Running to Win - 25 Minute Edition
Running the race of life is hard. But with the Bible front and center and a heart to encourage, Pastor Erwin Lutzer presents clear Bible teaching, helping you make it across the finish line. Since 2011, this 25-minute program has provided a Godward focus and features listeners’ questions.
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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?
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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?
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.”
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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?
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.
Courts may pass sentence, but justice is not always done. For Jesus, show trials were held to give legitimacy to killing an innocent man. In this message, Pastor Lutzer draws three lessons from Jesus’ response to injustice. A day is coming when every wrong in the universe will be made right.
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In a perfect world, the court system examines facts and determines guilt or innocence. But after Jesus was arrested, He went before several so-called courts in rapid succession. In this message, Pastor Lutzer analyzes Jesus’ six-phase trial: three Jewish and three Roman legal proceedings. How does injustice fit into the bigger picture of God’s purposes?
Many people live with guilt and regret, thinking they’ve paid their debt and are saved, but they aren't. Judas’ betrayal of Jesus—perhaps history’s greatest crime—filled even him with remorse. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals three critical lessons from Judas’ life. After all, remorse doesn’t save anybody.
When Judas gave Jesus that fateful kiss, he was helping those who wanted to kill the Son of God. The enemies of Christ unwittingly made our redemption possible. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers three characteristics of Judas: his heart, mind, and will. How were both God and Judas involved in Jesus’ betrayal?
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