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Why Am I Doing This?

Steve S. — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:52:39 +0000

â€œBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart â€¦â€ (Jeremiah 1:5) I missed sending out a â€˜Purpose Weeklyâ€™ letter last week. Elaine and I went away for four days so I could write â€¦ ironic, isnâ€™t it? Thereâ€™s a book Iâ€™ve been putting off for […]

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Jesus and the Third Grader

Steve S. — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:13:31 +0000

Last week I told you about my friend Roger and that Roger’s son, Eric, died as child, unexpectedly. That was twenty-five years ago; Roger hasn’t ‘gotten over it’ but he has learned to live with it. The promise that has allowed him to come to terms with the tragedy is that he knows he will, […]

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Everybody loves the Promised Land but nobody likes the trip

Steve S. — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:52:19 +0000

â€œThe vision is always a fact. It is the reality that is often a fraud.â€ (G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy) Iâ€™ve been to Israel a half dozen times in the last few years. Youâ€™d think it would get old after so many visits â€¦ it doesnâ€™t. Thereâ€™s something about Israel, the Promised Land, thatâ€™s different from any […]

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One Oil Drum at a Time

Steve S. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:22:41 +0000

â€œIn your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed.â€ (Exodus 15:13) I once heard a story about two young men who made a goal of riding through the Sahara Desert on motorcycles. There arenâ€™t a lot of street signs in the Sahara and this was long before the days of GPS devices. […]

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Cracks in the Sidewalk

Steve S. — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:07:49 +0000

By Jenny Lou Jones During my elementary years, I walked home after school.Â Â Well, it was more like I lollygagged and meandered, especially down the big hill that ended at my house.Â That last perilous slope was littered with cracks in the sidewalk that I had to avoid to keep my motherâ€™s back intact.Â Where […]

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Knowing your Route from your Destination

Steve S. — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:12:28 +0000

â€œIâ€™ve always gotten to where Iâ€™m going, but it didnâ€™t look the same.â€ Sounds a little like a Yogi Berra quote, doesnâ€™t it? Itâ€™s not. Itâ€™s a Steve quote, just ask Elaine, sheâ€™ll vouch for me. Iâ€™ve always had a decent idea of where I needed to be, sometimes I had a vague idea of […]

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Remembering Your Citizenship

Steve S. — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:41:19 +0000

â€œâ€¦ but our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.â€ (Philippians 3:20) Since this is the last week of our Thriving in Tough Times series, Iâ€™ve been reading over the last ten letters (the whole series) in order to review what weâ€™ve covered and come […]

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Thriving in Tough Times Part 5

Steve S. — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:29:37 +0000

Pursuing Your God Ordained Purpose â€œâ€¦ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart â€¦â€ (Jeremiah 1:5) â€œâ€¦ for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world â€¦â€ (John 18:37) Sometimes I feel kind of adrift â€“ like I donâ€™t […]

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Thriving in Tough Times 2

Steve S. — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:08:00 +0000

Putting Spiritual Priorities Ahead of Physical Priorities â€œTherefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?â€ (Matthew 6:25) There was a time I lived in the […]

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Making a Great Sponge

Steve S. — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:15:51 +0000

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1:2-4) I used to work for a company that made sponges from foamed polyurethane […]

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Living in the Land of the Lotus-Eaters

Steve S. — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:41:07 +0000

“Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.” (Mathew 13:7) Remember reading the Iliad and the Odyssey in high school? Maybe not. Homer’s ancient epic poems have been made into movies several times. We’re better at remembering movies these days than literature. Anyway, both the Iliad and the Odyssey are about […]

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“Would You Condemn Me to Justify Yourself?”

Steve S. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:34:33 +0000

“â€˜Would you discredit my justice?Â Would you condemn me to justify yourself.'” (Job 40:8) I received a sad comment this weekend. It was a response to a Purpose Weekly letter “Has God Forsaken You?” You can read the letter and the comment (feel free to comment yourself) at: https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/has-god-forsaken-you. Here’s the comment from John: Bull____. […]

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I Will Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills

Steve S. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:32:26 +0000

“Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” (Psalm 90:2) I took advantage of the relative quiet over the last two weeks of holiday to finish pre-press edits for the North American edition of Unlocking the Bible by David Pawson. It’s a […]

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Past, Present, Future

Steve S. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:30:13 +0000

“And the Scriptures also say, â€˜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 fall. But you are not like that, for you […]

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Widow’s Mite – A Christmas Story (part 2)

Steve S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:18:09 +0000

Saturday morning came and Cora Lee’s chickens never entered my mind.Â Christmas was just three days away and I had a hundred last minute chores still undone.Â Sunday morning Ray asked the congregation to remember Cora Lee in prayer. She had slipped into a coma on Wednesday night. When Ray mentioned Cora’s name Elaine and […]

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Widows Mite – A Christmas Story (part 1)

Steve S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:16:59 +0000

“And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain ï»¿ poor widow putting in two mites. ï»¿So He said, â€˜Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all …'” (Luke 21: 1-3) Terry Creek church is perched on […]

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The Path of God

Steve S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:12:59 +0000

“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 separated from the chamber holding the Grail by impassable abyss. His guide book […]

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You canâ€™t make a Horse out of Horse Manure

Steve S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:11:36 +0000

“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 kind of preachy – talking about spiritual stuff more than practical success. Yeah, I know that […]

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Another Rich Young Ruler

Steve S. — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:23:45 +0000

“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.” (I Peter 3:9) Last week I introduced you to a modern day â€˜rich young ruler’; Reuel McFarland. Unlike his biblical counterpart, Reuel said yes when Jesus told him, “If […]

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The Cost of Being Perfect

Steve S. — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:03:53 +0000

“Jesus answered, â€˜If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come follow me.'” (Matthew 19:21) Hmmm … How about just being good? How much does that cost? The passage at the top of this letter comes from a conversation Jesus […]

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John Brown’s Faith

Steve S. — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:05:47 +0000

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” (Hebrews 11:1-2) Last week we learned that faith – believing in God – is a lot more than holding some concept in our minds as true. Faith requires action. […]

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Responding to God

Steve S. — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:19:39 +0000

“But someone will say, â€˜You have faith; I have deeds.’ Show me your faith without deeds, and I’ll show you my faith by what I do.” (James 2:18) Last week we talked about responding to God. Really that’s all we can do. We can’t act on God first, that He may respond to us. He […]

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Voices Part III, Responding to God’s Voice

Steve S. — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:01:29 +0000

But acting on God so He will react isn't the nature of our relationship with Him as He intends it. It's not up to us to be proactive with God. He spoke the universe into existence. He knew you and purposed your life before the sun first shed its light on this planet. He knows you and your situation right now; He knows what situation you'll be in tomorrow. God is the proactive One. He acts on the universe and it responds. He acts on you and for you; it's up to you to respond.

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I’ve got Voices in My Head Part II

Steve S. — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:51:07 +0000

“… Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. […]

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