Satan uses demons to influence and indwell people, leaving behind a trail of destructive choices and actions. The victims of these actions are then left with pasts that are hard to deal with. Let&rsq…

Everyone has the desire for community: to be able to share the joys and sorrows of life with others. The race of life is a lot easier when others run with you. Today, we begin a series that explains …

None of us handles loneliness well. We’re designed to be with others. And the church is where God wants us to find community. Getting along with others requires us not to think too highly of ou…

Our bodies have many parts and so the body of Christ—the church with its members—each one different, each with a spiritual gift. The race of life is most productive when everyone fulfills…

Are we on this planet just to take up space, eat, and die? No, we’re here to make a difference in the lives of others. Some people want to live their spiritual lives within the four walls of th…

As God’s community, the Church should display God’s character through the lives of His children to the eyes of a watching world. In this message, we find teaching on character and how we …

As believers display God’s character to each other, the world cannot help but take notice. The world will see Christians running life’s race together, helping each other, not jostling for…

Would you believe that many of the problems that are brought to psychiatrists could be resolved much more easily in a church? Involvement in a local church might be the cheapest medicine you could ev…

Healing the complex hurts of those around us is a lot easier when we observe a few key teachings from the book of Romans. Paul knew that life would be hard. He taught that the body of Christ—th…

William Booth founded the Salvation Army. Nearing death, his last message to an annual conference came in a telegram. It contained only one word: “others.” What will your epitaph be as yo…

We need sleep to strengthen us for the day to come. When the sun rises each morning, it’s time to wake up and get to work. The race of life begins anew, the clock is advancing, and as Paul says…

Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months… Paul taught believers to “redeem the time, because the days are evil.” Let’s get out of bed and hit the track today as life pres…

Army life requires discipline, focus, dedication, and a commitment to serve. As believers in Christ, “We’re in the army now.” Civilian life is over. It is time to make some adjustme…

Why is it that some kids want to break out and experience what the world has to offer? Invariably they end up in ruins, and wish they’d never left. In this message we take a look at one prodiga…

“He who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.” Proverbs 23 contains words David wished could have been true for him. His unwise son Absalom killed his brother Amnon and fled the scene. …

As part of a classic dysfunctional family, Absalom rebelled against his father David. The story is in the Bible for us to read, and then heed, its warnings. In this message we find crucial lessons fo…

Many a parent has a heavy heart, knowing that their son or daughter is far away from them, and from God. In this message, we examine a famous Bible story that will give hope to all parents of prodiga…

When your life has sunk to the bottom, you’re almost completely out of options. Alcoholics and drug addicts know this all too well. When he was at the bottom, the prodigal son came to himself. …

The Bible’s famous prodigal son demanded his inheritance, and spent it all in a big hurry. When you hit bottom, you know there’s nowhere to go. Reduced to eating with the pigs, he knew he…

The mad race of shopping is in full swing. But let’s pause to reflect on why we celebrate Christmas in the first place. During this holiday season, take a few minutes with Pastor Erwin Lutzer, …

Before you purchase gifts for Christmas, remember this: the holiday has roots in a far different culture at a very different time and place. Listen today as we go back in time to discover another vie…