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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013). American pastor and founder of the Calvary Chapel movement, born in Ventura, California. After graduating from LIFE Bible College, he was ordained by the Foursquare Church and pastored several small congregations. In 1965, he took over a struggling church in Costa Mesa, California, renaming it Calvary Chapel, which grew from 25 members to a network of over 1,700 churches worldwide. Known for his accessible, verse-by-verse Bible teaching, Smith embraced the Jesus Movement in the late 1960s, ministering to hippies and fostering contemporary Christian music and informal worship. He authored numerous books, hosted the radio program "The Word for Today," and influenced modern evangelicalism with his emphasis on grace and simplicity. Married to Kay since 1947, they had four children. Smith died of lung cancer, leaving a lasting legacy through Calvary Chapel’s global reach and emphasis on biblical teaching
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Chuck Smith emphasizes the certainty of Jesus' second coming, highlighting that it is a promise found throughout both the Old and New Testaments. He draws parallels between the conditions of Sodom and today's society, noting the excessive focus on materialism, gluttony, and sexual immorality. Smith warns that just as Sodom was marked by spiritual lethargy, so too is the current age, urging believers to remain vigilant and prepared for Christ's return. He reminds the congregation of Christ's promise, 'This same Jesus shall come again in like manner,' and encourages them to live in anticipation of His coming.
Luke 17:28
"JESUS IS COMING AGAIN" I. ONE THING MORE CERTAIN THAN EVEN DEATH. A. Second coming of Christ. 1. We shall not all sleep. B. Old Testament full of the promise. C. New Testament full of the promise. D. Christ promised "And if I go, I will come again" E. Last message to Church spoken and written from Christ. "This same Jesus shall come again in like manner" "Behold I come quickly." II. FIVE CONDITIONS OF SODOM. A. They were eating, they were drinking. 1. Eating and drinking necessary. 2. Implication they lived for their eating and drinking. a. Age of appetite. b. Age of gluttony. c. Age of drunkenness. 3. Parallel today. a. Enough food wasted to feed world. b. Drunkenness increasing. B. They bought, they sold. 1. Age of commercialism. a. Market places filled. b. Emphasis in material possessions. C. They planted "fullness of bread." 1. Great agricultural developments. a. Government form subsidies purchased, 76,000,000 lbs. dried eggs for 98 million to keep them stored cost $2,148,000 per year. 50,000,000 bushels of potatoes 500 million enough wheat for 12 loaves enough corn for 5 years, corn starch syrup and oil. Enough cotton for every woman 54 dresses. D. They builded. 1. A day of construction, building. E. Sexual licentiousness. 1. Sin of Sodomy. 2. Nothing sinful about sex neither moral or im-moral - it is a moral. a. The morality or immorality is determined by use or abuse by individual. b. Sodom was immoral sexual abuse. 1. Emphasis placed on sex. F. Day of Spiritual lethargy "Day that Noah entered ark" (because iniquity on earth.
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013). American pastor and founder of the Calvary Chapel movement, born in Ventura, California. After graduating from LIFE Bible College, he was ordained by the Foursquare Church and pastored several small congregations. In 1965, he took over a struggling church in Costa Mesa, California, renaming it Calvary Chapel, which grew from 25 members to a network of over 1,700 churches worldwide. Known for his accessible, verse-by-verse Bible teaching, Smith embraced the Jesus Movement in the late 1960s, ministering to hippies and fostering contemporary Christian music and informal worship. He authored numerous books, hosted the radio program "The Word for Today," and influenced modern evangelicalism with his emphasis on grace and simplicity. Married to Kay since 1947, they had four children. Smith died of lung cancer, leaving a lasting legacy through Calvary Chapel’s global reach and emphasis on biblical teaching