Running To Win - 15 Minute Edition

Imagine all God can do through someone solely focused on God’s will. Paul’s determination to settle a church split in Jerusalem drove him into hardship, and eventually, to a defining trial in Rome. In this message, we consider Paul’s determination. Are we willing to do what is right even when harm is seemingly inevitable? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

What does the cross mean to us? When Jesus affirmed and critiqued the seven churches in Revelation, the preaching of the cross was at stake. In this message, we take an honest look at the early church and ours today. After all, it is the cross that defines Christians’ lives both publicly and privately.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Wherever the Gospel has gone, light has burst forth into that culture. But sometimes the light is extinguished. In this message, we explore further lessons from the seven churches in Revelation. For any church to continue, its size and influence cannot be as important as its character. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

The continuation of the church always depends on its message. Take a tour of the sites of the seven churches of Revelation in what is now Turkey. All of them are gone. In this message, we review nine lessons from the church in Ephesus. What will it cost us to follow the message of the cross? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

The Gospel is controversial, impacting even culture and business. The early church at Ephesus stood against worshiping the goddess Artemis, which affected the city’s silversmith business. In this message from Acts 19, we assess how the Ephesian church was founded. What happens when the Gospel impacts commerce and culture?  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

How do our vocations bring glory to God? In ancient Corinth, Paul and his friends exemplified the Gospel in the work of their hands. In this message, we learn further truths from Corinth about facing opposition to the Gospel. When doctors, lawyers, teachers, and businesspeople live out the Gospel with integrity, the world is turned upside down.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

The Church has always struggled with its relationship to the world. Many New Testament churches were wiped out by the enemies of the Gospel. In this message, we pause to consider how this may have happened in ancient Corinth. When the Gospel is truly and fully preached, God works.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Imagine you’re a missionary like the apostle Paul, sent where the Gospel has never been heard. How would you begin? In this message, we note three ways we can minimize the foundation of the Gospel. The church cannot afford to compromise the one message upon which it’s founded and holds together. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Where churches once flourished, many have been replaced with mosques or have been destroyed. Yet in the godless city of Corinth, Paul laid a healthy foundation for a lasting church. In this message, we’re invited to consider what causes a church to last despite hardship. We cannot presume that any given congregation will continue.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Where can we find God amid our heartaches and tragedies? The Apostle Paul told the Athenians, in a city saturated with idols, that the one true God is not far from us. In this message, we are reassured of God’s nearness. It’s time we heeded the One in whom we live, breath, and have our being.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

How do we shine the light of Christ in a complex culture? Paul used the beliefs and culture of the Athenians to explain the real God, the real essence of man, and the very real need of salvation Christ offers. In this message, we explore three responses to the Gospel. In the power of the Spirit, we can shine like Paul did on Mars Hill.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

People have always made idols. Paul discussed the one true God with a group of philosophers on a granite hill facing the famous Acropolis with its temples to pagan gods. In this message, we identify the oldest idol anyone’s worshipped. We still are making idols today.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

People have always made idols. Paul discussed the one true God with a group of philosophers on a granite hill facing the famous Acropolis with its temples to pagan gods. In this message, we identify the oldest idol anyone’s worshipped. We still are making idols today.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

The explosive power of the Gospel was felt in the first century world. The Holy Spirit began convicting of sin, causing a fearful jailer to ask, “What must I do to be saved?” In this message, we celebrate the power of the Gospel to change even the toughest of hearts—flinging it open like a prison door. God can use opposition to have His will done. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Only God can open our hearts to salvation. Paul and his team preached the Gospel in Philippi, where the Spirit’s power was already at work. In this message, we discover the first of three conditions of our hearts. Much like the Philippians, the first converts in Europe, God Himself can move our hearts from being tortured to tender. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

How do we share the good news in hostile places? Because Paul and Silas believed the Gospel was the power of God, they weren’t intimidated as they moved into new territory. In this first message from a series on Acts, we’re introduced to the courage and the strategy of the early church. The Gospel changes everything.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, globalization is not what it was. How do we interpret the developments of compromised national borders, technological advances in A.I., and economic shifts? In this interview, Pastor Erwin Lutzer rethinks Christian suffering amid a global reset. Like our heroes of the faith, there is still “No Reason to Hide.”  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Many are confused by the current push to become a gender-neutral society. Businesses, parents, and upcoming generations have varying responses to those with a misaligned self-perception and body. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer reflects on the dignity and the image of God in all of us. What does it mean that God made us male and female?  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

Language can be misused to censor thought or even to shape our view of reality. As the church responds to propaganda, the rise of LGBTQ and preferred pronouns, as well as the faith deconstruction movement, we must speak the truth in love. In this interview, Pastor Erwin Lutzer exhorts us to speak up, taking the consequences. We cannot live by lies.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.

What does the Bible teach about Christian unity, diversity, and ethnicity? The radical left would redefine math and history to celebrate diversity. In this interview, we consider the central failure of Critical Race Theory and discuss a biblical view of justice and reconciliation. As Pastor Lutzer says, “We cannot tear apart the church that Jesus died to bring together.” This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.