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Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Running the race of life is hard. But with the Bible front and center and a heart to encourage, trusted pastor, Erwin Lutzer takes you on a journey into the Word to help you make it across the finish line.
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Prosperity-gospel preachers too often twist giving into a get-rich scheme. Giving was never meant to be a burden but a privilege. In this message from 2 Corinthians 9, Pastor Lutzer explains the three questions that should guide your generosity. Let’s discover what it means to trust the God of the harvest.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
We don’t know the outcome when we plant a seed in the soil. What harvest can we expect when we give generously to God? In this message from 2 Corinthians 9, Pastor Lutzer shows three harvests that are the result of cheerful giving. Giving to God brings a return that money could never buy.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Some churches demand their members ten percent of their income. Others ask for tithes and offerings. What does God expect of believers in how and what we give? In this message from 2 Corinthians 8, Pastor Lutzer tackles that question head-on, providing two principles of giving from the picture of a farmer and a harvest.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Jesus is our standard of giving. Christ became poor so that we might become rich—and that changes how we give. In this message from 2 Corinthians 8, Pastor Lutzer explains why true generosity flows from giving ourselves first to the Lord. Discover why giving is far less a financial issue than a spiritual one.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Having the good life has nothing to do with how much we own. The Macedonian church explodes the myths we believe about money. In this message from 2 Corinthians 8, Pastor Lutzer reveals how these believers gave out of trials and poverty—and even beyond their ability. What if giving what we can afford leaves no room for faith? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Everyone can bring an offering, something, to God from the heart. The Israelites built the tabernacle as an act of worship. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares two decisive lessons about how God gives us resources for His purposes. What if our giving is really a measure of our love for God?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The way we give is a window into how we worship. When Israel built the tabernacle, they gave so generously that Moses had to tell them to stop. In this message from Exodus 35, Pastor Lutzer reveals the tie between willing givers and true worshipers. What’s at stake when we are giving of our financial resources? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
True giving is an expression of heart devotion, not a mere transaction. By providing for His people during the Exodus, God gave the very means for their future giving. In this message, Pastor Lutzer outlines three principles for why our giving should be an act of worship. What is the true connection between stewardship and worship?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
In uncertain times, we easily lean on financial security rather than faith. Wealth often misleads us into believing we can navigate life entirely on our own. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals how money actually serves as a unique test of faith and stewardship. How might God be leading us through the way we learn to steward our resources?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
As the landlord of His creation, God wants us to understand that He really does own everything. He’s even the owner of all our wealth. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies critical principles of how wealth can bless us or curse us. What could happen if we finally aligned our finances with heaven?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Sometimes wealth blesses us, and other times it cripples us. Through plenty or poverty, God demonstrates His faithfulness towards His people. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains our role as managers of our lives and our environments. Let’s anchor our souls in God’s full and complete ownership.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
We all long to be free from the crushing weight of worry and anxiety. A shift from viewing ourselves as owners to God’s caretakers can help change our entire perspective. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares three secrets to stepping into our true authority as representatives of God. What heavy burdens vanish when we discover what truly matters?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
We are prone to see ourselves more highly than we ought. People can lose sight of God as Creator, and we as managers of His creation. In this message, Pastor Lutzer discusses four chapters in the divine drama of creation. Imagine what God can do when we give Him full control of our talents and possessions. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
A rapid tour through creation reveals the overwhelming complexity and beauty of all God has made. True alignment begins when we understand our precise role in His universe. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares the foundational truth of God’s ownership over all things and explores our role as well. What does it take to manage the gifts God’s given us?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
God’s heart is known by what He seeks—and He seeks the lost. Jesus demonstrated this while He was on Earth by associating, against tradition, with tax collectors and sinners. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals how people are not only valuable in God’s eyes but also lost apart from Him. What happens when one sinner is found? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Taking a stand for what’s right means going against the prevailing tide. To be counter-cultural and to speak up for the truth requires strength from God. In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers two takeaways from 1 Thessalonians 3, empowering Christians to remain faithful. Together, we can stand and face the world.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Whenever Christians stand for something, conflict will generally arise. The church of Thessalonica was facing persecution and opposition, yet they stood firm. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares Paul’s strategy to stand against temptation—together. Let’s remain united, rooted in prayer and Scripture.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
It’s not always popular to take a stand. But when God comes in supernatural power to a church, we often see courage and resolve that wasn’t there before. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 3, Pastor Lutzer shares why Paul sent Timothy to encourage the church in person. We need one another to stand against temptation.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Servants continue to serve others even when those they serve don’t appreciate it. In fact, a serving church is one where God’s presence is known. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows the ultimate reward of service: glorious crowns for faithful living. Do we give without expecting anything in return?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When God comes to church, He “house cleans” our hearts. It’s no longer what people will think of me but what God will think of me. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes the boldness and sacrifice of the early Christian’s proclamation of the Gospel. What can we learn about a heart of service?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Let’s be honest, most of us can be selfish. We often set our priorities toward ourselves—our success, security, and satisfaction. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 2, Pastor Lutzer notices Paul’s purely servant leadership. What motivated Paul, at the heart level, to speak to please God rather than men?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
God never abandons those He chooses. That’s why the Thessalonian church could endure persecution with surprising joy. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explores the challenge and the freedom of turning from idols to the living God. Angry, petty, judgmental Christians bring dishonor Christ's name, but transformed believers are powerful witnesses.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Every believer longs for a church community where they truly belong and thrive. Paul articulated the marks of a church where God’s presence is evident. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 1, Pastor Lutzer explores how a God-centered church displays confidence, joy, and growth. What if God was number one in our lives—and our churches?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
New life comes to a church when revival begins. God showed up in Thessalonica and the people were transformed by the Gospel. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 1, Pastor Lutzer gives the first of five characteristics of a new, living church. Do we want God to show up in our church?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Our bad habits create prisons of our own making. But God wants us to be free. In this message from Colossians 3, Pastor Lutzer gives us three ways to help us have victory over temptation: readjust, refocus, and reckon. That’s why God always makes a way of escape for us.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Satan has a plan for your life, and it’s not a wonderful one. The enemy of our souls wants to keep us trapped in sinful, stubborn habits. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows why we can’t simply renounce sin. By the Spirit’s power, we replace the sinful habits with habits of righteousness.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Some people feel trapped in their destructive habits like a prison. Even as new creatures in Jesus Christ, we sometimes still develop a sinful habit. In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides three reasons why that is. Those chains as part of a great spiritual war in which all of us are called to battle.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We are not merely in a power struggle with the devil. Spiritual warfare is ultimately a truth battle. In this message, Pastor Lutzer guides us to speak the truth of God’s Word out loud and with authority. The power of the Word of God comes as we bring our lives under the authority of His Word. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
It’s one thing to resolve to break a bad habit. But what works a lot better is to resolve to develop a good habit. In this message from Matthew 4, Pastor Lutzer observes how Jesus’ temptation helps us in warfare. How do we know whether or not a problem we face is demonic?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Some called Jesus the devil while others saw Him as the Son of God. But no one remained neutral. In this message from John 9, Pastor Lutzer introduces the conflict many have with belief in Jesus’ miracles. What if the Christ in whom we put our faith is actually the Jesus of history?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Certain scholars believe Jesus’ followers made Him into a Christ. They hold an unswerving belief in naturalism—the idea that miracles can’t happen. In this message, Pastor Lutzer exposes the spiritual darkness and our desperate need for Jesus. Only our Lord can help people see the truth. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Modern spiritual leaders decry the existence of sin, focusing on the right to be happy, healthy, and wealthy. But none of us can ever pay the infinite penalty because all sin is against a holy God. In this message from Hebrews 10, Pastor Lutzer shows us the new and living way of salvation. We must come to God through His prescribed way.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Our culture promotes the idea that there are many ways to God. But the “God of American spirituality” is actually more tolerant of sin. In this message from Leviticus 10, Pastor Lutzer describes the way sinners must come before a holy God. What qualifies us to come into God’s presence?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
How many ways are there to God? People are looking to a kind of spirituality and psychology for fulfillment, but it won’t hold up. In this message, Pastor Lutzer exposes three lies from popular culture about the way to God. Let’s heed the Bible’s warnings against approaching God our own way. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Spiritual leaders like Oprah Winfrey have emerged in the new millennium. But Christians must evaluate all teachers and their message. In this message, Pastor Lutzer exposes the lie many promote which claims Jesus is merely one of many ways to God. In the end, God Himself will judge all false teaching. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Judas played the part of a hypocrite through and through. Though his actions were not outside of God’s sovereign plan, he was not a hero like the Gnostic Gospels claim. In this message from Matthew 26, Pastor Lutzer uncovers three lessons from Judas’ hypocrisy. Being around Jesus isn’t a guarantee for our personal conversion or eternal destiny.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Christians can be demonically influenced, though not demon possessed. But Judas was probably entered by Satan without a formal invitation. In this message from John 12–13, Pastor Lutzer exposes Judas’ covetous heart, deceitful mind, and determined will. What are the dangers of hypocrisy to our hearts and minds?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The so-called Gospel of Judas claims Judas freed Jesus from the “evils” of a human body. But Judas was a thief and a deceiver to the core. In this message, Pastor Lutzer contrasts the Judas we know from the New Testament to the one portrayed in the Gnostic Gospels. Even more, the Jesus in the Gnostic Gospels is nothing like the Jesus of the Bible.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Not too long ago, an ancient document surfaced. Written by Gnostics, the reappearance of the “gospel of Judas,” well-known through “The Da Vinci Code,” has been used to undermine the Christian faith. In this message, Pastor Lutzer debunks two claims in this false gospel. What do we find in this Gnostic document?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Just because something is lawful doesn’t mean it’s right. So, where do we find real justice? In this interview with Pastor Larry McCarthy, Pastor Lutzer dives into God’s wrath and grace, sharing insights from Romans 1 and Jonathan Edwards. True grace invites us to see beyond a shallow view of justice and unconditional love.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Whoever controls a nation’s laws can become its “god.” Without transcendent truth, this can lead to devastating consequences like in Nazi Germany. In this interview with Pastor Larry McCarthy, Pastor Lutzer shows how God is the true source of law, morality, and grace. His grace shines brightest when seen against the reality of sin and judgment.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
A justice system driven by political advantage and power is broken. Pastor Erwin Lutzer believes this is a direct result of abandoning God as the basis of truth. In this interview with Pastor Larry McCarthy, Pastor Lutzer unpacks ideas like "truthiness" and doublethink in politics and education. He also encourages Christians to hold fast to biblical values.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Modern society often views truth as a tool of power. But Christians believe it’s grounded in God's authority. In this interview with Pastor Larry McCarthy, Pastor Lutzer contrasts biblical truth with the relativism found in many universities. Ultimately, we’ll discover why God is essential for truth and morality.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
God is both merciful and just. When it comes to the harder teachings of the Bible, how do we know God is fair? In this interview with Pastor Larry McCarthy, Pastor Lutzer discusses the difficult judgments of the Old Testament, like stoning and the punishment of the Canaanites. God's mercy and justice endure from Genesis all the way to Revelation.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many think God is more lenient today when it comes to morality and sexuality. But even under grace, Christians recognize the seriousness of sin. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains three types of Old Testament law, highlighting why the moral laws still apply. Since God’s standards remain the same, He invites us to align with His truth.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We’ve all read the Bible only to face difficult biblical events. Can we trust in God's ultimate fairness? In this message from Romans 9, Pastor Lutzer discusses how God’s ways are just, even when they challenge our understanding. He reminds us that God's justice and grace remain consistent throughout Scripture.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many say the Old Testament portrays God in a different light than does the New Testament. Yet a closer look at Scripture reveals God's justice, mercy, and sovereignty throughout. In this message, Pastor Lutzer ponders seven truths about God’s nature found in the Old Testament. When we see God’s unchanging character, it leads us to awe and reverence.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us wrestle with the difficult stories in the Bible. We often feel uneasy with the idea of what some have called the "Smitey-Almighty." In this message, Pastor Lutzer explores the criticisms of God's actions in the Old Testament, particularly the Flood and the destruction of the Canaanites. What if these events reflect not impulsiveness but God's righteous judgment?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Some see two versions of God in the Bible: the loving one of the New Testament and the angry one of the Old Testament. Does anybody still believe in the God who judged people and whole nations in vengeance? In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers difficult passages in context, showing God’s true character. What is God really like?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The God of the Bible is either on vacation or he's dead, as some philosophers maintain. But Pastor Lutzer says, “Skeptics cannot cut a single twig from God's purposes.” In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers two transformational lessons from the Christian’s blessed hope. Is God really in control?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many people like to believe in spirituality but not doctrines or truth. The church is being attacked from without and within. In this message, Pastor Lutzer notes four different voices we must heed in Psalm 2: the rebellious nations, the laughing God, the just Son, and the Holy Spirit. What if we could have a fresh vision of God in this secular age?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
If God didn't create us, then we can live however we would like. Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, and Sigmund Freud’s “funeral for God” indicated a deeper spiritual battle. In this message, Pastor Lutzer warns against living on our own without any truth or meaning. Is religion really just a feeling that we’re dependent on God?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In our secular culture, people don’t want to be accountable to our Creator, the Ruler, or the ultimate Lawgiver. Frederich Nietzsche famously said, “God is dead.” In this message, Pastor Lutzer introduces three gravediggers for God: Nietzsche, Marx, and Darwin. What are the destructive implications for our morals, our children, and our nation?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
If marriages fail, it affects lives, churches, and even society. That’s why Christian marriages must be centered on Jesus. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares two life-giving conclusions about marriage. What if our response to marital challenges is just as important as the issue?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Equality is a high value in contemporary culture. What then does the Bible mean when it talks about submission, particularly in marriage? In this message, Pastor Lutzer ponders the rewards of intimacy in a godly marriage. God designed husbands and wives to have different roles.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
People in godly marriages know a fulfilling marriage takes two people. But we usually must go through some pain to get there. In this message from Ephesians 5, Pastor Lutzer clarifies how to deal with conflict in marriage. There are rewards that we miss when we don’t work through our differences.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
“Good marriages don’t have conflict.” Actually, to have a good and fulfilling marriage, it requires communication and forgiveness. In this message, Pastor Lutzer outlines the first of five premises we should have for a fulfilled marriage. These valuable lessons could help sanctify our homes.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many people feel their spouse can’t change. What is the price of overcoming pain and failure in marriage? In this message, Pastor Lutzer addresses real-life marital situations and what’s needed to face our deepest hurts. If honesty can prevail, God can heal a difficult, meaningless marriage.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Can true Christians sin with immorality or pornography? Satan likes to mimic God, saying “This is love.” In this message, Pastor Lutzer reflects on the resources we have in the Gospel by the Holy Spirit to fight against the lies of the world and the devil. Let’s live with purity and love.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Some think that if their marriage is a mess, it’s time to leave. There’s just too much pain, too much hurt, and too many tries and failures. In this message from Ephesians 5, Pastor Lutzer explains how we can imitate God in living a life of love and forgiveness. What does it take for us to be honest with one another—and with God?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
None of us can escape the consequences of a broken marriage. But authentic, lasting love is different from the love the world promotes. In this message, Pastor Lutzer exposes five myths about marriage that can cause a lack of commitment or faithfulness. Let’s learn the value of faithfulness and the true meaning of love.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Most of us will do anything to avoid suffering. But when we suffer for Christ as His witnesses, He takes note that our unfair treatment mirrors His own when He was among us. In this message, Pastor Lutzer points out the way of Jesus: His actions, His trust, and His sacrifice. In the end, God will bring justice to every trial.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
How do we live in purity, even when we’re falsely accused by evildoers? Jesus had no sin, no deceit, and never returned an insult. In this message, Pastor Lutzer invites us to live passionately like Jesus did in submission and suffering. Let’s learn to commit ourselves to our heavenly Father.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We are called to share God’s excellencies with the world. But we can’t share the gospel if we don’t have the integrity to back it up. In this message from 1 Peter 2, Pastor Lutzer shows practical ways to represent God in ways that challenge our purity, submission, and more. What’s our purpose as Christ’s representatives?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
All too many believers have withdrawn from a local fellowship. But God called us to become part of a community. In this message, Pastor Lutzer discusses four different ways people may perceive the church. We aren’t connected by a common interest but rather a common life—a life in Christ.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
There’s no way we could ever accomplish our own redemption. Believers share a living hope because of Jesus, who purchased us at high cost. In this message, Pastor Lutzer invites us to heed God’s call to salvation and holiness. May we never take for granted the ransom that was paid for our freedom.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Once we’re born into God’s family, we’re His children. As His children, we’re called to live like it. In this message from 1 Peter 1, Pastor Lutzer provides three reasons why we should be holy: the nature, the judgment, and the investment of God. Because God redeemed us, our character now grows to match His.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We live in an era of casualness towards all that is holy. God’s children are all called to live like we belong to Him. In this message from 1 Peter 2, Pastor Lutzer explains two ways we can be like God in His moral character. As God’s exclusive treasures, God has made a way for us to be free from the power of sin.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
For believers, the trials we face are sometimes necessary. God uses trials to refine us and our faith. In this message from 1 Peter 1, Pastor Lutzer considers three faith-building lessons. Because of our eternal inheritance, Pastor Lutzer can say, “The more trials here, the more glory there.”To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
