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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith

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.

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Chuck Smith

Jesus On The Cross

26 And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27 With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left. 28 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with the transgressors.” 29 And those who passed by blasphemed... Read More
Chuck Smith

Job 11:7

"THE SEARCH FOR GOD" Intro: In the previous chapter Job cries out to God concerning his confusion. He could not understand God's ways. Zophar responds. I. "CANST THOU BY SEARCHING FIND OUT GOD?" A. Man is conscious that God is. B. And so he searches for "what" God is. 1. Some seek to make God after ... Read More
Chuck Smith

Job 14:14

"IF A MAN DIE SHALL HE LIVE?" JOHN 11:25 "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE" Intro: Part of Job's answer to Zophar leaves man and appeals to God. Parenthetical. If he could believe this he could bear up. I. A GLEAM OF LIGHT ON DARKENED HORIZON. A. A suggestion cast forth and immediately swallowed u... Read More
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Job 1:20

"BLESSED BY THE NAME OF JEHOVAH" Intro: The real test of the value of my Christian experience comes in adversity. How do I react to tragic losses? Anybody can smile on a sunny day. In Job, we find a man who was suddenly stripped of everything. I. THE REASONS BEHIND JOB'S LOSSES. A. God had been brag... Read More
Chuck Smith

Job 23:12

"THE VALUE OF GOD'S WORD" Intro: In the third and final speech of Eliphaz to Job, he advised him to acquaint himself with God and be a peace. Receive His law and lay up His words in his heart. I. THE DlFFlCULTY OF FINDING GOD, verse 2. A. Job has deep convictions concerning God, he lust can't find H... Read More
Chuck Smith

Job 23:3

"WHERE TO FIND GOD" Intro: Eliphaz has just exhorted Job to acquaint himself with God and be at peace and good would come to him. I. JOB'S EFFORT TO FIND GOD. "OH THAT I KNOW WHERE I MIGHT FIND HIM." A. It's amazing how far off God sometimes seems. 1. Especially when we are going through a heavy tri... Read More
Chuck Smith

Job 40:3

"WHAT ARE YOU WORTH?" I. BEHOLD l AM OF SMALL ACCOUNT. A. God has challenged Job with the vastness of the universe in which He dwells. 1. Can Job run the universe? 2. Who then is Job to contend with God? B. Becoming conscious of God we are becoming aware of self. 1. Some people have a rather high se... Read More
Chuck Smith

Job 40:4

"THE DISCOVERY OF SELF" Intro: Job's three friends silenced, young man Elihu speaks up but does not finish, for he is interrupted by the voice of God out of the whirlwind. "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?" Then addressing Job God said "Gird up thy loins like a man" Job... Read More
Chuck Smith

Job 42:1

Intro: In our discourse last week we saw Job seeking God. Eliphaz had advised, "Acquaint thyself with Him and be at peace". Job responded "Oh that I knew where I might find Him" & told of his vain search. Now God has revealed Himself to Job. I. "I HAVE HEARD OF THEE BY THE HEARING OF THE EAR." A. Jo... Read More
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Job 42:5

"THE DISCOVERY OF GOD" Did God goof? Man is incomplete - basic emptiness. I. THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD IS NOT ENOUGH "I HAVE HEARD-OF THEE BY THE HEARING OF THE EAR." A. All men but the fool are conscious of God's existence Universal awareness. 1. He has left His mark in nature. 2. "The heaven's decl... Read More
Chuck Smith

Job 9:1

"GOD AND MAN" Intro: Bildad has been declaring the justice of God, and saying in effect if Job will only plead his cause before God, God would help him if he were right. I. "HOW CAN A MAN BE JUST WITH GOD?" OR PLEASE HIS CAUSE BEFORE GOD, IN ORDER TO BE JUST." A. Job conscious of the greatness of Go... Read More
Chuck Smith

Job 9:2

I TIMOTHY 2:5 "NEEDED, A DAYSMAN" I. THE MAN JOB. A. Stripped to bare individuality. 1. First possessions; oxen, Sabeens; sheep & servants by fire; camels by Chaldeans. 2. Next children. 3. Companion in faith - wife. 4. His friends. a. I admire his friends; Eliphaz, Bildad, Zephar and Elihad. 5. The... Read More
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Job 9:32

"THE DAYSMAN" Intro: Thank God for His hedge about us. Ever striped as Job. Lost, herds, flocks, camels, servants, children, wife, friends. Sense of worth, cursed the day of his birth, longed for death. I. BILDADS ADVICE TO JOB. A. God is just and fair. 1. Go plead your case with Him. 2. If you are ... Read More
Chuck Smith

Job 9:33

I TIMOTHY 2:5 I. THE MAN JOB. A. Stripped down to bare individuality. 1. First his possessions, oxen-Sabeans sheep-servants-fire camels-Chaldeans. 2. Next his children. 3. His wife. 4. His friends. 5. The sense of the greatness of his own personality. "Naked came I." a. Cursed the day of his birth. ... Read More
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Joel 2:12

"TURN TO GOD" Intro: Text begins with therefore, but therefore is never a beginning. Joel has been prophesying of the great day of the Lord when the mighty Northern Army invades the land. I. "TURN TO ME." A. When should a person turn to God. 1. If you are wise, you will turn right now. 2. Anytime is... Read More
Chuck Smith

Joel 2:25

"RESTORATION" I. RESTORED FROM THE TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF SIN. A. In Chapter 1, God promises to send desolation into the land. 1. Whatever the palmerworm left the locust would eat - cankerworm, Caterpillar. B. The devouring of these insects was a picture of the effects of sin. 1. Slowly eat away at you... Read More
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Joel 2:28

"THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER" I. THE PROMISE: "I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT UPON ALL FLESH." A. To think, the Spirit of God upon a man. 1. I have seen men when spirit of fear. 2. I have seen spirit of happiness. 3. Spirit of sadness and depression. 4. Comprehend what this says the Spirit of God would com... Read More
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John 1-2

John 1-2 Tape #C2542 By Chuck Smith Shall we turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to John. The gospel of John was the last of the gospels that were written. It was written towards the close of that first century, written by John, for the purpose of convincing people that Jesus is the Christ, t... Read More
Chuck Smith

John 3

John 3-4 Tape #C2543 By Chuck Smith Have we got a message for you tonight from the Word of God! John chapter 3 and 4, oh my, how rich! How blessed! There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews (3:1). We know a few things about him; we know that he must have been very wealth... Read More
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Jonah 2

I. "THEN JONAH PRAYED." A. When? VS. 1:17. 1. The stubbornness of Jonah. a. Determined to sit it out. 2. VS. 7 - "When my soul fainted within me." a. Gave up hope of anything else. b. Ready to pass out. c. God brought him to place of surrender. d. The more stubborn you are, the harder it is on you. ... Read More

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