Running To Win - 25 Minute Edition

The enemy of our souls doesn’t want us to maintain a clear conscience. So how can we combat Satan’s lies and walk in victory? In this message from Ephesians 5, Pastor Lutzer reveals two ways we’re called to be like God. Only as we imitate Christ as children of God will we experience true spiritual victory. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

It’s not easy to make things right. It takes repentance and forgiveness—the willingness to acknowledge wrongdoing and the willingness to extend grace. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares three keys for biblical forgiveness. Let’s entrust ourselves to God as we seek and grant forgiveness. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Broken relationships don’t have to be permanent. Once we’ve given up our bitterness, how do we repair the breaches in our relationships? In this message from Matthew 5, Pastor Lutzer walks us through five principles of biblical reconciliation. It all starts by being honest with God. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Letting go of bitterness means forgiving those who have wronged you. We have to release that person into God’s hands for justice and mercy. In this message from Ephesians 4, Pastor Lutzer gets at the root of our bitterness. What will it take for us to cut bitterness at the root? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Our souls are gardens to tend. Bitterness grows like weeds, choking our peace year after year. In this message from Hebrews 12, Pastor Lutzer identifies four thorny situations requiring forgiveness: parental abuse, sibling rivalry, marital betrayal, and anger at God. Let’s uproot bitterness for good. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Here’s the good news: God credits Christ’s perfect record to our account. This righteousness doesn’t come from ourselves. In this message, Pastor Lutzer unpacks five aspects of the meaning of “justification.” Can you believe all of Christ’s righteousness is applied to us by trusting in Him? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Martin Luther was filled with grief because he couldn’t satisfy the demands of God through good works. Through his spiritual struggle, Luther discovered a crucial truth that brought peace to his soul. In this message from Romans 8, Pastor Lutzer explains the wonder of Jesus’ full payment of our sin-debt. What does it mean to be justified by faith alone? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Clear consciences are tough to find. Our dark deeds must be exposed to the light of Christ in honest repentance. In this message from 1 John 1, Pastor Lutzer considers three transforming lessons for our daily confession of sin. How do we keep the way clear between us and God? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

When we have a clear conscience, we can walk with God moment by moment in joyful gratitude. How can we remain in that joy each day? In this message from 1 John 1, Pastor Lutzer notes three steps to overcome the barriers to our fellowship with God. Only Christ can deliver us from sin and give us true joy. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

When we’re addicted, we often can’t see the true extent of our bondage. We prefer the comfortable lie of believing we’re still free. In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers three steps on the path towards hope and freedom from addiction. Because we can’t get free; we must be set free. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Addiction is powerful, and anyone can fall into its clutches. Whether it’s drugs, alcohol, gambling, or pornography, we are all prone to be addicts. In this message from John 8, Pastor Lutzer shares five truths for addicts to find true freedom. Through God’s grace, addictions can be put behind us. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Guilt and shame can provoke people to kill themselves, as Lady Macbeth did in Shakespeare’s famous play. But we don’t have to fall prey to the devil’s lies. In this message from Hebrews 9, Pastor Lutzer gives us four truths that deliver from guilt and depression. We need hope, especially when everything is falling apart inside. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Many feel trapped in their misery, seeing suicide as their only escape. Yet Christ offers hope and resources beyond our circumstances. In this message from Hebrews 9, Pastor Lutzer helps us grasp why the precious blood of Christ gives us a reason to live. No depression is so deep that any of us is without hope. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

A deadened conscience leads to narcissism. Such people elevate their own thoughts and feelings above all else, lashing out at anyone who challenges their self-absorbed world. In this message from Psalm 139, Pastor Lutzer reveals how God knows all of us fully, forever, and truthfully. Is there hope for a narcissist to change? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Narcissists have a broken conscience—in their world, they are always right. When the evil latent in all our hearts is on full display, how do we cope with difficult people? In this message from 2 Timothy 3, Pastor Lutzer describes three characteristics of “lovers of self” who take on a god complex. Let’s respond with wisdom to a hardened conscience. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Even when we bear shame for something we did not do, the shame is still very real. It shapes our thoughts and actions, and it demands that we live in perpetual guilt. In this message from Isaiah 61, Pastor Lutzer reveals how shame loses its power. What if our self-worth is not based on how we feel? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Much of the shame we carry is our own doing: bad decisions, wrong choices, and the inevitable fallout. But sometimes we carry false guilt, like Tamar’s victimization by her own stepbrother. In this message from 2 Samual 13, Pastor Lutzer distinguishes between two kinds of shame. Can we be lifted from the burden of shame that isn’t our fault?  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

When sin entered the human race, our consciences were defiled. Adam and Eve responded to their shame by trying to cover themselves. In this message from Genesis 3, Pastor Lutzer demonstrates how God pursues us in our shame. Imagine being able to look God in the face, free from any guilt or shame. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Everyone has a conscience: a sense of right and wrong. But ever since the Garden of Eden, we experience shame, hiding, and blaming. In this message from Genesis 3, Pastor Lutzer shows how everyone has a conscience, both conditioned by our surroundings and powerfully influential. Can we be free from a troubled conscience? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

When we lose what we love, we feel our true hunger—one that only God can satisfy. King David was a man who knew his only hope was in his God. In this message, Pastor Lutzer delves into the extraordinary measures God takes to remove any obstacles that hinder our pursuit of Him. Are we God-focused or self-focused? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337.