Running to Win - 25 Minute Edition

Relational conflict steals our peace and even our sleep. David's long road to the throne was blocked by Saul, who attempted to kill him with a spear. In this message, we recognize three traits of a spear-thrower. While Saul tried to hold onto his kingdom, David humbly waited and trusted that God's promises would come to pass. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Ge...

Too often, we cling to our lives and our possessions as if they belong to us, not God. This was Saul's posture towards the kingdom God had entrusted to him. In this message, we distinguish three contrasts between King Saul's character versus David's. David begins to endure a long period of conflict, running as a fugitive while Saul burns with jealousy.  This month's special offer is available for...

The giants we face can make us feel utterly outmatched. Why was it that David was able to withstand his giant when nobody else was? In this message, we find three lessons to help us face our giants with a God-sized imagination. Whether ours is a decisive victory or a drawn-out battle, no giant is bigger than God. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rt...

When we face insurmountable obstacles, we often ask, "Where is God?" David faced a literal giant named Goliath. In this message from 1 Samuel 17, we paint the picture of the pagan giant and the paralyzed army. What if our seemingly giant-sized problems are ultimately not the issue?  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-...

God chose David unexpectedly because of the integrity of his heart—not his outward appearance. If we were choosing a king, we would naturally choose a warrior not a teenage boy who tends sheep. In this message, we ponder the characteristics of the heart that God saw in David. What is the state of our hearts? This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffe...

It's impossible to predict whom God is going to greatly use. God evaluated the shepherd boy, David, differently than his brothers did—without regard to appearance, personality, or intelligence. In this message, we follow David's family tension through God's selection of a new king. God used the conflicts of David's early family life to prepare him to become king. This month's special offer is avai...

Waiting for God—it goes against our instincts. But waiting for His timing guarantees that things happen at the right time, even if it means our final salvation will take place in glory. In this message, we find three practical ways to wait on God. After all, it is only when we wait for God that we're able to do what is beyond our abilities.  This month's special offer is available for a donation o...

Whether it's long grocery lines or long waits for answered prayer, God uses these unplanned "waits" to mold our character. There is a sharp contrast between human manipulation and God's timetable. In this message from Psalm 37, we investigate four ways we should wait for God. Let's slow down and let God be God.  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtw...

It's the height of folly to think we can hide our sins from God. Caught red-handed in great sin, David came clean before God and others. In this message from Psalm 32, we identify three lessons for anyone who attempts to hide their sin. What does it take to be fully forgiven by the God who sees everything we do?  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rt...

Time will deaden the conscience—not cleanse it. Sin has both immediate and long-term consequences, and only being fully forgiven removes our sense of condemnation. In this message from Psalm 32, we study three stages of David's confession of sin: the burden, the agony, and ultimately the blessing. Will we expose our soul before our forgiving Savior? This month's special offer is available for a do...

We might agree that God is in control of everything, but do we trust Him with our lives? God has revealed Himself to us as a Shepherd. We can relax in His loving care. In this message from Psalm 23, we consider four lessons for needy sheep like us. Let's learn the value of the personal pronoun by asking ourselves: "Is He 'my' shepherd?"  This month's special offer is available for a donation of an...

We can feel unworthy of God's blessing. We are, in fact, unworthy but He chooses to bless us. The Great Shepherd takes an interest in every lamb. In this message from Psalm 23, we reflect on how God, our Shepherd, guides, protects, and comforts His people like sheep. Though we are incredibly needy, He takes responsibility for us. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount...

Politicians speak of conspiracies against them. But the real conspiracy is that of the nations of the world in revolt against God. In this message, we consider three different responses—three kisses—we can give to the true King. Despite attempts to remove God from society, our God in heaven laughs at any attempts to thwart His purposes. We can take refuge in Him. This month's special offer is avai...

Everywhere we look in our nation, the Christian faith is under attack. Many ask, "Is God really in charge or is He indifferent?" In this message, Pastor Lutzer traces some blatant attacks on Christians, showing four distinct voices within Psalm 2 which reveal God's plan for the world. Though the nations are rebellious, God is on His throne.  This month's special offer is available for a donation o...

Our lives can have meaning, significance, and value—the kind that lasts. Peter's life and two epistles to the church have left a legacy that goes on into eternity. In this message, we find three reasons why Peter's life has eternal repercussions. It's not just because of what he believed or what he did, it's also about who he became.  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any a...

Some of us are in prisons made by others or even ourselves. How could God possibly sustain us in our "prisons"? In Acts 12, Peter was in jail—about to be executed. In this message, we unlock three lessons from Peter's prison experience: God's sovereignty, His triumph, and His power. God will be glorified even in our darkest dungeons. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any am...

God wants us to watch for Him even in the darkest times of our life. Sometimes, like in Peter's circumstances, God walks us through prisons. In this message from Acts 12, we notice three unbreakable links in the chain of God's providence. Through this miraculous story, we discover that we are not abandoned—even in prison.  This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get y...

What do people really need? The Apostle Peter didn't have extensive resources and neither do we. In this message, we discover the effect our lives have on others, and why we, like Peter, must live in the power of the Holy Spirit. If we stand in the light of Christ, our shadows will impact others with resources that are far beyond our own power. This month's special offer is available for a donatio...

All of us would like to be a positive influence, giving people help and direction. In Acts 5, people brought the sick to Peter, now transformed by Jesus, so his shadow might fall upon them to be healed. In this message, we visit three different instances where his shadow—his influence—was profound, going into eternity. What kind of an impact are we having? This month's special offer is available f...

Many of us are hesitant to believe God can work in and through us like He did for the Apostles. Peter, despite all his impulses and failures, experienced the Holy Spirit remaking him from the inside out. In this message, we discover how we too are blessed by the Holy Spirit of God. Do not stifle the only Voice that can save you. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount....

Can God really change people? From the day of Christ's Ascension to the day of Pentecost, Peter is transformed from a confused and discouraged man into an Apostle with boldness and determination. In this message, we see three contrasts between the old and the new Peter. We too can be transformed. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at  rtwoffer.com  or c...

Sometimes we are drowning in shame because we cannot change the deep failures of our past. That's where Jesus found Peter after he vehemently denied even knowing Jesus. In this message, we listen to Jesus' three restorative questions. In Christ, we have lasting incentives to be restored to Christ and His service. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at  r...

We often ponder, "How different would my life be, if only…?" Peter denied Christ, amassing a load of guilt too deep for words. In this message from Luke 22, we identify four incentives which move us closer to Christ regardless of the guilt we carry. No matter how horrible our mistakes have been, it is possible to be brought from regret to restoration. This month's special offer is available for a...

Moral and spiritual pollution is everywhere, even within us. When Jesus knelt to wash Peter's feet, the conflict within Peter was intense. In this message from John 13, servanthood and submission are displayed, even as Jesus revealed another type of washing that is deeply inward. With our daily sins and sinful nature, how can we be cleansed? This month's special offer is available for a donation o...

We'd all like to live better lives than we are. Usually, it's easy to see the evil without, but not all of us recognize the enemy within. In this message from John 13, in which Jesus washes Peter's feet, we are confronted with three lessons which expose us before God. Until Christ cleanses us on the inside, we're dirty no matter how wonderful we look on the outside. This month's special offer is a...