The High Cost Of Reconciliation – Part 4 of 4
June 3, 2024
Reconciliation can be difficult and full of anguish. But we must do all we can to bring about reconciliation because it’s proof that the Gospel works. In this message from Matthew 18, Pastor Lutzer explains the meaning of Jesus’ declaration, “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven.” Where two or three gather, we need Christ’s reconciling work.
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It’s never easy to confront a Christian who’s sinned. Yet Jesus taught us how to bring a believer back to repentance and fellowship. In this message, Pastor Erwin Lutzer looks at the end game of reconciliation. As Pastor Lutzer says, “Where there is forgiveness, cleansing, and acceptance, the presence of God is there.”
May 31, 2024
People remain divided until someone takes initiative to restore the relationship. What does it take to break the cycle of mistrust? In this message from Matthew 18, Pastor Lutzer gives us seven steps towards a complete process of reconciliation. All along the way, Jesus is with us in the process of reconciliation.
May 30, 2024
Reconciliation is hard obedience. And all of us have been in some kind of relational mess. In this message from Matthew 18, Pastor Lutzer proclaims four reasons we should reconcile with others. We must ask ourselves, “If God forgave me as I have forgiven my enemy, would I be content with that?”
May 29, 2024
We pray for just verdicts in God-ordained court authorities. But God is the ultimate judge of all evil and injustice. In this message, Pastor Lutzer provides three biblical reasons why suffering wrong is a great privilege. God’s justice and grace is displayed even in our grievances.
May 28, 2024
Jesus never complained when He suffered. But too often we take fellow believers into court over civil matters like money or property. In this message from 1 Corinthians 6, Pastor Lutzer teaches Christians three reasons we shouldn’t sue. When Christians absorb the world’s values, they file lawsuits along with everybody else.
May 27, 2024
If we are taken to court, we certainly have a responsibility and a right to protect ourselves. But too many civil cases involve Christians, in clear violation of the New Testament. In this message, Pastor Lutzer analyzes our cultural obsession with suing others. Why is our nation so quick to settle disputes via lawsuits?
May 24, 2024
When God deposed King Saul, David was anointed to be king of Israel. But Saul didn’t go quietly. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies three lessons David learned from dodging a spear: patience, brokenness, and triumph. Let’s learn all we can of what God wants to teach us from those impossible people.
May 23, 2024
How should we respond when someone’s self-absorption is destroying everything around them? Saul’s jealously led him to threaten David’s life. In this message, Pastor Lutzer teaches us three ways to dodge a “spear,” like David escaping from Saul. Even though David had it within him to become destructive, he didn’t.
May 22, 2024
Narcissists are out to make sure they look better than anyone else. After David was anointed king, Saul wasn’t about to give his kingdom up for anything. In this message from 1 Samuel 10, Pastor Lutzer outlines the characteristics of destroyers like Saul. “Spear throwers” are willing to hurt anyone to keep up appearances.
May 21, 2024
Family feuds can go on for decades. Joseph and his estranged family point the way for those of us trapped in the cycle of retaliation and unresolved conflict. In this message, Pastor Lutzer applies three lessons from Joseph’s life to how we heal from bitter family feuds. What would it take for us to lay down our bitterness?
May 20, 2024
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