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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.
This collection features some of Pastor Chuck Swindoll’s most requested and impactful messages. From practical advice on breaking the habit of worry to profound theological explorations of suffering and mortality, these sermons provide a spiritual “salve” for deep hurts and a firm anchor for life’s fiercest storms. This volume addresses the difficult “what if” questions of life, offering biblical clarity and hope for believers facing relentless challenges.
1. Stop Worrying and Start Trusting
- Overview: Addresses the “addiction” of worry that plagues many within the body of Christ. Chuck offers biblical strategies for moving from a state of nagging anxiety to a posture of radical trust in God’s provision.
- Key Fact: Worry is a relentless habit that defies quick solutions, but it can be overcome by intentionally shifting our focus to the character and promises of God.
- Scripture: Matthew 6:25–34 – “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself.”
2. Stop Shaming and Start Honoring
- Overview: Explores the destructive nature of shame within the community of faith. This message encourages believers to trade judgmental attitudes for a culture of honor and grace.
- Key Fact: Shaming others is a barrier to spiritual growth; honoring others reflects the heart of Christ and fosters true reconciliation.
- Scripture: Romans 12:10 – “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor.”
3. When Troubles Won’t Go Away
- Overview: A message for those in the “long haul” of suffering. Chuck discusses how to maintain faith and perseverance when circumstances do not change and the “thorns” remain.
- Key Fact: God’s grace is most clearly displayed when our trials are persistent, proving that His strength is perfected in our continued weakness.
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9 – “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.”
4. Suffering, Sickness, Sin—and Healing (James 5:13–16)
- Overview: Tackles the complex relationship between physical health and spiritual life. Chuck provides a balanced, biblical perspective on prayer, confession, and the sovereign work of God in healing.
- Key Fact: While not all sickness is a result of specific sin, the prayer of faith and the practice of confession are vital components of the believer’s response to suffering.
- Scripture: James 5:16 – “Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed.”
5. What If You Were to Die Tonight?
- Overview: Addresses the universal fear of death with the “blessed assurance” of the Gospel. This message provides a clear roadmap for how to prepare for eternity and find peace in the face of mortality.
- Key Fact: The fear of death is removed when we understand that for the believer, to be “absent from the body” is to be “at home with the Lord.”
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:8 – “We are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.”
6. What If a Person Is an Unrepentant Troublemaker?
- Overview: Provides wise counsel on how to handle toxic or divisive individuals within the church or family. Chuck outlines the biblical steps for confrontation, boundaries, and protection.
- Key Fact: Loving someone doesn’t mean allowing them to continually cause chaos; biblical love include the courage to address unrepentant behavior.
- Scripture: Titus 3:10 – “Reject a factious man after a first and second warning.”
