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Overcoming Discouragement
December 04, 2020 Overcoming Discouragement by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Jeremiah 29:11 BEING A PROPHET IN Israel wasn’t an easy gig. That’s the understatement of the year. Most of the men God called were expected to boldly bear the bad news of God’s displeasure with the attitudes and sins of HisRead More …
Finding Courage
December 03, 2020 Finding Courage by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Joshua 1:6-7, 9 I RECALL THE FIRST TIME I watched the children’s classic movie The Wizard of Oz. I was spellbound by the music and the enchanting way in which the simple themes of family, valuing home, and celebrating individual differencesRead More …
Fighting Extremes
December 02, 2020 Fighting Extremes by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Matthew 11:28-30 STRANGE, ISN’T IT, how we tend toward extremes? What begins as self-improvement becomes self-enslavement. What starts as merely a mellow change of pace leads to a marathon of fanaticism. We’re nuts! Left to ourselves, we’ll opt for extremes almostRead More …
Don’t Wait
December 01, 2020 Don’t Wait by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Matthew 4:18-20 I’M THE GUY WHO PROMOTES WAITING and allowing the Lord to open the doors and shove you through. You know, all the stuff you expect a preacher to say. I even quote verses that support doing all of theRead More …
Tenderness
November 30, 2020 Tenderness by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Thessalonians 2:5-7 BACK WHEN I WAS A KID I got a bellyache that wouldn’t go away. It hurt so bad I couldn’t stand up straight. Or sit down without increasing the pain. Finally, my folks hauled me over to a bigRead More …
Sincerity
November 29, 2020 Sincerity by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 1:9-10 “ANGELA ATWOOD WAS a dear, honest, sincere girl, who—like Christ—died for her beliefs.” These words actually fell from the lips of the Reverend Citro, a Roman Catholic priest, as he delivered Angela’s eulogy to those who had gathered in St.Read More …
Short and Sweet
November 28, 2020 Short and Sweet by Pastor Chuck Swindoll James 4:14 AVERAGE LIFE SPANS ARE shorter than most of us realize. Unlike the great redwood trees that can last for a thousand years, most other things come and go quickly. Several examples illustrate how temporary things really are: CopperRead More …
Don’t Quit
November 27, 2020 Don’t Quit by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Corinthians 15:58; 16:13-14 YEARS AGO, I listened as Anna Sklar, the author of a book titled Runaway Wives, shared some shocking statistics: Early in the twentieth century, for every wife or mother who walked away from her home and responsibilities,Read More …
Thanks for God’s Giving
November 26, 2020 Thanks for God’s Giving by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Romans 8:39 I USED TO FEEL A LITTLE SORRY FOR Thanksgiving in Southern California when my family and I lived there. Since leaves don’t turn and pumpkins don’t get frosty, it’s tough to get Thanksgiving fever. The problem isRead More …
A Psalm of Thanksgiving
November 25, 2020 A Psalm of Thanksgiving by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 95:1-2 BY NOW, YOU’VE NOTICED I’ve got a love affair going with Thanksgiving. It has been going on as far back as I can remember. Hands down, it’s my favorite holiday of all. Here’s why . . . First, thereRead More …
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