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Giving Thanks All Around
November 24, 2020 Giving Thanks All Around by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Thessalonians 5:18 IT’S ALMOST THANKSGIVING . . . MY FAVORITE. When it comes to holidays, this one tops ’em all, in my opinion. I prefer it because it is so healthy, so encouraging, so valuable . . . and so understated. IRead More …
An Abundant Life
November 23, 2020 An Abundant Life by Pastor Chuck Swindoll John 10:9-10 CALL IT THE REBEL IN ME, but I simply cannot bear plain vanilla when life has so many other flavors far more interesting and tasty. God has so much more in view for all of us. Yes, IRead More …
When God’s in the Whirlwind
November 22, 2020 When God’s in the Whirlwind by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Nahum 1:3 BLOW THAT LAYER OF dust off the book of Nahum in your Bible and catch a glimpse of this: He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. NAHUM 1:3 That’s good to remember whenRead More …
Move toward the Unexpected
November 21, 2020 Move toward the Unexpected by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Exodus 3:2-6 MOST FOLKS I KNOW LIKE things to stay as they are. Being creatures of habit, we resist change; we protect our comfort zone; we are uneasy with the unexpected. We admire pioneers . . . so long as weRead More …
Sound a Clear Call
November 20, 2020 Sound a Clear Call by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Corinthians 14:7-8 “DON’T GARBLE THE MESSAGE!” If I heard that once during Marine boot camp, I must’ve heard it four dozen times. Again and again, our outfit was warned against hearing one thing, then passing on a slightlyRead More …
Enjoying Good Things
November 19, 2020 Enjoying Good Things by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Timothy 6:17 WEALTH IS SAID TO be the parent of luxury. Perhaps you’re reluctant to entertain any dreams since daily reality turns them into nightmares of unfulfilled desire. It is possible that you are even laboring under the whipRead More …
Monuments
November 18, 2020 Monuments by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Matthew 6:33 THE FOUR MONUMENTS OF HUMAN NATURE: Fortune, Fame, Power, Pleasure Built in clusters, making them appear formidable . . . and acceptable. As the idols in ancient Athens, our society is saturated with them. Fortune. How neatly it fits our times! ItsRead More …
Avoiding Self-Praise
November 17, 2020 Avoiding Self-Praise by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Galatians 6:1-3 “SELF-PRAISE,” says an ancient adage, “smells bad.” In other words, it stinks up the works. God says He hates “haughty eyes” (Proverbs 6:17). He calls a proud heart “sin” (Proverbs 21:4). He says if praise is going to beRead More …
Hidden Resentment
November 16, 2020 Hidden Resentment by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 26:23-28 THE POISON OF RESENTMENT enters the soul imperceptibly after injury or personal insult. It can also come through the sting of misunderstanding, injustice, and betrayal. Left to itself, its insidious effects begin ever so slowly to eat away atRead More …
Providence
November 15, 2020 Providence by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 2:12-13 WHOEVER READS THE WRITINGS OF Christians from earlier centuries is struck with the frequent references to God’s providence. Why don’t we hear more about it today? What imp sneaked in and stole this good word from our twenty-first century vocabulary?Read More …
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