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Behind every valuable mentor and spiritual leader stands another believer offering support and guidance. After years of Saul living in solitude and obscurity, Barnabas came knocking on Saul’s door and invited his friend on a great ministry adventure. Listen in as Pastor Chuck Swindoll explores the joy, harmony, and excitement of Barnabas and Saul’s ministry together in Acts 11 and 12.Learn how to...

Behind every valuable mentor and spiritual leader stands another believer offering support and guidance. After years of Saul living in solitude and obscurity, Barnabas came knocking on Saul’s door and invited his friend on a great ministry adventure. Listen in as Pastor Chuck Swindoll explores the joy, harmony, and excitement of Barnabas and Saul’s ministry together in Acts 11 and 12.Learn how to...

For centuries, Christians have clung to the words found in 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 in seasons of pain and suffering: “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness” (NASB).Listen to Pastor Chuck Swindoll explain how Saul experienced supernatural contentment in the harshest circumstances. Believe that God has your good and His glory in mind as you walk through trials and tribulat...

For centuries, Christians have clung to the words found in 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 in seasons of pain and suffering: “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness” (NASB).Listen to Pastor Chuck Swindoll explain how Saul experienced supernatural contentment in the harshest circumstances. Believe that God has your good and His glory in mind as you walk through trials and tribulat...

Have you ever experienced a season of waiting on the Lord? Most individuals would never choose that. And yet, God does exceptional work through our extended waiting. Tune in to hear Pastor Chuck Swindoll teach from Acts 11 about one of God’s favorite methods of preparing an individual for effective ministry: protracted periods of waiting. God refined Saul for many years before He called him out of...

Have you ever experienced a season of waiting on the Lord? Most individuals would never choose that. And yet, God does exceptional work through our extended waiting. Tune in to hear Pastor Chuck Swindoll teach from Acts 11 about one of God’s favorite methods of preparing an individual for effective ministry: protracted periods of waiting. God refined Saul for many years before He called him out of...

Independent, inflexible, self-reliant . . . three words that characterize a stubborn, prideful will. Saul, like many of us, needed the continual reminder that God will do His work, His way, and in His timing. In this sermon on Acts 9, Pastor Chuck Swindoll teaches how God refined Saul’s independent will through waiting, suffering, and dependence on others. Discover how these counter-cultural truth...

Independent, inflexible, self-reliant . . . three words that characterize a stubborn, prideful will. Saul, like many of us, needed the continual reminder that God will do His work, His way, and in His timing. In this sermon on Acts 9, Pastor Chuck Swindoll teaches how God refined Saul’s independent will through waiting, suffering, and dependence on others. Discover how these counter-cultural truth...

Many heroes of the faith, including Saul, experienced seasons away from the limelight so that God could deepen their faith and prepare them for ministry. Saul traded busyness and prestige for solitude and obscurity in Arabia. Saul’s time away, described briefly in Galatians 1, transformed him. He learned to be still and know God. Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll in this humble admonition to simplify you...

Many heroes of the faith, including Saul, experienced seasons away from the limelight so that God could deepen their faith and prepare them for ministry. Saul traded busyness and prestige for solitude and obscurity in Arabia. Saul’s time away, described briefly in Galatians 1, transformed him. He learned to be still and know God. Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll in this humble admonition to simplify you...

Has God ever called you to obey a seemingly impossible command despite your reluctance or fear? In Acts 9, we read how Ananias faced a choice: believe and go or hide and disobey. Because he obeyed, his own faith deepened. Ananias ushered into God’s family one of the church’s most dynamic and influential leaders, the apostle Paul. Listen in as Pastor Chuck Swindoll describes God’s unexpected assign...

Has God ever called you to obey a seemingly impossible command despite your reluctance or fear? In Acts 9, we read how Ananias faced a choice: believe and go or hide and disobey. Because he obeyed, his own faith deepened. Ananias ushered into God’s family one of the church’s most dynamic and influential leaders, the apostle Paul. Listen in as Pastor Chuck Swindoll describes God’s unexpected assign...

Have you ever witnessed the miraculous transformation of a notorious sinner? One theologian described Saul’s conversion as the violent capture of a rebel will. Pastor Chuck Swindoll reveals how Jesus had been at work on Saul’s heart for years before their encounter on the road to Damascus recorded in Acts 9. Listen in as he explains the meaning of Jesus’ words to Saul, “It is hard for you to kick...

