Right Start Radio with Pastor Jim Custer
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The King, The Citizens, The Authority - Part 2 of 2
May 06, 2022 04:00Humorist Robert Benchley wrote that there are "two classes of people in the world; those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes, and those who do not." Jesus certainly belongs in the first camp. From the parable that we began studying yesterday, the dividing-line is between those who want Him to be King, and those who don't. Some willingly contribute to the prosperity of His kingdom, while others petition to keep Him off the throne entirely. We're in Luke 19 with Jim...
The King, The Citizens, The Authority - Part 1 of 2
May 05, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBA kingdom needs 3 things: A king, people to obey the king, and a trusted advisor to run the teleprompter. Jesus told a parable that contains the actual three elements of a kingdom. It's a lesson about the timing of the Master's return, as well as faithfulness, loyalty... and patience. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on O...
Familiar With The Spiritual World - Part 2 of 2
May 04, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhere the King is, there is the Kingdom. From John the Baptist to Jesus, to the Disciples, the word on the street was that there was a new Sheriff in town. The rightful authority had arrived. All the wickedness that had been swept under the rug in the previous administration would be brought out into the light. What happened to those expectations? Or, what didn't happen? To understand God's Kingdom, we have to start with His will. Here's Jim in Luke 11, to conclude the sermon he began yest...
Familiar With The Spiritual World - Part 1 of 2
May 03, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBGod's will cannot be stopped. And yet, everywhere we look, we see things that can't be God's will. We're taking our first steps in discovering the Kingdom of God - what, when, and where it is - and we're struck with the realization that His rule begins with His will. So why would we have to pray that His will would be done? What else could be done? For this question, we'll need an eternal perspective, and to become familiar with the Spiritual World. That's the title of Jim's sermon. Liste...
Constant Opposition - Part 3 of 3
May 02, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhat can we learn from a crook? If you answered, "Nothing; dishonest people have zero to teach me," you'll be surprised at the parable we'll study later in this episode. It's been called the "Parable of the Dishonest (or Unrighteous) Manager." But we closed our broadcast on Friday talking about the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. Speaking to the Pharisees, Jesus' point is that all are estranged from the Father. Some "come to their senses," choose to return to Him and join the party. And some don't...
Constant Opposition - Part 2 of 3
April 29, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhich son was more lost - the prodigal, or his older brother? Yesterday we looked at two scenes that Jesus painted for the religious elite. They've been called the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin. The final picture could be named the Lost Son, though everyone knows it as the Prodigal Son. In all 3 scenes, something of value is lost, is restored, and a party breaks out. But there is another player in this skit: the older brother. Let's pick up at Luke 15:7 with Jim. Listen to Right Start Radio...
Constant Opposition - Part 1 of 3
April 28, 2022 04:00Are you a party pooper? Again and again, in the Gospels, the Lord symbolizes the Kingdom of God as a party. It's like a wedding banquet, He says - or a celebration after recovering a lost treasure. "There is joy in heaven..." and the gracious Host has invited everyone. But there are some wet blankets who refuse the invitation, and who try to keep others out. We'll find out why, in this sermon. It's a new one, to launch our new series, What Happened to the Kingdom? What was the Pharisees' pr...
I Am So Insignificant - Part 3 of 3
April 22, 2022 04:00"Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?" And all 7 billion of us say, "That might be me." This is a refrain in the Book of Job: someone is obscuring the solution, turning truth into error, by spouting his ignorance. But who is it? We could charge Job's three friends with that crime. But he's the one on the stand. Let's back up a bit, to Chapter 41. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, ...
I Am So Insignificant - Part 2 of 3
April 21, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBNature humbles us, frequently...but we're ready to challenge Nature's God? When the Lord appeared to Job in a whirlwind He wanted to blow the scales of pride from Job's eyes. He set about to remind him of his true place in the universe. We'll resume our observations at Chapter 39, verse 19, and then we'll move to the second round of God's cross-examination. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00...
I Am So Insignificant - Part 1 of 3
April 20, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBJob wants to debate the Almighty on ethics and morality; God takes him to the zoo! The One who haggled with Abraham, who would invite us through Isaiah to "Come, let us reason together," has no problem with rational discourse. But He's going to have to come down to our level for that. And Job's mental level has dropped, lately. We'd better start with something very simple. Let's talk about the different animals, Job. Here's Jim to open a lesson entitled, I Am So Insignificant. Listen t...
