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There are four levels of thankfulness to help us mature in our love and fellowship with God and others. Listen to this message to find out what they are.

This message was preached on November 23, 1975, at the Moody Church in Chicago, IL, when Dr. Wiersbe served as the Senior Pastor.

Scripture Reference: Luke 10:1-24

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God uses each generation to accomplish His purposes. But with each new generation comes a new set of problems. In Genesis we see Isaac’s family starting out as a devoted, spiritual, and happy family. But as the story progressed, his family ended up divided, carnal, and tragic. Warren Wiersbe explains what we can learn from the mistakes made by Isaac’s family.

This message was first preached at The Moody Church in Chicago, IL on August 3, 1975. For more information, visit Wiersbe.com.

God promises to make our paths straight, not necessarily easy, when we trust in Him. But even when we trust Christ as our Savior, we will still need guidance in knowing and practicing the His will. In order for God to guide us, Warren Wiersbe explains, there are three conditions we must meet first.

This message was first preached at The Moody Church in Chicago, IL on July 27, 1975. For more information, visit Wiersbe.com.

The resurrection of Jesus is more than just an event in history. The death, burial, and resurrection of Christ has meaning for each of us today. If we understand what it means to be married and buried with Christ, we’ll understand what it means to live the vibrant and victorious life God wants us to live.

This message was first preached on March 26, 1978, Easter Sunday at the Moody Church in Chicago, IL. For more information, visit Wiersbe.com.

Isaac, Jacob, and Esau represent three different ways of life. Isaac was an ordinary man with strong faith, Jacob wrestled with God, and Esau rejected spiritual things to follow the world. God wants us to live the kind of life He planned for us. When we accept Jesus in faith, He has abundant grace for us.

This message was originally preached at The Moody Church in Chicago, IL. For more information, visit Wiersbe.com.

The book of Hebrews was written to Christians who were becoming distracted by the world and taking their eyes off of Jesus. We must keep looking on Jesus by faith through the Word of God because worldly distractions lead to dangers, disappointments, and defeats.

This message was preached on January 25, 1976 at The Moody Church in Chicago, IL.

Scripture Passages: Matthew 14:22—33, Luke 5:1—11, John 21:3—23, Hebrews 12:1—2

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Culture tells us to have a “me first” mentality, but Jesus taught us to love and put others first. We are to deny ourselves and focus on others because love always says, “you first.”

Warren Wiersbe encourages us to be strengthened in who we are in Christ and to remember that if Jesus had put Himself first, He would have never left heaven to die for us.

This message was first delivered at The Moody Church in Chicago, IL on May 7, 1978.

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We often view heaven as the place we are going to go after we have the best time possible on Earth—even believers often think this. But Jesus had a different view of life on Earth for His followers. He wants the fact that we are going to heaven to be a motivating factor in how we live our lives. He wants us to be unselfish, worry-free, and united in fellowship to show the world the love of God.

This message was preached on August 3, 1978 at the Moody Church in Chicago, IL.

This message was first preached and broadcast on the radio by Back to the Bible.

Warren Wiersbe talks about the furnaces of life, as he leads us from the Book of 1 Peter. We'll discover some of the reasons why God permits us to go through trials. We'll also receive some wonderful assurances that will carry us through times of suffering.

Our values in life determine what we do. As believers, our greatest priority must be the Word of God because when we love the Word of God, we are loving Jesus—the living Word. When we make the Bible the most important thing in our lives, God gives great blessings.

This message was first preached on January 4, 1976 at the Moody Church in Chicago, IL.