Hope Beyond the Culture: How to Shock the Pagan Crowd
Live differently with Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he shows how you can draw unbelievers to Jesus through your authentic behaviour.
Live differently with Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he shows how you can draw unbelievers to Jesus through your authentic behaviour.
First Peter 4:7–11 urges readers to have good judgment, to stay fervent in love, to be hospitable, and to serve others. Learn your part in God’s army as Pastor Chuck Swindoll delves into Peter’s marching orders for soldiers of the cross.
Receive Pastor Chuck Swindoll exhortation to live with grace under pressure. See how God can use even the darkest seasons to spur you on to maturity.
Three good questions to ask when considering a choice are, is it wise? Do I have peace? Does it show respect for other people?
If you’ve ever been in that muddy hole called the Slough of Despond, you can relate to Christian in The Pilgrim’s Progress. Despondency, or the pits, is really pessimism. It’s a gloomy, negative attitude, which often comes when we rely on ourselves instead of God. Whenever negative thoughts come knocking, don’t open the door. Instead, turn your thoughts to God.
When we love and serve one another people take notice. Genuine kindness doesn’t fit the pattern and people have different reactions. Some push you away, but some are drawn closer to the Lord as a result.
Sometimes when things don’t go our way we get upset. Changing our perspective on the situation may be all we need to calm down.
There is nothing too big and nothing too small for God. For some reason, as we age, we forget there’s nothing God doesn’t care about in our lives.
How would you define hope? In what way would your definition apply to a local church? What if hope were missing from a congregation? Would anybody notice? We’ll think about these and other things as we allow Peter’s words to guide us into the truth about hope. These passages of Scripture suggest several ingredients that must be present if hope is to remain a vital part of a church’s life.
Discipline is the “D” word that nobody likes but everybody admires. It’s the stuff that happens when nobody is looking or applauding. It’s the hard work of what goes on behind the scenes and results in excellence.