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.
God disciplined Ananias and Sapphira for their fraudulent giving. While God may not instantly remove us from Earth like them, we will be held accountable. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows us why our reputation with God is more important than our reputation to others. What would change if God were in charge of our reputations? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Many people worry about their image rather than their true character. Ananias and Sapphira chose to look generous without actually being generous. In this message from Acts 5, Pastor Lutzer shares three stewardship lessons from their bad example. As Pastor Lutzer says, “Our secret sins are just as important as our public ones.” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Generous giving is a privilege. In the early church, everyone was involved and everyone experienced the outpouring of spiritual growth. In this message from Acts 4, Pastor Lutzer provides three diagnostic questions to know we've transferred ownership into God's hands. It's time we let God teach us to manage His resources. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
When we're no longer owners, but caretakers of our financial resources, it changes everything. The God of the universe is the owner of everything. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows us how we can begin to give with joy. What we keep and what we give are both equally God's. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The early church knew how to be generous. They joyfully gave so that the poor among them could be helped. In this message from Acts 4, Pastor Lutzer shares the first of five laws of stewardship. These laws not only free us from being owned by our possessions but also honor God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
True devotion creates an unstoppable witness that no one can suppress. No one has to command you to share about the one you love. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals how to truly be a “Jesus fan.” Let's join the fellowship of the unashamed—not just dying for Jesus but living for Him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The Christian life is one of joy and suffering. Peter and John faced imprisonment and flogging, yet they never wavered in proclaiming the Gospel. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals how we can stand alongside the heroes of faith who died before seeing every promise fulfilled. Are we truly content with the God to whom we cry? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
When Christians face opposition or loss of freedom, how do we respond? We can learn from the courage of the apostles, Peter and John. In this message, Pastor Lutzer challenges us to exalt Jesus' name, even at great personal cost. When the world demands compliance, will we choose to obey God or man? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Our words can be a powerful agent for good or evil. God is interested in using our tongues for His service, but sadly many of us still have lips in the service of the enemy. In this message, Pastor Lutzer encourages us to surrender the use of our tongue to God. If God is first, He is Lord over our tongue. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Beyond any debate about speaking in tongues, every believer needs a tongue controlled by the Holy Spirit. God wants our speech for His service, yet many use their lips for the enemy. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares how to use our tongues for the sake of the Gospel. Discover what it means to fully submit our words to God's control. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
All Christians have a role in sharing the Gospel—no matter our training. But whatever language we speak, we are called to speak words of healing. In this message from Acts 2, Pastor Lutzer shares key observations on the Holy Spirit's gift of tongues. Discover why the tongue is such a powerful tool for God's kingdom. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The moment we get serious with God, every sin we've rationalized will rear its ugly head. But the supernatural filling of the Spirit empowers us to fight against that sin. In this message, Pastor Lutzer teaches how this filling is received by faith. Are we truly prepared to be filled with the Holy Spirit of God? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Jesus promised His disciples power. His power flows when He has first place in our lives. In this message from John 7, Pastor Lutzer explores the first steps of receiving this strength: yielding, feeding, and—surprisingly—weeding. This “weeding” process can be measured by the length of time between our sin and our confession. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Transformation can't happen in our lives without the power of the Holy Spirit. That's how God becomes our first priority. In this message from Acts 1, Pastor Lutzer shares about God's promise and our responsibility. What would truly happen in our lives if God were truly first? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Can faith endure even when miracles do not come? There's a hidden strength in believers who remain trust God despite deep loss. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer reveals how to move beyond requests to find deep fellowship and security in God's hidden purposes. Let's learn to trust a Father who hears our cries even when He says “no.” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
God has the power to heal but He doesn't always do it the way we expect. How do we manage our disappointment with God? In this interview based on Hebrews 11, Pastor Lutzer helps us ground our hope in eternity rather than our circumstances. Our faith is not in a change in our circumstances but in God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The cry of Jesus to “let this cup pass from me” went unheeded. But if that cup had passed from Jesus, none of us would have eternal life. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer demonstrates how Jesus' acceptance of God's will changes our lives—and prayers—forever. Could our redemption depend on a prayer that went unanswered by the Father? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
