Running To Win - 15 Minute Edition

Many people follow false teachers today who manipulate for their own gain. The Apostle Paul had to defend himself against wolves in sheep’s clothing—false prophets in the church. In this message, Pastor Lutzer notes the criticisms against Paul from these false apostles. Like Paul, we too can boast in the Lord’s comfort in trials. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Living the Christian life goes against the flow of culture. Around the world, Christians are a suffering people, persecuted for Christ. In this message, Pastor Lutzer prepares us for the days ahead by looking at Paul’s adversity. Why do we need to think about the persecuted church? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Our salvation isn’t dependent on our good works. Every time someone is transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light, it’s because God initiated a divine transformation. In this message on Paul’s conversion, Pastor Lutzer pinpoints three life-changing applications of our salvation. Grace shatters our self-confidence. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

All of us are in need of a Savior, even the most upright and moral. By every standard of the law, Saul was a zealous scholar who claimed to be blameless and good, until Jesus appeared to him on the Damascus Road. In this message, Pastor Lutzer views Paul under the light of Christ. In Paul’s story, we see our own need for Christ. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Never was there a more unlikely convert to the Christian faith. By every standard of the law, Saul the Pharisee claimed to be blameless and good but he was bent on crushing the fledgling Christian movement. In this message, Pastor Lutzer looks at the first way we can view Saul, a man without the light. His story before Christ rebukes our moralism. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

What will we look like in eternity after our broken bodies are restored? Believers are promised a glorious, incorruptible body. In this message, Pastor Lutzer discusses three matters we should not minimize as we prepare for that day. As Pastor Lutzer says, “Suffering is a reminder of the fact that we want eternity to come.” This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

The world is groaning under the curse of sin. But believers in Christ have a glorious eternal future because God made sure we would get there. In this message, Pastor Lutzer contemplates five characteristics of our glorified bodies in eternity. One day, we will become like Jesus with a heavenly body like His. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

The curse of the fall has affected the fabric of this Earth, and even our bodies wear out. We long for restoration and glorification. In this message from Romans 8, Pastor Lutzer shows us the extent to which God went to redeem us. Are we eager for all God is preparing for us in glory? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Believers may doubt their salvation in times of depression or persecution. But Jesus made it clear that no one can ever take us out of His hand. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers what truly holds the believer secure in God’s hands. But what about believers who are living like the world? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Many of us are cast down and hopeless, like a sheep wandering away. Jesus told the disciples that as the Good Shepherd, He would protect His sheep. In this message from John 10, Pastor Lutzer describes the types of sheep who need a Good Shepherd. How is Jesus contrasted with a hired hand, a false shepherd who uses and abuses the sheep? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Can God lose those who are saved through faith in Jesus? Many Christians debate the issue of eternal security. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers the words of Jesus about His role as the Good Shepherd, and the security He brings. Those who are His sheep are truly in the hands of a Good Shepherd. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

If we’re honest about our background and what we’ve done, we know that we’ve sinned terribly. A holy God once spoke from a mountain in Sinai, saying “stay away.” In this message, Pastor Lutzer illustrates Jesus’ unique advocacy on our behalf. What difference does it make that we have an Intercessor in heaven? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Sometimes, we throw up our prayers to God, unsure whether He’ll hear them. But the book of Hebrews reveals Jesus as the great High Priest, the mediator between God and those who believe. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes the reasons we can come to God boldly. Does it really make a difference that Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father?  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Throughout the world, there are persecuted and struggling Christians. But Jesus enters into our pain, loss, and loneliness because He knows what it’s like. In this message, Pastor Lutzer discusses the sympathy and sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf. There is resounding sympathy in heaven for us. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

For the Christian, life is often hard. But we can be glad that Jesus stands before the Father as our intercessor, praying for His own that we might be able to persevere. In this message from Hebrews, Pastor Lutzer gives us the first of four characteristics of Jesus’ advocacy for us. Jesus physically left Earth, but He didn’t abandon us. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Christians are the representatives of Jesus Christ on earth. Attempting to live the Christian life alone deprives us of the help and admonition we need every day. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows three strengths of the church. Though God dwells in us, there is no substitute for gathering together in worship. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

The church is more than brick and mortar. Each believer is a stone making up a part of the walls and structure. In this message from Ephesians 2, Pastor Lutzer displays images which define the church for all time and in all places. The church is a transnational community, reconciled to God and each other. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Church can often become a place of image management. But God didn’t design it that way. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes how we can find a place of belonging and purpose in the church, an interdependent fellowship of believers. We are united together, even with our diverse gifts. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

We all need someone to smile on us, wanting to be with us. In Christ, we were created to belong. In this message from 1 Corinthians 13, Pastor Lutzer explains the first of three characteristics of the body of Christ, the church. Because of redemption, we don’t have to be alone. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

The future of a child of God is too wonderful for words to describe. Having been adopted as God’s sons and daughters, our destiny includes being with Jesus when He returns to set up His kingdom. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows three marks of being a child of God. We are trophies of God’s grace, from now into eternity. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.