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The Straight Way
September 10, 2021 The Straight Way by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 3:1-6 God has established a paradigm to help us escape the trap of worry. This cause-and-effect principle is as much a part of creation as the law of gravity. He directs three commands to the child of God. TheyRead More …
A Song of New Hope
September 09, 2021 A Song of New Hope by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 13:5-6 As David’s song—preserved for us as Psalm 13—reaches its climax, David’s posture has changed once again. David on His Feet But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I willRead More …
Intimacy with the Almighty
September 08, 2021 Intimacy with the Almighty by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 3:5-6 As we discovered [Monday], “trusting in the Lord with all your heart” begins with the decision to “not lean on your own understanding.” The second choice calls for us to “acknowledge Him in all our ways.” AcknowledgeRead More …
Looking to God
September 07, 2021 Looking to God by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 13:3-4 As I read Psalm 13 and reflect on the section describing David on his face, overwhelmed with grief and hopelessness, I see two practical areas of application: It was the length of the test that began to wearyRead More …
How to Trust God
September 06, 2021 How to Trust God by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 3 As we continue our study of Solomon’s advice concerning worry, note that the second two lines expand on the main idea to trust in the Lord. “Trusting with all your heart” involves two actions: one negative, theRead More …
Going It Alone
September 05, 2021 Going It Alone by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 13:1-2 Psalm 13 begins where the despondent person spends most of his or her time: flat on the ground, crushed under the weight of sorrow. In the first section of the song, we see . . . David on His FaceRead More …
Straight Talk about Trust
September 04, 2021 Straight Talk about Trust by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 3:1-6 In his fatherly advice about worry, Solomon turned from the horizontal dimension to consider the vertical (vv. 5–6), our relationship with God. There are four verbs in these two verses, four action words that are of specialRead More …
From Despondency to Ecstasy
September 03, 2021 From Despondency to Ecstasy by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 13:1-6 David’s struggle with despondency grew very intense, perhaps prompting him to write the song we know today as Psalm 13. We can’t be certain of the issue plaguing the poet-king. We do know, however, that some ofRead More …
The Physics of Tranquility
September 02, 2021 The Physics of Tranquility by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 3:1-6 Worry is one of our more acceptable character faults, right alongside gluttony and perfectionism. After all, everybody worries, and no one quite knows how to stop. Furthermore, the primary victim of worry is the worrier, so itRead More …
The Heartbreak of Hopelessness
September 01, 2021 The Heartbreak of Hopelessness by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 13:1-6 Many years ago when I was living in Dallas attending seminary, I received a phone call that led me to a tiny, dirty garage apartment. I was met at the screen door by a man with aRead More …
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