Running to Win - 25 Minute Edition

By Pastor Erwin Lutzer

What's Running to Win - 25 Minute Edition about?

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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Running to Win - 25 Minute Edition episodes:

04.18.2024
Freed From Anger–Part 2 of 2
Remembering an insult can cause us to flare up at any relational irritation. Nehemiah faced constant provocation in his work to rebuild Jerusalem’s wall. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers three steps in Nehemiah’s stance toward injustice which can free...
04.17.2024
Freed From Anger–Part 1 of 2
If we’re destroying our relationships, spiritually stagnating, or allowing the enemy a foothold, anger is probably involved. Our anger can damage ourselves and others. In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides three reasons we need to be freed from anger. Why...
04.16.2024
Ending The Denial Game–Part 2 of 2
Only God can help us discover who we really are. Over time, we can become accustomed to denying our reality and who we’ve become. In this message from Psalm 139, Pastor Lutzer outlines three steps to freedom from denial from...
04.15.2024
Ending The Denial Game–Part 1 of 2
We all have unfinished business—shifting blame, avoiding pain, or even living in an illusion. Why are we so willing to live in denial? In this message, Pastor Lutzer addresses the seven symptoms of denial, including emotional numbness, a lack of...
04.12.2024
Making Sense Of Sexuality–Part 2 of 2
What is biblical masculinity? Men are created to be protectors and providers, but they often fall into passivity or domineering. In this message, Pastor Lutzer studies the characteristics of Jesus Himself in His masculinity. Both women and men can experience...
04.11.2024
Making Sense Of Sexuality–Part 1 of 2
Human sexuality is a gift from God. But since the beginning of time, both men and women have experienced confusion and conflict in their roles and sexuality. In this message from Genesis 2, Pastor Lutzer focuses on men’s role in...
04.10.2024
Miles Apart In The Same House–Part 2 of 2
Without communication, there cannot be love. In a broken world that’s tearing apart, we want to hide from each other and ultimately from God. In this message, Pastor Lutzer offers hope to couples, families, and relationships fractured by barriers and...
04.09.2024
Miles Apart In The Same House–Part 1 of 2
It’s not possible to have a happy marriage or family without communicating. To understand the communication barriers we all have, we must visit the Garden of Eden. In this message from Genesis 3, Pastor Lutzer analyzes the roots of sin,...
04.08.2024
Let God Redeem Your Story (Part Three)–2 of 2
Despair is paralyzing. The feeling we are not worthy of God or His love strikes at our position in Christ as His precious child. In this message, Pastor Lutzer warns again the devil’s intentions to cut us off from God’s...
04.05.2024
Let God Redeem Your Story (Part Three)–1 of 2
We all have internal struggles with sin. One major cause of evil is our enemy Satan, who seeks to destroy us. In this message from Mark 5, Pastor Lutzer reveals both the demonic tactics of deception but also Jesus’ power...
04.04.2024
Let God Redeem Your Story (Part Two)–2 of 2
Those who have a conscience can feel shame—that sense of embarrassment when caught in a sinful act. There’s also the painful, unhealthy shame inflicted on victims of abuse. In this message, Pastor Lutzer celebrates how Christ’s righteousness can be applied...
04.03.2024
Let God Redeem Your Story (Part Two)–1 of 2
People often become sexual abusers within dysfunctional families. In King David’s family, “love” was used to cover the violation of Tamar by her half-brother Amnon. In this message from 2 Samuel 13, Pastor Lutzer examines the characteristics of dysfunction to...
04.02.2024
Let God Redeem Your Story (Part One)–2 of 2
Victims of sexual abuse live in a mix of shame and regret, and often with a desire for revenge. But we don’t have to be defined by what happened to us. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows a path to...
04.01.2024
Let God Redeem Your Story (Part One)–1 of 2
Those with sexual abuse in their past often live with fear or repressed anger. Some avoid intimacy or strike out at others, hoping to lessen their pain. In this message from Psalm 147, Pastor Lutzer identifies the first of five...
03.29.2024
Forever Alive–Part 2 of 2
None of us can go into heaven as sinners. Believers share the great hope that we will also be raised from the dead just like Jesus was. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares two vital conclusions about the road to...
03.28.2024
Forever Alive–Part 1 of 2
Everyone faces death. Whether rich or poor, king or peasant, all of us will face that certain day. In this message from 1 Corinthians 15, Pastor Lutzer shares the facts and the necessity of a resurrection for us. For those...
03.27.2024
