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Breaking Free of Groundhog Day

Steve S. — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:29:20 +0000

“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 5:22-23) For the last few weeks, we’ve talked about the old man who was crucified when we became new creatures in Christ. But that old man (or old woman) keeps popping […]

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The Five Covenants of God

Steve S. — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:07:20 +0000

Tithing still remains a controversial issue in the church, even though I straightened everything out two weeks ago. Boy, I wish more people would read this letter. Amidst the many comments I received from â€œForget About Tithingâ€ was one from T___. â€œâ€¦ I did read what you said about tithing but it has been pounded […]

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Giving as a Spiritual Transaction

Steve S. — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:28:55 +0000

â€œI tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.â€ (Matthew 25:40) We received a lot of comments from last weekâ€™s letter, â€œForget About Tithing.â€ You really need to read some of them (just click the â€œForget About Tithing.â€ link). I figured Iâ€™d […]

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Thriving in Tough Times Part 6

Steve S. — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:44:49 +0000

Living Debt Free â€œLet no debt remain outstanding, except for the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.â€ (Romans 13:8) I changed the oil in the Suburban this morning. Iâ€™ll do the same for the Nissan this evening. Both cars work fine, even if theyâ€™re getting […]

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Thriving in Tough Times Part 4

Steve S. — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:42:44 +0000

Last week I promised Iâ€™d give you a 100% guaranteed way to achieve economic success. Iâ€™ve got to warn you in advance this is top secret stuff. Well â€¦ not really top secret, but itâ€™s so rarely used itâ€™s just as good as top secret.

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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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THE SHACK, PART II

Steve S. — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:28:59 +0000

â€œIf I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I […]

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Courage

Steve S. — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:14:00 +0000

Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 16 April 17, 2008 The Weekly Newsletter of True Potential Publishing Courage Fear is a part of life. I donâ€™t believe people who say theyâ€™re not afraid of anything. Everybodyâ€™s afraid of something. I used to be afraid of eighth graders. They terrified me, bullied me, threatened me and laughed at […]

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Money Part 4

Steve S. — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:49:00 +0000

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 two talents, and to another one […]

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Money Part 3

Steve S. — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:31:00 +0000

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 â€œequipping the saintsâ€ conference. It wasnâ€™t really named â€œequipping the saints,â€ but you know what I mean. It […]

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Money Part 2

Steve S. — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:12:00 +0000

Purpose Vol. 2 Issue 13 March 21, 2008 The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing Money Part 2 “Iâ€™ve been rich and Iâ€™ve been poor and believe me, rich is better.” My dad told me that. Iâ€™ve mentioned it before. He was just kidding around when he said it and he sure wasnâ€™t rich, but […]

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Money Part 1

Steve S. — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:46:00 +0000

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. Weâ€™ll be on this for a few weeks. Money isnâ€™t a comfortable subject for Christians. Privately, we donâ€™t have much of a […]

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