This Sunday morning program provides a worship service for those unable to attend a local church. With the trusted teaching of Pastor Erwin Lutzer, the Word is proclaimed and glory is given to God. Join us on a journey with the Word, worship, and prayer.
As we wake up in this universe, we're in an unfolding story. From Genesis through Revelation, God's grand narrative presents six acts: Creation, Fall, Israel, Redemption, Church, and Renewal. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller illuminates how understanding God's story helps us discover our own place within it. What's your place in the story? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Despite having complete access to God, many of us struggle with where to start in prayer. That's why the disciples humbly requested: “Lord, teach us to pray.” In this message, Pastor Philip Miller examines our dependency, our desperation, and the Father's delight in responding. What if the prayer life you've always wanted begins with simply asking? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
In our darkest moments, we desperately need a reason to keep going. The book of Malachi concludes with a breathtaking vision of hope—the Sun of Righteousness rising with healing in its wings. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller unveils how true hope found in Jesus transforms us. What if the dawn we're waiting for is closer than we think? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
When our faith falters and God's promises seem empty, we face the same choice Israel did in Malachi 3. Some returned to God while others walked away in despair. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller reveals how God hears every word, sees every heart, and remembers every deed. When the final chapter closes, will your name be written in the Book of Life? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Our spending, saving, and giving choices reveal our deepest values. Scripture addresses money over 2,000 times—more than faith and prayer combined. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller examines Malachi's diagnosis of financial health and prescription for joyful generosity. What if your relationship with money unlocked deeper spiritual wholeness? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Even though we live God's way, those who couldn't care less often come out ahead in life. What's the point in righteous living, if the unrighteous are succeeding? In this message, Pastor Philip Miller considers how God's people are weary in Malachi's day, waiting for God to bring justice against sin and corrupt worship. How will God end evil without ending us? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
The resurrection changes everything. But, for many, it's just a fact until we receive the call personally that changes our lives. In this Easter Sunday sermon, Pastor Philip Miller explores three vignettes of people first discovering Jesus' resurrection. The resurrection had already taken place, but how might it change their lives—forever? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Americans instinctively reject kings and authority figures. But on Palm Sunday, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a humble donkey as king. In this message from Luke 19, Pastor Philip Miller examines three ways the Triumphal Entry reveals Jesus' true identity. This event foreshadows what's coming for the blessed King who would be rejected. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
If we love God rightly, we'll love our neighbor. Malachi rebuked God's people for failing to love both God and others, including husbands being unfaithful to their wives. In this message from Malachi 2, Pastor Philip Miller guides us from faithless betrayal and fragmented hearts toward full devotion. God loves to take the broken fragments of our lives and make us whole. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
The slide into spiritual disintegration doesn't happen overnight—it's a slow fade. After Israel's return from exile, the priests were corrupted, leading the people of God astray. In this message from Malachi 2, Pastor Philip Miller explains the curse, the covenant, and the charge of the priests. Let's heed this sobering indictment against spiritual compromise. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Israel was performing all the right acts of worship, but their hearts weren't in it. God's stern warnings to His people show His mercy, like a friend pulling us back from disaster. In this message from Malachi 1, Pastor Philip Miller guides us from cavalier worship and cursed religion to God's compelling greatness. Why is God worthy of our first and our best? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Focusing on all our disappointed dreams leaves us feeling miserably unloved. Does God's love depend on life going our way? In this message from Malachi 1, Pastor Philip Miller shifts our focus from life's gaps to God's graces, examining Israel's weighty concerns, wary hearts, and God's wonderous love. His love is bigger than our losses and disappointments. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
We are all learning from someone how to “do” life. For those who follow a secular or a religious philosophy, is their way of living durable? In this message from Matthew 7, Pastor Philip Miller shows us a third way—the way of Jesus. Jesus' words stand firm as a rock, while other philosophies crumble like shifting sand. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
The religiously moral heart can hide a long time in the walls of the church yet lack true life. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus presents two paths, two different foundations. In this message from Matthew 7, Pastor Philip Miller shows the contrast between the Pharisees' religious moralism and the way of Jesus. The stakes are high—choose between destruction or life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Many people measure their virtue by what causes the least among of harm. But Jesus' ethic is completely different. In this message from Matthew 7, Pastor Philip Miller depicts Jesus' way to a virtuous life: the way of love, the life of the Spirit, and the heart of righteousness. What is a truly virtuous life? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Some view the Sermon on the Mount as random bits of wisdom. But Jesus' "Golden Rule" is unlike any other code of ethics. In this message from Matthew 7, Pastor Philip Miller guides us through this complex passage, where Jesus reveals three types of hearts: the unhelpful, the helpful, and the helpless. What kind of heart treats others rightly? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
There's so much to worry about in life: Politics, economy, our health, safety, our families. But worry is not our friend. In this message from Matthew 6, Pastor Philip Miller walks us through six antidotes Jesus offers us to free us from worry. We exist in a God-filled and God-kept universe—so why worry? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
