Happy Birthday Zig! Zig's New Book Interview with Mike Powers

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

embracethestruggleMike Powers interviews Julie Ziglar Norman and Tom Zigler about Zig Zigler and Julie Ziglar Norma’s new book Embrace the Struggle: Living Life on Life’s Terms.

From a highly successful career in motivational speaking to a daily struggle overcoming the effects of a head injury, Zig Ziglar’s life changed drastically in just minutes when he suffered a traumatic fall down the stairs one fateful night. After years of speaking and writing about the value of having a positive attitude and being thankful, Zig was challenged to put his own words into practice.

In true Ziglar style, filled with optimism and honesty, Zig shares his experience, along with heartening stories from friends, as he seeks to encourage and remind you that life is worth living, even if it’s not on our own terms.

Mike’s own story was included in the book (pg 109).

Purchase Embrace the Struggle on Amazon.com

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Book Review: Between Wyomings

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

betweenwyomingsBetween Wyomings: My God and an iPod on the Open Road
by Ken Mansfield

Do you feel that you have an angel on your shoulder and the devil on your back? As Ken Mansfield struggles between a deep belief in God and a plague of doubts about his faith. Having spent over forty years of senseless meandering, he embarks on one last journey in his quest to find answers, inviting you to travel along with him and his wife, Connie.

If you grew up listening to music in the 60s through the 90s, you have no doubt heard and enjoyed some of this Grammy-winning producer’s music. Through his cross country journey Ken jostles us back and forth between his present soul-searching journey and his reminisces of four decades in the music industry. Through stories of success and innovation, pain and sorrow, Ken transparently reflects ‘the shallow importance of worldly things in those heady days’ and honestly explains that ‘the dilemmas I’ve experienced since were always about not letting go of those same old terrestrial considerations.’

This book is for all who desire to discover and recover God’s purpose for their lives. This journey will reveal the vapidness of seeking after only worldly honor and fame. It calls the reader to trust God and seek Him daily.

Click here to purchase Between Wyomings: My God and an iPod on the Open Road on Amazon.

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Transformed Episode #74 – Experiencing Daily Forgiveness (How to Live in Forgiveness)

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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We are grateful that you have returned to another episode of the Transformed podcast, I’m your host Mike Powers. Our series entitled, Forgiveness – The Breath of Life! continues today with today’s episode, Experiencing Daily Forgiveness!

We do not often enough talk about spiritual intelligence, the consistent application of basic God-revealed spiritual principles to our lives. One of those key ideas is how people forgiven by the grace of the Lord Jesus live as forgiven people. How do they experience the privilege of continuing fellowship with the Godhead? Let’s tune in to Dr. Matthew Lee Smith as he teaches the congregation from 1 John 1.5 – 2.2.

You can also contact Dr. Smith by emailing us at transformedpodcast-at-gmail.com or you can call our voicemail line at 206-350-1566. Leave a comment that we can play on a future episode …If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review at iTunes or Podcast Pickle. Feel free to pass this episode on to a friend.

This podcast was recorded in Palos Verdes, CA by Tabitha Grace Smith and released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

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Free Download of Tenth Aveune North's Single "By Your Side"

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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Tenth Avenue North, a Christian band out of Florida, is offering their hit single “By Your Side” for free for signing up for their email alerts (you can opt out at any time).

By Your Side is an athenm of hope and encouragment during the trouble times our world is facing. It’s strong lyrics remind us that no matter what happens, God is by your side:

And I’ll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don’t fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Click here to sign up and download your free song.

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Transformed Interviews Fran Tarkenton

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Book FranTarkentonMike Powers sits down to talk to Fran Tarkenton, former professional football player, TV personality, and computer software executive. Tarkenton played for the Vikings from 1961 to 1966, during this time he developed the nickname scrambler as he ran around the backfield to avoid being sacked by the opposition. Tarkenton was traded to the New York Giants in 1967 and played there until 1972 when he was traded back to Minnesota. He retired after the 1978 season and held every career quarterback record in the National Football League at that time.

Filled with never-before-heard stories and dozens of personal photographs, Every Day Is Game Day is the entertaining and uplifting memoir of the legendary sports figure and business entrepreneur.

