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The Lie That The Fall Ruined God's Plans – Part 1 of 2

May 9, 2025
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Some people think the Fall ruined God’s plans. Was it in God’s plan for Eve to pick that fatal fruit from the tree in the Garden of Eden? In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows us three links in God’s interconnected purposes: creation, redemption, and consummation. Let’s unlock the key to God’s redemptive purposes.

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The clearer we see God, the clearer we shall see ourselves. With this conviction firmly in mind, Dr. Erwin Lutzer examines ten misconceptions that threaten to cloud our understanding of Him. In this revealing book, Pastor Lutzer challenges these all-too-common notions and promotes biblically sound beliefs, while helping us forge a stronger, deeper relationship with God. Click below to receive this sermon series for a gift of any amount or call Moody Church Media at 1.800.215.5001.

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God knows everything. For some, this might be terrifying but for others it’s comforting. In this message from Psalm 139, Pastor Lutzer harmonizes four beliefs about God’s knowledge, like tuning a beautiful violin. Could we really trust a God who knows the end from the beginning? 
May 8, 2025
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Some would think we act with our free will, then God responds with a countermove. But what does Scripture reveal about God's knowledge of the future? In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows how limiting God’s knowledge weakens our trust in His Word and promises. Let’s embrace the all-knowing God who holds our tomorrow.
May 7, 2025
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We all struggle to make sense of suffering and natural disasters in a broken world. The Bible says creation itself groans under the curse, waiting to participate in the ultimate redemption. In this message from Luke 13, Pastor Erwin Lutzer discusses this crucial question: What are the messages of natural disasters? What is God really saying? 
May 6, 2025
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Many avoid calling disasters an “act of God,” preferring to blame natural forces alone. Yet nature itself reveals both God’s love and judgment in our fallen world. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explores three critical questions about God’s sovereignty over creation. How should Christians understand God’s role in natural disasters?
May 5, 2025
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If God judges each person based on what truth they knew, what, then, becomes of those who never learn about Jesus? In this message, Pastor Lutzer gives two decisive conclusions about God's justice for those of different religions. His answer reveals why Christianity stands alone—through Christ, salvation is a gift we cannot buy.
May 2, 2025
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God ultimately judges people according to the light they’ve received. So is God fair toward those who never hear the Gospel? In this message, Pastor Lutzer examines four critical questions about judgment, pluralism, and eternal destiny. Christianity stands unique—offering not a teacher, but the only sinless Savior who died for us.
May 1, 2025
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We all worship something. We either worship the true God as He’s revealed Himself, or we invent our own idols. In this message from Isaiah 55, Pastor Lutzer contrasts the popular “gods” of our day with the true and living God. The God who is mysteriously hidden is also the God who seeks us out.
April 30, 2025
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People today create their own views of God, selecting only the appealing attributes like a cafeteria. But God doesn’t think like we do. In this message, Pastor Lutzer challenges six popular but unbiblical conceptions of God. Our understanding of God must align with Scripture’s revelation—not our preferences about who we want Him to be.
April 29, 2025
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Where is God amid tremendous injustice, abuse, and pain? He’s with us. In this message from Matthew 27, Pastor Lutzer demonstrates how God suffered on the cross. No one else is at the center of the universe with a God who says, “I suffered for you and here is proof in the wounded hands of Jesus.”
April 28, 2025
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Modern views of God often make Him too human-like. But some Christians emphasize only certain aspects of His nature. In this message, Pastor Lutzer addresses three questions: “Can God suffer?” “Did God suffer?” and “Does God still suffer?” Let’s discover why God experiences His emotions in harmony, not conflict.
April 25, 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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