GRINDIT podcast
360 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 13 hours ago -Let's face it...life sometimes is hard and can just suck. When we are faced with life's challenges we can be discouraged, get tired, and become weary. What we need is motivation, encouragement, and a helping hand that keeps us going. That's the idea of GRINDIT! We find our strength to endure when we focus on Jesus. God's own Son wasn't exempt from life's challenges and He didn't do anything to deserve what he went through! And yet He did...willingly, therefore we find our hope in Him.
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Episode 111: Posers Test: Guitars Need Tuning Part 2
October 29, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes - 72.2 MBThere are many things that can cause I guitar to be out of tune but just looking at it, you wouldn't know it was out of tune. However, once those strings are strummed...oof, it sounds like a nightmare! So the musician retunes the guitar and starts to jam and beautiful music is made. Well, we are like guitars. It doesn't take much to get our lives out of tune with God and what's sad is we don't even realize we are out of tune! We let sin creep in and God becomes distorted. We need the Holy Spi...
Episode 109: Poser Test: Guitars and Jesus: Dead Strings Part 2
October 25, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 66.5 MBA guitar has to be played or the strings will die! If a guitar sits around too long and doesn't get played the strings lose their tone and they will only produce a thud. The same is said about our faith if we don't use it! If we don't put our faith into action...IT WILL DIE! I didn't say it! God did through James! Check it out!
Episode 108: Poser Test: Guitars and Jesus: Dead Strings Part 1
October 25, 2021 21:00 - 27 minutes - 63.4 MBA guitar has to be played or the strings will die! If a guitar sits around too long and doesn't get played the strings lose their tone and they will only produce a thud. The same is said about our faith if we don't use it! If we don't put our faith into action...IT WILL DIE! I didn't say it! God did through James! Check it out!
Episode 106: Poser Test: Jesus and Guitars: Imitators Part 1
October 20, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 65.2 MBPoser Test: An expensive guitar sounds better than a cheap guitar no doubt, however, a cheap guitar is still a guitar! It can be used by a beginner to learn how to play guitar, but it can also be used by an expert to jam with if it's all he has got. When it comes to Christianity, we all want the real deal; We want Jesus but in reality, He is sitting at the father's right hand in heaven and we won't see him until we die or he returns to call us home. So...you'll just have to settle for the che...
Episode 107: Poser Test: Jesus and Guitars: Imitators Part 2
October 20, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 61.8 MB(continued from previous podcast) An expensive guitar sounds better than a cheap guitar no doubt, however, a cheap guitar is still a guitar! It can be used by a beginner to learn how to play guitar, but it can also be used by an expert to jam with if it's all he has got. When it comes to Christianity, we all want the real deal; We want Jesus but in reality, He is sitting at the father's right hand in heaven and we won't see him until we die or he returns to call us home. So...you'll just have...
Episode 105: Luke 3 Part 3 Where's Your Heart?
October 16, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes - 83.5 MBJohn the Baptizer was preaching the kingdom of God is at hand and that people needed to repent of their sins and be baptized. Crowds of people came out to hear John speak and many would be obedient to his message being baptized right there in the Jordan River. He had all kinds of people listening to his message and asking him what should they do to make things right. He had mean, women, tax collectors and even soldiers! Why, even the religious leaders came out to hear his message! And the thi...
Episode 104: Luke 3 Part 2 The Message Not the Messenger
October 11, 2021 22:00 - 34 minutes - 78.3 MBIt’s all about the message. The messenger has nothing to do with anything. John the Baptizer is a perfect example. Here’s a guy who was living in the desert, he dressed in camel’s hair, and for food he ate locusts and wild honey. You know the guy never shaved so he had to have long hair and a long beard which would catch the carcasses of those locusts and wild honey would just matte it all up. That’s how people make dreads so maybe John had dreads…who knows, but what I do know this was one na...
Episode 103: Luke 3 Part 1 Can't Argue Facts!
October 07, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 74.3 MBIn Luke 3 we are hit hard with facts right off the bat! We are given people’s names, where they ruled, when they ruled, and there has been artifacts found that back up the information Luke gives us so why do people continue to not believe the Bible? By God’s grace and His mercy He provided us a sacrifice for our sins to be forgiven! And it was always His plan! God knew Adam would blow it and sin which is why He always had a plan to redeem man…He would send His own son to be the sacrifice that...
