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Day 1: Change Happens When We Fast and Pray!

21 Days of Prayer and Fasting 2021 – Our Year of Growth in Our Spiritual Lives! Day 1: Change Happens When We Fast and Pray!  “And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could … Continue reading

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Hope For Today #170 – Expansion Can’t Be Stopped!

Are you struggling right now? Are people after you? Are things so difficult that you’re not sure if you can make it any longer? Have the dreams of January turn in the nightmares of September? Do those promises of God’s blessings … Continue reading

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Hope for Today #169 – Expansion Despite Opposition!

God’s timing is always perfect. In the midst of our problems and difficulties, and when things have not been going just the way we wanted them to for a long time, God will show up and give us surprisingly incredible directions … Continue reading

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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 husbands passed away from COVID 19 in April. Because of the lockdown, many people have lost their jobs and many businesses have gone … Continue reading

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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 #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 – God’s Expansion Plans As We Start Afresh!

As I asked people what they did when the lockdown was released, it was interesting to hear their responses. I was looking for the big plans that they had hoped and dreamed about. Most of the people responded about enjoying being back … 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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Hope For Today In Times of Disaster!

Whatever else we want to say about the global pandemic we have been in, one thing is for sure: We have never seen anything like this in our lifetime. Everything closed, people frantic and panicked; People struggling and trying to … Continue reading

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When Problems Plague a Nation!

In one of the most familiar passages for most Bible students, King Solomon of United Israel dedicated the Temple he had built to the Lord. Then he prayed a passionate, well thought out prayer for mercy from God. For 2 … Continue reading

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