The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast

Do you feel unhappy? In this episode, Max says we're unhappy because we're not supposed to be happy here. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

We have a yearning for our forever home. In this episode, Max discusses that the greatest calamity in this life is to feel at home when we're not. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Does it ever feel like the tough times will never end? In this episode, Max affirms that from the light of heaven, our suffering will be but a grain of sand in the dunes of eternity. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

The Bible is a forward facing book and equips us for the future. In this episode, Max helps us understand the promise of the rapture to comfort and bless us. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

More than 100 passages of scripture describe the prince of darkness. In this episode, Max discusses the darkest chapter of history yet to come and the good news that believers won't have to live through it. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

We're saved by grace but our deeds will be recognized. In this episode, Max tells us that our good efforts on earth will not go to waste and will be noticed. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

These difficult times are really requiring us to quarry a deep faith. In this episode, Max discusses that death triggers the greatest part of our story: eternal life. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Does heaven seem unfamiliar, disembodied, or boring? In this episode, Max challenges some of our misconceptions of heaven by answering some common questions. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

We often rush to discuss eternal life but gloss over eternal death. In this episode, Max discusses the supreme suprise that Christ went to hell and arose from its depths so that we don't have to. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Jesus didn't avoid the topic of hell and neither should we. In this episode, Max discusses that looking closer at hell gives us a closer look at Christ's character. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Do you desire to be released from the predictable and into the hands of the miracle worker? In this episode, Max tells us that Jesus' miracles were essential to his ministry and reminds us that there is more to life than what meets the eye. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Jesus is the only one who can buckle us in to the journey to heaven. In this episode, Max affirms that Jesus blazes a standalone trail to eternal life. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Self-reliance is often the philosophy of our day, but Christ begs to differ. In this episode, Max tells us that salvation is assured not to the worker, but to the truster. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Can we really trust the simple invitation to believe? In this episode, Max reminds us that we can't fix our lives, all we can do is fix our gaze on Jesus. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

John 3:16 contains a "whenever" policy. In this episode, Max encourages us that it is never too late to accept God's free gift of grace. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Whoever unfurls 3:16 as a banner for the ages. After all, who isn't a whoever? In this episode, Max discusses how God's whoever policy sledgehammers racial fences, dynamites social classes, and bypasses gender borders. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

By the grace of God, we go from graceless to grace-shaped. In this episode, Max reminds us that God doesn't want to just get us into heaven, but to also get heaven into us. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

The Bible says only the Holy will see God, but how can this be possible when we feel unholy? In this episode, Max discusses how Christ has exchanged hearts with us. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Jesus, the Son of God, feels abandoned by God. What are we to make of this? In this episode, Max helps us see the importance of Jesus' cry on the cross. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Jesus is completely God and completely human. In this episode, Max teaches us why believing this is vital to our faith. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Do you long to have a closer relationship with God? In this episode, Max helps us realize that Jesus has an unrivaled knowledge of God and wants to share it with us. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Maybe you've heard the phrase "born again" tossed around, but do you truly know what it means? In this episode, Max discusses how the invitation to be born again leads us into a Kingdom in which God himself does the work and generates a miracle within us. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

We're used to being surrounded by imperferect love. In this episode, Max encourages us to take up permanent residence in God's perfect love. How would your life be different if you were forever soaked in God's love? If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Is your hope in short supply? Do you need a reminder of God's great love for you? In this episode, Max reassures us that we have a mighty God who is ready to help us face mighty problems. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

We often act like we can exhaust God's love, but do we truly know it's depth? In this episode, Max reminds us that we are loved by an endless love, revealed by Christ on the cross. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

With change comes fear and insecurity. The good news is we have an unchanging God. In this episode, Max discusses how God's unchanging love has nothing to do with our characteristics or actions: God loves us because he has chosen to do so. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Does the world sometimes seem like it's spinning out of control? In this episode, Max encourages us to put our faith and trust in the One and Only Son who has ultimate authority over all history. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

Is God asking you to know him better? To know God, we have to know Jesus. In this episode, Max reminds us that Jesus holds the key to the Kingdom and is holding the door wide open, waiting for us to walk in. If you'd like to dive deeper into this message, Max's book 3:16 is available wherever books are sold.

In this episode, Max brings an encouraging word from perhaps the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16. This 26-word parade of hope begins with God and ends with life and urges us to do the same. Be encouraged as Max examines what he refers to as "the hope diamond of the Bible."