by Steve S. | Jan 13, 2009 | Courage, faith, Fear, God's purpose, Heaven, Hell, Israel, Obedience, peace, possessions, Prayer, purpose, success, Trust
“And the Scriptures also say, ‘He is the Stone that some will stumble over and the Rock that will make them fall.’ They will stumble because they will not listen to God’s word, nor obey it, and so this punishment must follow – that they will...
by Steve S. | Dec 16, 2008 | Church, community, Courage, faith, Fear, God's purpose, Heaven, joy, love, Obedience, peace, possessions, Prayer, purpose, Trust
Saturday morning came and Cora Lee’s chickens never entered my mind. Christmas was just three days away and I had a hundred last minute chores still undone. Sunday morning Ray asked the congregation to remember Cora Lee in prayer. She had slipped into a coma...
by Steve S. | Dec 16, 2008 | Church, community, Courage, faith, God's purpose, Heaven, joy, love, Obedience, peace, possessions, Prayer, purpose, Trust
“And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain  poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, ‘Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all …'” (Luke 21: 1-3) Terry Creek...
by Steve S. | Dec 16, 2008 | Church, community, Courage, faith, God's purpose, Heaven, Hell, joy, love, money, Obedience, peace, possessions, Prayer, purpose, success, Tapestry, Trust
“Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths;” (Psalm 25:4) One of my favorite movie scenes comes from “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” It’s where Indy discovers the cave where the Holy Grail is supposed to be, but he’s...
by Steve S. | Dec 16, 2008 | Celebrity, community, Courage, faith, God's purpose, joy, love, money, Obedience, possessions, Prayer, purpose, success, Trust
“For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.” (I Corinthians 1:25) Purpose Weekly is a success newsletter. I know it doesn’t always appear that way. Sometimes it’s...
by Steve S. | Sep 8, 2008 | Church, community, Courage, faith, God's purpose, joy, love, money, Obedience, Prayer, purpose, success, Trust
“And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?” (Luke 18:7) I visited a place called International House of Prayer in Kansas City last week. IHOP for short … yeah, like the pancake house,...
