Running to Win - 25 Minute Edition

We will all die, whether it will be quite soon or someday in the future. With a loud voice, Jesus breathed his last by giving His spirit into His Father's hands. In this message, we discover crucial lessons from Jesus' willing sacrifice. While Jesus certainly taught us how to live, He also taught us how to die. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwo...

If anyone tries to earn their way into heaven, they don't realize how much it costs. The penalty for sin must be paid before anyone can enter God's holy presence. In this message, we discover three lessons from Jesus' declaration, "It is finished." Will we die with the assurance of salvation in Christ? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com...

At our last breath, will we have finished everything God had wanted us to do? When Jesus cried, "It is finished," He was declaring the debt of sin "paid in full." In this message, we consider all that Christ accomplished for us. Jesus' last words were not of despair but of victory. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-2...

People turn to sin because we feel deep down that God isn't meeting our needs. Yet the one who said "I thirst" from the cross is the one who says "if any man thirst, let Him come to Me." In this message, we're refreshed by three lessons from Christ's suffering. Why did Jesus thirst on our behalf? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or cal...

Many of us know what it means to be violated and humiliated. When Jesus cried out, "I thirst," He revealed His solidarity with our deepest human feelings. In this message from John 19, we absorb three characteristics of Jesus' suffering. Are we ready to change our perspective on suffering? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at...

We all deserve hell—eternal separation from God. In an unthinkable mystery, God turned His back on His only Son so we might have access to Him. In this message, we ponder three unforgettable lessons at the foot of the cross. The One who bore our sin is our only hope of reconciliation with God. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call u...

How trivially we regard sin. On the cross, Jesus bore the guilt of every sin ever committed in the history of humanity—even though He Himself was without sin. In this message, we contemplate three wonders of this fourth cry from the cross. Why did the Father abandon Jesus? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-21 8 -9337...

With His life, Jesus taught us how to live. In His death, He taught us how to sacrifice for others. In this message, we realize how the cross is a place for us to take responsibility, receive rebuke, and ultimately accept redemption. Will we continue in our selfish ways or follow in the way of Jesus? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or...

While Jesus was hanging on the cross, He was thinking about others. As life slipped from His body, Jesus gave the world an example in caring for those He loved. In this message, we meet the three people who are involved in this third cry from the cross. The closer we get to the cross, the better we should see ourselves. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get your...

Everyone wants to be remembered. Even if we are not remembered by man, how much better it is to be remembered by God. In this message, we compare the two thieves crucified with Jesus. These two represent the division across humanity: those who look to Christ for salvation, and those who don't. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call u...

For the thief on the cross next to Jesus, death was only minutes away. If anyone ever needed assurance of salvation, it was him. In this message from Luke 23, we glimpse Jesus' incredible words of assurance. We all must hang onto Christ's promise from this life to the next. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-21 8 -933...

At His crucifixion, Jesus cried out, "Father, forgive them!" God answered that specific prayer both at the cross and at Pentecost. In this message, we apply three dynamics of Christ's forgiveness to our own relationships. If Christ's own executioners can be forgiven, how much more do we extend forgiveness to those who've wounded us? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amo...

One of Jesus' last prayers is for His heavenly Father to pardon His enemies. Beaten to the point of being unrecognizable, He exhibits the heart of God's forgiveness in His most tormented hour. In this message, we meditate on the context and the content of Jesus' prayer. Can any of us comprehend this kind of compassion? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours...

In God's plan, all His glorious attributes converged at the dreadful hill called Calvary. The Suffering Servant, of Isaiah 53, was wounded and rejected for our healing. In this message, we study five facts about Jesus our Messiah's wounds. How do we access the healing found only through His wounds? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or c...

Jesus suffered immense physical and spiritual suffering at the cross. We will never plumb the depths of God's love shown on that dark day. In this message, we hear the first of seven cries Jesus uttered before giving up His spirit. Because of the cross, Christianity is the only religion that has a God with wounds. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at r...

We're all prone to addictive sin habits. Media and technology have only made us more vulnerable. In this message from Matthew 5, Jesus Himself speaks to our impurities and lust. What do we say to loved ones who are addicted to media consumption or explicit material? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-21 8 -9337.  

The obsessive, compulsive behavior of addiction is destructive. Whether the addiction is pornographic, or any other type, the traits are similar. In this message, Pastor Lutzer gives us four signs to look for in an addict. At the center of it all is what Jesus has done for us and how only He can truly change a person. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours...

The Bible bluntly says, "Touch no unclean thing." In a media-saturated age, Christians must take bold steps to honor God. In this message, we learn three practical guards for our hearts: relationships, rules, and redemption. It matters where we scroll, swipe, type, or click. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-21 8 -93...

Media and technology have tremendous benefits, but Christians are pulled in two directions. Do we avoid technology or risk exposure to violence and sensuality? In this message from 2 Corinthians 6, we find two commands about separation from the world. Rules keep us from certain sins, but they can't produce righteousness. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get you...

Jesus has a purpose in our struggles with sin. He's purifying us that we might be His own possession. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares the testimony of Christopher Yuan, an author and speaker who focuses on holy sexuality, rather than just homosexuality or heterosexuality. God's grace teaches us to deny ungodliness. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get you...

Is there a relationship between our addiction to technology and the rapid breakdown in morality? We need grace because failure is everywhere. In this message, we learn four ways we can respond to God's grace. It's available to all of us—no matter the depth nor the kind of sin we've committed. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us...

The Christian's battle against the seduction of the world is relentless. With technology all around us, how can believers renounce a love for the world's system? In this message, we hear four practical ways to submit all our technology to God. Let's take another positive step forward in the ongoing conflict for our hearts and minds. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amo...

We are often distracted by a deluge of technology; the opportunity to view impure content is ever lurking. But Christians are training for another world. In this message from 1 John 2, Pastor Lutzer offers advice on how to be in the world yet separate from it. How can we resist the temptations that we see every single day on our devices? This month's special offer is available for a donation of an...

We all have devices which can be used for good, but that Satan wants to use to destroy us. Millions are bound by pornography. In this message from James 4, we are given three commands to overcome the seductive call of internet sensuality. It's time we took proactive steps to freedom. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888...

As media users, we can form dangerous habits, even in our own homes. The heart is designed for God, but we are all tempted by sinful desires. In this message from James 1, we recognize three stages of sin's deception. Freedom from the lure of sin starts each morning before we get out of bed.  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us...