All of us have had trials or will soon have one kind or another. The difficulties we face often reveal who we really are. In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers three transforming truths about the necessary trials we face. Where can we find the kind of lasting faith that withstands trouble?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The devil may tempt us. He may even try to destroy us, but God Himself will guard us all the way to heaven—our arrival there is a fact that is guaranteed by God. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explores how to live out our eternal hope. Our inheritance is imperishable—it cannot be touched by anyone or anything.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The trials we face are sometimes necessary. For the persecuted church in the first century, Peter’s letter anchored them with a lasting hope. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explores the blessings of being chosen by the Triune God. Amid all the trials, Christians have an inheritance reserved in heaven.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In the Old Testament, no man could look upon God and live. But one day, in a recreated world, we will behold the glorified face of our Savior. In this message from Revelation 22, Pastor Lutzer celebrates our future hope. For all eternity, we will praise Jesus, even as we treasure the warmth of His presence and acceptance.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
There is no face like our Savior’s. If we walk by His side during His last days, Jesus’ face displays determination, submission, and suffering. In this message, Pastor Lutzer follows Jesus’ path to the cross. Even amid life’s greatest struggles, the best place to be is on our faces before God.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
It is easy to tell when someone spends time face down in God’s presence. There is a joy and a radiance about them from meditating on who God is. In this message, Pastor Lutzer contemplates the face of Christ. If we follow Him up the Mount of Transfiguration, we see His transformed face.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
God wants us to enjoy him. Though no man has seen God, that did not prevent Moses from begging God to show His face. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers two bottom lines about our relationship to God’s presence. Let us learn to pray with Moses, “Show me your glory.”To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Nobody has seen God. But the “face of God” is an Old Testament expression representing how God communicates with people. In this message from Exodus 33, Pastor Lutzer reflects on God’s intimacy, sovereignty, and mercy behind the hidden face of God. How much is God’s presence worth to you?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
There is no place in this universe where God is not. God exists everywhere simultaneously. But He also reveals Himself locally, like in the tabernacle. In this message from Exodus 33, Pastor Lutzer reflects on God’s hidden face. Even if we cannot see Him, God’s presence is our very life.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
What does God look like? False ideas about God are everywhere, but God has revealed Himself. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reflects on the faces of God in the Scriptures: His angry and His gracious face. Let’s rejoice that God’s face is against evil and is towards the redeemed.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Can our death bring glory to God? Two thieves died with Jesus on the cross, but their deaths were very different: one cursed Him while the other believed. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares three lessons about dying well. Because Jesus stood in our place, we can face the end of life as Jesus did.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
There’s not a government program, insurance policy, or medical procedure that can stop our appointment with death. Coming to grips with our own mortality is a sobering thing we all must do. In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers five assurances with which Jesus was able to die. If we belong to Jesus, we can possess those very same assurances.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We all have an appointment with death. And for believers in Christ, when our time comes to die, we can know God has ordained it to happen for His glory. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reflects on the providence of God in the death of a Christian. How do we live with the “if onlys” of the events surrounding a death?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Our concept of justice is usually based on personal feelings. That’s why hell might seem unjust. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes the standard by which believers and unbelievers alike are judged. Being religious doesn’t save us from judgment—we must repent and believe.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many have misconceptions of what the Bible says about hell, especially since it’s so counter to our sensibilities. After all, who really believes in demons, pitchforks, and hot licking flames? In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains three lasting characteristics of hell. The real terrors of eternal death await unbelievers.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The Great White Throne is a sobering judgment. Many wonder, “Does the punishment fit the crime?” In this message from Revelation 20, Pastor Lutzer Pastor Lutzer examines the diversity and the commonalities of people in hell. We can be certain of our salvation before it’s too late.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Hell is a place of judgment that few take seriously. Punishment will be based on God’s meticulous judgment of what unbelievers did with what they knew. In this message from Revelation 20, Pastor Lutzer debunks two views of eternal judgment: Universalism and annihilationism. Hell is just as certain as heaven.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The New Jerusalem will be miles tall with gates and streets of jewels and precious metals. It’s beyond our capacity to even think on that scale or to ponder such beauty. In this message, Pastor Lutzer answers two difficult questions about heaven. Better than anything else, God Himself will dwell among His people.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In heaven, some things will remain the same, but some things will be different. The New Jerusalem will be a new order of reality. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reflects on how God’s presence will forever change our perspective. We’ll agree that all things were judged rightly.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When we have a reservation, we don’t have to wait in line. Believers have a home in heaven, reserved for us. In this message from Revelation 21-22, Pastor Lutzer reflects our eternal home and our complete unity in worship of God. In the New Jerusalem, believers will be welcomed into a forever family with all the other saints.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
One day a city will descend to Earth radiating the glory of God. This glorious city, the New Jerusalem, is incomparable. In this message from Revelation 21–22, Pastor Lutzer considers the many new experiences believers will have into eternity. What will our new home and occupation be like?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We all have questions about heaven: “What will our resurrected bodies be like? Will others recognize us? Will babies and children be there?” In this message, Pastor Lutzer reflects on two implications of our Christian hope. Death is a bend in the road, but it is not the end of the road.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Heaven is the destination for all who have trusted Christ alone for salvation. But what will our glorified bodies be like? In this message from 2 Corinthians 5, Pastor Lutzer explains what Paul means by death being “swallowed up by life.” Imagine our bodies being eternal and indestructible.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us wonder what heaven will be like. For those of us who have trusted Christ alone as our Savior, heaven will be our destination one minute after we die. In this message from 2 Corinthians 5, Pastor Lutzer discusses what will continue after death in our consciousness. Will we keep our memories and our affections?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Most of us have some fear of death. Death has a lot of mystery, but the Scripture says Jesus died that He might take away the fear of death. In this message, Pastor Lutzer highlights three lessons from the death of a believer. What keeps us grounded amid the uncertainty of death?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Some say that after death the soul sleeps until the last judgment. But the Bible paints some lovely pictures of what happens when a Christian dies. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers the Scriptures on what believers can expect. Like folding a tent or setting sail for home, we can look forward to that transition from shadows to sunlight.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Death. We do everything we can to avoid it, yet it’s how God calls His children home. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers the first of five captivating images throughout the New Testament on death. For those who have put their trust in Christ and are under the shelter of His protection, our souls simply depart from Earth and arrive in heaven.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
What’s the difference between those in heaven and those in hell? In Luke 16, Jesus told of a man in torment after death. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reflects on the lessons we can take from this chilling story. If our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, we can go directly into God’s presence.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We could die in a moment of time—a heart attack, a car accident. Our destiny, after we die, is determined in this life since God will judge according to our deeds. In this message from Luke 16, Pastor Lutzer takes a sober look at the rich man’s fate. Where will we be one minute after we die?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Most of us are too busy to think about our own deaths. But our eternal destiny is determined in this life. In this message from Luke 16, Pastor Lutzer notes three aspects of the rich man’s experience of Hades, the place of the dead. Each of us has an appointment we can’t avoid.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
What happens after unbelievers die? From Genesis to Revelation, we see glimpses of what the afterlife is like. In this message, Pastor Lutzer distinguishes between the grave, “Sheol” as the place of the dead, and hell. As we uncover what it is like to die without personal faith in Jesus Christ, we’ll discover no one is in hell—yet.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Death is no respecter of persons. The Bible says, “It is appointed unto man once to die, and after this, the judgment.” In this message from Luke 16, Pastor Lutzer contrasts the incredible difference between the rich man’s and Lazarus’ destinies. All of us can know the truth about the great mystery of death.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
One day, we all will pass beyond this present life and face what lies on the other side. How can we know what life after death will be like? In this message from Genesis 2–3, Pastor Lutzer contemplates the judgment and grace found in death. We need God’s revelation on what happens after we die.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Some people who’ve had a near-death experience reported a strange, inviting light. But the Bible is God’s revelation of our ultimate destinies. In this message from Acts 7, Pastor Lutzer reflects on the first Christian martyr who had a near-death experience. When the soul separates from the body, what are the conditions of the life beyond?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Throughout the ages, many have people have had near-death or out-of-body experiences. Most of the stories are strikingly similar in saying that there’s no concern for future judgment. In this message, Pastor Lutzer warns against the fascination with out-of-body experiences and occultism. What does the Bible say about the afterlife? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many have never felt the warmth of the Father’s love. Like the prodigal’s father, our Heavenly Father longs to welcome us home. In this message, Pastor Lutzer encourages us to keep our children from moral harm and point them to the Gospel. This is the only message that can keep our souls, and our families, anchored in a culture falling apart.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The family is on life support these days. It’s up to Christians to show by example the value and power of a godly family. In this message, Pastor Lutzer prepares us to teach children about our accountability before God. How do we provide children with a loving environment and consistent rules?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In an age of sexual immorality, children are among the most vulnerable to perversion. Where can we find help to defend our children and their futures? In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares common sense steps to help us be counter cultural. We need the Lord’s wisdom to guide our children.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us are looking for ways to guide our children in this cultural moment. God’s Word provides a solid defense against the world’s godless agenda. In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers practical instruction and definite action steps for Christian parents. Whether we are Christians or not, all of us are invited to come home to the Heavenly Father.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Parents today want good children. But as our culture’s celebration of violence, sexuality, and godlessness steals the hearts of our children, what can we do to stop it? In this message from Deuteronomy 6, Pastor Lutzer gives us the first of fourteen “commandments” all parents must follow to raise not just good kids, but godly kids. Our families need the Lord. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Both the redefinition of morality and the celebration of immorality threaten the foundations of our society. How can Christian families be counter-cultural? In this message, Pastor Lutzer encourages us to teach the next generation how to confront compromise and temptation. Have we lost moral authority in our families? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We want to believe it’s never too late for family healing to begin. But can we see God’s blessing, despite family dysfunction like King David’s? In this message, Pastor Lutzer paints a picture of Jesus’ genealogy, the Son of David. Let’s be sure we belong to the right branch of David’s family tree.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
King David let sin and dysfunction fester in his family until the poison burst out in civil strife. What can we learn from his mistakes? In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers five inner resources that enable us to both walk through and rise above the brokenness of any family situation. Let’s deal with unresolved matters before it’s too late.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Everyone is born into a family network. But what if we’re in a family system that is dysfunctional, like King David’s? In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides insights into family wounds and brokenness. We can’t just deal with one family member without dealing with the other members who are also involved.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Everything a parent does—or doesn’t do—will affect the family. King David exemplified passivity to an extreme degree. In this message from 2 Samuel 13, Pastor Lutzer shows the consequences of passive fathers from the Bible’s honest portrayal of David’s family. What happens when a father is passive?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Cycles of hurt and abuse can be broken. There’s a way forward from the scars, the guilt, and the condemnation we feel to forgiveness and healing. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares three truths about ourselves, others, and our view of God. Let’s catch a new vision of the God who heals the brokenhearted.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The secrets around abuse lead to emotional manipulation, belittling, name-calling, and shaming. Though we may have been abused previously, we do not have to turn out that way. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes the causes of abuse. But the truth found in Jesus Christ can set us free.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The cycle of rage that starts with feelings of abandonment and inferiority continues from generation to generation. But that cycle can be broken. In this message, Pastor Lutzer warns against the signs of abuse—how an abuser’s charming exterior is hiding a violent, destructive secret. Are we ready to be used by God to share hope and help?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Domestic abuse is a dark secret destroying family after family. Is there a way to healing and wholeness? In this message from Ephesians 4, Pastor Lutzer recognizes four myths about angry, abusive people. The Bible always has the most accurate diagnosis of the human heart.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
If we do not make peace with our fathers, we will perpetuate the curse. How do we avoid the mistakes our fathers made? In this message, Pastor Lutzer encourages us to take four steps to make peace with our fathers—with or without their cooperation. Let’s resolve to be godly examples for the next generation.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The Bible says the sins of the fathers are visited upon the generations to come. King David was a mighty warrior, yet his passivity led to cycles of sin and dysfunction in his family. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies five kinds of fathers with whom we must make peace. Can we break the curse of a father’s negative impact?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Fathers play a critical role in the lives of children. Much of the anguish in today’s families can be traced to fractured father relationships. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers four requirements for winning a child’s heart. Fathers, by God’s grace, can turn their hearts to their children, even at great personal cost.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Our fathers can bless us, encourage us, diminish us, or curse us. Biblically, fathers are responsible for the spiritual well-being of their wives and children. In this message from Malachi 4, Pastor Lutzer shares three word-pictures for the role of the father. Fathers represent God, for good or ill, and He will hold us personally accountable.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The ideal mom draws strength from the Lord. The Bible exalts mothers, giving women principles by which they can fulfill their deepest longings. In this message from Proverbs 31, Pastor Lutzer discusses the virtuous woman who rightly relates to herself and to God. Even Eve, who was the first woman in perfect conditions, needed God’s grace.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The world’s view of a perfect woman is based on her accomplishments or body type. Have we lost the value of character and wisdom? In this message from Proverbs 31, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to the woman who rightly relates to her husband and her children. What does a life of faithfulness look like?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Women have complex experiences including singleness, miscarriage, and infertility. No matter our background, we all need wisdom about motherhood. In this message, Pastor Lutzer exposes two myths about mothers in our culture. We need God’s grace to reclaim the motherhood and the family.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
For many families, the image must always be better than the reality. Because we don’t want anyone to understand who we really are, we use defense mechanisms. In this message from Genesis 3, Pastor Lutzer speaks into our deepest family problems with the earliest promise of the Gospel. What can prevent broken marriages and families?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many marriages begin happily, but quickly descend into conflict. Our broken relationships reveal the latent rebellion that’s marked all of us since Adam and Eve. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows how God demolishes three hidden walls that divide us. What if loving communication could begin again?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Communication is important in relationships. What do we do with emotional walls within our homes and marriages that block true communication? In this message from Genesis 3, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to the first breakdown of communication. If we don’t have openness and honesty, we cannot love.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The human condition is to seek revenge whenever we’re attacked. But the Bible declares, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” In this message, Pastor Lutzer illustrates the power of forgiving others in the name of Jesus, and for our own healing. We don’t have to harbor resentment.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When someone attacks us, we want to attack back or run away. What would it take to let go of the offense done against us, especially by those impossible people? In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides biblical guidance for what we say, feel, and do after an offense. The Bible runs counter to our basic instincts.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Hurting people are susceptible to believing lies about forgiveness: “Does God care about my pain? Will I minimize the offense done against me?” In this message from Romans 12, Pastor Lutzer counteracts three lies we may believe about giving up an offense. Only God can truly heal our hearts and our souls.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Reconciliation can be difficult and full of anguish. But we must do all we can to bring about reconciliation because it’s proof that the Gospel works. In this message from Matthew 18, Pastor Lutzer explains the meaning of Jesus’ declaration, “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven.” Where two or three gather, we need Christ’s reconciling work.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
It’s never easy to confront a Christian who’s sinned. Yet Jesus taught us how to bring a believer back to repentance and fellowship. In this message, Pastor Erwin Lutzer looks at the end game of reconciliation. As Pastor Lutzer says, “Where there is forgiveness, cleansing, and acceptance, the presence of God is there.”To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
People remain divided until someone takes initiative to restore the relationship. What does it take to break the cycle of mistrust? In this message from Matthew 18, Pastor Lutzer gives us seven steps towards a complete process of reconciliation. All along the way, Jesus is with us in the process of reconciliation.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Reconciliation is hard obedience. And all of us have been in some kind of relational mess. In this message from Matthew 18, Pastor Lutzer proclaims four reasons we should reconcile with others. We must ask ourselves, “If God forgave me as I have forgiven my enemy, would I be content with that?”To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We pray for just verdicts in God-ordained court authorities. But God is the ultimate judge of all evil and injustice. In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides three biblical reasons why suffering wrong is a great privilege. God’s justice and grace is displayed even in our grievances.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Jesus never complained when He suffered. But too often we take fellow believers into court over civil matters like money or property. In this message from 1 Corinthians 6, Pastor Lutzer teaches Christians three reasons we shouldn’t sue. When Christians absorb the world’s values, they file lawsuits along with everybody else.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
If we are taken to court, we certainly have a responsibility and a right to protect ourselves. But too many civil cases involve Christians, in clear violation of the New Testament. In this message, Pastor Lutzer analyzes our cultural obsession with suing others. Why is our nation so quick to settle disputes via lawsuits?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When God deposed King Saul, David was anointed to be king of Israel. But Saul didn’t go quietly. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies three lessons David learned from dodging a spear: patience, brokenness, and triumph. Let’s learn all we can of what God wants to teach us from those impossible people.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
How should we respond when someone’s self-absorption is destroying everything around them? Saul’s jealously led him to threaten David’s life. In this message, Pastor Lutzer teaches us three ways to dodge a “spear,” like David escaping from Saul. Even though David had it within him to become destructive, he didn’t.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Narcissists are out to make sure they look better than anyone else. After David was anointed king, Saul wasn’t about to give his kingdom up for anything. In this message from 1 Samuel 10, Pastor Lutzer outlines the characteristics of destroyers like Saul. “Spear throwers” are willing to hurt anyone to keep up appearances.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Family feuds can go on for decades. Joseph and his estranged family point the way for those of us trapped in the cycle of retaliation and unresolved conflict. In this message, Pastor Lutzer applies three lessons from Joseph’s life to how we heal from bitter family feuds. What would it take for us to lay down our bitterness?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Family feuds can run for centuries as generations nurse old grudges. But when Joseph was reunited with his brothers, he broke the cycle by refusing to retaliate. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains five tests of Joseph’s conscience. Time does not heal family feuds—God does.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Joseph had every reason to be bitter. And yet, he is a model for us on total forgiveness. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares the first of five tests which reveal the nature of Joseph’s reactions to his brothers’ wrongdoing against him. Does God really have a purpose in everything—even in family feuds?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Conflict becomes a way of life—unless the cycle is broken. After Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery, he had every right to give in to bitterness. But in this message, Pastor Lutzer observes three deaths Joseph died: to his family, to his reputation, and to his friends. Joseph had to forgive against all odds.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Jacob was a cheater, liar, and deceiver. And yet the difference for Jacob was that he did come face-to-face with God. In this message from Genesis 33, Pastor Lutzer notices two vital takeaways about relational reconciliation. Only after Jacob encountered God was he ready to face his estranged brother.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
