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Tag Archives: generous
Willing Worker Wednesday – Sharing Shows Caring
““What then should we do?” the crowds were asking him. He replied to them, “The one who has two shirts must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.”” (Luke 3:10–11, HCSB) Share … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged attitude, care, clothing, commodity, driven, enemies, faith, family, food, generosity, generous, give, giving, God, heart, hectic, imitate, Jesus, leader, Leadership, money, need, neighbor, resource, sacrifice, servant, serve, share, surplus, time, travel, valuable, Value
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Faith Filled Friday – Recognizing God’s Hand In The Matter
“Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master’s … Continue reading
Turn-Around Tuesday – Fear Tears Away One’s Hope
“I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.” After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged Abraham, confidence, darkness, decision, Despair, disappointment, doubt, emotion, evil, fantasy, fear, future, generous, heart, hope, hopeless, imagination, imagine, immune, insidious, Jerusalem, life, lost, mind, monster, possibility, protection, reward, shield, shiledd, stalker, suffering, terror, troubles, true, victory, Vision
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Turn-Around Tuesdays – When God Affirms Our Generous Choices!
“The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, for all the land that you see I will give … Continue reading
Turn-Around Tuesday – When Prosperity Brings Tension!
“And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents, so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together, and there was … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged animosity, blessing, character, choice, difficulties, difficulty, dignity, faith, family, generosity, generous, give, God, husband, jealousy, Jesus, lot, prosperity, question, resource, self, selfishness, spirit, strife, suffering, Trust, wealth, wife
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Train Them Thursday – The Blessed Life!
“And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged benefit, bless, disciple, discipleship, extensive, financial, generous, gracious, hardship, holy, Jerusalem, Jesus, Joseph, Law, Lord, money, poor, preacher, prosperity, purification, requirement, sacrifice, salary, theologians
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Turn-Around Tuesday – When God Reboots Our Lives!
“Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged abundant, account, altar, attention, cheap, choice, chose, confinement, curse, evil, forgiven, generous, God, goodness, grace, gracious, gratitude, heart, intention, life, lives, Lord, Noah, offering, pain, painful, personal, plan, position, praise, problems, reboot, rescing, rescue, sacrifice, situation, spiritual, thankful, thankfulness, trouble, worship, youth
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Hope For Today – Emmanuel Brings Mercy, Goodness and Comfort!
Photo Credit: http://www.liesyoungwomenbelieve.com We seem to put more faith in the joy our presents will bring than in God’s presence each holiday season. I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about the mercy, … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged anger, animosity, bustle, Christmas, comfort, encouragement, faith, generous, gifts, God, goodness, holiday, honest, hope, hosts, Hustle, impatient, Jerusalem, joy, kindness, Lord, loving, mercy, peace, presents, rude, season, selfishness, soul, understanding
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Hope For Today – If You Will Walk In My Ways!
Wisdom, long life, riches … what’s your life goal? For Solomon of old, he just needed to get through each day without messing everything up in his job! How about you? I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged classroom, commandments, generous, Gift, goals, God, honor, long life, mind, neighborhood, physical, riches, spiritual, wisdom, workplace
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Hope For Today – Loves Does No Wrong to a Neighbor!
Photo Credit: pastormattblog.com It’s Valentines Day! A time to share fattening sweets, overpriced flowers and credit card busting dinners with the ones we love. But, is that really how love is expressed? I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged calendar, generous, Law, love, neighbor, sacrifice, Valentine's Day
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