Episode 102: Luke 2 Part 3 Jesus' Childhood
October 03, 2021 22:00 - 35 minutes - 81.1 MBLuke introduces a woman named Anna who was a prophet and lived at the Temple. She was married but her husband passed away after seven years of marriage. After he passed, Anna never left the Temple again and Luke says she worshipped God day and night with fasting and prayer. What a great lesson she gives us! And when she heard Simeon talking to Joseph and Mary, she went and told everyone about the Messiah that has come. Luke finishes chapter two talking about Jesus staying behind in Jerusalem ...
Episode 101: Luke 2 Part 2 Listen To Your Guide Not Your Gut!
September 28, 2021 21:00 - 34 minutes - 79.6 MBJesus is eight days old and as God’s law required, Joseph and Mary bring Jesus to the temple to be circumcised. Luke introduces his readers to a guy named Simeon who was told by God Himself, that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah. He wasn’t even suppose to be at the Temple that day but he was led by the Holy Spirit, and because he listened and allowed the Spirit to guide him, Simeon went to the Temple and he not only saw, but held the baby in his arms. Are we listening to the Hol...
Episode 100: Luke 2 Part 1 The Impact of Jesus: Shepherds to Doctors
September 24, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 83.2 MBLuke 2 starts with more details from Luke as he gives us more names of Roman leaders which gives us a time frame for the birth of Jesus. He talks about a census that had taken place which many people use to discredit Luke and his gospel. There are several arguments that support Luke including an autobiography by Augustus himself called the Res Gestae and in it he mentions having a census done several times. I have provided a couple of links that are interesting reads that support Luke and his...
Episode 99: Darrel Bridges Interview
September 20, 2021 21:00 - 40 minutes - 92 MBDarrel is a former elder at Partnership Christian Church and he currently plays on the worship team. Darrel sat down with the GRINDIT Podcast to talk about his life and being an elder of a congregation.
Episode 98: Luke 1 Part 4 All God's Promises Are Yes and Amen
September 15, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes - 66.8 MBFinishing up Luke 1 with some things to ponder: Just because Zechariah talked with an angel and couldn’t talk any more after he didn’t believe Gabriel, he still continued his service to God in the temple. • Do you remember a time that you had been praying for something for a long time and then the answer came? • How did you feel? How did you react? God came through with His promise…Elizabeth became pregnant. • 2 Corinthians 1:20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in ...
Episode 97: Luke 1 Part 3 Joseph, You're Not Being Punk'd
September 11, 2021 21:00 - 34 minutes - 77.9 MBMary has a visit from the angel Gabriel and he tells her that she is going to be with child and that child is from God Himself! She asks, “How can this be?” she asked, “I can’t have a child…I’m a virgin!” And the angel explains to her that the Holy Spirit will come upon her and the power of the Most High will overshadow her. A couple of says later she leaves to visit her cousin Elizabeth who is six months pregnant with John the Baptizer. Mary stays for three months and comes home. This would ...
Episode 96: Luke 1 Part 2 The Tell of Two Women
September 06, 2021 19:00 - 30 minutes - 69.2 MBIn Luke 1 we are introduced to two women who are related, they are cousins—Mary and Elizabeth. One is old and has been serving God a long time. The other is young and is basically trying to figure out where her place is in society. One has been praying to God for a long time to have a baby yet she never did and has passed the age of being able to get pregnant…way past. The other is a virgin and is more concerned with helping her parents around the house. I’m sure having a baby was the farthes...
Episode 95: Luke 1 Part 1 An Introduction to Luke
September 02, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 64.2 MBLuke says he has checked out other people’s accounts about Jesus and how they compared. He said he investigated them going all the way back to the beginning and not only that but he used eyewitness accounts from the early disciples when he wrote his gospel. Why? “…so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.” In other words. Luke is meticulous with his writings therefore his readers, even 2000 years later, can trust what he says is true. The question is: What are you goin...
Episode 94: Acts 26 thru 28 To Rome We Go!
August 24, 2021 21:00 - 31 minutes - 71.2 MBPaul has an opportunity to share his defense with Agrippa and as he does, Agrippa comes to the conclusion that Paul could have been set free that day if he had not appealed to Caesar. But since he did, the book of Acts continues with Luke giving us a lot of details of the trip to Rome; how the weather was, where they sailed to and from, the storm that tore the ship the pieces, and even how the guests on the island of Malta treated them so well. He ends the book with Paul having a discussion w...
