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For Generating a Gentle Spirit
June 30, 2021 For Generating a Gentle Spirit by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Galatians 5:25-6:2 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another. Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who areRead More …
Drawing From the Source
June 29, 2021 Drawing From the Source John 4:7-14 True contentment is determined by our attitude and responses rather than by our circumstances. And because Paul had learned this secret, he was able to experience joy and peace in any kind of situation. The apostle understood what it meantRead More …
Excellence
June 29, 2021 Excellence by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Peter 2:12 Mediocrity is fast becoming the byword of our times. Every imaginable excuse is now used to make it acceptable, hopefully preferred. Budget cuts, time deadlines, majority opinion, and hard-nosed practicality are outshouting and outrunning excellence. Those forces seem toRead More …
The Secret of Contentment
June 28, 2021 The Secret of Contentment Philippians 4:4-13 Does it surprise you that Paul wrote today’s passage when he was in prison? He didn’t know what his future held—whether he’d be freed or punished or killed—but he had learned to be content in all circumstances, good or bad. HowRead More …
Lifestyle
June 28, 2021 Lifestyle by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 2:1-11 We live in a negative, hostile world. Face it, my friend, the system that surrounds us focuses on the negatives: what is wrong, not what is right; what is missing, not what is present; what is ugly, not what isRead More …
Sunday Reflection: Lasting Confidence
June 27, 2021 Sunday Reflection: Lasting Confidence To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. Read through Proverbs, and you’re likely to notice God has some harsh words for those who are arrogant. But that doesn’t mean we’re to embraceRead More …
Contentment
June 27, 2021 Contentment by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 4:11-12 Let’s take a brief look at greed. Practically speaking, greed is an inordinate desire for more, an excessive, unsatisfied hunger to possess. Like an untamed beast, greed grasps, claws, reaches, clutches, and clings—stubbornly refusing to surrender. The word enough isRead More …
How to Know You’re Growing
June 26, 2021 How to Know You’re Growing Ephesians 4:11-16 We all want to grow in our faith, but how can we measure progress toward spiritual maturity? Here’s a short list of benchmarks to look for. We know it’s spiritual fruit when: We become increasingly aware of our sinfulnessRead More …
Distinction
June 26, 2021 Distinction by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 1:1-6 The essential question isn’t difficult to state: How can I, a person who has absorbed so many years of mediocre thinking, change? How can I, like a caterpillar, move from squirming in the dirt to enjoying the sweet nectar inRead More …
Training to See God
June 25, 2021 Training to See God Psalm 16:5-11 When David looked at his life, he saw God’s fingerprints all over it. We, too, should train our eyes to notice indications of our heavenly Father’s presence. But this isn’t a now-and-then kind of thing—it’s a lifestyle. I developed a habitRead More …
D5 Creation