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Be Joyful!
September 26, 2020 Be Joyful! by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 4:4-8 I KNOW, I KNOW . . . THIS IS A ROTTEN WORLD. And some people just can’t be trusted. And con men (and women) and phonies and charlatans are out there, ready to rip us off. Even Jesus counseled His menRead More …
A Life of Integrity
September 25, 2020 A Life of Integrity Psalm 15:1-5 David’s psalms often describe the life of integrity believers should have. Today’s passage shows us that God values our righteousness and honesty. To develop and maintain a lifestyle that pleases Him, we must … Formulate our beliefs on the basis ofRead More …
Echoes
September 25, 2020 Echoes by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Luke 6:31, 36-37 A YOUNG BOY LIVED WITH his grandfather on the top of a mountain in the Swiss Alps. Often, just to hear his voice echoing back to him, he would go outside, cup his hands around his mouth, and shout,Read More …
God Alone Deserves Worship
September 24, 2020 God Alone Deserves Worship James 4:4-8 For us, jealousy isn’t attractive, but for God, it’s a holy attribute. God is unhappy when we worship anyone besides Him. Only He deserves our praise. When reading in the Old Testament, we may not understand why people would bow beforeRead More …
A Source of All Comfort
September 24, 2020 A Source of All Comfort by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 WITH AN EERIE SIMPLICITY, George Barnard Shaw wrote: The statistics on death are quite impressive. One out of one people die. But what about those who live on? Those who try to pick up theRead More …
The Burden of Inadequacy
September 23, 2020 The Burden of Inadequacy Deuteronomy 1:19-36 Because we’re human, we all experience feelings of inadequacy from time to time. But the real issue facing us is not whether we are sufficient for a task, but how we will respond to such a challenge. The Israelites felt inadequateRead More …
The Next Generation
September 23, 2020 The Next Generation by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Galatians 3:29 THE BIBLE doesn’t try to paint its heroes as anything but real people with real flaws. Consequently, Abraham becomes real, not despite his frailties, but because of them. Like all real people, he had weaknesses. Some of themRead More …
Our Great High Priest
September 22, 2020 Our Great High Priest Hebrews 7:23-28 When you feel convicted about a particular sin, how do you react? Do you mourn with regret for days? Many Christians act as though God’s desire is for them to continually wallow in guilt, but this could not be further fromRead More …
Believing God’s Promises
September 22, 2020 Believing God’s Promises by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Hebrews 11:9 IN THE BOOK of Hebrews, Abraham is praised for believing God’s promises. God called Abraham to move to a place where he didn’t know a soul. He had no permanent place to live, no community to rely uponRead More …
The Need for a Sacrifice
September 21, 2020 The Need for a Sacrifice Hebrews 10:1-4 Have you ever read about sacrifice in the Old Testament and wondered what it was for? The only payment for sin is death (Rom. 6:23), and the Lord graciously allowed animals to be offered as a substitute for human lives.Read More …
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