Running To Win on Oneplace.com

By Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer

Religion & Spirituality Christianity

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Running the race of life is hard. But with the Bible front and center and a heart to encourage, trusted pastor, Erwin Lutzer takes you on a journey into the Word to help you make it across the finish line.

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God At War, Part 2 of 2 (Wh...

12.07.2021

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Whether you’re a Christian or not, what’s hindering you from doing what God wants you to do? You cannot stay neutral in the battle of two kingdoms. Satan tried to prevent Christ from ...

Running To Win on Oneplace.com episodes:

12.07.2021 God At War, Part 2 of 2 (What Is God Up To?) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Whether you’re a Christian or not, what’s hindering you from doing what God wants you to do? You cannot stay neutral in the battle of two kingdoms. Satan tried to prevent Christ from ...
12.06.2021 God At War, Part 1 of 2 (What Is God Up To?) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Does it look to you like Satan and evil is winning? You can’t play both sides or even be neutral in the battle between good and evil. But all of Satan’s supposed gains ...
12.03.2021 The Casualty Of Mankind, Part 2 of 2 (What Is God Up To?) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Because you are created in the image of God, you need a sense of dignity, a feeling that you have value in the universe. You might have counted on others’ opinions or what ...
12.02.2021 The Casualty Of Mankind, Part 1 of 2 (What Is God Up To?) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Nobody, whether it is an angel or a human being, can ever profit from rebellion against God. Sin is always counterproductive. You might not see the negative consequences right away, but the result ...
12.01.2021 Lucifer's Greatest Blunder, Part 2 of 2 (What Is God Up To?) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When God created the universe, everything was in perfect harmonyuntil one angel named Lucifer made a big mistake. In pride, he tried to steal glory from God. No matter who you are, it’s ...
11.30.2021 Lucifer's Greatest Blunder, Part 1 of 2 (What Is God Up To?) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Everything that you have, whether it’s your physical appearance or your wealth and ability, is all derived from God’s loving, generous hand. Yet it’s so easy to forget that there’s nothing you have ...
11.29.2021 When God Was Alone, Part 2 of 2 (What Is God Up To?) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The greatest sin that you can commit is to ignore God. The heaven of the heavens cannot contain the Lord. He’s created the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, and the galaxies. ...
11.26.2021 When God Was Alone, Part 1 of 2 (What Is God Up To?) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The most important thing about you is what you think of God. How you explain the pain and suffering in the world is directly tied to your view of God. In fact, God ...
11.25.2021 Why Thanksgiving Changes Everything, Part 2 of 2 (Single Sermon) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Do you wonder why people who Believe in Jesus Christ are told to give thanks in everything. Some wonder, Does this mean I’m to be thankful for calamity? In this message, you’ll sharpen ...
11.24.2021 Why Thanksgiving Changes Everything, Part 1 of 2 (Single Sermon) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Is it difficult to be content with what you have this Thanksgiving or any other day of the year? The Bible tells us to give thanks in everything. Does this mean you must ...
11.23.2021 The Word Of God Has Visited Us, Part 2 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Do you feel under pressure by all the needs and expectations upon you? You might think that your greatest need is to repair your crumbling marriage, to get out of financial ruin, or ...
11.22.2021 The Word Of God Has Visited Us, Part 1 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Well, you know that’s your religion, but I have my own spirituality. This sentiment doesn’t account for the voice of God from outside yourself. In fact, your whole life is based upon the ...
11.19.2021 The Word Of God Helps Us Pray, Part 2 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Is God worth ten minutes of your time in the morning or fifteen minutes? If you ever wonder what to say when you pray, try praying scriptures back to God. Praying Scripture is ...
11.18.2021 The Word Of God Helps Us Pray, Part 1 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The stress of life can get you down. Pressures and trials can drain your joy. But the average Christian prays only five minutes a day. What’s the meaning, value, and practice of prayer? ...
11.17.2021 The Word Of God Transforms Us, Part 2 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When you mention meditation to some people, they envision an eastern mystic or a guru. But meditation in the Scriptures is entirely different, and it’s crucial for you to let the Word of ...
