Your Distinguishing Mark, Part 2

Insight for Living Daily Broadcast

Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living

Christianity, Christian, Religious And Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 What does Paul mean when he calls Christians living letters (2 Corinthians 3:3)? Discover with Pastor Chuck Swindoll three imperative questions every believer must answer to leave their distinguishing mark (2 Thessalonians 3:16–18). Let your life be a compelling “letter” of God’s presence, grace, and peace, and live as an authentic representative of the King.

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0:00.0	Every believer is a living letter that's written by the hand of God.
0:13.7	So what's written on your pages?
0:15.9	Peace in the middle of chaos?
0:17.9	Grace under pressure?
0:19.5	A gift of quiet strength?
0:21.6	Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall concludes his teaching series titled Steadfast
0:27.6	Christianity.
0:28.6	In this message, Chuck points to the final words from Paul to the Christians in Thessalonica.
0:34.6	Paul reminded these young believers that they are living letters of Christ,
0:39.2	read by everyone around them. The same is true for you and me. Chuck titled his message,
0:45.5	Your Distinguishing Mark.
1:03.5	Colossians 315, and let the peace of Christ circle the word rule, rule in your hearts,
1:08.2	to which indeed you were called in one body and be thankful.
1:15.1	Now look back at the word you circled. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.
1:21.9	This is the only time in all the New Testament where the original word translated rule appears.
1:27.5	The only time. Spoken only once and never again. You know what it means?
1:30.5	It means to act as umpire.
1:36.5	Can you imagine the impact of a life that's at peace with himself or herself?
1:39.9	I'll tell you, it would be revolutionary.
1:48.5	If the only thing we displayed throughout our week coming up would be peace, would have people asking us all kinds of things about how we've done it. Someone has said peace is that calm of
1:54.9	mind that is not ruffled by adversity, overclouded by a remorseful conscience, or disturbed by fear.
2:04.2	May the peace of Christ Himself, 2. Thessalonians 316, continually grant you peace in every
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