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Rising above Disappointment
December 30, 2020 Rising above Disappointment by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 42:5-6 WHAT HAPPENS THAT causes you to be disappointed? Someone or something has failed to fulfill your expectations. You had set up in your mind and then anticipated a certain outcome or response, but it never materialized. Your wishRead More …
A Powerful Message
December 29, 2020 A Powerful Message Romans 1:16-17 The word gospel comes from euaggelion, a Greek word meaning “good news.” It was translated as gōdspel in Old English. Salvation in Christ truly is good news, for though sinfulness reigns in men’s hearts, God can redeem us. This is the messageRead More …
Be Joyful
December 29, 2020 Be Joyful by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 2:43-47 EVEN THOUGH I DON’T LIKE IT, I’m tempted to stand back, shrug, and agree with the wag who wrote: This is the age Of the half-read page And the quick hash And the mad dash The bright night WithRead More …
Entrusted With the Gospel
December 28, 2020 Entrusted With the Gospel Matthew 25:14-30 Imagine that you’re minding two children. As they play, the younger one asks you to hold a dirty plastic pail. Awhile later the older one hands you a necklace that had been her grandmother’s. You wouldn’t worry too much about theRead More …
Running to Win
December 28, 2020 Running to Win by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Hebrews 12:1-2 THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE National Quality Award was awarded many years ago to the iconic Ritz-Carlton Hotels. When I congratulated the owner of that outstanding organization, he told me that they would need to work even harder to earnRead More …
Sunday Reflection: Living in His Light
December 27, 2020 Sunday Reflection: Living in His Light To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. After calling His followers “the light of the world,” Jesus reminds them how light is most effective—and how it isn’t (Matt. 5:14-16). Just asRead More …
A Midwinter Poem
December 27, 2020 A Midwinter Poem by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Hebrews 10:23-24 AS WE MOVE TOWARD the close of this year, we must refocus our priorities. Here is an anchor passage for us as we end one year and begin another: Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hopeRead More …
The Holy Spirit: God in Us
December 26, 2020 The Holy Spirit: God in Us John 16:7-15 God’s presence with mankind has become more intimate—from a cloud of glory in the temple, to the incarnate Son of God living with men, to the indwelling presence of His Spirit. In other words, God the Holy Spirit actuallyRead More …
A Week after Christmas
December 26, 2020 A Week after Christmas by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Luke 2:22-24 EVER WONDERED WHAT happened shortly after Jesus was born? That’s an interesting question. We all feel that sense of uncertainty and even confusion after the crowds leave. When the house is still and quiet. The beautifully wrappedRead More …
Immanuel: God With Us
December 25, 2020 Immanuel: God With Us Matthew 1:18-25 Throughout human history, heaven was God’s dwelling place, and except for a few personal encounters (as with Abraham, Hagar, and Jacob), He seemed far away to most people. Then the Lord came to the Israelites in a pillar of cloud andRead More …
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