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2016

Gloria in Excelsis Deo Concert

Have the songs of the season left you tone deaf to the real tune of Christmas? It’s time to saturate your senses with the melody of the Incarnation and the joy of welcoming God’s Son, Jesus Christ.

This Christmas, celebrate God’s perfect gift of grace with Chuck Swindoll and the Stonebriar Community Church Choir and Orchestra’s Gloria in Excelsis Deo holiday concert. When life gets overwhelming, this presentation of special messages and beautiful music will remind you that the King of Glory stepped into humanity to give you abundant life . . . now!

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James: Hands-On Christianity

“Practice what you preach!” 

Nobody trusts a phony or a hypocrite. As representatives of Christ, we sully His name when we live hypocritically. We’re called to a higher standard. 

Hypocrisy existed even in the early days of Christianity. In this series Chuck Swindoll encourages you to pursue authentic faith in God, provides you a clear and biblical how-to for authentic living as he exposits the book of James, and explains how to live without hypocrisy in your speech, actions, and relationships. 

This series will assist you to live what you believe. 

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The Greatest Words

Do you want to be truly free? Free from punishment and fear . . . free to love, laugh, and hope?

This Christmas, join Chuck Swindoll for his holiday messages and learn how embracing God’s plan for you can give you freedom, forgiveness, joy, and unimaginable hope.

As the hectic holiday approaches, remember this: God the Father exhibited His magnificent love for you by sending His Son to be born, live, die, and rise again to reconcile you to Him. But God’s plans for you didn’t end with your salvation. There is much, much more to come.

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Simple Faith

Real Christianity. Where is it? What does it look like? Many Christians are wondering that these days—especially those who once based their faith on the solid foundation of Jesus Christ but have since become trapped in the rat race of performance-based faith . . . caged by the self-imposed demands of works, works, and more works. As a result, many now wonder, “What is real Christianity?”

Simple Faith is about gaining freedom from tyrannical expectations and rediscovering the beauty of what Christ really taught. It’s about getting out of the cage and winging your way back to freedom, peace, and rest in Jesus. Simple Faith recounts the real message of the Sermon on the Mount—what it means to live an authentic, uncomplicated life. In short, it is a call to simple faith.

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Encouraging Essentials for a Dynamic Ministry

No effort we make to achieve something great for God is promised perpetual success. Why? It’s all too easy for the slow, silent slip toward spiritual erosion to cool our love for God and diminish our effectiveness for the kingdom.

Thankfully, the Bible explains several essential ingredients that can give our lives and our ministries significance that outlives us.

Join Chuck Swindoll for this special message and learn not only how to prevent erosion in your life but also how to deepen your intimacy with God in a way that will overflow to others.

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Growing Up in God’s Family

God’s Word describes the body of believers as “brothers and sisters” and “co-heirs” with Jesus, and when Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He began by saying, “Our Father.” Why?

We’re a family in Christ. And like any family, God’s family is filled with people in all stages of spiritual development: newborn believers, those still adolescent in their walk, and the spiritually mature.

Join Chuck Swindoll as he takes an in-depth look at the stages of growth that characterize the Christian walk.

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Easter 2016

Have you ever felt lost and alone, like you’re stumbling through a dark tunnel and God’s light seems so far away?

So did the disciples. When the thick fog of disillusionment and disappointment settled after Jesus’ heartbreaking death, His disciples felt helpless and vulnerable. But when Christ rose from the dead, light broke through and dispelled their depression.

Join Chuck Swindoll for his Easter message, and allow the light of Christ’s resurrection to give you hope today. Remember that “weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning” (Psalm 30:5).

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Rules for Running a Rewarding Race

Are you the worrying type—fearful of the possibilities tomorrow may hold but also grieving mistakes of the past? As we stand at the beginning of a new year, we must admit that we can’t predict the future and we can’t change the past. Trying to do either is a waste of time and energy.

Join Chuck Swindoll for his New Year message and learn from Philippians 3 and Hebrews 12 how to keep your eyes focused on Jesus and run your race of faith this year.

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Listener Favorites, Volume 3

Your spiritual life may feel like a spiritual couch potato that sprouts an occasional spud. It doesn’t need to be that way! God has a wonderful workout plan for you.

This series of four of Chuck Swindoll's recently most requested messages outlines a spiritual fitness regimen for your walk with God. Messages include:

  • “Strengthening Your Grip on Purity”
  • “Simplicity Starts from Within”
  • “What Happens When We Pray”
  • “The Qualities of Simple Faith”

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