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Breaking Bad Habits
October 21, 2020 Breaking Bad Habits by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Corinthians 6:12 I USED TO BITE MY FINGERNAILS right down to the quick. I’d rip off those babies just as soon as the first signs of new growth would appear. For well over twenty years I carried around tenRead More …
God’s Encouragement in Tough Times
October 20, 2020 God’s Encouragement in Tough Times Judges 7:8-15 As inhabitants of a fallen world, we oftentimes face heartache, intimidation, and seemingly insurmountable obstacles. But as children of God, saved and secure in Jesus, we are never beyond the reach of the Lord’s encouragement. Sometimes it comes through ScriptureRead More …
Stay in the Kitchen
October 20, 2020 Stay in the Kitchen by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Joshua 1:9 NOT LONG AGO I was reading through Psalm 78 when my eye fell upon verse nine. I was intrigued by the strange stroke of the psalmist’s pen. See if you get the same vibes: The warriors ofRead More …
When the Odds Are Against You
October 19, 2020 When the Odds Are Against You Judges 7:1-7 Have you ever felt backed up against a wall with no way out? Although a situation like that is truly beyond what you can manage, it is not too big for God. In fact, if you could competently handleRead More …
Letting Loose
October 19, 2020 Letting Loose by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 22:1-2 ARE YOU BETTER AT smothering than loving? That’s why you are blown away with the thought of relaxing your gargantuan grip on the things and people you love the most. Letting something precious go is, on occasion, unbearable. TheRead More …
Praying for Persecuted Christians
October 18, 2020 Praying for Persecuted Christians To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. Each year more than 200 million believers around the world suffer for their faith—especially in many parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Where oppressiveRead More …
Is It Can’t or Won’t?
October 18, 2020 Is It Can’t or Won’t? by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 4:13 DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU are the recipient of limitless ability . . . incredible strength? Just read a few familiar lines out of the Book, slowly for a change: “I can do everything through Christ, who givesRead More …
No Lone Rangers
October 17, 2020 No Lone Rangers Ephesians 4:11-16 Perhaps you can recall the fictitious cowboy known as the Lone Ranger. He was a self-appointed guardian of the law who brought many outlaws to justice. Although he was actively fighting against evil, his independence is not a good example for Christians.Read More …
Being a Miracle
October 17, 2020 Being a Miracle by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Mark 1:40-42 HER VOICE WAS WEAK and fearful as she spoke to me over the phone. It was almost midnight, and she kept apologizing . . . but she was so lonely and wanted someone to listen. I never got her nameRead More …
Satan’s Strategy
October 16, 2020 Satan’s Strategy John 8:43-44 Deception is Satan’s trademark, and it’s nothing new. The very first book of the Bible tells of his trickery with Eve in the Garden of Eden: He planted seeds of doubt about God’s words by asking, “Indeed, has God said … ?” (Gen.Read More …
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