We instinctively crave vengeance when we're wronged. Matthew 5 reveals a radical path to relational peace. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller unpacks how a cross-shaped disposition completely disarms our persecutors. Witness how a concentration camp survivor could lock hands with her former torturer. 

This is part three of the sermon, "Loving Enemies."

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00:03 – The Pattern of Reciprocal Treatment: Why we do to others as they do to us.
02:25 –True Agape: How divine love seeks the spiritual good of others.
06:26 – Indiscriminate Sun and Rain: Why our Father lavishes grace on the just and unjust.
12:00 – The Ultimate Turning of Cheeks: How Jesus fulfilled non-retaliation.
16:33 – The Ravensbrück Handshake: A staggering moment with a Nazi guard.
21:16 – The Universal Ledger: Why only God's justice can unlock forgiveness.

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Even when we can't see God's love for us, He's still with us in all the horrible suffering. Romans 8 says nothing in all of creation can separate us from God's love. In this message, Pastor Lutzer observes seven difficult circumstances that actually gain blessing for us. God's love doesn't just endure—it triumphs.

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Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church in Chicago, where he served as Senior Pastor for 36 years. He is a prolific author of over seventy books. A clear expositor of the Bible, he is the featured speaker on "Running To Win" and "Songs In The Night," with programs broadcasting on over a thousand outlets in the U.S. and across more than fifty countries in seven languages. He and his wife, Rebecca, live in the Chicago area. They have three grown children and eight grandchildren.

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Every temptation and worry is thrown at us to hinder our time with God. When we seek to pray, we often face a battle just like Jesus did in His own desert temptation. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals how the desert serves as a place of conflict, communion, and commitment. Let's find out how dry places can revitalize our faith.

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Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church in Chicago, where he served as Senior Pastor for 36 years. He is a prolific author of over seventy books. A clear expositor of the Bible, he is the featured speaker on "Running To Win" and "Songs In The Night," with programs broadcasting on over a thousand outlets in the U.S. and across more than fifty countries in seven languages. He and his wife, Rebecca, live in the Chicago area. They have three grown children and eight grandchildren.

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Do you wish for more power in your life? Our study in the book of Judges provides a number of warnings about what power can do.

Judges 9:1-57

When your mouth is open, your ears might as well be closed. There’s a time for talking, and a time for listening. And because God gave us two ears and only one mouth, we should probably do a whole lot more of the latter. Stay with us now as Ron moves ahead in his teaching series, “James: A Faith That Works.”  

What does it take to raise kids who won’t become angry and lost?  Today on BOLD STEPS, Mark Jobe reveals how to create a family culture of encouragement and maturity.  Drawing from Scripture and real-life wisdom, we’ll unpack why healthy homes start with intentional parenting.  Learn how to raise the next generation God’s way ... listen to Bold Steps with Pastor Mark Jobe.

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Life in this world is hard, and opposition is real. But the Christian believer has a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. These trials may test our faith, but real faith will be proved genuine in trial. We who love Jesus have joy in the prospect of his coming. And this joy and this hope have power to sustain us in days of darkness.