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Balance. That’s the ticket. While Christ is the bulwark of balance, our Adversary is the expert ... Satan will do anything to disturb our spiritual equilibrium, move us off centre, and tempt us into an out-of-balance lifestyle, one that is “too much.” For example: Christian liberty. God’s desire is that we, His people, fully enjoy our freedom in Christ. ...
Pretend you could journey back through the annals of time. Imagine stopping at each decade and picking out one family ... how different each would be.
Now, moving to our day, the typical family faces unprecedented challenges with the escalation of sexual ... Chuck Swindoll as he examines the Scriptures to see what God says about family and marriage so we can learn how to respond to this ...
In the previous message , we learned God’s plan for renovating a house into a ... and attitudes, which serve as bricks or building blocks for the relationship. Some of these bricks are contributed by the wife and some by ...
... healing after healing.
Jesus even raised a girl from the dead!
In Pastor Chuck Swindoll’s message on Matthew 9:14–34, get a heightened sense of wonder about the divinity of Jesus, the God-man who walked among us to demonstrate how the true King of the universe ...
Freedom from oppression has been the dream of nations and individuals throughout history. And while freedom has ... distinctive way—he gave His life, exposing Himself to the ultimate physical weakness in order to provide for His followers the ... encourage you to stand firm in the liberty that comes from God.
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The subject of pain and suffering is a popular one for a very simple ... of it. At this very moment, vast numbers of people around the globe are enduring physical and emotional trauma like heartache, illness, death. Ours is a life of suffering. We enter the world crying. We walk through it with our shoulders bent into the fiery ...
Jesus is the only person to live His entire life without doing anything wrong. Yet He ... and condemned to suffer a punishment normally reserved for the Roman Empire’s worst criminals. His arrest was a betrayal, His trials a ... He remained calm, He answered questions honestly, He spoke the truth with dignity, and He calmly resolved to allow the Father to vindicate ...
We've all had to struggle through the desire to “get even.” In fact, we've all acted on it at one time or ... allowing our hurt or pain to dictate our response to the words or actions of another. Too often we focus on our perceived “rights” more than we think about the well-being of others or what the right act might be. David had his own ...
... prophets or sons and daughters of prophets to realize that the world is turned upside down. The cliff-hanging posture of the world ... we know it. To make sense of it all we must first understand God's plan for the future, outlined in the book of Daniel and related ...
Everyone begins each day with an opportunity. We all have the same 24 hours to spend. Too many, however, watch this time slip away ... they signed a document promising to lead lives committed to God. Since God was their priority, these faithful people would begin each day ...
No effort we make to achieve something great for God is promised perpetual success. Why? It's all too easy for the slow, silent slip toward spiritual erosion to cool our love for God and ...
God's people are identified throughout the Bible by various titles. Among them are Christians, disciples, followers, ... aliens and strangers, servants of Christ, and the people of God—just to name a few.
Near the end of John's letter, he introduced two ...
... under pressure. Others go into shut-down mode and wait for the intensity to pass. When David found the pressures of life weighing heavily on his shoulders, he often expressed his ...
... world. That has numerous effects. We do things contrary to God's Word and experience guilt as a result. We also get angry but mishandle it ... Most of us experience this at one time or another.
The Lord knows depression is part of the human condition and provides answers ...
... and injustices. And it takes grace to love someone through the difficulties in his or her life. Mary, the mother of Jesus, never expected ... allowed her difficulties to become his own. And when God became a human being in the person of Jesus Christ, He willingly accepted ...
The weight of responsibility on Moses’ shoulders felt too heavy to bear as he ... Aaron, were faithful supporters.
Yet, Moses turned to God over and over, relying on the stable and sure guidance of God. As you listen to this message, learn important truths about a godly life ...
“What is God’s purpose for my life?” Almost every Christian will wrestle with this ... from earth to heaven.
This question really addresses the concept of God’s providence: His purposeful involvement in our lives that achieves both ...
Pentecost is when Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. Today the Holy Spirit’s presence is just as powerful and evident in the lives of ...
“It was easier to find a god than a man in Athens,” according to one ancient writer. Wading through the sea of idols, Paul couldn’t keep silent. He responded with righteous ... the truth without fear, and surrendering the results to God.
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... it said that we never stand taller than when we kneel before God. But what happens when we offer our prayers and petitions to God? Does He ... passionate intercession on behalf of Lot and his family in the face of the imminent destruction of Sodom. We can understand the struggle ...
