Walk Humbly with Your God

The Qualities of Simple Faith

January 4, 2016 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

We can read Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in fifteen minutes or less. No teacher or preacher has ever packed more truth into such a brief period of time. For centuries, these words from Matthew’s gospel have been scrutinised by millions of Bible students, authors, pastors, and missionaries. Yet, no one has even come close to exhausting Jesus’ message. Our hope in this study is to glean a few fresh, practical insights that will enable us to stay on course in living lives that are distinctively different. For as we shall be periodically reminded, the underlying challenge of this sermon is: be different! With this primary theme woven throughout, it’s no surprise that our Lord began His famous sermon with a list of character qualities unheard of in a dog-eat-dog society.

The Qualities of Simple Faith

January 1, 2016 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

We can read Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in fifteen minutes or less. No teacher or preacher has ever packed more truth into such a brief period of time. For centuries, these words from Matthew’s gospel have been scrutinised by millions of Bible students, authors, pastors, and missionaries. Yet, no one has even come close to exhausting Jesus’ message. Our hope in this study is to glean a few fresh, practical insights that will enable us to stay on course in living lives that are distinctively different. For as we shall be periodically reminded, the underlying challenge of this sermon is: be different! With this primary theme woven throughout, it’s no surprise that our Lord began His famous sermon with a list of character qualities unheard of in a dog-eat-dog society.

The Qualities of Simple Faith

December 31, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

We can read Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in fifteen minutes or less. No teacher or preacher has ever packed more truth into such a brief period of time. For centuries, these words from Matthew’s gospel have been scrutinised by millions of Bible students, authors, pastors, and missionaries. Yet, no one has even come close to exhausting Jesus’ message. Our hope in this study is to glean a few fresh, practical insights that will enable us to stay on course in living lives that are distinctively different. For as we shall be periodically reminded, the underlying challenge of this sermon is: be different! With this primary theme woven throughout, it’s no surprise that our Lord began His famous sermon with a list of character qualities unheard of in a dog-eat-dog society.

What Happens When We Pray?

December 30, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

We’ve all heard it said that we never stand taller than when we kneel before God. But what actually happens when we offer our prayers and petitions to God? Does He change His mind? Can we alter His plan or reverse His course? If not, then why pray? In this message, we zoom in on Abraham’s passionate intercession on behalf of Lot and his family in the face of the imminent destruction of Sodom. By analysing Abraham’s prayer, we can understand the struggle that occurs between petition (what we ask for) and desire (why we ask) and gain insight into the important role prayer plays in our lives. As we do, we’ll learn to pray with confidence before the throne of grace.

What Happens When We Pray?

December 29, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

We’ve all heard it said that we never stand taller than when we kneel before God. But what actually happens when we offer our prayers and petitions to God? Does He change His mind? Can we alter His plan or reverse His course? If not, then why pray? In this message, we zoom in on Abraham’s passionate intercession on behalf of Lot and his family in the face of the imminent destruction of Sodom. By analysing Abraham’s prayer, we can understand the struggle that occurs between petition (what we ask for) and desire (why we ask) and gain insight into the important role prayer plays in our lives. As we do, we’ll learn to pray with confidence before the throne of grace.

What Happens When We Pray?

December 28, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

We’ve all heard it said that we never stand taller than when we kneel before God. But what actually happens when we offer our prayers and petitions to God? Does He change His mind? Can we alter His plan or reverse His course? If not, then why pray? In this message, we zoom in on Abraham’s passionate intercession on behalf of Lot and his family in the face of the imminent destruction of Sodom. By analysing Abraham’s prayer, we can understand the struggle that occurs between petition (what we ask for) and desire (why we ask) and gain insight into the important role prayer plays in our lives. As we do, we’ll learn to pray with confidence before the throne of grace.

Simplicity Starts from Within

December 15, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Though centuries have passed since He spoke them, Jesus’ words remain just as penetrating as when they first fell on the ears of His original audiences. Because He alone spoke with anointed authority, people were amazed as they listened and ultimately became changed individuals. Christ’s teachings continue to bring about powerful transformation and arouse the attention of all who study them. Nothing Jesus stated was ever more profound than His Sermon on the Mount. With searching wisdom, He peeled back the externals of hypocritical religion and addressed the issues that really matter. In the section of Scripture we’ll examine in this lesson, Jesus discussed the Christian’s relationship to the Mosaic Law. At the heart of Jesus’ instruction is righteousness—the state of having sufficient grounds to stand before a holy God.

