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What would it take for us to deny our faith? Scripture foretells a future global persecution under the antichrist, similar to what many Christians face in parts of the Muslim world today. In this message, Pastor Lutzer examines how believers might endure the ultimate test of faith when facing death. God has given us spiritual resources to sustain us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

To trust in riches is to trust in a vapor that passes away. What if our money is of no value on that final day of judgment? In this message from the book of James, Pastor Lutzer identifies key lessons about wealth, knowing the Judge stands at the door. Everything we possess belongs to God and could be reclaimed by Him at any moment. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Our relationship with money reveals our true spiritual condition. One day, all that gives us security, including our money, will vanish. In this message from the book of James, Pastor Lutzer unveils five dangers surrounding wealth. What of our financial decisions would change if we truly believed it's all from God? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Sometimes, we are tempted to take the easy way out of a trial, even if it's not God's way. Jesus Himself was offered all the kingdoms of the world if only He would worship Satan. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains how Satan works as “the splitter,” separating us from God, each other, and our true identity in Christ. Will we stand firm on God's Word? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

The devil wants to split us from the fabric of God's love—making us believe God doesn't keep His promises. But Jesus fought off Satan by using the Word of God. In this message from Matthew 4, Pastor Lutzer reveals the underlying purposes of temptation—purposes of both the devil and God. Temptation is the crucible of faith.  To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Family and community mean much more when tough times come. The book of Ruth reveals how God works through relationships, bringing redemption through unlikely people. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers two lessons for us about our community and our witness. Each of us is part of God's ultimate storyline of redemption. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Economic hardship reveals our deepest values and priorities. In the book of Ruth, a famine drives Naomi's family to Moab. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explores how God uses financial downturns and personal tragedies to teach us the true value of family and faith. Could God be working even in our most bitter circumstances? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

When tough times come—and they are coming—God shakes us up to make sure we remember who our real provider is. He can sustain us through adversity. In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides three principles to hang onto when our crisis comes. Even through trials, God is working to develop our character. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

When God wants to deepen our spiritual maturity, He sometimes takes away all the comforts we're used to. It's possible for God to lead His people into a famine. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explores the life of a man who experienced an unexpected famine: Abraham. Where do we turn when hardship hits? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

When God chooses to judge a nation, He has several methods at His disposal. One of them is economic collapse. In this message from Jeremiah 5, Pastor Lutzer demonstrates three lessons about judgment: it's unavoidable, it's nationwide, and yet it's a great opportunity. We were created for this moment. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

The days ahead may well bring less money, fewer options, higher prices, and more uncertainty. Is the United States under God's judgment? In this message, Pastor Lutzer compares the judgments—moral, economic, and religious—from the book of Jeremiah to what is happening today. Let's see God's faithfulness amid a nation under judgment. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

It seems like the world is reeling from crisis to crisis in a climate of fear. But if we truly understand God and His promises, what can trouble us? In this message from Psalm 27, Pastor Lutzer reveals three powerful truths that shrink our fears and keep us focused on God. After all, we cannot focus on God and our fears simultaneously. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Fear consumes many of us, and for the rest, it lurks in the back of our minds. But as God's people, what do we have to fear? In this message from Psalm 27, Pastor Lutzer highlights four different blessings that come to those who are in distress. When we encounter trials, we know that we are still in the hands of our sovereign God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Everyone faces grief and loneliness at some point. Christ Himself experienced the darkness of grief. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals three rooms of sorrow—grief, loneliness, and the hidden “bunker” where many Christians retreat. There are times when all that we can do is to trust God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Grief and loneliness can leave us feeling trapped in darkness. What is God's purpose amid profound loss? In this message from Psalm 88, Pastor Erwin Lutzer distinguishes between “bad grief” and “good grief,” sharing poignant stories of healing and hope. One day, the sun will shine again. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

History isn't moving in an endless cycle but toward a definitive end. Jesus will ultimately return to separate the righteous from the unrighteous. In this message from Matthew 25, Pastor Lutzer emphasizes why our eternal destiny hinges on one crucial question: “Whom are you following?” Today is the day of salvation. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

God's unseen hand is guiding the forces of history. Through Bible prophecy, we can understand the last chapter of the story. In this message from Matthew 24, Pastor Erwin Lutzer examines the judgment of the nations, exploring its timing, location, participants, purpose, and most critically, the basis for judgment. Are we ready and prepared? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

