Right Start Radio with Pastor Jim Custer
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A Light For The Gentiles - Part 1 of 2
April 27, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBAnd then there was the time when the Gentiles were a little too receptive. Every missions trip should give the missionaries some wild stories to tell, and this is one of the wildest. Maybe the miracles outpaced the message, or maybe something like this was bound to happen sooner or later. Let's just say that supernatural events need an interpretation - an accurate interpretation. We'll move further into the Book of Acts today, as Jim begins a message called, A Light for the Gentiles. List...
Through The Jews To The Gentiles - Part 3 of 3
April 26, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBGod is bigger than your tribe - or your 12 tribes! When Paul stood up to preach in Acts 13, he joined a long line of messengers speaking to the people of Israel. But God's message could not be contained within that group, any more than His love or His power could be confined to a single nation. The new wine was about to burst the old wineskins. If that sounds messy, it was. Today we'll conclude Jim's sermon, Through the Jews, to the Gentiles. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday throu...
Through The Jews To The Gentiles - Part 2 of 3
April 23, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBPaul preached his first sermon as if it might be his last. The Apostle "left everything on the field," as we say - his message contained history, prophecy and personal experience. You could call him crazy, but you couldn't call him half-hearted. Pastor Jim picks up his message, Through the Jews, to the Gentiles, in Acts 13:18. 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...
Through The Jews To The Gentiles - Part 1 of 3
April 22, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MB"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," goes the famous quote from Santayana. When Paul gets a chance to address a congregation on what some call the "First Missionary Journey," his theme is history - specifically Jewish history: the faithfulness of God and the failures of His people. It may remind you of Stephen's sermon. It certainly had the same bite. We'll be in Acts 13 for a message called Through the Jews, to the Gentiles, after Jim opens with prayer. Listen...
Launching The Original Mission - Part 2 of 2
April 21, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe think our world is changing fast - but we've got nothing on the first century! Even after Jesus ascended, tidal waves of change continued to break. The Jewish sect called The Way was flooded with Gentiles; the persecutor Saul became the persecuted Paul; evangelism was democratized. It's that last "disruption" that Jim would like to talk about today, in his sermon, Empowering People to be Witnesses. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) a...
Launching The Original Mission - Part 1 of 2
April 20, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe're like paper towels - we're absorbent! Now, there's no use denying it; if you think you haven't soaked up any of your culture, you haven't gone to another culture yet. When the first missionaries were sent out from Antioch, they found that God had provided a bridge between cultures - in the person of Barnabas. Continuing our survey of the Acts of the Apostles, we'll start a new sermon from Jim today. It's called, Launching the Original Mission. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday ...
Empowering People To Be Witnesses - Part 2 of 2
April 19, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MB"But we've always done it this way" wouldn't have seemed like a good argument in the young church. The changes are breathtaking in those early years - God is opening up the church, opening up the ministry, moving, expanding. And the devil isn't doing a very good job of keeping up. Friday we opened the 11th and 12th chapters of Acts to try to get a sense of what's happening in this blur of motion. Here's Jim to continue that sermon. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on...
Empowering People To Be Witnesses - Part 1 of 2
April 16, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe think our world is changing fast - but we've got nothing on the first century! Even after Jesus ascended, tidal waves of change continued to break. The Jewish sect called The Way was flooded with Gentiles; the persecutor Saul became the persecuted Paul; evangelism was democratized. It's that last "disruption" that Jim would like to talk about today, in his sermon, Empowering People to be Witnesses. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) a...
All The Prophets Said - Part 2 of 2
April 15, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhy didn't Jesus answer the Disciples' question about When? ...Or did He? Yesterday we began looking into Acts 1, and the naive but logical question posed by the Eleven: OK, Lord, we've enjoyed all the fellowship with You since Your resurrection; but it's been 40 whole days already. Isn't it about time...? The answer was beyond them, and right under their fingertips. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, O...
All The Prophets Said - Part 1 of 2
April 14, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBDid Jesus really tell the Disciples that the timing of the Kingdom was none of their business? We tend to read Acts 1:7 like that. "It's not for you to know..." sounds like, "That's above your pay grade." But there's a rich subtext under Jesus' answer - 39 books' worth. Jim begins a sermon called All the Prophets Said. 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....
