Battles Worth Fighting
From Mark 2:18–28, Pastor Chuck Swindoll identifies three battles worth fighting: the battle for continual joy, the battle for ageless flexibility, and the battle for meeting real needs.
Resource Library
Resource Library
Mercy Under Suspicious Eyes
Pastor Chuck Swindoll turns to Mark 3:1–6, contrasting Jesus’ warm compassion with the Pharisees’ cold indifference and underscoring the call to show mercy to the “least of these,” those who cannot care for themselves.
The Exhausting Toll of an Effective Ministry
From Mark 3:7–15, Pastor Chuck Swindoll considers the draining toll of Jesus’ ministry and how the Saviour consistently prioritized the eternal over the temporal, and why believers must face the dangers of living with an overdrawn schedule.
Unclean Spirit—Unpardonable Sin
From Mark 3:22–30, Pastor Chuck Swindoll carefully explains what the unpardonable sin is and what it is not.
Strengthening Your Grip on Discipleship
Let’s focus our attention on what the Lord said in His Great Commission in Matthew 28:16–20 and learn what it means to live as a true disciple.
Analysis of a Crop Failure
Jesus was the master teacher. Against relentless and hostile opposition, and in spite of many who followed Him for all the wrong reasons, He spoke with wisdom and taught with skill. Among the methods He preferred to use, the parable was one of His favourites. By placing a familiar and simple word picture before His audience, Jesus was able to draw out profound analogies that have intrigued even the brightest minds for centuries.
Souls in Soil
Pastor Chuck Swindoll interprets the parable of the sower from Mark 4:1–20, where each type of soil represents a different condition of the human heart: hard, shallow, cluttered, or receptive.
Tasting a Sample: Learning Where We Fit in the Story
We have been learning how to study the Bible for ourselves, through observation, interpretation, correlation, and then application. We observe what a passage says, interpret what it means, correlate what it says elsewhere about the same subject, and then ultimately we apply it.
Looking Back on Things That Matter
Once the foundation of the marriage is firmly laid, six pillars should be built, which will give any family resilience to withstand the erosion caused by the influence of culture.
Releasing Our Burdens Beneath the Waves
Mark 6:52 records a heartbreaking moment in Scripture: “[the disciples] had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened.” It took a storm to help the disciples learn a valuable lesson. What will it take for you to surrender to Jesus in faith?
