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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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Why Did God Allow This to Happen? Part 2

Steve S. — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:05:39 +0000

Last week I wrote about why God would allow bad things to happen to people. Whether bad things were initiated by another person or by nature â€“ like a tsunami or an earthquake. I also mentioned David Pawsonâ€™s book, Why Does God Allow Natural Disasters. The book came from a three hour TV series in […]

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Forget About Tithing

Steve S. — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:10:37 +0000

â€œWoe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spicesâ€”mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the lawâ€”justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow […]

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Light Shines Better in the Dark

Steve S. — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:03:25 +0000

Thriving in Tough Times Part 10 â€œFor the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.â€ (James 1:11) Thereâ€™s nothing pleasant about tough times. Employment is better than unemployment. […]

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Thriving in Tough Times Part 7

Steve S. — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:48:55 +0000

Tempering Your Faith in World Systems â€œWhat he trusts in is fragile; what he relies on is a spiderâ€™s web.â€ (Job 8:14) I was eating lunch at a restaurant in Orlando one summer day a few years back when a thunderstorm knocked out the electricity. Power outages from lightning arenâ€™t uncommon in the Southeast in […]

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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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Paving the Road to Hell

Steve S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:15:32 +0000

“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, â€˜Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ “â€˜I will not,’ […]

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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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Doing Church 24/7

Steve S. — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:10:27 +0000

“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, everybody gets the joke. Here’s the interesting thing […]

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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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Just Another Brick in the Wall

Steve S. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:25:00 +0000

â€œYou, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before Godâ€™s judgment seat. It is written: â€˜As surely as I live,â€™ says the Lord, â€˜every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.â€™ So then, each of us will […]

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Is ‘Church’ a Dirty Word?

Steve S. — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:51:00 +0000

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.” (Hebrews 10:25) Is â€œChurchâ€ a Dirty Word? Iâ€™ve […]

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The Road Not Taken

Steve S. — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:44:00 +0000

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 sistersâ€”yes, even his own lifeâ€”he cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:27) The Road Not Taken Hate my father and mother? Brothers and sisters? Sounds […]

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Courage Part 3

Steve S. — 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 â€œIn those days Israel had no king; every one did as he saw fit.â€ (Judges 17:6) â€œWe have met the enemy, and he is usâ€ – Pogo Weâ€™re going to hang with the Judges for one more […]

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Courage Part 2

Steve S. — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:41:00 +0000

â€œLet me die with the Philistines!â€ (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 was another Judge in old Israel, a few Judges down from […]

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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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