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Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer

Mourning the Destruction of a Great City, Part 1 of 2 (The Church in Babylon)

July 31, 2017

When the judgment of God falls, things we hold dear are often laid to waste. The city of Jerusalem with its temple was sacked and looted by invading armies whose actions came in the plan and will of God.

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When Jeremiah proclaimed the coming judgment of God, his fellow Israelites paid him no heed.  Life went on with no thought of a day of accounting. We in America must learn what they learned, because where Israel went, so will we.
July 28, 2017
When the cup of iniquity is full, God pours out His wrath as when invading armies looted Jerusalem and took the people into captivity. America may soon feel that same wrath. Let’s examine the lessons we must take from the fall of a nation long ago.
July 27, 2017
A lump of clay has no clue what its potter intends to make out of it. Jeremiah chapter 18 tells how God views Israel: as clay on His wheel. We need a right view of ourselves and a right view of God. Then life can begin to make sense.
July 26, 2017
Many people think they’re masters of their own destiny. But God sees His people as clay on a potter’s wheel. Since He’s the potter, He controls their destiny. In today’s message we are learning to see ourselves as vessels God can make and remake as He chooses. 
July 25, 2017
True prophets of God get their message from God himself. False prophets draw their false messages from a variety of sources. In this message we learn how to discern those sources, and determine whether what you’re hearing is from God, or from somewhere else. 
July 24, 2017
In ancient Israel, false prophets put lies about God into the minds of God’s people. The same is true in our day. They diminish His holiness, exaggerate their goodness, and hide their real motives. In this message we learn how to recognize them when you hear them. 
July 21, 2017
Great deception took hold in ancient Israel, leading to idolatry and judgment. The same deceptions infect the thinking of today. The news is filled with the same destructive mindset that caused God to send Israel into Babylon.
July 20, 2017
God had Babylon take Israel captive after Israel deceived itself into idolatry. He will not tolerate endless disobedience from His people. He did not then, and will not today. This story is found in the early chapters of Jeremiah. 
July 19, 2017
Jeremiah 2:13 says that Israel forsook God, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out broken cisterns for themselves which can hold no water. For this, God’s judgment fell. Have we in the modern church hewed out broken cisterns? 
July 18, 2017
After Israel’s long disobedience, God had Babylon carry them off into captivity. They became a minority in a pagan land, just as Christians are fast becoming a minority in America. The parallels are crucial to understand, as we begin a series on “The Church in Babylon.”
July 17, 2017
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Running the race of life is hard. But with the Bible front and center and a heart to encourage, Pastor Erwin Lutzer presents clear Bible teaching, helping you make it across the finish line. Since 2011, this 25-minute program has provided a Godward focus and features listeners’ questions.

About Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer

Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church where he served as the Senior Pastor for 36 years (1980-2016). He earned a B.Th. from Winnipeg Bible College, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a M.A. in Philosophy from Loyola University, and an honorary LL.D. from the Simon Greenleaf School of Law (Now Trinity Law School).

A clear expositor of the Bible, he is the featured speaker on two radio programs: Running to Win—a daily Bible-teaching broadcast and Songs in the Night—an evening program that’s been airing since 1943. Running To Win broadcasts on a thousand outlets in the U.S. and across more than fifty countries in seven languages. His speaking engagements include Bible conferences and seminars, both domestically and internationally, including Russia, the Republic of Belarus, Germany, Scotland, Guatemala, and Japan. He has led tours to Israel and to the cities of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

Pastor Lutzer is also a prolific author of over seventy books, including the bestselling We Will Not Be Silenced, One Minute After You Die, and the Gold Medallion Award winner, Hitler’s Cross. Pastor Lutzer and Rebecca live in the Chicago area and have three grown children and eight grandchildren. Connect with Pastor Lutzer on X (@ErwinLutzer) or moodymedia.org.

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