In our broken world, the kingdom of heaven is establishing a beachhead of the new creation. And Jesus is inviting us to follow Him into this cosmic disruption. In this message from Matthew 6, Pastor Philip Miller shows us three insights into what it means to invest in the kingdom of heaven. Because, only what's done for Christ will last. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Fasting isn't just about skipping meals. It's a pattern of life that focuses less on the physical and attends to the spiritual. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller explains how fasting is often overlooked, yet it's a biblical practice worth adopting. What if fasting is less about appetite suppression and more about growing our hunger for God? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
For millennia, the church has recited the Lord's Prayer with this final benediction, “For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” This is a blessing to God, giving Him the honor due His name. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller explains the frame, the scope, and the goal of this benediction. There is light and high beauty that no darkness can touch. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
We all prefer to avoid life's tests and trials. But Jesus taught us to pray “Lead us not into temptation,” preparing us for those challenges. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller explains four ways this prayer guides us through temptation. How do we find our footing when we feel frail and faltering? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
We all prefer to avoid life's tests and trials. But Jesus taught us to pray “Lead us not into temptation,” preparing us for those challenges. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller explains four ways this prayer guides us through temptation. How do we find our footing when we feel frail and faltering? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
t's not hard to see that our world needs to be a more forgiving place. What if forgiveness can turn our world upside-down? In this message, Pastor Philip Miller looks at the gravity, symmetry, and trajectory of forgiveness. When we owed a debt we could never pay, Jesus paid a debt He never owed. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
t's not hard to see that our world needs to be a more forgiving place. What if forgiveness can turn our world upside-down? In this message, Pastor Philip Miller looks at the gravity, symmetry, and trajectory of forgiveness. When we owed a debt we could never pay, Jesus paid a debt He never owed. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
The story of Jesus' coming is filled with surprises. When Mary and Joseph arrived at the temple for a routine visit, they encountered two unexpected figures. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller explores the portrayal, the prospect, and the prophecy of God's redemption. Who could fathom that God, to whom we owe everything, would give up everything for us? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
The story of Jesus' coming is filled with surprises. When Mary and Joseph arrived at the temple for a routine visit, they encountered two unexpected figures. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller explores the portrayal, the prospect, and the prophecy of God's redemption. Who could fathom that God, to whom we owe everything, would give up everything for us? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
The first-century world was a highly stratified and class conscious one. That's why the Gospel of Luke makes sure we don't miss the lowly origins of Jesus. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller uncovers Jesus' sovereignty, His extravagancy, and His modesty. Anyone, anywhere, at anytime can come to Jesus and find life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
The first-century world was a highly stratified and class conscious one. That's why the Gospel of Luke makes sure we don't miss the lowly origins of Jesus. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller uncovers Jesus' sovereignty, His extravagancy, and His modesty. Anyone, anywhere, at anytime can come to Jesus and find life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
An encounter in person, rather than on a screen, is personal and tangible. When Mary witnessed God's salvation firsthand, her heart burst into the "Magnificat," a song of praise. In this message from Luke 1, Pastor Philip Miller highlights three traits of the heart God desires to awaken in us this Christmas. When things become personal, everything changes. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
An encounter in person, rather than on a screen, is personal and tangible. When Mary witnessed God's salvation firsthand, her heart burst into the "Magnificat," a song of praise. In this message from Luke 1, Pastor Philip Miller highlights three traits of the heart God desires to awaken in us this Christmas. When things become personal, everything changes. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Advent, meaning “coming,” is a time to slow down and reflect on our deepest expectations. Long ago, Mary learned from an angel that the greatest child ever known would come through her. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller gives three clues from Gabriel's announcement about who this child would be. What must God be like for Him to come so quietly? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Advent, meaning “coming,” is a time to slow down and reflect on our deepest expectations. Long ago, Mary learned from an angel that the greatest child ever known would come through her. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller gives three clues from Gabriel's announcement about who this child would be. What must God be like for Him to come so quietly? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Most people try not to bother God with the little things. We mistake self-reliance as freedom, but that doesn't sound much like Jesus. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller explores five prayer characteristics to realign our souls in utter dependence on God. Jesus opens our eyes to real freedom because there's no living without Him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Most people try not to bother God with the little things. We mistake self-reliance as freedom, but that doesn't sound much like Jesus. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller explores five prayer characteristics to realign our souls in utter dependence on God. Jesus opens our eyes to real freedom because there's no living without Him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Our world is full of tragedy and trauma, pain and sorrow. We need to align with what God wants most: the redemption, renewal, and righting of all things in the universe. In this message from Matthew 6, Pastor Philip Miller asks four key questions about God's kingdom. May we all pray, “Come quickly, Lord Jesus!” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Our world is full of tragedy and trauma, pain and sorrow. We need to align with what God wants most: the redemption, renewal, and righting of all things in the universe. In this message from Matthew 6, Pastor Philip Miller asks four key questions about God's kingdom. May we all pray, “Come quickly, Lord Jesus!” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