God often humbles us to reconcile us to Himself—and to others. Jacob arrived at his encounter with Esau in humility and great need. In this message, Pastor Lutzer outlines the steps we must take, like Jacob did, in a process of reconciliation. Are we willing to do whatever God expects of us to restore fellowship?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Inheritance issues can divide families permanently. Jacob, the younger brother, connived for the birthright of Esau, the older. In this message from Genesis, Pastor Lutzer tells of two incidents which caused division for these brothers for over twenty years. Where was God in the ultimate family dispute?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Whether intentional or not, we’ve all been insensitive towards others. We need the Holy Spirit to point out our sin, showing us how we might’ve hurt others. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares two insights on how to be free from sin and bitterness to restore unity. Let’s grow in sensitivity toward God and toward others.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We are often defensive when someone approaches us with advice. Cain allowed his anger and jealousy to override the counsel given to him, personally, by God—and killed his brother Abel. In this message from Genesis 4, Pastor Lutzer reveals three underlying motivations for “destroyers” like Cain. Are we willing to let God be our counselor?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Some people can inflict tremendous hurt without feeling any guilt. In the first family, Cain had no sorrow for killing his brother Abel, but was quite worried someone might kill him. In this message from Genesis 4, Pastor Lutzer explores Cain’s emotional turmoil. Destroyers like Cain play by a different set of rules.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Whether we’ve been wronged, or have wronged others, it can keep us from moving ahead spiritually. Reconciliation might seem impossible. In this message, Pastor Lutzer helps us recognize how unresolved offenses blind us. In the presence of God, we can bring Him our deepest offenses.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
All of us have been offended at one time or another. Do we see that offense wherever we turn—bring it up constantly in conversation? In this message from Romans 12, Pastor Lutzer details the characteristics of the person who will not give up an offense. Jesus is willing and able to pull the deepest offenses out of us.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
After a personal attack, we often build walls to block others out. How do we avoid letting an offense take over our lives? In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides four types of offences Satan uses to keep people bound. Our souls are in danger if we end up putting God on the shelf until a situation is resolved.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Lost friends, broken relationships, and vicious betrayals—all lead to deep hurt. People who’ve been wounded have a hard time loving again. In this message, Pastor Lutzer rejoices in Christ, who helps us heal because He too was wounded. And through Him we can learn to love and help others who are wounded.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many wounded people feel no one could possibly understand the pain they feel. In fact, Christianity is the only religion in the world that has a God who is wounded. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares five facts regarding the wounds of Christ. Jesus is with us on the path to restoration.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When we fall victim to anger, jealousy, or obsessions, we usually are tearing apart inside. We feel unloved and loveless. Pastor Lutzer identifies three wounds which make it difficult for us to love. Let’s listen to a personal letter from a church member who wanted to love again.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Whether addiction, overeating, or sexual lust, obsessions consume our thinking. When Jesus set the man free who was tormented by demons, afterwards he was “clothed and in his right mind.” In this message from Mark 5, Pastor Lutzer shows how Jesus confronts us where we are and restores us to dignity. Jesus is the only Savior worth following.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Whether it’s addictions, sexual fixations, or eating disorders, obsessions can ruin our lives. The devil and his angels will keep trying to exploit our human weakness. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes how Jesus helps us defeat our obsessions like the demoniac man set free. Only Jesus can fill our emptiness with lasting hope.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Not every addiction is demonic. But we all are driven by unwanted thoughts and behavior which drive us to hate, to consume, and to obsess. In this message, Pastor Lutzer paints a picture of Jesus confronting a man possessed by a legion of demons. No one could tame this wretched man—until Jesus came.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Jealousy will gnaw away at our soul. King Saul was told that his kingdom was being given to David, yet he fought a fruitless battle for ten years to keep what was no longer his. In this message from Psalm 27, Pastor Lutzer exposes three issues which create a heart of jealously. We can find contentment in God.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We all like to build our own individual kingdoms. King Saul, unlike David, was blinded by his jealousy, unable to see God was ultimately in charge. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows the answer from Scripture to debilitating thoughts of jealousy. Are we willing to relinquish control?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When someone else gets the break or has it all, we often feel jealousy. King Saul’s rivalry and comparison of David was all-consuming. In this message from 1 Samuel 13, Pastor Lutzer performs an analysis of seven characteristics of jealousy. Jealously is like a thief that robs us of everything beautiful, wholesome, and fulfilling.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Remembering an insult can cause us to flare up at any relational irritation. Nehemiah faced constant provocation in his work to rebuild Jerusalem’s wall. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers three steps in Nehemiah’s stance toward injustice which can free us from anger. It’s time to let go of our bitterness.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Most often we associate anger with other people we have a problem with. But it’s also possible to be angry with God, even to the point of being passively aggressive toward Him. In this message, Pastor Lutzer observes seven characteristics of an angry person. In the power of the Holy Spirit, God can show us our sin and how to make restitution.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
If we’re destroying our relationships, spiritually stagnating, or allowing the enemy a foothold, anger is probably involved. Our anger can damage ourselves and others. In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides three reasons we need to be freed from anger. Why do we have this emotion of intense displeasure?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The denial game is a difficult trap to escape. Over time, we can become accustomed to denying our reality and who we’ve become. In this message from Psalm 139, Pastor Lutzer outlines three steps to freedom from denial from King David’s prayer. There is a way out of the pit called denial.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We all have unfinished business—shifting blame, avoiding pain, or even living in an illusion. Why are we so willing to live in denial? In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers counsel to find freedom from the clutches of a false reality. Only God can ultimately help us discover who we really are.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When we lead lives without honesty, we often resort to denial to survive. But it’s difficult to recognize. In this message, Pastor Lutzer addresses the seven symptoms of denial, including emotional numbness, a lack of trust, being a selective listener, and more. God can meet us in whatever we can’t seem to face.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In contemporary culture, the roles of men and women are under fierce attack. Some see multiple genders and multiple pronouns being needed to differentiate them. In this message, Pastor Lutzer studies the characteristics of Jesus Himself in His masculinity. Both women and men can experience a whole new freedom if we look to Jesus.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
What is biblical masculinity? Men are created to be protectors and providers, but they often fall into passivity or domineering. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies the effects this sin and dysfunction has on the entire family. Whether married or single, men can look to Jesus as the model for fulfilling the will of God in all of life.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
What we promise to do, we should carry out, as far as it rests with us. Though Israel was deceived by the Gibeonites, Israel kept their vow not to destroy them. In this message, Pastor Lutzer applies the biblical perspective on vows to marriage, adultery, and divorce. Vows should never be made lightly, especially marriage vows.
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What should we do when we’ve been tricked into giving our word? Joshua’s response to being deceived into a reckless promise is a model for us today. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes two ways God came through for his people. God honors those who do commit and keep their commitments.
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Our culture is replete with foolish vows. Many have made commitments, and because of the inconvenience of integrity, they fail to live up to their vows. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals how Israel benefited, despite a foolish treaty. Because God keeps his word, he’s never through with us.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Failing to keep promises reveals a deficit in character. As Israel entered the Promised Land, Joshua made a bad agreement with the Gibeonites. In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides four characteristics of vows done before God. We’re called to keep our vows, even when it’s difficult.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Whether we’ve made bad decisions or others have victimized us, none of us make decisions independently. When God judged Israel for their unbelief, generations were affected. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals how God still gives grace to the faithful. God does not abandon His people for making a poor choice.
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If we choose “second best,” will God stop blessing us? Israel chose to not believe the promises of God when they received the spies' report, so God judged them severely. In this message, Pastor Lutzer notices multiple undeserved blessings God gave the nation of Israel. God mingles his judgments and his discipline with grace.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us make bad decisions because of fear. The Israelites turned away in doubt from their God-given challenge to conquer the Promised Land. In this message, Pastor Lutzer portrays three characteristics of their grasshopper complex. Despite their failure, God's judgment and mercy were on display.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When Adam and Eve sinned, the paradise of Eden turned sour, and man’s fate was sealed. Life would be hard. In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides three hopeful principles embedded within God’s judgment after the original sin. Were it not for the grace of a redeeming God, there would have been no hope.
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The paradise of Eden suggests the ideal place to live a carefree life. So, Adam and Eve had no excuse for following their sinful desires. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes the environment in which they sinned, even in the best of circumstances. God is still compassionate, extending his mercy and grace to those who make bad decisions.
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Some people deny original sin, saying people are basically good inside. But from the beginning, we’ve all been listening to lies and rationalizing our actions like Adam and Eve. In this message, Pastor Lutzer looks at two of God’s responses to humanity’s fall. Did God lose the “gamble” when Adam and Eve sinned?
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We’ve all made bad calls and had to live with the decision. But how do we make the best of a bad decision? In this message, Pastor Lutzer studies the original conditions in which Adam and Eve were deceived and sinned. God still extends His mercy and grace to those who make the worst kind of decisions.
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Psalm 116:15 says, “Blessed in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” Throughout history, many Christian martyrs have committed their spirit to the Father like Jesus did. In this message, Pastor Lutzer tracks the examples of three men and women who were martyred with grace. We can entrust ourselves to God, even in death.
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We all want to leave a legacy. The Apostle Paul left a legacy of faithfulness to Christ to the very end of his life. In this message, Pastor Lutzer defines why Jesus is more valuable to us than life itself. The Christian views life and death differently because of Christ and His sovereignty over all.
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Some live for fame, money, or even family. But we get a new perspective on life when we face terminal disease or death. In this message from Philippians 1, Pastor Lutzer discusses Paul’s Christian attitude towards death. Though death can happen through unusual or unexpected means, it is still under the sovereignty of God.
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While the world fears death, what should a Christian’s response be? Dying for Christ in the early church went hand in hand with being His witness. In this message, Pastor Lutzer tours the ruins of ancient cities where Paul testified on the way to his imminent execution. The timing and means of our death are ultimately in the hands of God.
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The Gospel confronts societal sins like slavery, pricking our consciences with God’s view of people. Yet we can’t pursue justice without God’s righteousness. In this message, Pastor Lutzer discusses Martin Luther’s warnings against striving for any righteousness outside of Christ. If Jesus paid our debt, His righteousness changes us and everything around us.
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The Gospel is powerful enough to transform our personal pasts. Paul admonished his friend Philemon to receive a former slave as a beloved brother in Christ. In this message, Pastor Lutzer points us to the seminal lessons from the book of Philemon for us today. Have we done everything we can to make our past right?
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Many people hold to a personal relationship with God but have no real connection to God’s people. In a letter to his friend, Philemon, we discover Paul’s heart for the saints. In this message, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to Paul’s friend, Philemon and his former slave, Onesimus. The Gospel is still transforming people and societies today.
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During the days of the Roman Empire, a vast number of people were slaves. While in prison, Paul wrote to a friend about a runaway slave he had led to Christ. In this message, Pastor Lutzer gives us the context for the short book of Philemon. Let’s look into the heart of Paul and see his love for his brothers in Christ.
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Injustice does not hinder God’s purpose to change people’s hearts. Paul was an able defender of the Gospel, even when standing falsely accused before kings. In this message, we apply two lessons from Paul’s witness to our own situations. If Jesus can change us at the level of our hearts, where else do we find a change like that?
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Anytime we meet people far from God, it’s an opportunity to share our faith. Even in prison, the Apostle Paul saw every encounter with people as a chance to witness. In this message, Pastor Lutzer observes Paul’s bold stance before the Roman authorities. When we share the light of the Gospel, we’re revealing the glory of God in Jesus.
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To be an effective witness for Christ, we must seize any opportunity we can. After Paul’s arrest, he languished in a Roman prison, waiting to answer the false charges against him. In this message, Pastor Lutzer depicts the encounter between the Apostle Paul and King Agrippa. What would Paul do with the opportunity to defend himself?
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Boldness is the willingness to do what must be done no matter the cost. In Athens, Paul took a stand against the false conceptions of who God is. In this message, Pastor Lutzer notes three responses at the conclusion of Paul’s speech. Whatever reaction we receive, can we be bold like Paul?
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The elite intellectuals of the first century debated on Mars Hill in Athens. Paul the Apostle stood on that same rock, proclaiming the Gospel for all peoples. In this message, Pastor Lutzer unveils three ways the irreligious can find God. How can we know God is real and knowable?
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Can the Gospel stand up against modern philosophy? In ancient Greece, Paul boldly proclaimed the Good News of Jesus’ resurrection. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies key characteristics of God which led Paul to proclaim Jesus Christ to all in Athens. Let’s learn from Paul’s approach to culture.
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We live in a pluralistic society with new types of spirituality, without doctrine or core beliefs. When Paul reached Athens, he was a fearless witness for Christ in a pagan culture. In this message, Pastor Lutzer analyzes Paul’s two-pronged strategy in speaking with Greek philosophers. The Gospel unveiled the one true God to a city full of idols.
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Our Christian brothers and sisters face persecution in many countries but are still faithful to the Gospel. Do we who haven’t been persecuted know how to suffer for Christ? In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers Paul’s example as well as believers persecuted under Nazi rule. We all can testify to God’s presence in our weakness and our hardest times.
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Many Christians like God’s blessings, but cringe when suffering comes. Paul wrote to the Philippian believers that Christians are called to suffer for Jesus’ sake. In this message, Pastor Lutzer lays out three foundational truths for a theology of suffering. God is glorified when we suffer for Him.
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Many people follow false teachers today who manipulate for their own gain. The Apostle Paul had to defend himself against wolves in sheep’s clothing—false prophets in the church. In this message, Pastor Lutzer notes the criticisms against Paul from these false apostles. Like Paul, we too can boast in the Lord’s comfort in trials.
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Living the Christian life goes against the flow of culture. Around the world, Christians are a suffering people, persecuted for Christ. In this message, Pastor Lutzer prepares us for the days ahead by looking at Paul’s adversity. Why do we need to think about the persecuted church?
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Our salvation isn’t dependent on our good works. Every time someone is transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light, it’s because God initiated a divine transformation. In this message on Paul’s conversion, Pastor Lutzer pinpoints three life-changing applications of our salvation. Grace shatters our self-confidence.
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All of us are in need of a Savior, even the most upright and moral. By every standard of the law, Saul was a zealous scholar who claimed to be blameless and good, until Jesus appeared to him on the Damascus Road. In this message, Pastor Lutzer views Paul under the light of Christ. In Paul’s story, we see our own need for Christ.
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Never was there a more unlikely convert to the Christian faith. By every standard of the law, Saul the Pharisee claimed to be blameless and good but he was bent on crushing the fledgling Christian movement. In this message, Pastor Lutzer looks at the first way we can view Saul, a man without the light. His story before Christ rebukes our moralism.
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What will we look like in eternity after our broken bodies are restored? Believers are promised a glorious, incorruptible body. In this message, Pastor Lutzer discusses three matters we should not minimize as we prepare for that day. As Pastor Lutzer says, “Suffering is a reminder of the fact that we want eternity to come.”
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The world is groaning under the curse of sin. But believers in Christ have a glorious eternal future because God made sure we would get there. In this message, Pastor Lutzer contemplates five characteristics of our glorified bodies in eternity. One day, we will become like Jesus with a heavenly body like His.
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The curse of the fall has affected the fabric of this Earth, and even our bodies wear out. We long for restoration and glorification. In this message from Romans 8, Pastor Lutzer shows us the extent to which God went to redeem us. Are we eager for all God is preparing for us in glory?
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Believers may doubt their salvation in times of depression or persecution. But Jesus made it clear that no one can ever take us out of His hand. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers what truly holds the believer secure in God’s hands. But what about believers who are living like the world?
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Many of us are cast down and hopeless, like a sheep wandering away. Jesus told the disciples that as the Good Shepherd, He would protect His sheep. In this message from John 10, Pastor Lutzer describes the types of sheep who need a Good Shepherd. How is Jesus contrasted with a hired hand, a false shepherd who uses and abuses the sheep?
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Can God lose those who are saved through faith in Jesus? Many Christians debate the issue of eternal security. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers the words of Jesus about His role as the Good Shepherd, and the security He brings. Those who are His sheep are truly in the hands of a Good Shepherd.
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If we’re honest about our background and what we’ve done, we know that we’ve sinned terribly. A holy God once spoke from a mountain in Sinai, saying “stay away.” In this message, Pastor Lutzer illustrates Jesus’ unique advocacy on our behalf. What difference does it make that we have an Intercessor in heaven?
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Sometimes, we throw up our prayers to God, unsure whether He’ll hear them. But the book of Hebrews reveals Jesus as the great High Priest, the mediator between God and those who believe. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes the reasons we can come to God boldly. Does it really make a difference that Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father?
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Throughout the world, there are persecuted and struggling Christians. But Jesus enters into our pain, loss, and loneliness because He knows what it’s like. In this message, Pastor Lutzer discusses the sympathy and sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf. There is resounding sympathy in heaven for us.
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For the Christian, life is often hard. But we can be glad that Jesus stands before the Father as our intercessor, praying for His own that we might be able to persevere. In this message from Hebrews, Pastor Lutzer gives us the first of four characteristics of Jesus’ advocacy for us. Jesus physically left Earth, but He didn’t abandon us.
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Christians are the representatives of Jesus Christ on earth. Attempting to live the Christian life alone deprives us of the help and admonition we need every day. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows three strengths of the church. Though God dwells in us, there is no substitute for gathering together in worship.
