Each day, as I open God’s Word, He brings so much CHANGE and BLESSING into my life! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about how God gives us SO MANY OF HIS … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, Attitude, christian life, Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, faith, God Is With Us!, Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged Bible, blessing, change, church, compassion, darkness, deliverer, forgiveness, guidance, Holy Spirit, hope, Jesus, life, Lord, mercy, prayer, rescue, transformation, Transformed
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Questions to Ask Before You Take an Associate Position
Recently a good friend asked whether he should take a position that’s been offered to him. As I took some time thinking about this, I considered this is his first foray into a church ministry staff position. Since he’s young, I wanted to give … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Ministry
Tagged budget, calling, career, church, doubt, expectations, family, Job, Leadership, ministry, pastor, positon, purpose, staff, supervisor, Vision, will of God, youth
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Before We Can Soar We Must Understand!
“O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles? O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights? Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, faith, Love of God, Missional, Prayer, Suffering
Tagged attacked, Bible, disciple, discouraged, faith, God's Word, Good News, Jesus, ministry, prayer, problems, rejected, struggle, trials, trouble, wisdom
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Hope For Today – Enjoying a Blessed Life!
Is your daily life chaotic or calm; are you being beaten up by life, or are you enjoying a blessed life? These are two of the most important questions you can ask yourself on a daily basis. Our answer to … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, christian life, Discipleship, faith, Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged act, attitude, belief, Bible, bless, blessing, calm, chaos, character, Christ, destiny, directions, enjoyment, expectation, God, habit, heart, Holy Spirit, ideas, Jesus, life, mood, performance, thinking, thought
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Loyalty Grows Through Sacrifice!
“For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus, Discipleship, Engaging Culture, faith, Leadership Blog, Missional
Tagged church, discipleship, evangelism, friendship, Great Commission, heart, Invasion, love, loyalty, mission, missional, neighborhood, relationship, reward, sacrifice, self-centered, selfishness
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That Moment When Your Faith’s True Size Is Revealed!
Have you ever come to an obstacle in life and decide to bail instead of press forward? Perhaps because the path grew unfamiliar and uncomfortable you chose to take the easy wrong instead of the difficult right. Going to a … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Church Health, Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, faith, God's will, Just Read It!, Love of God, Small Groups, Will of God
Tagged Bible, Cinderella, faith, faithless, fantasy, God, God's Word, heart, Jesus, life group, Lord, obstacle, path, reading, small group, Trust, understanding, will, Word of God
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Invasion Requires a Life of Endurance!
“And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Engaging Culture, Leadership Blog, Missional
Tagged church, cross, discipleship, evangelism, faith, God, Jesus, joy, leader, Leadership, lost, mission, power, race, shame, suffer, victory
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Hope For Today – God Waits to Be Gracious to You!
Are you in the midst of tough times right now? Seems like most of the people I know are. Whether it’s finances, work issues, relationship issues at home or your car isn’t running well, it seems like most everyone is … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged blessed, cry, finances, grace, gracious, justice, mercy, relationship issues, Tough Times, work issues
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I Will Not Be Shaken!
As Hurricane Frances bore down on the Caribbean, I was living in Miami. So many emotions go through you when you realize that all that you own, and have accumulated over the years, could be destroyed in a matter of … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Leadership Blog, Missional, Suffering
Tagged conviction, crisis, disciple, discipline, fear, God, godly, guidance, instruction, Intimacy, Jesus, joy, lead, Leadership, life, mission, peace, security, spirit, spiritual, storm, walk
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Hope For Today – Celebrate His Peace!
Peace – we are all looking for it! The reality is, as we have learned from this past election cycle, peace is FAR from the hearts of Americans these days. And while the pointy finger of blame is flying, the … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged Americans, Bible, blame, Christ, election, glory, God, heart, Jesus, Lord, peace
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