Running to Win - 15 Minute Edition

Satan whispers lies in our hearts to stop us in our tracks.  But if we see ourselves from heaven's perspective, everything changes.  In this message, we see three ways Satan's lies distort how we see God, ourselves, and our problems. We need not succumb to Satan's bondage, for Christ has set us free. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or...

The enemy of our souls conspires to ruin both our pasts and our futures. Satan's strategy is to implant enticing thoughts which become obsessions and strongholds. In this message, we assess four steps Satan uses to manipulate us according to the weakness of our flesh. But there is a way to true freedom. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com...

Christians are involved in a battle and don't always know it. Behind the material world, there is a personal spiritual power called the devil. In this message, we recognize ordinary events where Satan can work. To be neutral in the Christian life is to surrender to the enemy. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-500...

Is there any hope for those involved in abuse to let down their defenses? Pastor Erwin Lutzer's co-author, Dorie Van Stone, shares healing stories of abuse. In this message, we open our hands to confront our past and commit it to God. It's time to come to terms with our past, finding peace with God. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or...

If we've never dealt with the abuse in our background, it constantly interrupts all attempts at normal living. The trauma of abuse results in anger, guilt, bitterness, hatred, and shame. In this message, Jesus declares He is the fulfillment of Isaiah 61. Jesus can free us, vindicate us, and comfort us. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com...

Many of us feel afflicted by the abuse of our past. The control, power, and authority of an abuser is destructive, so we must reach out for help and support. In this message from Luke 4, we consider three aspects of Jesus' ultimate deliverance from our captors. Healing is not an instant event, but it is possible. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at of...

Abuse takes many forms—physical, verbal, sexual. The abuser can be a parent, partner, teacher, coach, or friend. In this message, we pray for the abused and explore the unconscious agenda of an abuser. Can we overcome the abusive actions that bury into the depths of our soul? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-500...

Can any of us be free from the condemning voices we hear? None of us, not even "religious types," can stand apart from the righteousness of God. In this message from 1 Corinthians 6, we declare God's good news for the addict—"such were some of you." Let's trust God to do what we cannot. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-...

People enslaved to their addictions feel hopeless. Apart from an encounter with God, we cannot ultimately break free from our destructive behavior. In this message, we identify five chains that bind the addict. We are not alone with what is happening in our souls—God is near. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-500...

Many addicts say they can stop anytime they want. Yet at its core, addiction is compulsive, destructive sin. In this message from Romans 1, we mark the downward slide into addiction and the secret chains that keep us there. We must not avoid the personal responsibility which leads to true deliverance in Christ. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offe...

What if God could take away all our negative thoughts—anxiety, lust, even bitterness? In fact, God has given us what we need to take every thought captive. In this message, we consider how the peace of God and the people of God guard our minds. Christians do not have to be controlled by our sins of the past. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrt...

In the battle for our minds, psychiatric support cannot always deal with the root issues of our fantasies or obsessions. It's time we took proactive steps to defend our thinking from Satan's delusions. In this message, we not only identify the enemy but also our Christ-centered weapons in the war for our souls. Can we be set free from captivity in our minds? This month's special offer is available...

The battle for our mind is an ongoing war. Our mind is like a fortress, under siege by two enemies: Satan and our sinful nature. In this message from 2 Corinthians 10, we prepare a strategy to fight the enemy without and within. The enemy of our souls wants nothing less than to control what we think about. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw....

The merciless principle of Karma is that the cycle of life gives us precisely what we deserve. However, when God intervenes, He redeems messes for His glory. In this message, we learn to commit the consequences and memories of our sin to the Lord. Our deep sins often cause us to ask, "Is God reluctant to cleanse us?" This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours a...

Many Christians are weighed down with sins and addictions they cannot seem to stop committing. But our feelings of disappointment and shame don't need to control us. In this message, we consider the first of four truths to lead us out of the wilderness of shame. What if we can't forgive ourselves? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or ca...

Many of us live with low-grade depression and a sense of condemnation. Can any of us sin too greatly to ever find forgiveness? In this message, we clarify what Jesus said about the nature of the "unpardonable sin." Though our pasts remind us of failure and defeat, there is a way out. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800...

Many Christians are nursing past wounds, too afraid to let the secrets out. Yet like a skilled surgeon, God can create a clean wound that will heal properly and fully. In this message focused on Hosea and his wife Gomer, we process three characteristics of the way of escape. Can we find healing from our wounded past? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours a...

How can we be delivered from substance abuse or relational dysfunction? Satan keeps people bound to their past through secrecy, hostility towards God, and dishonesty. In this message, we review three assurances from 1 Corinthians 10:13 which break us free. Only by intimacy with God can we be made whole. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com...

Can any of us start over again with a new beginning? Too many of us are enslaved by another person, living lives of quiet desperation for the sins of our past. In this message from 1 Corinthians 10:13, we learn the first link of the chain that holds us captive. We can escape from our personal prisons through assurances from God. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount....

Can any of us start over again with a new beginning? Too many of us are enslaved by another person, living lives of quiet desperation for the sins of our past. In this message from 1 Corinthians 10:13, we learn the first link of the chain that holds us captive. We can escape from our personal prisons through assurances from God. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount....

One of our defense mechanisms as humans is to find somebody who is worse off than we are. What does God use to change us—from the inside out? In this message from Hebrews 4, we discover how the Word penetrates us. The Bible cuts to the core of our being, showing us who we are and who God is. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us...

Our appetite is often so diluted by the world that we don't engage with the Bible. There are many Christians who aren't experiencing God's power through His Word. In this message from Psalm 19, we consider six descriptions of the character and power of God's Word. Let's discover the most personal reason to trust the Bible. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get y...

The Bible's authority is not based merely in church tradition or a prophetic word. Many cults are based upon additional books which contradict the Scriptures. In this message, we consider three principles which point to the Word of God's sole authority. What is the Bible's ultimate authority based upon? his month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com...

Why does the Catholic church have some additional books not found in the Protestant Bible? This and many other questions surround the origin of the Scriptures. In this message, we affirm why the Bible alone is the basis for our faith and practice. God superintended the process to reveal Himself to us.  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com...

Where did the Bible originate? Many question how we know which books should be thought to be qualified Scripture. In this message, we're introduced to God's providence in preserving the Scriptures throughout the ages. It was not merely dictated or constructed by humans. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at offerrtw.com or call us at 1-800-215-5001.