Is Your Praise and Worship Rocking The House?

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Its very obvious that the Praise of Yahweh Rocked the Eternal Throne Room in Isaiah 6:1-4!

So, what about in our Houses of Worship?

For all too long we have been told to worship in quiet. As a pastor, I have been excoriated by members who don’t like the style, don’t like the energy, don’t like the volume … and who ALLOWED those drums and guitars on the platform?

I’m not advocating for loud worship all the time or for no reason. However, I am advocating for the removal of lifeless worship and the replacement with worship that stirs and is passionate and VOCAL!

Yes, read the text …

“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple.

Above it stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

One cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory.”

THE POSTS OF THE DOOR MOVED AT THE VOICE OF HIM WHO CRIED,, and the house was filled with smoke.” (Isaiah 6:1–4, MEV)

Now, we know this is just the PRAISE part of the worship! Imagine what happens when the music starts!

What are your thoughts?
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Is Our Joy Making Enough Noise?

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

When was the last time people OUTSIDE our building could hear the sound of our rejoicing far away WITHOUT AMPLIFICATION?

“And on that day they offered great sacrifices,
REJOICING because God had given them GREAT JOY.
The women and children also rejoiced.
THE SOUND OF REJOICING in Jerusalem COULD BE HEARD FAR AWAY.”
(Nehemiah 12:43, NIV)

What do you say?
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When a Nation Rebels Against God

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Isaiah 3:1-3 teaches us that rebellion to Yahweh on large scale leads to loss on larger scale.

After all, God doesn’t bless rebellion. And while He is patient and doesn’t want to see any perish, there is also His justice that brings Him to deal with lingering rebellion.

Just because a nation has given God their lives in the past does not mean that they can trade on the past virtue in their present sin.

Read the text here …

“For now the Lord, the Lordof Hosts, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stock and the store, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water; the mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the prudent and the ancient, the captain of fifty and the honorable man, the counselor and the skillful artisan, and the eloquent orator.” (Isaiah 3:1–3, MEV)

 

What are your thoughts?
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Before God Gives Us More Than Enough!

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

* We all want more from God.
* We all want His blessing
* We all want to be liked and well known
* We all want to be promoted into something wonderful
* We all want to people to be generous to us
* We all want God’s protection from those who would curse us
* We all want to have the ability to help others “more than enough”

So, if that is true … and those are the longings of almost every person’s heart …

* Why don’t we have them?
* How do we get them?

“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” (Hebrews 11:8, NIV)

• We have to OBEY GOD
• We have to GET OUT of where we are
• We have to GO WHERE GOD TELLS US to go

So …

• What are we not obeying that God has told us to do?
• Why haven’t we left where God has told us to leave?
• Where are we not going that God has told us to go to?

What say you?
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Hope For Today In Times of Disaster!

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Whatever else we want to say about the global pandemic we have been in, one thing is for sure: We have never seen anything like this in our lifetime. Everything closed, people frantic and panicked; People struggling and trying to come to grips with what we’re now calling the new normal.

Hi there, I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Todayabout the fact thatfor our expansion plans to survive great storms, we must hear and heed all that God tells us to do!

We started 2020 believing in this being our year of expansion. Some people believe that that our expansion is over and survival is the name of the gamein 2020. But God is …

 

Check out the podcast and listen by clicking the link below.

Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles In Leadership. If you would like to know more about the hope God gives and His abundant life through Jesus Christ, I would invite you to check out our website: EaglesInLeadership.org.

Just push the media button below to hear this encouraging message!

Kate and I are so excited about what God will do with us in 2020 – Our Year of Expansion!

As we start planning and putting our lives back together from the storm that is Covid-19, we will all need to get out and away and be inspired! God wants us to expand this year in 2020!

We want to include YOU in that EXPANSION!

  • So, in early December of this year we will be leading a tour throughout Israel! You have ALWAYS wanted to “walk where Jesus walked!” THIS is your opportunity!
  • And if you are ordained clergy and would like to go to Israel AT AN AMAZINGLY LOW PRICE THIS FALL,just click the tab, Israel Tours, on the Eagles in leadership websitefor more details and a registration form.
  • We are also excited to tell you that there are TWO opportunities in 2021 to walk in the Steps of Paul and see the Glories of Greece. Take a moment and go to our website – Eagles In Leadership .org– and click the tab, Faith Toursand follow the link for the Steps of Paultour information
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Pastor, Join Us In Israel For a Ridiculously LOW Price!

