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Hope For Today #165 – Expansion Happens Even In Our Misery!

  2020 has been a very hard year for many. In our ministry one of our staff members husband passed away from Covid 19 in April . Because of the lockdown many people have lost their jobs and many businesses … Continue reading

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Hope For Today #163 – The Dreams and Visions We Are Building!

(Doc and Kate with Kate’s Sister’s Children) Children are amazing! When God blessed Melodee and me with two girls we were so excited. And now as Kate and I pray and seek God’s face, we’re asking God to increase our … Continue reading

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Hope for Today #162 – Expansion Sometimes Requires God Moving Us!

Maybe you have been in church where people are crying out, Bless me Lord! Bless me Lord!It seems that today everybody wants God’s blessing – but few people understand the cost involved. Hi there, I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and … Continue reading

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Hope For Today #160 – Making God’s Expansion Plans Our Top Priority!

There’s nothing better than going out to the garden and bringing in a basket of tomatoes, pulling some carrots, or bringing in some green peppers. Enjoying the fruit of one’s labor is what life is all about. Hi there, I’m … Continue reading

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Hope For Today – His Expansion Plans Begin Afresh!

Like a new calendar at the beginning of the year, there is something that stirs my heart when everything begins new.  One of the things that I love the most is when God gives a fresh word for a new … Continue reading

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Peace and Quiet Lives!

Isaiah 32:17 tells us that peace, quietness, and assurance are the effects of right living! We all know that life is busy and hectic, and often we are swallowed up in it. However, there re many people who simply have … Continue reading

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Preaching Without Accountability to a Righteous Lifestyle

Isaiah 30:8-11 clearly shows us in the 21st Century that the rebellious children of Yahweh have always wanted pleasant preaching without accountability to a righteous lifestyle. The question is, “Is that what I want?” If it is, I am rebellious! These are … Continue reading

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Hope For Today – God’s Expansion Plans Are About Thriving!

Like in a hurricane or an earthquake, when everything around us is shaking and spinning and tearing apart, fear can grip us and terrorize us.  How we handle storms, like the global pandemic, reveals more about us, and our relationship with … Continue reading

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Is Our Joy Making Enough Noise?

When was the last time people OUTSIDE our building could hear the sound of our rejoicing far away WITHOUT AMPLIFICATION? “And on that day they offered great sacrifices, REJOICING because God had given them GREAT JOY. The women and children … Continue reading

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When a Nation Rebels Against God

Isaiah 3:1-3 teaches us that rebellion to Yahweh on large scale leads to loss on larger scale. After all, God doesn’t bless rebellion. And while He is patient and doesn’t want to see any perish, there is also His justice … Continue reading

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