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The church is more than brick and mortar. Each believer is a stone making up a part of the walls and structure. In this message from Ephesians 2, Pastor Lutzer displays images which define the church for all time and in all places. The church is a transnational community, reconciled to God and each other.
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Church can often become a place of image management. But God didn’t design it that way. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes how we can find a place of belonging and purpose in the church, an interdependent fellowship of believers. We are united together, even with our diverse gifts.
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We all need someone to smile on us, wanting to be with us. In Christ, we were created to belong. In this message from 1 Corinthians 13, Pastor Lutzer explains the first of three characteristics of the body of Christ, the church. Because of redemption, we don’t have to be alone.
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The future of a child of God is too wonderful for words to describe. Having been adopted as God’s sons and daughters, our destiny includes being with Jesus when He returns to set up His kingdom. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows three marks of being a child of God. We are trophies of God’s grace, from now into eternity.
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Many Christians may not know the implications of their adoption by God. This adoption confers the rights of sonship on all who believe. In this message from Romans 8, Pastor Lutzer portrays the role of the Father and the Spirit in our spiritual adoption. Whatever we face today, God has already welcomed us into an eternal family.
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From before the foundation of the Earth, God chose to adopt us as His sons and daughters. We have no idea of all that God has prepared for us. In this message from Ephesians 1, Pastor Lutzer highlights the status all Christians have. When we believe in Christ, we enter into all the benefits of our adoption.
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D. L. Moody said, “The reason I have to be filled with the Holy Spirit so often is because I leak.” Others clearly see when the Holy Spirit has His way in our lives. In this message, Pastor Lutzer illuminates three aspects of walking in the Spirit. How do we begin to get the benefits of the Spirit?
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The Bible tells believers to “walk in the Spirit.” When we are filled with the Spirit, we enjoy the fruit He brings. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes three distinctives of Christians filled with the Spirit. The people of the world can’t receive the Spirit, so what makes Christians different?
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Like a notary insuring authenticity, the Holy Spirit seals believers in Christ. The Holy Spirit ministers to God’s people of their certain future in eternity. In this message from Ephesians 1, Pastor Lutzer explains the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Are we yielded to Him or are we grieving Him?
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Some of the gifts God gives His children might seem intangible. But the Father sends a Helper who personally indwells all believers, the Holy Spirit. In this message from John 14, we explore the first of four ministries of the Holy Spirit to Christians learning to yield to Him. As Pastor Lutzer says, “The Holy Spirit is for struggling Christians.”
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We don’t always wake up in the morning with a heart for God. What if our failures, guilt, and shortcomings overwhelm us? In this message, Pastor Lutzer gives us four characteristics of the gift of Christ’s righteousness conferred upon believers. In Christ, there’s nothing we can do to make Him love us more or less.
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When we see ourselves as God sees us, we realize that we fall far short of His standards. Our sins stand between us and His holiness. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reflects on Jesus’ incredible accomplishment on the cross to vindicate us. But if God requires a sacrifice like other religions, how is Christianity any different?
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The standard God sets for us to gain eternal life is unreachable: perfection. Only His righteousness is perfect. In this message from Romans 3, Pastor Lutzer gets to the basic truth about our condition, falling short of God’s glory. Is God being unrighteous by counting sinners as His friends?
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The Bible says “salvation is of the Lord.” For each individual believer’s story, heaven will reveal that God wrote the book from beginning to end. In this message, Pastor Lutzer points to two realities occurring at salvation: God initiates, and God works in the human heart. We must ask ourselves, “Have I trusted Jesus alone for my salvation?”
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Believers can be sure that no event in their lives can take place outside of God’s knowledge and plan. But the debate between Arminians and Calvinists has raged for centuries. In this message, Pastor Lutzer analyzes the New Testament’s teaching on predestination and our eternal future. What’s the relationship between God’s sovereignty and our choice?
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Our lives are not about us but instead are made to bring God glory. But does God predetermine who’s to be saved, and who’s to be lost? In this message, Pastor Lutzer uncovers what predestination means biblically. We are incredibly valuable in God’s sight—and that’s a gift from Him.
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Salvation is more than just a ticket to heaven when we die. From before creation, God predestined Christians to redemption and salvation. In this message from Ephesians 1, Pastor Lutzer notes two facts about God choosing people unto life. Since we don’t deserve His grace, is God’s choosing of us arbitrary?
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Believers are planted in the middle of a lost generation. The book of Jude gives pointed guidance on how to be faithful in times like ours. In this message, Pastor Lutzer calls us to love, even those who believe differently than us. In the middle of pressures or even persecution, how can we reflect the beauty of the Gospel?
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Modern society is aimlessly seeking meaning without God, the only One who can provide meaning. Many are obsessed with their sexual preferences and a form of tolerance. In this message, Pastor Lutzer exhorts us to move towards the Lord through the spiritual disciplines. How do we stand against Satan’s inroads in a generation that has lost its way?
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The Gospel is under increasing attack. In the 1500's, a brave monk stood against the tide of corruption in his church. In this message, Pastor Lutzer warns against two thieves after the next generation’s sexuality. We need people like Martin Luther today, speaking to the truth of the Gospel about our singleness, sexuality, and purity.
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Millions of people are believing a gospel that cannot save them. False teachers cherry pick Scriptures to promote health and wealth teaching, ecumenical beliefs, and universal salvation. In this message, Pastor Lutzer pleads with us to contend for the genuine Gospel that leads to salvation. We must remain faithful to Christ.
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The Reformation in Europe was really a revolution, but its effects have waned over succeeding centuries. The “gospels” we hear in America today are like junk food. In this message from Jude, Pastor Lutzer identifies five prominent false gospels today. Where there is no fear of God, grace becomes perverted.
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While the Medieval order was shifting, the Reformation was not without its tragedies. With a newfound freedom of religion came a newfound terror: the massacre of the Anabaptists who held to believer's baptism rather than infant baptism. In this message, Pastor Lutzer chronicles the account of the Anabaptists. We can’t take our freedoms for granted.
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What is our source of authority: church tradition or Scripture alone? Martin Luther's defiance of the corrupt church of his day led to a flood of changes. In this message, Pastor Lutzer unfolds four transformations in the culture. With the Bible made available to all, the Reformation spread across Europe.
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Martin Luther sparked a revolt against a corrupt church, rescuing the gospel in his day. When Luther realized his sins were laid on Jesus, he described it as “entering the gates of Paradise.” In this message, Pastor Lutzer recounts Luther’s trial at the Diet of Words, where he refused to recant. We need heroes who are willing to stand for the faith.
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In the 1500's a German monk became dissatisfied with the church traditions of his day, and set out to rectify the wrong teachings. Martin Luther’s ninety-five theses led to protests marking what we now call the Reformation. In this message, Pastor Lutzer portrays Luther’s ordinary background. If not by our religious deeds, how do we become righteous?
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How much power do tomorrow’s anxieties have over us? Satan will tempt and attack us, particularly about trusting God’s Word. In this message, Pastor Lutzer guides us to know the Scriptures and rebuke the devil. When we memorize Scripture, we’re prepared to offensively face our deepest anxieties and temptations.
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During a forty day fast in the desert, Jesus showed us how to defeat the devil with God’s Word. But in Matthew 4, not only does Jesus quote Scripture; Satan does too. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies Satan’s three temptations for Jesus. A Scripture verse quoted out of context and wrongly applied can be very dangerous.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
A battle is taking place amid all the musings in our minds, which no one knows about. But all Christians have been given an offensive weapon: the Sword of the Spirit. In this message from Ephesians 6, Jesus shows us, more than anyone else, how to wield the Word of God against Satan. It cuts to our hearts, convicting of sin and birthing new life.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The last thing the devil wants is a believer assured of their acceptance before God. Some say salvation can be lost, regained, and then lost again. In this message, Pastor Lutzer speaks to those who have no assurance as well as those with a false sense of assurance. It’s crucial to settle the question of knowing we have eternal life.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
There are some Christians who are true Christians, but wrong teaching has kept them from enjoying assurance of salvation. But 1 John 5 describes believers’ fight against sin grounded in the Holy Spirit. In this message, Pastor Lutzer helps us understand the basis for assurance through the Spirit of God. What’s His ministry like?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Spiritual warfare is crippling if we’re not sure of our salvation. God intends for believers to be sure of their eternal futures, and that’s why we’re told to wear the helmet of salvation. In this message from 1 John 5, we explore what a true understanding of the Gospel and rebirth means. What is the basis of a Christian’s salvation and assurance?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
There is only one way to enter heaven. Good works, a prayer, or the teachings of other religions won’t save us, or grant us assurance of salvation. In this message from 1 John 5, we undercut several wrong views about Jesus and salvation. Can we be sure we’ve taken the right road?
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The last thing Satan wants to see is a Christian on fire for the Lord and certain of their mission and destiny. None of us will ever outgrow spiritual warfare. In this message from James 1, we learn how to resist the devil by faith in Christ. Are we ready to live according to the promises of God?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Satan whispers lies to make us ineffective. Many of us are beset with thoughts such as, “I’m useless. I can’t live for God. It’s too hard.” In this message, we hear three critical reasons why we need the shield of faith. We shouldn’t believe we can manage on our own, even if we seem to be doing well in the Christian life.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us experiencing suicidal thoughts, cutting, or eating disorders are facing spiritual attack. We don’t believe God loves us, cares about us, or can change us. In this message, we learn to deflect these missiles of doubt with the shield of faith. Satan is attempting to make sin attractive while exploiting our deepest shame and guilt.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many people hear inner voices striking at their self-worth, causing them to self-harm or experience suicidal thoughts. We can protect ourselves against Satan’s fiery darts. In this message from Ephesians 6, we answer the first of three critical questions about the shield of faith: “What is it?” We may know Jesus has power, but do we believe that He cares for us?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Jesus knew His disciples would face extreme trials and martyrdom. Christians are called to wear the peace He leaves us wherever we go, like shoes. In this message, we learn how to commit to God, and accept God’s plan even when it’s difficult. Are there sins we’ve not dealt with, or issues we haven’t given to God?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Anxiety and a lack of peace can be a barometer of areas of our lives we’ve refused to commit to God. Only by having the peace of God can a believer withstand the attacks of Satan. In this message, we learn how to receive God’s peace. Sometimes, committing everything to God means peace will be mingled with tears.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The peace of God is unlike any kind of peace we can get from the world. God’s peace is there even when it seems all hope is lost. In this message from Ephesians 2, we discover three kinds of peace: with God, each other, and ourselves. Peace is much more than just a sense of well-being.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Everybody wants peace. The problem is that we have certain thieves that rob us of our peace. In this message from Ephesians 6, we identify the devil’s backstory and strategy to take our peace. With all the spiritual conflict we face, why doesn’t God just eliminate our enemy, the devil?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
It’s one thing to believe that the righteousness of Jesus can be credited to our account before a holy God. It’s another to fight sin and Satan every day. In this message, we prepare ourselves for spiritual battle through the legal and the practical righteousness of Christ. How do we arm ourselves with the breastplate of righteousness? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
For believers in Christ, God sees our sins through the perfection of His Son, legally declaring us as righteous as He is. This stops the devil in his tracks. In this message, we consider two ways we can still allow the enemy a victory even after the righteousness of God has been credited to us. How do we fight from a place of victory?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Satan accuses Christians by saying, “You sinned again. You have no right to stand before a holy God.” But God has provided the way to stop his condemning lies. In this message from Romans 3, we distinguish between two types of righteousness. Is there a righteousness that overcomes our enemies within and without?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many people place their trust in the truth claims found in witchcraft, New Age spirituality, or pseudo-science. Satan’s ambition is not merely to tempt us to sin but to plunge us into deception. In this message, we follow two steps for remaining in the truth. What Scriptures can we quote when faced with spiritual warfare?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We’re all born with a propensity to believe the lies of the devil. That’s why we need to affirm that God is truth, as recorded in the Bible and revealed in Jesus Christ. In this message, we discover three key statements about the characteristics of truth found in the Scriptures. Can we avoid falling for the falsehoods of the devil?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Satan and his demonic forces cannot stand against the truth. But they will do everything to keep us from reading the Word of God, or even disbelieve it. In this message, we discover the first piece of the armor of God: the belt of truth. Does Satan, the one who wants to destroy us, ever speak truth?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many Christians’ eyes have been opened to the reality of an ongoing spiritual war. We don’t wrestle against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces. In this message, we discover how to face our interpersonal conflicts in the spiritual realm, a place of drama and conflict. What could possibly make Satan so angry at believers?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Feelings can be deceptive. Demonic forces wage a spiritual battle against the saints of God, so how do we prepare? In this message, we explore the spiritual inheritance for those in the kingdom of light. The armor of God equips us for our interpersonal and inner conflicts, so we can share in Christ’s ultimate victory.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The kingdoms of the spiritual realm are colliding, a conflict of darkness and light. Beyond our senses, we can discern a cosmic conflict being fought by Satan and his legions against the purposes and plans of God. In this message from Ephesians 1, we lift the veil on the “heavenly places.” Are you ready for the journey?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Life’s disappointments can bring us to the point where all we have left is being silent before God. We might have to wait before Him alone. God can meet us in the stillness and do a work in our hearts no one else can do. In this message, we consider the benefits of hearing the voice of God. What if the presence of God truly renewed us?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
For many, silence is uncomfortable. Our lives are filled with clamor and noise, and we often prefer our sins and anxieties to remain hidden. In this message, we uncover what we’re waiting for by being silent before God, listening, resting, and worshipping. There are times to set all our sensory input aside to live life within the center of His presence.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
With all the noise taking place outside and around us, can we have peace? When we draw near to God in the silence, all that remains is the still, small voice of God. In this message from Psalm 62, we clarify why we should be silent before God and who He is. Imagine how silence in His presence would transform our anxious hearts.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Should churches worship in a traditional or contemporary style? The real issue is whether God is pleased. In this message, we discover two lessons about the costliness and importance of worshipping the Lord. Thankfully, the Bible tells us how to prepare our hearts for true worship.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Worship is not about how it makes us feel. Real worship is about ascribing worth to God whether we feel like it or not. In this message, we walk through aspects of corporate worship which shape our private worship: music, giving, and obedience. Whatever’s distracting us, we can expect God to show up.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Everyone worships, whether they know it or not, even an atheist. The question really is who or what will we worship? In this message from Hebrews 9, we learn from the priests in the Hebrew Testament how to participate in worship with joy, attention, and honor. The one true God deserves nothing less.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Too often, our prayers are focused on our own agenda. There’s a startling disconnect between prayers in the Bible and our own prayers. In this message, we unfold three advantages to praying the Scriptures. When we submit our prayers to God’s Word, our dedicated times of prayer can come alive.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Can we pray if we don’t know how to listen or what to say? The Bible commands us to pray, inviting us to heed God’s promises about prayer. In this message, we’re instructed on how to pray Scripture back to God. It’s time we return to God with a renewed fervency and perspective toward prayer.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Why don’t Christians pray more? Prayer is an absent discipline for many who feel the Bible is boring, pointless, or frustrating. In this message, we uncover three reasons why we don’t pray, waiting on God. Let’s find out what it means to have a consistent, meaningful prayer life.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Our minds are filled with memories, anxieties, and impurities. We can’t become spiritually mature unless we get into God’s Word, every day. In this message, we discover the transforming power of God’s Word. Are we willing to discipline ourselves for the good of our restless souls?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Amid the din of competing voices, we need to hear the voice of God. How do we actually meditate? In this message, we find a starting point for meditation and guidance in our walk with God. We don’t have to leave an encounter with God’s Word without something for our souls each day.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We cannot be transformed by doing nothing. We must be disciplined in our walk with God every day, every week, every month, every year. In this message, we discover two blessings from meditation. We cannot live differently until we think differently, and we can’t think differently unless we learn to meditate.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When Jesus died on Calvary, He wasn’t the victim, He was the Victor. Even now, Jesus intercedes for His people, having prepared for them an eternal home. In this message, we discover crucial lessons from Jesus’ willing sacrifice. Have we trusted Him to be our own Savior?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
As Jesus faced death head on, He committed His spirit into the Father’s hands. What was God’s’ response in that supreme moment? In this message, we look at two responses the Father had to Jesus’ cry. When we are in God’s capable hands, we don’t need to fear what lies ahead, even death itself.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We will all die, whether it will be quite soon or someday in the future. With a loud voice, Jesus breathed his last, giving His spirit into His Father’s hands. In this message, we discover how Jesus willingly submitted to the Father in His death. While Jesus certainly taught us how to live, He also taught us how to die.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Will we die with the assurance of salvation in Christ? When Jesus proclaimed “It is finished,” his dying on a Roman cross appeared to be a defeat. In this message, we discover three lessons from Jesus’ declaration. His last words were not of despair but of victory for our salvation.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
If anyone tries to earn their way into heaven, they don’t realize how much it costs. The penalty for sin must be paid before anyone can enter God’s holy presence. In this message, we count the cost of freedom from shame and Satan’s power. Jesus’ death in our place paid our infinite debt in full.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
At our last breath, will we have finished everything God wanted us to do? When Jesus cried, “It is finished,” He was declaring the debt of sin to be “paid in full.” In this message, we consider all that Christ accomplished on our behalf. Everything the Father had given Jesus to do was faithfully completed.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
People turn to sin because we feel deep down that God isn’t meeting our needs. Yet the one who said “I thirst” from the cross is the one who says “if any man thirst, let Him come to Me.” In this message, we’re refreshed by three lessons from Christ’s suffering. Why did Jesus thirst on our behalf?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Is doing the will of God important to us like it was for Jesus? Our Savior experienced thirst and the deepest of human pain to bring us to God. In this message from John 19, we absorb three characteristics of Jesus’ suffering. We can endure any suffering to the glory of God because of Christ’s work on our behalf.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us know what it means to be violated and humiliated. When Jesus cried out, “I thirst,” He revealed His solidarity with our deepest human feelings. In this message, we consider the fulfillment of Hebrew Scripture through Jesus’ suffering. Are we ready to change our perspective on suffering?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We all deserve hell—eternal separation from God. In an unthinkable mystery, God turned His back on His only Son so we might have access to Him. In this message, we ponder three unforgettable lessons at the foot of the cross. The One who bore our sin is our only hope of reconciliation with God.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Jesus’ cry from the cross was heartrending: “My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?” God turned His back on His only Son as the Lamb of God was slain. In this message, we contemplate three wonders of this fourth cry from the cross. Why did the Father abandon Jesus?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
How trivially we regard sin. On the cross, Jesus bore the guilt of every sin ever committed in the history of humanity—even though He Himself was without sin. In this message, we consider two beliefs to avoid about Jesus’ being forsaken by the Father. Jesus was abandoned by God the Father as the price of sin was paid in full.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
With His life, Jesus taught us how to live. In His death, He taught us how to sacrifice for others. In this message, we realize how the cross is a place for us to take responsibility, receive rebuke, and ultimately accept redemption. Will we continue in our selfish ways or follow in the way of Jesus?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The closer we get to the cross, the better we should see ourselves. As the Savior’s own life was slipping away and He was about to breathe His last, He cared for His mother. In this message, we meet the three people involved in Jesus’ third cry. Jesus commissions us to care for those around us who have nowhere else to turn.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
While Jesus was hanging on the cross, He was thinking about others. As life slipped from His body, Jesus gave the world an example in caring for those He loved. In this message, we see His love for His mother, and her love for Him. In Christ’s third cry, we discover a compassion that endures all.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Everyone wants to be remembered. Even if we are not remembered by man, how much better it is to be remembered by God. In this message, we compare the two thieves crucified with Jesus. These two represent the division across humanity: those who look to Christ for salvation, and those who don’t.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The most common reason people do not accept Christ is fear. We might fear what our families or coworkers will say or perhaps we fear changing our religious background. In this message, we discover the faith of the thief on the cross: an honest, humble, and courageous faith in Christ. Are we prepared for our destiny after death?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
For the thief on the cross next to Jesus, death was only minutes away. If anyone ever needed assurance of salvation, it was him. In this message from Luke 23, we glimpse Jesus’ incredible words of assurance. We all must hang onto Christ’s promise from this life to the next.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
