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Disciples realize that receptivity, or lack of it, to their message by a people means ….
Consider what this really means! So often the messages rejected. To those people, there is a huge reality, the reality of eternal loss. But for those who accept our message, there is the exaltation of being in heaven forever! Imagine, … Continue reading
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Tagged accept, disciple, eternity, heaven, Jesus, Lake of Fire, reject, surrender
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The Temptation to Territorial Power
Disciples of King Jesus understand that the temptation to territorial power is greatest when we are weakest and that the Devil has been handed the Realm of the Middle Eastern Authority (and more) to give to anyone who will worship … Continue reading
21 Days Begins January 2!
Our Certainty: “Be strong and courageous; Don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For the Lord your God is the one who will go with you; He will not leave you or abandon you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6, CSB) Our Passion: That God would … Continue reading
Day 4: Discipline Our Physical Bodies!
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting 2021 – Our Year of Growth In Our Physical Lives! Day 4: Discipline Our Physical Bodies! “So I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air. Instead, … Continue reading
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Day 1: Change Happens When We Fast and Pray!
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting 2021 – Our Year of Growth in Our Spiritual Lives! Day 1: Change Happens When We Fast and Pray! “And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could … Continue reading
Investigate Before We Imitate!
There is a powerful lesson here if we will STOP, read it many times, read the verse many times, and then ask God a simple question: “Do I want MY life to like THEIR life … the one they HIDE … Continue reading
Train Them Thursday – First Steps!
“Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”” (Matthew 3:1–2, NASB95) Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. The beginning of every … Continue reading
Hope For Today – So I Send You!
With Easter over and the celebrating finished, the question in our hearts and minds should be, “So what do we do NOW? I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about the purpose of … Continue reading
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Tagged ability, afraid, confort, death, disciple, Easter, father, follow, forgive, forgiven, God, Good News, guide, heart, Holy Spirit, hope, Jewish, joy, jurisdiction, Lord, love, Messiah, mind, mission, Passion, peace, perspective, priorities, resurrect, resurrection, salvation, supernatural
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Hope For Today – Jesus Is “The” Way to Heaven!
It’s Palm Sunday! Today we remember the day when Jesus was the hero of Jerusalem. People lined the stone streets in the City of Heaven and cheered their New King, their Rescuer, their long awaited Messiah. And then, Jesus announced … Continue reading
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Tagged disciple, eternal life, friend, God, God the Father, heaven, Jerusalem, Jesus, King, Leadership, love, Messiah, Palm Sunday, rescuer, testify
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Train Them Thursday – Naturally Curious
“When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him. Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged curious, disciple, discipler, discipleship, eternal life, faith, God, God's Word, grow, growing, growth, Holy Spirit, imitate, Jesus, life, questions, salvation, Spirit of God, Study, submission, Teachers, temple, training, Word of God
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