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.
Many of us are overwhelmed by the frustration, family dysfunction, and societal breakdown around us. Satan seems to be thwarting the purposes of God in the world. In this message from Revelation 19, Pastor Lutzer anticipates the first grand finale at the end of time: Christ's return. When we know how the last pages end, it gives hope for today. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Temptation promises happiness when we follow our own desires. What if we turned down all sources of false sufficiency to honor God instead? In this message from 1 John 2, Pastor Lutzer celebrates three results of honoring God in life's difficulties. Don't listen to the false promises of the world. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
What's the point of being good if the righteous still must suffer? Although their souls were in conflict, they choose to rely on God. In this message, Pastor Lutzer introduces people who honored God in their suffering like Job and John the Baptist. Even when our souls are in anguish, God is still adequate to meet the deepest needs we have. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Why do bad things happen to good people? Our sovereign God is up to something incredible in this world, for His glory and our good. In this message, Pastor Lutzer introduces the first of three people who faced tests and temptation: Joseph. God is training His people through trials. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Jesus did not die accidentally. Every detail of His sacrifice was predetermined before time began. In this message, Pastor Lutzer wonders at six attributes of God displaying His glory at the cross. Only God can take a mess and a crime like the cross and turn it into a river of blessing. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
During the horrors of the cross, every indication pointed to Jesus dying as a loser. But what if Jesus' death was actually God's greatest moment of salvation? In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers the cross from the standpoint of Satan, humanity, and ultimately God Himself. God made Himself known through Christ's suffering. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
We all have a problem that only God can solve: sin. Behind Jesus' innocent death was the ultimate drama of redemption—through the shame and cruelty of the cross. In this message, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to key players and the rules in the drama. God, whose thoughts and ways are not like ours, loves to do things differently than we might expect. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
We cannot stay neutral in the battle of two kingdoms. A passive choice defaults to the enemy's side—the kingdom of darkness. In this message, Pastor Lutzer observes three astounding conclusions that prove God's superiority to Satan throughout history. Satan's victories are always illusionary. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Satan tried to prevent Christ from reaching adulthood, thus preventing our redemption. But God had a plan to rescue us from the beginning of creation—and no angel or human could prevent it. In this message from Matthew 2, Pastor Lutzer traces Satan's attempts to thwart God's redemptive plan. Why does God let Satan cause so much destruction? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
It seems like Satan and evil is winning. But all of Satan's supposed gains are merely illusions. In this message from Genesis, Pastor Lutzer encourages us with the first of three conflicts where Satan appeared to be winning but God still hastened Satan's judgment. You can't be neutral in the battle between good and evil. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29?v=20251111
Many of us count on others' opinions or our own accomplishments for our sense of worth. Just like Eve took the bite of fruit to be “like God,” any sin or pride leads to horrific results. In this message from Ephesians 2, Pastor Lutzer celebrates the true worth granted through God's grace from before time began. We were made to find our value in our Maker. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Neither angels nor humans can ever profit from rebellion against God. Satan deceived Adam and Eve causing the fall of mankind. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes the stark consequences of rebellion: independence, isolation, and insecurity. Sin is always counterproductive. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
There's a drop of Satan's rebellion in every human heart. His tempting of Eve aroused pride: the same pride that caused him to fall eons earlier. In this message from Genesis 3, Pastor Lutzer exposes how Satan approached Eve, and the nature of the lies. Is there a solution? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
When God created the universe, everything was in perfect harmony—until one angel named Lucifer made a big mistake. In pride, he tried to steal glory from God. In this message, Pastor Lutzer further explores the five stages of Satan's career. Where do we fit in amid the devastation of Satan's rebellion? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Pride caused the Lucifer to fall. Why would God's archangel turn traitor, knowing he could never defeat the all-powerful Creator? In this message from Isaiah 14, Pastor Lutzer discusses how pride took root. In rebelling against God, Lucifer took millions of other angels with him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Everything we have is derived from God's loving, generous hand. Yet it's so easy to fall into pride. In this message, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to five stages in the career of God's number-one angel: Lucifer. Why did this archangel turn traitor and rebel against his Creator? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The greatest sin we can commit is to ignore God. The world's way of life is pleasure, to get all we can out of life before we go. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reflects on why respect for the Living God will transform our purpose in this life and the next. What is the purpose for which we were born? