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Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer

The Healing Power of the Light, Part 3 of 4 (Why Good People Do Bad Things)

July 8, 2013

If you want to walk in the true light, you have to agree with God on everything. You have to come clean not just with God, but with others as well.

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We like to think of ourselves as basically good people who make mistakes, not as sinners desperately needing the grace of God. But if you don’t see yourself as a sinner, you don’t see a need for redemption.
July 5, 2013
Throughout the Bible we see the contrast of darkness and light—darkness is sin, and light is God. Those who walk in darkness rationalize their sin, learn to manage their guilt, and even believe that they’re walking in the light. They not only lie to others, they are deceiving themselves and even lying to God. 
July 4, 2013
Pastor Lutzer shows us that we have our own kingdoms—career, money, even our giftedness —and how we can easily fall into the same snare as Saul did. By comparing David’s reaction to Saul’s attacks, we also learn what we can do to keep from sinning.
July 3, 2013
Trying to hold on to his kingdom by destroying those around him, King Saul gives us a good example of how an obsession with control can become evil.
July 2, 2013
Control lies at the heart of sin. We’re all born controllers. But when does wanting to control something become, not just a sin, but evil?
July 1, 2013
Jesus can deliver you from any addiction. God wants to deliver us from sin. He sent His Son to die so that we could experience freedom from sin. The transformation occurs when our love for Christ is greater than our love of sin. When we humbly submit to the will of God, He will begin to change our desires until eventually seeking and loving God is more important than seeking our next “fix.”
June 28, 2013
Addictions will always trip us up in the race of life. Once caught in the trap, many people find themselves unable to break free. In today’s message you’ll hear how to take the first steps toward freedom and the real life God wants you to experience.   
June 27, 2013
An addiction is the blinding self-absorption of sin. It doesn’t matter what the sin is, and you just can’t tuck it away somewhere. It needs to be dealt with because a sin can progress into an addiction. It will become your master, and you’ll be its slave. Listen today as Pastor Lutzer explains how freedom is attainable. 
June 26, 2013
In God we can find the fatherhood that all of us need whether we’ve come from a good home or a bad home. When we trust Christ as our Savior, God adopts us. We are His sons and daughters and we can say, “I am loved by God as much as He loves His Son, Jesus.”
June 25, 2013
When you come from a home without a good father, or from a home with no father at all, life can be tough—very tough. Sown in you may be seeds of future conflict. But those seeds need not germinate if we understand the fatherhood of God. Today, you’ll hear teaching that might be the key to opening a prison door in your life.  
June 24, 2013
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Conflict in relationships is inevitable, but healing and reconciliation often is not. Time and again we've tried every option and failed, and all we are left with is a load of guilt and pain. Pastor Erwin Lutzer shows how the blessing the Lord gives to those who suffer unjustly is worth the pain involved. He also illustrates the need to leave our broken relationships in the hands of God and move forward in our lives toward freedom. Click below to receive this book for a gift of any amount or call Moody Church Media at 1.800.215.5001.

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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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