Right Start Radio with Pastor Jim Custer
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The Sanctuary - Part 2 of 2
July 20, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhile Moses was on the mountain getting instructions for the Tabernacle, his brother Aaron was below, getting different instructions. The Twelve Tribes had a habit of giving up on God just before He was about to come through for them. A psychologist might have some theories about why they were always so willing to believe that God had abandoned them. But the faithful God and His faithless people were about to clash. When we broke for the weekend we were in Exodus, at Sinai. Today Jim picks ...
The Sanctuary - Part 1 of 2
July 17, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhile God is preparing a place for His people, He asks them to make a place for Him. With the children of Israel camped at the foot of Sinai, God reveals His plans for them. And He gives Moses the plans for the Tabernacle - a portable sanctuary. All of these plans have the same purpose: God and man as next-door neighbors, ultimately with our relationship restored. Here's Part 1 of Jim's sermon, The Sanctuary. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnat...
My Kingdom Of Priests - Part 2 of 2
July 16, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhen God wants to teach all of humanity, He doesn't put together a "PowerPoint" presentation. The ultimate Teacher knows that the best way to communicate a message is often by example. And that's one reason He called the people of Israel to be a light to the nations. They would prove the goodness of His laws in the real world, where life under all the alternatives was "nasty, brutish and short." Will these students get the message, and be able to teach others? We're back in the book of Exod...
My Kingdom Of Priests - Part 1 of 2
July 15, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MBThere was trouble in the Moses household. Yes, not only did Moses always seem to have dissent and near-mutiny simmering in the ranks, he had no peace at home, either. In our previous get-together, Jim gave the local congregation a homework assignment: Find out what caused Moses' wife Zipporah to go back and stay with her father Jethro, the priest of Midian. The strange answer will be the springboard into our new conversation, called My Kingdom of Priests. Here's Part 1 of that message from ...
Heavenly Bread And Rocky Water - Part 2 of 2
July 14, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhat if you were expecting "milk and honey," and there's not even any water? What's going on, God? Are you lost? And Moses, where are your great leadership skills? "Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?" That seems like a pretty legitimate complaint...unless you've just gone through this same lesson with the manna and the quail. The refugees from Egypt were grumbling when they should have been trusting. Here's Jim with Part 2...
Heavenly Bread And Rocky Water - Part 1 of 2
July 13, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MBWe depend on God for every bite of food - but many haven't figured that out, yet. In the wilderness the children of Israel were reminded every day that they had food in their tummies because God wanted it so. And if this was true of the manna, it was also true of water, and breath. We live by God's decision, and word. That's total dependency! And there was something deeper that the manna taught, as well. We start the week with a new sermon from Jim, called Heavenly Bread and Rocky Water. L...
On Eagles Wings - Part 3 of 3
July 10, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MB"You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself." I opened with a quote from Exodus 19, which is a bit further on in our study. But it reveals the flight from Egypt from God's perspective. He's bringing the children of Israel to a place, no doubt. But primarily He's calling them to Himself. And they'll meet Him in a very different place, as we'll read today. Here's the final part of the message, On Eagles' Wings. Jim is i...
On Eagles Wings - Part 2 of 3
July 09, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MBBetween the devil and the deep Red Sea. The signature miracle of the Exodus, the parting of the Red Sea, seems far removed from our experience. But is it? Haven't we felt trapped between, say, a virus and the loss of our livelihoods? The irresistible force is about to meet the immovable object, with us in between. We've been there. Here's Part 2 of On Eagles' Wings. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH)...
On Eagles Wings - Part 1 of 3
July 08, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MBBefore the children of Israel could thrive in a new place, they would have to become new people. Sound familiar? The Hebrews leaving Egypt had been slaves all their lives. It was going to take some instruction - and conditioning - to make them a nation. So God instituted a crash training program for them. That's our subject for the rest of this week as we present Jim's sermon, On Eagles' Wings. We're in Exodus chapter 13. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160...
God Deals With Egypt - Part 2 of 2
July 07, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MBGod reveals His strategy before the fight. Whether it's Pharaoh, or Gog & Magog, or Satan himself, God has given up the element of surprise. He prints His battle plans on a huge lighted billboard outside their front door - and they charge ahead. If, as they say, history doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme, we've been reading some of the poetry of God's design. 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...
