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Why don’t Christians pray more? For many, prayer becomes a lost discipline when the Bible starts to feel boring, pointless, or frustrating. In this message, Pastor Lutzer illustrates how to combine two spiritual disciplines, prayer and meditation, by walking us through Psalm 23. Let’s find out what it means to have a consistent, meaningful prayer life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Amid the din of competing voices, we need to hear the voice of God. We can’t become spiritually mature unless we get into God’s Word, every day. In this message from Psalm 1, Pastor Lutzer shows us how to analyze, personalize, and memorize Scripture. Are we willing to discipline ourselves for the good of our restless souls? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Spiritual maturity doesn’t happen by accident but by discipline every day. It’s impossible to be transformed by doing nothing. In this message, Pastor Lutzer identifies two blessings from practicing biblical meditation. We must think rightly to act rightly—and we cannot think differently until we learn to meditate. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

od has always used His people to reach the nations with the Gospel. Witnessing opportunities are never accidents but divine appointments from God. In this message from Acts 8, Pastor Lutzer explores God’s providential hand in the story of Philip and the Ethiopian. We can trust God’s leading and joyfully proclaim Jesus to everyone we meet. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

God prepares the hearts of men and women from every nation to receive the Gospel. God worked through Philip, and an Ethiopian official became a follower of Jesus. In this message from Acts 8, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to Philip, who put God first in his appointments. Even today, God’s still sending, guiding, and working through us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

If we know Jesus and we are keeping Him first, we have no reason to fear anything the future may bring. We can even face death with confidence. In this message from Acts 7, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to the first Christian martyr: Stephen. What can we expect for our own lives, knowing that our future rests securely in God’s hands? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

God has called every believer to a vital task in His kingdom. When we serve in the power of the Holy Spirit, it turns ordinary tasks into powerful testimonies. In this message from Acts 6, Pastor Lutzer shares three takeaways from the first deacons. Which was more important to the early church: waiting on tables or preaching the Word? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

God still looks for servants who are more interested in serving Him than gaining high status. Seven men were granted special ministry roles in the early church—to serve. In this message from Acts 6, Pastor Lutzer explains four requirements the first deacons had to wait on tables. In God’s kingdom, faithfulness is what matters. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

God disciplined Ananias and Sapphira for their fraudulent and insincere giving. God may not instantly remove us from Earth if we give insincerely, but we will be held accountable. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares two final lessons about giving our reputations to God. How would we view our reputations if God was first? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Many people worry about their image rather than their true character. Ananias and Sapphira chose to look generous without actually being generous. In this message from Acts 5, Pastor Lutzer shares three negative laws of stewardship from their bad example. What would change in our lives if God were in charge of our reputations? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

God is reclaiming ownership over things we have called our own. When we’re no longer owners, but caretakers of our financial resources, it changes everything. In this message from Acts 4, Pastor Lutzer provides three diagnostic questions to know we’ve transferred ownership into God’s hands. It’s time we let God teach us to manage His resources. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

The early church knew how to give. United by the Holy Spirit, they joyfully gave so that the poor among them could be helped. In this message from Acts 4, Pastor Lutzer shares five laws of stewardship that both free us and honor God. If everything we have belongs to God, we can begin to give with joy. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

As our freedoms erode, we can learn from the Apostles’ courageous response to opposition. Peter and John were imprisoned and flogged, yet they never stopped proclaiming the Gospel. In this message, Pastor Lutzer challenges us to exalt Jesus’ name, even at great personal cost. When the world demands compliance, will we choose to obey God or man? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Beyond the debate about speaking in tongues, every believer needs a tongue controlled by the Holy Spirit. God wants our speech for His service, yet many use their lips for the enemy. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares how to righteously use our tongues for the sake of the Gospel. Discover what it means to fully submit our words to God’s control. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Regardless of our language or training, all Christians have a role in sharing the Gospel. But first, we must reject bitterness and speak words of healing. In this message from Acts 2, Pastor Lutzer shares critical observations on the Holy Spirit’s gift of tongues—and the fruit of self-control. Discover why the tongue is such a powerful tool for God’s kingdom. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Jesus promised His disciples power, and when He has first place in our lives, that power begins to flow. How can we be filled with the Holy Spirit of God? In this message from John 7, Pastor Lutzer demonstrates four aspects of receiving God’s power: yielding, feeding, weeding, and filling. The supernatural filling of the Spirit can be received by faith. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Real transformation requires the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. God must provide the supernatural resources so we can make Him our first priority. In this message from Acts 1, Pastor Lutzer shares how to yield to God and be filled with the Spirit. What would truly happen in our lives if God were truly first? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Many in Jesus’ day believed He would fulfill the prophecies by delivering them from Roman rule. But Jesus had a far greater deliverance to carry out. In this message, Pastor Lutzer shares two life-changing takeaways about Jesus’ deliverance. In the end, God’s people continue to carry on Jesus’ work until He returns. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Isaiah predicted a deliverer would come who would proclaim good news to the poor and set the captives free. Jesus had come to deliver those who needed it most—including the Gentiles. In this message from Isaiah 61, Pastor Lutzer draws the direct line to Jesus’ fulfillment in Luke 4. In God’s Church, we must carry on Christ’s work. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111

Jesus came in poverty that we might be rich. In fact, according to the prophecies of Isaiah, He came as a servant. In this message, Pastor Lutzer considers Christ as our model of sacrificial servanthood, because we are called to be servants. We’re not asked to do anything that He has not already experienced. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29?v=20251111