Reaching The Ends Of The Earth - Part 2 of 2
April 13, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe early church was going to have to break free of its parochialism if it was to survive - and grow! Of course when God poured out His grace on the Gentiles, there was pushback. Some cherished distinctions were about to be lost. Peter defended the church's new inclusivity with three points: First, that the Holy Spirit had treated everyone the same... Pastor Jim will pick up the list with point number 2. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH...
Reaching The Ends Of The Earth - Part 1 of 2
April 12, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhen God promised, "I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh" - He was serious about that? Well, not ALL flesh, of course - the Holy Spirit isn't going to fall on unholy vessels - on unbelievers. So when the Jewish disciples saw Gentiles being immersed in the Holy Spirit, there was only one conclusion to be drawn: these Gentiles are saved. That's Peter's argument in Acts 11. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columb...
The Apostolic Witness - Part 2 of 2
April 09, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBPeter brought information to Cornelius. The Spirit brought transformation. We've been talking about the historic meeting that took place when the Jewish delegation - Peter and some brothers from Joppa - brought the message of Christ to the Roman soldier Cornelius. Peter shared one truth he had just learned, himself: that the important division isn't between Jew and Gentile; but between the unbelieving, and the forgiven. Yesterday Jim began to list highlights from that gathering. Today, we'l...
The Apostolic Witness - Part 1 of 2
April 08, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBThere was an enormous spiritual earthquake. The epicenter: Caesarea. We would have set modest goals for the first meeting between the Apostle Peter and the Gentile Cornelius. Set foot inside the door, shake hands, have a photo op. Baby steps. But God had something much bigger in mind for that gathering. And it started to unfold when Peter began to speak. Jim will highlight some of the things that came out of that seismic event. Here's Part 1 of his sermon, The Apostolic Witness. Listen ...
Why Did You Send For Me? - Part 1 of 1
April 07, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBAfter Peter raised a woman from the dead, he was involved in an even bigger miracle! It's so obvious to us today that God's salvation is for the whole world - but maybe it wasn't that obvious to the disciples...before this happened. Let's go to Acts 10 again for Jim's message, Why Did You Send for Me? 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 a...
Peter's Lunch From Heaven - Part 2 of 2
April 06, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBDon't you love it when your kids quote the rules back to you? "But you said...!" The distinctions between clean and unclean animals, and clean and unclean people, came from God. Now He's telling Peter that the rules are changing. He'd always meant for them to be temporary. We're in Acts 10 for Part 2 of Peter's Lunch from Heaven. 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...
Peter's Lunch From Heaven - Part 1 of 2
April 05, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBCould God work outside our preconceptions? As much as we talk about "thinking outside the box," the box remains. We are limited creatures with brain damage from the Fall. So from time to time the Creator is going to stun us with how expansively He thinks and operates. Peter was about to get that kind of surprise. We'll continue our study in the book of Acts after Pastor Jim opens with prayer. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am,...
He Went Where? - Part 1 of 1
April 02, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhat are you going to do about your problem? You know...the Big one? The problem that's so big we seldom talk about it is death - but that's only terrifying because of what comes after it: the Judgment. Jesus made Himself accountable for our sins at the Cross, and conquered death 3 days later. That's God's solution. What was yours, again? Here's Jim in Hebrews 9. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) a...
Mary's Message - Part 2 of 2
April 01, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBJesus' suffering and death were predicted - but so was His resurrection! The prophets called Him the "Son," the "Servant," the "Branch." And they revealed that He would be rejected, mistreated and killed. But the prophecies didn't end there. Yesterday as we heard the eyewitness testimony of Mary Magdalene, we had to pause just as Jim was warming to the subject of fulfilled prophecy. Let's hear the rest of her deposition because it gets even better. Jim brings us Part 2 of Mary's Message. L...
Mary's Message - Part 1 of 2
March 31, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBHe is risen! He is risen, indeed. We know this, in part, because of eyewitness accounts...starting with the report of Mary Magdalene. Not only was she present at the Cross when Jesus died, she was also early to the Tomb on the morning when the body was first discovered to be missing. Let's hear the testimony of this much-maligned Mary, as our Resurrection Week celebration continues with a sermon called Mary's Message. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (...
Mary's Mystery - Part 1 of 1
March 30, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBBefore the noisy ride into Jerusalem, Jesus revealing Himself as Messiah, there was a private dinner. ...And welcome to our Resurrection Week celebration. Today Jim will read a passage of Scripture that has it all: prophecy, praise, Pharisees, posturing about the poor... ...and perfume. Yes, it's that Mary - the sister of Lazarus and Martha - who's the subject of Jim's sermon, Mary's Mystery. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am,...
