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.
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
In ancient times, kings had almost absolute power. In our day, presidents and congresses come and go. In this message, Pastor Lutzer walks us through four crucial questions about Isaiah's prophecy about a king from the line of Jesse. Did Jesus completely fulfill this prophecy—or could there be more to come? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Kings have a total claim on people's lives, time, and taxes. We're not used to that type of authority in America. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains why Christ is the long-foretold King of Kings, and what that title means. A true king has total claim and authority on all they rule. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Christmas morning is approaching fast. But have we given thought to the One who was born that day? In this message, Pastor Lutzer notes two reasons why people don't accept Christ as He is revealed. While many enjoy the trappings of the holiday, Christmas is really all about Christ. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Like a diamond, the purity of Jesus radiates in many facets. In his names, and their meanings, we discover His glory. In this message, Pastor Lutzer pauses to consider the characteristics of the promised Child. Who is this One destined to rescue us from bondage to sin and deliver us? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Christmas isn't just about the tinsel and lights. The true Christmas story shines brightest amid great gloom and difficulty. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explores Isaiah's prophecy about a Child who would bring hope, light, and freedom. We anticipate Christmas, not just for the holiday's delights, but the true reason for the season. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The Bible says angels are in the presence of God, delighting to do His will. Two thousand years ago, many were sent to a field where some shepherds were watching over their flocks. In this message, Pastor Lutzer highlights two reasons angels are a model to us of rejoicing and serving. This Christmas, why do we rejoice? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The angels of Bethlehem proclaimed Jesus' arrival, exalting and glorifying God. The angels themselves are a poignant example for us. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes how the angels proclaimed their message. We have every reason to join our voices with the angels at God's great acts and attributes. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Angels are God's servants, acting according to His desire alone. One night in Bethlehem, God sent an angelic host with an announcement for shepherds in the field. In this message from Luke 2, Pastor Lutzer marks ways the angels are a model for believers. Do we go wherever we are sent? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Angels help care for, protect, and guide God's people. When we die, we can expect to see the hosts of angels before God's throne. In this message, Pastor Lutzer makes two observations about the purpose of angels related to us as believers. Like the angels, do we rejoice in our own salvation? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Angels delight in the salvation in which they play no part—except to see God's grace upon us. God gave the angel Gabriel specific tasks, and he obediently carried them out. In this message from Luke 1, Pastor Lutzer teaches practical lessons for us from the career of the archangel, Gabriel. In what ways should we be like angels? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The world is fascinated by angels, seeing them as more accessible, or even less demanding, than God. But why did God create angels? In this message, Pastor Lutzer discusses three assumptions people make when seeking contact with angels. Angels serve God's people; we never were meant elevate them to a place of worship. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Jesus has always existed from eternity past. But in the pages of the Scriptures, He first appeared as the “Angel of the Lord” in the Old Testament. In this message from Hebrews 2, Pastor Lutzer gives five reasons why Jesus became a man, doing what no angel could ever do. Why is the incarnation so central to the Christian message? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
The word “angel” means messenger. God has used angels down through the ages to communicate to His people. In this message, Pastor Lutzer takes a tour of the Old Testament to identify the “Angel of the Lord.” What if this wasn't just a member of the angelic host but the Son of God Himself? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
What does the view from eternity look like? On the stage of history—amid all the sin, suffering, and evil, God will win all the praise. In this message, Pastor Lutzer ponders why we can trust God with everything. All the attributes of God are together glorious—and already making His people glorious. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
God is sovereign in history as well as in our lives. God is too beautiful, too pure, too wonderful, and too holy for us to adequately express who He is. In this message from Revelation 4, Pastor Lutzer shows us how God can redeem evil and suffering to display His glory and perfections. Imagine seeing planet Earth from the vantage point of heaven. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Sudden illness, a tragic death, a natural disaster, a job loss. Everyone who faces calamity asks “Why?” In this message, Pastor Lutzer walks us through the pages of history from creation to the flood to the church's role in the world now. How can God be good, all-powerful, and yet evil exist—all at the same time? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Whenever we would worry about our world today, we can find great comfort by reading the last chapter of the story. The future is certain for believers. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes our ultimate destiny. Our love for Christ—or indifference—is revealed by whether we are looking forward to His coming. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Some feel indifferent about the end times, but others are anticipating Jesus' second coming. According to biblical prophecy in Revelation, the future contains some dark days for planet Earth. In this message from Revelation 19, Pastor Lutzer provides a clear picture of the great tribulation. A great battle will unfold at the end of history—and Christ will reign. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
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