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The Case against Vanilla
April 19, 2021 The Case against Vanilla by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 12:1-8; Joshua 14:1-15; Psalm 33:3 I cannot imagine anything more boring and less desirable than being poured into the mold of predictability as I grow older. Few things interest me less than the routine, the norm, the expected,Read More …
Sunday Reflection: Seeking Safety
April 18, 2021 Sunday Reflection: Seeking Safety To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. Here’s a hard question: If we know and believe worshipping idols cannot satisfy us, why do we still struggle to choose loving God over being devotedRead More …
Staying Alert
April 18, 2021 Staying Alert by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Kings 4:29-34; Proverbs 2:1-10; 4:5-7; Isaiah 26:3; Romans 8:5-11; 12:2 Your mind is a muscle. It needs to be stretched to stay sharp. It needs to be prodded and pushed to perform. Let it get idle and lazy on you,Read More …
Believing God in Every Situation
April 17, 2021 Believing God in Every Situation Habakkuk 1 Knowing that the Lord is overseeing and directing every circumstance in our life is a great comfort, but it can also raise questions about His role in the process. For example, how is He involved in situations that, in andRead More …
Comparison
April 17, 2021 Comparison by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 2 Corinthians 10:1-18; Galatians 6:1-5; James 2:1-12 If I may select a well-known phrase from the cobwebs of the fourteenth century and wipe away the dust to garner your attention, it is: COMPARISONS ARE ODIOUS Odious . . . disgusting, detestable. If you wantRead More …
Is God in Every Circumstance?
April 16, 2021 Is God in Every Circumstance? Genesis 50:15-21 As we grow in our Christian faith, we move from the milk of elementary truths to the meatier issues of Scripture that challenge our heart and our thinking. One of those deeper concepts is the question of whether God isRead More …
Modeling God’s Message
April 16, 2021 Modeling God’s Message by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Hosea 1:1-11; 3:1-5; 6:1; Acts 20:20-21; Luke 15:8-10 Hosea started a scandal in the parsonage. Why? Hold onto your hat—he married a prostitute. Talk about gossip! His name became a byword for “fool.” Respect for him dropped to zero. HisRead More …
Rekindling the Flame
April 15, 2021 Rekindling the Flame 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Burnout is a term heard frequently today—it describes a lack of motivation that results when something produces frustration or exhaustion instead of inspiration. This often happens in high-stress jobs, long-term relationships like marriage, and even in the church. Every year thereRead More …
God’s Control
April 15, 2021 God’s Control by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Isaiah 45:5-9; 46:8-11; Daniel 5:18-21 The bitter news of Dawson Trotman’s drowning swept like cold wind across Schroon Lake to the shoreline. Eyewitnesses tell of the profound anxiety, the tears, the helpless disbelief in the faces of those who now lookedRead More …
The Reach of God’s Love
April 14, 2021 The Reach of God’s Love Acts 9:1-31 Do you know someone with a hostile attitude toward God? It can be hard to imagine such a person accepting the Lord’s salvation, but no one is beyond the reach of our loving heavenly Father. Saul of Tarsus is aRead More …
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