Running To Win - 15 Minute Edition

We’ve all experienced bitterness, heartache, or disappointment. The people of Israel were disillusioned after three days without water in the desert. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows us God’s intention to use the disappointments in life to make us better, not bitter. What if God delights to take the bitter waters and make them sweet? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

The greater our dreams and hopes, the greater the possibility of deep bitterness and disappointment. Imagine Israel’s frustration at discovering a bitter oasis in the desert. In this message from Exodus 15, Pastor Lutzer captures the first of three snapshots of Israel’s journey with God. Why did God lead them to the place of bitterness? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

God doesn’t abandon us, no matter what. Israel was trapped at the Red Sea, but God provided a way of escape. In this message, Pastor Lutzer unpacks three lessons about challenges we face, whether from following God or from our own mistakes. No matter the tight place we’re in, there is still one good move we can make. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Sometimes God delivers us from the day of trouble. Sometimes, He leads us through. In this message from Exodus 14, Pastor Lutzer applies Israel’s predicament at the Red Sea to our daily lives. We might feel our situation is out of our control but we are actually firmly in God’s grasp. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Being cornered is often a place where we learn the most. When the Israelites were about to cross the Red Sea, they realized that Pharaoh and his army were coming to stop them. In this message from Exodus 14, Pastor Lutzer encourages us to trust in God when there’s no easy, obvious solution. Are we crying out to God in our predicaments? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Our past sins often weigh heavily on us, making us doubt if we can ever get a fresh start. God required the Israelites to sacrifice a lamb for their deliverance. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals two transformative lessons from this powerful symbol of Jesus’ sacrificial blood. Will we embrace His sacrifice made on our behalf? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

God commanded the Israelites to mark their doorways with the blood of lambs. But many struggle with the concept that bloodshed is necessary for salvation. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals the final of five Passover lamb requirements, demonstrating how God both satisfies our deepest needs and sets us free. Only God provides true redemption.  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

God is the God of new beginnings. The first Passover not only delivered God’s people from judgment but also foreshadowed our own salvation. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains the first steps in the Passover lamb’s process which foreshadows Jesus—the perfect Lamb of God. No matter our past, the blood applied makes all the difference. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

God hates idolatry. For every single believer, God will fight to remove the idols from our hearts, our lives, our homes, and our experience. In this message, Pastor Lutzer reveals three ways to cultivate a responsive heart to God, unlike Pharaoh’s stubborn defiance. How does God war with us against the idols of our hearts?  This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

All false gods make promises. They don’t keep them but they make them. In this message from Exodus 7, Pastor Lutzer continues a tour through the ten plagues of Egypt, helping us see that God is always at war—with idolatry. What promises do the false “gods” of our culture make? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Every time we deliberately sin, we’re breaking the first commandment. “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” In this message from Exodus 7, Pastor Lutzer begins to walk us through the ten plagues, where God confronted the false gods of Egypt. Even today, God is still at war with the idols of our hearts. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Some people assume God can be manipulated or might be too busy. But actually, all of our experiences are designed by God to nudge us closer to Him. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes the life of faith for Moses and for Joni Eareckson Tada. If all we do in life is to know and worship God, we will have delighted His heart. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Many of us have a small conception of God. But, as Moses discovered at the burning bush, the Lord is infinitely greater than our comprehension will allow. In this message from Exodus 4, Pastor Lutzer gives us a glimpse of God’s sovereignty and holiness. Are we prepared to obey whatever God commands us to do? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

While we journey to know who we are, the greater discovery is to know God. He uses every little moment to draw us to Himself. In this message, Pastor Lutzer examines four characteristics that mark those who truly know God. But does God's sovereignty extend even to those who resist knowing Him? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

We may find a host of reasons or excuses to say “no” to God’s leading. But God will firmly and graciously overcome our objections—like He did for Moses. In this message, Pastor Lutzer encourages us to heed the voice of God and see all that He will do through us. The God of Moses is the same God today. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Obeying God is not optional. At first, we may try to avoid God’s call like Moses did, but excuses don’t work. In this message, Pastor Lutzer guides us through our own inadequacy or comparison. God may be taking us out of our sense of security, and into a journey of dependence upon Him. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Our self-image can often conflict with God’s view of us. When God called Moses to liberate Israel from Egypt, Moess reacted with excuses based on his sense of inadequacy. In this message from Exodus 4, Pastor Lutzer looks at the first of five objections Moses had. But excuses never work with God. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

God uses seasons of testing, and even boredom, to develop our spiritual maturity. As a shepherd, Moses learned the leadership lessons that would transform him into Israel's deliverer. In this message, Pastor Lutzer confirms how God continues to work for us and with us in the desert experience. But what if it seems God is silent? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Some lessons we can only learn in the desert—not in the palace. Moses’ journey took him from Egypt’s throne room to herding sheep in obscurity. In this message from Exodus 2, Pastor Lutzer explores how Moses learned to trust and obey the Lord. If we are alive today, God is not finished with us yet. This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 

Sometimes God works even through the trials of a bankruptcy or failed marriage. Even Moses was sent into the wilderness for forty years as a shepherd. In this message from Exodus 2, Pastor Lutzer reveals two characteristics of Moses’ servanthood that he only could have learned in the desert. What if the desert brings us closer to God? This month’s special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.