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... Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:3-4)
Lord, words of hope from others ... But when our hearts are right with You, we have ears to hear the message of hope. Rather than resisting others' words, we appreciate them, ...
... grief over a life not well lived. We love to celebrate the stories of those who have finished well, but when we encounter those whose lives bear the consequences of poor decisions and slow erosion, we sigh and wonder what ... examples of failed potential just what it means to take God seriously. And then choose to finish well.
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... finished well. We remember them for their faithfulness to God, but how did they remain faithful? What makes a person walk with God for three hundred years or do his best work in the last decades of life? We attain some insight into these questions in the ...
... we don’t have to give in!
In Romans 6:5–14, the Apostle Paul told Christians that since they were saved by grace, they could now live by grace. The same power that saved them could also change them from the inside out.
... Embrace the reality that you can live free from sin by God&rsuqo;s grace.
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... l-e-a-n-e-r-s. We prefer not to stand alone, facing the icy blast of life without someone or something to lean on, to support us. These self-styled crutches become our securities. To some, the crutch is finances; to others, it’s employment-a certain position at ... and emotionally supportive crutches.
Then God moves in and begins an internal reconstruction process that rips away ...
... exhortation to Timothy on how to live wisely. Relish the Word of God that others have died to preserve for us. Endure hardship. Fight the good ...
The Old Testament prophets were dynamic figures, who continue to speak to our ... of courage, godliness, or perception. They were men who knew God and trusted Him against insuperable odds.
Sometimes ignored and other ... imposing and influential people of their times. Through them God warned and rebuked and announced certain judgment, most of which was passed ...
... and demanded respect from his doubters while He walked the earth. Instead, He took on the nature of a servant.
Pastor Chuck ...
Face your hindrances to humility and pray about how God is calling you to serve as you listen to this inspiring message.
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It’s easy to look at the events going on around the world today and think, It can’t get much worse than this . In fact, it ... the whole world will feel sin’s miserable effects.
By God’s grace, this isn’t the end of Jesus’ story nor His people’s ...
... Joseph. He’d waited so long to find a beautiful woman of God like Mary. After finally getting engaged, Mary said the hardest words Joseph had ever heard.
“I’m pregnant.”
What ...
Of all the possible ways Jesus could have begun His ministry, He stepped in line with others at the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But why?
Pastor Chuck Swindoll ... it was for Jesus to receive John’s baptism and how the event climaxed with the Father’s thunderous approval along with the ...
... and sin…then witnessed his family begin to crumble under the load of sin’s consequences. Going from bad to worse, the king must have felt crushed beneath the weight of overwhelming loneliness ...
... called Judaizers—people who sought to make obedience to the Mosaic Law a requirement for salvation. We know these people today as legalists. They desire to sap the joy from the Christian life and to hold others under their thumbs. However, ...
... for others starts with loving others. It’s a matter of the heart.
This truth shines brightly in Matthew 15:29–39 in which Jesus ... new confidence knowing that there’s no need too great for God to hear and no limit to what God can provide.
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We Christians are notorious for answering the wrong questions—questions no one is asking. And when we do answer the right questions, we often do it in a way that doesn’t connect—we either ... understand. Christians need to take time to answer a few of the more significant biblical questions people have. And many of those ...
... days once a month. Others make time once in every season of the year to consider their lives. Whatever the frequency, we place everything ... extended time in prayer as we gain a clearer sense of what God is doing in our lives and what He has for us in the future. As the new year ...
Stories help us relate one thing to another and the Bible is no different. Chuck Swindoll shares stories from his life in The Swindoll Study Bible to help us connect the real word of the Bible with the ...
This old world is in a bad way. War, not peace, is the norm. Lawsuits are commonplace, not rarities. Friendships cool, marriages ... depravity has taken a toll on humanity. Nevertheless, God has chosen to leave us on earth—not out of touch with its arguments, ...
... Solomon’s legendary father King David had famously led the Israelites to victory over their enemies and composed a collection of ... reign. Learn about Solomon’s four unique blessings from God that set him apart as a respected leader in his own right.
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In the highly prejudiced society of first-century Palestine, few people were ... true of those known for their loose living—like the Samaritan woman Jesus met by a well in Sychar. Jesus conducted a ... about her past, her conscience, and true longing to know God and worship Him. In so doing, He revealed Himself as the Messiah, the ...