Persecuter Becomes Apostle - Part 2 of 2
March 29, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBAn angel once blocked Balaam's donkey on the road. In Acts 9, Jesus appears to another donkey. The donkey in question, of course, is Saul of Tarsus. And he was "kicking against the goads," that is, injuring himself with his own mule-headedness. We're picking up Jim's sermon from Friday, called Persecutor Becomes Apostle. 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 9:00a...
Persecuter Becomes Apostle - Part 1 of 2
March 26, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBZeal without grace is a deadly combination. Killing to defend God is a very strange idea to us. But it wasn't so bizarre to first century Israelites - the idea, at least. The Law did command that blasphemers be stoned. And these Jesus followers were blasphemers if their Lord wasn't who He'd claimed to be. Here's Jim to open his sermon, Persecutor Becomes Apostle. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) a...
Watch An Evangelist Work - Part 2 of 2
March 25, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBSome people were not part of the Old Testament picture...but they were always a part of God's plan. We're reading the book of Acts, watching the first expansion of the gospel. And it's reaching people we might call "marginalized" - not reaching them by accident, but by direct command of God the Spirit. And Luke can only record a sliver of all that must have been happening. Here's Jim with Part 2 of, Watch an Evangelist Work. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX ...
Watch An Evangelist Work - Part 1 of 2
March 24, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBPhilip was a chosen man, a gifted leader, and a powerful preacher...but there were some things he couldn't do. As we leaf through the book of Acts we see ordinary Christians doing extraordinary things. But we also see some privileges reserved for the 12 Apostles, or maybe even for Peter. The organizational chart of the early church didn't have a lot of levels to it - but it wasn't entirely "flat," either. Let's take note of how the Holy Spirit chose to work, during this critical period. Li...
Off To Samaria - Part 2 of 2
March 23, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBAt the entrance to heaven, no one will ask to see your passport! God doesn't care about your country of origin, your language, or even your race - note that one. Jesus has purchased with His blood people from all backgrounds. But Samaritans?! Yes, as the followers of Christ were forced out of Judea, some would have to go through Samaria on their way to the "ends of the earth." And Philip was the tip of the spear. Here's Pastor Jim with the conclusion of his sermon, Off to Samaria. Listen ...
Off To Samaria - Part 1 of 2
March 22, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBDid the Sanhedrin intend to fulfill a prophecy of Jesus? No way! But that's what they did. Acts of hatred often backfire upon the hater, but the episode we're about to study must be enshrined in the Unintended Consequences Hall of Shame. After Stephen's murder, which we've just read about in the book of Acts, the ruling council determined to use any means necessary to stamp out this "gospel." They didn't realize they would be spreading the gospel. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday...
Stephen - Dying Like Jesus - Part 3 of 3
March 19, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe Patriarchs despised Joseph and his dreams - before they bowed to him. Israel rejected Moses - before they revered him. Do you see a pattern here? When the Jewish leaders spurned and killed their Messiah, they were acting according to type. And if the symbolism holds, they will one day bow before Him. Well, the Sanhedrin didn't like either part of that analogy, and they didn't like Stephen for asserting it. We're in Acts 7 for the final part of Pastor Jim's sermon, Stephen - Dying Like...
Stephen - Dying Like Jesus - Part 2 of 3
March 18, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWho's on trial here, anyway? Stephen is the one supposedly "in the dock," accused of several counts of blasphemy in the first degree. But when he takes the witness stand in his own defense, he puts the court on trial - and proceeds to make an airtight case against them. How do the Sanhedrin defend themselves? By immediately confirming everything Stephen says. Here's Jim in Acts, chapter 6. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WH...
Stephen - Dying Like Jesus - Part 1 of 3
March 17, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBFollowing Jesus could be fatal. When we, in our culture, have heard the words, "take up your cross and follow Me," we've imagined small, symbolic crosses - as if the Lord were asking us to put up with a spouse's snoring, or a boss' bad temper. Other Christians through the ages and today, have realized that the danger is real. Here's Pastor Jim with Part 1 of Stephen - Dying Like Jesus. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC ...
Being Filled With The Holy Spirit - Part 2 of 2
March 16, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBNever underestimate the value of a good waiter! I'm sure the Apostles meant no offense when they said, “It is not right for us to neglect the Word of God in order to wait on tables." After all, the job requirements for these servers included: a good reputation, wisdom, and a Spirit-empowered life. And the 7 successful applicants became models of godliness and courage. But before that, the Apostles would have to risk another flogging or worse, from the Jewish leaders. We're ready for the s...
