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Episode 130 – How Do I Enjoy All of the Blessings God Has For Me?

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Thank you for joining us today as Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, talks about understanding and enjoying the abundance of Jesus in your everyday life.

Today Pastor Matt is looking at three realities of our position in Christ, ones that we received when we made our faith response to Jesus Christ. Then, in our second passage, he will link these tree realities to 4 practical lifestyle actions so that we can enjoy all the blessing God has for us.

Let’s open our Bibles to Ephesians 2 and follow along with our study today …

And with that prayer we wrap up this study on how to enjoy the blessings God has for us.

Perhaps you would like to explore the abundant life in more detail. Dr. Smith has written a daily devotional book that will help you do just that!

In His Presence is a detailed look at walking with God through life’s ups and downs. Built around the premise that God welcomes you into His presence with joy and pleasure, In His Presence helps you see that the life of abundance can only be enjoyed when we take everything to the Lord and walk every day at His right hand.

You can order a copy of In His Presence from Amazon by clicking the link on the side panel of the Eagles In Leadership website.

And now, until next time, we are praying that you would be filled with the love of God so that you can demonstrate His love to the lost and dying in your city! God bless!

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Episode 129 – How Does God Strengthen My Life?

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Welcome to the Transformed podcast.

As we continue today with our study, 90 Days of Abundance! our fourth study, causes us to focus on the question, How Does God Strengthen My Life? Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, is talking about understanding and enjoying the abundance of Jesus in your everyday life.

In today’s episode, Pastor Matt shares the three exercises you need to consistently practice in order to enjoy the strength of Jesus in your life.

Let’s open our Bibles Hebrews 10 and follow along with our study today …

And with that prayer we wrap up our fourth study on the abundant life.

Perhaps you would like to explore the abundant life in more detail. Dr. Smith has written a daily devotional book that will help you do just that!

You can order a copy of In His Presence from Amazon by clicking the link on the side panel of the Eagles In Leadership website.

And now, until next time, we are praying that you would be filled with the love of God so that you can demonstrate His love to the lost and dying in your city! God bless!

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Episode 128 – How Do I Get God's Guidance in Life?

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Welcome to the Transformed podcast.

As we continue our 90 Days of Abundance! journey with the men and women of Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, Lead Pastor Matthew Lee Smith is answering the question, “How Do I Get God’s Guidance in Life?”

Let’s open our Bibles to Philippians 2 as Pastor Matt shares the 4 keys to being guided by God!

God guides His children as we attend to the details of our faith before a watching world. That’s a lesson we can put to use immediately.

Perhaps you would like to explore the abundant life in more detail. Dr. Smith has written a daily devotional book that will help you do just that!

You can order a copy of In His Presence from Amazon by clicking the link on the side panel of the Eagles In Leadership website.

And now, until next time, we are praying that you would be filled with the love of God so that you can demonstrate His love to the lost and dying in your city! God bless!

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What Is Abundant Life Anyway? (Part 1)

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

“Life is a game show where the people who enjoy it are the winners.”

~ Orson Bean, Actor

“Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you are made of.”

Let’s face it, with the recent “recession,” life has been more of a grindstone than a game show for most people. Many Christ-followers, who struggle with day-to-day life, are wondering where God is and if He can be trusted. When they read their Bible, many of them have a hard time reconciling the promises of Jesus with the practical life they are living.

Jesus Brings Abundant Life!

So, let’s get into it. What does Jesus promise and how can you experience it? What did Jesus say that day in Nazareth?

“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor.” (Luke 4:18)

Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit and anointed (sacredly commissioned) to preach a message of Good News. His target audience was: The Poor! Poverty is a constant struggle, filled with suffering and sadness.

Jesus was here to tell the poor that God loves them. That He created them to love them. That Jesus had come to redeem them because he loves them. That he would never leave them or forsake them because he loves them. That they could call on him anytime for help because he loves them.

The abundant life of Jesus brings Good News to those whose live are marked by suffering and struggle!

If this is so, it is truly good news! There’s a song we used to sing that went, There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus, No not one, no not one!” So how does one enjoy such an abundant life where Jesus is your constant companion and friend?

“Jesus answered, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” (John 14:23)

Jesus himself informs us that the abundant life is only obtained through a love relationship with him.

Perhaps on Facebook you have noticed there is a place in your profile where you can tell people you are “in a relationship” or married, etc.

We have to willingly, lovingly enter into a relationship with Jesus – a permanent one. For the blessings of the abundant life are not obtained through a ritual but through a relationship.

Have you entered into a love relationship with Jesus? How does anyone know if you have? How do you know if you have entered into a love relationship with Jesus? Let’s read the verse again and find the answer:

“Jesus answered, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” (John 14:23)

Obedience to Jesus’ words is the evidence of a love relationship with Him. Which words? All of them!

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Episode 127 – What's My Life Purpose?

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Welcome to the Transformed podcast.

Today we continue our journey entitled, 90 Days of Abundance! At Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor is talking about understanding and enjoying the abundance of Jesus in your everyday life.

In today’s episode, Pastor Matt shares the five components to discovering your life purpose from 2 Peter 1.

Let’s open our Bibles and answer the question, “What is my life purpose?

Perhaps you would like to explore the abundant life in more detail. Dr. Smith has written a daily devotional book that will help you do just that!

You can order a copy of In His Presence from Amazon by clicking the link on the side panel of the Eagles In Leadership website.

And now, until next time, we are praying that you would be filled with the love of God so that you can demonstrate His love to the lost and dying in your city! God bless!

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Episode 126 – What Is the Abundant Life Anyway?”

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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 us in God’s journey to abundance.

