The Magnificent Chesed of God
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.
What words come to mind when you hear the term theology? Dry…Dreary…Doubtful…DULL? You’re not alone.
Too often we don’t realize that theology—thinking about God—is an intimate part of our everyday lives, rather than something that takes place in ivory towers crowded with bearded men crouched over dusty books. We each engage in theology because we each have a set of beliefs about God. But rather than being content with our ideas about God as they now stand, we should each have a desire to know God better than we do today. If you’ve got that desire, then you’re ready to do theology!
Let these resources point the way to a faith more deeply connected with who God actually says He is.
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.
Jesus says if we build our lives on Him, when the storms of life come, we will stand. We can trust in His wisdom and power.
Listen to Pastor Chuck Swindoll’s honest story of how he learned to believe in God’s sovereignty. Walk through passages in Daniel, Job, and Romans to discover the truth for yourself.
Tune in to hear Pastor Chuck Swindoll discuss how Abel, Enoch, Noah, and Abraham walked with God. They followed His plans, putting aside their own wishes.
Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he shares four guidelines for following God’s will today. Learn how to trust God’s leading through His Word, inner promptings, the counsel of the wise, and the inner assurance of His peace.
Pastor Chuck Swindoll answers this question and more as he weaves through the tapestry of Scripture to discuss God’s sovereign, decreed will along with His permissive will.
It’s easy to lose ourselves to fantasy. But God’s divine perspective grounds us in a proper view of the real world. He alone provides meaning and purpose to an otherwise pointless life.
King Solomon lived out his dreams. He enjoyed every pleasure the world had to offer, and it came up short. Solomon discovered living a life devoted to pleasure is meaningless.
The Pharisees wanted to stone Jesus because He claimed equality with God and they rejected His claim. We do the same thing; we either accept or reject Christ. There is no middle ground.
An old German version of the Bible calls Psalm 119 “the Christian’s Golden ABC of the praise, love, power, and use of the Word of God.” If we can absorb the lessons from this chapter, we’re off to a good start.