by Steve S. | Jul 14, 2008 | Church, community, Courage, faith, Fear, God's purpose, Heaven, Hell, Justice, Obedience, purpose, Trust
“You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. It is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.’ So...
by Steve S. | Jul 7, 2008 | Church, community, faith, God's purpose, Heaven, joy, love, Obedience, Prayer, purpose
“Jesus replied, ‘Blessed are you Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.†(Matthew 16:17-18)...
by Steve S. | Jun 3, 2008 | Church, community, Courage, faith, Fear, God's purpose, Justice, love, Prayer, purpose
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 22 June 3, 2008 The Weekly Newsletter of True Potential Publishing Is “Church†a Dirty Word? Part III I may have opened a can of worms by bringing up the definition of “church.†At this point in Christian history we’ve been so ingrained...
by Steve S. | May 27, 2008 | community, Fear, God's purpose, Heaven, Hell, Israel, Justice, love, money, Obedience, peace, Prayer, purpose
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 21 May 27, 2008 The Weekly Newsletter of True Potential Publishing “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.â€(Matthew 16:18) Is “Church†a Dirty Word? Part II...
by Steve S. | May 19, 2008 | Church, community, God's purpose, Justice, love, Obedience, Prayer, purpose, Trust
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 20 May 19, 2008 The Weekly Newsletter of True Potential Publishing “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”...
by Steve S. | May 13, 2008 | Celebrity, joy, love, money, peace, Prayer, purpose, success, Trust
Purpose May 12, 2008 The Weekly Newsletter of True Potential Publishing “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:27) The...
by Steve S. | May 5, 2008 | Celebrity, community, Courage, faith, Fear, Heaven, Hell, Israel, Justice, money, Obedience, peace, Prayer, purpose, suffering, Thriving in Tough Times, Trust
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 18 May 2, 2008 The Weekly Newsletter of True Potential Publishing Courage Part 3 “In those days Israel had no king; every one did as he saw fit.†(Judges 17:6) “We have met the enemy, and he is us†– Pogo We’re going to hang with...
by Steve S. | May 5, 2008 | Celebrity, community, Courage, faith, Fear, God's purpose, Israel, Justice, love, money, Obedience, Prayer, purpose, success, suffering, Thriving in Tough Times, Trust
“Let me die with the Philistines!†(Judges16:30) Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 17 The Weekly Newsletter of True Potential Publishing Courage Part II What Makes a Hero? Remember last week? Gideon fought the bad guys, the Midianites, and won. He was a Judge, remember? There...
by Steve S. | May 5, 2008 | Courage, faith, Fear, God's Voice, Obedience, possessions, Prayer, Trust
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 16 April 17, 2008 The Weekly Newsletter of True Potential Publishing Courage Fear is a part of life. I don’t believe people who say they’re not afraid of anything. Everybody’s afraid of something. I used to be afraid of eighth graders. They...
by Steve S. | Apr 23, 2008 | faith, money, possessions, success
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 15 April 13, 2008 The Weekly Newsletter of True Potential Publishing Money Part 4 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another...
by Steve S. | Apr 23, 2008 | community, faith, God's purpose, joy, money, Obedience, possessions, purpose, Site News, success, Thriving in Tough Times
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 14 April 7, 2008 The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing Money Part 3 Thanks for your patience while I was away. Elaine and I were out all of last week at an “equipping the saints†conference. It wasn’t really named “equipping...
by Steve S. | Apr 23, 2008 | faith, God's purpose, money, Obedience, possessions, purpose, success
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 13 March 21, 2008 The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing Money Part 2 “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor and believe me, rich is better.” My dad told me that. I’ve mentioned it before. He was just kidding around when...
by Steve S. | Apr 23, 2008 | God's purpose, joy, money, Obedience, possessions, purpose, success
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 12 March 20, 2008 The Weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing Money Ooh boy. We could spend a while on this one. We will, as a matter of fact. We’ll be on this for a few weeks. Money isn’t a comfortable subject for Christians....
by Steve S. | Apr 21, 2008 | faith
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 11March 14, 2008 The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing Integrity Integrity is an interesting word. Everybody wants it. A lot of folks claim to have it. And a lot of folks that claim to have it, turns out, don’t really have so much...
by Steve S. | Apr 21, 2008 | faith, Fruit of the Spirit, God's purpose, joy, love, peace, purpose, success, suffering
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 10March 7, 2008 The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing Self-Control “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.â€...
by Steve S. | Apr 21, 2008 | Fruit of the Spirit, Prayer
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 9February 29, 2008 The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing Gentleness “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.â€...
by Steve S. | Apr 21, 2008 | faith, God's purpose, love, purpose
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 8February 21, 2008 The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing Faithfulness But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.†(Galatians 5:22) Holman’s Illustrated...
by Steve S. | Apr 21, 2008 | Fruit of the Spirit
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 7 February 14, 2008 The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.†(Galatians 5:22) Goodness Last week we talked about...
by Steve S. | Apr 21, 2008 | Fruit of the Spirit
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 6 February 7, 2008 The weekly newsletter from True Potential Publishing But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.†(Galatians 5:22) Kindness When I told my wife I...
by Steve S. | Apr 16, 2008 | Fruit of the Spirit, God's purpose
Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 5 January 31, 2008 The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law†(Galatians...