When God sends a warning from the heavens, it may affect a nation for a time. But too often, everything goes back to the way it was. In this message, Pastor Lutzer makes two conclusive observations about our nation's immediate judgment and our ultimate judgment before God. What's God's message to us? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

After 9/11, God briefly returned to public discourse in the U.S. A politically acceptable version of “God” championed tolerance, freedom, and democracy. In this message from Isaiah 10, Pastor Lutzer outlines three key principles about the true God's national judgment. What will it take for us to repent of our sins as a nation?  To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

God can use many ways to judge a nation. His judgment takes many forms, like natural disasters or the deprivation of personal freedoms. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers five aspects of God's judgments on nations—and His church. Do we truly understand the wrath of God? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Few of us would make the wrath of God our first choice for a Bible study. Yet God's prophets thundered words of His judgment to the people of their day. In this message, Pastor Lutzer lists the first of seven different ways that God judged Israel. God's warnings to the nations have not changed. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

God doesn't ignore national sins. America's moral decline includes indifference to God, acceptance of witchcraft, and false religiosity. In this message, Pastor Lutzer challenges the church to be a faithful witness amid our generation's spiritual darkness. The lost stumble blindly, unaware they're actually searching for Jesus. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Sometimes it seems that evil keeps winning—not only around us but also nationally. Some ask: “Is God still in control?” In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows us seven examples of sins that God will hold a country accountable for. There will be a day of reckoning for both humanity and the nations. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Sometimes God's providence may seem counterproductive or clash with our plans. But God has our best in mind. In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides three insights about God's sovereign purpose for nations and even individuals. Will we trust His wisdom even when we don't understand His ways? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Despite human and demonic forces at play, nations ultimately rise and fall by God's will. Nebuchadnezzar learned this when God humbled him for seven years. In this message from the book of Daniel, Pastor Lutzer examines three assertions about God's providence among the nations. We can trust that God is working for our good. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Where is history headed? God Himself determines the times and boundaries of nations to lead people to seek Him. In this message from Acts 17, Pastor Lutzer looks at God's ultimate purpose for the nations. Will seeing God's hand in history change how we interpret the headlines and our cultural roots? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Around the world today, nations are populated by the descendants of three of Noah's sons. When things seem to slip out of control, don't forget this: God is over all nations. In this message from Genesis, Pastor Lutzer walks us through the origin of the nations and the reason God scattered the people. Are we looking for Him? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Our past sins and mistakes may seem unforgivable—even beyond redemption. But God gives extraordinary grace toward those who cannot save themselves. In this message, Pastor Lutzer exposes the dangerous myth that “God helps those who help themselves” by contrasting two approaches to grace. How can we receive grace? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Over 80% of Americans think the Bible says: “God helps those who help themselves.” But it doesn't. In this message, Pastor Lutzer challenges a popular belief with the powerful truth about our need for new life, not self-improvement. What if surrender to the God who raises the dead is our path to spiritual breakthrough? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

We were born to desire pleasure. But we shouldn't go for the lesser pleasures but the greater pleasures of delighting in God. In this message from Psalm 16, Pastor Lutzer identifies at least three thieves of our happiness in God. What if God's pleasures and our pleasures converge and become one and the same? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Does being a Christian mean we miss out on “all the fun”? This common lie deceives even believers. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals the first of five truths that transform our understanding of pleasure—both ours and God's. Serving God and experiencing authentic pleasure aren't in opposition. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

The pain and struggle of this world often seems senseless. But the providence of God—both bitter and sweet—unfolds even in life's darkest moments. In this message, Pastor Lutzer answers four crucial questions about our free will and God's will. In the bitter providences, let's learn to worship and trust like never before. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Some people think the Fall ruined God's plans. Was it in God's plan for Eve to pick that fatal fruit from the tree in the Garden of Eden? In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows us three links in God's interconnected purposes: creation, redemption, and consummation. Let's unlock the key to God's redemptive purposes. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

God knows everything. For some, this might be terrifying but for others it's comforting. In this message from Psalm 139, Pastor Lutzer harmonizes four beliefs about God's knowledge, like tuning a beautiful violin. Could we really trust a God who knows the end from the beginning?  To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Some would think we act with our free will, then God responds with a countermove. But what does Scripture reveal about God's knowledge of the future? In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows how limiting God's knowledge weakens our trust in His Word and promises. Let's embrace the all-knowing God who holds our tomorrow. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