If the truth were known, some of us have committed terrible sins. Are such sins forgivable? In this message, we apply three dynamics of Christ’s forgiveness for us to our own forgiveness of others. Because Christ’s own executioners can be forgiven, He opens the way for us to find healing in our own relationships.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
At His crucifixion, Jesus cried out, “Father, forgive them!” Was Jesus’ prayer for everyone to experience such forgiveness? In this message, we discover two ways God answered that specific prayer both at the cross and at Pentecost. How unthinkable that under such extreme distress, Jesus asks God to forgive His enemies.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
One of Jesus’ last prayers is for His heavenly Father to pardon His enemies. Beaten to the point of being unrecognizable, He exhibits the heart of God’s forgiveness in His most tormented hour. In this message, we meditate on the context and the content of Jesus’ prayer. Can any of us comprehend this kind of compassion?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us have difficulty believing we are perfectly loved by God. But there is no other God who has entered into our difficulties. In this message, we discover three life-changing truths at the cross: forgiveness, love, and providence. Seeing such love, we stand in reverence, wonder, and worship.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In God’s plan, all His glorious attributes converged at the dreadful hill called Calvary. The Suffering Servant, of Isaiah 53, was wounded and rejected for our healing. In this message, we study five facts about Jesus, our Messiah’s, wounds. How do we access the healing found only through His wounds?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us who are brokenhearted usually focus on finding healing. Although Jesus’ wounds were inflicted by Roman soldiers and approved by Jewish leaders, God Himself was the One behind the crucifixion. In this message, we discover how our wounds have the potential to bless others. Is it possible for God to use our wounds to His glory?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Jesus suffered immense physical and spiritual suffering at the cross. We will never plumb the depths of God’s love shown on that dark day. In this message, we hear the first of seven cries Jesus uttered before giving up His spirit. Because of the cross, Christianity is the only religion that has a God with wounds.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Life gets disorienting when we go astray from God. How do we grow in maturity, so we don’t stay out of fellowship with God? In this message, we overcome the issues that lead us into darkness through the transformation and providence of God. It’s never too late to begin again, running freely in the light.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Guilt is disorienting. When we go astray, we must come clean with the issues before we can move forward confidently with God. In this message from Psalm 51, we are introduced to the first of four attributes of God that helped David put his past behind him. Do we believe God can give us a new beginning?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us have made mistakes in the past that weigh us down with a burden of guilt. King David took a wrong turn by committing adultery and murder. In this message, we perceive four ways to avoid making wrong turns. What if we dealt with our sin and regained our focus?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Believers need God’s power to destroy Satan’s strongholds, overcoming the past and looking forward to the future. What does it take to be effective in spiritual battle? In this message from Ephesians 6, we arm ourselves for warfare praying. We access God’s spiritual power through prayer.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Life is a battle, even in our homes and workplaces. Imagine what a difference it would make if believers displayed the power of God in their character. In this message, we learn how to prepare for spiritual warfare by praying in the Spirit and by the name of Christ. Let’s start each of our days in God’s power.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many attempt to channel false power through astrology, horoscopes, séances, Ouija boards, tarot cards, and occultic practices. But the simple prayer of faith unlocks the true power of God. In this message, we consider how all three members of the Trinity are involved in effective prayer. Only God can demolish false strongholds.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
How strong can Satan be in the lives of believers? Satan’s most primary weapon is fear, keeping us from confronting our pasts. In this message, we lay hold of five principles to overcome Satanic influence. Let’s press on to the path of victory, becoming who God wants us to be.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Satan whispers lies in our hearts to stop us in our tracks. But if we see ourselves from heaven’s perspective, everything changes. In this message, we see three ways Satan’s lies distort how we see God, ourselves, and our problems. We need not succumb to Satan’s bondage, for Christ has set us free.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The enemy of our souls conspires to ruin both our pasts and our futures. Satan’s strategy is to implant enticing thoughts which become obsessions and strongholds. In this message, we assess four steps Satan uses to manipulate us according to the weakness of our flesh. But there is a way to true freedom.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Christians are involved in a battle and don’t always know it. Behind the material world, there is a personal spiritual power called the devil. In this message, we recognize ordinary events where Satan can work. To be neutral in the Christian life is to surrender to the enemy.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Is there any hope for those involved in abuse to let down their defenses? Pastor Erwin Lutzer’s co-author, Dorie Van Stone, shares healing stories of abuse. In this message, we open our hands to confront our past and commit it to God. It’s time to come to terms with our past, finding peace with God.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
If we’ve never dealt with the abuse in our background, it constantly interrupts all attempts at normal living. The trauma of abuse results in anger, guilt, bitterness, hatred, and shame. In this message, Jesus declares He is the fulfillment of Isaiah 61. Jesus can free us, vindicate us, and comfort us.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us feel afflicted by the abuse of our past. The control, power, and authority of an abuser is destructive, so we must reach out for help and support. In this message from Luke 4, we consider three aspects of Jesus’ ultimate deliverance from our captors. Healing is not an instant event, but it is possible.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Abuse takes many forms—physical, verbal, sexual. The abuser can be a parent, partner, teacher, coach, or friend. In this message, we pray for the abused and explore the unconscious agenda of an abuser. Can we overcome the abusive actions that bury into the depths of our soul?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Can any of us be free from the condemning voices we hear? None of us, not even “religious types,” can stand apart from the righteousness of God. In this message from 1 Corinthians 6, we declare God’s good news for the addict—"such were some of you.” Let’s trust God to do what we cannot.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
People enslaved to their addictions feel hopeless. Apart from an encounter with God, we cannot ultimately break free from our destructive behavior. In this message, we identify five chains that bind the addict. We are not alone with what is happening in our souls—God is near.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many addicts say they can stop anytime they want. Yet at its core, addiction is compulsive, destructive sin. In this message from Romans 1, we mark the downward slide into addiction and the secret chains that keep us there. We must not avoid the personal responsibility which leads to true deliverance in Christ.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
What if God could take away all our negative thoughts—anxiety, lust, even bitterness? In fact, God has given us what we need to take every thought captive. In this message, we consider how the peace of God and the people of God guard our minds. Christians do not have to be controlled by our sins of the past.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In the battle for our minds, psychiatric support cannot always deal with the root issues of our fantasies or obsessions. It’s time we took proactive steps to defend our thinking from Satan’s delusions. In this message, we not only identify the enemy but also our Christ-centered weapons in the war for our souls. Can we be set free from captivity in our minds?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The battle for our mind is an ongoing war. Our mind is like a fortress, under siege by two enemies: Satan and our sinful nature. In this message from 2 Corinthians 10, we prepare a strategy to fight the enemy without and within. The enemy of our souls wants nothing less than to control what we think about.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The merciless principle of Karma is that the cycle of life gives us precisely what we deserve. However, when God intervenes, He redeems messes for His glory. In this message, we learn to commit the consequences and memories of our sin to the Lord. Our deep sins often cause us to ask, “Is God reluctant to cleanse us?”To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many Christians are weighed down with sins and addictions they cannot seem to stop committing. But our feelings of disappointment and shame don’t need to control us. In this message, we consider the first of four truths to lead us out of the wilderness of shame. What if we can’t forgive ourselves?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us live with low-grade depression and a sense of condemnation. Can any of us sin too greatly to ever find forgiveness? In this message, we clarify what Jesus said about the nature of the “unpardonable sin.” Though our pasts remind us of failure and defeat, there is a way out.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many Christians are nursing past wounds, too afraid to let the secrets out. Yet like a skilled surgeon, God can create a clean wound that will heal properly and fully. In this message focused on Hosea and his wife Gomer, we process three characteristics of the way of escape. Can we find healing from our wounded past?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
How can we be delivered from substance abuse or relational dysfunction? Satan keeps people bound to their past through secrecy, hostility towards God, and dishonesty. In this message, we review three assurances from 1 Corinthians 10:13 which break us free. Only by intimacy with God can we be made whole.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Can any of us start over again with a new beginning? Too many of us are enslaved by another person, living lives of quiet desperation for the sins of our past. In this message from 1 Corinthians 10:13, we learn the first link of the chain that holds us captive. We can escape from our personal prisons through assurances from God.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Can any of us start over again with a new beginning? Too many of us are enslaved by another person, living lives of quiet desperation for the sins of our past. In this message from 1 Corinthians 10:13, we learn the first link of the chain that holds us captive. We can escape from our personal prisons through assurances from God.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
One of our defense mechanisms as humans is to find somebody who is worse off than we are. What does God use to change us—from the inside out? In this message from Hebrews 4, we discover how the Word penetrates us. The Bible cuts to the core of our being, showing us who we are and who God is.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Our appetite is often so diluted by the world that we don’t engage with the Bible. There are many Christians who aren’t experiencing God’s power through His Word. In this message from Psalm 19, we consider six descriptions of the character and power of God’s Word. Let’s discover the most personal reason to trust the Bible.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The Bible’s authority is not based merely in church tradition or a prophetic word. Many cults are based upon additional books which contradict the Scriptures. In this message, we consider three principles which point to the Word of God’s sole authority. What is the Bible’s ultimate authority based upon?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Why does the Catholic church have some additional books not found in the Protestant Bible? This and many other questions surround the origin of the Scriptures. In this message, we affirm why the Bible alone is the basis for our faith and practice. God superintended the process to reveal Himself to us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Where did the Bible originate? Many question how we know which books should be thought to be qualified Scripture. In this message, we’re introduced to God’s providence in preserving the Scriptures throughout the ages. It was not merely dictated or constructed by humans.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Our minds cannot grasp the immensity of the universe, let alone explain its origin. Creation displays the glory of God. In this message, we identify two necessary attributes of a Creator God. Could the same God, who created the universe in all its intricacy, care enough to reach down to us? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Despite the evidence, many scientists reject a divine hand in creation. Yet natural processes cannot spontaneously exist, and chance is not orderly. In this message, we consider the precision and accuracy of God’s creation of an inhabitable earth. If God exists, then we are all morally accountable.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Astronomers know a great deal about what is “out there.” But even in the Information Age, they can’t tell us how it all “got there.” In this message, we realize only by revelation can we touch the infinite and learn the answer to the Ultimate Cause. We were created by God for His pleasure. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Do we go off our own opinion to find truth? Because Jesus repeatedly affirms the accuracy of the Old Testament, we must either believe Him, or reject what He says and the Bible He quotes. In this message, we’re invited to grow in our confidence of the Scriptures. We need somebody who has the qualifications to speak on behalf of God.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many who doubt the Scriptures need to deal with the Christ who had no doubts about them. Christ was willing to lay His reputation on the line for the accuracy of the Scriptures. In this message, we explore what Jesus said about the Scriptures which cannot be broken. Would Jesus knowingly tell a lie? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Although modern scholars try to discredit Jesus, few say He had ill intent. Many look to Him as a good moral teacher, so His opinion of the Bible should at least be worth considering. In this message, we find three examples of Jesus’ belief in historicity and ethical claims of the Old Testament. If Jesus held up the Scriptures as truth, we are faced with a choice.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Skeptics, like those of the Jesus Seminar, say Jesus only spoke 18 percent of what the Bible claims He did. They question His miracles and His divinity. In this message, we address the validity of Jesus’ authority. Will we read the Scriptures with our minds already made up about who He is or will we discover what it really says?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Most so-called prophets bathe their predictions in mystery and allegory. Few name specifics or details like the Bible does. In this message, we face the implications of fulfilled prophesy. If we’re sitting on the fence, intellectually, morally, and spiritually, we have a choice before us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In clear language, the Bible predicts what will happen hundreds of years before events take place. Fulfilled prophecy is a powerful reason to trust the Bible. In this message from Ezekiel 26 on the destiny of an ancient city, we explore how predicted events came to be fact. Will we believe if we’re convinced otherwise? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many question whether the Bible’s prophesies are precise. Throughout Scripture, God contrasts His knowledge with false teachers and spiritists. In this message from Isaiah 44, we find comfort through an explicit prophesy where the Lord names a king over 150 years before his birth. More fulfillments are yet to come. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many have claimed to make prophesies, such as Nostradamus or the Bible Code’s “hidden revelation.” But these crumble in comparison to the overt prophesies of Scripture. In this message, we delve into what makes a prophesy trustworthy. Can we know we’re not just twisting the Bible to say what we want? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
How important is it that we know the Scriptures are a reliable book? The Bible makes claims about both history and spiritual truth. In this message, we explore why we can trust God’s Word and the gospel we proclaim. Ultimately, faith in God is a work of the Spirit, not empirical evidence.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Time and again, archeology has shown the biblical narrative to be correct. From creation to the flood, the Bible is accurate in its geography and history. In this message, we look at two instances from the Old and New Testaments where archeology has helped us confirm the Scriptures. What role does archeology really play in confirming the Bible’s reliability? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Since the Bible is under perennial attack for its accuracy, just how reliable is it? The history of the Bible is interwoven with what it says about God, authority, and miracles. In this message, we expose three false presuppositions by skeptics of the Bible. For those who are closed to belief, there will never be enough evidence.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The Bible claims over 1500 times that it is God’s Word. Many would question if there are too many contradictions to be trusted. In this message, we ponder three conclusive claims about the written Word of God. Either this book’s original manuscripts are entirely true, or totally unreliable and fictitious. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many would question the Bible’s trustworthiness. The Bible claims to be the cohesive and dependable revelation of God. In this message, we tour significant examples in the Old Testament, revealing that it is God’s Word. Despite its various authors, continents of origin, and extensive timespan, the Bible has a consistent storyline. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The Bible was written by 40 authors over some 1600 years. If the Bible is truly God-breathed, it is completely without error in all it asserts. In this message from 2 Timothy 3:16, we look at the Bible’s claim to be inspired. Can we trust the Bible’s own testimony about itself? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Is the Bible a purely human book with grammatical issues and inconsistencies? Skeptics point to errors in the Bible as a reason not to believe. In this message, we evaluate three observations about the consistency of the Bible. Let’s seek some explanations rather than shying away from our doubts and questions. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We must either take the Bible as it is or reject it outright. Filled with the writing styles of many human authors, its writing was overseen by the Holy Spirit. In this message, we analyze the scientific and historical consistency of the Bible. The Bible shines light on areas we could never discover without God.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Christianity claims to be a revealed religion. If God never revealed Himself, we wouldn’t know what happens after death, the difference between right and wrong, or where we came from. In this message from 2 Peter 1, we consider the reasons why God has spoken through His dependable, written Word. Can Christians trust this book with their life?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Freedom is not choosing our own morality or direction. What if we were made to live in true freedom? This message invites us to receive the truth and tear down our self-constructed walls. Only Jesus can deliver us from the worst kind of bondage—slavery to our selfish desires.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
People in deep bondage are often under the illusion that they are free. When Jesus told the religious leaders that they needed deliverance, they couldn’t accept it. In this message, we find the spiritual power to live like children of God, not religious slaves. The truth is Jesus was born to set us free.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
None of us would like to admit we’ve been enslaved. Yet we can be in spiritual bondage to our sin or even to our religiosity. In this message, we take a fact-finding trip about the truth that sets people free. Like the angel said to Mary: Jesus came to save His people from their sins.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
“Greater love hath no man than a man lay down his life for his friends.” The love God bestows through His Son is a love we’re meant to share, even with those who are considered unlovable. In this message, we unwrap how love only works when others see it in action. That’s what Jesus said, and that’s what He did. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The love of God is a difficult teaching to believe. It seems to be so contrary to everything we know or experience in this fallen world. In this message, we view the love of God from three unique vantage points. Amid devastation and unanswered questions, God’s costly love is there. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of the pleasures we seek in this world are fleeting—they don’t last. Life can only be given by God, and one of the marks of life in God is joy. In this message, we celebrate the joy that comes from having fellowship with the Father and His Son, Jesus. Are joy and pleasure the same?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many who attend church like the Christmas music or the story of Jesus and what He’s about. But do we really understand His purpose in coming to the Earth? In this message, we explore how life with God can start now for each of us personally. The life He offers to those who believe is an eternal one. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
At Christmas, we would rather not think about our mortality or the end of our lives. But the eternal life Jesus brought for those who believe means that death is not the end but the beginning. In this message from 1 John, we see how eternal life transforms our inner motivations. Jesus becomes the start of the true life we are meant to have.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We live in a society obsessed with good health and a long life. But every person who has ever lived or is alive today has an eternal destiny. In this message, we explore three aspects of God’s eternal life, which He’s revealed in Jesus. Are we prepared to meet God on His terms? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The light of Christ in a believer’s heart shines through us every day. But God’s light is not always comfortable because He often exposes what we try to hide in the darkness. In this message, we take away two transforming lessons for daily fellowship with God. How can we be healed from our darkest secrets? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Jesus said, “People love darkness rather than light.” Light exposes our deeds, but it also illuminates the pathway ahead. In this message, we explore the characteristics of walking in Jesus’ light. In days of darkness and uncertainty, we need the light Jesus brings now more than ever.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
At Christmas, a season of joy, many get caught up in the dark desires of materialism. The Bible contrasts Satan’s realm of darkness with Jesus’ realm of light—light we can fully access. In this message, we find five necessary characteristics of light. Only Jesus can give us the light of true life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
From before all time, God chose to create our world where the themes of good and evil, justice and injustice, would be played out. Within that context of fallen humanity, Jesus left His home to reconcile us to Himself. In this message, we marvel at God’s plan. Is there room in our lives for Jesus? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Christmas is a special time of the year, but why do we celebrate the holiday in the first place? Before anything existed, God unfolded a plan to save us. In this message, we reflect upon why the Word was made flesh. Let’s consider Christmas from a different viewpoint, from far away and a time long ago.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
At Christmas, we remember Jesus as a helpless baby. But that picture of Christ is only part of the picture. In this message, we encounter a Christ who divides humanity into two groups, those who are loyal to Him and those who do not know Him. So, we must ask ourselves like Jesus’ own mother did, “Where do I stand?” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Mary was honored by being the one to bear the Anointed One, yet with that honor came a great burden. Before she married Joseph, she was pregnant. In this message, we explore three swords which pierced Mary, including shame and a ruined reputation. Could God’s blessings come at a high cost?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We usually identify the blessings of God with comfort. But often, the blessings come wrapped with excruciating pain. In this message, we meet one person who felt pain when Jesus came. While Christians now celebrate Christ’s first coming, we often forget the anguish and perplexity that brought Jesus into the world. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When we lose what we love, we feel our true hunger—one that only God can satisfy. King David was a man who knew his only hope was in his God. In this message, we explore the lengths to which God will eliminate any distractions from pursuing Him. Are we God-focused or self-focused?To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Too often, we follow and even justify our sinful desires. Despite his own tumult of emotions, King David was thirsty for God more than he thirsted for water. In this message, we look at the ways God draws us to that kind of thirst. God does whatever it takes for us to long for Him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When trials come, we often wish we could see the end from the beginning. But how do we make sense of the trials we could not change? In this message, we get a fresh view of how God sees all the challenges we face. In eternity, we’ll have complete understanding, but for now, we must rest in the wisdom of God.To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In life, there are few certainties, but in the plan of God, there are some things that must happen. Every word of Scripture must be fulfilled. In this message, we consider the “musts” that surround the cross of Christ. Indeed, we can and must be certain of God’s word and His promises. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
It’s an illusion that we can control all the variables of life. But the real truth is this: some things must happen. In this message, we identify five “musts” from the life of Christ, pointing us to God’s enduring, redemptive plan and His ultimate purposes. When God says something must happen, it will. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We all need fresh perspective. In 2 Corinthians 4, Paul gives us a glimpse of how God sees the span of our life and our success. In this message, we compare two points of view: the seen and the unseen world. How do we start fixing our mind on the things which are eternal, not temporal?