Being Filled With The Holy Spirit - Part 1 of 2
March 15, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBYou can be filled with the Spirit, or filled with jealousy...or filled with Satan.The Holy Spirit may be invisible, but when He arrives, He brings changes that even the blindest Pharisee can see. As the early church became a beacon of love and power, it was clear that this movement threatened the established religion. Something had to be done. Here's Part 1 of Jim's sermon, Being Filled with the Holy Spirit. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati...
Pentecost II - Part 2 of 2
March 12, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MB"Hurry up, we're waiting on you!" Don't you hate to be the one who's holding up the show - delaying everyone else's good time? Well, Peter accused the unbelieving Jews of being the bottleneck for the Kingdom of God. The Messiah won't return, he said, until you've acknowledged that He was here the first time. Once again, a miracle has drawn a crowd, and the fisherman Peter is about to let down his verbal nets for a big catch. Here's the conclusion of Pastor Jim's message, Pentecost II. Lis...
Pentecost II - Part 1 of 2
March 11, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBIf I were to use the phrase, "second Pentecost," you might think of Acts 10, and the Spirit falling on the household of Cornelius and the Gentiles. Jim has something else in mind.There's a noisy miracle, a crowd, lots of commotion...Peter stands up and preaches a blistering sermon...thousands are saved. That describes Pentecost, of course, and also an event that happened not too long afterward. We'll read about it today in Acts 3 and 4. Here's the first part of the sermon, Pentecost II. L...
Pentecost - The Ultimate Proof Of The Resurrection - Part 2 of 2
March 10, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhen the Spirit comes, He brings unity...and He brings glory. It's only the first message of our new series in the book of Acts, and Jim has already diverted us to the Gospel of John! There are some rich, rich chapters there, as you may know, where Jesus informs us about the most mysterious Member of the Trinity: the Holy Spirit. When we understand the Spirit's mission, we'll see a whole new dimension of the plan of God for us.The sermon is called Pentecost: the Ultimate Proof of the Resurr...
Pentecost - The Ultimate Proof Of The Resurrection - Part 1 of 2
March 09, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe unbeliever wants to know: "Where's your proof?" We don't follow "cleverly devised fables;" there is real evidence for our faith in Christ. We often point to the Resurrection - but the risen Lord only appeared to those who already believed. Well, it's their eyewitness testimony, we say. And that's powerful. But the strongest proof of the gospel was given after Jesus had left the earth. Fifty days after the Passover, to be exact. We're beginning a new study in the book of Acts with thi...
The Rock Holds - Part 2 of 2
March 08, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBAs the crowd began to disperse after the Sermon on the Mount, they weren't talking about the message; they were fascinated by the Preacher. The ideas and images that Jesus had given His followers on that Galilean hillside were burned into their minds, forever. But He, Himself, had made an even deeper impression on them. And that should be true for us, too, as we close these familiar chapters in Matthew's Gospel. Here's Jim to conclude his sermon, The Rock Holds. Listen to Right Start Radi...
The Rock Holds - Part 1 of 2
March 05, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBLife's rains and floods will come. Since we can't stop them, we need a way to survive them. Jesus never promised us sunshine and blue skies! Rather, His forecast is tribulation and persecution for those who follow Him. But we don't have to be swept away, even by the worst of life's storms; we can build our house on the Rock. We've come to the final message in Jim's Sermon on the Mount series, What a Way to Live! and today he'll show how the Application portion of that discourse relates to ...
In That Day - Part 2 of 2
March 04, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBMiracles in Jesus' name...but not in His will! The Sermon on the Mount is filled with shocking statements, perhaps none more surprising than the one we'll study today. There will be "many," Christ said, that will seem to be favored by heaven, wielding supernatural power, saying the right things, who will be turned away at the door. They will be stunned, and we should be jolted into a desire to find out what's going on here. Jim brings us Part 2 of his sermon, In That Day Listen to Right S...
In That Day - Part 1 of 2
March 03, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBPlato said, "The worst of all deceptions is self deception." He didn't know how right he was. As Jesus begins to wrap up the address that we've come to call the Sermon on the Mount, He warns us about false teachers, and then He reveals something worse: false followers - people who believe they believe, and who can support their claim with supernatural effects, but whom the Lord dramatically disowns. Here's Part 1 of Jim's important sermon, In That Day Listen to Right Start Radio every Mond...
