July 17, 2020 Disappointing Results by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 14:1-20 A sentence in the diary of James Gilmore, pioneer missionary to Mongolia, has stayed with me since the day I first read it. After years of laboring long and hard for the cause of Christ in that desperate land,Read More …

July 16, 2020 Authentic Ministry by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 14:1-20 Paul’s ministry was saturated with the Word of God. Fifteen times in chapters thirteen and fourteen the phrases “God’s Word,” the “Word of truth,” the “teaching of the Lord,” the “Law and the Prophets,” and the “Good News” areRead More …

July 15, 2020 Elusive Popularity by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 14:1-20 Remarkably, though laying lifeless in a pool of his own blood, Paul got right back up and walked back into the city from which he had been dragged and left for dead. I mean, is this missionary determined orRead More …

July 14, 2020 Tangled in the Tangibles by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 13:45-48 When Paul was rejected, he didn’t quit. As my good friend and wise mentor, Howie Hendricks, often says, “Where there’s light, there are bugs!” The brighter Paul’s light, the more the bugs. And in that situation, thoseRead More …

July 13, 2020 Grace to the Saved by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 13:14-52 Paul’s message emphasized the gospel to the lost and grace to the saved. That is a wonderful paradigm for any minister or ministry to adopt. As I’ve studied the life of Paul, particularly in his later years,Read More …

July 12, 2020 Unexpected Opportunities by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 13:14-52 Paul and Barnabas arrived at Pisidian Antioch, weary and aching from their perilous march through the mountains. Still, they wasted no time in making their way to the synagogue early enough to find a good seat to listen toRead More …

July 11, 2020 Press On! by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 12:25; 13:5, 13-15 Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark left Cyprus and sailed to the southern coast of Turkey—a land then known as Pamphylia, whose rugged coastline ascended sharply into the towering heights of a mountain range steeper and fiercer thanRead More …

July 09, 2020 Like Clay by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 12:25-13:5 Keeping the clay of your will supple and flexible calls for constant attention along the way. Once you grow hard and brittle to God’s leading, you’re less usable to Him. I want to take the truths we’ve wrestled withRead More …

July 08, 2020 People Pleasing by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 12:25-13:3 I need to make a couple of observations about the nature of ministry. The way God chooses to lead His ministry is often difficult to get our arms around. Finding direction in the corporate world comes somewhat easier. There’sRead More …

July 07, 2020 Gentle Nudging by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 12:25-13:3 While they were ministering to the Lord—fasting, singing, teaching, witnessing, and praying—the Holy Spirit said, “Okay, hitch up the wagons, fellas . . . westward, ho! I need Barnabas and Paul for the work to which I have called them.” CanRead More …