Episode 93: Acts 24 and 25 Paul: Jesus Killer to Jesus Giver
August 21, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes - 73.2 MBPaul has given his defense, his testimony to the angry mob that tried to kill him and to the high council. In Acts 24 and 25 he has a hearing with Felix, the governor and for two years, Felix tries to get Paul to pay him a bribe to let him go but Paul never did. Felix leaves office and Festus takes over. Festus wanted to please the Jews so he had Paul's hearing immediately after taking office and wanted to transfer Paul to Jerusalem. Paul knew he'd never make it to Jerusalem because the peopl...
Episode 92: Acts 22/23 Paul's Defense
August 14, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes - 65.5 MBPaul was warned by the Holy Spirit not to go to Jerusalem but he was determined to go and he did go. He was there less than a week when he was dragged out of the temple and nearly beaten to death. The only thing that saved his life was the Roman soldiers that showed up because of the uproar. They arrested him and was taking him to the fortress to find out who he was and what he has done to cause such a ruckus. As they are about to go in, Paul requests that he be put down, he was being carried...
Episode 91: Acts 21 Part 2 Be Careful What You Wish For...
August 10, 2021 21:00 - 32 minutes - 75.1 MBEver heard anyone say, "Be careful what you wish for because you might just get it"? Paul was warned many times by the Holy Spirit not to go to Jerusalem and city after city the Holy Spirit warned him what was to come if he continued to go there. The Holy Spirit used people to persuade Paul not to go but he was fixed on his plan to go to Jerusalem and he said he was ready to die for Jesus if that is what was going to happen. Well, he was in Jerusalem for less than a week when someone spotted ...
Episode 90: Acts 21 Part 1 Bound By the Spirit?
August 06, 2021 03:00 - 36 minutes - 82.6 MBWhy did Paul say he was "bound by the Spirit" to go to Jerusalem? If you have the answers please email me at [email protected]! As for now, I will give my opinions because he was told several times by people speaking by the power of the Holy Spirit to not go to Jerusalem! Why would he not listen? Why did he continue his journey? Just think of all the great things he could have done to help the newly established churches. What about all of those opportunities to start even more churc...
Episode 89: Acts 20 Part 2 Passover, Communion, The Lord's Supper
July 31, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes - 79.9 MBWhen Paul was visiting with the believers in Troas, the first day of the week arrived and they took the Lord’s Supper together. One can read Exodus 12 to learn about the Passover, which is where the Lord’s Supper, or communion, came from. A lamb without any imperfections had to be sacrificed and its blood had to be put over the doorposts of the people’s home. When the death angel came along and saw the blood of the sacrificed lamb, he would “Pass Over” that house and whoever was inside the ho...
Episode 88: Acts 20 Part 1 I Need A Friend
July 27, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MBPaul has started his third missionary journey and will be leaving Philippi for Troas where he hangs out with some local believers to encourage them as he knows his time is short and they wouldn’t see him again. Luke tells us the names of seven men that was traveling with Paul at the time but soon they would be nowhere around. In his second letter to Timothy, Paul says everyone has deserted him and that only Luke is with him. As the old saying goes, “When hard times come around you find out wh...
Episode 87: Acts 19 Part 2 Life: Chaos, Confusion, or Peace?
July 23, 2021 01:00 - 34 minutes - 79.5 MBPaul is going to hang out in Ephesus for at least two years preaching the gospel and giving the people hope. Luke writes that God gave Paul the ability to perform unusual miracles, so unusual that when a handkerchief that he owned touched a sick person, they were completely healed...immediately! As he continues to convert people to Jesus, the worship of false gods along with their idols begins to decline. With the decline of idols means a decline in the bank accounts of the silversmiths that ...
Episode 86: Acts 19 Part 1 To Dunk Or Not To Dunk
July 18, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 72.7 MBApollos was telling people about Jesus with enthusiasm but when he would baptize people that wanted to follow Jesus, he would baptize them with the baptism of John the baptizer, a baptism of repentance. Aquila and Priscilla heard Apollos give an invitation call one Sabbath Day in the synagogue and pulled him off to the side and taught him correctly, that he should be baptizing people in the name of Jesus because that was what Jesus taught and He fills people with the Holy Spirit which was lac...
