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Episode 104 – “We Are On a Journey to Compassion!”

  Thank you for joining us today and welcome back to the Transformed podcast. People are watching you every day – they are watching to see how you treat the wounded all around you. In our series, “Walking with the … Continue reading

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Episode 102 – My Donation: What Will I Do to Make a Difference?

  Today we wrap up a 4 message series on the ABCs of Loving God with the study, My Donations: What will I do to make a difference? As Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor at Pacific Baptist Church of El … Continue reading

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Why Can’t We See Them?

As we walked the streets of our community this weekend giving away small bags of Valentine’s candy, my heart almost broke as I thought about all the people near our worship facility. Who are they? What’s their story? Do they … Continue reading

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Episode 101: My Consecration: How Can I Be Spiritually Fulfilled?

It’s our 101st episode of the Transformed podcast today. We are so glad you have joined us we seek to Encourage Achievement in Godly Leaders by Emphasizing Servanthood.” Today we examine a powerful encounter between a rich young ruler and … Continue reading

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The Façade of Faith

By Dr. Matthew Lee Smith   As they did renovation on the old building not far from my house recently, I noticed that the frontage of the building was, in reality a façade! While it appeared to be a very … Continue reading

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Transformed Interviews Shannon O'Dell About "Transforming Church in Rural America!"

In today’s episode, we want to explore effective ministry in rural areas. Matt would tell you that many of the truths in this episode apply equally to urban ministry as well. Shannon O’Dell has focused on vision, attitude, leadership and … Continue reading

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Immigration and the Gospel (Guest Blog)

By Dr. Russell Moore The Christian response to immigrant communities in the United States cannot be “You kids get off of my lawn” in Spanish. While evangelicals, like other Americans, might disagree on the political specifics of achieving a just … Continue reading

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7 Actions to Stop Spiritual Drift

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading

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Transferring Faith to the Next Generation

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading

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Anne Jackson Gives Us "Permission to Speak Freely!"

What a joy to welcome Anne Jackson to the Transformed podcast today! Anne Jackson wants you to confess – and she’ll go first in her new book, Permission to Speak Freely. This book flows from the responses to the blog … Continue reading

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