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Transformed Episode #156 – Jesus, Name Above All Names!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. We begin a new study today entitled, “Jesus, Name Above All Names!” This first lesson was taught on Easter Sunday this year by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El … Continue reading
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Tagged ascension, attitude, Bible, Christ, Christian, cross, God, humanity, Jesus, judge, king of kings, lord of lords, Master, nativity, obedience, righteous, sacrifice, slave, submission, surrender, universe
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Work the Works of God!
It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith that thaws it out, releases it, sets it free. ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick Why are you seeking Jesus? At the center of your life quest, what really drives … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus
Tagged Capernaum, center, center of the universe, everlasting life, follow, food, greed, Jesus, Leadership, life, love, motive, need, purpose, seek, selfless, Son of God
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Transformed Episode #155 – How to Pray For Money!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. God loves His children and longs to meet their every need. So many people today have a shortage of finances when it comes to their daily needs. God encourages us to ask for the resources … Continue reading
Caring For the Sick!
Photo Credit: fvdb.wordpress.com Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if he or she were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do so with no thought of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, broken, busy, care, Christ, Christian, compassion, compassionate, disciple, disciples, discipleship, faith, healing, health, heaven, hope, Jesus, needy, pain, people, pressures, problems, sick, spirit, Word of God
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Transformed Episode #154 – You Mean God Puts Money in People’s Bank Accounts?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. The Word of God provides a road map and contains everything we need to know in order to enjoy success in our personal lives, including success in our finances. When God can trust His subjects … Continue reading
Faith Doesn’t Look At Circumstances!
Photo Credit: halyork.blogspot.com Faith is about confronting challenges and trusting God to overcome any obstacle. It is acting on God-given dreams and visions. ~ Kirbyjon Caldwell You know the feeling when you step out by faith and get clobbered by … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, faith, Jesus, life, obstacles, reality, step of faith, storms, storms of life, Word of God
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Transformed Episode #153 – Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader When it Comes to Money?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. 5th grade math … many of us have long since graduated from addition, subtraction, division and multiplication of three to seven digits. Using these skills, a 5th grader understands how to count their income, apply … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th grader, Bible, contentment, Debt, discontent, expectations, faith, finances, generosity, make disciples, math, poor, poverty, pray, riches, smarter, testing, tests, unfaithfulness, wealth
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Faith Steps Out!
Photo Credit: vimeo.com Faith has nothing to do with human logic, mathematics or what we can see, hear, fell, smell, or touch. But it has everything to do with how God operates! Faith disregards the obvious facts and trust that … Continue reading
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Tagged character, Christ, Christian, faith, Jesus, logic, math, Peter, possibilities, possible, see, supernatural, walk on water, will of God
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Moody Pastors Conference 2013 Discount
We are pleased to offer you a per person discount of $50 for Pastors’ Conference 2013. The conference will be held on campus in Chicago from May 20-23, 2013. Details on the conference can be found here. Speakers and musicians … Continue reading
Transformed Episode #152 – Why Can’t I Ever Get Ahead?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. The Bible speaks of losing God’s favor when we choose to live a lifestyle contrary to diligence. The Bible’s word for procrastination is slothfulness or being a sluggard, depending on your translation. It is the … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplish, account, Bible, Christian, consequences, decision, diligence, employee, employer, favor, fear, feed, God, laziness, poverty, procrastination, riches, spiritual, wealth, Word of God
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