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Are You Listening?
February 02, 2021 Are You Listening? by Pastor Chuck Swindoll James 1:19 HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD someone say, “Are you listening to me?” Let’s be honest: in a culture awash in cell phones, social media, and other addictive technologies, we’re losing the fine art of listening. I don’t meanRead More …
The Satisfaction of Being Thorough
February 01, 2021 The Satisfaction of Being Thorough by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Hebrews 10:12 I HAVE JUST TAKEN MY Webster’s Dictionary off the shelf and looked up thorough. It means, “carried through to completion, careful about detail, complete in all respects.” Thorough is my kind of word! I learned theRead More …
When You Grow Up
January 31, 2021 When You Grow Up by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Matthew 20:28 “WHAT DO YOU WANT TO be when you grow up?” The answers we receive are all over the map. One youngster recently told me he wanted to be either a car mechanic or a garbage collector. WhenRead More …
A ”Renewed Mind” Is Essential
January 30, 2021 A ”Renewed Mind” Is Essential by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Romans 12:1-2 IS IT POSSIBLE TO THINK SO much like Christ that our minds operate on a different plane than those of others around us? Not only is it possible—it’s essential! The familiar words in Romans 12:1–2 needRead More …
Mental Barriers to God’s Voice
January 29, 2021 Mental Barriers to God’s Voice by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 2 Corinthians 10:1-5 DO YOU REALIZE THE POWER OF humanistic reasoning to block the power of Scripture? Let me be specific. Perhaps you’ve formed the habit of getting even rather than overlooking wrongs done against you. So, whenRead More …
Two Questions
January 28, 2021 Two Questions by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 42:11 WHEN COMPARING THE ACTS OF forgiving and forgetting, I believe forgetting is the tougher assignment. Why? Because forgetting is something that is shared with no other person. It’s a solo flight. All the rewards are postponed until eternity . . .Read More …
What You Gain in Losing
January 27, 2021 What You Gain in Losing by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 3:7-9 FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN kept a plaque on his desk in the oval office which read: There’s no limit to what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit. Little wonder President ReaganRead More …
Vulnerability
January 26, 2021 Vulnerability by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 3:10-14 COULD WE REVISIT those words Paul wrote? “I have not achieved it . . . forgetting the past . . . looking forward to what lies ahead.” Paul’s openness is best described with one word: vulnerability. “I have not achieved/reached it” is a conceptRead More …
Determination
January 25, 2021 Determination by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 3:13-14 THOSE WHO REFUSE to get bogged down in and anchored to the past are those who pursue the objectives of the future. People who do this are never petty. They are too involved in getting a job done to beRead More …
When God Forgives
January 24, 2021 When God Forgives by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 103:1-5 TRUTH BE TOLD, it’s God’s forgiveness of us that makes it possible for us to forgive others. Jesus Christ paid in full the penalty for our sin. God’s wrath was expressed against Him—the One who took our place.Read More …
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