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The Foundations of Our Faith Begin …
“For the leader. By David: In Adonai I find refuge. So how can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to the mountains! See how the wicked are drawing their bows and setting their arrows on the string, to … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, faith, Uncategorized
Tagged attack, depression, Despair, discipleship, discouragement, faith, stress
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Listening For His Foot Falls!
“Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram. When Abram heard that his kinsman had been … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged Abraham, abuse, assured, attention, believer, chains, cry out, curcumstances, darkness, depression, Despair, doubt, endure, escape, family, friends, God, harassment, intervene, lot, love, pain, power, release, relief, rescue, solutions, suffering, tears, trapped, unbelief
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Hope For Today – Taking Care of Your Community
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today to remind us that our community is such a HUGE mission field! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles In Leadership. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged abuse, alcohol, Christian, city, community, county, death, depression, hope, Jesus, loneliness, lost, mission, work
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Transformed #306: God Gives Hope Even When We Feel Hopeless!
In the midst of our darkest hours, God is our light! In this message of encouragement and inspiration, Dr. Smith shares his own story of pain and loss through the death of his beloved wife, Melodee. As he turns our hearts … Continue reading
Posted in Hope, Transformed
Tagged Agony, alone, Bible, created, darkness, death, depression, drowning, fear, feelings, forgotten, formed, God, God is with me, God is With Us, Grief, Holy Spirit, honored, hope, hopeless, hopelessness, Jesus, loneliness, loss, loved, overwhelmed, pain, precious, redeemed, rescued, sadness, small group, sorrow, supernatural, support, support group, Word of God
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Transformed #302: Taking Care of Your Community!
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.” (3 John 2, ESV) “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39, ESV) Thriving … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Discipleship, Transformed
Tagged abuse, alcohol abuse, depression, design, disciple, discipling, dream, dreams, eternity, faith, fishing, Gospel, health, healthy, hell, joy, Kingdom, life, loneliness, lost people, love, love your neighbor, meaning, mission, mission field, patience, persistence, physical fitness, reach out, regret, rescue, risk, self-serving, selfish, speak life, spirit, Spiritual Gift, tulare county, visalia, Vision, work
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Transformed Episode #232: Christmas Fills Us With Hope!
The future – what are you hoping for? What do you hold onto as you walk through your every day life? Are you optimistic or pessimistic? Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. People turn toward hope as naturally as plants … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Transformed
Tagged Bible, Christmas, condemn, condemnation, depression, disocuragement, Gentiles, gratitutde, grieve, grieving, hope, hopelessness, israelis, Jesus, Jews, joy, patience, peace, purification, redemption, revelation, salvation, save, social isolation, Word of God, Yahweh
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Transformed Episode #200: Dealing With Our Selfishness!
Welcome to this 200th transformed podcast! God longs to help us remove selfishness and its the disastrous consequences from our lives! In this clarifying message, we will discover the 6 visible characteristics that ooze from a selfish heart from the … Continue reading
Posted in Love of God, Transformed
Tagged advice, anger, choice, Christ, Christianity, credit, depression, desires, discouragement, eternal, evil, finances, glory, Glory of God, God, Holy Spirit, immorality, Intimacy, Jesus, lust, passions, past, pornography, protection, provision, relationships, risk, selfish, selfishness, struggle, ungodly, Value
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When Depression Falls On the Child of God – Part 2
Photo Credit: carroll.edu “Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me?” (Psalm 43:5, HCSB) We return to the anathema subject of depression in the Christian today because the Bible addresses the reality that many suffer from it, even … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Leadership Blog, Suffering
Tagged Christian, Christianity, depressed, depression, faith, God, hope, Jesus, love, pain, questions, ridicule, suffering, worship
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When Depression Falls On the Child of God
“Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me?” (Psalm 42:5, HCSB) There seems to be a stigma to those Christ-followers who profess some sort of sadness of soul these days. Critics scorn them with pious platitudes like, “How … Continue reading
