Jesus was fully human, yet He had no human father. Born to a young, Jewish virgin, His beginnings on Earth were indeed extraordinary. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains three reasons why the virgin birth stands worlds apart from pagan myth—and why it was necessary. Learn why Jesus alone can save us completely.

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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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Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus made several “I am” statements. I am the way, the truth, and the life. I am the vine. I am the door. But the first of these statements, from John chapter six, was “I am the bread of life.” Today, Dr. Ron Jones takes an in-depth look at these words as he moves forward with his series, “Why Jesus? Seven Reasons Why He Is Still The One And Only.”

There are people we just don't get—and every instinct says condemn them. In Matthew 7, Jesus warns that the measure we use gets measured back to us. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller exposes the self-righteous heart that shames and cancels. Discover why Greek pottery holds the secret to ending the cycle of condemnation and judgment.

This is part one of the sermon, "A Heart For Others."

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00:03 – Difficult People: Handling those who push our buttons and vote differently.
02:00 – Unifying Matthew 7: Why Jesus' words aren't just a random cluster of sayings.
07:36 – Ancient Greek Ostraca: How voting on pieces of pottery was shameful.
11:15 – Vicious Cycles: Understanding why condemnation creates a cycle.
14:38 – "Judge Not" Misunderstood: What Jesus really meant in the most quoted verse.
20:20 – Beggars at the Cross: How the cross destroys self-righteousness.

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Dr. Philip Miller is the 17th Senior Pastor of The Moody Church. He is the featured speaker on "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," with programs broadcasting on 700 outlets in the U.S. He and his wife Krista live in Chicago with their four children. Pastor Philip is passionate about proclaiming God's Word, cultivating healthy ministry, and investing in future leaders.

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Dannah Gresh, author and founder of the Christian tween ministry True Girl talks with Wayne Shepherd about her passion to help young girls understand and live with “Pure Freedom”.  (click for more…)

Website:  https://dannahgresh.com

Gresh opens up about grieving the recent loss of a beloved horse and the spiritual lessons she found in that pain, then traces her journey from a childhood dream of being a writer through a period of sexual sin in a relationship as a young Christian woman, and how healing from that shame at 26 became the foundation for a ministry helping girls escape their own "pits of shame." She recounts how a divine prompting to pray for Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth (rather than resent her) led to a lasting friendship, co-authoring Lies Young Women Believe, and eventually renaming her ministry (originally Secret Keeper Girl) as True Girl amid #MeToo-era concerns about secrecy. The conversation covers the ministry's growth — reaching 130 countries and hundreds of thousands of listeners — its focus on empowering parents (especially moms) to guide daughters through cultural pressures like early sexualization and gender confusion, and Gresh's core conviction that regular engagement with Scripture is the most powerful antidote to anxiety, depression, and cultural confusion in kids' lives. The interview closes with a mention of her husband's parallel ministry for boys, Born to Be Brave, and a plug for her new book, Lies Girls Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free.

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