Why You Have Been Afflicted - Part 2 of 2
April 19, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBFile under: "Be Careful What You Wish For." Job had demanded an audience with God, but there was probably no one more surprised when that interview was granted. Now what?!? Because when the Almighty shows up, anything could happen. And what is it about God and storms? Jim will take us on a brief tour of the Scriptures to consider that connection. The "I Am" is about to rattle Job to the core, as we jump into Part 2 of a sermon called, Why You Have Been Afflicted. Listen to Right Start Ra...
Why You Have Been Afflicted - Part 1 of 2
April 18, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe're not strong on the "unknown unknowns." Donald Rumsfeld popularized the idea that we're sure that we know certain things - the "known knowns;" we're aware that we don't know other things - the "known unknowns;" but we must accept the likelihood that we don't even know all the things we don't know - the "unknown unknowns." And this should humble us. Back to the Book of Job, and Elihu with Pastor Jim. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH...
Beyond The Cross - Part 2 - Part 2 of 2
April 15, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBEvery hero deserves a homecoming celebration! At the Cross, Jesus won the battle against sin. "Beyond the Cross," which we've been thinking about this week, He won victories over hell and the grave. On the morning of His resurrection, His saving work finished, He had not yet returned home. Heaven waited as the conquering King lingered here on the battlefield. Is the Ascension important? And if so, why? Jim will close our Easter Week studies with the answers. Listen to Right Start Radio ...
Beyond The Cross - Part 2 - Part 1 of 2
April 14, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhat had the risen Jesus been doing that beautiful Sunday morning? We know what Mary Magdalene was doing that morning-of-all-mornings, and we can locate Peter and John in the Gospel record. But between the time He walked out of the grave and the time He spoke to Mary, what was the Lord doing? The answer seems to be that He was waiting - waiting to take away the grief of a friend. Today we'll begin the second sermon called Beyond the Cross. Here's Jim. Listen to Right Start Radio every Mo...
Beyond The Cross - Part 1 - Part 2 of 2
April 13, 2022 04:00What does the Resurrection have to do with me? Jesus rising from the tomb is the most extraordinary miracle of all time. But... how is it relevant now, today? Well, the Resurrection validates the claims of Christ, and so presses those claims to our attention. But there's much more, at least for believers. This is spelled out in the Epistles, so we'll spend some time there, today. But we'll resume Jim's sermon, Beyond the Cross, Part 1, watching Mary Magdalene. Listen to Right Start Rad...
Beyond The Cross - Part 1 - Part 1 of 2
April 12, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBIt's hard to serve a dead Christ. Mary Magdalene was distraught. Her Lord had been killed, and buried. An immovable stone blocked the entrance to His tomb. And besides the stone there was a contingent of Roman soldiers. There was nothing she could do for Him. And yet she had to do something. Pastor Jim will show us how we are like her in our desire to "pay our respects" to Jesus. His sermon is called, Beyond the Cross, Part 1. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WC...
God Will Redeem Me - Part 2 of 2
March 24, 2022 04:00We may feel like Job sometimes, but we are not Job. That righteous man from Uz had no Scriptures - he would be the first writer of Holy Writ. He saw a distant Redeemer but didn't have any details about Jesus. And of course he didn't have the Spirit of Jesus living inside him. We likely have more encouraging friends, too! We have it a lot better than Job, even when we think we might have it worse. We've skipped to Chapter 28 for the second half of Jim's message, God Will Redeem Me. Liste...
God Will Redeem Me - Part 1 of 2
March 23, 2022 04:00Job knew more than we may have realized. When times get tough, we often retreat to our basic, rock-bottom truths - the things "we know that we know." In Job chapter 19 the man of God recalls a few of these. "I know," he says, "that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will stand upon the earth." If the translators have trouble with some of that, the general outline is clear: Rescue is coming, and it will be personal. Here's Jim with Part 1 of, God Will Redeem Me. Listen to Right Start Ra...
God's Gift Of Experiences - Part 2 of 2
March 22, 2022 04:00We won't have much ability to comfort others until we've suffered. 2 Corinthians 1:4 teaches us that the comfort we give is comfort we have received - because we needed it. Job and his companions seem to prove this truth from opposite sides. Yesterday we talked about the mystical experiences of Friend #1, Eliphaz. Today we'll hear about some lessons that are more down-to-earth. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (C...
God's Gift Of Experiences - Part 1 of 2
March 21, 2022 04:00Eliphaz plays his trump card. As we turn to Chapter 15 of Job's story, all of his friends have given their dismal advice, and Job has responded to each. Here comes Round 2. Eliphaz thinks he'll decide the matter by sharing a private revelation. Personal experiences are powerful, but we have to be careful: not all supernatural encounters are divine encounters. Job's friend had been communicating with the wrong side in the spiritual war. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Frid...