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Some things are more important than life itself. For the believer, even though our body is decaying, there is always new life within us. In this message from 2 Corinthians 4, we weigh the contrast between eternal glory and our momentary troubles. God’s promises give us an optimistic courage to face whatever comes our way.
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Life is difficult. In 2 Corinthians 4, the Apostle Paul gives us perspective on what really matters—more than all the hurts, accidents, and failures of life. In this message, we discover the first of three contrasts: the outer and inner person. Our inner renewal outshines the outer like nothing else.
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Thanklessness is a sign of the heart that does not know God, the One who sustains us every minute. After Jesus healed ten lepers who showed many similarities, only one of them acted differently, standing out from the crowd. In this message, we observe the distinct characteristics of praise and thanksgiving. Will Jesus find grateful hearts today?
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At Thanksgiving, we hope to return home to loved ones around a table. For the ten lepers crying out for healing from Jesus, they were isolated from society. In this message, we anticipate how Jesus will respond to their cry. Contrary to what common sense told them, they believed Jesus would welcome and cleanse them.
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While we may not experience it in the same way, we all know what it means to be rejected or condemned. In Luke 17, a group of ten foreign lepers sought healing from Jesus, the Jewish teacher. In this message, we notice the first of four similarities between the men. Was there any hope they could be cleansed?
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What compels Christians to be courageous in the face of life’s storms? In Acts 27, were it not for the courage of Paul, all the prisoners and soldiers aboard his ship would have been lost. In this message, we nail down three applications for facing our storms. The One who conquered death is with us in the storm.
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A storm at sea can quickly become our grave. While aboard a ship to Rome, Paul faced a sinking ship—and the possibility that all would be lost. In this message, we watch the reactions of both the sailors and the soldiers to Paul’s faith. Are God’s will and purposes ever hindered by a storm?
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We face many storms in life, even when we’re in the will of God. While in chains, Paul was sailing to his trial in Rome when a storm arose. In this message from Acts 27, we explore the first of three lessons on crises. When we find ourselves in a storm, we just might learn something new about God.
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When God transforms our desires by giving us a new nature, it’s a miracle. Though King Agrippa granted an appeal to Caesar, he did not accept Paul’s invitation to faith. In this message, we celebrate God’s work to save sinners. God’s grace intrudes into our lives, no matter how complacent we are.
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God uses messes and injustices for His good purposes. Paul pled his case before Rome’s king in Israel, seizing the moment of his almost certain death to communicate the Gospel. In this message, we’re encouraged by lessons from Paul’s conversion story. Even amid disappointments and difficulties, God is still working to shine His light.
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When God shines His light upon our consciences, we see everything clearly. Though Paul faced certain death in Rome, he took every opportunity to share about his conversion on a Damascus road. In this message, we see how Christ redeemed him from self-righteousness to a Gospel mission. How does the Gospel shine into our moral darkness?
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The testimony of ordinary people is compelling. After Paul’s court case was delayed for years, his defense before the pagan king was his story of Christ’s redemption. In this message, we recount Paul’s conduct before Christ. God can redeem even the worst injustices done by us or against us for His glory.
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The truth about our sin never comes at a convenient time. When Paul met Felix, the Holy Spirit convicted the governor of his sin. In this message, we unravel why leaders like Felix or even America’s Benjamin Franklin avoid repentance. We cannot wait until we die to face the truth.
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Too often, we sacrifice eternity on the altar of the here-and-now. Though Paul was on trial, he confronted the Roman governor Felix’s sin face-to-face. In this message, we hear a clear warning against the love of money or people’s opinions. We cannot delay being humbled before God.
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If the truth were fully known, we often prefer darkness rather than light. The Roman Governor Felix and his wife experienced a divine appointment with the Apostle Paul. In this message, Paul preaches the Gospel, exposing the truth about sin, righteousness, and judgment. Will we respond rightly when convicted of our sin?
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Many today ignore their conscience when confronted with Christianity. The Apostle Paul spoke directly to Felix, causing the Caesarean governor discomfort. In this message from Acts 24, we overhear Paul’s confrontation with Felix, declaring the truth about his sin. Are we willing to sacrifice being comfortable in the here and now?
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What are we willing to do because of our passion for God? Some new believers in Jerusalem were on the edge of compromise. In this message, we meet Paul as he demonstrated obedience, humility, and clarity to the Gospel mission. We too are called to give our lives to carry out God’s desires, not just our culture’s values.
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Church conflict can be sharp. After completing two missionary journeys to the Gentiles, Paul returned to Jerusalem to settle an argument which put the outreach of the Gospel at risk. In this message, we consider Paul’s dilemma and his defense against false accusation. What can we learn from the first-century Christians’ conflict about Jewish customs?
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Imagine all God can do through someone solely focused on God’s will. Paul’s determination to settle a church split in Jerusalem drove him into hardship, and eventually, to a defining trial in Rome. In this message, we consider Paul’s determination. Are we willing to do what is right even when harm is seemingly inevitable?
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What does the cross mean to us? When Jesus affirmed and critiqued the seven churches in Revelation, the preaching of the cross was at stake. In this message, we take an honest look at the early church and ours today. After all, it is the cross that defines Christians’ lives both publicly and privately.
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Wherever the Gospel has gone, light has burst forth into that culture. But sometimes the light is extinguished. In this message, we explore further lessons from the seven churches in Revelation. For any church to continue, its size and influence cannot be as important as its character.
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The continuation of the church always depends on its message. Take a tour of the sites of the seven churches of Revelation in what is now Turkey. All of them are gone. In this message, we review nine lessons from the church in Ephesus. What will it cost us to follow the message of the cross?
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The Gospel is controversial, impacting even culture and business. The early church at Ephesus stood against worshiping the goddess Artemis, which affected the city’s silversmith business. In this message from Acts 19, we assess how the Ephesian church was founded. What happens when the Gospel impacts commerce and culture?
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How do our vocations bring glory to God? In ancient Corinth, Paul and his friends exemplified the Gospel in the work of their hands. In this message, we learn further truths from Corinth about facing opposition to the Gospel. When doctors, lawyers, teachers, and businesspeople live out the Gospel with integrity, the world is turned upside down.
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The Church has always struggled with its relationship to the world. Many New Testament churches were wiped out by the enemies of the Gospel. In this message, we pause to consider how this may have happened in ancient Corinth. When the Gospel is truly and fully preached, God works.
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Imagine you’re a missionary like the apostle Paul, sent where the Gospel has never been heard. How would you begin? In this message, we note three ways we can minimize the foundation of the Gospel. The church cannot afford to compromise the one message upon which it’s founded and holds together.
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Where churches once flourished, many have been replaced with mosques or have been destroyed. Yet in the godless city of Corinth, Paul laid a healthy foundation for a lasting church. In this message, we’re invited to consider what causes a church to last despite hardship. We cannot presume that any given congregation will continue.
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Where can we find God amid our heartaches and tragedies? The Apostle Paul told the Athenians, in a city saturated with idols, that the one true God is not far from us. In this message, we are reassured of God’s nearness. It’s time we heeded the One in whom we live, breath, and have our being.
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How do we shine the light of Christ in a complex culture? Paul used the beliefs and culture of the Athenians to explain the real God, the real essence of man, and the very real need of salvation Christ offers. In this message, we explore three responses to the Gospel. In the power of the Spirit, we can shine like Paul did on Mars Hill.
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People have always made idols. Paul discussed the one true God with a group of philosophers on a granite hill facing the famous Acropolis with its temples to pagan gods. In this message, we identify the oldest idol anyone’s worshipped. We still are making idols today.
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People have always made idols. Paul discussed the one true God with a group of philosophers on a granite hill facing the famous Acropolis with its temples to pagan gods. In this message, we identify the oldest idol anyone’s worshipped. We still are making idols today.
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The explosive power of the Gospel was felt in the first century world. The Holy Spirit began convicting of sin, causing a fearful jailer to ask, “What must I do to be saved?” In this message, we celebrate the power of the Gospel to change even the toughest of hearts—flinging it open like a prison door. God can use opposition to have His will done.
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Only God can open our hearts to salvation. Paul and his team preached the Gospel in Philippi, where the Spirit’s power was already at work. In this message, we discover the first of three conditions of our hearts. Much like the Philippians, the first converts in Europe, God Himself can move our hearts from being tortured to tender.
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We live in a divided world where victimhood has become a path to power. Should equal outcomes shape our public policies? In this interview, Pastor Erwin Lutzer discusses a biblical response to Critical Race Theory and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with his friend from The Moody Church, Pastor Larry McCarthy. In Christ, we can pursue Christian unity.
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Christians cannot hide anymore, living in the “mushy middle.” The cultural narrative is expected to be fully endorsed or else we will be cancelled. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer unveils a most dangerous delusion. Even if propaganda has captured the public, the church must still fulfill its mission to represent Christ well.
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Our culture celebrates radical self-expression, canceling anyone in opposition. As the moral foundations of our politicized culture crumble, Christians must respond faithfully. In this interview, Pastor Erwin Lutzer discusses why he wrote the book “No Reason To Hide.” Why should Christians be involved in the culture?
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Our lives may be chaotic but there’s still time to pursue a legacy that honors God. On his deathbed, David’s country and his family were in turmoil—of his own making. In this message, we listen to David’s blessing based on God and His promises. Are we ready to die in peace, satisfied in God?
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When we look back on our lives, we often have painful regrets. King David did on his deathbed. In this message from 2 Samuel 23, we look at the first of three clouds that hovered over David: clouds of disloyalty, judgment, and family breakup. Let’s attend to his dying days as we prepare for eternity.
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When we sin morally, God promises to forgive us when we repent. But the consequences of sin remain, as they did for King David with his ruptured relationships and divided kingdom. In this message, we examine lessons for us from David’s family conflict. Don’t ever underestimate what God can do with a mess.
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Conflict between parents and children is not easily forgotten. King David saw his sons fall into moral decay and was unable to stop it. In this message, we summarize the deterioration of David’s family. Let’s heed the warning, getting godly, practical wisdom about family reconciliation.
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When we sin morally, God promises to forgive us when we repent. But the consequences of sin remain, as they did for King David with his ruptured relationships and divided kingdom. In this message, we examine lessons for us from David’s family conflict. Don’t ever underestimate what God can do with a mess.
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How do we respond to the consequences of our moral failures? King David responded with true repentance, “I have sinned against the Lord.” In this message, we consider lessons about our passions we all must take to heart. Though the outcomes can’t be changed, there is more grace in God’s heart.
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Knowingly sinning will inevitably lead to destruction. King David’s lust led to serious consequences: a devious lie, a man’s murder, and a child’s death. In this message, we take to heart the first of four lessons about our passions. Who loses when we fall into sexual immorality and sin?
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Life is full of choices that determine our destinies. King David’s one-night stand was not hidden from God. In this message, we listen to the prophet Nathan’s story for the king, revealing how God sees sin. We are all laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.
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We’ve all been created with strong desires for sexual intimacy. But when left uncontrolled, our passions can destroy us. In this message, we catalog the steps that led to David’s greatest sin. From David and Bathsheba, we learn the danger of cover-ups as well as the high price of immorality.
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When God chooses to not answer our prayers, we may think He’s forgotten us. When David appealed to God to build a temple, God’s answer gave him so much more. In this message, we find three responses from God in place of David’s original request: new promises, new intimacy, and a new project. God has something better in mind for us.
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We are often too satisfied by puny pleasures. Though God didn’t fulfill David’s initial longing, He has revealed how the promises were fulfilled. In this message, we contemplate the mystery of God’s promises. From our limited viewpoint, we have no idea where today’s prayers might take us. God does.
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Does God care when He doesn’t do what we ask? When David wanted to build a temple, God’s answer wasn’t the expected one. In this message from 2 Samuel 7, we ponder a promise from God like none other. Could God have something bigger in mind for us than what we originally requested?
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When God allows circumstances that frustrate us, do we complain or run away? When the Lord killed a man helping get the ark to Jerusalem, King David found that God is not a manageable deity. In this message, we discover three lessons to manage our anger, rather than the Almighty. God can handle whatever we might be feeling.
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It seemed like God was overreacting. When God struck a man dead for reaching out to stabilize the ark of the covenant, David became angry. In this message, we learn the truth about who we are when God does the unexpected. What does God’s holiness reveal about us and the way we view sin?
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Is it ever okay to be angry with God? We are usually angry at Him because we know that behind our difficult circumstances, there is God. In this message from 2 Samuel 6, we consider the truth about who God is when we’re angry at Him. Bitterness only separates us from the help we need.
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When we fail to trust God, sin tightens its grip on us. While on the run from King Saul, David lied, starting a cycle of insanity. In this message from 1 Samuel 21, we see a picture of David in a panic, believing a lie of his own making. Rather than sliding into despair, let’s face our doubt and win.
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Relational conflict steals our peace and even our sleep. David’s long road to the throne was blocked by Saul, who attempted to kill him with a spear. In this message, we find God’s perspective through three traits of a spear-thrower. While Saul tried to hold onto his kingdom, David humbly waited and trusted that God’s promises would come to pass.
