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Hope For Today! God’s Expansion Involves Using Our Blessings!

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Has anyone else noticed how selfish people are today? When things don’t go our way, we seem to want to blame everyone else on the planet – everyone EXCEPT ourselves. We are even willing to blame God! Hi there, I’m Dr. … Continue reading →

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Hope For Today! God’s Expansion Self Replicates!

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Ask yourself a simple question right now, “Is my life growing or shrinking?” In other words, “Can I honestly say things are getting better or are things growing worse? Do I have promotion or demotion?” Hi there, I’m Dr. Matthew … Continue reading →

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Hope For Today! God’s Expansion Is A Process!

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Expansion thinking changes everything! In fact, when you think about it, nothing ever gets done when we fill our minds with shrinking thinking! Hi there, I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about God’s Expansion … Continue reading →

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21 Days! January 22 – Our Faith in Action Over Our Intellectual Lives!

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Week 3: A Week of Faith in Action! January 22 Our Faith in Action Over Our Intellectual Lives! We Are Acting On What God Says! Read: Philippians 4:4-9 Believe: Whatever we think about will grow into our lives. In other … Continue reading →

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21 Days! January 21 – Our Faith in Action Over Our Social Lives!

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Week 3: A Week of Faith in Action! January 21 Our Faith in Action Over Our Social Lives! We Are Acting On What God Says! Read: Matthew 25:31-46 Believe: God’s heart always watches our heart in action. How we treat … Continue reading →

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21 Days! January 19th – Our Faith In Action Over Our Career Lives!

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Week 3: A Week of Faith in Action! January 19th Our Faith In Action Over Our Career Lives! We’re Acting on What God Says! Read: Proverbs 24:30-34 Believe: Expansion is possible when God blesses the WORK of our hands … Continue reading →

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21 Days! Week 3, January 18th – Our Faith In Action Over Our Family Lives!

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Week 3: A Week of Faith in Action! January 18th Our Faith In Action Over Our Family Lives! We’re Acting on What God Says! Read: Matthew 12:46-50; Luke 2:51-52; 3 John 1:3-4 Believe: Love is spelled O-B-E-Y and is seen … Continue reading →

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21 Days – Week 3! January 16th – We’re Acting on What God Says!

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Week 3: A Week of Faith in Action! January 16th Our Faith In Action Over Our Spiritual Lives! We’re Acting on What God Says! Read: Hebrews 11:1-6 Believe: For God to expand our lives, we will have to ACT on … Continue reading →

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21 Days! January 15th – We’re Asking God to Renew Our Minds!

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

January 15th The Expansion of Our Intellectual Lives We’re Asking God to Renew Our Minds! Read: Romans 12:1-21 Believe: In order to expand our lives, our thoughts must become God-sized! (Choosing to think like our King Jesus means we look … Continue reading →

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21 Days! January 14th – We’re Asking God to Open Hearts All Around Us!

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

January 14th The Expansion of Our Social Lives We’re Asking God to Open Hearts All Around Us! Read: 1 John 2:7-11 Believe: As we expand our relationships, the love of King Jesus is able to bring about transformation, and thus, causing … Continue reading →

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