I Prefer To Speak To God - Part 2 of 2
March 18, 2022 04:00Some contests aren't decided in regulation play. If justice for Job can't be accomplished in the four "quarters" of his life, maybe there's an "overtime." Perhaps he can get his questions answered after death. In Job's time it's not yet a doctrine; it's more like an inspired wish. We're in Job chapter 13 for the conclusion of, I Prefer to Speak to God. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, W...
I Prefer To Speak To God - Part 1 of 2
March 17, 2022 04:00When we put ourselves in Job's story, are we choosing the right character? It's easy to identify with Job: beset with multiple difficulties, life falling apart, faith on trial. But maybe we fit better as the Counselors - always ready with our canned answers. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM ...
How Could All This Happen? - Part 3 of 3
March 16, 2022 04:00The saying, "You can't fix stupid!" is a very old one. Job's friend Zophar put it like this: "An empty-headed man will be wise, when a wild donkey’s colt is born a man." Is it comedy? Is it philosophy? Is it true? If we're too dense to understand God, should we quit trying? Here's the finale of Jim's message, How Could All This Happen? and we'll start in Job 10. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) ...
How Could All This Happen? - Part 2 of 3
March 15, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBJob turns the corner. In Chapter 9 of his book Job's boils are as bad as ever... his children are still dead... his counselors continue to harass him. But as Job is casting about, desperate for some rationale for his situation, he stumbles onto something. Maybe it's a foothold that will help him climb out of the pit of despair. If you can identify with Job's confusion and pain, please keep reading with us. Here's part 2 of Jim's sermon, How Could All This Happen? Listen to Right Start Rad...
How Could All This Happen? - Part 1 of 3
March 14, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe first thing to know about God is that God is unknowable. "God only knows / God makes his plan / The information's unavailable to the mortal man." I quote theologian Paul Simon because everyone knows that "God works in mysterious ways." Was Job clinging to that anchor as a way to right the ship of his soul? Here's Jim with Part 2 of, How Could All This Happen? Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) a...
How Can A Person Be Justified Before God? - Part 3 of 3
March 11, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBHow righteous is "righteous?" Solomon said, "Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins." God had called Job an upright man. But Job knew he wasn't holy enough to call his Maker to account. He asked one of the most important questions ever uttered: How can a human being - a mere man made of mud - be declared right before God? Let's rejoin Jim in the Book of Job, chapter 8. Bildad is speaking. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through...
How Can A Person Be Justified Before God? - Part 2 of 3
March 10, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBJob feels like an ant under God's magnifying glass. "What is man that You make so much of him, or pay him any mind?" It sounds different coming from David, basking in the blessings of God's attention, than it does from the mouth of Job in the midst of his trials. Job's trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle without all the pieces. We'll hear about that, and the advice of Friend Number 2, Bildad, on today's episode. But let's start in Job chapter 6, with Pastor Jim. Listen to Right Start Ra...
How Can A Person Be Justified Before God? - Part 1 of 3
March 09, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe connection between suffering and sin is looser than we think. The Disciples met a man born blind and wondered, "Who sinned, this man or his parents?" And you remember what Jesus answered: "Neither." But we're prone to make this same mistake. We assume that calamity must be judgment. That error was exposed in the earliest book of the Bible, the book of Job. Today we open a new sermon from Jim, called: How Can a Person be Justified Before God? Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday th...
The Theme Of Eliphaz - Part 2 of 2
March 08, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBJob came to the point where he saw only one way out. The man of God was being attacked on every level: physically, financially, emotionally, spiritually. He didn't have the comforting scriptures that we have; he didn't know why this was happening to him - he just wanted the pain to stop. The Bible paints its heroes "warts and all," and when Job responds to Eliphaz, we see a real, vulnerable human being at the end of his hope. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX...
The Theme Of Eliphaz - Part 1 of 2
March 07, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MB"True, as far as it goes" doesn't always go far enough. Job's three friends were about to take him to Sunday School! They were sure that "your sins will find you out;" that we will "reap what we sow;" that God will "render to every man according to his works." All true. But their application was faulty because there was a piece of information they didn't have. Pastor Jim will help us find our place in this "dialog in the dust." His sermon is, The Theme of Eliphaz. Listen to Right Start Ra...