Simplicity Starts from Within

December 14, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Though centuries have passed since He spoke them, Jesus’ words remain just as penetrating as when they first fell on the ears of His original audiences. Because He alone spoke with anointed authority, people were amazed as they listened and ultimately became changed individuals. Christ’s teachings continue to bring about powerful transformation and arouse the attention of all who study them. Nothing Jesus stated was ever more profound than His Sermon on the Mount. With searching wisdom, He peeled back the externals of hypocritical religion and addressed the issues that really matter. In the section of Scripture we’ll examine in this lesson, Jesus discussed the Christian’s relationship to the Mosaic Law. At the heart of Jesus’ instruction is righteousness—the state of having sufficient grounds to stand before a holy God.

Simplicity Starts from Within

December 11, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Though centuries have passed since He spoke them, Jesus’ words remain just as penetrating as when they first fell on the ears of His original audiences. Because He alone spoke with anointed authority, people were amazed as they listened and ultimately became changed individuals. Christ’s teachings continue to bring about powerful transformation and arouse the attention of all who study them. Nothing Jesus stated was ever more profound than His Sermon on the Mount. With searching wisdom, He peeled back the externals of hypocritical religion and addressed the issues that really matter. In the section of Scripture we’ll examine in this lesson, Jesus discussed the Christian’s relationship to the Mosaic Law. At the heart of Jesus’ instruction is righteousness—the state of having sufficient grounds to stand before a holy God.

Strengthening Your Grip on Purity

December 10, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

“Pleasure is supreme.” . . . “Follow your feelings.” . . . “Do whatever makes you happy.” . . . “Purity? That went out with the Puritans!” These slogans of our pleasure-obsessed society pulse from the media like a strobe light, mesmerising us into a state of moral apathy. Sitcoms depict abstinence as fit for only the undesirable or the immature. And advertisements blatantly seduce us into acquiring absolutely everything our hearts desire. But before we burn the media at the stake, we have some confessing of our own to do. Christianity historically has been the advocate and defender of purity, but that may no longer be the case. When we watch the news and read about current events, the church seems silent. Maybe we have drifted from the call to defend biblical purity. Far too many Christians have bought into the “pursue pleasure at all costs” philosophy. Marriages are breaking up at almost the same rate inside the church as outside. Christian leaders often create just as much scandal as any movie star. And many churches no longer place holy living at the top of their priority list. But purity, as Paul explained in Romans 6, is a powerful alternative to our culture’s formula for living.

Strengthening Your Grip on Purity

December 9, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

“Pleasure is supreme.” . . . “Follow your feelings.” . . . “Do whatever makes you happy.” . . . “Purity? That went out with the Puritans!” These slogans of our pleasure-obsessed society pulse from the media like a strobe light, mesmerising us into a state of moral apathy. Sitcoms depict abstinence as fit for only the undesirable or the immature. And advertisements blatantly seduce us into acquiring absolutely everything our hearts desire. But before we burn the media at the stake, we have some confessing of our own to do. Christianity historically has been the advocate and defender of purity, but that may no longer be the case. When we watch the news and read about current events, the church seems silent. Maybe we have drifted from the call to defend biblical purity. Far too many Christians have bought into the “pursue pleasure at all costs” philosophy. Marriages are breaking up at almost the same rate inside the church as outside. Christian leaders often create just as much scandal as any movie star. And many churches no longer place holy living at the top of their priority list. But purity, as Paul explained in Romans 6, is a powerful alternative to our culture’s formula for living.

Strengthening Your Grip on Purity

December 8, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

“Pleasure is supreme.” . . . “Follow your feelings.” . . . “Do whatever makes you happy.” . . . “Purity? That went out with the Puritans!” These slogans of our pleasure-obsessed society pulse from the media like a strobe light, mesmerising us into a state of moral apathy. Sitcoms depict abstinence as fit for only the undesirable or the immature. And advertisements blatantly seduce us into acquiring absolutely everything our hearts desire. But before we burn the media at the stake, we have some confessing of our own to do. Christianity historically has been the advocate and defender of purity, but that may no longer be the case. When we watch the news and read about current events, the church seems silent. Maybe we have drifted from the call to defend biblical purity. Far too many Christians have bought into the “pursue pleasure at all costs” philosophy. Marriages are breaking up at almost the same rate inside the church as outside. Christian leaders often create just as much scandal as any movie star. And many churches no longer place holy living at the top of their priority list. But purity, as Paul explained in Romans 6, is a powerful alternative to our culture’s formula for living.

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Selections from Listener Favourites, Volume 3

The Qualities of Simple Faith

January 4, 2016 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

The Qualities of Simple Faith

January 1, 2016 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

The Qualities of Simple Faith

December 31, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

What Happens When We Pray?

December 30, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

What Happens When We Pray?

December 29, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

What Happens When We Pray?

December 28, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Simplicity Starts from Within

December 15, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Simplicity Starts from Within

December 14, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Simplicity Starts from Within

December 11, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Strengthening Your Grip on Purity

December 10, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Strengthening Your Grip on Purity

December 9, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Strengthening Your Grip on Purity

December 8, 2015 • Pastor Chuck Swindoll