Running To Win - 25 Minute Edition

The church’s unique, God-given purpose does not lie in political activism or nationalism. Believers are called first to be ambassadors for Christ to a needy world. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies three different relationships between the flag and the cross. Those who mix the cross and any nation’s flag do a disservice to both. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Jesus commanded us to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God. Is there a clear way to live in both kingdoms? In this message from Matthew 22, Pastor Lutzer asks four questions about America’s history between the church and state. The story of the Christian church revolves around this conflict. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

While politicians compete for position, policies are enacted that contradict the Bible. Thankfully, the cross can do what politics can’t. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares the burden on his heart for our nation. Despite the conflict with our culture, let’s stand confidently for what’s right. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Christians are rightfully uncomfortable within our disintegrating society. The cross has always been at odds with popular culture. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows the five contrasts between the City of Man and the City of God. Governments may rise and fall, but the Gospel will endure despite the battles we face. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Many have never felt the warmth of the Father’s love. Like the prodigal’s father, our Heavenly Father longs to welcome us home. In this message, Pastor Lutzer encourages us to keep our children from moral harm and point them to the Gospel. This is the only message that can keep our souls, and our families, anchored in a culture falling apart. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

In an age of sexual immorality, children are among the most vulnerable to perversion. Where can we find help to defend our children and their futures? In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares common sense steps to help us be counter cultural. We need the Lord’s wisdom to guide our children. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Many of us are looking for ways to guide our children in this cultural moment. God’s Word provides a solid defense against the world’s godless agenda. In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers practical instruction and definite action steps for Christian parents. Whether we are Christians or not, all of us are invited to come home to the Heavenly Father. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Too often, parents will settle for good children, not godly children. They’re not ready for their kids to stand against the worldly culture. In this message from Deuteronomy 6, Pastor Lutzer gives us the first three of fourteen “commandments” all parents must follow to raise not just good kids, but godly kids. How are Christian families counter-cultural? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Everyone is born into a family network. But what if we’re in a family system that is broken like King David’s? In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers five inner resources that enable us to both walk through and rise above the brokenness of any family situation. Let’s deal with unresolved matters before it’s too late. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Everything a parent does—or doesn’t do—will affect the family. Passive fathers have certain characteristics and King David exemplified passivity to an extreme degree. In this message, Pastor Lutzer draws out three lessons from the Bible’s honest portrayal of David’s family. What happens in dysfunctional families if the father is passive? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Cycles of hurt and abuse can be broken. There’s a way forward from the scars, the guilt, and the condemnation we feel to forgiveness and healing. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares three truths about ourselves, about others, and about our view of God. The truth will set us free. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Domestic abuse is a dark secret, destroying family after family. Is there a way to healing and wholeness? In this message from Ephesians 4, Pastor Lutzer gives us the profile of an abuser—how their charming exterior is hiding a violent, destructive secret. God’s Word provides hope for the victim, but also for the abuser. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

The Bible says the sins of the fathers are visited upon the generations to come. King David was a mighty warrior, yet his passivity led to cycles of sin and dysfunction in his family. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies five kinds of fathers with whom we must make peace. Can we break the curse of a father’s negative impact? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Our fathers can bless us, encourage us, diminish us, or curse us. Much of the anguish in today’s families can be traced to fractured relationships between fathers and their children.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

The world’s view of a perfect woman is based on her accomplishments or body type. Have we lost sight of the value of character and wisdom? In this message from Proverbs 31, Pastor Lutzer discusses the virtuous woman who rightly relates to herself and to God. We all, even from the start in the perfect conditions of Eden, stand in need of God’s grace. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Women have complex experiences including singleness, miscarriage, and infertility. No matter our background, we all need wisdom about motherhood. In this message from Proverbs 31, Pastor Lutzer shows the virtuous woman who’s rightly related to her husband and her children. We need God’s grace to reclaim the family. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

When someone attacks us, we want to attack back or run away. What would it take to give up the offense done against us? In this message, Pastor Lutzer illustrates the power of forgiving others in the name of Jesus, and for our own healing. The Bible runs counter to our basic instincts. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Hurting people are susceptible to believing lies about forgiveness: “Does God care about my pain? Will I minimize the offense done against me?” In this message from Romans 12, Pastor Lutzer counteracts the lies through biblical guidance for what we say, feel, and do. God can heal our hearts and our souls. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

It’s never easy to confront a Christian who’s sinned. Yet Jesus taught us how to bring a believer back to repentance and fellowship. In this message, Pastor Erwin Lutzer looks at the end game of reconciliation. As Pastor Lutzer says, “Where there is forgiveness, cleansing, and acceptance, the presence of God is there.” This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

Reconciliation is hard obedience. But we must ask ourselves, “If God forgave me as I have forgiven my enemy, would I be content with that?” In this message from Matthew 18, Pastor Lutzer gives us seven steps of reconciliation. All along the way, Jesus is with us through the process. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337.