The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast

The Bible says Christ will live in your heart as you open the door and let him in. In the final episode of the 3:16 Series, Max urges us to not walk away from the greatest offer ever extended. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Life has its share of letdowns. How do you know Jesus won't be one of them? In this episode, Max discusses daring to believe that Jesus can give you what he promises. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

God provides a map as all of history moves toward a one King kingdom. In this episode, Max looks at some of the events in history that show us where we find ourselves today, and what's ahead. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Jesus likens the signs of the end times to birth pains. In this episode, Max looks at some of the signs found in Scripture that point to the inauguration of God's Kingdom. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Do you feel wounded, weary, and worried? In this episode, Max tells us that John 3:16 offers us the gift of certainty about your eternal life. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Do you feel unhappy? In this episode, Max says we're unhappy because we're not supposed to be happy here. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

We have a yearning for our forever home. In this episode, Max discusses that the greatest calamity in this life is to feel at home when we're not.  If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Does it ever feel like the tough times will never end? In this episode, Max affirms that from the light of heaven, our suffering will be but a grain of sand in the dunes of eternity.  If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

The Bible is a forward facing book and equips us for the future. In this episode, Max helps us understand the promise of the rapture to comfort and bless us. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

More than 100 passages of scripture describe the prince of darkness. In this episode, Max discusses the darkest chapter of history yet to come and the good news that believers won't have to live through it. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

We're saved by grace but our deeds will be recognized. In this episode, Max tells us that our good efforts on earth will not go to waste and will be noticed. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

These difficult times are really requiring us to quarry a deep faith. In this episode, Max discusses that death triggers the greatest part of our story: eternal life. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Does heaven seem unfamiliar, disembodied, or boring? In this episode, Max challenges some of our misconceptions of heaven by answering some common questions. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

We often rush to discuss eternal life but gloss over eternal death. In this episode, Max discusses the supreme suprise that Christ went to hell and arose from its depths so that we don't have to. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Jesus didn't avoid the topic of hell and neither should we. In this episode, Max discusses that looking closer at hell gives us a closer look at Christ's character. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Do you desire to be released from the predictable and into the hands of the miracle worker? In this episode, Max tells us that Jesus' miracles were essential to his ministry and reminds us that there is more to life than what meets the eye. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Jesus is the only one who can buckle us in to the journey to heaven. In this episode, Max affirms that Jesus blazes a standalone trail to eternal life. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Self-reliance is often the philosophy of our day, but Christ begs to differ. In this episode, Max tells us that salvation is assured not to the worker, but to the truster. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Can we really trust the simple invitation to believe? In this episode, Max reminds us that we can't fix our lives, all we can do is fix our gaze on Jesus. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

John 3:16 contains a "whenever" policy. In this episode, Max encourages us that it is never too late to accept God's free gift of grace.  If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Whoever unfurls 3:16 as a banner for the ages. After all, who isn't a whoever? In this episode, Max discusses how God's whoever policy sledgehammers racial fences, dynamites social classes, and bypasses gender borders. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

By the grace of God, we go from graceless to grace-shaped. In this episode, Max reminds us that God doesn't want to just get us into heaven, but to also get heaven into us. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

The Bible says only the Holy will see God, but how can this be possible when we feel unholy? In this episode, Max discusses how Christ has exchanged hearts with us. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Jesus, the Son of God, feels abandoned by God. What are we to make of this? In this episode, Max helps us see the importance of Jesus' cry on the cross. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Jesus is completely God and completely human. In this episode, Max teaches us why believing this is vital to our faith. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.