God Help Me to Turn This Corner! We all have those seasons where it seems that we are under attack from every direction. Shouldn't a decision to move for God be preceded by a wave of good fortune? Shouldn't all of the events that would happen to one who makes a decision to follow Christ be only rose-colored ones? Folks when you decided to make Jesus your choice, did you see that many days hence you would be under an attack that has become so severe? Well folks the Psalmist did pen in Psalm 34 ve… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on June 9, 2009 at 3:08am —
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Speaking Peace Amidst Life's Storms! All of us have had to deal with storms in our lives. I am not speaking about the atmospheric and weather related storms, but I am speaking of those times when life seems to move on you! We all have had those moments when we looked upward and even asked God those timeless words, "Why Me?" Yes we have each had those times when we felt like our heads, our bodies, and our entire lives were being bashed in by the hammer that we call life! Pain and disappointment h… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on May 24, 2009 at 4:18am —
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When Tragedy Knocks At Your Door? Many of us are often taken by surprise by much that happens in life. Sometimes tragedy itself even finds its way to our door. My prayers are with any of you that have been snared by one or more of the many “gotchas” that life can throw one’s way! You are not alone there is no temptation taken you, but such that is common unto man! There is someone somewhere that has had it as bad as you have, and believe it or not there is someone that has had it worse. My praye… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on May 19, 2009 at 7:14am —
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Attend This Biblical Job Fair!
In lieu of the dire straits that are plaguing the employment market the Lord inspired me to look in the Word of God and locate enough scriptures that would enable the folks that will read this note; to navigate the harsh winds of this employment market! Take these tips and use them!
1. Hebrews 9 verses 27: It is appointed unto man once to dies and after this the judgment! There will always be opportunities in the death industry! Death is scriptural! So there will… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on May 3, 2009 at 6:51pm —
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Date and Time: 5/3/09, starts at 3:00 PM
Lasts Until: 5/3/09
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Swaggie's Voice launches it first ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION on Sunday, May 3, 2009, at 3:00 P.m.
JOIN Special Guest Host Emmanuel as he discusses uplifting and empowering black youth today.
Meet Guest Buth of Street Master Radio Program and
McKevitt Walker, Program Manager at UMBC on Community involvemen… Continue
The Word Yet is a Game Changer! I am teaching this class on today folks which will illustrate the awesome power of the Word Yet! The Word Yet is a Game Changer! It should be in the arsenal of every person of faith! This word takes you from the melancholy and emits hope for all that say it! Notice in the examples below how powerful this word is!
1. I Don't Have the Money! Correct Statement: I don't have the money Yet! ( Shouting all over the place)
2. I don't have a car! Correct Statement: I d… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on April 28, 2009 at 7:30am —
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Our God Alone is Worthy to Be Praised! Our God Alone is Worthy to be Praised! Dr. Jonathan Greer and the Cathedral of Faith Choirs powerfully echo this truth in this song from yesteryear!
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Added by Stephen F. Smith on April 26, 2009 at 3:55am —
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It's Time Out for the Mind Games! In the Hebrew World of years gone by the word mind was often expressed as heart. Proverbs 4 verse 23 reads as follows Keep thy heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life. The word heart here meant mind. This scripture admonishes us to keep our minds with all diligence. This would suggest that keeping one's mind is work! The mind is the seat of one's intellect, so we should be on guard for the protection of our minds. This urgent plea in the af… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on April 15, 2009 at 7:05am —
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The Touch of the Master’s Hand!
The story is told of a rare fiddle that was put up for auction. Initially the folks at the auction thought that this fiddle would draw a large sum of money! Well the bidding didn’t go as planned and the bids were ten dollars, twenty dollars, thirty dollars going once, going twice….suddenly a man emerged from the crowd and played the most melodious tune that has ever been heard on that fiddle! The bidding instantly went through the roof, ten thousand, twenty thous… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on April 13, 2009 at 2:08am —
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Things are meant to be used, taken care of and put back in its place. This same concept should apply to people and relationships. Healthy relationships are built within a cycle of give and take, not take, take, take some more and then walk away without giving of our self or throwing the person or relationship to the side feeling taken advantage of until it is time to be abused again.