For many of us, prayer raises more questions than answers. Am I doing it right? How can I know God is even listening? In this message, Pastor Philip Miller focuses on the first sentence that guides us in prayer and shows us the One to whom we pray. This prayer for Jesus' disciples turns the world upside down, and it can change our lives too. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
For many of us, prayer raises more questions than answers. Am I doing it right? How can I know God is even listening? In this message, Pastor Philip Miller focuses on the first sentence that guides us in prayer and shows us the One to whom we pray. This prayer for Jesus' disciples turns the world upside down, and it can change our lives too. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
It's common to feel frustrated about prayer. When we feel like God isn't answering or we don't feel heard, many of us just give up. In this message from Matthew 6, Pastor Philip Miller explains three modes of praying: two that never work, and the only way that will. Let's orient our hearts towards God as He intends for us to pray. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
It's common to feel frustrated about prayer. When we feel like God isn't answering or we don't feel heard, many of us just give up. In this message from Matthew 6, Pastor Philip Miller explains three modes of praying: two that never work, and the only way that will. Let's orient our hearts towards God as He intends for us to pray. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
The original word for hypocrite means actor or stage player. Jesus uses this word, hypocrite, to call out religious fakery. In this message from Matthew 5–6, Pastor Philip Miller shows us three dynamics of religious hypocrisy: its profile, the tyranny of applause, and the freedom of secrecy. What if we allowed the quiet smile of heaven to eclipse the thunderous applause of others? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
The original word for hypocrite means actor or stage player. Jesus uses this word, hypocrite, to call out religious fakery. In this message from Matthew 5–6, Pastor Philip Miller shows us three dynamics of religious hypocrisy: its profile, the tyranny of applause, and the freedom of secrecy. What if we allowed the quiet smile of heaven to eclipse the thunderous applause of others? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Jesus' message is radical: to love our enemies instead of seeking retaliation or revenge. When we take our eyes off of ourselves and our rights, it reveals a heart that is at home in the kingdom of heaven. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller shares three perspectives from Jesus on enemy-love. Jesus is still turning our world, and our thought processes, upside down. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Jesus' message is radical: to love our enemies instead of seeking retaliation or revenge. When we take our eyes off of ourselves and our rights, it reveals a heart that is at home in the kingdom of heaven. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller shares three perspectives from Jesus on enemy-love. Jesus is still turning our world, and our thought processes, upside down. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Where trust is lacking, we often manipulate others to swear they'll keep their promise. But swearing oaths is symptomatic of a deeper problem in our hearts. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller looks at the symptoms, the diagnosis, and the prescription of Doctor Jesus. What did Jesus mean when He said: “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes' or ‘No'”? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Where trust is lacking, we often manipulate others to swear they'll keep their promise. But swearing oaths is symptomatic of a deeper problem in our hearts. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller looks at the symptoms, the diagnosis, and the prescription of Doctor Jesus. What did Jesus mean when He said: “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes' or ‘No'”? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
In a world full of miserable marriages and devastating divorces, there's a better way. It all starts with a new heart that only Jesus can give us. In this message from Matthew 5, Pastor Philip Miller makes three key observations about the grounds for divorce, the hardness of the human heart, and the holiness of marriage. Jesus offers a new way of lasting love. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus addresses the topic of lust, and it's not what we think it is. We'll see the severity needed to overcome a “lustful look.” In this message from Matthew 5, Pastor Philip Miller explains three factors in developing new affections. We can't look to human beings to meet the deep soul needs that only God can satisfy. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Sometimes our anger is big and explosive, while other times it's simmering and smoldering. Anger carried around in our bodies spills out like acid on those around us. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller invites us to follow Jesus' radical way of an inner heart righteousness. What if the anger within our hearts could be diffused before it ever gathers strength? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
In Jesus' day, a Pharisee would have been the poster child for righteousness. We might try to clean up our act outwardly, but our hearts are a sinful mess. In this message from Matthew 5, Pastor Philip Miller contrasts the Pharisees' righteousness with God's by asking three provoking questions. How do we become truly righteous? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
Every one of us is entrusted with a sphere of influence. Our actions, words, and deeds leave a mark on the world. In this message from Matthew 5, Pastor Philip Miller explains what it means to be salt and light and asks: Where is God calling us to radical holiness and presence? It's the little things that end up changing our world. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/173/29
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