Running To Win
Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Running the race of life is hard. But with the Bible front and center and a heart to encourage, Pastor Erwin Lutzer presents clear Bible teaching, helping you make it across the finish line. Since 2011, this 25-minute program has provided a Godward focus and features listeners’ questions.
Most Recent Episodes
In Prison For Christ – Part 1 of 2
Everyone who has failed hopes for a second chance and a new name. Paul met a runaway slave named Onesimus and led him to Jesus. In this message from the book of Philemon, Pastor Lutzer explains how the Gospel makes the useless useful. What would it mean for our debts to be charged to someone else’s account?
October 6, 2026 ListenOn Trial For Christ – Part 2 of 2
When life turns unfair, it’s hard to believe God is still with us. A king scoffed at Paul, accusing him of lunacy, yet the shackled prisoner was the richer man. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows how God works through injustice and changes hearts. Anyone can change religions, but only Jesus can change the heart.
October 5, 2026 ListenOn Trial For Christ – Part 1 of 2
None of us can silence the conscience when God starts to work on our heart. On trial before a king, Paul told how he met Christ on the road to Damascus. In this message, Pastor Lutzer unpacks Paul’s past, his conversion, and his calling. The real question isn’t Paul’s verdict, but ours: Will we keep kicking against God?
October 2, 2026 ListenSuffering For Christ – Part 2 of 2
Many Christians like the abundant life, but cringe when suffering comes. Paul refused to boast of his strengths and instead gloried in his weaknesses. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains how to suffer well and boast in the Lord. Could it be that the lighter our cross, the weaker our witness?
October 1, 2026 ListenSuffering For Christ – Part 1 of 2
Comfortable believers rarely prepare for the cost of following Christ. Paul answered his critics not with credentials but with a catalog of beatings and shipwrecks. In this message, Pastor Lutzer builds a biblical theology of suffering and persecution. What if God is glorified when we suffer for Him?
September 30, 2026 ListenConfronted By Christ – Part 2 of 2
There was never a more unlikely convert to the Christian faith. Saul was intent on capturing and killing as many believers as possible. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains how God initiates salvation and shatters self-confidence. Paul was not looking for Jesus; the hunter became the hunted.
September 29, 2026 ListenConfronted By Christ – Part 1 of 2
We can be sincerely devout and dead wrong. On a road to Damascus, a violent religious man met a blinding light. In this message, Pastor Lutzer traces Paul’s journey from darkness into the light. Even the apparently “good” are sinful, and all of us are in need of a Savior.
September 28, 2026 ListenKarl Marx Or D.L. Moody: Whose Legacy Will Last?
Every one of us has to ask how we will be remembered. The legacies and worldviews of Karl Marx and D.L. Moody are still impacting us today. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer and Dr. Gregg Quiggle trace how Marxism came to America. Let’s discover how a man who called himself a handful of dirt could leave a lasting legacy.
September 25, 2026 ListenKarl Marx Or D.L. Moody: Is Sin Or Oppression The Problem?
Poverty, injustice, evil: we all see them, but what is the root problem? As contemporaries in the 1800s, Karl Marx blamed oppression, but D.L. Moody said the problem was sin. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer and Dr. Gregg Quiggle weigh both diagnoses. Let’s discover how the crowning act of wickedness became the crowning act of grace.
September 24, 2026 ListenAn Extraordinary Return – Part 2 of 2
The hope of Christ’s return has motivated Christians for two thousand years. John had a vision of heaven open and a rider on a white horse come to judge. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes Armageddon and Christ’s triumphant return. Where will you be standing when every eye finally beholds Him?
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