From the alleys of Washington, D.C., to Athens, Georgia, the NFL, and beyond, Tarkenton takes the reader inside the huddles of his world, both on and off the field. He shares his highest of highs–those glory years in purple, business triumphs, and the deep and abiding love of family and friends. He also reveals his lowest of lows, including the day of the infamous Cowboys’ “Hail Mary” pass that spelled playoff defeat for the greatest Vikings team ever and compounded with a personal tragedy to make it the worst day of his life.

This is not just the story of an incredible athlete, but also a portrait of a genuine and inspirational leader who has touched the hearts and souls of so many who have crossed his path.

Read his blog at http://www.frantarkenton.com/

Purchase Every Day Is Game Day on Amazon.

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Transformed Episode #73 – The Forgiveness of God (Wiping the List Clean)

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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Today we continue our new series entitled, Forgiveness – The Breath of Life! We hope you will discover the power and reality of authentic Christian forgiveness as you study through this series. In today’s episode, The Forgiveness of God, we discover how to wipe the list of our sins clean!

We cannot deny our sins; we can’t redefine them as something else; we can’t rationalize them or shift blame to others. We can try to repress them by drowning the accusing voice of conscience in busyness, distractions, or even chemicals, but it doesn’t work. Scripture takes forgiveness seriously. God is a forgiving God, and we can live in the freedom of full, final and finished forgiveness. Let’s listen in on Dr. Matthew Lee Smith as he teaches the congregation at First Baptist Church of Palos Verdes Ca how this is possible from Romans 3.23.

You can also contact Dr. Smith by emailing us at transformedpodcast@gmail.com or you can call our voicemail line at 206-350-1566. Leave a comment that we can play on a future episode …If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review at iTunes or Podcast Pickle. Feel free to pass this episode on to a friend.

This podcast was recorded in Palos Verdes, CA by Tabitha Grace Smith and released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

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Transformed Episode #072 – The Murder of Jesus (A Costly Forgiveness)

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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Today we begin a new series entitled, Forgiveness – The Breath of Life!

In this series we hope you will discover the power and reality of authentic Christian forgiveness.

Have you been hurt? Have you been injured by another? Are you having a hard time forgiving? Does your offender ignore the attack upon you? Is the pain unbearable?

What can we do when we know forgiveness is needed and wanted?

In this first episode, The Murder of Jesus, we will discover the understandings necessary to open our hearts for cleansing, liberation and transformation that true and appropriate forgiveness brings!

The cross stands at the very heart of the gospel. The Lord Jesus defined His life in terms of the cross. The central meaning of the life of Jesus is not found in the living of his life but in the giving of it! We received a costly forgiveness. Let’s join Dr. Matthew Lee Smith as he teaches the congregation at First Baptist Church of Palos Verdes Ca from Isaiah 52.13 – 53.12.

Expressing and receiving God’s love and forgiveness is what Dr. Smith’s book, In His Image, is all about. As you respond to God’s Word and wisdom today, we are sure this book will show you both how to love like God loves and enjoy his forgiveness on a daily basis. Copies are available on the side bar at the EaglesInLeadership.org website. We encourage you to order yours today.

You can also contact Dr. Smith by emailing us at transformedpodcast@gmail.com or you can call our voicemail line at 206-350-1566. Leave a comment that we can play on a future episode …If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review at iTunes or Podcast Pickle. Feel free to pass this episode on to a friend.

This podcast was recorded in Palos Verdes, CA by Tabitha Grace Smith. All material contained therein is distributed under the Creative Commons License, please do not rebroadcast without permission.

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Transformed Podcast Interviews David Ferguson

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

DaveFergusonToday’s interview is with Dave Ferguson who dreams of “helping all people find their way back to God.” He tells us, “I write to inspire, instruct and collaborate with others who share this dream. To see that dream realized I’m using my influence and creativity to catalyze a movement of reproducing churches. Toward that end I serve as the Lead Pastor for a remarkable group of Christ Followers called Community Christian Church and I provide visionary leadership for NewThing, a global network of reproducing churches.”

