Bible Characters

<p>Our world desperately needs models worth following. Authentic heroes. People of integrity whose lives inspire us to take God seriously, to follow His Word obediently, to pursue Christ passionately.</p><p>Thankfully, the Bible places before us a spiritual &quot;hall of fame&quot;&mdash;raw, uncensored, gritty stories of men and women sometimes soaring, often stumbling, through the incredible life of faith. They wrestled with sin, experienced God&#39;s grace, struggled with weakness, and overcame by faith. Their inspiring biographies have been memorialized in Scripture, not simply because of their faith in God but because of God&#39;s faithfulness to them.</p><p>These great lives from God&#39;s Word not only provide realistic portraits for appreciation but also relevant principles for application.</p>

Why Leaders Crack Up

Pastor Chuck Swindoll applies practical lessons from Exodus 18 for anyone in a leadership capacity. With biblical wisdom, take stock of the essentials God has called you to and determine to delegate the rest!

The Night Nobody Slept

Much of what God told Moses required faith, including His instructions leading up to the angel of death passing over. Studying Exodus 11–12, Pastor Chuck Swindoll shares how God’s ways might not always seem logical to us, but our obedience yields blessing!

Plagues That Preach

Pharaoh’s heart was so hard, not even the destruction of the Egyptian landscape shook his evil resolve. Plague after plague descended upon the land in Exodus 7–10. Pastor Chuck Swindoll studies the relevance of each plague and vividly portrays what it was like to live through the disasters.

Going from Bad to Worse

Reviewing Exodus 5 and 6, Pastor Chuck Swindoll recounts the anguish Moses felt as he waited for God to act. When things were harder than ever for Moses, however, he cultivated patience, wisdom, and dependence upon God.

Who? Me, Lord?

Pastor Chuck Swindoll brings listeners into Exodus 3 and 4 to stand next to Moses and grasp the gravity of his burning-bush call from God. While Moses’ objections seemed humble at first, they were rooted in fear—fear of his own inadequacy, of Pharaoh’s response, and even of the reaction of his own people.