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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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21 Days! January 11th – We’re Asking God to Grow Our Families!

January 11th: The Expansion of Our Family Lives We’re Asking God to Grow Our Families! Read: Ephesians 5:22 – 6:9 Believe: Our family relationships are the FOUNDATIONAL VIDEO of the reality of our faith. (In other words, if we cannot … Continue reading

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Hope For Today – Enjoying Our Heart’s Desires!

When was the last time you saw a person consistently joyful? Seriously, when was that? So many people struggle through each day, trying to get what they cannot have … their heart’s desires! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I … Continue reading

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Train Them Thursday – Faith’s Beginning – Repentance!

“John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by … Continue reading

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Hope For Today – The Savior of the World!

Our family and our faith come to be wrapped so tightly at this time of joy and hope! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about how Jesus was The Savior of the … Continue reading

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Faith Filled Friday – When God Tests Us to Our Limit!

“After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there … Continue reading

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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

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9 Ways to Deal With Church Bullies!

by Thom Rainer Editor’s Note; Excellent article. Please read!  Second of two parts In my last post in this space, I dealt with the traits of church bullies. In this blog, I will move from descriptive to prescriptive. How do we deal with … Continue reading

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Create A Disciple-Making Culture

Editor’s Note: From our good friends at Man in the Mirror, this excellent article may help you with your discipleship efforts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month we bring you a special message from Man in the Mirror’s Founder and Co-CEO, Patrick Morley, … Continue reading

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