Jesus Raised For Us–Part 2 of 2
When God raised His Son from death, the wages of sin were proven to be fully paid. But we must also assess our own relationship with Jesus. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows three aspects of Mary Magdalene’s personal experience...
03.26.2024
Jesus Raised For Us–Part 1 of 2
Nothing could withstand Christ’s resurrection power, coming back to life in brilliant glory. But His followers did not know where He had gone. In this message from John 20, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to Mary Magdalene’s journey with Jesus and...
03.25.2024
A Skeptic Who Believed–Part 2 of 2
Doubting Thomas needed proof to believe Jesus was indeed alive. Jesus extended a blessing to those of us who believe without seeing the proof ourselves. In this message, Pastor Lutzer observes three aspects of Thomas’ process from unbelief to belief...
03.22.2024
A Skeptic Who Believed–Part 1 of 2
Is there room for doubt in the Christian faith? Jesus’ followers hid away in an upper room after His devastating death. In this message from John 20, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to a skeptic, Thomas, who faced disappointment in Jesus....
03.21.2024
Resurrected Dreams–Part 2 of 2
Our shattered dream might be a physical illness or a broken family. The two disciples on the road to Emmaus were grieved and did not recognize the resurrected Jesus. In this message, Pastor Lutzer celebrates how Jesus’ presence strangely burned...
03.20.2024
Resurrected Dreams–Part 1 of 2
Disappointment with God is not a new phenomenon for God’s people. When Jesus died, His followers’ dreams died. In this message from Luke 24, Pastor Lutzer shows two ways Jesus speaks into His disciples’ shattered dreams. If Jesus can revive...
03.19.2024
The Keeper Of The Keys–Part 1 of 1
Many attempt to ignore Jesus, but we can’t ignore Him when we die. No one can change their destination after death. In this message from Revelation 1, Pastor Lutzer plunges into a stunning description of the risen and glorified Jesus...
03.18.2024
A Message To This World From Mars–Part 2 of 2
We need hope for what lies beyond the grave. Paul’s discourse in Athens pointed the way to that hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies three different reactions to the risen Christ: mocking, procrastinating,...
03.15.2024
A Message To This World From Mars–Part 1 of 2
The central proof of our faith is Jesus’ resurrection. The city of Athens was filled with false gods, but Paul went to Mars Hill to preach judgment and resurrection. In this message from Acts 17, Pastor Lutzer shares Paul’s in-depth...
03.14.2024
The Day Death Died–Part 2 of 2
When we die as believers, we do so within God’s loving providence, His loving purpose, and His mighty power. The sting of death is absorbed by the sacrifice of Jesus. In this message from John 5, Pastor Lutzer articulates the...
03.13.2024
The Day Death Died–Part 1 of 2
No fear is as daunting as the fear of death. When Jesus finally arrived at His friend Lazarus’ graveside, He spoke this promise: that those who believe in Him will rise again to eternal life. In this message from John...
03.12.2024
The New Testament (Part Two)–2 of 2
The drama of redemption began in the garden of Eden and culminates in the new heavens and new earth. Revelation is the finale to God’s plan. In this message from Revelation 12-22, Pastor Lutzer marks three truths: the great divide,...
03.11.2024
The New Testament (Part Two)–1 of 2
The book of Revelation portrays our Christian hope. We long for the glorious return of Jesus, the resurrection of the dead, the judgments, the Millennial reign, and the eternity which follows. In this message, Pastor Lutzer helps us navigate the...
03.08.2024
The New Testament (Part One)–2 of 2
If the drama of the Scriptures were a play, it would have two acts, the Old and New Testaments. The central theme is that of a sacrifice. In this message, Pastor Lutzer ponders the basis of our redemption: God’s integrity,...
03.07.2024
The New Testament (Part One)–1 of 2
No playwright could dream of a story so wonderful. After years of silence from God, Jesus, the Christ, bursts onto the scene in this drama of redemption. In this message, Pastor Lutzer surveys three ways in Matthew’s genealogy that Christ...
03.06.2024
The Old Testament (Part Two)–2 of 2
God set apart the nation of Israel to bring Him glory among the nations. But the Old Testament recounts how many lost sight of God’s grand purpose. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares three reasons why our lives should be...
03.05.2024
The Old Testament (Part Two)–1 of 2
The Old Testament is made of many genres: prophecy, history, law, and wisdom literature. We should study with those types of categories in mind. In this flyover of the Old Testament, Pastor Lutzer focuses on the Temple periods when God...
03.04.2024
The Old Testament (Part One)–2 of 2
