Running To Win on Oneplace.com

By Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer

Religion & Spirituality Christianity

What's Running To Win on Oneplace.com about?

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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Pleasure: Life On Empty, Pa...

09.24.2020

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 A commercial once said: You only go around once in life. Grab all the gusto you can. This advice, of course, is foolish. In this message, we hear a challenge to a pleasure-mad ...

Running To Win on Oneplace.com episodes:

09.24.2020 Pleasure: Life On Empty, Part 1 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 A commercial once said: You only go around once in life. Grab all the gusto you can. This advice, of course, is foolish. In this message, we hear a challenge to a pleasure-mad ...
09.23.2020 Sexual Freedom: The Poisoned Oasis, Part 2 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 God designed sex for a covenant marriage relationship, not for a succession of one-night stands. In this message we confront the allure of sexual affairs, which poison our souls and undermine our ability ...
09.22.2020 Sexual Freedom: The Poisoned Oasis, Part 1 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Extramarital sex and divorce are choices that can ruin life for all concerned. Too many people, even Christians, ignore the warnings and pay a high price in the long run. The sexual revolution ...
09.21.2020 Pornography: The Soul Defiled, Part 2 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave some pointed teaching on morality, telling those in lust to pluck out their eyes. Jesus was showing the seriousness of sin. In this message, we ...
09.18.2020 Pornography: The Soul Defiled, Part 1 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Since we all have sexual desires, its tempting to satisfy those desires outside of Gods will. In this message, we take a sobering look at the damage done by pornography in our culture, ...
09.17.2020 Alcoholism: Quitting Tomorrow, Part 2 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Like quicksand, alcohol draws in its victims until they can no longer free themselves. The temptation to drink is best handled by never taking that first sip. In this message we learn why ...
09.16.2020 Alcoholism: Quitting Tomorrow, Part 1 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Alcohol is the tolerated drug, and alcohol abuse is costing our society billions in lost productivity, lost relationships, and lost lives. Too many Christians misuse what they feel is their freedom to drink ...
09.15.2020 Gambling: Don’t Bet On It, Part 2 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 People who watch lottery winners on TV often think their number will come up someday. So, they keep buying a few more tickets. However, gambling is a shortcut, bypassing honest labor. And for ...
09.14.2020 Gambling: Don’t Bet On It, Part 1 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 From lottery tickets to riverboats, gambling spells big trouble. It takes money from those who can least afford it, those hoping for a big break. Some say they would never gamble. Yet the ...
09.11.2020 Greed: The Heart Revealed, Part 2 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Most of us have too much stuff. In our greed we look at our neighbors, note their possessions, and say, I need everything they have. Greed is insidious, and unless its put to ...
09.10.2020 Greed: The Heart Revealed, Part 1 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Greed says, I want more. Greed is the first of the seven secret snares that Pastor Lutzer is exposing. It lies like a serpent within our souls, and it wants to destroy us. ...
09.09.2020 Welcome To The War, Part 2 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Satan tries to derail our walk with God. He appeals to natural desires and gets us to fulfill them in destructive ways. In this message we learn more about a war from which ...
09.08.2020 Welcome To The War, Part 1 of 2 (Seven Snares Of The Enemy) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 We face temptations every day. They draw us away from God and toward destructive choices that can ruin our lives, families, and futures. We must shake off complacency, realizing were in a state ...
09.07.2020 The Prodigal Who Came Home, Part 2 of 2 (Prodigals) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The Bibles famous prodigal son demanded his inheritance and spent it all in a big hurry. Reduced to eating with pigs, he knew he needed to come home and face the father he ...
09.04.2020 The Prodigal Who Came Home, Part 1 of 2 (Prodigals) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Many parents have heavy hearts, knowing that a son or daughter is far away from them, and from God. A famous Bible story gives hope to all parents of prodigal children. In this ...
09.03.2020 The Prodigal Who Didn’t Come Home, Part 2 of 2 (Prodigals) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 As part of a classic dysfunctional family, Absalom rebelled against his father David. He went his own way and ended up losing his life. The story is in the Bible for us to ...
09.02.2020 The Prodigal Who Didn’t Come Home, Part 1 of 2 (Prodigals) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Why is it that some kids want to leave home and experience what the world has to offer? Often, they end up in ruins, wishing theyd never left. In this message we look ...
09.01.2020 Believing In The Harvest, Part 2 of 2 (Investing For Eternity) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Gods desire is that our giving be cheerful, not driven by a sense that were in trouble if we dont give. He wants our hearts first, and only then our open pocketbooks. Lets ...
08.31.2020 Believing In The Harvest, Part 1 of 2 (Investing For Eternity) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Farmers know its pretty simple: no seeds, no plants. No plants, no vegetables. No vegetables, no harvest. They know all about the laws of sowing and reaping, laws God set in motion a ...
08.28.2020 Invest With Your R.O.I. In Mind, Part 2 of 2 (Investing For Eternity) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Some might see giving generously to the church as a waste. Jesus told a parable exploding this myth once and for all. The bottom line: money given to transform the lives of others ...
08.27.2020 Invest With Your R.O.I. In Mind, Part 1 of 2 (Investing For Eternity) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 While Christians have bank accounts on earth, we also have accounts in heaven. There we lay up treasures where moth and rust do not corrupt. In this message well learn why the long-term ...
08.26.2020 When Giving Less Is More, Part 2 of 2 (Investing For Eternity) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Have you ever considered that God is observing our giving? He sees every area of our lives. Jesus was in the Temple courtyard, watching as the rich made sure the crowds saw them ...
08.25.2020 When Giving Less Is More, Part 1 of 2 (Investing For Eternity) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Its always big news when a wealthy benefactor gives a few million dollars to a college or pays for a new hospital wing. But no one seems to notice a poor person giving ...
08.24.2020 Worship That God Accepts, Part 2 of 2 (Investing For Eternity) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 In the book of Exodus, we read of the building of Gods tabernacle. There we find great detail about everyones contribution, both of time and treasure, to make the project a success. When ...
