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Running the race of life is hard. But with the Bible front and center and a heart to encourage, Pastor Erwin Lutzer presents clear Bible teaching, helping you make it across the finish line. Since 2011, this 25-minute program has provided a Godward focus and features listeners’ questions.
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107 episodes
The Discipline Of Worship – Part 2 of 2
Many debate whether worship should be traditional or contemporary. But the worship of God has one firm prerequisite: We need to come with clean hearts...
The Discipline Of Worship – Part 1 of 2
Everyone worships, whether they know it or not. So how does worship become a transforming experience? In this message from Hebrews 9, Pastor Lutzer un...
The Discipline Of Prayer – Part 2 of 2
Too often, our prayers are focused on our own agenda. We often focus on our physical needs, while God wants to change our motivations. In this message...
The Discipline Of Prayer – Part 1 of 2
Why don’t Christians pray more? For many, prayer becomes a lost discipline when the Bible starts to feel boring, pointless, or frustrating. In this me...
The Discipline Of Meditation – Part 2 of 2
Amid the din of competing voices, we need to hear the voice of God. We can’t become spiritually mature unless we get into God’s Word, every day. In th...
The Discipline Of Meditation – Part 1 of 2
Spiritual maturity doesn’t happen by accident but by discipline every day. It’s impossible to be transformed by doing nothing. In this message, Pastor...
He Owns Our Appointments – Part 2 of 2
od has always used His people to reach the nations with the Gospel. Witnessing opportunities are never accidents but divine appointments from God. In...
He Owns Our Appointments – Part 1 of 2
God prepares the hearts of men and women from every nation to receive the Gospel. God worked through Philip, and an Ethiopian official became a follow...
He Owns Our Future – Part 1 of 1
If we know Jesus and we are keeping Him first, we have no reason to fear anything the future may bring. We can even face death with confidence. In thi...
He Owns Our Status – Part 2 of 2
God has called every believer to a vital task in His kingdom. When we serve in the power of the Holy Spirit, it turns ordinary tasks into powerful tes...
He Owns Our Status – Part 1 of 2
God still looks for servants who are more interested in serving Him than gaining high status. Seven men were granted special ministry roles in the ear...
He Owns Our Reputations – Part 2 of 2
God disciplined Ananias and Sapphira for their fraudulent and insincere giving. God may not instantly remove us from Earth if we give insincerely, but...
He Owns Our Reputations – Part 1 of 2
Many people worry about their image rather than their true character. Ananias and Sapphira chose to look generous without actually being generous. In...
He Owns Our Money – Part 2 of 2
God is reclaiming ownership over things we have called our own. When we’re no longer owners, but caretakers of our financial resources, it changes eve...
He Owns Our Money – Part 1 of 2
The early church knew how to give. United by the Holy Spirit, they joyfully gave so that the poor among them could be helped. In this message from Act...
He Owns Our Allegiances – Part 1 of 1
As our freedoms erode, we can learn from the Apostles’ courageous response to opposition. Peter and John were imprisoned and flogged, yet they never s...
He Owns Our Tongues – Part 2 of 2
Beyond the debate about speaking in tongues, every believer needs a tongue controlled by the Holy Spirit. God wants our speech for His service, yet ma...
He Owns Our Tongues – Part 1 of 2
Regardless of our language or training, all Christians have a role in sharing the Gospel. But first, we must reject bitterness and speak words of heal...
He Owns Our Hearts – Part 2 of 2
Jesus promised His disciples power, and when He has first place in our lives, that power begins to flow. How can we be filled with the Holy Spirit of...
He Owns Our Hearts – Part 1 of 2
Real transformation requires the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. God must provide the supernatural resources so we can make Him our first prior...
Christ The Deliverer – Part 2 of 2
Many in Jesus’ day believed He would fulfill the prophecies by delivering them from Roman rule. But Jesus had a far greater deliverance to carry out....
Christ The Deliverer – Part 1 of 2
Isaiah predicted a deliverer would come who would proclaim good news to the poor and set the captives free. Jesus had come to deliver those who needed...
Christ The Servant – Part 2 of 2
Jesus came in poverty that we might be rich. In fact, according to the prophecies of Isaiah, He came as a servant. In this message, Pastor Lutzer cons...
Christ The Servant – Part 1 of 2
There are many misunderstandings about Jesus. To know Him as He truly is, we have to search and study all of the Scriptures. In this message from Isai...
Christ The King – Part 2 of 2
Christmas isn’t just about the crib or even the cross—it’s also about the crown. The prophet Isaiah predicted a coming king from the line of Jesse. In...
Christ The King – Part 1 of 2
Even though we live in a time that avoids kings, true kings have a total claim on all they rule. The prophet Isaiah predicted a coming king from the l...
Christ The Son – Part 2 of 2
Christmas morning is approaching fast. But have we given thought to the One who was born that day? In this message, Pastor Lutzer pauses to consider J...
Christ The Son – Part 1 of 2
Christmas isn’t just about the tinsel and lights—the true Christmas story shines brightest in the deepest darkness. Even amid great gloom and difficul...
The King’s Worshippers – Part 2 of 2
Traveling a thousand miles to Bethlehem, the Magi came to worship the King. But the king and the scribes they encountered had a completely different g...
The King’s Worshippers – Part 1 of 2
If the truth leads us down a totally different path, we should follow it. The Magi followed the star, willing to reject their own religion, to worship...
The King’s Birthplace – Part 2 of 2
God loves surprises. He unexpectedly selected the small town of Bethlehem to be the birthplace of the Savior of the world. In this message, Pastor Lut...
The King’s Birthplace – Part 1 of 2
Jesus made Bethlehem famous worldwide. While it was David’s birthplace, Bethlehem was small and filled with repulsive shepherds. In this message from...
The King’s Family Tree – Part 2 of 2
Jesus’ family history was sordid. But in Him, anyone can find a family among His people. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows how Jesus broke down thr...
The King’s Family Tree – Part 1 of 2
Jesus was related to prostitutes and people involved in terrible sin. Yet He came as the perfect Jewish King, the son of Abraham and David. In this me...
The King’s Credentials – Part 2 of 2
Isaiah’s prophecy brought hope and light into dark places ages ago, and it still speaks to us. The prophesied child, Jesus, came born as a human, yet...
The King’s Credentials – Part 1 of 2
In a world of sin, suffering, and disaster, how can we know that God loves us? We must look at the One promised to rescue us. In this message from Isa...
Christ, The Lord Of Our Affections – Part 2 of 2
We don’t have the ability to love God truly or fully in our own strength. So how does Christ become the Lord of our affections, over any of our false...
Christ, The Lord Of Our Affections – Part 1 of 2
If we are to make God the priority in our lives, we must put him above all other competition for our attention and affections. In fact, Jesus commands...
Christ, The Lord Of Our Finances – Part 2 of 2
God wants us to see our money as a trust fund to manage. Because the believers in Macedonia loved God, they gave of their finances joyfully and sacrif...
Christ, The Lord Of Our Finances – Part 1 of 2
What we do with our money reveals what we truly believe about God. Paul highlights the Christians in Macedonia who gave joyfully, despite severe perse...