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This Means You
August 09, 2021 This Means You by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 1 While we are getting better acquainted with the ancient sayings, I should mention that this is a book full of various kinds of people facing a variety of common challenges. Years ago I completed an in-depth analysis ofRead More …
Sunday Reflection: Blessed to Be Broken
August 08, 2021 Sunday Reflection: Blessed to Be Broken To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. Brokenness is not a topic we like. It makes us feel powerless when our sources of protection fail. However, when that happens, we alsoRead More …
The Ungodly Life
August 08, 2021 The Ungodly Life by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 1:4-6 A key observation in Psalm1:4–6 is contrast. Don’t miss the many things that are quite the opposite from the preceding verses. “The wicked are not so, but they are like chaff which the wind drives away.” “Not so!”Read More …
Increasing Faith
August 07, 2021 Increasing Faith 1 Kings 17 We’d all like to have great faith that stands firm in the face of challenges and difficulties. But God doesn’t enlarge our faith instantly; it’s a slow process that happens over our lifetime and often involves trials. Each time we choose toRead More …
True Wisdom
August 07, 2021 True Wisdom by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 1 While much of the book of Proverbs came directly from the pen of Solomon, the finished work actually combines the wisdom of several sages, which a final editor compiled and arranged as we have it today. Ultimately, this isRead More …
An Example of Service
August 06, 2021 An Example of Service Philippians 2:5-18 When Jesus came to earth as the Jewish Messiah, He wasn’t what His nation expected. They were looking for a powerful king who’d liberate them from the Romans. While He could have banished the Roman presence from the region, that wasRead More …
An Uncompromising Walk
August 06, 2021 An Uncompromising Walk by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 1:1-3 As I read Psalm 1, three illustrations from the Bible flash into my mind. Two men flirted with evil, then fell; but there was one other who refused to begin a “walk in the counsel of the wicked.”Read More …
The Believer’s Highest Honor
August 05, 2021 The Believer’s Highest Honor John 12:20-26 A tremendous contrast exists between what the Word teaches and what the world promotes. Our culture values power, leadership, and ambition, but for the Christian, serving God is our highest honor. Sometimes people mistakenly think that only those involved in officialRead More …
Wisdom and Style
August 05, 2021 Wisdom and Style by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 1 The book of Proverbs conveys divine wisdom—practical counsel with a vertical dimension—in a style that follows the conventions of Hebrew poetry. The most common structure in Proverbs, for instance, is the couplet. The writer places two ideas sideRead More …
The Danger of Spiritual Erosion
August 04, 2021 The Danger of Spiritual Erosion 1 Samuel 10:17-25 When the Israelites demanded a royal leader just like all the other nations, God gave them King Saul. He was exactly what the nation wanted—an impressive man who stood head and shoulders above the rest. Saul probably started outRead More …
D5 Creation