God Deals With Egypt - Part 1 of 2
July 06, 2020 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhen God brought His people out of Egypt, He had a purpose for the Egyptians, as well. In leading Israel out of slavery "with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm" the Lord was executing judgment on the world's superpower - and on its dark gods. The lesson was harsh because it had to be. We're learning from the several "exoduses" in the Bible. Today Jim begins a sermon called God Deals with Egypt. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9...
Indelible Footprints In The Land - Part 2 of 2
July 03, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBToday we'll see Abraham's deepest "footprints" in the Promised Land. You can visit the ruins of Sodom and Gomorrah; hop over to Jordan and meet the descendants of Lot; and walk the old stomping grounds of Melchizedek, Jerusalem. These we studied yesterday. But Jim has saved the best for last. We're in Genesis 14:17 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 and ...
Indelible Footprints In The Land - Part 1 of 2
July 02, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBAbraham was a giant figure in world history - and giants leave footprints. Can we still see evidence today that there was a real man named Abram/Abraham, and that he visited the places he's said to have traveled? Is his shadow over 4,000 years long? Today and Friday Jim will answer that question. And he'll point out the significance of that great patriarch's Indelible Footprints in the Land. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, ...
God's Covenant With Abraham - Part 2 of 2
July 01, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MB"All history springs from this prophecy!" We'll look at that prophecy today. The Bible tells us several times that "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." But what did he believe? There were two elements to that promise, and both are still active and growing in the world, on this first day of July, 2020. We're in the book of Genesis for Part 2 of Jim's message, God's Covenant with Abraham. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (...
God's Covenant With Abraham - Part 1 of 2
June 30, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe live in unprecedented times, they say. "Uncharted waters." Really? To understand the present - and the future - we should study the past. God has plan, and He's given us at least an outline of it. There's no need to go through life bewildered when we have the blueprint in front of us. Today we kick off a new series that will help us see the divine pattern in human events. Let's begin at the beginning, in the first book of the Bible, and the record of the "Father of Faith." Listen to Rig...
Immediately After The Tribulation - Part 1 of 1
June 29, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe Disciples asked a straightforward question: When are You coming back? And the Lord gave them a straight answer. "When will these things be," they asked, "and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" Unlike the mystics that have come since, Jesus didn't give them vague, ambiguous predictions. He answered in plain language, with lots of detail. But there's one distinction we need to keep in mind. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 116...
The Destructive Power Of Darkness - Part 2 of 2
June 26, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MB"It's a trap!" We're ready for Part 2 of the sermon The Destructive Power of Darkness. On the surface there seems to be a conspiracy between hypocritical, conscience-seared liars, and demons. But this is not a confederation of equals. Too late the deceitful teachers may find that they've been deceived, as well. To help us avoid these teachings, and teachers, Jim turns to 1 Timothy 4, verse 1. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am,...
The Destructive Power Of Darkness - Part 1 of 2
June 25, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhat if God were to say to humanity, "Have it your way?" It's one of the most frightening prospects we can imagine: a world without any restraints on human wickedness. And there will be a time when the Restrainer is "taken out of the way." But some individuals have gone ahead, and started their depraved party early. Paul warns us to decline that invitation. Here's Part 1 of Jim's message, The Destructive Power of Darkness. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 116...
The Day Of The Lord - Part 3 - Part 2 of 2
June 24, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBPilate sneered, "What is truth?" That must have sounded very cynical at the time. Today people don't even believe in the concept of truth, or they believe in contradictory, private realities. Does this fall in line with Paul's prediction that in the Last Days people will reject the love of truth, and perish? We're closing out our series called The Day of the Lord, and we're in 2 Thessalonians 2. Here's Jim. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati,...
The Day Of The Lord - Part 3 - Part 1 of 2
June 23, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBSatan wants to erode our hope. The Lord's return is the "blessed hope" that may be the only thing keeping us going, sometimes. And however tough we have it, the Thessalonians certainly had it tougher. It was critical, Paul knew, that they hold on to their confidence. And so he wrote to them, and to us. Today we begin the final lesson in our series, The Day of the Lord. Jim is in 1 Thessalonians 5, verse 2. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, ...
The Day Of The Lord - Part 2 - Part 2 of 2
June 22, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBJesus said that the persecuted will be blessed. Paul adds that those doing the persecuting will be punished! Christ will not deal kindly with those who hurt His Bride. And if you don't believe the "gentle Jesus" could ever judge anyone harshly, than you need to read 2 Thessalonians 1. Paul is encouraging that band of believers to keep persevering, and waiting for the great role-reversal to come. We'll repeat part of Friday's program as Jim points out that this "Day of the Lord" was prophesi...
