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Faith Filled Friday – Faith Watches God Act!
“They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him. And the … Continue reading
Hope For Today – Taking Care of Your Support Group
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Todayto remind us that within our local church lies our greatest support group for life abundant! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged Christ, Christian, church, condemn, expose, family, follower, giving, gossip, heart, life, love, mind, miserable, one another, reach, selfish, struggling, Sunday School, support group, Ten Commandments
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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
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged all-knowing, all-powerful, Almighty, assurance, chance, comfort, confidence, confident, conviction, Creator, evolution, faith, faithful, false gods, friend, futue, future, gamble, God, heart, hope, insurance, life, love, loving, Old Testament, prediction, random, real estate, risk, soul, supernatural, universe, vacillation, wish-washy, Yahweh
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What marriage is all about!
We share from what we possess. That’s why the joy of the Lord is our strength. Once we have our hearts in tune with the Maker of our Souls and comprehend His incredible love and forgiveness, THEN we feel … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage
Tagged forgiveness, happiness, happy, heart, individuality, joy, life, life's journey, Lord, love, marriage, relationships, security, soul, stability, strength, uniqueness, Value, wholeness
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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
Posted in Transformed
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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What Was That You Posted?
It is so easy to post the first thing that comes to our minds … and, if we were honest, that IS who we are. Jesus was clear that our words are the reflections of our hearts (Matthew 12:34). What … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, Attitude, christian life, Discipleship, faith, Leadership Blog
Tagged account, Bible, Christ, facebook, fruit of the spirit, heart, Jesus, judgment, posts, speaking, twitter, words, works of the flesh
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Hope For Today – God Gives More Grace!
Pride. It gets all of us into problems every week. We know we are right, why can’t others see what we see? And when they don’t, we often push too hard and, in the process, show we are more interested … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged forgiveness, God, grace, heart, hope, humble, Jesus, pride, problems, process, relationship, repent, repentant
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5 Character Traits Building A Confident Faith!
Trusting the God Who Promises the Practical “Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishment, adventure, adversaries, age, Almighty, benefactor, benefit, career, change, choice, deferender, direction, failure, faith, generosity, God, heart, Holy Spirit, Jesus, life, new, opposition, plan, provide, provision, purpose, reason, success
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When Our Stubbornness Requires a Price!
Being independent is an American attribute. However, when God calls us to depend upon Him, many of us move into “refusal mode.” We think we have a better plan, a better idea, a better way. And that is where things … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Discipleship, God's will, Will of God
Tagged 10 Dumb things Smart Christians believe, Bible, bible reading, Central Christian Church, Christ, counsel, favor, God, harvest, heart, independence, leading, obedience, obey, Passion, plan, planning, prompting, promptings, sanctification, Scripture, stubbornness, supernatural
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Hope For Today – Enjoying a Blessed Life!
Is your daily life chaotic or calm; are you being beaten up by life, or are you enjoying a blessed life? These are two of the most important questions you can ask yourself on a daily basis. Our answer to … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, christian life, Discipleship, faith, Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged act, attitude, belief, Bible, bless, blessing, calm, chaos, character, Christ, destiny, directions, enjoyment, expectation, God, habit, heart, Holy Spirit, ideas, Jesus, life, mood, performance, thinking, thought
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