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Surprises
April 09, 2021 Surprises by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 17:15-17; 18:9-14; Joshua 6:1-22; 1 Corinthians 15:52-58 The feelings are familiar. Mouth open. Eyes like saucers. Chill up the spine. Heart pounding in the throat. Momentary disbelief. We frown and attempt to piece the story together without a script or narrator.Read More …
How to Listen to God’s Word
April 08, 2021 How to Listen to God’s Word Nehemiah 8 It’s amazing how two people can hear the same sermon about the same portion of Scripture and yet walk away with completely different reactions—one could be deeply affected and the other indifferent to the message. Why does this happen?Read More …
Keeping Your Word
April 08, 2021 Keeping Your Word by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Chronicles 17:16-27; 2 Chronicles 6:12-15; Psalm 145:13 March 11, 1942, was a dark, desperate day at Corregidor. The Pacific theater of war was threatening and bleak. One island after another had been buffeted into submission. The enemy was nowRead More …
Pursuing God
April 07, 2021 Pursuing God Psalm 63:1-8 If I were to ask whether you’d like a deeper relationship with God, you would probably say yes. But are you willing to do what is necessary to achieve it? Many Christians today are trying to find a shortcut to a closer relationshipRead More …
Famine
April 07, 2021 Famine by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Nehemiah 8:1-12; Mark 12:41-44; Acts 13:44-48 The word hangs like an awful omen in our heads. Mentally, we picture a brutal, grotesque image. Cows’ hips protrude. Babies’ eyes are hollow. Bloated stomachs growl angrily. Skin stretches across faces tight as a trampoline.Read More …
Wholehearted Devotion
April 06, 2021 Wholehearted Devotion 2 Chronicles 31:20-21 King Hezekiah of Judah faithfully served the Lord with his whole heart (2 Chronicles 29:2). After the nation had fallen into idolatry, he reestablished proper worship of God. But his devotion to the Lord also extended into his personal life, and that’sRead More …
Stumbling
April 06, 2021 Stumbling by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 37:23-24; Hebrews 4:12-16 Nothing damages our dignity like stumbling! I have seen people, dressed to the hilt, stumble and fall flat on their faces as they were walking to church. I have witnessed serious and gifted soloists, stepping up to theRead More …
Walking With God
April 05, 2021 Walking With God 1 John 1 Walking with someone when you cannot agree on the direction or goal is frustrating, yet that’s exactly what we sometimes try to do with God. In the Scriptures, He gives us guidance for life. But then, when we don’t follow it,Read More …
Roots
April 05, 2021 Roots by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Mark 4:1-41; Ephesians 3:1-21; Colossians 2:1-23 There’s this tree in my front yard that gives me fits several times a year. It leans. No, it never breaks or stops growing . . . it just leans. It’s attractive, deep green, nicely shaped, and annuallyRead More …
Sunday Reflection: Our Empty Spaces
April 04, 2021 Sunday Reflection: Our Empty Spaces To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. We may not relate to the idols people worshipped long ago. But in modern life, potential idols are everywhere—and on the surface, they sometimes appearRead More …
D5 Creation