Dave  Ferguson  is  the Lead Pastor  of  Community  Christian Church (www.communitychristian.org),  an  innovative  multi‐site  missional community that  is  passionate  about  “helping  people  find  their  way  back  to  God.”

CCC has  grown  from  Dave,  his  wife  and  four  friends  to  over  5000  every  weekend meeting  at  eleven locations.    CCC  empowers  over  600  volunteer  leaders  to oversee  difference‐making  ministry  throughout Chicago  and  was  recently recognized  as  one  of  the  most  influential  churches  in  America.

Dave  provides visionary  leadership  fo he  NewThing Network  (www.newthing.org)  whose  catalyst  for  a  movement  of  reproducing  churches.  NewThing  is  a  network of reproducing churches  internationally  and  a  resource  to  churches  looking  to  reproduce  multiple sites or new churches.

Dave is the author of the newly released, The Big Idea–Focus the Message, Maximize the Impact along with Jon Ferguson and Eric Bramlett. Next to Jesus, Dave loves his wife Sue the most and then his three terrific kids Amy ‐ 19, Joshua ‐ 16  and  Caleb  ‐  11. Dave  and  his  family  live  in  Naperville,  IL.  Dave  enjoys  hanging  out  with  his  family,  reading,  running  and  playing  any  sport  with  a  ball.  If  you  want  to  keep  up  with  Dave’s adventures check out his blog at www.daveferguson.org.

Blog: http://www.daveferguson.typepad.com/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/daveferguson

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dave.ferguson

Order The Big Idea: Focus the MessageMultiply the Impact (Leadership Network Innovation Series) on Amazon.

Pre-order The Exponential Church: How You and Your Friends Can Spread a Missional Movement (Exponential Series) on Amazon.

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Win a Free Autographed Copy of In His Image or In His Presence!

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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Despair and troubles seem to be overwhelming the people of God right now. The only way for the men and women of God to weather the storms of life is to cling to the God in charge of it all. A deep, storm-busting faith begins with our daily time in God’s word. Dr. Smith has words of hope, love and wisdom gleaned from this study of God’s word and he’s collected them into two faith building books – In His Image and In His Presence.

And now Dr. Smith is asking for  your help promoting the books and he’s offering you a chance to win a free autographed copy of your very own.

Find some way to promote the book: you can write about it on your blog, post a video on YouTube, Tweet about it on Twitter, tell your Facebook friends, run something in your church bulletin, buy some copies for your local church library,  leave a review on Amazon … whatever you can think of. The idea is (of course) to drive sales of the book.

If at all possible, link to the book itself using the following URLs:

In His Presence: https://www.createspace.com/3382271
In His Image: https://www.createspace.com/3391449

Once you’ve posted something, write about it in the comments section at the bottom of this page.

You have until 10/30/09 to come up and execute your promotional idea.

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Transformed Episode #071 – Careers Beyond Your Wildest Dreams

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

What does it take for the true follower of Jesus Christ to enjoy a career beyond your wildest dreams? A career beyond our wildest dreams can only happen when we obey our bosses or care for our employees as if we were working directly for King Jesus!

If you want a career beyond your wildest dreams, then you will need to endear yourself to the boss. Your conditions will soften or change as a result, perhaps even becoming “like family” and being cared for with similar treatment. This will only happen when you do your work from the heart – and accept, even appreciate – the role and benefits of your boss.

You can also contact Dr. Smith in one of three ways:

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or by emailing us at transformedpodcast@gmail.com
or you can call our voicemail line at 206-350-1566. Leave a comment that we can play on a future episode …If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review at iTunes or Podcast Pickle. Feel free to pass this episode on to a friend.

This podcast was recorded and edited in Palos Verdes, CA by Tabitha Grace Smith. All material contained therein is copyrighted under the Creative Commons License, please do not rebroadcast without permission.

As a member of our audience we’d love to offer you a special discount for Dr. Smith’s books! Enter the special code 9LM6PF94 at checkout from our CreateSpace estore and receive 25% off!

Click here to order In His Presence: https://www.createspace.com/3382271
Click here to order In His Image: https://www.createspace.com/3391449

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