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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Transformed Podcast #281: Strategies for a Winning Sunday School!
If we are to truly disciple the men and women who attend our Sunday School or small groups, we will need to seek to help them “win” at the spiritual life. In our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works … Continue reading
Posted in Small Groups, Sunday School, Transformed
Tagged attitude, bottom line, change, church, difficult people, dream, health, hope, individualism, John Maxwell, logical, loser, Michael Jordan, nay sayer, obstacles, Passion, potential, power, rational, refusal, rules, small group, Sunday School, surfer, team, Value, winner, winning
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Studying James 5:15!
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast! Dr. Matthew Smith, director of Eagles In Leadership, continues to teach verse by verse through the book of James, one verse per podcast. These studies were recorded live in his class at Bible Believers Christian College … Continue reading
Posted in James Study, Transformed
Tagged anointing, Bible, cheerful, church, confess, drought, elders, Elijah, faith, forgive, forgiven, forgiveness, God, happy, heal, healed, ill, James, Jesus, Lord, name, offense, one another, pray, prayer, Psalms, rain, right, righteous, save, sick, sin, sing, suffer, suffering, trespasses
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Obstacles In the Established Church – A Book Review
A New Book by Sam S. Rainer III Obstacles In the Established Church is that book most pastors wish they would have read years ago. Sam seeks to help those who lead the established local American Church get “unstuck” … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged attack, battle, challenge, change, church, coach, comfort, consensus, criticism, culture, delegate, discussion, division, expectations, focus, health, Holy Spirit, humor, idea, imperfection, Jesus, leader, love, member, money, organization, organized, overcome, pain, pastor, people, prayer, preference, priorities, problems, Rainer, resist, Sam S. Rainer, Satan, spiritual gifts, strengths, tenure, timing, transformation, Value
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Hope For Today – Escaping The Griminess of Our Corrupt World!
Christmas seems light years ago, doesn’t it? Life waits for no one. And, as quickly as the calm and peace of Christmas came and went, the chaos and panic of the New Year has overwhelmed us again. I’m Dr. Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged abundant life, Bible, calm, chaos, corrupt, corruption, cravings, culture, divine, God's Word, help, hope, Jesus, light, lust, nature, New Year, overwhelmed, panic, peace, purity, selfishness, sensuality, sex, steps, strategies
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Transformed Podcast #280: Sunday School Focuses on Spiritual Maturity!
Someone has described the American Church as 100 miles wide and an inch deep – ouch! Spiritual maturity is truly to be a primary goal of the Church … … and in our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works … Continue reading
Posted in Small Groups, Sunday School, Transformed
Tagged accept, assassination, charactetr, Christ, complain, correct, discern, disciple, discipleship, divide, entrap, faith, false teacher, focus, gossip, grow, growth, grumpy, gullible, infancy, Jesus, maturity, spiritual, stability, Sunday School, Unity
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Studying James 5:14!
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast! Dr. Matthew Smith, director of Eagles In Leadership, continues to teach verse by verse through the book of James, one verse per podcast. These studies were recorded live in his class at Bible Believers Christian College … Continue reading
Posted in James Study, Transformed
Tagged anointing, Bible, cheerful, church, confess, drought, elders, Elijah, faith, forgive, forgiven, forgiveness, God, happy, heal, healed, ill, James, Jesus, Lord, name, offense, one another, pray, prayer, Psalms, rain, right, righteous, save, sick, sin, sing, suffer, suffering, trespasses
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Hope For Today – Given Everything We Need for Life and Godliness!
Editor’s Note: Hope for Today is a weekly message about God’s possibilities for your life by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith of Eagles In Leadership. It currently is heard on radio station, KSUN, 103.5 FM, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on “PRAISE IN THE PRAIRIE” each … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged Bible, commitment, conversation, create, excellence, experience, exploring, glory, God's Word, godliness, good intentions, guide, gym, knowledge, life, memberships, personal, plan, power
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Transformed Podcast # 279: Refocusing On Our Purpose in Sunday School!
Many people today believe Sunday School should go the way of the dinosaurs. (And perhaps the way they do it, it should!) However, in our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works Well!” Dr. Matthew Lee Smith explains how this … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday School, Transformed
Tagged apostle, baptize, Bible, Christ, command, disciple, equip, evangelist, Gift, grace, Great Commission, groeth, Jesus, maturity, obey, obstacle, pastor, prophet, purpose, service, sin, small group, spiritual, Sunday School, teach, teacher, truth
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Studying James 5:13!
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast! Dr. Matthew Smith, director of Eagles In Leadership, continues to teach verse by verse through the book of James, one verse per podcast. These studies were recorded live in his class at Bible Believers Christian College … Continue reading
Posted in James Study, Transformed
Tagged anointing, Bible, cheerful, church, confess, drought, elders, Elijah, faith, forgive, forgiven, forgiveness, God, happy, heal, healed, ill, James, Jesus, Lord, name, offense, one another, pray, prayer, Psalms, rain, right, righteous, save, sick, sin, sing, suffer, suffering, trespasses
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Hope For Today – My Whole Life One Long, Obedient Response!
Editor’s Note: Hope for Today is a weekly message about God’s possibilities for your life by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith of Eagles In Leadership. It currently is heard on radio station, KSUN, 103.5 FM, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on “PRAISE IN THE PRAIRIE” each … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged celebration, dedication, direction, discouraged, guidance, hard times, hope, insight, inspect, intervention, lesson, New Year, obedience, prayer, preservation, protection, Psalm 119, Psalms, redirect, reflect, relationships, Word of God
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