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Willing to Go
September 16, 2020 Willing to Go by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 24:57-58 IN RESPONSE to Eliezer’s prayer, the Lord directed Abraham’s servant to a woman from Abraham’s family clan-a woman of uncommon character who worshiped the one true Creator. And in addition to all that, she was pretty! All systemsRead More …
Interaction With a Holy God
September 15, 2020 Interaction With a Holy God Joshua 5:13-15 One of the blessings of being a Christian is our intimacy with God the Father. But closeness with the Lord can also tempt us to treat Him too lightly by failing to recognize His holiness or treat Him with theRead More …
Confirmation
September 15, 2020 Confirmation by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 24:12, 14 WHEN ABRAHAM was growing old, he knew it was time to find a suitable wife for Isaac. To accomplish the all-important task, Abraham called on his most trusted employee, Eliezer. This assignment was so important he would entrust itRead More …
Ignoring God’s Voice
September 14, 2020 Ignoring God’s Voice Hebrews 4:12-16 Believe it or not, many people who attend church choose to ignore God’s truth because they don’t like hearing sermons that convict or demand a change. But we tend to be guilty of doing the same thing when we pick and chooseRead More …
Traveling Companions
September 14, 2020 Traveling Companions by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 23:1-2 FOR THE FIRST part of their life together, Abraham and Sarah worshiped many gods. Then they received a visit from the one true Creator God, who said, in effect, “I have chosen you to become My models of faith.Read More …
The Righteousness of Believers
September 13, 2020 The Righteousness of Believers To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus made a statement His listeners probably found shocking—He said they wouldn’t enter the kingdom of heaven unless their righteousnessRead More …
Beyond Our Expectations
September 13, 2020 Beyond Our Expectations by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 22:16-18 AS ABRAHAM and Isaac headed up the mountain, before Abraham knew how God would intervene, he assured his son that God would provide the sacrifice. And sure enough, God provided a lamb: “Abraham looked up and saw aRead More …
The Desires of Your Heart
September 12, 2020 The Desires of Your Heart Dr. Charles Stanley Psalm 37:1-6 Context is important to our understanding of God’s Word and His ways. But I repeatedly hear one promise quoted without consideration of surrounding ideas that explain it. People often tell me, “God said He would give meRead More …
The Ultimate Sacrifice
September 12, 2020 The Ultimate Sacrifice by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 22:1-2 SOME YEARS after receiving Isaac, as promised by God, the time had come for Abraham’s faith to be put to the supreme test. God is, of course, omniscient. He doesn’t put people to a test to see howRead More …
Never Take Your Own Revenge
September 11, 2020 Never Take Your Own Revenge Romans 12:14-21 Why do we have such a hard time extending forgiveness to others? Perhaps one reason is that it doesn’t seem right. Justice demands that there be repayment or punishment for wrongdoing. However, we are not the ones who have theRead More …
D5 Creation