We all struggle to make sense of suffering and natural disasters in a broken world. The Bible says creation itself groans under the curse, waiting to participate in the ultimate redemption. In this message from Luke 13, Pastor Erwin Lutzer discusses this crucial question: What are the messages of natural disasters? What is God really saying?  To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Many avoid calling disasters an “act of God,” preferring to blame natural forces alone. Yet nature itself reveals both God's love and judgment in our fallen world. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explores three critical questions about God's sovereignty over creation. How should Christians understand God's role in natural disasters? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

If God judges each person based on what truth they knew, what, then, becomes of those who never learn about Jesus? In this message, Pastor Lutzer gives two decisive conclusions about God's justice for those of different religions. His answer reveals why Christianity stands alone—through Christ, salvation is a gift we cannot buy. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

God ultimately judges people according to the light they've received. So is God fair toward those who never hear the Gospel? In this message, Pastor Lutzer examines four critical questions about judgment, pluralism, and eternal destiny. Christianity stands unique—offering not a teacher, but the only sinless Savior who died for us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

We all worship something. We either worship the true God as He's revealed Himself, or we invent our own idols. In this message from Isaiah 55, Pastor Lutzer contrasts the popular “gods” of our day with the true and living God. The God who is mysteriously hidden is also the God who seeks us out. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

People today create their own views of God, selecting only the appealing attributes like a cafeteria. But God doesn't think like we do. In this message, Pastor Lutzer challenges six popular but unbiblical conceptions of God. Our understanding of God must align with Scripture's revelation—not our preferences about who we want Him to be. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Where is God amid tremendous injustice, abuse, and pain? He's with us. In this message from Matthew 27, Pastor Lutzer demonstrates how God suffered on the cross. No one else is at the center of the universe with a God who says, “I suffered for you and here is proof in the wounded hands of Jesus.” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Modern views of God often make Him too human-like. But some Christians emphasize only certain aspects of His nature. In this message, Pastor Lutzer addresses three questions: “Can God suffer?” “Did God suffer?” and “Does God still suffer?” Let's discover why God experiences His emotions in harmony, not conflict. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

In the Old Testament, sin was judged swiftly and severely. Today, it appears sin goes virtually unpunished. In this message, Pastor Lutzer clarifies the crucial difference between the immediate physical judgments seen in biblical times and the future eternal judgment for us all. Is it actually safer to sin today? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Many believe God has evolved from being harsh to becoming gentler and kinder. But God hasn't changed. In this message from Hebrews 12, Pastor Lutzer shows how God Himself remains the same, but His administration has changed. Let's explore three contrasts between the Old and New Covenants that clarify this distinction. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Many people think they can come to God on their own terms. To truly find Him, we must set aside our preconceptions and listen to what God Himself says. In this message from Hebrews 10, Pastor Lutzer shows why we need the right mediator and the right sacrifice. Never assume it doesn't matter how we approach God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

There is no fear of God in this generation. Yet in our sinfulness and rebellion, the reality is we can never approach Him directly. In this message, Pastor Lutzer warns against both worshipping a false god and approaching the true God incorrectly. Nothing is more important than what we believe about God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

All four gospels document Jesus' death and resurrection. John's account shows how the risen Christ first appeared to Mary Magdalene. In this message, Pastor Lutzer highlights the honest and personal relationship she had with Jesus. Mary's journey from demon-possessed to daughter of God reveals Christ's transforming power. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

The Romans expertly executed Jesus, ensuring He was truly dead. Yet God's power prevailed, resurrecting His Son in glorious triumph. In this message from John 20, Pastor Lutzer highlights Mary Magdalene, a woman prominent in Jesus' life. Consider the wonder of seeing your Savior alive again after witnessing His death! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

The central event in human history drew many kinds of responses. At the cross, the crowd jeered Jesus, the chief priests mocked Him, and His mother simply wept. In this message, Pastor Lutzer draws three profound implications from Jesus' sacrificial death. What if we bear personal responsibility for how we respond to Jesus' death? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

Hanging on the cross, Jesus endured mockery and contempt. His Father witnessed it all too. In this message from Mark 15, Pastor Lutzer examines three responses at the crucifixion: Jesus, other individuals, and the crowds. But instead of punishing those who tortured His Son, God directed His judgment onto Jesus—for us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29