The Day Of The Lord - Part 2 - Part 1 of 2
June 19, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBChristians have always been eager to fit the headlines into biblical prophecy - sometimes too eager! Once we've escaped the big error of saying, "Well, it's been a long time; therefore Jesus isn't coming," we can fall into the opposite mistake of trying to force puzzle-pieces to fit. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, so the adage goes. So let's get some more knowledge. Here's Jim to launch a sermon called The Day of the Lord, Part 2. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through ...
The Day Of The Lord - Part 1 - Part 2 of 2
June 18, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe Day of the Lord is a day of wrath... but "God has not destined us for wrath." The more closely we read Paul's letters to the church in Thessalonica, the more obvious it becomes that there are two endings to this story. Jesus will intervene twice more in human events, as this age draws to a close. Both of these are in the future, but one may happen at any time. And that should cause us to live differently. Here's the conclusion to the first sermon in Jim's series, The Day of the Lord. L...
The Day Of The Lord - Part 1 - Part 1 of 2
June 17, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MB"Jesus already came back, and you missed it!" That lie was circulating 20 centuries ago. We've been talking recently about false doctrines that sprang up to corrupt and confuse the early church. And, surprise! they're still around. In order to set Christians straight about the Return of Christ, Paul had to differentiate it from the Rapture. We'll look at both letters to the Thessalonians in our new series, The Day of the Lord. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX...
The First False Gospel - Part 3 of 3
June 16, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe "Hebrew of Hebrews" was headed for hell. There were few as accomplished in the Jewish religion as Saul of Tarsus. And yet he was rejecting God's Messiah and murdering believers, right up to the moment he was grabbed by grace. If anyone knew that the Law doesn't save, it was our old friend, Paul. Well, what about you? What rules are you keeping, to buy your way into heaven? Here's Part 3 of our Galatians study. Pastor Jim calls the message The First False Gospel. Listen to Right Start R...
The First False Gospel - Part 2 of 3
June 15, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe Damascus Road encounter wasn't the only revelation to Paul. In his letters we get the impression that Paul doesn't like to trade on his heavenly visions. He'd rather keep quiet about them. We only get a few glimpses of these revelations when he's pressed hard. And he grants one of those glimpses to the Galatians. Here's Jim with Part 2 of The First False Gospel. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH)...
The First False Gospel - Part 1 of 3
June 12, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBThere's one New Testament church that's forever associated with the word, "foolish." "O, foolish Galatians!" cries Paul. "Who has bewitched you?" His disappointment in them leaps off the page. They had the gospel, they'd believed the gospel, and then when Paul's back was turned for an instant, it seemed, they were mesmerized by an anti-gospel. In this sermon Jim calls it The First False Gospel. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30a...
The Promise Of His Coming - Part 3 of 3
June 11, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe put a lot of faith in experts - but not experts in faith! Our postmodern world is so complex, many believe, that we can't hope to understand any part of it without at least a doctorate degree. And so we look to the "experts." But many of those are not experts, in the original sense of the word: someone having experience. Contrast this with the spiritual world, in which all unlearned opinions are supposed to be equally valid. And there we have real experts, like Peter who saw the glorifie...
The Promise Of His Coming - Part 2 of 3
June 10, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhat has happened, can happen. That's just logic. We know that God is capable of destroying the world, and of renewing the world... because He's done both of those things already. The promise of Christ to return in judgment is credible, based on the available evidence. And since we know He's coming again, the way we live our lives now should anticipate, and celebrate, that fact. Here's the middle third of Jim's message, The Promise of His Coming. He's reading from 2 Peter chapter 3, verse 5...
The Promise Of His Coming - Part 1 of 3
June 09, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MB"If Jesus is coming back, shouldn't He have been here by now?" Peter predicted that scoffers would scoff. He told us what the naysayers would say, and what their lame argument would be. And he tied all this to the Last Days. The final chapter of 2 Peter is astonishing for its accuracy. Today we'll start to close our series through that letter with Part 1 of the sermon, The Promise of His Coming. Here's Jim. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati,...
God's Response To Human Failure - Part 2 of 2
June 08, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe apostate wants you to believe that doctrines are like boxes of cereal on a grocery shelf; pick any one you like! But most of those boxes contain poison. A heretic is "chooser," that's what the word means. He says, "There's more than just that one, narrow Way. Here's an alternative!" Peter cuts them no slack. Friday we paused our study of 2 Peter in Chapter 2. Let's rewind a bit, to hear Jim explain what it means that the ungodly are "kept under punishment" now. Listen to Right Start Ra...