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God has ways of refining us, even though it hurts. God’s choice of David as king set in motion a twelve-year conflict with the existing king, Saul. In this message, we examine David’s posture of submission to God versus Saul’s. While Saul would not let go of his throne, God taught David lessons he could not learn in any other way.
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Too often, we cling to our lives and our possessions as if they belong to us, not God. This was Saul’s posture towards the kingdom God had entrusted to him. In this message, we begin to discuss three contrasts between King Saul’s character versus David’s. David begins a long period of interpersonal conflict, running as a fugitive while Saul burns with jealousy.
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The giants we face—a layoff, a heartache, or even our sin—can seem bigger than us. David’s example in defeating Goliath led to Israel’s victory as courage bred more courage. In this message, we find three lessons to help us face our giants. Whether ours is a decisive victory or a drawn-out battle, no giant is bigger than God.
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Courage takes years to develop, but only a moment to demonstrate. David’s courage before Goliath started in a pasture while tending sheep. In this message, we consider what a God-sized imagination like David’s can do in the face of a towering obstacle. God prepared a young man for a decisive battle.
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When we face insurmountable obstacles, we often ask, “Where is God?” David faced a literal giant named Goliath. In this message from 1 Samuel 17, we paint the picture of the pagan giant and the paralyzed army. Our seemingly giant-sized problems are dwarfed by the size of our God.
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God chose David unexpectedly because of the integrity of his heart—not his outward appearance. If we were choosing a king, we would naturally choose a warrior not a teenage boy who tends sheep. In this message, we ponder the characteristics of the heart that God saw in David. What is the state of our hearts?
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When no one thinks we amount to anything, we are often ignored. Young David had lots of older brothers who overshadowed him as he tended sheep. In this message, we meet his brothers according to their birth order. God used the conflicts of David’s early family life to prepare him to become king.
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We typically evaluate people by their appearance, personality, or intelligence. But in 1 Samuel 16, we discover that God evaluated the shepherd boy David differently than his brothers. In this message, we follow David’s family tension through God’s selection of a new king. Our God still does great things with those the world sees as insignificant.
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When we give to our church, what kind of outcome do we anticipate? Since God’s grace to us abounds, we can practice generosity. In this message, we recognize how giving creates a strong root from which much fruit can grow—fruit that multiplies in the lives of others. Cheerful giving truly brings about a blessed life.
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Is there a correspondence between what we give financially and what God is going to give back to us? Scripture reveals God’s heart towards givers. In this message from 2 Corinthians 9, we examine our hearts to find our true motivations for contributing. Imagine the kind of harvest that radical generosity will bring for God’s glory.
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How much should we give to God’s work? We reap what we sow. The law of sowing and reaping applies in giving. In this message, we explore the context of Paul’s revolutionary understanding of finances for the church in Corinth. Let’s identify what might hinder us from being cheerful givers.
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Money is powerfully deceptive. In Jesus’ parable of the rich man and Lazarus, He reveals how money can blind us to what’s on the other side of eternity. In this message, we learn the most vital lesson about wise money management. If we are seduced by the love of money, our eternal destiny and our reward hangs in the balance.
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Pastor Erwin Lutzer says, “If money becomes our God, it will eventually become our devil.” In Luke 16, Jesus gave us a parable about shrewdly managing money. In this message, we reflect on how to turn worldly wealth into eternal dividends. Where we invest our money reveals our ultimate loyalties.
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Our financial well-being can be a heavy weight on our shoulders. But true financial freedom comes when we realize we are mere stewards. In this message, we focus on God’s foundational principles for wise money management. What difference would it make if we lived like everything we have belongs to God?
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Even in economic downturns, the principle of return on investment, or ROI, remains crucial. In Luke 16, Jesus’ parable appears to justify dishonest investing, but a careful reading takes us deeper. In this message, we apply the first of five biblical principles of money management. Will our investments today pass the test?
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The widow who put two mites in the temple treasury could not imagine the ultimate return on investment her gift would draw in heaven. In this message, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to Joni Eareckson Tada, a woman who’s had an impact in the crucible of her desperate suffering. In these uncertain times, how can our hearts and wallets reflect Christ’s beauty?
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God never lets us see all the good we do. The widow who gave two mites probably had no idea what impact she would have. In this message, we consider two lessons from this dear widow whom Jesus noticed. If her modest gift was not to show off to others, what compelled her to give so sacrificially?
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Our financial dealings are never private in God’s eyes. He knows our needs, our resources, what we give, and what we withhold. In this message, we see portraits of worshipers Jesus saw in the temple treasury. If we find ourselves saying, “Whatever I give is my business, and nobody else’s business!” it’s time we changed how we calculate our contributions.
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Does God care about our job loses or unpaid bills? Jesus observed the hearts of people giving in the Temple. One widow caught His eye, for she gave sacrificially with faith in God’s provision. In this message, we visualize a first portrait of Jesus at the temple treasury. Because God sees us even in our financial struggles, we can find true hope.
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When God gives provision to us, He expects us to use it. When Israel left Egypt, they loaded up with all they needed. God’s people would later find out why: God wanted them to learn how to give. In this message, we find two vital lessons from Exodus about giving. Giving, after all, is about our hearts before God.
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While the church may receive our offerings, the ultimate receiver of anything we give is God. The people of Israel were probably tempted the ask the question we all do, “When God asks us to do something, will we still have what we need?” In this message, we see how ancient Israel came together to build the tabernacle. Giving in God’s eyes is a sign of revival.
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We do not have to join God’s work if we are not willing. When fleeing Egypt, God instructed Israel to take part of the land’s wealth to eventually volunteer those riches. In this message, we identify the characteristics of a giving project by God’s people. What if we had enough money for whatever we undertook because God opens people’s hearts to give?
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Amid economic uncertainty, money is on everyone’s mind. Because of church hurt related to giving, stinginess, or debt, many of us struggle to even talk about money. In this message, we find encouragement to hear what God says about money. Do we have a plan for the finances God provides? God has not forgotten us despite economic loss.
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Believers should not be surprised at suffering: it is the natural state of the believer in a fallen world. In 1 Peter 4, we are called to be a people of purity and unity. In this message, we consider three reasons for faithfulness. We don’t need religious freedom, the popularity of the majority, or even “success” in this life to make it to the finish line.
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What does God do when times get tough? As darkness moves in, God brings us together to reflect His light. In this message, we tour Peter’s five propositions for suffering churches: purity, unity, humility, reality, and eternity. Imagine what God can do when local churches are stronger together.
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Throughout history, governments have almost always been hostile toward true Christianity. Free speech has been an American hallmark, but it is being tested. In this message, we distinguish between our role to support government and the church’s prophetic calling. The pressure is on to conform.
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Those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it. That’s why understanding Nazi tyranny can guide the church’s witness today. In this message on 1 Peter 4, we study five propositions that we learn from faithful churches, both in the first century and in Hitler’s Germany. When freedom of religion is being compromised, we must be prepared.
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We all want to be in control of our life and our future. Yet Dietrich Bonhoeffer gave his life for his allegiance to Christ rather than the swastika. Before his physical execution was ordered, he died to himself. In this message on the Hebrews 11 martyrs, we ponder how to die to ourselves. It starts today.
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We may strive to determine our destiny or control our choices. Yet during the Nazi reign of terror, many died rather than deny the Lordship of Christ. In Dietrich Bonhoeffer, we meet one such man. In this message, we continue a journey through the five deaths a disciple must have to self-rule. Are we seeking the Lord’s will or our own?
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Will we die well? Sometimes in God’s will, a believer’s life is cut short. Dietrich Bonhoeffer paid the supreme price for allegiance to the cross of Christ rather than the broken cross of the Nazis. In this message, we walk through the five deaths of a disciple from Bonhoeffer’s insights on Matthew 5. The way we live today matters to the Lord.
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Would we choose to suffer if we knew it was worth it? Some modern-day martyrs decided to make the ultimate sacrifice during the oppression in Nazi Germany. In this message, we examine five characteristics of Christ for the suffering church in Smyrna with applications to the 1940’s and today. No suffering, especially in Christ, is ever meaningless.
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What might have happened if all the pastors and their congregations in Germany stood up to Hitler? Some did, like Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In this message, we mark the characteristics of martyrs who gave their lives for the Gospel both in Scripture and in the 1940’s. Many gave their lives rather than bow the knee.
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The word martyr simply means "witness." A faithful witness maintains that witness at the cost of life itself. Nazi Germany subverted the church, but not every believer. In this message, we meet those who gave their lives rather than bow the knee to the swastika. Let’s learn how to die faithful to Christ.
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Through propaganda and legislation, our culture can be conditioned to accept lies. In the German Fatherland of World War 2, there was little resistance, even from the believing church. In this message, we learn practical applications for our cultural moment from Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. There is something even more powerful than lies.
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The church in Germany quickly caved to the Nazis’ plan, substituting a swastika for the cross of Christ. History reveals the web of lies and laws that captured many. In this message, we find lessons for our churches from Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego’s stand against a powerful king. We must never forget that it could happen again.
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How could a nationwide church give into a political philosophy? Not only did Christian churches in Germany fail to critique Hitler’s regime, but they also bought into its agenda. In this message from the pages of history, we consider three vivid descriptions of the German church that warn us today. When the stakes are high, we cannot relent.
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When we experience tragedy or ill health, it often appears there is no hope. We come face to face with our own limits and mortality. In the 1940’s, Europe was almost destroyed by Hitler’s vision and regime. In this message, we find rest in God’s wisdom because history and our lives do not continue at random. God’s mysterious providence will prevail.
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History is not merely random. Even when Hitler led Germany to ruin in the 1940’s, God had a divine purpose in it. In this message, we discuss two possible responses to God’s providence: anger at the One behind all that’s happening or awe in His presence. How will we respond when God doesn’t make sense?
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Hitler’s rise to power is incomprehensible. While he attributed it to fate or providence, we would credit the demonic realm for his ascension. In this message from the pages of history and prophesy, we build on five pillars of God’s providence over everything. Why would God allow any kind of evil to happen?
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Do our lives, and even the outcome of our countries, have a destiny? Hitler, the Nazi dictator himself, attributed virtually everything in his life to fate or providence. In this message, we navigate the deep waters of God’s providence in Scripture and in modern history. God rules over all the affairs of humanity.
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Can our circumstances be redeemed after a moral failure? King David’s tortured journey reveals God’s will that we repent. In this message from Psalm 23, we reflect on how our souls can be restored. Though sin’s consequences may continue even to future generations, it is possible to be restored to a right relationship with God.
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Guilt and regret can torture our souls. Yet King David’s journey through moral failure proves that God desires for us to repent. In this message from Psalm 51, we rejoice in the restoration of a wounded and sinful soul! We, like David, can come back to God and find hope for the future. God’s mercy is more than enough.
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There is an epidemic of sensuality online and throughout our culture. Fantasies replace reality, and families are being destroyed daily. In this message, we learn how to practically break the cycle of sexual addiction and sin with something to believe, to do, and to share. Let’s swim against the rising tide of immorality.
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A pattern of unforgiveness can suck all the joy from our life. But because forgiveness seems unfair, we try to look for any alternative to avoid paying the cost. In this message, we find the way out of bitterness and the process back to joy. Because Christ paid the debt we could not pay, there is hope for our future.
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How can we forgive someone of grievous wrong when reconciliation seems impossible? The bitterness of unforgiveness often turns into depression and anger, sometimes toward God. In this message, we distinguish forgiveness from reconciliation. It takes one to forgive, but two to reconcile. Let’s find the way forward.
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Any kind of relational and sexual abuse leaves scars. Many vividly remember the abuse they have suffered. Some are troubled by the memories of those they have abused. Forgiveness is not easy. In this message, Pastor Lutzer begins to list six misconceptions about forgiveness which are biblically incorrect. But healing is possible through God’s forgiveness.
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Does restoration with God seem out of reach? A prostitute in Jesus’ day knew she had offended God. Her tearful desire for healing led to Christ extending these words, Your sins are forgiven. In this message, we discover what is greater than the sin in our past. In the presence of Jesus, we can be declared clean.
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After living in sin, is it possible for God’s peace to heal our hearts? The woman who wiped Jesus’ feet with her hair knew this man could restore her dignity as well as forgive her sins and immorality. In this message, we begin to explore five steps on the way to wholeness. Now is the time to fall before the Savior and find peace.
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Can we sin too much to be forgiven? Many assume God will not forgive sexual sins, so they sin even more, not knowing the mercy of Jesus. In this message from Luke 7, we listen to a real-life story of how Jesus restored someone’s dignity despite a lifetime of sexual sin. Are we determined to meet Jesus at any cost?
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Many find it difficult to commit to marriage, so they live for the pleasures of the moment. Only later do they see the damage to their soul from the bonds of false intimacy. In this message, we step into freedom with Christ through honest confession and wholesome relationships. No matter how strong those bonds are or how far we’ve fallen, God is the God of new beginnings.
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Immoral relationships create very deep bonds, even between people having casual sex. The more bonds we make, the tougher they are to break. In this message from I Corinthians 6, we identify the consequences of defiling bonds from the Bible’s most important teaching on sexuality. It’s time we go back to the Designer’s handbook.
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Sex is more than a one-night stand. It creates a bond that unites us to another in purpose, desire, and relationship. What effect does a sexual relationship outside of marriage have on us? In this message, we examine the spiraling consequences of a soul bond. Let’s discover how to break those bonds.
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I deserve this. God overlooks my weaknesses. I’m locked into my lifestyle. Even many Christians will believe lies like these to justify or cover for sexual urges. These lies have devastating consequences. In this message, we cut through the lies about sex to find two results of God’s truth. Are we ready to hear God’s truth about our deepest longings?
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If it feels good, it must be right. After all, I am entitled to my happiness. With lies like these, we rationalize our disobedience to God’s commands, even about sex. In this message, we continue an honest look at five lies about our desires. Our souls can be restored, but the lies must be stripped away.
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Driven by our desires, we are experts at self-deception. We will do whatever it takes to satisfy our urges, and then justify it by believing blatant lies. In this message, we begin to expose five lies about our desires from Genesis 3. Facing the truth about ourselves is costly but there is a way for the soul to be restored.
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The outcomes of sin, including sexual immorality, are like files in a secret room. Many are overwhelmed by the shame of pornography, infidelity, and abortion. In this message, we find hope not only in wholesome relationships but also in God’s forgiveness. As if entering a room that we would rather avoid, Jesus comes to us in our deepest shame.
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All of us have had shameful thoughts and done shameful deeds. People want to gratify their desires in every way but God’s way. Since the original sin of Adam and Eve, people have been using others to gratify their desires, without any true commitment. In this message, we uncover God’s answer to the devastation of shame. Where is God amid our most shameful secrets?
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Our nation is a sea of sensuality. Some have attempted to redefine marriage while others’ marriages are infected with infidelity and pornography. In this message on Creation and the Fall, we address God’s design for sexuality. When we abandon God’s morality, our liveseven our soulsare in turmoil.
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On Mount Moriah, a sacrifice was interrupted. An angel called from heaven to make sure Abraham did not kill his willing son Isaac, as God had commanded. Total obedience was proven, and God provided another sacrifice. In this message, we find three lessons about Abraham’s worshipful sacrifice. Are we putting the Lord first?
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When God is not our priority, our self-absorption destroys both us and our relationship with Him. To ensure we understand the cost of Calvary, God gave us Moriah. In this message, we reflect on the parallels between Jesus’ and Isaac’s sacrifice. On that mountain, Abraham said, God will supply for Himself a lamb.
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God asks us two questions in trials: How much do you love me? and How much do you trust me? When God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, the only fitting response was obedience. In this message, we ascend the mountain with Abraham and Isaac while reflecting on the coming Redeemer from Isaac’s line. Through a story only God could have written, what’s He asking us?
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Even if we say we do not love the world, we can be tempted to violate our consciences. Lot compromised because his faith was too weak to stand against Sodom’s relentless debauchery. He lost his testimony, his family, and his character. In this message, we apply lessons from Lot’s failure. Is God faithful even when we become too comfortable with the world?
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Just like Abraham interceded to spare Sodom and Gomorrah, Christians make an impact in the world. In this message, we contemplate lessons on prayer for others, for our cities, and for our families. Despite Abraham’s intense intersession, the cities’ debauchery was relentless until their destruction. Was his prayer worth it?
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Just like Abraham interceded to spare Sodom and Gomorrah, Christians make an impact in the world. In this message, we contemplate lessons on prayer for others, for our cities, and for our families. Despite Abraham’s intense intersession, the cities were destroyed. Was His prayer worth it? Let’s probe into the true purpose of prayer.
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Some people feel another prayer request will just be a bother. Abraham had a dialog with the Lord about the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. We can feel his desperation as he pleads for God’s justice. He asks that the righteous not be killed with the wicked. In this message, we find the first of three transforming lessons of Abraham’s intercession for Sodom and Gomorrah.
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When we feel burned by unanswered prayer, we often neglect our friendship with God. With neighboring cities facing fire and brimstone, Abraham welcomed three menno ordinary meninto his tent. In this message, we listen to Abraham’s intercession for Sodom and Gomorrah with transforming lessons for our prayer life. Let’s recover the primary purpose for prayer.
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What drags our souls away from God does not have to keep us away. When God revealed His intention to give Abraham’s descendants the Promised Land, He also revealed a new name: El Shaddai, or God Almighty. He can make covenants that cannot be broken, as He did with Abraham. In this message, we are assured that God keeps us from the final lessons of God’s promise.
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When resentment, envy, or anger entangle us, our souls are dragged away from God like the two sons of Abraham who parted ways. God’s intention was for Isaac to carry on the line of inheritance. In this message, we begin to look at three lessons about the flesh and submission to God. We cannot live as a child of promise and a child of the flesh at the same time.