God sometimes substitutes our specific requests with a far greater, unexpected gift. Scripture reveals the apostle Paul's trial in the face of persistent pain. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer shows God's sufficient grace in unanswered prayers. What if unanswered prayer was a blessing? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
We often feel abandoned by God when calamity strikes. The story of a questioning prophet shows how God works through even our worst disasters. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer explains how to find joy when everything falls apart. Rather than demanding explanations, what if we chose joy in God's sovereignty? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Many feel betrayed and shortchanged when God fails to come through as expected. Abraham experienced the mystery of divine silence when he prayed for Sodom. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer reveals how God answers our hearts in unexpected ways. God's hidden purposes often go beyond temporary relief. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
We often feel cheated when we don't get what we ask for in prayer. By exploring the book of James, we see why our prayers often go unheeded. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer reveals the vital prerequisites for prayer that truly transforms. Are we ready to stop treating God like an ATM and move towards a life of deep fellowship? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
When God is silent, we wonder if He's forsaken us. Through an exploration of “Word of Faith” theology, we examine why certain promises seem to fail. In part one of this interview with Pastor Larry McCarthy, Pastor Erwin Lutzer reveals the theological errors of the “Name-it, Claim-it.”. Move from demanding to seeking intimacy with God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Deep sorrow often stems from the silence of God in our darkest hours. Even our redeemer faced the agony of unanswered prayer. In this message from Mark 14, Pastor Lutzer uncovers lessons on receiving trials from God's hand and finding grace to endure. Could a “no” from Heaven may be God's most merciful way of hearing us? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Many use prayer only like an emergency oxygen mask during life's turbulence. But beyond our simple requests lies the Father's invitation to fellowship. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains how to watch, pray, and accept God's will. Will we look past our circumstances to see the loving hand of God? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Many feel betrayed and shortchanged when God fails to come through as expected. By examining the Savior's petition in the garden, we see the weight of a divine refusal. In this message from Mark 14, Pastor Lutzer explains the necessity of the cup and the call to watch. Let's find enduring peace when heaven seems silent. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Many struggle with deconstruction when the heavens remain silent. Through the olive groves of Gethsemane, we find Jesus facing a similar agony. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals how Christ submitted to the Father, accepting the cup. Discover how our redemption depended on that unanswered prayer in the garden. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The Christian life is one of joy and suffering. The trials of our faith are more precious than any temporary riches. In this message, Pastor Lutzer guides us to be content with the God to whom we pray. If we live this way, we also will belong with the heroes of faith who went on to die without seeing all the promises fulfilled in this life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Many people pray for years, asking God for deliverance. Even so, faith is ultimately not about getting what we want but accepting what God gives. In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers hope even when we don't see a miracle in this life. This we know is true: The Lord never stops doing a good work in us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
One of the deepest disappointments anyone could feel has to do with divine healing. When we see a tragedy or seemingly meaningless suffering, it's hard to go on believing. In this message, Pastor Lutzer clarifies four facts about faith that'll help you to get perspective and to honor God. Let's find lasting faith even in life's greatest disappointments. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
How is God's grace sufficient amid a heavy loss? Unless God grants grace to trust Him, it will be impossible for us to carry or accept on our own. In this message, Pastor Lutzer presents three life-changing truths about the heavy burdens we carry. Even weighty “no” answers are still answers. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
We often have tendency to grin and bear it when God doesn't answer our prayers. But God's grace shines brightest through our weakness. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies the features of Paul's triumphant prayer: the request, God's reply, and Paul's response. Will God's grace be sufficient? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
If someone doesn't pray regularly, it's probably due to some unanswered prayer. We can either become resentful or increase in our faith. In this message, Pastor Lutzer asks relevant questions about Paul's thorn in the flesh. What might God give us that's better than what we asked of Him? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
When disaster strikes, some view prayer as merely positive thoughts or energy. Don't be stuck in that low view of prayer. In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers a fresh perspective of faithful commitment to God amid any disaster. Imagine what would happen if we committed ourselves to God with total abandon. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
There are so many issues to be anxious about. In Habakkuk's day, evildoers were having a field day in Israel. In this message, Pastor Lutzer recounts the truths that God is in control, He's been faithful from the beginning, and He cares. There's never a trouble that befalls us nor an authority over us unless it's given from above. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
