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Holiday Message 2011

For many, the biblical account of Christmas has become one-dimensional. Flat might be a better description. They’ve heard the story so many times, Christmas has lost its mystery and impact. For these folks, listening to another Christmas sermon is just another ho-hum experience . . . just another dull event to yawn through.

That’s not true of this special series of three messages from Chuck Swindoll. By the time you finish listening, the Christmas hum-drum will turn into a three-dimensional celebration!

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Celebrate and Trust God

Life is meant to be enjoyed, not merely endured.

We all believe it, but few of us live that truth day in and day out. For most of us, life is a rat race with very little downtime. And to make matters worse, life is often filled with heartache and disappointments and even unexpected trauma. In this special set—which includes messages as well as music—Chuck Swindoll reminds us that, regardless what comes into our lives, life can be enjoyed when we learn to celebrate and trust God.

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Jesus – The Servant at Work

Bumped into any prophets lately?

You probably have, but you may not have known it. Modern-day prophets don’t wear camel’s hair and rarely speak in “Thus sayeth the Lord” language. But they do predict the time of the rapture and the second coming of Christ. And they do claim to speak for God. Sound familiar? The question is: how trustworthy are the prophets we run into today? Chuck Swindoll helps us answer this question in this timely and timeless message.

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Stand Firm in Your Freedom (Independence Day 2010)

Freedom is the dream of many . . . but the possession of few.

Jesus provided freedom in a dramatically distinctive way—He gave His life, exposing Himself to the ultimate physical weakness in order to provide for His followers the greatest spiritual strength. This sermon will encourage you to hold tightly to the freedom God grants you in Christ.

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Staying Pure in a World Gone Wild

Drive down any highway, and your eyes will be assaulted by scantily clad women on billboards. Sit down to watch a football game, and you’ll want to change the channel when the commercials come on. And we haven’t even mentioned the Internet or reality television! It’s not easy remaining moral when the world is so immoral. But Chuck Swindoll offers help in this series of four timely and practical messages on sexual purity. It’s a series for the married or single, man or woman. It’s a series for anyone who wants to learn how to keep from falling into immorality and for those who have already fallen. It’s a series for all who desire to walk with God without shame.

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Three "Musts" for a New Year

Whenever a new year draws near, most of us follow certain routines to get ready for the upcoming twelve months. Some of us make resolutions—promises of what we’d like to start doing and what we’d like to stop doing. Others of us look over a calendar of the new year, jotting down notes to help us remember significant dates—birthdays, anniversaries, holidays. Others have different routines, but all of us look forward to a new year with the hope that our lives will be lived with purpose. No one wants to look back at the end of the year and see squandered time. No one wants to drift aimlessly through life, doing things that don’t have some lasting value. The difficulty lies in the fact that many of us simply don’t know what we need to do to give life purpose. Well, Jesus has three answers—three “musts”—for each of us.

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New Years 2011 Message

Mine . . . mine . . . mine! Small children aren’t the only ones who whine like this.

Sure, adults may not voice their attachments to possessions and people with such a whine, but they don’t have to—actions speak louder than words. It’s tough to hold loosely everything and everyone we love. But that is exactly what God calls us to do, as Chuck Swindoll reminds us through this timeless account of Abraham’s sacrificial attitude. What better encouragement than to start the New Year thinking, His . . . His . . . His?

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