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For 99 years he was known as Abram until God gave him the name Abraham, the father of many nations. Arabs say the sons of Ishmael own what was then Canaan. Jews claim Isaac as the first son of promise based on Genesis 17. In this message, we see the participants in God’s covenant with Abraham. What might this land covenant teach us about our battle against the flesh?
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When God is silent, we often doubt His promises. After the birth of Ishmael, Abraham did not hear from God for years. In this message, we are going to look at the nature of the God’s covenant with Abraham. God institutes circumcision to mark the newly expanded covenant. What happened when God called Abraham by name, the father of many nations?
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We might be the victim of our own decisions or others. Abraham and Sarah’s maid Hagar bore a sonan heir. When she was pushed into the desert, God found her and comforted her. In this message, we look at God’s command and promise to Hagar. People do not have the last word. In our despair and our extremities, God sees and intervenes.
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Since Abraham’s wife was past childbearing, he slept with their Egyptian maid, Hagar. The concocted plan backfired. Anger and bitterness took over their family. In this message, we identify the short and long-term consequences of trying to manipulate God’s promises. The result can still be seen in Middle Eastern tensions today.
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Sometimes, we try to engineer circumstances to bring God’s will to pass. In the face of childlessness, Abraham and Sarah were faced with a decisionone of desperation, frustration, and opportunity. In this message, we walk through the sequence of events that led to conflict in Abraham’s family. The immediate consequences were devastating.
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How do we know God is working in us to bring about His purpose? In Genesis 15, God makes a covenant with Abrahamentirely based on His own word. In this message, we are invited to a covenant without conditions. What does it mean that the work of Jesus is all that is needed to gain eternal life? Our eternity depends on it.
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Can our eternal future be guaranteed? God promised Abraham many offspring, more than the stars in the heavens, pledging to give them Canaan. In this message, we reflect on another promise God gave Abraham: his faith was counted to him for righteousness. This gift provides the faith and right standing before God announced in the gospel.
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When situations spiral into sin or anxiety, what really matters is our own trust and whether God is trustworthy. In Genesis 15, God makes an astounding promise. But Abraham is obsessed with the problem of the promise. In this message, we begin to reflect on God’s three promises to Abraham. Do we trust God to protect and preserve us?
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In our heart of hearts, we have a choice of allegiances: receive God’s blessing or manipulate to our own ends. Lot chose to ally with the King of Sodom. Abraham paid homage to the King of Salem, priest of God Most High. In this message, we perform a heart check on what possesses us at our points of decision. Our choices expose what we really want.
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On his journey, Abraham meets someone named Melchizedek near what is now Jerusalem. He recognizes this other man of God’s spiritual authority, giving a tenth of all that he had. Just who is Melchizedek? In this message, we find three lessons for our hearts today. Let’s explore the mystery.
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The decisions we makeeven about moneyhave eternal consequences. After an unusual victory in battle, Abraham is given a choice to be generous. In this message, we are introduced to two kings at Abraham’s point of decision. Are we living like God owns everything or do our decisions and bank accounts say otherwise?
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In tracing the life of Abraham, we also trace the lives of his relatives. Lot lifted his eyes only to choose the best land, while Abraham lifted his eyes to what God gave him. In this message, we find two ways to live: looking out for number one, or letting God be God. God gives His best to those who entrust their future and legacy to Him.
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Respectable sins are often the most dangerous in families. Abraham let his nephew Lot pick the land he wanted while agreeing to take what was remaining. Lot’s pursuit of prestige and position would result in terrible consequences, affecting his testimony, his family, and his character. This is the law of unintended consequences.
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After failing his first test by lying about Sarah in Egypt, Abraham returned to God. Yet his renewed faith is tested again during a dispute about land. In this message, we meet two menAbraham and his nephew, Lotat the impasse of faith. Let’s learn from Abraham why we do not have to manipulate circumstances or insist on our own rights. God has our lives in His hands.
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On his journey to Canaan, Abraham took a detour, leaving behind the altars he had built. With God now a more distant memory, Abraham lied to Pharaoh and seemed to get away with it. In this message, we finish four lessons about backsliding. More burdens than blessings come from backsliding.
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One choice can cloud the conscience. To save his skin, Abraham bent the truth, telling Egypt’s Pharaoh that his wife was his sister. He tried to out-maneuver the Egyptians rather than trust in God. In this message, we begin to identify four lessons at the junction of trusting or backsliding. What was the outcome?
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Life’s trials do not come with instructions. Can we trust God to take care of us? Abraham was chosen by God to leave the comforts of Ur, going to a land he had never seen. Along the way, he came face to face with a test of faith which involved his own wife. In this message, we discover the pitfalls of backslidingturning from God to go our own way.
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Every loss, challenge, and heart ache that God brings into our life, reminds us that we were made for another world. God gave Abraham unconditional promises, but not all of them were fulfilled in this life. In this message, we find three lessons from Abraham’s first steps of faith that prepare us to trust God with our own journey. Are you living and longing for eternity?
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When God makes a unilateral promise, we can take it to the bank. God chose Abraham, telling him that all the earth would be blessed through his posterity. Yet Abraham would only ever see that promise fulfilled through the eyes of faith. In this message, we’ll identify three aspects of God’s promises to Abraham: personally, nationally, and universally.
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Our spiritual journey is not based on how much faith we possess but rather upon the One in whom we trust. God called a man out of Ur of the Chaldees, promising to make of him a great nation. In this message, we’ll investigate the background, family, and false gods that Abraham left. Abraham found himself facing a lifelong journey of trust in God.
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Although God’s revealed will in Scripture is often dismissed, ignored, or even labeled as hate speech, the consequences of celebrating sin will come. Ancient Babylon’s leaders had no idea that their time was up until it was too late. A festive party ended in the king’s death, and God’s judgment was served. In this message, we’re equipped to proclaim God’s Word with compassion and conviction.
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What might it be like when God judges America for its personal and national sins? We need to see what God did to Judah in the days of Jeremiah, when both the righteous and the wicked suffered. In this message, we learn more lessons from those ancient days.
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We far too easily gloss over the terrifying nature of God. When Jeremiah proclaimed the coming judgment of God, his fellow Israelites paid him no heed. What will we do today? In this message, we explore further lessons of both warning and encouragement for the people of God in a nation under judgment. Let’s point people to a greater country, to another city, whose builder and maker is God.
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Throughout history, all kinds of people have suffered for standing against the culture’s immorality. Jeremiah’s warnings to Judah were disregarded so the people paid a great price. In this message, we begin to explore nine lessons of both warning and encouragement for the people of God in a nation under judgment. What will judgment look like under the wrath of God?
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When nation-wide events seem out of control, we need clear perspective as the people of God. Israel couldn’t see God’s purposes in allowing their nation to be invaded. Just as they were taken into captivity, America may soon feel that same wrath. In this message, we’ll begin an examination of Jeremiah’s interviews with the king of Judah with three indictments against the people’s sin.
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God is sovereign, not only in our lives but also over the nations. God’s call to ancient Judah is the same as His call to America: repent of your sins and return to the God of your fathers. Clay on the potter’s wheel cannot control its destiny. Yet we think we can tell the Potter what to do. In this message, we’ll consider life-transforming lessons for us as a nation and even as individuals.
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Many of us wonder why our lives turn out the way they do. A lump of clay has no clue what its potter intends to make out of it. Jeremiah 18 reveals how God views Israel: as clay on His wheel. He patiently uses circumstances and people to shape His people into what He desires. In this message, we seek a right view of ourselves and a right view of God. Only then can life begin to make sense.
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Many people think they’re masters of their own destiny. But God sees His people as clay on a potter’s wheel. Since He’s the potter, He controls their destiny. In this message, we’re going to capture four images from God’s metaphor of the potter’s house. Let’s learn to see ourselves accuratelyas vessels God shapes according to His purposes.
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When people refuse sound teaching, God sends false prophets who hide their true motives and deceive. Paradoxically, Jeremiah teaches that false prophets in themselves are a judgment from God. The people of Judah flocked to these false prophets and clung to their lying visions and occult divinations. In this message, we take home three words of hope to discern those sources.
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Many people would like greater wealth and health but are led to believe they don’t have enough faith. How can we identify true prophets in these important matters of faith? False prophets draw their false messages from a variety of sources, rather than God’s self-revelation. In this message, we determine whether what we’re hearing is from God, or from somewhere else. Will we present the true gospel of sin, judgment, faith, and repentance?
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False prophets were a scourge in ancient Israel, and they are a scourge in our day. They tell us we’re basically good, and if we try hard, God will grade us on the curve. Jeremiah says otherwise, pointing to the deceit within each of us. In this message, we learn more of the four characteristics of false prophets with Pastor Lutzer. Will we be faithful prophets who champion God’s Wordconfronting the idolatry and false teaching around us?
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Just like the false prophets of Jeremiah’s day, contemporary teachers paint God to be whatever they want and people as supposedly good. They diminish God’s holiness, exaggerate their goodness, and hide their real motives. In this message, we learn how to recognize these false teachers and discern their heretical teaching.
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In a time of coming judgment, Jeremiah wept over the fate of his people. Do we in America weep for the many sins of our nation? In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies four crossroads where America chose the wrong direction, calling darkness light. Let’s discover why we can hope in God despite the direction of our nation’s morality and spiritual state.
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When God judges His people, His question is clear: Don’t you see how serious your sin is? Turn to me. Great deception took hold in ancient Israel, leading to idolatry and judgment. The same pervasive mindset is having destructive effects all around us. In a time of inverted values, we can have hope. God is still seeking for those who will turn to Him in repentance.
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What was once wrong is now celebrated, and what was right is now considered wrong. To become so confused, people must believe devastating lies. In this message, we’ll isolate four lies about a nation’s sins, and their inevitable consequences. We as Christians must offer Christ’s hope, forgiveness, and help today.
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Misconceptions about God have consequences. God isn’t endlessly tolerant, putting up with any attitude or behavior. God had Babylon take Israel captive after Israel had endlessly deceived itself through idolatry. But neither does He impulsively condemn. What is it about our concept of God that needs adjustment?
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When we get serious with God, He begins to show us the idols in our lives because He’s the only One worthy of our worship. In Jeremiah’s day, Israel forsook Godthe fountain of living waterfor idols, which were like broken cisterns that hold no water. Because of this, God’s judgment fell. In this message, we’ll make three key observations about true freedom from idolatry. Let’s consider the implications for us in the contemporary church.
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What will it take for us to give up today’s idols of sports, business, relationships, and fame to return to God? The prophet Jeremiah told Judah of God’s coming judgment. Despite a clear warning, the people clung to their idols and did not repent. In this message, we’ll unveil three characteristics of idolatry so we can avoid the self-deception of our own idolatry. God has called us, in this cultural moment, to be satisfied in Him.
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What does faithfulness look like in a nation that is under judgment? After Israel’s long disobedience, God orchestrated for Babylon to take them into captivity. They became a minority in a pagan land, just like Christians are fast becoming a minority in America. In this first message from the series The Church In Babylon, we’ll look at the uniqueness of Jeremiah’s calling and how the church can be faithful in exile.
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No one who stands against God will ultimately win. God’s plan for the devil involves unlimited torment in a lake of fire that will never go out. In this message, we’ll discover the last of the five characteristics of hell, prepared for the devil and his angels. The lake of fire is just and eternal. Let’s take a sobering look at the ultimate punishment for rebellion against a holy God.
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Something in all of us cries out for justice. For Satan, justice will be both severe and certain. Since Satan’s been cast out of heaven, he’s continued to tempt, oppress, and attack as the prince of the power of the air. In this message, we’ll discover five characteristics of his ultimate destinationthe lake of fire. With Martin Luther, we can rejoice that the devil’s doom is sure.
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The ravages of Satan show up across time. But the devil’s doom is certain. He’s on death row, howling until he meets his destiny in the lake of fire. In this message from Revelation, we’re assured of the devil’s demise in three decisive stages. Let’s take an encouraging look at the end of the Accuser, Satan.
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Self-rule is the root of sin, from which all the other troubles and sins stem. In a culture that elevates self-determination and actualization, submission to God is vital. In this message, Pastor Lutzer exhorts Christians to die to self-rule 1.) in Christ, 2.) by a choice, and 3.) by faith. This is the key to freedom from Satanic oppression.
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Is it possible for the devil to oppress a believer and even speak through their lips? Christians need to rid themselves of every evidence of these strongholds. In this message, we’ll learn from a true story of divisiveness in church and demonic oppression. The devil can do a lot of damage to the cause of Christ when believers give way to a spirit of self-will.
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Many Christians have given the devil a foothold in their lives, and the result is tragic. In this message, we find parallels between us and Satan, specifically regarding self-will. By God’s grace, we can put an ax to the very root of this self-will. Believers who are burdened by satanic influence need not remain in bondage. There is hope in Jesus’ name.
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Many Christians have given the devil a foothold in their lives, and the result is tragic. In this message, we find parallels between us and Satan, specifically regarding self-will. By God’s grace, we can put an ax to the very root of this self-will. Believers who are burdened by satanic influence need not remain in bondage. There is hope in Jesus’ name.
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Our society today is filled with violence, immorality, and impurity. After the fall in the Garden of Eden, sin spread rapidly. Satan, the wily serpent who beguiled Adam and Eve, was hard at work. The first murder took place, and humanity’s thoughts were only evil continually. Scripture says, The sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains what Genesis 6 means and what we should do about immoral sins that corrupt the church today.
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What does the Bible say about the battle between good and evil? Ever since the original sin in the Garden of Eden, Satan has tried to blot out the seed of God’s promised Redeemer. In this message, we’ll study instances where Satan clashed with God. He strikes against the family (Genesis 4) and society (chapter 6) to kill and corrupt. As we assess the far-reaching consequences of our fall, we also learn that God, from the beginning, had in mind a way to redeem us.
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Satan’s deception began in the very beginning and continues today. When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, they and their offspring were contaminated with sin as the whole universe experienced the effects of that decision. In this message, we’ll take an honest look at the story of Satan’s lie, our rebellion, and the promise of God’s intervention. Only He can put things back together again.
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One key difference between God and Satan is that God always speaks truth, while Satan always lies. Millions today are deceived into thinking they can do what they like and somehow still end up in heaven. In this message, we’ll begin an exploration of five lies of false religion. God offers the hope of deliverance even in the destructive aftermath of sin. What’s the truth that can deliver us?
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Despite our hope for a better world, Satan lies about himself, the consequences of sin, and ultimately about God. John Milton wrote an epic poem called Paradise Lost. He detailed the fall of mankind and its awful consequences. In this message, we’ll explore God’s revelation about the origins of humanity’s fall into sin and its consequences. Far from paradise, we now live on a fallen planet, awaiting redemption.
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Satan is a liar, appealing to our deepest desires. By heeding the serpent’s lies and eating the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve fell into sin and its consequences. Since that first rebellion, people have created many false religions. In this message, we catch a glimpse into how Satan’s mind operates, thinks, and strategizes to catch us in his traps. False religions can seem appealing until God’s truth exposes their deadly lies.
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What could God do with a rebellious angel and where do we fit? Though their doom is sure, Satan and his demons aim to take as many people as possible to hell with them and derail believers in their life’s race. In this message, we’ll continue to explore five limitations God has given the devil. Unlike eternally fallen angels, God offers us, in our rebellion, full atonement through the blood of Christ.
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Every one of us belongs to God’s kingdom or Satan’s. Since the devil’s infamous start in the Garden of Eden, he’s been blinding the minds of unbelievers and targeting believers. In vivid Old Testament word-pictures, we discover the origins of Satan, an angel of light who became God’s archenemy. In this message, we’ll begin to explore five limitations from God that guarantee the devil’s doom. If we’ve ever been in Satan’s kingdom, we must let God do in us what only God can do.
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Christians face an adversary whose accusations can intimidate or deceive. He’s called the devil, the prince of darkness. But you have a defense attorney, the Lord Jesusyour advocate before the Father. Let’s begin a probing look at Satan’s rise and fall.
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The Christian life is one of joy and one of suffering. Faith leads to the ultimate victory, but it may not change your earthly circumstances. The trial of your faith is more precious than any temporary riches. In this message, you’ll learn to be content with the God to whom we pray. If you live this way, you also will belong with the heroes of faith who went on to die without seeing all the promises fulfilled in this life.
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Many people pray for years, asking God for deliverance from appalling situations. Even so, faith is ultimately not about getting what you want; faith accepts what God gives you. Even when you don’t see a miracle in this life, the Lord never stops doing a good work in you. In this message, you’ll find hope by committing yourself to God and leaving the decision with him. God is fully aware of your needs and what’s best for you.
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One of the deepest disappointments anyone could feel has to do with divine healing. When you see a child suffer or a young mother die of cancer, it’s natural to wonder whether you can go on believing. Has God answered your prayer with an ongoing no? In this message, you’ll clarify four facts about faith that’ll help you to get perspective, to keep believing, and to honor God. Your faith in the Lord Jesus can last even through life’s greatest disappointments.
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How is God’s grace sufficient for a heavy loss like the death of a loved one or a divorce? Your reaction to final answer of no is vital. Unless God grants grace to trust Him, it will be impossible to carry or accept on your own. In this message, you’ll take away life-changing truths about burdens too heavy for you. Remember: even weighty no answers are still answers.
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Do you have tendency to grin and bear it when God doesn’t answer your prayers? God doesn’t call you to a stoic response. God’s grace shines brightest through your weakness. In this message, you’ll identify the features of Paul’s triumphant prayer: the request, God’s reply, and Paul’s response. What difference will God’s sufficient grace make for you when the answer is no?
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