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Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer

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Fighting To Win – Part 2 of 2

March 25, 2025
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We all face conflicts involving our children, churches, and circumstances beyond our control. In Exodus 17, Moses prayed on the hilltop while Joshua fought in the valley. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows us how our hilltop prayers can influence all kinds of outcomes down in the valley. We go forward in God’s name.

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Everyone is fighting some kind of battle. On their way to the Promised Land, Israel was attacked strategically and swiftly. In this message from Exodus 17, Pastor Lutzer exposes the strategy of Israel’s enemies. What’s our strategy for winning against the world, the flesh, and the devil?
March 24, 2025
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Most of us have experienced bitterness in our lives. Through all our circumstances, God leads, directs, and guides us. In this message, Pastor Lutzer notes we’re all impacted by two trees: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in Eden and the tree on Calvary. Can we move from this moment of bitterness to the sweet provision of God?
March 21, 2025
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The greater our dreams and hopes, the greater the possibility of deep bitterness and disappointment. It’s God’s intention that the disappointments in life not make us bitter, but make us better. In this message from Exodus 15, Pastor Lutzer captures three snapshots of Israel in the desert. Why did God lead them to the place of bitterness?
March 20, 2025
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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.
March 19, 2025
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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 applies Israel’s predicament at the Red Sea to our daily lives. What do we do when we are in a tight place?
March 18, 2025
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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 in place of their firstborn 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?
March 17, 2025
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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 how the Passover lamb’s five-step process foreshadows Jesus—the perfect Lamb of God. No matter our past, the blood applied makes all the difference.
March 14, 2025
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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?
March 13, 2025
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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.
March 12, 2025
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Some people assume God can be manipulated or that He is far beyond our reach. 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.
March 11, 2025
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About Running To Win

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.

About Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer

Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church where he served as the Senior Pastor for 36 years (1980-2016). He earned a B.Th. from Winnipeg Bible College, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a M.A. in Philosophy from Loyola University, and an honorary LL.D. from the Simon Greenleaf School of Law (Now Trinity Law School).

A clear expositor of the Bible, he is the featured speaker on two radio programs: Running to Win—a daily Bible-teaching broadcast and Songs in the Night—an evening program that’s been airing since 1943. Running To Win broadcasts on a thousand outlets in the U.S. and across more than fifty countries in seven languages. His speaking engagements include Bible conferences and seminars, both domestically and internationally, including Russia, the Republic of Belarus, Germany, Scotland, Guatemala, and Japan. He has led tours to Israel and to the cities of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

Pastor Lutzer is also a prolific author of over seventy books, including the bestselling We Will Not Be Silenced, One Minute After You Die, and the Gold Medallion Award winner, Hitler’s Cross. Pastor Lutzer and Rebecca live in the Chicago area and have three grown children and eight grandchildren. Connect with Pastor Lutzer on X (@ErwinLutzer) or moodymedia.org.

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