Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 17, 2014 God poured out His wrath on Israel through invading armies that looted Jerusalem and took the people into captivity. America may soon feel that same w
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 14, 2014 A lump of clay has no clue what its potter intends to make out of it. Jeremiah 18 tells us that God views Israel as clay on His wheel. Life can begin
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 13, 2014 Many people think they are masters of their own destiny. But God sees His people as clay on a potters wheel, and since He is the potter, He controls
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 12, 2014 True prophets of God get their message from God Himself. False prophets draw their false messages from a variety of sources. We must know how to spot
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 11, 2014 In ancient Israel, false prophets put lies about God into the minds of Gods people. The same is true in our day. They diminish His holiness, exagger
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 10, 2014 Great deception took hold in ancient Israel, leading to idolatry and judgment. The same deceptions infect the thinking of today. The news is filled wi
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 7, 2014 God had Babylon take Israel captive after Israel deceived itself into idolatry. He will not tolerate endless disobedience from His people. He did not
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 6, 2014 Jeremiah 2:13 says that Israel forsook God, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out broken cisterns for themselves which can hold no water. For t
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 5, 2014 After Israels long disobedience, God had Babylon cart them off into captivity. They became a minority in a pagan land, just as Christians are fast b
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 4, 2014 As we learn why the message of the cross can do what politics cant, well find out how to effectively take that message into the world.
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 3, 2014 There is a basic dilemma in evangelism. The world thinks the cross we preach is foolishness, but to us, it is the power of God. How do we bring the me
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 31, 2014 Americans are adrift in a sea of moral relativism. We need a moral compass. The cross of Christ is that compass, and the church must live by the cross
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 30, 2014 A culture that rejects Christ is a culture that makes its own standard for moral choices. This moral standard influences our votes which determine our
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 29, 2014 Many of todays conflicts stem from deep-rooted racial or ethnic strife. It seems there is no human solution, but there is a divine solution. There i
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 28, 2014 On the day that Jesus died just outside of Jerusalem, many people passed by, as many do even today, without realizing the eternal consequences of what
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 27, 2014 On the day that Jesus died just outside of Jerusalem, many people passed by, as many do even today, without realizing the eternal consequences of what
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 24, 2014 As we run lifes race, let us not forget that mercy is not getting what you deserve. God was not obligated to save any of us, and yet He has. Now we
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 23, 2014 These days, polling data is king. In the mainstream media, truth seems to lie with the majority opinion. And so we are analyzing what people believe a
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 22, 2014 The cross is the centerpiece of history and the core of Gods redemptive agenda. On Running to Win, we have been exploring Gods view of the cross,
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 21, 2014 The cross of Jesus was in Gods mind from eternity past. Its benefits extend to eternity yet to be. It is historys great intersection; the place wh
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 20, 2014 It is in the cross that we glory. But our eyes are often drawn to secondary things such as political advantage. This is why we need to have a clear vi
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 17, 2014 We need to learn one lesson well. Those who mix the cross and any nations flag do a disservice to both. For believers, keeping them distinct is the
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 16, 2014 When it comes to being citizens of both heaven and earth, believers running the race of life need to keep first things first. Dr. Erwin Lutzer warns o
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 15, 2014 The cross of Christ is inherently in conflict with our culture, especially when the media flaunts immorality as normal. Politicians vie for position o
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 14, 2014 Many Christians active in politics find themselves increasingly at odds with the culture. That is because the cross of Christ is inherently at odds wi
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 13, 2014 Faith in Christ is the non-negotiable factor than transforms people from darkness to light, and changes their destinies from hell to heaven. Nothing i
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 10, 2014 Believers in Christ look forward to a certain home in heaven. And this outlook turns their inward look to an upward look, full of promise and hope. Th
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 9, 2014 When Babe Ruth pointed to center field, he knew where that ball was going. And Christians can know where they are going after death. That is because o
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 8, 2014 In the race of the Christian life, it is possible to be certain that you will finish in heaven. And knowing your destiny makes all the trials of life
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 7, 2014 It takes a work of God to implant eternal life. All the effort we could ever expend cannot bring us one inch closer to heaven. Jesus tells us we need
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 6, 2014 It takes a work of God to implant eternal life. All the effort we could ever expend cannot bring us one inch closer to heaven. Jesus tells us we need
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 3, 2014 For those running the race of life, the goal line is heaven. If there is one thing you need in order to enter into heaven, its vital to know what it
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 2, 2014 In the race of the Christian life, there is one gift from God that believers cannot live without. We dare not die without it, either, since this gift
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 1, 2014 Believers get their strength from God through His abundant graceGods unmerited favor towards His children through Christ. That grace, which none o
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 30, 2014 Once people understand what the Bible teaches about salvation, they know that grace is unmerited favor, and they thank God every day for the grace tha
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 29, 2014 Many try to gain heaven through their own efforts. They think that if their good deeds outweigh their bad, they will make it. Others hope keeping the
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 26, 2014 If a marathon runner gets on the wrong route, he will never win the race. Sincerity is great, but it is not enough, especially when it comes to the al
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 25, 2014 We cannot comprehend the transformation that awaits us. With glorified bodies, we will see all of creation reborn in a cosmic chorus of praise. The tr
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 24, 2014 Believers know they will be raised at the return of Jesus, and that all who have ever believed will reign with Him for the ages to come. Today we will
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 23, 2014 Those who say there is no God have little hope on their deathbed. But those who believe in Jesus know that their times of death are in Gods hands. W
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 22, 2014 Believers count on a life beyond this life. Meanwhile, we live to bring glory to God. Whether our days are many or few, all of us will die. We want to
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 19, 2014 Through the Holy Spirit, a believer embarks on a journey whose end is being like Christ: transformed from the inside out by the glory of God. This is
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 18, 2014 And we with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. That chan
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 17, 2014 Believers know that God has a purpose in their suffering, a purpose we cant fathom while in the deep valley. Pastor Lutzer helps us to realizing tha
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 16, 2014 Sooner or later, we all experience suffering. But believers have the promise that suffering for the sake of Jesus will be rewarded. Today Pastor Lutze
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 15, 2014 One way for believers to handle the temptation of sex outside marriage is to realize that God sees all. God Himself is a witness to all they do since
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 12, 2014 First Corinthians was written to a church with serious moral issues. Today well go there to see our sexuality through the prism of the glory of God.
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 10, 2014 We face temptations every day. They draw us away from God and toward destructive choices that can ruin our lives, families, and futures. We must shake
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 9, 2014 The light of the gospel of the glory of Christ Thats what Paul says the devil blinds people from seeing. Pastor Lutzer shares more on why God
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 8, 2014 At the core of God desiring glory is the plan of redemption He designed long ago. Bringing many sons and daughters to glory was His intention, even th