Episode 85: Acts 18 Part 3 Get In The Game
July 12, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 67.7 MBApollos was a Jew that had been converted from Judaism to Jesus. He was smart, enthusiastic, loved to tell people about Jesus, but he was missing something. Aquila and Priscilla heard him speaking boldly at the synagogue one Sabbath day and pulled him off to the side and asked him about his baptism. He was only familiar with the baptism of John the Baptizer so when he would tell someone about Jesus, he would baptize them under the authority of John’s baptism and not in the name of Jesus. It w...
Episode 84: Acts 18 Part 2 Tired? Discouraged? Ready To Quit?
July 07, 2021 12:00 - 23 minutes - 53.1 MBWhy did Jesus talk to Paul after not speaking audibly to him in roughly 18 years? Was Paul discouraged? Was he ready to give up? Throw in the towel? Maybe he wasn’t ready to quit but perhaps he was thinking: “Why am I doing this?“ or “I gave up a better life for this?” or “Is this really worth it?” He just had a confrontation with some Jews at the synagogue where he had been trying to tell them Jesus is the Messiah but they rejected his message and insulted him so he got frustrated, shook the...
Episode 83: Acts 18 Part 1 We're Tent Makers Too!
July 02, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes - 68.8 MBWe think our world, our society is in such bad shape today and it is, however it’s nothing new. When Paul walked into Corinth he saw the same things you and I see today but it wasn't spread all over social media since it didn't exist. Corinth was a major city on a trade route that allowed people to bring and sell their goods there at the Agora, or marketplace. Perhaps this is where Paul met Aquila and Priscilla who, just like Paul, were tent makers. They hit it off so well that Paul stayed in...
Episode 82: Acts 17 Part 2 What's This Babbler Saying?
June 28, 2021 22:00 - 28 minutes - 64.8 MBPaul hung out in Athens for some time because he had to wait for Timothy and Silas. This would be a perfect time for Paul to take a break, to get some much needed rest from all the persecution he has been facing, but nope...not Paul! He makes great use of his time by walking around Athens and checking things out. When he runs across some idols to the false gods, he reads one that says, "To the Unknown God." Paul starts talking to some philosophers that were near and he tells them, "This Unkno...
Episode 81: Acts 17 Part 1 Upside Down Or Right Side Up?
June 24, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes - 69.2 MBHave you ever seen water that was clear but yet you step in it or stir it and dirt and trash that had settled to the bottom rises up and the clear water has now become dirty, nasty looking? That’s what these people are saying about Paul and Silas. “Our city was calm, settled, peaceful, but these men have stirred the water and has made it nasty. The people called Paul and Silas "troublemakers" which is odd because they weren't violent and they were telling people about Jesus, the Prince of Pe...
Episode 80: Acts 16 Part 3 Women: Equality and Rights!
June 21, 2021 22:00 - 31 minutes - 72.2 MBPaul received the Macedonian Call from a dude in a vision. He told Silas that he felt like hey needed to hurry on to Macedonia to help spread the gospel there so they immediately headed that way. One would think that since Paul had the vision that there would be a huge crowd just waiting on them, eagerly waiting to hear the message about Jesus but what they find when they get there is crickets. They go to the river and meet some women there and in a conversation, Paul shares the gospel with a...
Episode 79: Acts 16 Part 2 Procrastination...Never!
June 18, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 63.3 MBAs Paul, Silas, and Timothy traveled they would start to leave for a certain city and the Holy Spirit would sometimes say "No," so they would go in a different direction. When they are in Troas, Paul has a vision of a man in Macedonia asking him to come help there so one would think since Paul has this "Macedonian Call" that things would be rockin' and rollin' but that's not the case. When Paul arrives at Philippi there's not even a synagogue to visit, there's no huge crowd welcoming him, and...
Episode 78: Acts 16 Part 1 Barnabas Fades To the Sunset
June 15, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 57 MBBarnabas decides to take John Mark with him to revisit the churches he and Paul started on their first "Missionary Journey." As Barnabas rides off into the sunset Luke turns his attention to Paul and begins to now focus on his ministry. But before we turn loose of Barnabas, we can take a great lesson from him: Just because we don't hear from him again, he is just as important as Paul or any other apostle. Even though we don't have the details from his traveling, Barnabas did a great work for ...
Episode 77: Acts 15 Part 2 Paul and Barnabas Fight!