In this first talk, Dr. Matthew Smith, shares the five components to understanding and enjoying the abundance of Jesus in your everyday life.

So let’s take out our Bibles as Pastor Matt opens up Luke 4 and answers the question, “What is the abundant life anyway?

And with that prayer we wrap up our first study on the abundant life.

Perhaps you would like to explore the abundant life in more detail. Dr. Smith has written a daily devotional book that will help you do just that!

You can order a copy of In His Presence from Amazon by clicking the link on the side panel of the Eagles In Leadership website.

And now, until next time, we are praying that you would be filled with the love of God so that you can demonstrate His love to the lost and dying in your city! God bless!

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Episode 125 – Spiritual First Responders Tackle Obstacles as a Team!

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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 – Spiritual First Responders who actually care for the well being of the people who live around them – so that they might be the first person their neighbors come to for help of any kind!

In today’s episode, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor of Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, shows us that Spiritual First Responders understand the dangers of working alone and the benefits of working with others. Since they are the first to respond they use technology to assemble their small group team rapidly and beneficially to meet the need of the moment.

As you open your Bible to Acts 2, it is our hope and prayer that you, too, will be encouraged to live out the second commandment: “To love your neighbor AS yourself.”

Men and women across the auditorium chose to stand publicly and say that they were willing to accept God’s vision and mission to become a Spiritual First Responder so that they could demonstrate their love for their neighbors, just as they love themselves … by being willing to “join a small group” this fall so they can possess great spiritual strength and fulfill the mission of Jesus.

If you have accepted God’s vision and mission to become a Spiritual First Responder, would you take the next steps in growing your love for your neighbor by getting into a small group of believers and digging into the Bible through group study?

To help you live out this message, you can take advantage of the thought of this message by ordering a copy of Pastor Matt’s book, Growing Missional Leaders.

Growing Missional Leaders is a practical, passionate, Biblical mentoring journey for individuals, small groups, leadership teams and congregations who desire to win their world for Christ. You can order a copy of Growing Missional Leaders from Amazon by clicking the link on the side panel of the Eagles In Leadership website.

And now, until next time, we are praying that you would be filled with the love of God so that you can demonstrate His love to the lost and dying in your city! God bless!

Posted in Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban, Transformed | Tagged Acts, Christianity, faith, first responder, love your neighbor, mission, missional, neighbor, spiritual | Leave a comment

Episode 124 – Spiritual First Responders Search Out the Lost and Wandering!

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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 – Spiritual First Responders who actually care for the well being of the people who live around them – so that they might be the first person their neighbors come to for help of any kind!

In today’s episode, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor of Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, shows us that Spiritual First Responders do not wait for someone to tell them to rescue the lost. It is their prime mission to do search and rescue from wherever the lost have been scattered to. They are the first ones to respond when someone goes missing – calling on their small group team to assist them in the rescue, the recovery and the return to the flock of God.

As you open your Bible to Ezekiel 34, it is our hope and prayer that you, too, will be encouraged to live out the second commandment: “To love your neighbor AS yourself.”

Men and women across the auditorium chose to stand publicly and say that they were willing to accept God’s vision and mission to become a Spiritual First Responder so that they could demonstrate their love for their neighbors, just as they love themselves … by accepting Jesus’ authorization as His agent on Earth, to do the work of His Kingdom on His behalf as we have described to – to rescue to lost and wandering – whether they be part of our flock at Pacific, or one of our neighbors.

To help you live out this message, you can take advantage of the thought of this message by ordering a copy of Pastor Matt’s book, Growing Missional Leaders.

And now, until next time, we are praying that you would be filled with the love of God so that you can demonstrate His love to the lost and dying in your city! God bless!

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Clean Up Your Trash!

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

“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. Just as we would not live with rotting garbage in our living rooms, so, too, Christ will not reside comfortably and bless a “leader” whose life is filled with spiritual trash.

We need to remove our …

Temptation points for sin

We all know where we are most vulnerable to be tempted. Removing those places or things from our lives will reduce our ineffectiveness for Christ and His mission.

Routines without redemptive value

How many hours do we waste on activities that are of little to no value in the eternal scheme of things? What could we do for eternity if we were to exchange these hours?

Assumptions without faith

So many times we are hampered and held back simply because we believe we cannot, thus we will not. Since “I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13, HCSB), impossible only takes a little longer!

Sins in secret

Once we realize that what we do in the dark reflects who we really are, we are more willing to ask for and receive the accountability that will free us from our prisons of pain and relaunch us into fields of fruitfulness for Christ.

Habits of disgrace

All too often we keep doing what we have always done. Sometimes, without the light of evaluation, these patterns have degraded to a place where, if we were to stand before Jesus right now, we would simply be ashamed of them. Habits become the priorities of our lives.

If we clean out the trash in our lives, we are sure to enjoy a sweeter relationship with the Lord and His favor will rest upon us in a greater way. May you seek to make an eternal impact for Christ by taking out the garbage that has accumulated in your life, perhaps even without notice.

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Episode 123 – Spiritual First Responders Rescue Those In Need!

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Thank you for returning for another edition of the Transformed podcast.

In today’s episode, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor of Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, shows us that First Responders see needs because they “love their neighbors as themselves.” As a result, they help the poor, support the fatherless, care for the widow, become eyes for the blind, feet for the lame, father the needy, and bring justice to the stranger.

As you open your Bible to Job 29, it is our hope and prayer that you, too, will be encouraged to live out the second commandment: “To love your neighbor AS yourself.”

To help you live out this message, you can take advantage of the thought of this message by ordering a copy of Pastor Matt’s book, Growing Missional Leaders.

We are praying that you would be filled with the love of God so that you can demonstrate His love to the lost and dying in your city! God bless!

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