God's Response To Human Failure - Part 1 of 2
June 05, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MB"The way of the transgressor is hard." The transgressor, the treacherous, the unfaithful - he has a tough road, Solomon says. And Peter agrees. We've been studying 2 Peter, and in Chapter 2 he sums up his argument against apostates. Everyone has difficulties; but troubles have a different purpose in the lives of the godly, versus the ungodly. Here's Jim with Part 1 of God's Response to Human Failure. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at...
False Teachers vs. Faithful Fathers - Part 2 of 2
June 04, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBLot, and Balaam: two men with different stories...and different endings. Lot doesn't seem very holy to us, especially compared to his uncle, Abraham! But Balaam has a hotline to God. Surely he's on the right track? In his Second Epistle, Peter has been commending God's ability to sort human beings, and separate wheat from weeds. Jim brings us Part 2 of False Teachers vs. Faithful Fathers. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHK...
False Teachers vs. Faithful Fathers - Part 1 of 2
June 03, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBGod doesn't bake casseroles. We've got a big mishmash of ingredients simmering down here. The wicked, the righteous, the wicked-who-pretend-to-be-righteous...all thrown together in the same pan. The liars and the truth-tellers are hard to separate. But separate them God will, and Peter reminds us that this is how God has always cooked. No casseroles. Our look at 2 Peter, chapter 2 is called False Teachers versus Faithful Fathers. Here's Jim to get us started. Listen to Right Start Radio ev...
Test For Truth - Part 2 of 2
June 02, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBCan your gospel do this? The real "good news" doesn't just say something; it does something. It changes everyone who accepts it. Fake good news is inert, lifeless. If anything, it accelerates the decomposition process already at work in a human life. This is one clear way we can distinguish the real, from the phony. Yesterday we began a series in the letter of 2 Peter. Here's Jim to conclude that opening sermon, called Test for Truth. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday...
Test For Truth - Part 1 of 2
June 01, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBThere are so many versions of Christianity, it can be hard to tell which one is real. Nah, Peter says, it's not that hard! And welcome to a new month, and a new series of messages. We've jumped from Jude, to a letter that has a lot in common with it: the Epistle of 2 Peter. If God is not insane, then we can expect His revelations to line up - that is, whatever He says on Tuesday won't contradict what He said on Monday. That's one easy test we can apply. Peter will give us a few more. Here's...
Pictures Of The Apostate - Part 2 of 2
May 29, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MB"All hat; no cattle." If Jude had been a Texan he might have used that colorful phrase to describe the religious posers that had crept into the church. Listening to one of them was like opening an email from a Nigerian prince - sooner or later you'd be sorry you clicked. Well, these hollow men (and women) haven't gone away, so let's listen carefully to the conclusion of Jim's sermon. Jude gave us 7 Pictures of the Apostate. Yesterday we examined the metaphors of "hidden reefs" and "hungry s...
Pictures Of The Apostate - Part 1 of 2
May 28, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBJude wants to outfit us with spiritual sonar. Even in the church, where we feel we have a safe harbor, there may be dangers below the surface. In his letter Jude calls them "hidden reefs." They're people who may smile and talk like Christians, but who have their own agenda underneath. If we don't steer clear, these reefs will split the ship of Fellowship apart. Jude has some other metaphors for them, as well - or, as Jim calls them, Pictures of the Apostate. He opens the lesson with prayer....
How God Responds To Rebels - Part 2 of 2
May 27, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe used to see the bumper sticker, "Question Authority." I always wondered: "Who says?" Scripture doesn't teach us to blindly obey those in power; Peter said, "We must obey God rather than men." But he also said to "fear God, [and] honor the king." There are some who don't even bother to question authority; they just defy it. Jude showed us How God Responds to Rebels. Here's part 2 of that message from Pastor Jim. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cinc...
How God Responds To Rebels - Part 1 of 2
May 26, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBTraditions change! When we come up against a tradition, it seems unshakable - like a giant stone wall. But there was a time when those stones weren't there, and they've shifted out of alignment over time. Traditions change. But God's revelation does not. We continue our series in Jude with a look at those who don't like the fact that the Christian faith was "once for all delivered to the saints." Jim calls this message, How God Responds to Rebels. Here's part 1. Listen to Right Start Radio...
