Sermons & Devotionals by Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 2:17
Intro. Midway between the Damascus gate and Herod's gate in Jerusalem, standing on the wall, you can look across the little valley and see on the face of the cliff, two caves that look like the eye sockets of a scull. Hence the name Calvary. Just to the left of is a larger cave that traditionally is... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 2:5
"FALSE-HEARTED LOVERS" Intro: Jeremiah called in 13th year of Josiah's reign. For next 18 years comparable peace. Josiah King when 8 years. 16 he began to seek after God - 4 years later began reforms. Next year, Jeremiah started to prophesy. 5 years later book of law discovered - Josiah leading new ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 31:29
EZEKIEL 18: 2-4 Intro: Christianity has no more insidious foe than misrepresentation -- either in the lives of its adherents or in the interpretation of its doctrine. A. Usually results from snatching phrase from context. 1. Proverb - "The fathers have eaten sour grapes." a. Man helpless because of ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 31:33
"THE NEW COVENANT" Intro: Jeremiah was shut up in prison - the nation had failed to keep covenant with God and as a consequence was falling. God promised to establish a new covenant. The covenant establishes the basis of relationship with God. I. GOD WOULD REVEAL HIS WILL TO THE HEART OF EVERY MAN. ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 32:16
I. The occasion for the prayer. A. Jeremiah has received a command from the Lord that seemed totally ludicrous. 1. The Babylonian armies are at the present moment besieging he city of Jerusalem, and Jeremiah knows that they are to take the city and that they will be taken as captives to Babylon for ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 32:6
"THE WORD OF THE LORD" "THE LORD TOLD ME" Intro: That God should speak is reasonable. I. DIFFERENT WAYS GOD SPEAKS. A. In Nature Ps.19. B. In Dreams - Joseph. C. In visions - Peter. D. Audible Voice - Ps. 1. E. Through Angels - Gabriel - Peter. F. Through His Son - Heb. 1. G. His Word. H. Inner cons... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 32:7
"KNOWING THE VOICE OF GOD" Intro: Vs. 1 & 6 - typical of Jeremiah as we read these phrases throughout whole book. I. HOW DID THE WORD OF THE LORD COME? A. "God, who at sundry times and in diverse ways spoke to our fathers by the prophets." 1. What are some of the diverse ways? a. Through the written... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 33:14
Behold The Days Come I. The dark days that lie ahead for Judah. A. The Lord spoke to Jeremiah saying, "Call on Me and I will show you great and mighty things, that you do not know." 1. The things that God was going to show him were the future of Jerusalem and it's inhabitants. 2. The kings palace wa... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 39:16
Because You Put Your Trust in the Lord I. The word of the Lord to Ebed-melech. A. The name Ebed-melech means "servant of the King". 1. We know that he was an Ethiopian. 2. And as his name implies, he was a servant of the king. B. He risked his own life to save the life of Jeremiah when Jeremiah was ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 4
Intro: Condition of people described - "Judah hath not returned to me with her whole heart." I. DECLARATION OF JUDGMENT. A. Appeal to true repentance. 1. People panicky because of peril. 2. Description of swift attack of foe. B. Reason for judgment. 1. Corruption of people. a. Truth and justice lost... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 42:5
Empty Promises I. The promise that was made to Jeremiah. A. It was a vow taken before the Lord. The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us. 1. The N.T. book of Hebrews explains that a person swears by that which is greater, and an oath is confirm the truth of what you have said and to end al... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 43
"BACK TO EGYPT" Intro: Descendants of Abraham returned after nine hundred years. Their deliverance from strange drawing toward. Local History. I. THE REASON FOR RETURNING. A. Days of degeneration are days of forgetfulness. 1. Forget lessons of history. a. Great armies have never made a nation strong... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 43:7
"BACK TO EGYPT" I. "SO THEY CAME INTO THE LAND OF EGYPT." A. It is a sad and tragic day when a nation or person returns to that place from which they were once delivered. 1. Their fathers had been delivered from Egypt by the mighty hand of God. a. He had called them out of Egypt that they might foll... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 47:27
The Answer for Fear I. There were many things going on that would create fear. A. There had been a breakdown in the governmental processes, and there were roving gangs of thugs that seemed to rule the streets. 1. There had been a general turning away from God in the nation. 2. The laws of God had be... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 48:11
Intro: God's judgment is about to fall on Moab. He is soon to go into captivity - his cities destroyed. The reason for judgment given in verse 11. I. "HIS TASTE REMAINED IN HIM, AND HIS SCENT IS NOT CHANGED." A. The gospel of Jesus Christ changes people. 1. The natural unregenerate man is ruled by h... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 49:12
He Drank the Cup I. It is prophesied of Edom that they shall surely drink of the cup. A. Drinking of the cup is a metaphor used throughout the scriptures to indicate how the wicked were to receive the wrath of God in judgment. 1. Ps.75:8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup and the wine is red... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 50:6
"THE PLACE OF REST" Intro: Jeremiah is prophesying the destruction of Babylon, and the return of Israel and Judah to the land. They will ask directions to Zion and will seek to renew their covenant with God. God says, "My people are lost sheep, they have gone astray - they have forgotten their resti... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 52:4
The Hour of Doom Intro. Jeremiah 52 is sort of an appendix to the book in which a piece of the recorded history is repeated. It was recorded earlier in chapter 39, and was probably copied from II Kings 25. It is the record of the fall of Jerusalem. "It came to pass in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 7:4
"TRUST NOT IN LYING WORDS" Intro: Jeremiah just a young boy of 17 when God first spoke. I. THE ATTITUDE OF THE PEOPLE. A. Temple had been ordered rebuilt. 1. People gave freely. 2. Workmen worked faithfully and well. B. Law of the Lord discovered. 1. National reforms instituted. C. Passover feast ob... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jeremiah 9:23
I. "LET NOT THE WISE GLORY IN HIS WISDOM." A. Dan. "Last days knowledge increased." B. Wisdom of man - foolishness with God. 1. Splitting atom - sun. 2. Radar - bat. 3. Satellite - moon. 4. Light without heat - firefly. C. 1958 Glorying in wisdom. II. "LET NOT MIGHTY MAN GLORY IN HIS MIGHT." A. Pres... Read More
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.