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The heaven of the heavens cannot contain the Lord. He's created the Earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, and the galaxies. In this message, Pastor Lutzer celebrates how God created us on this tiny planet—all within His redemption plan. There is no more fitting response than to fear Him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The most important thing about us is what we think of God. How we explain the pain and suffering in the world is directly tied to our view of God. In this message, Pastor Lutzer unfolds five attributes of God from eternity past. Scripture. What if growing our view of God actually comforted our hearts in this broken world? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Desperation leads us to prayer and fasting before the face of God. We're responding to Him, usually at a critical time. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows us how to win spiritual victories with heightened sensitivity to the Lord. What needs are we praying for with desperation? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Sometimes Christians pray without a sense of great need. But in the New Testament, we're taught to combine prayer and fasting. In this message, Pastor Lutzer dispels misconceptions about fasting, highlighting the benefits physically and spiritually. Praying while fasting changes our hearts. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The city of Chicago felt the mighty wind of the Spirit during the days of D.L. Moody, the founder of The Moody Church. Even today, when God shows up in power, it changes everything. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reflects on what to do while we're waiting for revival. What happens when God comes to church? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The Christian landscape in the United States has been dramatically shaped by the presence of God. How big was the impact of the revival on the church, and even society? In this message, Pastor Lutzer indicates the distinguishing marks of revival. God is not intimidated by the many evils of our world. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We know that God is always with His people, as He's promised to be. But there are also times of revival when He unveils His presence in power. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares stories of America's Great Awakenings through people like Edwards, Finney, and Moody. May faith be quickened in our hearts as we pray for revival. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We like to think of Jesus' love, but at His second coming, He will also be revealed as judge. Christians are not destined for God's wrath but for salvation. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares a crucial contrast between people of the day versus those of the night. The difference has eternal consequences. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. Paul told the church at Thessalonica of two kinds of people: Those of the day who are watchful and those of the night. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 5, Pastor Lutzer notes the first of four contrasts between these groups. Which kind of people are we? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Why do we study prophecy? The Thessalonians wanted to know what would happen to them when the Lord Jesus Christ returned. In this message, Pastor Lutzer communicates how Christ will come in two phases. The glorious return of Jesus will set all that is wrong to rights. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Taking the wrong path wastes irreplaceable time. But God's laws are clear and unchangeable, guiding us to life. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 4, Pastor Lutzer explains how to please God in our day-to-day walk with Him. He shares a letter of a man's deliverance from pornography addiction. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
The church is God's people. It's time we took Paul's advice to the church in Thessalonica: choose holiness. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 4, Pastor Lutzer answers three critical questions: what pleases God, why should we please God, and how should we do it? When we choose holiness, we're pleasing God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In our media age, sensuality, violence, and the occult pervade our screens. But the Church is called to holiness, even if it's not a popular notion. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 4, Pastor Lutzer identifies the temptations and resistance we face to please God. Why should we choose holiness? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Taking a stand for what's right means going against the prevailing tide. To be counter-cultural and to speak up for the truth requires strength from God. In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers two takeaways from 1 Thessalonians 3, empowering Christians to remain faithful. Together, we can stand and face the world. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Whenever Christians stand for something, conflict will generally arise. The church of Thessalonica was facing persecution and opposition, yet they stood firm. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares Paul's strategy to stand against temptation—together. Let's remain united, rooted in prayer and Scripture. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
It's not always popular to take a stand. But when God comes in supernatural power to a church, we often see courage and resolve that wasn't there before. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 3, Pastor Lutzer shares why Paul sent Timothy to encourage the church in person. We need one another to stand against temptation. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Every believer longs for a church community where they truly belong and thrive. Paul articulated the marks of a church where God's presence is evident. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 1, Pastor Lutzer explores how a God-centered church displays confidence, joy, and growth. What if God was number one in our lives—and our churches? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
