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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Transformed Episode #173 – Love Helps Our Community Sacrificially!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. True love is always manifested in the proportion one gives to another. Sacrifice and love are synonyms. Looking into a very familiar story of Jesus, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church … Continue reading
Posted in Love of God, Transformed
Tagged cares, compassion, connection, contribution, empathy, inconvenience, levite, love, love your neighbor, outreach, Outreach Magazine, Samaritan, selfishness, wounded people
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Studying James 1:2
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 … Continue reading
Posted in faith, James Study, Transformed
Tagged Christianity, endurance, faith, Jesus, joy, mature, patience, struggle, temptations, testing, trials, trouble
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Transformed Episode #172 – Love Honors Our God Personally!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. How does one really love God? What does He require? What should we do to show our love for God? Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California helps … Continue reading
Posted in Love of God, Transformed
Tagged 1 Corinthians, angry, dedicate, deference, disappointed, heart, mind, mission, missional, seek, soul, spiritual hunger, strength, surrender, tempted, Trust, unstable, Value, vulnerable, weak, worship, worth
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Studying James 1:1
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast! We begin a new endeavor today as Dr. Matthew Smith, director of Eagles In Leadership, teaches verse by verse through the book of James, one verse per podcast. These studies were recorded live in his … Continue reading
Posted in faith, James Study, Transformed
Tagged Bible, faith, Israel, James, Jesus, New Testament
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Transformed Episode #171 – What Does Love Look Like?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. With all the descriptions and misconceptions about love in the world today, how will we ever figure out what true love is all about? In our first study on the topic, “It’s All About Love!” … Continue reading
Posted in Love of God, Transformed
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, boastful, Christianity, compromise, conceited, endure, envy, hope, improperly, Jesus, joy, kind, love, neighbor, one another, patience, patient, provoke, purity, rejoice, retaliate, selfish, truth, unrighteousness, wrong
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Transformed Episode #170 – Before He Takes Us to Heaven!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. The Church of Jesus understands these are our “last days.” In our final study on the Church, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California shows us that the … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, Transformed
Tagged archangel, call of God, Christ, church, city, dead in Christ, generosity, God, grieve, heaven, hope, ignorant, imminent return, Jesus, last days, make disciples, new, pain, pretenders, return, rose, shofar
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Transformed Episode #169 – Focused on Accomplishing His Mission!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. The Mission of God has a Church to accomplish the call of God’s Mission. Since the Garden Fall, God has been crying out, “Where are you?” It is the mission of each of the disciples … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, Transformed
Tagged application, baptism, baptize, Bible study, Christian, church, community, discipleship, guidance, Holy Spirit, hope, hopes, Jesus, mission, obey, power, presence, rededicate, remission, repent, reproduction, resurrection, small group, teach, witness
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Transformed Episode #168 – Devoted to God’s Heart!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. The Focus of the Church is the exaltation of Jesus Christ as King of all – our purpose, our meaning, our agenda, our income, our expenses, our treasure, our time, our talents, our lives. In … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, Transformed, Uncategorized
Tagged actions, attitude, Bible, blessing, Christian, church, focus, Holy Spirit, indwelling, integrity, Jesus, King, king of glory, life, power, praise, small group, spirit
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Transformed Episode #167 – Disciples of Jesus Christ!
Welcome to a brand new series on the Transformed podcast. What is the Church? In the next four studies we will discover that … The Church of Jesus Christ is filled with men and women who have left all to … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, disciple, disciples, discipleship, fish for men, Good News, invitation, Jesus, kingdom of God, Leadership, lost, membership, obedience, partnership, privilege, reproduce, rescue
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Transformed Episode #166 – Jesus, Our King of Kings!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. To whom do you pledge your allegiance? Who has your heart and your total loyalty? In this final study on Jesus, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Transformed
Tagged assurance of salvation, Bible, Christian, DOMA, faithful, faithfulness, global domination, Holy Spirit, iron scepter, Jesus, King, know, Lord, respect, revelation, Scripture, true, Word of God, worship
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