Many Christians feel lost when they open the pages of Scripture. We often struggle to read through the entire Bible, getting stuck in Leviticus. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explores the Bible’s major theme from Creation to Israel’s exile. Let’s...
03.01.2024
The Old Testament (Part One)–1 of 2
Our sins have separated us—all of us—from God. But our Lord put in motion a plan to redeem all who believe in Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection. In this message, Pastor Lutzer leads us on a whirlwind tour from Genesis...
02.29.2024
The King Invites Us To Reign With Him – Part 2 of 2
Imagine enjoying perfect health, holy unity, and unhindered worship, serving God together into “the ages of the ages.” Everything will be good, perfect, and beautiful. In this message, Pastor Lutzer discusses the features and the privileges of the holy city....
02.28.2024
The King Invites Us To Reign With Him – Part 1 of 2
We all long for home. When the New Jerusalem descends from heaven, it will be the forever home of the redeemed from all the ages. In this message, Pastor Lutzer distinguishes what will not be in heaven and who will...
02.27.2024
The King Judges Unbelievers – Part 2 of 2
The Bible teaches that there is an ultimate lake of fire where unbelievers will go. But why will unbelievers be judged this way? In this message from Revelation 20, Pastor Lutzer offers clear teaching on the basis for eternal judgment...
02.26.2024
The King Judges Unbelievers – Part 1 of 2
The idea of final judgment offends many people. They can’t conceive that God would send anyone to an everlasting hell. In this message, Pastor Lutzer takes a sobering look at what the Bible teaches about the final destiny of all...
02.23.2024
The King Reigns In His Kingdom – Part 2 of 2
From bumper stickers to video talks, everybody wants “world peace.” While sin, Satan, and the world’s system seem to prevail, Christians have the hope of Christ’s coming rule. In this message from Revelation 20, Pastor Lutzer identifies key characteristics of...
02.22.2024
The King Reigns In His Kingdom – Part 1 of 2
At the end of the Tribulation, Jesus returns to Earth to rule for 1,000 years. This is the Millennial Kingdom. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains how Jesus establishes His earthly kingdom. Even with unprecedented access to the King of...
02.21.2024
The King Returns To Conquer – Part 2 of 2
Soon Jesus will appear in radiant glory, exerting absolute authority. Descending from heaven, He will slay His enemies with the sword from His mouth and set up His kingdom over the whole earth. In this message from Revelation 19, Pastor...
02.20.2024
The King Returns To Conquer – Part 1 of 2
The return of Jesus in glory will demand the attention of every eye on earth. History will culminate in one spectacular appearance. In this message from Zechariah 14, Pastor Lutzer shows the results of Christ’s bodily return. What will be...
02.19.2024
The King Destroys Nations – Part 2 of 2
The book of Ezekiel prophesies that many nations will come to destroy Israel, led by a nation from the north. God will neutralize this attempt and pour out his judgment on the attackers. In this message, Pastor Lutzer ponders the...
02.16.2024
The King Destroys Nations – Part 1 of 2
Despite having overwhelming military superiority over Israel, this attack will be terminated by the hand of God. He promises to defend his people and destroy the nations that seek their annihilation. This is an amazing story of Bible prophecy which...
02.15.2024
The King Judges Those Left Behind – Part 2 of 2
The Bible tells us that God is long-suffering. He withholds His rightful judgment for a time but not forever. In this message, Pastor Lutzer takes an honest look at what’s ahead for a world that has rejected Jesus. Numerous judgments...
02.14.2024
The King Judges Those Left Behind – Part 1 of 2
While there’s much suffering in our world today, the Great Tribulation will bring unparalleled suffering. When God’s judgment rains down at the end times, people will beg for relief, but still rebel against God. In this message from Matthew 24,...
02.13.2024
The King Tolerates His Rival – Part 2 of 2
In the end times, the world will be controlled by the anti-Christ. But the King of kings will only tolerate a rival for a short season. In this message, Pastor Lutzer ponders three life-changing lessons from Revelation 13: the need...
02.12.2024
The King Tolerates His Rival – Part 1 of 2
The Bible speaks about a future anti-Christ, a great world leader who seeks and receives the worship of mankind. He will deceive the nations and set himself up against the Lordship of Christ. In this message from Revelation 13, Pastor...
02.09.2024
The King Marries His Bride – Part 2 of 2
Weddings are memorable. When the redeemed from every age and every culture gather at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, it will be a dinner like no other. Pastor Lutzer exalts Jesus as the focus of the feast and the...

