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Many Christians like the abundant life, but cringe when suffering comes. Paul refused to boast of his strengths and instead gloried in his weaknesses. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains how to suffer well and boast in the Lord. Could it be that the lighter our cross, the weaker our witness? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Comfortable believers rarely prepare for the cost of following Christ. Paul answered his critics not with credentials but with a catalog of beatings and shipwrecks. In this message, Pastor Lutzer builds a biblical theology of suffering and persecution. What if God is glorified when we suffer for Him?  To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

There was never a more unlikely convert to the Christian faith. Saul was intent on capturing and killing as many believers as possible. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains how God initiates salvation and shatters self-confidence. Paul was not looking for Jesus; the hunter became the hunted. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

We can be sincerely devout and dead wrong. On a road to Damascus, a violent religious man met a blinding light. In this message, Pastor Lutzer traces Paul’s journey from darkness into the light. Even the apparently “good” are sinful, and all of us are in need of a Savior. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Every one of us has to ask how we will be remembered. The legacies and worldviews of Karl Marx and D.L. Moody are still impacting us today. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer and Dr. Gregg Quiggle trace how Marxism came to America. Let’s discover how a man who called himself a handful of dirt could leave a lasting legacy. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Poverty, injustice, evil: we all see them, but what is the root problem? As contemporaries in the 1800s, Karl Marx blamed oppression, but D.L. Moody said the problem was sin. In this interview, Pastor Lutzer and Dr. Gregg Quiggle weigh both diagnoses. Let’s discover how the crowning act of wickedness became the crowning act of grace. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

The hope of Christ’s return has motivated Christians for two thousand years. John had a vision of heaven open and a rider on a white horse come to judge. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes Armageddon and Christ’s triumphant return. Where will you be standing when every eye finally beholds Him? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

The last war on Earth won’t be fought over land or money but worship. Paul warned of a ruler who will promise peace, then demand worship—and the world will give it to him. In this message, Pastor Lutzer traces the Antichrist’s deception and what it will cost. Everyone alive will face one choice: Whom will you worship? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

When life feels out of control, is Christ really doing a good job as King? Scripture describes Him seated in heaven, waiting until His enemies become His footstool. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains why waiting and winning both show God’s sovereignty. Whatever we face, it’s all under His feet. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

No one can tell us where any religion’s founder is today, except one. When Jesus was lifted into the clouds from the Mount of Olives, angels promised His return. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains three proofs of Jesus’ divine rights. What does it mean that a human now sits at the right hand of heaven’s throne? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Honest doubt seeks answers, but unbelief kicks at what it knows. When a skeptic saw the risen Christ, he cried, “My Lord and my God!” In this message, Pastor Lutzer shows how great thinkers throughout history tried to seal Christ’s tomb. Is Jesus a liar, a lunatic, a legend, or Lord? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Ancient Rome had executions down to a science, and death was final—until the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Why do Christians believe in the resurrection? In this message, Pastor Lutzer defends the resurrection with three lines of evidence. Let’s discover compelling reasons we can trust the reliability of the resurrection. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

God showed us how much He loves us when Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Paul said God forgives sinners by grace, so nobody gets to brag about it. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains how God starts, finishes, and guarantees our salvation. The gift costs the worst of sinners exactly what it costs the respectable—nothing. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Salvation costs us nothing, but it cost God everything. Christ’s cruel death on the cross paid the price for the forgiveness for our sins. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains how God planned and completed salvation alone. How can a holy God rescue sinners without staining His own righteousness? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111