Running To Win - 15 Minute Edition

Satan is a liar, appealing to our deepest desires. By heeding the serpent’s lies and eating the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve fell into sin and its consequences. Since that first rebellion, people have created many false religions. In this message, we catch a glimpse into how Satan’s mind operates, thinks, and strategizes to catch us in his traps. False religions can seem appealing until God’s truth exposes their deadly lies.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

What could God do with a rebellious angel and where do we fit? Though their doom is sure, Satan and his demons aim to take as many people as possible to hell with them and derail believers in their life’s race. In this message, we’ll continue to explore five limitations God has given the devil. Unlike eternally fallen angels, God offers us, in our rebellion, full atonement through the blood of Christ.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Every one of us belongs to God’s kingdom or Satan’s. Since the devil’s infamous start in the Garden of Eden, he’s been blinding the minds of unbelievers and targeting believers. In vivid Old Testament word-pictures, we discover the origins of Satan, an angel of light who became God’s archenemy. In this message, we’ll begin to explore five limitations from God that guarantee the devil’s doom. If we’ve ever been in Satan’s kingdom, we must let God do in us what only God can do.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Christians face an adversary whose accusations can intimidate or deceive. He’s called the devil, the prince of darkness. But you have a defense attorney, the Lord Jesus—your advocate before the Father. Let’s begin a probing look at Satan’s rise and fall.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

The Christian life is one of joy and one of suffering. Faith leads to the ultimate victory, but it may not change your earthly circumstances. The trial of your faith is more precious than any temporary riches. In this message, you’ll learn to be content with the God to whom we pray. If you live this way, you also will belong with the heroes of faith who went on to die without seeing all the promises fulfilled in this life.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Many people pray for years, asking God for deliverance from appalling situations. Even so, faith is ultimately not about getting what you want; faith accepts what God gives you. Even when you don’t see a miracle in this life, the Lord never stops doing a good work in you. In this message, you’ll find hope by committing yourself to God and leaving the decision with him. God is fully aware of your needs and what’s best for you.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

One of the deepest disappointments anyone could feel has to do with divine healing. When you see a child suffer or a young mother die of cancer, it’s natural to wonder whether you can go on believing. Has God answered your prayer with an ongoing “no”? In this message, you’ll clarify four facts about faith that’ll help you to get perspective, to keep believing, and to honor God. Your faith in the Lord Jesus can last even through life’s greatest disappointments.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

How is God’s grace sufficient for a heavy loss like the death of a loved one or a divorce? Your reaction to final answer of “no” is vital. Unless God grants grace to trust Him, it will be impossible to carry or accept on your own. In this message, you’ll take away life-changing truths about burdens too heavy for you. Remember: even weighty “no” answers are still answers.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Do you have tendency to grin and bear it when God doesn’t answer your prayers? God doesn’t call you to a stoic response. God’s grace shines brightest through your weakness. In this message, you’ll identify the features of Paul’s triumphant prayer: the request, God’s reply, and Paul’s response. What difference will God’s sufficient grace make for you when the answer is “no”?    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

If someone doesn’t pray regularly, it’s probably due to some unanswered prayer. You have a choice when the answer to your prayer is a clear “no.” You can become resentful, or the answer can increase your faith. In this message, you’ll ask relevant questions about Paul’s thorn in the flesh—one of the best examples of triumph in unanswered prayer. What might God give you that’s better than what you asked of Him?    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

When disaster strikes, some view prayer as merely positive thoughts or energy. Don’t be stuck in that low view of prayer. Habakkuk and Joseph lived in tumultuous times like these. They both journeyed from frustration to the calm assurance that God is in charge. In this message, you can be delivered to a new perspective of faithful commitment to God amid any disaster. Imagine what would happen if you committed yourself to God with total abandon.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

There are so many issues to be anxious about: failing in your work or studies, providing enough for your family, or the overall state of the nation. In Habakkuk’s day, evildoers were having a field day in Israel. In this message, you’ll recount the truths that God is in control, He’s been faithful from the beginning, and He cares. You too can put your confidence in God because there’s neither trouble that befalls you nor authority over you unless it’s given from above.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

How do you praise God when calamity is raging? Do you deny it, accept it, or what? The prophet Habakkuk’s dialogs with God show a man wrestling with how God could seemingly be out of touch with how tough things were. In this message, you’ll arrive at two fundamental conclusions about God. Let’s get to the heart of the prophet’s complaint as we learn to truly praise during dark times.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Where is God when injustice, poverty, exploitation, fraud, and disasters come? America and the world today seem to be heading from bad to worse. In Habakkuk’s day, he prayed for deliverance and was sent disaster. In this message, you’ll listen to the prophet’s prayer, perplexity, and his posture amid disaster. If you’re feeling perplexed about God and His ways in the world, He hasn’t abandoned His sovereignty. He’s with you still.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Do you struggle to develop habits in your time alone with God? Knowing the Lord in prayer is far more vital than getting what you want from Him. As you know God more, your passion for Him will increase and your desire for sin will decrease. In this message, you’ll ponder five choices that develop intimacy with the Lord during your quiet time. You can come boldly to the throne of grace even when the answer is disguised.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

As you mature as a Christian, you’ll find prayer shifting from asking for things to asking for God.   That’s why answers to prayers are often more than you could ask or imagine. In this message, you’ll identify what makes faith sure: the right object, the right motivation, and the right process. God wants a relationship with you that transcends the daily details that seem so crucial.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Prayer is something of a mystery. The answers sometimes come from unexpected directions, even unrelated to what you requested. When you think your prayers are unanswered, you may have received an answer in disguise. In this message, you’ll make the paradigm shift in your prayers from the mentality of “getting” to the mindset of relationship. When you pray, God might not give you the initial request, but instead, give you Himself in the middle of all the hurt.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Can believers expect guidance or physical healing on demand? When waiting on God feels like forever, eternity is exactly what you need to keep in mind. In this message, you’ll be provoked to pray even more when God delays His answers. Like the heroes of faith, you can begin to anticipate and “live in light of” the eternal city of God. Your confidence in God answering prayer is based on so much more than your ability to “pray right.”    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Next time you feel like God is a bit slow in answering your prayers, remember: His scale of time is bigger than yours. He has a larger agenda. God gave Abraham promises that would not come to pass for hundreds of years. Abraham died before any were fulfilled. In this message, you’ll unlock key principles of Abraham’s faith. He believed in the invisible over against the visible, and he knew this world was not his home. What are you trusting in, if not God’s ultimate plan?   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Are you asking God for guidance, but the answer is delayed? Abraham, a man of faith who followed God’s leading, never saw the complete fulfillment of God’s promises to him. He believed in the future God had for him, against the present. In this message, you’ll gain a larger perspective on prayer when you’re not exactly sure where you’re going. As you wait, what’s keeping you from taking that next step of faith?   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)