Sermons & Devotionals by Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith
Jonah 2:3
"LYING VANITIES" I. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE LYING VANITIES MEN OBSERVE? A. With Jonah, he thought he could run away from the call of God. 1. Tarshish the last outpost of the then known world. 2. Opposite direction from Nineveh. 3. You can't run from God. B. Happiness can be discovered by direct pursuit... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jonah 2:7
I. WHEN MY SOUL FAINTED WITHIN ME. A. I remembered the Lord. 1. Up to this time he purposely: a. Drove Him from mind. b. Hiked 40 miles. c. Slept in storm. d. Disregarded sailors' prayers. B. My prayer came unto Thee. 1. Many people wait until no other avenues of escape to pray. a. God in love lets ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jonah 2:8
"LEARNING AN EASY LESSON THE HARD WAY" I. THE CALL OF GOD, "ARISE, GO TO NINEVEH." A. Nineveh, the capitol of Assyria. 1. The Assyrians were becoming a powerful empire. a. They were a threat to Israel. b. They were very cruel. B. Jonah thought if God destroyed Nineveh, nothing would please him more.... Read More
Chuck Smith
Jonah 3:4
"WHO CAN TELL" I. WELL MIGHT THEY RISE IN JUDGMENT. A. Only had one warning. 1. "He being often reproved." B. Only heard one prophet. 1. Thousands of ministers. C. Only heard one monotonous message. 1. Message of destruction. 2. No hope presented in message. 3. Nothing mentioned about repentance. 4.... Read More
Chuck Smith
Joshua 1
"THE MAN GOD USES" Intro: We all desire to be used by God, to be an instrument in His hand, to be called upon by God for some special task. Wrong concept - talented men. I. FIRST QUALIFICATION-FAITHFULNESS VS. 1. Minister) A. He was Moses "minister." 1. Word minister - servant. 2. He was content to ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Joshua 23:14
"THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD" Intro: Joshua is now old and stricken in years, the tribes have been settled in their lands according to God's promises. Joshua has called a final assemblage. I. YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEART AND SOUL. A. There seems to be an area of knowledge deeper than the conscious. "You know ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Joshua 24:14
"A WISE DECISION" Intro: "Now therefore" the aged Joshua has gathered the elders of Israel for the last time. They now possess the land. He briefly rehearses their history in relation to YAHWEH their God. I. THE EXHORTATION OF COMMITMENT. A. Fear YAHWEH "reverence, stand in awe of." 1. This is the e... Read More
Chuck Smith
Joshua 24:15
"THE CHOICE" I. MAN HAS THE CAPACITY OF CHOICE. A. It is a God-given capacity. 1. Man was created in the image of God. a. God is a self-determinate being. b. He created man a self-determinate being. 2. This was necessary if God was to receive meaningful love and worship from man. a. The kisses of th... Read More
Chuck Smith
Joshua 3:10
"DARE TO GET YOUR FEET WET" Intro: The day has finally come and we now stand by Jordan. We are about to enter into a new dimension, "You have not passed this way heretofore." I. THE WILDERNESS IS BEHIND US. A. The experiences have been good and bad. 1. God has met our needs. 2. There were times when... Read More
Chuck Smith
Joshua 3:4
"THE UNTRODDEN PATH" Intro: The children of Israel have arrived at the Jordan. Behind them is Egypt and the 40 years of wilderness. Before them the promised land waiting to be possessed. I. THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE. "YE HAVE NOT PASSED THIS WAY HERETOFORE." A. There is a fascination to uncertainty. 1. A... Read More
Chuck Smith
Joshua 9:3
"UNGODLY ALLIANCES" I. ALLIANCES FORBIDDEN. A. God had told them not to make any treaty with the inhabitants of the land. We as Christians commanded not to be unequally yoked together with unbeliever. B. Why are these alliances forbidden? 1. There can be no fellowship of righteousness with unrighteo... Read More
Chuck Smith
Judges 16:21
THE CONSEQUENCES OF SIN." JUD 16:21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. In this passage we see the three tragic consequences of sin in the life of Samson. I. FIRST WE SEE HOW SIN ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Judges 17:6
"THE RIGHT PATH." I. "IN THOSE DAYS." A. These were dark days in the history of the nation of Israel. 1. It was a nation that lacked direction and leadership. 2. They would go down one path, only to come to a dead end, then they would turn and follow another path until they came to another dead end.... Read More
Chuck Smith
Judges 19:22
"THE END OF THE ROAD" Intro. The book of Judges relates to us a dark time in the history of the nation of Israel. The oft repeated phrase, "And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord," and the ensuing judgment of God was a tragic repeated refrain. When it said they did evil in the ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Judges 2:7
"PASS IT ON." Intro. The book of Judges is the history of the nation of Israel after the death of Joshua. We see a repeated pattern throughout the book. The people serve God and are blessed by God. In their prosperity they forget God and serve idols. They go into servitude to their enemies, and in t... Read More
Chuck Smith
Judges 5:23
"THE CURSE OF MEROZ." I. THE BACKGROUND TO OUR STORY: A. The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. 1. As a result, the Lord delivered them into the hand of Jabin who ruled over that great city of Hazor in the upper Galilee. 2. He had a powerful army under the leadership of a ca... Read More
Chuck Smith
Keep Yourself in the Love of God
Jude exhorts us: "Keep yourselves in the love of God" (v. 21). This seems like a strange injunction. If you don't read the entire context, you could easily misinterpret it. How can we keep ourselves in the love of God? Looking back at verse one, however, we find that Jude is writing to those who are... Read More
Chuck Smith
Know God
29 Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like i... Read More
Chuck Smith
Lamentations 3:21
"THE COMPASSIONATE GOD" I. THE SETTING. A. Jeremiah is sitting in a cave overlooking Jerusalem. 1. He weeps as he sees the rubble of the once glorious city that men called the perfection of beauty. 2. He smells the stench of decaying bodies. 3. He sees poor starving people poking through the rubble.... Read More
Chuck Smith
Lamentations 3:28
"THE SMITTEN LORD" Intro: This is the week when again we are to be reminded of the crucifixion of our Lord. Every event of that day was predetermined by God. Jeremiah is weeping over the havoc wrought by sin. He looked beyond the desolation to the suffering of Christ. I. "HE SITTETH ALONE AND KEEPET... 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.