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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Episode 126 – What Is the Abundant Life Anyway?”
Welcome to a new series on the Transformed podcast. Today we begin a journey entitled, 90 Days of Abundance! At Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, God is doing a new thing and we want to invite to join … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged abundance, abundant life, addiction, alcoholism, bullies, captivity, discipleship, dreams, evangelism, fame, favor, finances, freedom, fun, Good News, guidance, hope, meaning in life, peace, porn, purpose, relationship, repent, sin, slave, struggle, suffering, Vision
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Episode 125 – Spiritual First Responders Tackle Obstacles as a Team!
Welcome to another edition of the Transformed podcast. We wrap up our series entitled, Where Is God Taking Us? today. God is launching the men and women of Pacific Baptist Church into their neighborhoods as care givers – … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban, Transformed
Tagged Acts, Christianity, faith, first responder, love your neighbor, mission, missional, neighbor, spiritual
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Episode 124 – Spiritual First Responders Search Out the Lost and Wandering!
Thank you for returning for another edition of the Transformed podcast. We continue our series entitled, Where Is God Taking Us? today. God is launching the men and women of Pacific Baptist Church into their neighborhoods as care givers – … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Transformed
Tagged baptism, church, disciple, Great Commission, Jesus, love your neighbors, mission, missional, salvation, small group, witness, worship
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Clean Up Your Trash!
“Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ.” (1 Corinthians 11:1, HCSB) Leadership for Jesus Christ is first, and foremost, a responsibility to imitate the Lord Himself. One of the keys to Biblically effective leadership is a life of purity. … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged assumption, Christ, Christian, Christianity, disgrace, eternity, faith, habits, Leadership, purity, redemption, routine, secrets, sin, temptations
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Episode 123 – Spiritual First Responders Rescue Those In Need!
Thank you for returning for another edition of the Transformed podcast. We continue our series entitled, Where Is God Taking Us? today. God is launching the men and women of Pacific Baptist Church into their neighborhoods as care givers – … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Transformed
Tagged appreciation, Bible, care, compassion, dignity, disciple, discipleship, emergency, evangelism, fatherless, finanical predator, first responder, homeless, influence, Job, justice, legally oppressed, love, love your neighbor, need, poor, reconcile, reconciliaton, small groups, unjust, widow
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8 Focal Points of Being On Mission
God’s dream for us is a dream … to become the hands and feet of Jesus in our neighborhoods: Actually knowing who our neighbors are, Sincerely caring about what happens in their lives, Immediately coming to their rescue when life … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged baptism, baptizing, discipleship, evangelism, first responders, love, mission, neighbor, prayer, search and rescue, small group, teaching, worship
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Come and Visit Jesus Boyhood Home of Nazareth!
“After Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Get up! Take the child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, because those who sought the child’s life … Continue reading
Episode 122 – Spiritual First Responders Invest and Sacrifice Your Life in Others!
We are glad to welcome you back to another edition of the Transformed podcast. We continue our series entitled, Where Is God Taking Us? today. God is launching the men and women of Pacific Baptist Church into their neighborhoods as … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Transformed
Tagged evangelism, first responders, love your neighbor, matthew 25, mission, missional
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Transformed Interviews Wayne Elsey – Almost Isn't Good Enough!
We are thrilled to share with you our interview with Wayne Elsey, author of the amazing book, Almost Isn’t Good Enough. Almost Isn’t Good Enough is call to live out the compassion of Jesus’ heart in a world of suffering … Continue reading
Imitating God’s 6 Actions With a Lost Sheep!
Have you ever lost your keys? Does it drive you as crazy as it used to drive me? You know how it is – you turn the house upside down. In the couch, throwing cushions, looking everywhere – frantic to … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged Christian, congregation, disciple, evangelism, first responders, flock, friendship, God, imitate, Leadership, lost, outreach, rescue, search and rescue, sheep, shepherd, small group, support group, worship
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