11.16.2021 The Word Of God Transforms Us, Part 1 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Meditation sometimes brings mysticism to mind. Biblically, however, meditation is not merely a calming exercise. It forms you to follow the path that God has for you. Psalm 1 speaks about two men, ...
11.15.2021 The Word Of God Blesses Us, Part 2 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Does going to church on Sunday morning feel rushed? How do you practically prepare before, during, and after the service? When you come to hear the Word of God, you are listening for ...
11.12.2021 The Word Of God Blesses Us, Part 1 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Have you listened to a sermon or read Scripture without your soul being stirred? When your heart doesn’t respond, how can you prevent self-deception? Receiving instruction from God’s Word helps you to hear ...
11.11.2021 The Word Of God Teaches Us, Part 2 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Is God’s Word sufficient when I feel powerless or hopeless? You might be facing difficulties that sap your joy. Only by focusing on the Word of God can you have lasting joy that ...
11.10.2021 The Word Of God Teaches Us, Part 1 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Do you ever wonder if there’s enough evidence to believe in God? In this message, you’ll think through the honest questions skeptics have about God’s Word. In Psalm 19, the descriptions of the ...
11.09.2021 The Word Of God Converts Us, Part 2 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Do you struggle to focus on prayer and Bible reading when you’re stressed or distracted by technology? Are you new to Bible reading or want to pass it on to your friends and ...
11.08.2021 The Word Of God Converts Us, Part 1 of 2 (Changed By The Word) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Why haven’t you started reading the Bible? It could be that you have different beliefs, you’ve lapsed in the faith, or you’re a Christian struggling to see the relevance of the Bible. Despite ...
11.05.2021 When The Answer Disappoints, Part 2 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Faith sometimes changes your circumstances. Sometimes it doesn’t. Is it ok to have doubts and be disappointed with the answer? Faith always leads to ultimate victory, but it may not change your immediate ...
11.04.2021 When The Answer Disappoints, Part 1 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 If you were to ask why so many Christians are cynical, they would tell you some story about how God did not intervene when they needed him. Many people have long-term health issues. ...
11.03.2021 When The Answer Is Denied, Part 2 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When you’re in need, you naturally pray for God to provide. Sometimes the answer is no. How you react to that kind of ongoing burden is crucial. In this message, you receive life- ...
11.02.2021 When The Answer Is Denied, Part 1 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Why should I bother praying when God doesn’t seem to answer? Have you ever begged God to remove a difficulty in your life? Paul did, and the Lord said no. It’s tough taking ...
11.01.2021 When The Answer Is Disaster, Part 2 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Do you ever feel perplexed when injustice seems to be winning? Where’s God when evil seems overwhelming? The prophet Habakkuk had the same issuecomplaints which belong in today’s news. Evildoers were having a ...
10.29.2021 When The Answer Is Disaster, Part 1 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Our nation seems to be heading in a downward spiral. It’s like the scenario painted by Habakkuk the prophet: things were bad and getting worse. He was asking God Where are You? In ...
10.28.2021 When The Answer Is Disguised, Part 2 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When God answers prayer in ways we don’t expect, we’re reminded that we need Him more than the answers. We must make sure our relationship with God is strong, realizing that knowing Him ...
10.27.2021 When The Answer Is Disguised, Part 1 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Prayer is often mysterious. We’re commanded to ask in faith, without doubting. But the answers sometimes come from unexpected directions, even unrelated to our specific request. In this message, we learn about answers ...
10.26.2021 When The Answer Is Delayed, Part 2 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 God gave Abraham promises that would not come to pass for hundreds of years. Next time you feel like God is a bit slow to answer your prayers, remember that His scale of ...
10.25.2021 When The Answer Is Delayed, Part 1 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When we pray for something, we hope for a quick response from God. But God has His own timeline which is not always in sync with ours. How do we handle prayers that ...
10.22.2021 When The Promises Don't Work, Part 2 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer ) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When we pray, there’s a bigger purpose at work than we realize. For us, getting the answer is all-consuming. For God, developing our character is the real objective. In this message, we learn ...
