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Cracks in the Wall
April 24, 2021 Cracks in the Wall by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Matthew 15:1-9; Mark 7:1-13; Colossians 2:8-23 The longer I live the less I know for sure. That sounds like 50% heresy . . . but it’s 100% honesty. In my younger years I had a lot more answers than I doRead More …
Self-Praise
April 23, 2021 Self-Praise by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 21:4; Luke 18:9-14; John 12:42-43; Galatians 6:12-14 “Self-praise,” says an ancient adage, “smells bad.” In other words, it stinks up the works. Regardless of how we prepare it, garnish it with little extras, slice and serve it up on our finestRead More …
The Final Priority
April 22, 2021 The Final Priority by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Matthew 12:33-37; John 17:20-26; 1 John 4:7-21 Somebody copied the following paraphrase from a well-worn carbon in the billfold of a thirty-year veteran missionary. With her husband, she was on her way to another tour of duty at Khartoum, Sudan.Read More …
Doing vs. Being
April 21, 2021 Doing vs. Being by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Ecclesiastes 2:11; 4:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:16 My high school graduating class had its thirtieth anniversary reunion a number of summers ago. I’m sure they had a ball. A blast would better describe it, knowing that crowd. You gotta understand theRead More …
Taking Time
April 20, 2021 Taking Time by Pastor Chuck Swindoll John 2:1-12; 7:1-9; 10:40-11:23 Eight words were brashly smeared across the dashboard of the speedboat tied up at Gulf Shores, Alabama. They reflected the flash and flair of its owner whose fast life was often publicized in sporting news across America.Read More …
The Case against Vanilla
April 19, 2021 The Case against Vanilla by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 12:1-8; Joshua 14:1-15; Psalm 33:3 I cannot imagine anything more boring and less desirable than being poured into the mold of predictability as I grow older. Few things interest me less than the routine, the norm, the expected,Read More …
Staying Alert
April 18, 2021 Staying Alert by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Kings 4:29-34; Proverbs 2:1-10; 4:5-7; Isaiah 26:3; Romans 8:5-11; 12:2 Your mind is a muscle. It needs to be stretched to stay sharp. It needs to be prodded and pushed to perform. Let it get idle and lazy on you,Read More …
Comparison
April 17, 2021 Comparison by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 2 Corinthians 10:1-18; Galatians 6:1-5; James 2:1-12 If I may select a well-known phrase from the cobwebs of the fourteenth century and wipe away the dust to garner your attention, it is: COMPARISONS ARE ODIOUS Odious . . . disgusting, detestable. If you wantRead More …
Modeling God’s Message
April 16, 2021 Modeling God’s Message by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Hosea 1:1-11; 3:1-5; 6:1; Acts 20:20-21; Luke 15:8-10 Hosea started a scandal in the parsonage. Why? Hold onto your hat—he married a prostitute. Talk about gossip! His name became a byword for “fool.” Respect for him dropped to zero. HisRead More …
God’s Control
April 15, 2021 God’s Control by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Isaiah 45:5-9; 46:8-11; Daniel 5:18-21 The bitter news of Dawson Trotman’s drowning swept like cold wind across Schroon Lake to the shoreline. Eyewitnesses tell of the profound anxiety, the tears, the helpless disbelief in the faces of those who now lookedRead More …
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