08.21.2020 Worship That God Accepts, Part 1 of 2 (Investing For Eternity) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Many of us are burdened with debt at the same time as our jobs are in jeopardy. So, what do we do? In this message we begin a series that will show us ...
08.20.2020 People Will Pray, Part 2 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The city of Chicago felt the mighty wind of the Spirit during the days of D.L. Moody, the founder of The Moody Church. Were learning about those special times when God comes to ...
08.19.2020 People Will Pray, Part 1 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 We know that God is always with His people, as Hes promised to be. But there are also times of His special presence in power. These are known as times of revival, when ...
08.18.2020 The Church Is Watchful, Part 2 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Some people are early risers, who do their best work in the morning. Others are night owls, who prefer to sleep in and stay up late. The Bible also talks about people of ...
08.17.2020 The Church Is Watchful, Part 1 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The Christian knows that this present world is not his final home. In First Thessalonians we learn of the glorious return of Jesus to set right all that is wrong, and to take ...
08.14.2020 The Church Is Holy, Part 2 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 There are laws at work in the spiritual universelaws that can neither be debated, nor circumvented. We may claim freedom from the law as believers, thinking we can do as we please. But ...
08.13.2020 The Church Is Holy, Part 1 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 In one sense, we have way too many options to fill our time. A thousand voices demand our attention via radio, TV, movies, and the internet. But developing godly character requires developing our ...
08.12.2020 The Church Takes A Stand, Part 2 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Taking a stand for whats right means going against the prevailing tide. To do this, we need strength from Goda strength that comes from developing a life of prayer. The Apostle Paul modeled ...
08.11.2020 The Church Takes A Stand, Part 1 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Its not always popular to be seen taking a stand. But when God comes in unusual power to a church, we often see courage and resolve that was not there before. In this ...
08.10.2020 A Serving Church, Part 2 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Servants continue to serve others even when those they serve dont appreciate it. They know that God watches their service and is pleased. In this message we learn that a serving church is ...
08.07.2020 A Serving Church, Part 1 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Most people set their priorities in selfish ways. Its unusual when people give others first place. But in ancient Thessalonica, a desire to serve others was evident. Paul commended this church for their ...
08.06.2020 A Living Church, Part 2 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The church in Thessalonica underwent persecution, but nonetheless exhibited the joy of the Lord, despite their trials. Thats what happens when Gods presence is very real, as it is during times of revival. ...
08.05.2020 A Living Church Part 1 of 2 (When God Comes To Church) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 New life comes to a church when revival begins, and there's no doubt we could use a great awakening now. What are the indications that God is making His presence known in a ...
08.04.2020 The Eleventh Commandment Part 2 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Loving God with all our hearts, and our neighbors as ourselves, fulfills the law and pleases our Creator. Obeying this commandment means obeying all ten of the commands God wrote on tablets of ...
08.03.2020 The Eleventh Commandment Part 1 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Written by God on tablets of stone, the Ten Commandments defined proper behavior. Those who know and love God not only follow these ten laws, but on a higher plane, they follow an ...
07.31.2020 The Sin Nobody Sees Part 2 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The sin nobody sees can light fires of lasting conflict. Covetousness, longing for what others have, is a recipe for ongoing discontent. And Gods will for us is to be content. The tenth ...
07.30.2020 The Sin Nobody Sees Part 1 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Theres something in all of us that wants what someone else has. But no matter how many possessions we acquire, we cant take them with us after we die. And this should change ...
07.29.2020 To Tell The Truth Part 2 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Among seven things God hates, the writer of Proverbs lists lying twice. Thats serious for a sin we all commit. Winning in the race of life requires telling the truth. In this message ...
07.28.2020 To Tell The Truth Part 1 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Many people frequently exaggerate, brag, or slander. For some, telling a white lie is okay. But its not okay with God. If what comes out of our mouth is inconsistent with how we ...
07.27.2020 Playing By The Rules Part 2 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Theft is theft, whether large or small. It can be obvious theft, such as robbery; but it can also be hidden theft, such as tax fraud, stealing time, or even not paying back ...
07.24.2020 Playing By The Rules Part 1 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Stealing is on the rise as people say, whats yours is mine. Its more than burglary. People steal from their employers with hardly a second thought. We forget that stealing of any kind ...
07.23.2020 Living With Your Passions Part 2 of 2 (The Ten Commandments To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Its dangerous to get too close to a fire. And its also dangerous to get close to a possible sexual sin. Thats why the seventh commandment teaches us to avoid all forms of ...
07.22.2020 Living With Your Passions Part 1 of 2 (The Ten Commandments To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Each of us has a strong desire for intimacy. But keeping our sex drives under control is one of our biggest challenges. Sex in its proper place is a great gift, while passions ...
07.21.2020 Honor Your Father And Mother Part 2 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Good relationships provide happiness, and bad ones bring sorrow. Despite fragmenting homes, the Bible has a plan for the family, and God calls us to honor our parents. In this message we hear ...
07.20.2020 Honor Your Father And Mother Part 1 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Long ago, God gave the Ten Commandments as a blueprint for living. Our failure to follow commandment number five is a big reason for the dismal state of many families. In this message ...
07.17.2020 The Value Of Life, Part 2 of 2 (The Ten Commandments) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 A central commandment of the Law of God is the prohibition against murder. Yet hundreds of people are killed every year in each of our major cities. Life is cheap and gets cheaper ...

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