Running To Win - 15 Minute Edition

We far too easily gloss over the terrifying nature of God. When Jeremiah proclaimed the coming judgment of God, his fellow Israelites paid him no heed. What will we do today? In this message, we explore further lessons of both warning and encouragement for the people of God in a nation under judgment. Let’s point people to a greater country, to another city, whose builder and maker is God.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Throughout history, all kinds of people have suffered for standing against the culture’s immorality. Jeremiah’s warnings to Judah were disregarded so the people paid a great price. In this message, we begin to explore nine lessons of both warning and encouragement for the people of God in a nation under judgment. What will judgment look like under the wrath of God?    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

When nation-wide events seem out of control, we need clear perspective as the people of God. Israel couldn’t see God’s purposes in allowing their nation to be invaded. Just as they were taken into captivity, America may soon feel that same wrath. In this message, we’ll begin an examination of Jeremiah’s interviews with the king of Judah with three indictments against the people’s sin.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

God is sovereign, not only in our lives but also over the nations. God’s call to ancient Judah is the same as His call to America: repent of your sins and return to the God of your fathers. Clay on the potter’s wheel cannot control its destiny. Yet we think we can tell the Potter what to do. In this message, we’ll consider life-transforming lessons for us as a nation and even as individuals.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Many of us wonder why our lives turn out the way they do. A lump of clay has no clue what its potter intends to make out of it. Jeremiah 18 reveals how God views Israel: as clay on His wheel. He patiently uses circumstances and people to shape His people into what He desires. In this message, we seek a right view of ourselves and a right view of God. Only then can life begin to make sense.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Many people think they’re masters of their own destiny. But God sees His people as clay on a potter’s wheel. Since He’s the potter, He controls their destiny. In this message, we’re going to capture four images from God’s metaphor of the potter’s house. Let’s learn to see ourselves accurately—as vessels God shapes according to His purposes.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

When people refuse sound teaching, God sends false prophets who hide their true motives and deceive. Paradoxically, Jeremiah teaches that false prophets in themselves are a judgment from God. The people of Judah flocked to these false prophets and clung to their lying “visions” and occult divinations. In this message, we take home three words of hope to discern those sources.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Many people would like greater wealth and health but are led to believe they don’t have enough faith. How can we identify true prophets in these important matters of faith? False prophets draw their false messages from a variety of sources, rather than God’s self-revelation. In this message, we determine whether what we’re hearing is from God, or from somewhere else. Will we present the true gospel of sin, judgment, faith, and repentance?   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

False prophets were a scourge in ancient Israel, and they are a scourge in our day. They tell us we’re basically good, and if we try hard, God will grade us on the curve. Jeremiah says otherwise, pointing to the deceit within each of us. In this message, we learn more of the four characteristics of false prophets with Pastor Lutzer. Will we be faithful prophets who champion God’s Word—confronting the idolatry and false teaching around us?    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Just like the false prophets of Jeremiah’s day, contemporary teachers paint God to be whatever they want and people as supposedly “good.” They diminish God’s holiness, exaggerate their goodness, and hide their real motives. In this message, we learn how to recognize these false teachers and discern their heretical teaching.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

In a time of coming judgment, Jeremiah wept over the fate of his people. Do we in America weep for the many sins of our nation? In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies four crossroads where America chose the wrong direction, calling darkness “light.” Let’s discover why we can hope in God despite the direction of our nation’s morality and spiritual state.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

When God judges His people, His question is clear: “Don’t you see how serious your sin is? Turn to me.” Great deception took hold in ancient Israel, leading to idolatry and judgment. The same pervasive mindset is having destructive effects all around us. In a time of inverted values, we can have hope. God is still seeking for those who will turn to Him in repentance.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

What was once wrong is now celebrated, and what was right is now considered wrong. To become so confused, people must believe devastating lies. In this message, we’ll isolate four lies about a nation’s sins, and their inevitable consequences. We as Christians must offer Christ’s hope, forgiveness, and help today.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Misconceptions about God have consequences. God isn’t endlessly tolerant, putting up with any attitude or behavior. God had Babylon take Israel captive after Israel had endlessly deceived itself through idolatry. But neither does He impulsively condemn. What is it about our concept of God that needs adjustment?    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

When we get serious with God, He begins to show us the idols in our lives because He’s the only One worthy of our worship. In Jeremiah’s day, Israel forsook God—the fountain of living water—for idols, which were like broken cisterns that hold no water. Because of this, God’s judgment fell. In this message, we’ll make three key observations about true freedom from idolatry. Let’s consider the implications for us in the contemporary church.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

What will it take for us to give up today’s idols of sports, business, relationships, and fame to return to God? The prophet Jeremiah told Judah of God’s coming judgment. Despite a clear warning, the people clung to their idols and did not repent. In this message, we’ll unveil three characteristics of idolatry so we can avoid the self-deception of our own idolatry. God has called us, in this cultural moment, to be satisfied in Him.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

What does faithfulness look like in a nation that is under judgment? After Israel’s long disobedience, God orchestrated for Babylon to take them into captivity. They became a minority in a pagan land, just like Christians are fast becoming a minority in America. In this first message from the series “The Church In Babylon,” we’ll look at the uniqueness of Jeremiah’s calling and how the church can be faithful in “exile.”    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

No one who stands against God will ultimately win. God’s plan for the devil involves unlimited torment in a lake of fire that will never go out. In this message, we’ll discover the last of the five characteristics of hell, prepared for the devil and his angels. The lake of fire is just and eternal. Let’s take a sobering look at the ultimate punishment for rebellion against a holy God.    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

Something in all of us cries out for justice. For Satan, justice will be both severe and certain. Since Satan’s been cast out of heaven, he’s continued to tempt, oppress, and attack as the prince of the power of the air. In this message, we’ll discover five characteristics of his ultimate destination—the lake of fire. With Martin Luther, we can rejoice that the devil’s “doom is sure.”    Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)

The ravages of Satan show up across time. But the devil’s doom is certain. He’s on death row, howling until he meets his destiny in the lake of fire. In this message from Revelation, we’re assured of the devil’s demise in three decisive stages. Let’s take an encouraging look at the end of the Accuser, Satan.   Click here to listen (Duration 14:35)