10.21.2021 When The Promises Don't Work, Part 1 of 2 (The Triumph Of Unanswered Prayer ) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 It happens again and again. A child is at death’s door, and even after urgent prayer, the child dies anyway. Where was God? When prayer is not answered as we’d like, many simply ...
10.20.2021 Making A Difference Where You Are, Part 2 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 In our day, the family is on life support. It’s up to Christians to be an example of the value and power of a godly family. Keeping our kids from moral harm is ...
10.19.2021 Making A Difference Where You Are, Part 1 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 You need resources to defend your children and their futures, especially against the threat of sexual predators. In an age of immorality, we must respond with common sense steps to guide our children.
10.18.2021 Countering The Culture, Part 2 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 A solid defense against the godless agenda of our age begins with some definite action steps. Let’s continue examining practical instructions for parents. Get equipped and guide your children through this cultural moment.
10.15.2021 Countering The Culture, Part 1 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 There are forces active today that want to corrupt your kids, redefine marriage, and change the family. A rising tide of media filth, immorality, and political correctness threatens the foundations of our society.
10.14.2021 Your Family: Root, Stem, And Branches, Part 2 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 We feel the impact of our fathers for our whole lifetime. King David let bad situations fester in his family until the poison burst out in civil strife. Let’s learn from the mistakes ...
10.13.2021 Your Family: Root, Stem, And Branches, Part 1 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 How have you experienced the effects of a father’s influencefor good or bad? Israel’s King David was a great leader, a man after God’s own heart. But he was a lousy father. The ...
10.12.2021 A Destructive Secret, Part 2 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 If your family is in trouble, it’s not too late to cleanse the wounds and let the healing begin. Even though David was a poor father, God still blessed him, and that is ...
10.11.2021 A Destructive Secret, Part 1 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 It’s all too easy to get lost in binging shows and scrolling for hours that we forget our kids are being raised in this culture. Addictions and immoral media corrupt our souls. As ...
10.08.2021 A Father's Long Shadow, Part 2 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Families are like chains: they break at the weakest link. And when that broken link is dad, the family is in serious trouble. That happened with King David. He was a mighty warrior ...
10.07.2021 A Father's Long Shadow, Part 1 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Much of the anguish in today’s families can be traced to fractured relationships between fathers and their children. Can we open those clenched fists and hearts, restoring both dialogue and love? Can we ...
10.06.2021 The Mystique Of Motherhood, Part 2 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Some think ideal women have perfect hair or complexions. But we should forget the airbrushed profiles and focus instead on the Bible’s description of a truly godly woman. The ideal mom, exemplified in ...
10.05.2021 The Mystique Of Motherhood, Part 1 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Motherhood is key to a nation’s survival since mothers bear and train the next generation. The Bible exalts mothers, giving them principles by which they can fulfill their role. Motherhood is a vital ...
10.04.2021 Miles Apart In The Same House, Part 2 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Many marriages begin happily, but quickly descend into conflict. We display the hidden rebellion that’s marked all of us since Adam and Eve. God has a solution to humanity’s deepest problems; He can ...
10.01.2021 Miles Apart In The Same House, Part 1 of 2 (Reclaiming The Family) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When the family breaks down, culture itself breaks down. Single-parent homes face enormous obstacles. But there is a resource that can prevent marriages from shattering, and it comes to us from the finished ...
09.30.2021 The King Invites Us To Reign With Him, Part 2 of 2 (The King Is Coming) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Do you ever wonder what eternity will be like? The best description we have is that of the Holy City, the New Jerusalem. Here, the saints will enjoy perfect health, holy unity, and ...
09.29.2021 The King Invites Us To Reign With Him, Part 1 of 2 (The King Is Coming) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 After the Millennium, heaven will literally descend to earth in the form of the New Jerusalem. This spectacular city will be the forever home of the redeemed from all the ages. It’s what ...

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