Jude's Big Burden - Part 3 of 3
May 25, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBGod hates sin. But there's something He hates even more! There is garden-variety wickedness; and then there's the kind of evil that masquerades as righteousness, and even recruits others to sin in the name of God. Already in the first century there were teachers like this, those who contort the grand gift of grace into permission to please ourselves. Jesus is not their Lord, Jude says. In fact, rejection of authority is one way we can recognize them. We'll review a bit from Friday's message...
Jude's Big Burden - Part 2 of 3
May 22, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBThere may be a reason we call a lustful man a "wolf." Jude was alarmed. He smelled some canines under their sheep's clothing, and he wanted to uncover their true nature. So he picked out some powerful examples from the Old Testament to reveal two common traits of false teachers: they reject authority, and they promote fleshly indulgence. But first, Jim wants us to notice the positive way Jude ends his letter. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnat...
Jude's Big Burden - Part 1 of 3
May 21, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBDo you have faith? Do you have the faith? Today we begin a short series in the short letter that comes next-to- last in our Bible. Brother Jude appealed to believers to "contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints." This faith is life-giving truth. It's a gift that comes with a responsibility: to keep it in its original, pure form. The enemy's children are in church every Sunday, sometimes even in the pulpit, trying to rewrite the doctrine of the Apostles. Jude will ...
Saved From Wrath - Part 2 of 2
May 20, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBFor many years, Presidents and diplomats have sought peace in the Middle East. The Bible tells us that one man will achieve it - the Man of Sin! The Antichrist's treaty with Israel is a pivot-point of end times prophecy. The headlines will read, "Peace and Safety," but destruction is coming suddenly. We should have our metaphorical bags packed, and be ready to go. Here's Jim with part 2 of, Saved from Wrath. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati...
Saved From Wrath - Part 1 of 2
May 19, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBThe good news isn't just that we can be forgiven; it's that "we shall be changed!" As we closed the book of Colossians yesterday, we left a burning question unanswered: When? The promise is: "When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory." Yes, but when will our shining transformation take place? Here's Pastor Jim to help us spot some clues in the New Testament. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati,...
Prayer: The Master Offense - Part 2 of 2
May 18, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhat gospel tool prepares both the hearer, and the speaker? The answer, according to Colossians 4, is "prayer." Paul asks readers to pray for open doors, and also for open communication - that he would be able to "speak forth the mystery of Christ" in a clear way. That's an impressive tool, and we need more experience in using it! Some instruction and encouragement wouldn't hurt, either. Today Jim brings our Colossians series in for a landing with part 2 of his message, Prayer: the Master O...
Prayer: The Master Offense - Part 1 of 2
May 15, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBAre you a "justice" Christian, or a "forgiveness" Christian? I know some believers whose favorite phrase is, "It serves them right." And justice is a good and necessary thing. The problem is, us. We often don't have the necessary information, or perspective, or impartiality to make good judgments. We had better forgive, and offer mercy, like Jesus did. But how do we do that when those other folks are just so, so wrong? Pastor Jim says the answer is "prayer." Listen to Right Start Radio eve...
Do People Mistake Me For Jesus? - Part 3 of 3
May 14, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBYou've heard that couples who are married a long time start to look like each other. That's not going to work out well for my wife, but it should give hope to us, as the Bride of Christ! As we continue to look on the Bridegroom, to listen to Him, learn His personality, and observe how He interacts with people, won't we become like Him, naturally? Especially if His Spirit is inside us, urging us on? Those are thoughts that will draw us to prayer and to the Word. For the last 2 days we've bee...
Do People Mistake Me For Jesus? - Part 2 of 3
May 13, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBDo people mistake you for a Pharisee? I hope you heard the beginning of yesterday's program, and that story about the man who was so selfless he was almost mistaken for Jesus. Because we'll never rise to that level of Christlikeness by keeping rules. Nor by honoring traditions, nor by mounting theological arguments. We'll get there only by supernatural transformation. Fortunately, the inner renewal we're looking for has 7 outward signs. Jim's reading from Colossians 2:20. Listen to Right S...
Do People Mistake Me For Jesus? - Part 1 of 3
May 12, 2020 04:00 - 22.8 MBIn the devil's tackle box are a number of different lures, for different kinds of fish. We'll talk about 3 of them, today. You probably know people who had some kind of experience with Christ...then they heard something new; some secret, "deeper" knowledge that pulled them away. Maybe they discovered a philosophical Jesus, or a traditionalist Yeshua, or the Lord of the holy diet plan. As we continue our study of the book of Colossians, we'll hear Paul condemn these as "hollow and deceptive....