Sermons & Devotionals by Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith
Daniel 9:1
The Prayer of Daniel I. The incentive for prayer. A. His understanding of the word of God. 1. Lev.26:33 "And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths as long as long as it lie... Read More
Chuck Smith
Daniel 9:22
"THE MESSIAH THE PRINCE" Intro: God had promised the Jews a Messiah. Here is one of the most amazing prophesies of all when the Lord tells the very day the Messiah will come. I. THE NEED FOR A MESSIAH (Daniel was in prayer). A. They were in captivity in Babylon. 1. Daniel confesses the reasons for c... Read More
Chuck Smith
Daniel 9:25
This Is The Day I. God's Promise of a special day. A. In the Psalm that we read this morning, "This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it." 1. That is not just any beautiful morning that you might wake of to blue skies. 2. It is a day when God will provide salvation fr... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 11:18
"SATURATED WITH THE WORD" I. THE EXHORTATION "THEREFORE SHALL YE LAY UP THESE MY WORDS." A. You never begin a thought with therefore; why should they lay up His Words in their heart? vs 14,15 1. God is now ready to bring them into the land of promise and abundant blessings. a. The perpetual danger o... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 11:26
"TAKE YOUR CHOICE" Intro: God loves you. Because He loves you, He desires to bless your life. His blessings must be consistent with His nature, i.e. He cannot bless evil. I. GOD SETS FORTH A BLESSING AND A CURSE. A. You can take your choice. B. This is true of individual, corporate body, nation. 1. ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 11:27
"TAKE YOUR CHOICE" Intro: God loves you and He desires to bless your life. His blessings must be consistent with His nature i.e. He cannot bless evil. I. GOD SETS BEFORE YOU A BLESSING AND A CURSE. A. This is true in a national, corporate, or individual sense. 1. God was speaking here to a nation. a... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 18:13
"WHAT DOES GOD WANT OF ME?" Intro: Assuming there is a God who created me and placed me over other creation, what does He want? I. QUESTION OF PRIMARY CONCERN AND INTEREST. A. Does life have a meaning or not - a purpose? 1. Why does your life seem empty? 2. Basis of most psychological ills is frustr... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 18:9
"THE OCCULTIC REVOLUTION" Intro: This week a young man in his graduate studies for his Ph.D.. In Orange County boys and girls in grade school and Junior High call for spirit of Mary Worth in seances. A favorite party stunt is to conduct a seance. I. WE SEE A GROWING INTEREST IN THE OCCULT. A. The hi... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 1:6
"THE LORD OUR GOD SPAKE TO US IN HOREB SAYING, YE HAVE DWELT IN THIS MOUNTAIN LONG ENOUGH." Intro: Sojourn in Horeb important, received law, they were a theocracy. There distance from God by sin yet nearness through sacrifice. They were a people God governed, God spake & they began to move. No man e... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 2:3
"TIME TO MOVE" Intro: There comes to each man of God a day when God says "lets move on" I can always respond to the challenge in two ways. I. "YE HAVE COMPASSED THIS MOUNTAIN LONG ENOUGH." A. They were going in circles for forty years. 1. Life had become routine & monotonous. 2. Though moving on occ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 30:11
"THE CLOSENESS OF GOD" Intro: One of our greatest needs is to develop the awareness of God's closeness. We often think of heaven as far out in space, thus we think of God as far away. Not so, we are surrounded by God, you cannot escape from Him, "For in Him we live, move..." I. MOSES IS TALKING HERE... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 32:11
"AS AN EAGLE" Intro: Moses a man familiar with wilderness, probably watched eagles many times. Daring figure to use of God, Warranted Ex. 19:4 "I bare you on eagles wings and brought you unto myself." This illus. teaches us the tenderness and strength of God. I. THE ACTIVITY OF THE EAGLES. A. "Stirr... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 32:3
"HE IS THE ROCK" Intro: The Rock was considered as a place of refuge, a shelter, a place of defense. The conie. I. EVERY MAN HAS A ROCK (vs. 31.. A. That place of refuge or defense. 1. One of the most stupid put-downs of the Jesus Movement was "I fear that they are just putting down one dependency f... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 32:35
PSALM 73:18,19 I. DESTRUCTION IMPLIED. A. Implies always exposed to sudden destruction. 1. Prov. 29:1. 2. Cannot foresee future. B. Liable to fall of themselves. 1. Walking on ice. C. Only reason not already fallen God's time not yet come. II. DESTRUCTION'S DELAY? A. No want of power in God to cast ... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 33:27
"FAITH THAT CANCELS FEAR" Intro: There are two fears that seem to constantly assail our souls. Fear of the future, fear of the present. Moses in these final talks has been encouraging them, "Fear not, be of good courage, be not dismayed" I. THE NATURE OF OUR FEARS. A. Fear of the future. 1. Why do w... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 4:29
BACKSLIDING Intro: "Ye did run well, what did hinder you"? "Thou has left thy first love" I. THE PROCESS OF BACKSLIDING vs. 25. A. "When . . . thou shalt corrupt yourself." 1. Self corruption is devotion to anything lower than the highest. 2. The highest is that revelation of Jesus Christ given to u... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 6:11
"THE PERILS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE" Intro: There are circumstances that have inherent dangerous pitfalls, that we would do well to guard against. I. THE PERIL OF PROSPERITY vs 10,11. A. The danger is forgetting the Lord vs 12. 1. Money has strange powers. a. closest thing to omnipotence we possess. b... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 8:11
"A TIME OF NATIONAL PERIL" I. GOD'S WARNING OF THE PERIL TO COME. A. We are sometimes prone to ignore God's warnings. 1. We feel they don't apply to us. 2. God never warns us needlessly. 3. The place where we will fail is the place we were warned about. B. The peril was not where they expected it. 1... Read More
Chuck Smith
Deuteronomy 8:2
I. REMEMBER PAST IN RELATION TO GOD. A. "How that God brought thee out of "Egypt". 1. Through old Test. constant reminders to people. (they had special origin) 2. Through N .T. constant reminders to our deliverance. a. Our every day actions predicated upon fact of new man. b. "Husbands love your wiv... Read More
Chuck Smith
Ecclesiastes 1:1
"VANITY, VANITY, ALL IS VANITY" Intro: Solomon had forsaken the God of his father, he sought to find the answer for life in things. He completely indulged himself 2: 10, he ended in despair 2: 17. I. THE SEARCH FOR MEANING. A. A consciousness that life must be more. 1. A certain dissatisfaction with... Read More
Subscribe
Get Bible verse every day in your inbox
Read on Mobile
Most Searched
Group of Brands
© 2026 Bibleportal.com All rights reserved.
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.