Running to Win - 15 Minute Edition

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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?” This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

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? his month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

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.  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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?  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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.  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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.  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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?  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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.  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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?  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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?  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

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. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.