Tag Archives: Dr. Erwin Lutzer

Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer at IFI’s 2021 Faith, Family & Freedom Banquet

Posted on January 15, 2022 by David E Smith
Have you ever read a book that was so good, you knew before you reached the end that you wanted to read it again? Or maybe you have a favorite movie that you’ve watched many times over, yet, with each viewing there seems to be a line of dialogue or a particular scene that impacts you in a new way.
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Don’t Jump Out of The Boat

Posted on October 25, 2021 by David E Smith
We recently read a great little sermon illustration in which a young boy asked his father, “Dad, I was watching a TV show about marine biologists. Why do scuba-divers jump backwards into the water?” His father wittily responded, “Because if they jumped forward, they'd still be in the boat!”
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Dr. Lutzer: When the State Becomes God

Posted on February 22, 2019 by David E Smith

This last election cycle in Illinois is an indictment of our culture’s attitudes and beliefs. More and more of our neighbors, friends and family members are rejecting Biblical principles and values. The challenges we face today, and will face in the future, supersede politics.

Join us to hear from Dr. Erwin Lutzer as he teaches from his latest book, “The Church in Babylon,” answering the question, “How do we live faithfully in a culture that perceives our light as darkness?” We are hosting this special forum in hopes of educating, equipping and encouraging Christians to stand boldly in the public …

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Religious Persecution: Coming to America?

Posted on September 6, 2016 by David E Smith

In 1929, Josef Stalin signed a law that dealt a devastating blow to religious freedom in Russia. For most of a century, Russian Christians suffered enormous persecutions for their faith. Some estimates suggest that as many as 20,000,000 Christians may have been martyred in prison camps in the 20th century for holding to their faith. One historian stated that over 85,000 Russian Orthodox Priests were shot in 1937 alone.

Communism, despite its slogans of equality and social utopia, has never come through on its promises. Stalin’s draconian measures were reaffirmed by Leonid Brezhnev’s updated legislation in 1975. A …

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