How do you praise God when calamity is raging? The prophet Habakkuk's dialogs with God show a man wrestling with God. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares two fundamental conclusions about God. Let's get to the heart of the prophet's complaint as we learn to truly praise during dark times. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Where is God amid injustice, exploitation, fraud, and pain? Habakkuk's ancient dialogue with God reveals how to trust God's hidden work. In this message, Pastor Lutzer guides us through Habakkuk's prayer, perplexity, his posture, and his praise amid disaster. Discover how to find unshakable joy even when life doesn't make sense. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Knowing God in prayer is more vital than receiving what we want. As we come to know Him, our passion for Him grows while our desire for sin fades. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares five choices that develop intimacy during our quiet times. Come boldly to the throne of grace, even when the answer is disguised. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Spiritual maturity shifts prayer from seeking God's hand to seeking His face. That's why answers to prayers are often more than we could ask or imagine. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows what makes faith sure: the right object, the right motivation, and the right process. God desires a relationship that transcends our daily details. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Prayer is something of a mystery. The answers sometimes come from unexpected directions, even unrelated to what we requested. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shifts our prayer paradigm from a mentality of "getting" to a mindset of relationship. In the middle of all the hurt, what if God is giving us Himself? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Sometimes waiting on God can feel like an eternity. But eternity is exactly what we must keep in mind. In this message, Pastor Lutzer challenges us to pray even more fervently when God delays His answers. What if our confidence was based on something far greater than our ability to “pray right”? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Spiritual maturity doesn't happen by accident. We must be disciplined in our walk with God every day, week, month, and year. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies two blessings from practicing biblical meditation. To live differently, we must think differently—and we cannot think differently until we learn to meditate. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
We are only saved by grace, not by works—including sacrificial giving. But what does the Bible's say about salvation and about giving? In this message, Pastor Lutzer calls unbelievers to take their first step to saving faith in Christ and he calls believers to display proof of their salvation. We can be saved from our stinginess because of our generous God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The Creator of the universe gave His life so that we could share in His inheritance and reign with Him forever. This Gospel motivated early Christians in Corinth to give. In this message from 2 Corinthians 8, Pastor Lutzer reveals three critical truths about giving. The Gospel motivates us to be generous. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Why are so many of us sensitive about the matter of money and giving to the church? God intends for us to have freedom in our generosity. In this message from 2 Corinthians 8, Pastor Lutzer identifies the motivation for God's people to be generous. We have to receive a gift before we can give one. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The peace on earth spoken of in the Christmas story will not happen until Jesus sets up his kingdom on earth. But when He first came to live among us, few understood that. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares two life-changing takeaways about Jesus' deliverance. In God's Church, we carry on Christ's work until He returns. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The people of Jesus' day were ruled by the Roman Empire. Some saw in Jesus the political deliverer that had been foretold. In this message from Isaiah 61, Pastor Lutzer celebrates why Jesus had come to deliver those who needed it most—including the Gentiles. His deliverance is from the very power of sin. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Isaiah predicted a deliverer would come who would proclaim good news to the poor and set the captives free. In a Nazareth synagogue, Jesus opened and read the same prophecy to describe His coming. In this message from Luke 4, Pastor Lutzer draws the direct line to Jesus' fulfillment of Isaiah 61. Only the Son of God could say that. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
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 ponders Christ as our model of sacrificial servanthood. We too are called to be servants, following in the way of our Master—the ultimate Servant. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
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, Pastor Lutzer contemplates Christ, the one whose life, death and resurrection make Christmas possible. In fact, prophecies foretold why Jesus came to serve in poverty. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Jesus will return one day as King of Kings. But in His first coming, He served the will of God, giving His life to save His people from their sins. In this message from Isaiah 42, Pastor Lutzer introduces three descriptions of Jesus Himself as the Servant. He is the very servant of God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Christmas isn't just about the crib or even the cross—it's also about the crown. Isaiah the prophet lifts our spirits by reminding us of the future reign of Christ the King on Earth. In this message, Pastor Lutzer walks us through Isaiah's prophecy and shows us how Jesus fulfills it. If Jesus' first coming was fulfilled, then His second coming is assured! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
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