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2018

Transformed by Grace

When life falls apart, how do you pick up the pieces and move forward? The answer is REFRAME.  To reframe is to see your losses, struggles, and burdens through God’s lens of grace and to let Him reshape your pain into new purpose. Paul describes this process: “Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think” (Romans 12:2).

With God’s power, you can become a new person as God guides your thoughts, heals your heart, and energizes new habits. Reframing is not easy; it is an ongoing process of growth as God transforms you by His grace. Join Chuck Swindoll and his daughter Colleen Swindoll Thompson as they transparently share their reframing journeys.

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Following Christ . . . The Man of God

Jesus was the Son of God and the Man of God. He walked the earth as any other person, but, through every word and action, He expressed the nature of God. The scenes recorded in John 6–14 portray a beautiful balance of Jesus’ humanity and divinity. He heals the lame man, feeds the hungry masses, stills the stormy sea, gives sight to the blind, and raises Lazarus from the dead. Such divine power, such human compassion!

John invites us to walk by Jesus’ side as He models love, grace, and humility. Place yourself in each scene. Grasp every detail. It’s impossible to closely follow Jesus and remain unchanged.

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A Vision 195 Conversation with Chuck: Insight for Living Arabic

In this special one-day broadcast, Chuck Swindoll talks with Charlie Costa, pastor of Insight for Living Arabic, who visited us recently from Beirut, Lebanon. Along with pastoring a church and overseeing outreach ministries, Charlie voices Insight for Living in Arabic (Nafitha Ala l’Hayat). Through technology, 420 million Arabic-speaking people can access Charlie’s translations of Chuck’s messages and hear the life-changing good news of Christ.

Let this special broadcast stir your heart with inspiring stories of God’s grace transforming lives among Arabic-speaking people.

Learn more about our Arabic-speaking ministry.

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Miracle Announced from a Tomb: "He Is Risen!"

He is risen. He is risen, indeed!

Declare the news far and wide! Our Lord Jesus has risen from the grave! His resurrection assures us that our sins are forgiven and our future resurrection is certain. Because Jesus is alive, He is with us through each dark night and difficult day.

Listen to Chuck Swindoll’s Easter message and relive the moment of discovery when an earthquake shook the ground and a shining angel rolled aside the stone, announcing, “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead” (Matthew 28:5–6). 

What a glorious moment . . . what a wonderful Savior!

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Beholding Christ . . . The Son of God

Wouldn’t it be fascinating to meet someone who actually walked and talked with Jesus? John the apostle knew Jesus firsthand, and in his gospel he opens our hearts to the Master he loved and followed.

This first part of a three-part series reveals Jesus as the Son of God who existed before time began. As Jesus launched His public ministry and interacted with people, we can see ourselves in each person Jesus met—the religious seeker Nicodemus, the shunned woman at the well, the lame man waiting his entire life for a healing touch from God. And with each word Jesus spoke, we can feel His compassion and power.

As you read John’s gospel, you’re right there with the Master. That’s why even a most hardened skeptic can find John’s account of Jesus’ invitation to believe in Him impossible to resist.

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Loving One Another

Enthusiasm! Every church should overflow with enthusiasm as it fulfills Christ’s mission. Chuck Swindoll certainly is enthusiastic about the church, and in this two-part series he sets our hearts ablaze with an eagerness to truly love one another.

The first message explores the central question, “What do we do as members of Christ’s church?” The answer: use our gifts. The second message addresses the “how” question. How are we to carry out our gifts? By living in harmony despite our differences.

Grasp the exciting vision of the church as Christ intended! No other institution on earth is as appealing and inspiring as a church where members express their God-given gifts and open their hearts with Christ’s love.

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Listener Favorites, Volume 4

Some messages settle into our souls like a salve, providing healing where our deepest hurts and fears reside. Others remind us, through the fiercest storms, that we CAN be secured by a hope that won’t disappoint.

Hear two of Chuck Swindoll’s most-requested messages, from the What If . . .? series, which are also included in Listener Favorites, Volume 4: Our Best for His Highest. These messages cover challenges like dealing with unrepentant people and facing that terrifying fear: death.

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God Knows What He’s About

When we consider the vastness of the universe, much less the seven billion souls inhabiting our planet, we can struggle to believe that God cares about our circumstances.

We can trust that God knows us, and His plans are woven in the fabric of our everyday lives. By studying the prophet Jonah and Saul of Tarsus,  we will learn that even when we doubt, rebel, and display our weakness of pride, God knows what He’s about. His plans will not be thwarted.

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Abraham: One Nomad’s Amazing Journey of Faith

What does it mean to be “the friend of God”? Though he lived in a world at enmity with God, Abraham modeled an enviable walk of faith. When told to go, he went. When promised, he believed. When commanded, he obeyed—even when it seemed to make no sense at all.

Abraham wasn’t “the friend of God” (James 2:23) because of his intellect, his pedigree, or his fortune. Abraham was God’s friend because of his faith. Follow the great Patriarch on his epic adventure, and be challenged to answer life-changing questions. As you witness an imperfect man’s transformation into a hero of the faith, you’ll be warned by his failures and inspired by his trust . . . and you’ll learn what it really means to be a “friend of God.”

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