People like to be needed but not taken advantage of and they react when they feel misused. I think we all become… Continue
My Job Has Pulled the Rug Out From Under Me! This is a cry that so many are saying on a daily basis. Many are wondering how can this job which I gave my all to for so many years pull the rug out from under me? The economic downturn has led to massive layoffs, and many of those that are gainfully employed have found themselves nervous on a daily basis about the status of their jobs. One's jobs doesn't only provide income, for many it gives one a sense of identity and accomplishment. In this clima… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on April 5, 2009 at 3:32am —
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Lord Heal Us All From Silent Frustration! I heard Bishop Jakes preach a message in the early 90's called Silent Frustration. He used the older brother from the parable of The Prodigal Son as the basis for the message. He noted that for all of the mistakes that the prodigal son made, there was a brother that stayed at home, but while staying at home this brother was suffering from silent frustration. Are many in this day silently frustrated? While everyone thinks that things are peachy king with… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on March 22, 2009 at 3:06am —
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In the social networking world where it seems that everyone has a social networking profile somewhere, there is a line that is often used to describe one's relationships, or one's availability. All over the social networking world regardless of what site one is on, you will see the moniker "It's Complicated"! There are scores of these all over the Web! Our relationships seem to be under attack. This isn't just a case of lovesick lovers, but there are many families that have squabbles over the si… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on March 10, 2009 at 12:40am —
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Premature Obituaries? The Return of the Living Dead? Isn’t it amazing how some in life will count one out in a heartbeat? There always seems to be someone who is carrying a tally card of who’s going to make it in life. There are scores of people all over this world that have found themselves counted out in this literal boxing match called life. Has the enemy and the ills of this world made many of us unable to answer the bell? Have we gone down for much longer than a standing eight count? Has ou… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on March 8, 2009 at 11:28am —
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Torn Between Two Worlds? Torn Between Two Lovers? This is a challenging time as it relates to those of us who claim to be called of the Lord! It is becoming increasingly difficult to find those who ascribe to all of the tenets of the faith. We are now living in a day where it seems many want to mix this or that with the Gospel! Amazingly, one can now find those who were once thought and seen as those who were rooted, grounded, and anchored in the faith starting to waffle all over the place.The b… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on March 5, 2009 at 4:11am —
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No More Nervous Moments! It is incredible in the day in which we live to know that there are so many fighting a war on a daily basis with their nerves. This is the age of the prescription drug, Dr. Phil, and any of a number of remedies for the shot nerves of many in this age. My message to those of you that are battling with nerves, twitches, and feeling things crawling on you is that the tormenting fear of the enemy is a trick from the pit!
Some of you are the most beautiful and wonderful peop… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on March 4, 2009 at 7:23am —
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Summa Cum Laude From the School of Hard Knocks! With Honors from the University of Adversity! With all due respect to those who matriculated with honors from the many prestigious institutions in our land, there are scores more that have triumphed over Hell and High Water to Make It! There is a remnant that has overcome bad breaks, and hard times to succeed! For those of us that fit this description, I am proclaiming today as the Awards and Honors Day for you! Some of us didn’t graduate Summa Cum… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on March 3, 2009 at 3:05am —
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Can't Sleep Until I Mess Someone Else Up? There is a passage of scripture in the Wisdom Literature of the Bible that amazingly resonates with what my cousin and I had discussed for years when we were running the streets. While we were out there we often discussed that there were people that literally stayed up all night plotting on others. We used to say that they would be up plotting while others are sleeping. Well we didn't know as heathens then, that we were all over the Word of God in that w… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on March 3, 2009 at 2:55am —
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I have always been an individual that has loved to see others feel good about themselves. I have never enjoyed seeing others going through tough times. I am just not one that enjoys or relishes seeing others hurt. It is not like I am living in some Nirvana or Utopia where I don't feel any pain at all on a weekly basis, but I can withstand any enemy onslaught when I know that those around me are feeling well. Since time and chance will come to all men, one must be mature enough to know that there… Continue
Added by Stephen F. Smith on March 1, 2009 at 6:38pm —
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God Help Me to Turn This Corner!
ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION UPLIFTING BLACK YOUTH (BLOGTALK)
