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Warren Wiersbe: A Tribute

Photo: Four Senior Pastors of The Moody Church. From left to right, Erwin Lutzer, Alan Redpath, George Sweeting, Warren Wiersbe.

Dr. Warren Wiersbe, known as “the pastor’s pastor” and a trusted Bible teacher and writer, died yesterday in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 89. Most people will remember him for his many books—at least 150—while others will remember him for his solid, practical Bible teaching on the Back to the Bible radio program, or his seminars on Sermon Preparation at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Dallas Theological Seminary. The list of his accomplishments is long.

Wiersbe was a wordsmith …

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The Attributes of God | Week 18: Eternal

So, who created God? This week we consider God's eternality from Psalm 90:2-4.

"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You return man to dust and say, 'Return, O children of man!' For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night."
- Psalm 90:2–4

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Can A Loving God Clear The Guilty? | God Is Love #5

God’s attributes work together in harmony, but we don't always understand His complexity. There is a tension between how God's love is to be applied without justifying evil. Pastor Lutzer explores the tension in Exodus 34 between love, guilt, and forgiveness. What does extravagant love look like for a guilty party? 

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Why Doesn't A Loving God Stop Suffering? | God Is Love #4

If God is so loving, why doesn't He intervene in human suffering? Yet God loves us in ways we do not understand. Pastor Lutzer confronts our expectations of love from Romans 8, giving hope in our suffering. As children of God, we are loved eternally, even as Jesus is loved. 

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What Really Burned in the Fire of Notre-Dame?

The loss of the beautiful Cathedral of Notre-Dame has touched all of us deeply. Those of us who have had the privilege of visiting this iconic cathedral marvel at its Gothic architecture. I have watched people come into the cathedral and as soon as they adjust to the semi-darkness, their eyes follow the high columns heavenward. This is, of course, the very point of Gothic architecture; it speaks of transcendence, inviting us to look up beyond ourselves to God in humble worship.

As has been reported on the news, this cathedral has weathered political revolutions and two World Wars. When …

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Does God Love The Whole World? | God Is Love #3

What does it mean that God loves the "world"? The love of God is a difficult teaching, especially when we consider His hatred for sin and evil. Pastor Lutzer explores the deeper questions related to John 3:16. Each of us is invited to love God in return and be loved eternally. 

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Does God Love Everyone Unconditionally? | God Is Love #2

If we are saved, there is nothing we can do to convince God to love us more or less. The redeemed are loved with the same love as Jesus. Pastor Lutzer ponders the implications for believers because of God's unconditional love. Is such a love fair? 

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When Did God Begin To Love? | God Is Love #1

Society wants to believe any kind of "love" is God. But the true nature of God's love is actually difficult when we try to reconcile it with what's happening in the world. Pastor Lutzer explores the origin of the love of God to define it biblically. Can we really understand the complex love of God? 

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The Garden Of Gethsemane

This morning, we had a privilege that is seldom given to most tour groups; we were given the opportunity of spending time privately in the garden of Gethsemane.

I spoke briefly to the group from Matthew 26, where Jesus agonized before the Father and said, “If it is possible, let this cup pass from me. But not as I will, but as you will!”

This cup, which was given to Him by His Father, was the cup of iniquity; it was the cup of bearing our sins on the cross. We cannot fathom the suffering and the agony that Jesus …

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