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“Jesus answered, ‘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 had with a [...]

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“But someone will say, ‘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 acted [...]

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“The mind of the sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6)
That sounds a little off, doesn’t it? When someone says he’s got voices in his head we want to fit him for a jacket with straps on the sleeves and buckles in the back. It’s [...]

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“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?” (Psalm 22:1)
When God Turns His Back
Purpose Weekly, August 13, 2008
Vol. 2, Issue 29
Ever feel like that? It was David doing the talking in Psalm 22. Something was going on in [...]

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“Jesus replied, ‘Blessed are you Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 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 16:17-18)
Purpose Weekly

Vol. 2, Issue [...]

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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 sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:27)
The Road Not Taken
Hate my father and mother? Brothers and sisters? Sounds a bit harsh doesn’t it? [...]

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Purpose

Vol. 2 Issue 13 March 21, 2008
The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing

Money Part 2

“I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor and believe me, rich is better.” My dad told me that. I’ve mentioned it before. He was just kidding around when he said it and he sure wasn’t rich, but the saying stuck with [...]

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