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NEW! Entering Into Death’s Shadow Valley is Dr. Matthew Lee Smith’s journey through the horrific process of losing his life-partner, Melodee Joy. It is meant to help others who enter this treacherous and often perilous path.


These books will help guide your daily Bible reading with insights into each passage you read. This series is a practical, passionate, Biblical mentoring journey for individuals, small groups, leadership teams and congregations who desire to win their world for Christ.

These journals will help you keep track of your daily reading and prayer requests.
Hope Enabler is the real-life story of one Christian parent’s struggle with a runaway child and the hope that God enabled her to have during the darkest moments of that struggle.
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Focus On Those Who Respond!
“He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged belief, childlike, children, compliment, effective, embrace, father, God, heaven, influence, Jesus, Leadership, live, love, negative, people, pray, relationship, respond, treatment, willing, worker
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Marriage Comes With the Blessing of God!
“God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”” (Genesis 1:28, CSB) God … Continue reading
Faith Filled Friday – Make Disciples!
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1, ESV) Faith is … assurance … conviction. Do you know anyone who’s a life-long member of Vacillator’s Anonymous? VA is a fictitious … Continue reading
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Trials and Troubles Often Start By Choice!
““No! You will not die,” the serpent said to the woman. “In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” The woman saw that … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged action, Adam, choice, compassion, consequences, disobedience, disobey, eve, evil, forgiveness, God, good, grace, gracious, influence, mercy, path of life, problems, repent, rethink, sin, sinfulness, suffer, suffering, transparent, trials, trouble
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Made in God’s Image!
“Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged choices, couple, Creation, doubt, fearlyy, God, Jesus, marriage, soul, spouse, Unity, wonderfully made
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Hope For Today – Taking Care of Your Spirit!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today to remind us that God wants our spirit to Thrive, not just survive! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles In Leadership. If … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged beauty, Bible, blooms, bugs come, cultivate, fertilize, fruitfulness, garden, God, Jesus, life, moving, plant, plants, plants grow, predators, spirit, sunshine, survive, thrive, veggies, water, weeds grow
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Why don’t today’s marriages last?
Photo credit: https://www.lifehack.org I was asked recently … Why don’t today’s marriages have the longevity, stability, strength, endurance & true essence of LOVE? Here’s my response … Love = sacrifice. (John 15.13) Most people don’t understand that and have a different … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage
Tagged fantasies, friendship, God, Jesus, king of kings, lord of lords, love, lust, marriage, mission, relationships, sacrifice, self-centeredness, selfishness, Vision
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Hope For Today – Taking Care of You!
Art by: http://miniguette.com Prosperity and success are much easier when we are healthy! It’s easier to do the things and be the things God calls us to do and be when we don’t have to fight our bodies – right? I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged Bible, body, choice, Creation, fearfully, glorify, God, hand crafted, health, healthy, Jesus, potter, prosperity, success, survive, thrive, truth, wonderfully, Word of God
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Hope For Today – Taking Care of Your Future!
Art by http://stylesaveus.com Success is God’s secret to our lives! While so many people think that God is mad at them, the reality is that God is mad about them! God longs for us to thrive, not just survive. Thriving is … Continue reading
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
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