Chuck Swindoll is a prominent Christian evangelist who has written over 70 books and is currently the Senior Pastor of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, as well as Chancellor of Dallas Theological Seminary. He has been preaching for almost 50 years.
Preaching: What is your favorite biblical book to preach from?
Swindoll: You
know, I honestly can’t answer that, Michael. I don’t have a favorite
verse. I don’t have a favorite character. I don’t have a favorite book.
I know it’s disappointing to people. They’ll say, when they ask me to
sign something, “Just put your favorite verse there.” I often may put
the verse I just preached on if it follows a particular meeting where
we were there together.
I am crazy about books from the Old
Testament. Some of them are easier to preach through than others. Of
course there are some in the New Testament I am drawn to [such as] II
Timothy because of its emotion, Paul’s last letter. I love the letter
to the Hebrews. Romans is a magnificent letter. I’m preaching right now
through Mark, and it’s fast becoming my favorite gospel. It used to be
John but that’s what I preached last.