Job Curses The Day He Was Born - Part 3 of 3
March 04, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBJob wasn't being punished; he was being polished. You're familiar with Nietzsche's saying, "What does not kill me makes me stronger." But that's not always true, is it? Sometimes adversity makes people weaker - or worse, it takes a toll on their faith. But God's purpose is good. We'll learn from Job today that the Lord can use hardship to achieve several positive changes in the lives of His children. Jim will show us at least some of those results in the finale of his sermon, Job Curses ...
Job Curses The Day He Was Born - Part 2 of 3
March 03, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MB"For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me...." Some today have criticized Job for his fear, and his "negative confession," but is that what's going on in Job, Chapter 3? Mostly what we see there is our man asking the same thing anyone would ask: "Why?" Jim says that the answer to that question is written in this chapter, as well. We're ready for Part 2 of the sermon, Job Curses the Day He Was Born. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinna...
Job Curses The Day He Was Born - Part 1 of 3
March 02, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe rich can never be sure who their true friends are. Wealthy people are unusually popular - it's a strange coincidence, isn't it? They always seem to have an entourage, hangers-on, "staff." And each member will claim to be loyal to the end. Well, Satan thought that God suffered from this problem; that His friends were bought-and-paid-for. As we know, the Lord let the devil test his theory on Job. Today Jim will begin a new sermon called, Job Curses the Day He Was Born. Listen to Right ...
Does Job Serve God For Nothing? - Part 3 of 3
March 01, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MB"Tell truth, and shame the devil." Job could shame the devil - truly, and in full view of the whole spiritual world - but he was going to have to speak the truth. And keep speaking it despite grief, and pain, and some very bad advice. As we lift our bookmark from Job, chapter 2, God's man has won the contest. But Satan doesn't think the rules were quite fair. Jim brings us the conclusion of, Does Job Serve God for Nothing? Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 116...
Does Job Serve God For Nothing? - Part 2 of 3
February 28, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBSin, and separation from God weren't the only tragedies that happened in the Garden. When Adam fell, he lost his title deed to the earth, and passed it to the Adversary. This fact colors everything we read in the Bible. Satan was within his rights when he demanded to "sift" Peter - and when he sought to test Job. Jim continues Friday's sermon, reading from Job 2, verse 1. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbu...
Does Job Serve God For Nothing? - Part 1 of 3
February 25, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe would have withered. Job worshiped. We're about to look at the day the bottom fell out of Job's world. He had been protected by some kind spiritual "hedge," as the devil saw it. But the moment that barrier came down Satan attacked, with wave after wave of misery. There was no warning, no explanation, no time to catch his breath between the tsunamis of woe. Here's Jim to continue our "Job" series with Part 1 of, Does Job Serve God for Nothing? Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday...
And Then Satan Shows Up - Part 3 of 3
February 24, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhen God tempted the Tempter. "Have you considered My servant, Job?" That's the question that started the snowball rolling toward that just man. In fact, the devil had given a lot of thought to Job - he just couldn't get to him. Today Jim concludes his sermon called, And Then Satan Shows Up. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be he...
And Then Satan Shows Up - Part 2 of 3
February 23, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe devil thought he knew Job better than God does! In the passage we'll look at today, Satan seems to believe that Job was pulling the wool over God's eyes. The arrogance! The delusion! This very warped creature is about to be humiliated, through the test of a pious man. If Job had been warned what was coming, the test wouldn't have worked. And the whole thing was God's idea. Here's Pastor Jim with the middle part of, And Then Satan Shows Up. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday thro...
And Then Satan Shows Up - Part 1 of 3
February 22, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MB"It was a dark and stormy night." "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job." Our ears perk up when we hear the opening to a story. Almost always, the author begins by setting the scene, and then he or she starts to introduce the characters. That's true for the book of Job; it immediately identifies the places and the performers in the drama that's about to unfold. Here's Jim, to help us get our bearings. Listen to Rig...
Job - A Real Person - Part 3 of 3
February 21, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBKnowledge is good, but more knowledge doesn't necessarily equal more faith. We just started a series on that mysterious and ancient fellow, Job. He surely couldn't have known much about God with his mind; but what he knew, he held on to with his heart. And he put it into practice. We have vastly more data, but we're not an example to him - he's an example to us. To begin Part 3 of his sermon, Job: A Real Person, Jim will read from James chapter 5, verse 11. Listen to Right Start Radio ever...
Job - A Real Person - Part 2 of 3
February 18, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBJob had no Bible. That doesn't mean he had no revelation. We're spoiled by having easy access to the Scriptures, in so many good translations. And we rely on it as the definitive source for learning what God is like, and what He desires of us. But before we had any sacred scrolls, some people had encounters with the Author, and of course they passed that precious knowledge along. Job knew the basics. And he would learn more. Here's Part 2 of Jim's sermon, Job: A Real Person. Listen to Ri...
