Seizing the Opportunity
One of the most impactful investments we can make is in helping make the Lord’s name and Word known.
One of the most impactful investments we can make is in helping make the Lord’s name and Word known.
Chuck Swindoll says it's the church's job to be a training ground for disciples in the making, to help them become spiritually fit for service.
Biblical illiteracy might be understandable if we lacked the ability to read, had limited access to Bibles, or if they were only available in the original languages. But today, we have more Bibles and Bible translations than any other time in history!
Pastor Chuck Swindoll illuminates God’s mercy, or chesed, in the stories of five biblical characters. They enjoyed divine relief despite injustice, loss, physical affliction, and sin.
Life is exciting! Life is fun! Life is happy! Like Jim Elliot once said, “Wherever you are, be all there.” You’re on the mission field—get at it! Have a ball! Go for it!
Optimism, pessimism, suspicion, and fatalism all fail to present life as it really is. In contrast to these four ways we view life God tells us to live with a perspective characterized by reality, joy, trust, and hope.
The man-made philosophies of materialism, hedonism, humanism, and fatalism are false foundations that will never bring contentment. Examine your lifestyle—are any of these philosophical foundations guiding your decisions?