Have you ever witnessed the miraculous transformation of a notorious sinner? One theologian described Saul’s conversion as the violent capture of a rebel will. Pastor Chuck Swindoll reveals how Jesus had been at work on Saul’s heart for years before their encounter on the road to Damascus recorded in Acts 9. Listen in as he explains the meaning of Jesus’ words to Saul, “It is hard for you to kick...

Whether you are rearing children or launching them into the world as adults, this message is for you! From Psalms 127 and 128, Pastor Chuck Swindoll examines God’s design for the family. By unpacking four distinct periods in raising a family, he challenges believers in their marriages and parenting. Children are a gift from the Lord and His reward! Prioritize your family now and enjoy the fruit of...

The world may advise you to question authority, but God calls believers to submit to authority. King Saul’s rebel heart grieved the Lord. And his willful defiance against God’s commands cost him dearly (1 Samuel 15). Pastor Chuck Swindoll teaches on the erosion of authority and submission, drawing critical applications from Saul’s story. Evaluate your heart toward authority and commit to respect t...

Many have a hard time embracing the gospel of Jesus Christ, and some try their best to discredit its message. They twist Jesus’ words, ignore His kind actions, or even lie about historical events. The aspect of Jesus’ life that most often comes under attack is His resurrection. Matthew 28:1–15 shows how Jesus’ harshest critics attempted to explain away the empty tomb. So what really happened? Join...

Many have a hard time embracing the gospel of Jesus Christ, and some try their best to discredit its message. They twist Jesus’ words, ignore His kind actions, or even lie about historical events. The aspect of Jesus’ life that most often comes under attack is His resurrection. Matthew 28:1–15 shows how Jesus’ harshest critics attempted to explain away the empty tomb. So what really happened? Join...

Most discussions on the passion of Christ focus primarily on the moments leading up to His death and the events following His resurrection. But what happened in the meantime? Matthew 27:51–66 records these spectacular, though often-overlooked, events: the torn temple curtain, a great earthquake, and many people waking from the dead. Pastor Chuck Swindoll explains these events and more as he teache...

Most discussions on the passion of Christ focus primarily on the moments leading up to His death and the events following His resurrection. But what happened in the meantime? Matthew 27:51–66 records these spectacular, though often-overlooked, events: the torn temple curtain, a great earthquake, and many people waking from the dead. Pastor Chuck Swindoll explains these events and more as he teache...

Most discussions on the passion of Christ focus primarily on the moments leading up to His death and the events following His resurrection. But what happened in the meantime? Matthew 27:5166 records these spectacular, though often-overlooked, events: the torn temple curtain, a great earthquake, and many people waking from the dead. Pastor Chuck Swindoll explains these events and more as he teaches...

The final hours of Jesus’ life were about as excruciating as anyone can endure. Matthew 27:27–50 shows how He suffered violent scourging, incessant mocking, and hours of unimaginable pain hanging on the cross until He finally offered His last breath. Why would the innocent Son of God endure such terrible suffering? Stand with Pastor Chuck and look upon Jesus in these dark moments to see that His d...

The final hours of Jesus’ life were about as excruciating as anyone can endure. Matthew 27:27–50 shows how He suffered violent scourging, incessant mocking, and hours of unimaginable pain hanging on the cross until He finally offered His last breath. Why would the innocent Son of God endure such terrible suffering? Stand with Pastor Chuck and look upon Jesus in these dark moments to see that His d...

The final hours of Jesus’ life were about as excruciating as anyone can endure. Matthew 27:27–50 shows how He suffered violent scourging, incessant mocking, and hours of unimaginable pain hanging on the cross until He finally offered His last breath. Why would the innocent Son of God endure such terrible suffering? Stand with Pastor Chuck and look upon Jesus in these dark moments to see that His d...

The world may advise you to question authority, but God calls believers to submit to authority. King Saul’s rebel heart grieved the Lord. And his willful defiance against God’s commands cost him dearly (1 Samuel 15). Pastor Chuck Swindoll teaches on the erosion of authority and submission, drawing critical applications from Saul’s story. Evaluate your heart toward authority and commit to respect t...