Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 31, 2012 The love of money is the root of all evil. Christians running the race of life frequently get tripped up by issues of money and those issues revol
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 30, 2012 Not all of us can win the hundred-meter dash. But all of us can run to the best of our ability. That is all a coach can expect. For every track star i
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 27, 2012 We are not all made the same. Some are more talented than others. But all believers run lifes race toward a heavenly goal. We have all been given gi
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 26, 2012 At the racetrack, coaches watch their athletes, stopwatches in hand. Because for a runner, time is how victory is measured. The same is true for Chris
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 25, 2012 In a race, no time can be wasted. Runners pace themselves, knowing that winners only win by a fraction of a second. For Christians running lifes rac
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 24, 2012 There is a rising tide of addictions in our land as substance abuse and sexual obsessions destroy people every day. Today join us for a face-to face c
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 23, 2012 It is disorienting to lose your way when running a race. Just so, life itself is disoriented when we go astray from God. The key principle? Get back
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 20, 2012 In a cross-country race, it is possible to get lost...to lose track of where you should be. You need help to find your way back. And, people who have
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 19, 2012 Power, that is what a lot of tired runners wish they had more of as they round the final turn on the Olympic racetrack. Believers need power as well:
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 18, 2012 As we believers run the race of life, we get weary. Energy runs low, it does not seem like we will make it for another lap. That is when we need a so
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 17, 2012 Life is a race toward a goal. For the Christian, that goal is pleasing God, and enjoying His eternity. Toward that, we run, but Satan the destroyer wa
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 16, 2012 Life is a race toward a goal. For the Christian, that goal is pleasing God, and enjoying His eternity. Toward that, we run, but Satan the destroyer wa
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 13, 2012 Some of us run lifes race. Others jog, some walk. But those who have been abused can hardly put one foot in front of the other. Memories of abuse
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 12, 2012 Abuse: verbal, physical, sexual. It leaves wounds that must be healed before anyone can run lifes race freely. Both abusers and the abused live wi
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 11, 2012 After the races final turn, a runner far back in the pack loses hope. There is no way he can ever break the tape. People who have addictions feel th
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 9, 2012 Some athletes use drugs to get that competitive edge. But short-term gain is followed by long-term ruin. So it is in the battle for our minds. Psych
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 6, 2012 There is a war on, but it is not being fought with guns. The stakes are high, and like it or not, everyone is on the front lines. It is the battle for
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 5, 2012 So, friend, what is your besetting sin? Many Christians are weighed down with sins they cannot seem to stop committing. And so they run lifes race
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 4, 2011 Sin is a weight that drags down a Christian as he or she tries to run lifes race. It is a weight we can well be rid of. But some sins take the form
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 3, 2012 Get rid of the extra weight and the sin that besets you! That is the Bibles word for those who want to run lifes race, and win. Nothing beats
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: January 2, 2012 The Bible correlates life to a racetrack. Heaven is the audience. Believers wait at the starting line, commanded to run well, but you cannot run well
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 30, 2011 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. I have the keys of Death and of Hades The glorified Jesus spoke these wo
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 29, 2011 Is Gods will elusive? Does He try to make it hard to find? As the new year dawns, what lies ahead in the plan of God? The best advice: take one st
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 23, 2011 The people of Jesus day were under the rule of the Roman Empire, eager for anyone to deliver them from Caesars yoke. Thats why some saw in Jesus
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 22, 2011 In a Nazareth synagogue, Jesus opened a scroll of Isaiah the prophet and began to read. A hush fell over the audience. He read of good news for the p
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 20, 2011 In general, kings do not perform the role of servants. They have a retinue of people whose sole job it is to serve the kings needs. Jesus will retu
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 16, 2011 Americans have little use for kings. Kings have absolute rule ..thats why we declared independence in 1776. Kings have a total claim on peoples
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 15, 2011 When light hits a diamond, the facets reflect brilliantly. We see flashes of color in the radiance of the pure white core. Like a diamond, the purity
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 14, 2011 Soon well celebrate the central event in human history...the coming of Jesus Christ to live among us. While Christians can now enjoy the benefits
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 13, 2011 December 25th was not the day Jesus was born, but it is the date set aside for us to honor that birth. For Mary His mother, that birth began a long p
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 12, 2011 Soon well celebrate the central event in human history...the coming of Jesus Christ to live among us. While Christians can now enjoy the benefits
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 9, 2011 Theres a time coming which could not be visualized even with the best high-tech computer graphics software ever devised. The return of Jesus to this
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 7, 2011 The Greek word is ekklesia, the called-out ones. In English, the word is church, and if you believe in Jesus, youre called-out. Youre
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 6, 2011 The Greek word is ekklesia, the called-out ones. In English, the word is church, and if you believe in Jesus, youre called-out. Youre
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 5, 2011 If you examine the evidence, its clear the devil is having a field day. Evil is running rampant worldwide .for now. A day is coming when a long-de
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: December 1, 2011 Angels often appeared in Bible times with words from God to His people. Also, angels brought Gods judgment. In doing Gods bidding, angels have be
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 30, 2011 When light hits a diamond, the facets reflect brilliantly. We see flashes of color in the radiance of the pure white core. Like a diamond, the purity
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 29, 2011 Merchants love Christmas because a huge portion of their annual sales are rung up when we buy gifts for each other. At the mall we are assailed by lig
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 25, 2011 The big difference between those who know Christ and those who do not is that those who do have a glorious future ahead. Jesus will return one day to
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 24, 2011 We live in the now and we remember the past. What is yet to come is unknown to us, but we can know where we are headed. Christians do not need crystal
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 23, 2011 The relationship between Christ and His church is so intimate that only a wedding can picture it. One day, that wedding is coming. Jesus will be unite
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 22, 2011 The church consists of all who have ever believed in Jesus and become members of His body here on earth. Local churches come in many flavors, but ther
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 21, 2011 The Greek word is ekklesia, the called-out ones. In English, the word is church, and if you believe in Jesus, you are called-out. You are
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 18, 2011 If you examine the evidence, it is clear the devil is having a field day. Evil is running rampant worldwide,but this dominion is only temporary. A da
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 17, 2011 Some religions have two equal and opposing forces in control of the universe. Christianity is not among them. God is in total control, even over anyt
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 16, 2011 If the devil tempted us in a red suit with horns and a pitchfork, we would laugh. But the real devil is clothed as an angel of light. Even Christians
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 15, 2011 Angels often appeared in Bible times with words from God to His people, but angels also brought Gods judgment. In doing Gods bidding, angels have
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 14, 2011 You cannot see them, but they can see you. Angels are ministering spirits, sent to watch over those who believe in Jesus. Angels serve God. Organized
