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The Origin of Self
January 13, 2021 The Origin of Self by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 3:7 TO FULLY UNDERSTAND the battle against “self” we must go back, way back, to that ancient scene pictured for us in the second and third chapters of Genesis: the Garden of Eden. What a splendid setting! BeautifulRead More …
Learning to Be Last
January 12, 2021 Learning to Be Last by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Matthew 20:26-28 I’LL NEVER FORGET A TRIP I took with my older son to shoot the rapids on the Rogue River in Oregon. While our group was receiving instructions from the guide, I began to study the canoes. SomeRead More …
Appraising Your Life
January 11, 2021 Appraising Your Life by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Ecclesiastes 12:6-7 IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE you took stock of where you are going, hasn’t it? And how about an evaluation of the kids? Or your marriage? Or your own future? You know what I mean: trimming off theRead More …
The Forgotten Side of Success
January 10, 2021 The Forgotten Side of Success by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Peter 5:5-7 MAYBE WE SHOULD CONFESS that one reason we find it so hard to set selfishness aside and adopt the spirit of a servant is that we’re driven by dreams of success. We want to beRead More …
I, Me, Mine, Myself
January 09, 2021 I, Me, Mine, Myself by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Matthew 16:23-24 THOSE FOUR WORDS stood out in bold print. They appeared as if they were forming an enormous monument, each letter seemingly chiseled out of granite. At the base of this strange “monument” were hundreds, perhaps thousands, ofRead More …
Absolute Honesty
January 08, 2021 Absolute Honesty by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 2 Corinthians 4:1-2 LET’S THINK ABOUT an essential mark of following Christ: absolute honesty. Remember these words? Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up. We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods.Read More …
An Enduring Mercy
January 07, 2021 An Enduring Mercy by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Timothy 1:12-14 EVEN TOWARD the end of his life, the apostle Paul had not gotten over the great mercy he had received from Christ: I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work.Read More …
Where the Real Power Resides
January 06, 2021 Where the Real Power Resides by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 THE GREAT APOSTLE PAUL was just like you and me. He had a love for God blended with feet of clay. Great passion . . . and great weakness. The longer I thought about this blend, theRead More …
Who’s on First?
January 05, 2021 Who’s on First? by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Colossians 1:15-16, 18 IN MANY CHURCHES, Christians tend to get so caught up in a success-and-size race that the primary calling of following Jesus gets lost in the journey. We have skidded into a pattern where the “haves”—the most influentialRead More …
How’s Your Attitude?
January 04, 2021 How’s Your Attitude? by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 2:3-4 I LOVE THE STORY OF a sea captain who, while navigating his ship through a storm, found himself on a collision course with what he thought was a large vessel in the distance. He ordered the approaching vesselRead More …
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