A Very Present Danger - Part 2 of 2
March 02, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe false shepherd loves the sheep, too. He loves lamb chops, lamb kebab, lamb stew.... We sometimes think that certain teachers are "way out there," or even "unbalanced," but well-meaning. Their heart is in the right place; they're just mistaken. But Jesus leaves no room for that idea with His warnings about false prophets. We should treat them like a landscaper treats a rotten tree, or like a sheep treats a salivating wolf. Here's Jim with the conclusion of, A Present Danger. Listen to ...
A Very Present Danger - Part 1 of 2
March 01, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWell, well, well! Look who's not singing "Kum Bah Yah." We live in an age of tolerance - supposedly. All points of view are held to be equal... except the view that not all views are equal. "Inclusiveness" is the word on everyone's lips. But there's Someone who doesn't fit in, in this fantasy world where everyone fits in. It's Jesus. In His Sermon on the Mount He stands against fake truth and those who sell it. Here's Jim with Part 1 of A Very Present Danger. Listen to Right Start Radio ...
Choose Your Career - Part 2 of 2
February 26, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe could sum up the modern madness by saying, "We want do to as we please - with no consequences!" You know Jesus is telling you the truth because He's the only One acknowledging that there are costs to human choices. And He spells out the drawbacks of walking through Door Number One, and the price of going through Door Number Two. Because there are consequences, either way. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Col...
Choose Your Career - Part 1 of 2
February 25, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBYou choose your destination when you board the airplane. And no, they're not all going to the same place! The bad news is that most people are headed for a horrible destination. The good news is that we get to decide. The problem is that many folks want to take the "highway to hell" and somehow end up in heaven. This will not happen, says Jesus. We've come to the Application section of the Sermon on the Mount. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinn...
Don't Ask - Part 2 of 2
February 24, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBIf we've heard Jesus tell us to love our enemies, change our priorities, stop worrying and more, there should be one question rising to our lips: "How?" The Sermon on the Mount is not an outline for a new, cotton-candy philosophy. Almost every sentence challenges us to super-human virtue. And we rightly ask, "How?" The answer is, "Ask." 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 (Colum...
Don't Ask - Part 1 of 2
February 23, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBIf you're too holy to pray for your own needs, Jesus has a word for you: "Ask." The word "pray" in fact means "ask," and we already know that the Father wants us to pray. So He says, through His Son, "Ask - and keep asking." It may seem like a low-level relationship to come to God because we need things, but maybe that's where we have to start. Here's Jim in Matthew 7. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, ...
The Goal Of Education - Part 2 of 2
February 22, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBFault-finding is not a spiritual gift! As we moved into the final third of the Sermon on the Mount on Friday, we saw that "Judge not" is not the complete sentence. In fact, what follows in Matthew 7 are instructions on just how to use our powers of discernment. Jesus knew that we'd be tempted to turn our heightened sense of right and wrong outward, toward others. And so He taught us to focus that burning lamp of judgment on ourselves, first. He even used some humor to make the medicine go d...
The Goal Of Education - Part 1 of 2
February 19, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBOn today's episode: dogs, hogs...and a singing fish. If we've listened through Jesus' Sermon on the Mount to about the 2/3 mark - really listened and obeyed - then our lives have changed. And we may be tempted to think that we now "have it all together," and that we're just a tiny bit better than others who haven't found the Way. That's the context for the famous phrase, "Judge not." Here's Jim. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30...
Managing Your Stress - Part 3 of 3
February 18, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe have big worries because we have little faith. Christians have a chance to shine in our anxious world because - unlike everyone around us - we don't have to worry. And, since we've been taking Jesus seriously in His Sermon on the Mount, we could say that it's wrong for us to worry. Wrong because we have clear promises from a faithful Shepherd. Today Jim will wrap up his sermon, Managing Your Stress. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH...
Managing Your Stress - Part 2 of 3
February 17, 2021 04:00 - 22.8 MBBirds have no refrigerators! Birds also have no can openers, no pantries - not even a plastic storage container. They receive their "daily bread" when it's needed. Maybe we should trust God more, like our feathered friends. Jesus was making a point by asking, rhetorically, "Aren't you more valuable than a bird?" The Lord posed 5 such questions in this part of the Sermon on the Mount, and we'll cover most of them today. Here's Jim with Part 2 of Managing Your Stress. Listen to Right Start R...