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Transformed Episode #161 – Jesus, Our Life Giving Spirit!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Do you feel like you are on the outside of life? Perhaps others ostracize you? For sure you are not welcome by church people. Yet, despite the hurt and harm you have suffered from people … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Transformed
Tagged abundance, abundant, Christ, Christian, hope, Jesus, life, love, meaning, satisfaction, spirit, Value
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Hard Sayings and Shallow Faith!
Belief is truth held in the mind; faith is a fire in the heart. ~ Joseph Fort Newton Faith in Jesus isn’t an app we can turn on and turn off when we want to. Faith is an absolute calling … Continue reading
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Tagged app, belief, call, Capernaum, commitment, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, disciple, faith, God, heart, Jesus, Kingdom, Lamb, lamb of God, loyalty, ministry, passover, tenacity, Trust, will
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Transformed Episode 160 – Jesus Our Life Provider
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. So why is Jesus so important? Don’t all religions pray to the same God? Aren’t all faiths equally valid? In today’s study, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, Christian, Christianity, disciple, eternal, fame, Intimacy, Jesus, John 10, Leadership, life, life purpose, mentor, mindset, name, Pharisee, predator, prestige, prosperity, protection, psa 23, rebellion, rejection, relationship, rescue, salvation, saved, sheep, shepherd, spiritual, Vision, willfulness
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Eternal Life, Eating Flesh, Drinking Blood!
But what is eternal life? Is it eternal self-esteem? Is it a heaven full of mirrors? Or snowboards, or gold links, or black-eyed virgins? No. Jesus tells us exactly what he meant: “And this is eternal life, that they know … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus
Tagged call, Capernaum, commitment, communion, conservative, eternal life, evangelical, faith, heaven, Jesus, Jew, Knowing God, Lamb, lamb of God, passover, prayer, purpose, redemption, relationship, salvation
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Transformed Talks with Daniel Henderson About Strategic Prayer!
Transformed spoke recently with Daniel Henderson about prayer and its centrality to the life of the disciple and the Church of the Lord Jesus. As a Senior Pastor for over two decades, Daniel Henderson brought prayer-based revitalization to several mega-churches. … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Transformed
Tagged Christian, church, disciple, growth, health, Jesus, ministry, prayer, relationship
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So That You May Not Die!
Photo Credit: slicedbreadmag.com Saving faith is the cry of a new creature in Christ. And the newness of the new creature is that it has a new taste. What was once distasteful or bland is now craved. Christ himself has … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus
Tagged Christ, Christian, distress, eternal, eternal life, everlasting life, faith, God, godliness, guidance, heaven, help, hope, Jesus, life, prayer, reconnection, relationship, rescue, struggle, wisdom
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Transformed Talks with Dr. Jason Lisle on Why Your Origins Matter!
Transformed recently caught up with Dr. Jason Lisle to talk about the importance of our origins as a species. In this clear and encouraging discussion, Dr. Lisle shares how we, as God’s people, can have great trust in the Biblical … Continue reading
Posted in Creation Research, Transformed
Tagged aologetics, astronomy, astrophysics, Bible, Christian, Creation, evolution, Science
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Transformed Episode #159 – Jesus, Our Life Guide!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Is there more to life than consuming and existing? Can we ever know what is right? Can we ever know how to proceed in this life? In today’s study, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, coach, condemn, consequences, cop, disciple, eternal life, failure, feast, holiness, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John 3:16, judge, judgement, light, morals, path, performance, rescue, review, sin, tabernacle, witness
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Having Everlasting Life!
To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder. ~ Louis L’amour Faith in the unseen. For some it is impossible. For others, it is a desire. For those who know God, it is a … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus
Tagged Alex & Grett Harris, disbelieve, faith, global spiritual battle, Holy Spirit, Leadership, love, reality, relationship, scoff, spiritual, spirituality, submission, surrender, Theology, tradition, Trust
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Transformed Talks to Greg Atkinson About Church Leadership!
We are excited to share our conversation about Church Leadership with Greg Atkinson! Greg is a passionate pastor, church leader, coach, trainer and author. Don’t miss Greg’s FREE eBook offer at his website. Greg has been writing, speaking and training … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Transformed
Tagged Christian, church, discipleship, Greg Atkinson, Leadership, mentor, mentoring, training
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