Grace in Pain and Weakness

2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Paul struggled relentlessly with what he called his “thorn in the flesh.” Pain and weakness, his constant companions, drove him to his knees, pleading for relief. Instead, he learned the power of grace. The same is true for us today.
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[@johnblankenship2587]

I love you Chuck I've listened to you on radio and TV since 1979 and began my life serving my GOD Jesus so I would like to thank you Chuck you've made my life bearable while I grew in Christ. LOVE YOU CHUCK FOREVER JOHN

[@tomnoller2427]

LOVE the music and the preaching! Finally, a church without disheveled musicians playing electric guitars, dragging a worship service down to the lowest common denominator. Wish you'd show the organist more. He's terrific!

[@thelionandthebee1933]

Dearest Pastor Chuck, You are such a blessing in my life! Thank you to you, your family and to our Lord Jesus for your wisdom, insight, and faithfulness. God is so very, very good to us❤

[@indriadrayton1132]

GOT ME SHOUTING HALLELUJAH IN MY PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF THE DOLLAR TREE!!!

[@stevenflores3258]

This is a really good sermon! One for the ages. This one really resonates with me. Listened to multiple times

[@martinoyugi4516]

Praise the Lord for wondeful word of our God..

[@barbh786]

What would I do without my pastor, Chuck Swindoll ⁉️ He is my link to God and Heaven. He soothes my fears and worries. I can't get to church any more, so this streaming is a God-send. The music is wonderful and the messages are so uplifting ! Blessings and peace to you all. 🕊️

[@louislowell1149]

God bless this man and his ministry that blessed me. Every part of his ministry has so much to add to every believers life even when we feel unworthy. Where did God find this man? Like every Master Craftsman, He created him and gave him and gave him to us. I wish he could train the pastors coming to us in the future. We the people, especially the people of God, need training to be our best, by the best. Chuck Swindoll is one of the best, if not the best. I'd hoped one day to meet you, but, like New England is too cold, Texas is too hot for me. I love you and what you do. Lou.

[@geiseln]

I thank the Lord for you Pastor. I've learned so much through your teaching of God's word.

[@JoseMora-wc5zz]

My greatest pain and weakness is my debts, and my temptations. Thank you for this.

[@AndyYi-uf8dk]

Thank you pastor swindoll. I checked off my bucket list to visit your church as I was in Dallas for a funeral for a guy (pediatrician Danny Kim) I grew up with whom passed away. You have blessed me with such amazing messages over and over and over again. God's grace is all I need.

[@thelionandthebee1933]

I told someone who hated me that i knew they had spoken lies about me that caused a separation between a loved one. I told them that through Jesus' I forgive them. And that when they stumble out of habit and do it again, that i forgive them for their future gossiping. God is healing our relationship as we pray together daily. Thank you, God. And thank you, Pastor Chuck.

[@lauralemaster7598]

Chuck, I was a brand new believer when I went to Biola College back in 1975. Each week my friends in the dorm went to EVFree, in Fullerton, CA to hear you preach, & they invited me to join them. You made such sense of scripture and what it means to be a Christian. With no real prior knowledge of scripture, studying the Bible at school was tough! But listening to your sermons made it come ALIVE! Then, and now, I really benefit from the APPLICATION! I'm where I am spiritually today, in large part, thanks to your authentic approach to and explanation of scripture. You make me want to get into the Word on my own. Neither of us are in CA anymore, and I can't always make it to my own church services, but I can watch you online. Thanks for being there all these years, Chuck. Lord bless you.

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[@charlesevans133]

I love to listen in !

[@donaldgrooms7127]

Jesus is Lord!!!😇😇😇

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Good

[@FriendOfChrist]

Chuck Swindoll is one of my favorite pastors, but I was disappointed that he changed the reading of 2nd Corinthians 12. Yes, most people agree Paul was talking about himself, but Pastor Swindoll rewrote 2nd Corinthians 12 as he read it. Paul said, "I knew a man who was caught up to the third heaven." Not, "I was caught up to the third heaven." I think that's an important point. It's putting words into Paul's mouth that he did not say.