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The Poison of Impurity
September 05, 2020 The Poison of Impurity by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 19:1 WHEN GOD paid His visit to Sodom and Gomorrah, these twin cities controlled a lush, fertile valley through which ran the Jordan River. These two population centers were the economic hub for everyone living at the southernRead More …
The Secret to Prayer
September 04, 2020 The Secret to Prayer by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 18:20, 23-24 LIKE MANY PEOPLE, I approached prayer simplistically when I first learned how to pray. Ask God for what you want. If you ask Him correctly or impress Him sufficiently, He just might grant your request. OrRead More …
Going Deep
September 03, 2020 Going Deep by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 17:2 NEARLY TWENTY-FIVE years had passed since the Lord first spoke to Abram in Ur. Since then, his spiritual roots had pushed deep into the soil of faith in his God. At long last, he trusted in the Lord’s promiseRead More …
The Almighty One
September 02, 2020 The Almighty One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 17:1 THIRTEEN YEARS passed, and Abram didn’t hear anything from God. There was no vision. There was no voice. There was no visit. Only silence. Try to imagine: complete silence on God’s part for thirteen years. Abram hadn’t handledRead More …
Waiting
September 01, 2020 Waiting by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 16:2 BY THE TIME Ishmael arrived, Abram had turned eighty-six. If we skip ahead to read about the birth of Isaac, the true son of Abram’s covenant with God, we’ll see Abram was one hundred years old then. Abram and SaraiRead More …
Navigating without a Map
August 31, 2020 Navigating without a Map by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 13:10, 12-13 WHEN LOT was making a decision about which land to choose, he didn’t consider God as a factor in shaping his future. He made all his calculations based upon the potential influences of nature and humanity,Read More …
Prosperity
August 30, 2020 Prosperity by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 13:8-9 MOST OF US rise to meet adversity with our best character. However, our true character comes out when things go really well. It’s easy to become arrogant, self-sustaining, conceited, greedy, and condescending at such times. Abram returned to Canaan withRead More …
Reflecting God
August 29, 2020 Reflecting God by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 12:18-20 ABRAM LIED to Pharaoh to save his own skin, telling him that Sarai was his sister. In doing so, he put her in jeopardy. But where he failed to protect his wife, the Lord overwhelmingly succeeded in doing so.Read More …
Put to the Test
August 28, 2020 Put to the Test by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 12:10-13 FOR ABRAM, this season of hunger represented a major test. While God didn’t cause the famine, He certainly used it as an instrument in the development of Abram’s faith. You can expect more than one divine testRead More …
Full Obedience
August 27, 2020 Full Obedience by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 12:5 AFTER SPENDING much of his life—perhaps from birth—in Ur of the Chaldeans, Abram was instructed by God to go to a place to be disclosed later. Sadly, he didn’t respond with complete obedience; he obeyed only in part. WhenRead More …
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