June 09, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 70.2 MBCan people who follow Christ have a disagreement? Can they be mad at each other? If the answer is yes, then what about "love"? Where did the "love" go? The answer to the question is yes. Just because someone has been washed in the blood of Christ and has had their sins forgiven doesn't mean they stopped being human. We still have opinions, feelings, and emotions and many times we feel as though ours count more than others! In fact, two of the strongest Christians that ever lived had a huge ar...
Episode 76: Acts 15 Part 1 Say What? Cut My Wee-Wee?
June 04, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes - 70.2 MBIn Acts 15 a very debatable topic has been brought to the forefront. Now that Gentiles are being saved some Jews have a little something they want to add to grace...circumcision. Circumcision is the removal of a piece of skin on the male sex organ. Why would these Jews tell the Gentiles they have to be circumcised to be saved? The answer will surprise you! It's actually a covenant given to Abraham from God way back in Genesis 17 and God said it was an "everlasting covenant." They actually hav...
Episode 75: Acts 14 Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones...
May 31, 2021 22:00 - 33 minutes - 75.9 MBPaul and Barnabas travel to Iconium and they get chased out of town. From there they go to Lystra where things get really tough. Paul was in the middle of a sermon when he noticed a man who had been crippled his entire life and Paul calls him out right there on the spot and heals the man! The people who were listening and witnessed the miracle thought Paul and Barnabas were gods, Zeus and Hermes, in human form. After some Jews arrived from Iconium they persuaded the crowd against Paul and Bar...
Episode 74: Acts 13 Part 2 It's Time To Get Going!
May 26, 2021 23:00 - 39 minutes - 90.6 MBWhen the church leaders at Antioch were in a time of prayer and fasting the Holy Spirit gave clear direction, "Set apart Barnabas and Saul (Paul) for the work which I have called them to do." In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus talks about fasting as if he assumed we would be people who fast. Do you fats? Why or why not? We know from Acts 9 the work the Lord called Paul to do was take the gospel to the Gentiles. Acts 13 is the start of what we call the "First Missionary Journey" and as we go thr...
Episode 73: Acts 13 Part 1 Honoring Two Black Leaders
May 21, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 63 MBActs 13 is the start of Paul and Barnabas' missionary journeys. We know many "heroes" of faith from the Old and New Testament but in this chapter there are some hidden gems that need to be mentioned: Manaen, who was the childhood friend of Herod Antipus. Yes, the Herod Antipus that had Jesus crucified and John the Baptizer beheaded! He helped start the church in Antioch of Syria! Also, there are two other men mentioned: Lucius of Cyrene and Simeon called Niger (pronounced Ni-jer). Lucius mean...
Episode 72: Acts 12 Part 2 Worry, Panic, or Trust?
May 16, 2021 19:00 - 34 minutes - 78.7 MBWhy do we worry so much? Why do we panic and stress over so many things? Peter has been arrested, he knows that James, the brother of John, has been beheaded and unless the Lord intervenes he will meet the same fate in just a few days! But when Luke turns the spotlight on Peter as he is in prison waiting for Passover to be over with so he can have his trial we find Peter sound asleep as he is chained to two guards. He was in such a deep sleep that the bright light from the appearance of the a...
Episode 71: Acts 12 Part 1 The Great Escape
May 14, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutes - 64.5 MBPersecution started in Acts 4 after Peter and John healed the lame man at the gate called Beautiful. They were given a stern talking to by the religious leaders and told not to preach or teach in the name of Jesus any more. From there it escalates until people began to be killed for their faith! In Acts 8 Stephen is stoned to death while Saul is going from house to house dragging men and women to jail. In Acts 12 it continues to escalate but now it is one of the apostles, James! James is behe...
Episode 70: Acts 11 The Jews, The Gentiles, and Jesus
May 07, 2021 18:00 - 38 minutes - 87.5 MBWord gets back to the church in Jerusalem about what happened with the Gentiles at Cornelius' house and the believers there aren't very happy about it. They couldn't believe that Peter would go in the house of a Gentile and even eat a meal with them! However, after they got the facts first hand from Peter they changed their minds and were delighted that God had chosen the Gentiles as well...or so it seemed. Racism between the Jews and Gentiles was deep and it would be an ongoing issue even fo...
Episode 69: Acts 10 Part 2 The Holy Spirit Falls On the Gentiles
May 01, 2021 14:00 - 36 minutes - 82.5 MBCornelius was a God fearing Gentile who was an officer in the Roman army. He prayed three times a day, was devoted to God, and helped the poor om a daily basis, but he lacked something...he didn't have Jesus! After talking with an angel he sends men to get Peter in Joppa and bring him to his home in Caesarea. While the men were gone to get Peter, Cornelius invites his friends and family over to hear what Peter has to say. When Peter arrives he simply shares the gospel, the good news of Jesus'...
