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Lifelines
March 05, 2021 Lifelines by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 90:12 TO ME, BIRTHDAYS ARE JUST another routine realization that I’m not getting any younger. I know that because the cake won’t hold all the candles. Even if it could, the frosting would melt before I’d be able to blow allRead More …
The Solution to Jealousy
March 04, 2021 The Solution to Jealousy James 3:13-18 Have you ever wondered what causes envy? On the surface, it may seem like simply a reaction that occurs when we want something another person has. But it actually goes much deeper than this: The real root is resentment that GodRead More …
Does Anyone Care?
March 04, 2021 Does Anyone Care? by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Hebrews 13:3 ON THAT ICY JANUARY MORNING, in a twenty-five-cent-a-night flophouse, a shell of a man who looked twice his age staggered to the washbasin and fell. The basin toppled and shattered. He was found lying in a heap, unclothedRead More …
The Struggle With Jealousy
March 03, 2021 The Struggle With Jealousy 1 Samuel 18:5-16 Jealousy is an emotion of displeasure over someone else’s good fortune. Constantly comparing ourselves to others leads to discontent, resentment, and bitterness. If these negative emotions remain unchecked, they can poison our relationships. What’s more, they can eventually flare intoRead More …
Looking for the Prize
March 03, 2021 Looking for the Prize by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 2 Timothy 4:7-8 GROWING OLD, LIKE TAXES, is a fact we all must face. Now, you’re not going to get me to declare when growing up stops and growing old starts. But there are some signs we can readRead More …
God Acts on Our Behalf
March 02, 2021 God Acts on Our Behalf Isaiah 64:1-4 The Lord is a God of action. Even when He rested after six days of creation, it wasn’t because He was tired and needed to recuperate—His creative activity may have stopped, but He never ceased working. And throughout history HeRead More …
The Pain of Resentment
March 02, 2021 The Pain of Resentment by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 26:23, 26 LEONARD WAS A PARAGON OF RESPECTABILITY. The middle-aged, hardworking lab technician had worked at the same Pennsylvania paper mill for nineteen years. Having been a Boy Scout leader, an affectionate father, a member of the localRead More …
God’s Shaping Tools
March 01, 2021 God’s Shaping Tools Romans 12:1-5 God’s kindness is demonstrated by the fact that He doesn’t leave us in the condition we were in before salvation. Throughout our life, the Lord uses certain tools to shape us into the image of His Son. God’s Word. We grow inRead More …
Open Minds, Open Hearts
March 01, 2021 Open Minds, Open Hearts by Pastor Chuck Swindoll John 8:4-11 THE LONGER I LIVE THE LESS I know with absolute certainty. In my younger years, I viewed most things as either black or white. Over the years, my perspective has been transformed—by the seasoning of years, theRead More …
Sunday Reflection: Facing Challenges
February 28, 2021 Sunday Reflection: Facing Challenges To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. A few thousand years ago, the young shepherd David stepped forward to fight Goliath. We often speak of this story as a reminder of the youngRead More …
D5 Creation