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Running to Win - 25 Minute Edition episodes:

Freed From Anger–Part 2 of 2

Freed From Anger–Part 1 of 2

Ending The Denial Game–Part 2 of 2

Ending The Denial Game–Part 1 of 2

Making Sense Of Sexuality–Part 2 of 2

Making Sense Of Sexuality–Part 1 of 2

Miles Apart In The Same House–Part 2 of 2

Miles Apart In The Same House–Part 1 of 2

Let God Redeem Your Story (Part Three)–2 of 2

Let God Redeem Your Story (Part Three)–1 of 2

Let God Redeem Your Story (Part Two)–2 of 2

Let God Redeem Your Story (Part Two)–1 of 2

Let God Redeem Your Story (Part One)–2 of 2

Let God Redeem Your Story (Part One)–1 of 2

Forever Alive–Part 2 of 2

Forever Alive–Part 1 of 2

Jesus Raised For Us–Part 2 of 2

Jesus Raised For Us–Part 1 of 2

A Skeptic Who Believed–Part 2 of 2

A Skeptic Who Believed–Part 1 of 2

Resurrected Dreams–Part 2 of 2

Resurrected Dreams–Part 1 of 2

The Keeper Of The Keys–Part 1 of 1

A Message To This World From Mars–Part 2 of 2

A Message To This World From Mars–Part 1 of 2

The Day Death Died–Part 2 of 2

The Day Death Died–Part 1 of 2

The New Testament (Part Two)–2 of 2

The New Testament (Part Two)–1 of 2

The New Testament (Part One)–2 of 2

The New Testament (Part One)–1 of 2

The Old Testament (Part Two)–2 of 2

The Old Testament (Part Two)–1 of 2

The Old Testament (Part One)–2 of 2

The Old Testament (Part One)–1 of 2

The King Invites Us To Reign With Him – Part 2 of 2

The King Invites Us To Reign With Him – Part 1 of 2

The King Judges Unbelievers – Part 2 of 2

The King Judges Unbelievers – Part 1 of 2

The King Reigns In His Kingdom – Part 2 of 2

The King Reigns In His Kingdom – Part 1 of 2

The King Returns To Conquer – Part 2 of 2

The King Returns To Conquer – Part 1 of 2

The King Destroys Nations – Part 2 of 2

The King Destroys Nations – Part 1 of 2

The King Judges Those Left Behind – Part 2 of 2

The King Judges Those Left Behind – Part 1 of 2

The King Tolerates His Rival – Part 2 of 2

The King Tolerates His Rival – Part 1 of 2

The King Marries His Bride – Part 2 of 2