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Pastor, why should you go to Israel with us?

• The Biblical Reason: Standing in garden where Jesus prayed, being baptized in the Jordan River, visiting the home of Peter’s mother, or even visiting the tomb where Jesus rose from the dead transforms our understandings and perceptions like nothing else can.

Check out the link for more details!

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When Problems Plague a Nation!

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

In one of the most familiar passages for most Bible students, King Solomon of United Israel dedicated the Temple he had built to the Lord. Then he prayed a passionate, well thought out prayer for mercy from God.

For 2 weeks they prayed, made offerings and rejoiced in God’s presence. After the event was over, the Lord came to Solomon and told him that He had agreed to answer Solomon’s requests. As He answered, He showed all of us four of the primary causes of major calamities that befall a people … God’s people!

The lesson from this familiar passage is clear:
A nation’s problems have more to do with the spiritual condition of His people than it does the spiritual condition of the lost within that country! 

Read the passage here:

““When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:13–14, NIV)

What surprises or touches you about this lesson?
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Steps of Paul and the Glories of Greece Tour!

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Join Kate and I on an amazing trip following in the steps of Paul the apostle!

Your New Testament will COME ALIVE as we travel back in time and open our Bibles on this incredible trip!

You won’t want to miss this opportunity to invigorate your faith, flesh out your spiritual life, and take in God’s beauty as we travel!

Optional cruise section deepens the experience and makes the Book of Revelation EXPLODE with fresh meaning!

Check out the link for more details!

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Consequences of Rebellion Despite Repentance!

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

As a result of King Rehoboam’s unfaithfulness to the Lord, Shishak the king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. King Rehoboam and the leaders of Jerusalem humbled themselves and God chose not to destroy them and give them deliverance from death.

However, as the passage unfolds, we learn a valuable lesson here:
Consequences linger long after repentance is sought and received!

Read the passage for yourself …

“The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lordis just.” When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: “Since they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them but will soon give them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak. They will, however, become subject to him, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.” When Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem, he carried off the treasures of the temple of the Lordand the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields Solomon had made. So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. Whenever the king went to the Lord’s temple, the guards went with him, bearing the shields, and afterward they returned them to the guardroom. Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good in Judah.” (2 Chronicles 12:6–12, NIV)

How have you experienced this truth in your life or ministry?
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Hope For Today – The Seeds of God’s Expansion For Our Lives Are to Be Found In …

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

I love planting seeds and watching things grow.  It’s so much fun for me to till the ground, plant, and then watch, tend and water my garden until there are onions and carrots and cabbage and tomatoes and squash, watermelons and … I know that whatever I plant will multiply as it grows.

Hi there, I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about the fact that The seeds of God’s expansion for our lives are to be found in the character of the person whom the Lord chooses to bless with His favor.

Check it out and listen by clicking the link below. Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles In Leadership. If you would like to know more about the hope God gives and His abundant life through Jesus Christ, I would invite you to check out our website: EaglesInLeadership.org.

Just push the media button below to hear this encouraging message!

We are so excited about what God will do with us in 2020 – Our Year of Expansion!  We want to include YOU in that EXPANSION!

We hope you’ll consider going to Israel with the Eagles In Leadership! In early December we will be leading a tour throughout Israel! You have ALWAYS wanted to “walk where Jesus walked!” THIS is your opportunity! Click the link, “Israel Tours,” at the top of the website for more details and a registration form.

And if you are ordained clergy and would like to go to Israel AT A DISCOUNT, take a moment and go to our website – EaglesInLeadership.org – click the link, “Israel Tours,” at the top of the website and message us concerning a ridiculously low price for an Israel tour!

And, if you are so inclined, sign up for more encouragement through notifications (Scroll to the bottom of any post and signup there!) of other blogs and podcasts while you are at the Eagles in Leadership​ website.

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