Job - A Real Person - Part 1 of 3
February 17, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBJob lived so long ago, in a world so different from ours, that he may seem more like a myth than a man. While it's true that we would be "fish out of water" in Job's time - and he in ours - he was a man, like us. He suffered like us, he struggled to hold on to his faith like us, and he felt alone in that struggle - like us. He got some answers from God that apply to us, as well. Here's Pastor Jim with Part 1 of Job: A Real Person. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on ...
An Overview Of The Rewards - Part 3 of 3
February 16, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhat we know, and what we don't know.... If you've been with us through our series on the Judgment Seat of Christ, maybe you've been surprised by how many details we have in Scripture about that event, and its eternal consequences. As we wind up that study, Jim is giving us a "highlight reel" of what we know about crowns and other rewards. But the Bible seems to indicate that there's more. For example, we've observed 5 crowns, including the Crown of Life. But don't forget: "Eye has not ...
An Overview Of The Rewards - Part 2 of 3
February 15, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBGod knows that we're energized by incentives - and He has given us some! Critics complain that the doctrine of "salvation by grace through faith alone" leaves no inducement for believers to behave well. And, because Christian preachers have neglected the large body of scriptures dealing with rewards, the critics may be on to something. Yes, we should be motivated by gratitude. But how can we express that gratitude in heaven? What crowns can we cast at Jesus' feet then, and how can we ear...
An Overview Of The Rewards - Part 1 of 3
February 14, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhat's your favorite day? Christmas? Valentine's Day? (Happy Valentine's Day.) I think everyone's favorite day is payday! God never said you'd be working for Him for free! Think of all the parables of Jesus that involve a landowner squaring accounts with his workers. Rewards! - it's a big topic in the New Testament, and we've shied away from it, for fear that people would think they could earn their way to heaven. But Jim has made it cool to talk about everyone's favorite day again, as w...
The Crown Of Life - Part 2 of 2
February 11, 2022 04:00 - 22.8 MBIf we knew why God is allowing our difficulties and pain, we wouldn't grumble. We would dance. There is a purpose behind the problems in our lives. The Apostle James spells it out in his letter. "Count it all joy," he writes - great joy, pure joy - "when you encounter various trials." The troubles are there to reveal what's in us; to bring us to maturity; and to fit us for a crown. We'll rejoin Jim at James 1:13 for Part 2 of, The Crown of Life. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday th...
The Crown Of Life - Part 1 of 2
February 10, 2022 04:00Let's talk about your love life. Of course I'm referring to your love for the Lord, because today we'll find out how that relationship can bring future blessings. The word "love" sure has a lot of different meanings, doesn't it? It's like the word "tempt," or "temptation:" we have to read carefully and watch the context if we want to understand what's intended. In Jim's current sermon about the Judgment Seat of Christ, we'll learn about one more crown to be awarded there: it's the Crown of...
The Shepherd's Crown - Part 2 of 2
February 09, 2022 04:00Why not become a leader? Today we'll hear 3 good reasons "why not!" Jim will make an impassioned plea for more Christian leaders, but we always need to consider what's "on the other hand." Peter provides that in his First Epistle, chapter 5. Yesterday, in thinking about The Shepherd's Crown, we listed three big responsibilities of those leading the sheep: First, they're to feed and protect, or "shepherd," God's flock. Second, they're charged with "overseeing" and guiding those under the...
The Shepherd's Crown - Part 1 of 2
February 08, 2022 04:00Are you a sheep, or a shepherd? Or maybe both? We see a lot of emphasis on leadership in the business world - being a leader instead of a boss, and so forth. But not everyone is cut out to be "in charge." We can have "too many chiefs and not enough Indians," as we used to say. But those godly folks who are called to lead others need to step up; and the rest of us need to rally around them in support. What are the qualifications for leaders, and how can they win The Shepherd's Crown? Her...
The Imperishable Crown - Part 2 of 2
February 07, 2022 04:00No one ever won much, without training! Christians today seem determined to enjoy the world as much as possible; we don't know much about discipline. But every athlete understands that he can't indulge himself as his friends do; his lifestyle is restricted, voluntarily, because he has set his eyes on the prize. Jim has been showing us that the trophy we could win is well worth some sacrifices now. It is, as we said on Friday, The Imperishable Crown. Listen to Right Start Radio every Mond...