New life comes to a church when revival begins. God showed up in Thessalonica and the people were transformed by the Gospel. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 1, Pastor Lutzer gives the first of five characteristics of a new, living church. Do we want God to show up in our church? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Our bad habits create prisons of our own making. But God wants us to be free. In this message from Colossians 3, Pastor Lutzer gives us three ways to help us have victory over temptation: readjust, refocus, and reckon. That's why God always makes a way of escape for us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Satan has a plan for your life, and it's not a wonderful one. The enemy of our souls wants to keep us trapped in sinful, stubborn habits. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows why we can't simply renounce sin. By the Spirit's power, we replace the sinful habits with habits of righteousness. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Some people feel trapped in their destructive habits like a prison. Even as new creatures in Jesus Christ, we sometimes still develop a sinful habit. In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides three reasons why that is. Those chains as part of a great spiritual war in which all of us are called to battle. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
We are not merely in a power struggle with the devil. Spiritual warfare is ultimately a truth battle. In this message, Pastor Lutzer guides us to speak the truth of God's Word out loud and with authority. The power of the Word of God comes as we bring our lives under the authority of His Word. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
It's one thing to resolve to break a bad habit. But what works a lot better is to resolve to develop a good habit. In this message from Matthew 4, Pastor Lutzer observes how Jesus' temptation helps us in warfare. How do we know whether or not a problem we face is demonic? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Breaking stubborn and sinful habits is hard. We may have victory for a few days or weeks, but that's when Satan will strike. In this message, Pastor Lutzer challenges us to accept the fact we'll be tempted. In Christ, we have a whole new life with godly habits that can fill the vacuum of our former bondage to bad habits. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In the battle against sinful habits, many are convinced they will lose in the end. That results in many people giving up. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals the transforming power of Christ, who offers true deliverance. Because of the risen Savior's victory, we can break the power of sin in our lives. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
It takes time to develop bad habits. But getting free from our sinful habits is also a process. In this message from Genesis 3, Pastor Lutzer shares the beliefs we need in order to become candidates for deliverance. What if believing that God is good actually transformed us from the inside out? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
All of us have bad habits we need to lose, whether habitual lying, addictions to substances or sex, or persistent moral failures. But what we lack is the means to break the cycles of bondage that hold us prisoners. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals two crucial reasons why God allows temptations in our lives. God is, after all, in the business of deliverance. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Some people try to explain away or excuse their bad habits. But the Apostle Paul calls our bad habits “footholds for the devil.” In this message from James 4, Pastor Lutzer celebrates the impact of submitting to God. Let's resolve to submit to God in every area of life, resisting the devil as well. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Human methods for personal change work from the outside in. God changes us from the inside out. In this message from Ephesians 4, Pastor Lutzer shows five habits of how God changes a person to become more like Christ. What if we experienced the difference the gospel makes? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Many of us are stuck in a rut of bad habits and behavior. We want to change—and even promise to—but we can't. In this message from Ephesians 4, Pastor Lutzer shows two steps to living out our God-given, new nature. In Christ, freedom is possible, even for those trapped in deep darkness. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
In an age of cynicism, oftentimes the Gospel lacks credibility which is often reinforced by the way Christians live. How do we ensure our consciences are clear before God? In this message, Pastor Lutzer draws on three biblical principles about servanthood and suffering. While many seek self-gratification, we become servants. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Everybody likes servants as long as they don't have to be servants. In Paul's trials, his triumphs, and his testimony, he mirrored Jesus' servanthood. In this message from 2 Corinthians 6, Pastor Lutzer considers what made Paul credible in his ministry. Ready for a paradigm shift? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Too often believers lack credibility in today's world. We live with noticeable gaps between our professed beliefs and our lives. In this message from 2 Corinthians 6, Pastor Lutzer reveals how Paul's sacrifices displayed the gospel's credibility. For every believer, a life of humble servanthood reflects our Savior. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
Sometimes we find ourselves in spiritual warfare, and only through fasting can victories be won. If it was true of Jesus, it's certainly true of us. In this message, Pastor Lutzer contemplates the kind of heart we develop through fasting. Fasting can help open the door to a work of God in our lives. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1407/29
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