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Not to Worry . . . He’s Risen!
April 04, 2021 Not to Worry . . . He’s Risen! by Pastor Chuck Swindoll John 20:1-10 On the day Jesus was crucified, a sinister darkness blotted out the sun and smothered Jerusalem under a blanket of evil. It would have appeared to anyone seeing through eyes of flesh thatRead More …
The Necessity of the Cross
April 03, 2021 The Necessity of the Cross Colossians 2:9-15 What does the cross mean to you? Many people in the world today view it as a symbol of Christianity, but think about what it represented in Christ’s day. Nobody wore a miniature cross around the neck or displayed oneRead More …
Battlefield Memories
April 03, 2021 Battlefield Memories by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Mark 15:33-39 On the once bloody battlefield at Saratoga there stands a towering obelisk. A 155-foot-high monument commemorative of that decisive struggle where the British made their last stand over two centuries ago. It is a solemn and sober moment asRead More …
Where God’s Wrath and Love Meet
April 02, 2021 Where God’s Wrath and Love Meet Romans 3:21-26 Until we learn to see sin as God does, it’s difficult to understand what happened at Christ’s crucifixion. God is holy and just, and Scripture tells us that His response to sin is wrath and punishment (Rom. 1:18; Rom.Read More …
The Dark Side of Greatness
April 02, 2021 The Dark Side of Greatness by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 39:19-21; 41:50-52; 45:4-8; Proverbs 18:12; 1 Peter 1:3-9 “There lies the most perfect ruler of men the world has ever seen . . . [and] now he belongs to the ages.” Of whom was this said? One of theRead More …
How God Reveals Himself
April 01, 2021 How God Reveals Himself Romans 1:16-21 Many people today deny the existence of God. But the reason is suppression of the truth, not a lack of evidence. Because the Lord loves mankind, He has revealed Himself in several ways. We know God through … His creation (Rom.Read More …
Tears
April 01, 2021 Tears by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Lamentations 1:12-16; 3:46-50; Jeremiah 50:4; Luke 7:36-50 When words fail, tears flow. Tears have a language all their own, a tongue that needs no interpreter. In some mysterious way, our complex inner-communication system knows when to admit its verbal limitations . . .Read More …
Building to Last Forever
March 31, 2021 Building to Last Forever 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 When a high-rise building goes up in my city of Atlanta, Georgia, I think about all the construction involved. Underneath is a grid of steel and concrete giving strength to all the floors stacked overhead. In a similar way, weRead More …
Cool Skepticism
March 31, 2021 Cool Skepticism by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Exodus 14; Luke 9:10-17; 2 Peter 3 Nine-year-old Danny came bursting out of Sunday school like a wild stallion. His eyes were darting in every direction as he tried to locate either his mom or dad. Finally, after a quick search,Read More …
God’s Will and Prayer
March 30, 2021 God’s Will and Prayer Nehemiah 1 Certain aspects of God are beyond our full understanding, and one of them is how He uses our prayers to work out His will. Although He is the sovereign, omnipotent, all-knowing God who needs no one’s help, He has chosen toRead More …
D5 Creation