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Magnificent Marriage Monday – One Couple Can Make a Huge Difference!
“When the Lord saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time, the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and he … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Marriage Suffers Under Parental Neglect!
“In the course of time Cain presented some of the land’s produce as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also presented an offering—some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged Abel, activity, Almighty, anger, angry, Cain, catastrophe, children, Christ, create, despondent, difficulties, difficulty, experience, favor, filling, flourish, furious, God, growth, heartache, heartbreak, Holy Spirit, home, indwelling, inspiration, Jesus, joy, Lord, love, management, marriage, natural, neglect, nurture, offering, parent, parental, planet, proclaim, rebellion, regard, relationship, require, respect, spiritual, suffer, supernatural, tension, transformation, truth, work
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Train Them Thursday – Growing Closer and Enjoying His Favor!
“The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. “He will be great … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged afraid, announcement, assignment, bestow, blessing, capable, child, children, complaint, disciple, discipleship, enjoy, favor, fear, glory, God, grace, gracious, gratitude, grow, heart, help, Inventory, joy, life, live, love, mission, obey, parent, plan, please, pleasing, pleasure, ready, task, understand, used, whim, will, willing
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Train Them Thursday – Perplexed When Favored By God!
“Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged amazing, assurance, complicated, confusion, cooking, Creation, devoted, disciple, discipleship, dismay, drama, eternal, eternity, favor, Galilee, God, heart, honor, humanity, humility, Israel, Jesus, Joseph, joy, judge, life, Lord, love, Mary, motive, Nazareth, Palestine, ponder, promise, reality, redeem, redemption, reputation, salvation, serve, service, technique, Virgin
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Exploding in Praise!
“And Mary said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, because He has looked with favor on the humble condition of His slave. Surely, from now on all generations … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged act, attitude, bleak, bless, blessed, call, calling, character, choice, choose, control, eternity, faithful, favor, fear, Generation, give, God, Great, greatness, holy, humble, intuitive, intuitively, leader, life, Lord, love, Mary, mater, merciful, mercy, mighty, Mighty One, mission, plan, praise, reality, rejoice, rescue, resource, reveal, right, Savior, serve, significance, slave, special, submission, succeed, surrender, time, timing, unique, willing, wise, worker, worth
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Trusting For the Smile of God!
“Then the angel told her: Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” (Luke 1:30, HCSB) You have found favor with God. Perhaps you’ve noticed. Life is harder for some people than it is for … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged accomplish, backwards, Bible, bless, blessed, character, choice, direction, favor, God, godliness, hope, humble, intelligence, Israel, life, Mary, notorious, obedience, obey, path, powerless, providence, purity, right, risk, spiritual acumen, submit, surrender, Trust, willing, Word of God, wrong
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Obscure But Not Out Of Sight!
“In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And the … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishment, age, alert, attitude, captivating, compassion, favor, figuartively, friend, gender, God, godly, greater things, heart, honor, influential, intelligent, joy, life, literally, lives, Lord, love your neighbor, Major League Baseball, mess, mission, nationality, Nazareth, Passion, powerful, privilege, pure, service, serving, sinner, smile of God, strangers, thoughts, woman
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Transformed #304: Changing Our Calendar or Transforming Our Future?
I am looking forward to sharing with you the three “shifts” I am making to enjoy the abundant life in 2018. Taking stories from my current journey I want to show you how God desires to bring about an … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged 2017, 2018, Bible, calendar, change, Christmas, death, Dr. Who, fast, fasting, favor, God, Grief, guidance, harvest, help, hope, Knowing God, life, marriage, new chapter, New Year, plan, pray, presence of God, repent, surrendered, transformation, Trust, widow, widower, Word of God
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Transformed #304: Changing Our Calendar or Transforming Our Future?
So often as the New Year begins we asked a question, “Where did last year go to?” Join me as I tell three simple stories that I believe will bring huge change in the coming year of your life. These three … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, accomplish, accomplishment, Bible, calendar, change, crisis, direction, fasting, favor, goals, guidance, harvest, heart, hope, impact, Jesus, Leadership, life, New Year, peace, plans, prayer, surrender, transformation, Trust, will, will of God, Word of God
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Hope For Today – Emmanuel Delivers Us Out Of Our Afflictions!
Photo Credit: https://www.christiancourier.com The New Year is around the corner and your problems haven’t dissolved into the ether of yesterday’s celebrations! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about how Jesus will deliver us … Continue reading
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Tagged affliction, Bible, bills, bitterness, bosses, burdens, celebrations, Christmas, family, favor, God, home, hope, Jesus, New Year, obey, peace, problems, rescue, Trust, wisdom
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