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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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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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Know God’s Timing!
Photo Credit: jamesmcgahey.blogspot.com The secret lies in how we handle today, not yesterday or tomorrow. Today … that special block of time holding the key that locks out yesterday’s nightmares and unlocks tomorrow’s dreams. ~ Charles Swindoll Do you suffer … Continue reading
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Episode 151 – What’s the Big Deal About Debt?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Details matter! This is the whole point of the Biblical principle of “managing,” which is According to a USA Today article about debt, 78% of Baby Boomers have mortgage debt, 59% have credit card debt, … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciate, appreciating, appreciation, bankruptcy, Bible, billing, blessing, bondage, Christian, compound, credit, credit card, creditor, Debt, decreciating, depeciation, divorce, faithful, finances, financial, fruit of the spirit, hypocrisy, interest, judgment, loan, money, poorhouse, pretender, reputation, riches, thief, thieves, treasure, true, Word of God
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Not My Will, But Yours Be Done!
Integrity is not what we do so much as who we are. And who we are, in turn, determines what we do. Our system of values is so much a part of us we cannot separate it from ourselves. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, deny yourself, faith, God, importance, integrity, Jesus, priorities, will of God
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Episode 150 – Does God Really Care About My Bookkeeping Skills?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Details matter! This is the whole point of the Biblical principle of “managing,” which is called “Stewardship” in the Bible. Stewardship is the “careful use, control and management of the possessions of … Continue reading
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Tagged account, accounting, bank account, Bible, Christian, faithful, fear, Gpd, hairs, honor, managing, money, owe, record, reputation, rich, riches, stewardship, talent, talents, true, trusted, words, work
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