Episode 68: Acts 10 Part 1 Racism Is Nothing New
April 28, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutes - 76.5 MBActs 10 is a game changer when it comes to the kingdom of God, then church. Up until this chapter the gospel has been preached mainly to the Jews but when persecution got so bad, the followers of Jesus fled Jerusalem for safety. As they fled to Judea, Samaria, and other places, they shared the gospel to the local Jews. In Acts 10 there is a divine appointment that takes place between a Roman officer, who is an uncircumcised Gentile, and the apostle Peter. Because of this meeting the gentiles ...
Episode 67: Acts 9 Part 3 Dorcas Is Dead No More!
April 18, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 68.7 MBLuke finishes Acts 9 by turning his attention to Peter. Peter travels to a couple of towns and works some miracles that blow the people's minds and many put their faith in Jesus. He heals a man named Aeneas who had been bedridden for eight years. People see him walking around town see him up and walking and after discovering what happened to him, they put their faith in Jesus! Then, some people hunt Peter down and ask him to come heal a woman who had died. Peter goes to where her body is layi...
Episode 66: Acts 9 Part 2 You Want Me To Do What? Go See Who?
April 16, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 74.3 MBSometimes the Lord wants us to do something that, in our mind, sounds crazy, maybe even dangerous. Saul, the persecutor of Jesus followers, has been sent to a man's house where he is to stay until a man named Ananias comes to visit him. Meanwhile, Jesus is having a conversation with Ananias and telling him he is to go lay hands on Saul. Naturally, as we all would be, Ananias is freaked out by what Jesus has commanded him to do; however, he is obedient. Because of his obedience, Saul receives ...
Episode 65: Acts 9 Part 1 The Persecutor Becomes the Persecuted
April 14, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 68.4 MBWant to see what happens when someone has a real encounter with Jesus? Look no further than Saul. He was at the stoning of Stephen and he completely agreed with what happened to him. He was so amped up he started persecuting those who followed Jesus going from house to house dragging men and women to prison, busting up families, and he wasn't finished. Saul was on his way to Damascus to do the same thing there but right before he reaches Damascus he has a life changing encounter with Jesus! I...
Episode 64: Jeff Palmer Interview
April 09, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBJeff Palmer is the new lead pastor at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville, TN. He joins the GRINDIT Podcast for an interview so you can get to know a bit about who he is and he shares a little of his personal testimony to encourage those who have a similar struggle. Jeff and his wife, Indra, were missionaries in New Zealand for the past four and half years. While there they started The Vine Community Church which you can check out on Facebook. We would love to have you and your family w...
Episode 63: Acts 8 Part 3 One Person Can Make A Difference
April 02, 2021 21:00 - 27 minutes - 63.5 MBThe believers are scattered because of persecution so the church flees Jerusalem for safety. Luke shines the spotlight on a man named Philip. Philip goes to Samaria on his own accord and shares Jesus with the people there. Men and women are converted to Jesus, joy fills the city, a sorcerer becomes a Christ follower, Peter and John come down to see what's going on and they lay hands on the believers giving them the power of the Holy Spirit, and as they return back to Jerusalem, they stop in v...
Episode 62: Acts 8 Part 2 Am I Really Doing God's Will?
April 02, 2021 21:00 - 28 minutes - 64.4 MBWe continue the thoughts from Part 1 and take a look at James 1:19-26. James just lays it all out there and says, "This is what you ought to be doing as a Christ follower and if you're not, then you may want to rethink your faith!" *Be slow to get angry *Get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives *Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says *Control your tongue *Care for orphans and widows in their distress *Refuse to let the world corrupt you As we all know this isn't an...
Episode 61: Acts 8 Part 1 Saul's Passion For God
April 02, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes - 66.9 MBWhen Stephen was stoned by the religious leaders, there was a man present who completely agreed with the stoning...his name was Saul. This is the same Saul, that later became Paul, and wrote two thirds of the New Testament. He was one, if not the, greatest missionaries that ever lived. Before his conversion he wreaked havoc on the church, going from house to house, dragging men and women from their homes and putting them in jail. In Saul's (Paul's) on words he "was the worst sinner of all" bu...