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Helpfulness
March 13, 2022 Helpfulness by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 30:24-28 As we consider Agur’s fourth and final animal illustration, we must wrestle with an unusually enigmatic proverb. We typically encounter this problem whenever a statement depends heavily upon a shared cultural experience that no longer exists. For example, the AmericanRead More …
Cooperation
March 12, 2022 Cooperation by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 30:24-28 Great civilizations often achieve great things because they have a great leader who casts a vision, marshals their resources, organizes their members, inspires their action, and of course, goes before them. People generally fare better when they have a leader,Read More …
Prudence
March 11, 2022 Prudence by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 30:24-28 As the great theologian and sage Clint Eastwood once said, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Children enter the world with no concept of the word can’t. Soon, however, the world begins to teach them that some things are,Read More …
Diligence
March 10, 2022 Diligence by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 30:24-28 Ants, conies, locusts, lizards—sounds like a roll call for Noah’s ark or perhaps the cast of characters in an animated feature film. Actually, these are four creatures discussed in Proverbs 30:24–28, each illustrating a quality wise people should possess. TheRead More …
God Responds
March 09, 2022 God Responds by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 137:1-9 Did God respond to the plea of Psalm 137? Absolutely! After seventy years in exile, every Jew who wanted to return to rebuild the city of Jerusalem and restore the temple was allowed to do so. And the JewsRead More …
Remember God’s Promises
March 07, 2022 Remember God’s Promises by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 137:4-6 After relating the anguish of lingering consequences in Psalm 137:1–3, the writer does a little self-analysis. His perspective shifts from looking outward to searching within. He asks a reasonable question in verse 4: “How can we sing theRead More …
Losing God’s Blessings
March 06, 2022 Losing God’s Blessings by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 137:1-9 The historical background of Psalm 137 is very sad. The people of God failed to heed centuries of warnings and found themselves living with the consequences of disobedience. While God had not removed His fellowship—He loved the peopleRead More …
Consequences of Bad Decisions
March 05, 2022 Consequences of Bad Decisions by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 137:1-9 No one can deny the relentless pain brought on by enduring the consequences of wrong actions. It may be as quick and simple as the sting following a swat from a parent’s paddle or as lingering andRead More …
Generous with Grace
March 04, 2022 Generous with Grace by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 29:7 Before closing off our study of intolerance, two more sayings are worth our attention: The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered. (11:25) The righteous is concerned for the rights of theRead More …
Teeth Like Swords
March 03, 2022 Teeth Like Swords by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 30:11-14 This is an excellent time to bring out into the open even the slightest intolerance lurking in your life and place it before the Lord. The book of Proverbs offers a compelling reason to do so by paintingRead More …
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