More than 60 years ago, Chuck Swindall trained for a lifetime of pastoral leadership on the

campus of Dallas Theological Seminary.

His four years of intense education in the classroom provided a solid foundation for

vocational ministry, but nothing surpassed the wisdom he cleaned from spending six decades

as the shepherd among the sheep.

Today, on Insight for Living, we have the privilege of hearing another message Chuck presented

to the students at his alma mater.

This is message number three in a brief six-part series.

He titled his talk, Fleshly Failures that Damage a Ministry.

First, I want to speak to you from my heart, and then I want to open the word and speak

to you from the Scriptures.

I take this appointment seriously.

I give a lot of thought to what I believe the Lord would have me say when I am with you.

I do my best to think through in a fresh way what I feel needs to be heard by students

at the school.

I am talking to you about the years you are here and even more importantly about the

years to come as you enter into a lifetime of ministry.

However long your life may be and wherever it may be the Lord calls you.

I also want you to know that I don't just go back and find a previous sermon in the

barrel I have from the years of ministry and then warm it up for the students here.

The notes I have were written this past couple of weeks with you in mind because I take

this seriously and I want you to do the same.

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