Hell | Got Potential? https://gotpotential.org You bet you do. You were created for a unique and eternal purpose. Mon, 13 May 2019 19:23:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Groundhog Day … Again https://gotpotential.org/hell/groundhog-day-%e2%80%a6-again https://gotpotential.org/hell/groundhog-day-%e2%80%a6-again#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:22:07 +0000 https://gotpotential.org/?p=362 Last week we talked about how being born again into life requires dying first; crucifying the old man whose behavior leads us into death. We also figured out how we crucify the old man – we kill his deeds, the behavior that leads us to death instead of life. Remember the old joke: “A man […]

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How ‘Not’ to Build a Mega-Church https://gotpotential.org/success/how-not-to-build-a-mega-church https://gotpotential.org/success/how-not-to-build-a-mega-church#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:07:08 +0000 https://gotpotential.org/?p=124 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14) As I said last week, I’ve been studying the […]

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“Would You Condemn Me to Justify Yourself?” https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/would-you-condemn-me-to-justify-yourself https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/would-you-condemn-me-to-justify-yourself#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:34:33 +0000 https://gotpotential.org/?p=114 “‘Would you discredit my justice?  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 https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/i-will-lift-up-my-eyes-to-the-hills https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/i-will-lift-up-my-eyes-to-the-hills#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:32:26 +0000 https://gotpotential.org/?p=111 “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 https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/past-present-future https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/past-present-future#respond Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:30:13 +0000 https://gotpotential.org/?p=109 “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 fall. But you are not like that, for you […]

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Paving the Road to Hell https://gotpotential.org/purpose/paving-the-road-to-hell https://gotpotential.org/purpose/paving-the-road-to-hell#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:15:32 +0000 https://gotpotential.org/?p=101 “What good is It, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such a faith save him? (James 2:14) “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ “‘I will not,’ […]

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The Path of God https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/the-path-of-god https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/the-path-of-god#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:12:59 +0000 https://gotpotential.org/?p=99 “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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THE SHACK – In Defense of William P. Young https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/the-shack-in-defense-of-william-p-young https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/the-shack-in-defense-of-william-p-young#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:16:55 +0000 https://gotpotential.org/?p=54 “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.” (Ephesians 4:15) Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater Purpose Weekly, August 21, 2008 Vol. 2, Issue 30 For the last few weeks we’ve been talking about trusting God when the circumstances seem […]

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Do People Who Haven’t Heard of Jesus Go to Hell? https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/do-people-who-havent-heard-of-jesus-go-to-hell https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/do-people-who-havent-heard-of-jesus-go-to-hell#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:22:21 +0000 https://gotpotential.org/?p=41 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart …” (Jeremiah 1:5) Purpose Weekly, August 5, 2008 When the Questions are Too Big Vol. 2, Issue 28 I received a response to last week’s Purpose Weekly, “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God.” Last week’s letter […]

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Just Another Brick in the Wall https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/got-potential-2008-07-14-152500 https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/got-potential-2008-07-14-152500#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:25:00 +0000 “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 then, each of us will […]

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Is ‘Church a Dirty Word? Part 2 https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/got-potential-2008-05-27-142000 https://gotpotential.org/gods-purpose/got-potential-2008-05-27-142000#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 14:20:00 +0000 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.”(Matthew 16:18) Is “Church” a Dirty Word? Part II Last week we started talking about […]

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Courage Part 3 https://gotpotential.org/purpose/got-potential-2008-05-05-145100 https://gotpotential.org/purpose/got-potential-2008-05-05-145100#respond Mon, 05 May 2008 14:51:00 +0000 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 the Judges for one more […]

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