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Streams in the Desert

“The servant of the Lord must be gentle.” (2 Tim. 2:24.) WHEN God conquers us and takes all the flint out of our nature, and we get deep visions into the Spirit of Jesus, we then see as never before the great rarity of gentleness of spirit in this darkRead More …

The Touch That Transforms

The Touch That Transforms We may not be able to heal people as Jesus did, but we can serve them. June 11, 2022 Matthew 28:18-20 If you look up the word touch in a concordance, you’ll discover that many instances involve Jesus. Throughout the Gospels, people were healed of sickness,Read More …

1 John 2:2

Getting Involved, Part One

June 11, 2022 Getting Involved, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Luke 10:30-37 Kitty Genovese was brutally attacked as she returned to her apartment late one night. She screamed and shrieked as she fought for her life . . . yelling until she was hoarse . . . for thirty minutes . . . as sheRead More …

The Fruit of the Spirit

The Fruit of the Spirit But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.—Galatians 5:22–23 An examination of the fruits of the Spirit can be intimidating. Working all nine of these traits into your life seemsRead More …

Isaiah 43:2

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. Isaiah 43:2 Read all of Isaiah 43

1 John 2:2

He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:2 Read all of 1 John 2

Psalm 46:10

“Stop striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth.” Psalm 46:10 Read all of Psalm 46

Hosea 2:14-20

14 “Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. 15 There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days ofRead More …

Thoughts for the Quiet Hour

Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship. Matt. 14:22. Jesus constrained them to go! One would think that if ever there was the certain promise of success in a mission, it was here. Surely, here, if anywhere, a triumphant issue might have been confidently predicted; and yet here,Read More …