Right Start Radio with Pastor Jim Custer
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Talents On Loan From God - Part 1 of 1
March 08, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBYou had one job! The master left his servants with a lot of money. And they understood the assignment: Grow this! While the big guy was away they were living comfortably in the master's house, eating his food, enjoying the pool and the big-screen TV. But what was happening with the money? Today we'll investigate the Parable of the Talents, with Jim. 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, WRF...
More Cents Than Sense - Part 2 of 2
March 07, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBYou only worry about money if you don't have a rich dad. Covetousness. Greed. Avarice. It's no way to live. And Jesus showed just how pointless it is, with His story about the Rich Fool. That's in Luke's Gospel, Chapter 12. Yesterday, Jim started to name several reasons that covetousness is so deadly. He'll give us the complete list today. Suffice it to say that "Thou Shalt Not Covet" may be the last Commandment... but it's not the least sin! Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday...
More Cents Than Sense - Part 1 of 2
March 06, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhat do you do when your barns are too small? It's a big problem! Never mind barns; I think my wife's closet is actually shrinking. And I've got to do something about that tiny garage! If there's any story of Jesus that we can identify with, it's the one we're about to hear from Luke 12. The rich farmer was having a good year, but he was about to have a bad night. He can be a warning to us. Pastor Jim says he had More Cents than Sense. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Fri...
Shrewd Management - Part 2 of 2
March 03, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBWhat if you could trade "Monopoly" money for real money? In Luke 16 Jesus makes a strange assertion: That our money isn't real, in the ultimate sense - it only has value "during the game." He follows that up with an even more challenging teaching: We can trade-in our play money for genuine riches. We disciples need to gain heaven's perspective on our earthly goods. Today Jim will clarify the new paradigm that the Lord gave us in the Parable of the Shrewd Manager. Listen to Right Start Radi...
Shrewd Management - Part 1 of 2
March 02, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBJesus told us to be "wise as serpents, innocent as doves." We often get that backwards! Today we'll turn to the Parable of the Unjust Steward, or the Shrewd Manager. If this fellow had been wise he would have been a much better manager, and if he'd been smart he would have known that his shenanigans would get back to the master, eventually. But he has one trait that the Lord would like us to emulate! Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) a...
Being a Disciple - Part 3 of 3
March 01, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBWho or what competes with Jesus for our hearts? In the parables in Luke 14, the Lord compares us to builders and kings: All must make clear-eyed assessments before we commit to a life-altering course of action. The builder hazards his career, the ruler risks his kingdom - maybe his head. We have more than that on the line! But what are these earthly attachments that can keep us "almost persuaded?" Jim will point out three rivals to the love of Christ. Listen to Right Start Radio every Mo...
Being a Disciple - Part 2 of 3
February 28, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBNo one lets go of his most precious thing...unless...! If we're fortunate enough in this life to find things that keep us safe, that enhance our well-being, that help us live more fully, we would be fools to let those things go. Unless...! Unless we found something, or Someone, even more valuable. We've been looking at Luke, chapter 14, as Jesus shows us the actual value of discipleship - and not just for the next life. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM...
Being a Disciple - Part 1 of 3
February 27, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBWe've learned about the cost of being a disciple; it's high. But what about the benefits? Some of us have been guilty of "selling" Christianity: telling people about the wonderful perks, and downplaying the challenges. Not Jesus! He has put the price in big, bold print right at the top. But let's not stop there. The benefits of following Christ are even more astonishing than the cost - or so it seems to many of us. Here's Jim to talk about Being a Disciple. Listen to Right Start Radio e...
A Reasonable Decision - Part 2 of 2
February 24, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBDid Jesus preach hate? "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple." That sounds - on the surface - as if the Lord is promoting contempt and hostility. As we started learning yesterday, Jesus is talking about something that we sweep under the rug, sometimes: the cost of making Him king of our lives. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinn...
A Reasonable Decision - Part 1 of 2
February 23, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBYou're invited to a wedding! Today we'll hear a funny and thought-provoking skit, and we'll learn about Jesus' parable of the Wedding Feast. Whether we're considering the metaphor of the bride - the Bride of Christ - or we shift perspective to that of the wedding guests, we'll need to think hard about our commitment. What is required of us, to follow Jesus? Every relationship has costs, and this should be the highest relationship. Pastor Jim calls this sermon, A Reasonable Decision. List...
The Coming Kingdom of God - Part 3 of 3
February 22, 2023 04:00 - 22.8 MBTroubling times should prompt us to pray, but how should we pray? What kind of prayer gets through to God, and allows Him to get through to us? We're not asking out of idle curiousity; if you've been with us earlier this week, you know that we can either collapse in these last days, or we can pray. We know that reciting our "wish list" to God isn't the kind of prayer that Jesus had in mind. So what is? Jim will give us 3 practical suggestions - but he'll start with an explosive illustrati...
The Coming Kingdom of God - Part 2 of 3
February 21, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MB"One will be taken, and the other will be left." Isn't that the Rapture? As Jesus is outlining the conditions just before - and apparently this is moments before - He returns, He gives that rather ominous detail about "one taken, one left." This is not the Rapture, the "snatching away" of believers; it seems to be the opposite - a kind of anti-Rapture. Pastor Jim will help us think about that, and other elements of the Lord's remarks toward the end of Luke 17. Listen to Right Start Radio e...
The Coming Kingdom of God - Part 1 of 3
February 20, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBThe Kingdom of God is coming - but maybe not like you think it will! Time would fail us to talk about all the myths and misconceptions people have about the return of Christ. There are some really wild theories out there about everything from the Antichrist to Armageddon. Well, what if we listened to the Man Himself; that is, the Son of Man - the One who'll be doing the returning? Let's hear Jesus reveal the signs, and the fakery, to expect. Here's Jim with Part 1 of, The Coming Kingdom o...
Always Too Late To Quit - Part 2 of 2
February 17, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBIt's "business as usual"...until God liquidates the business! "When will the Kingdom of God come?" the Pharisees wanted to know. And many of us have the same question. Yesterday we began looking at Jesus' answer in Luke 17. The Lord prophesied that, right up until the moment He is revealed, it will be the "same-old-same-old" on Earth. People will be going about their normal routines unaware that the game is just about up. Here's Jim to conclude his sermon, It's Always Too Late to Quit. Li...
Always Too Late To Quit - Part 1 of 2
February 16, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBThe point of the Parable of the Unjust Judge was to show that believers should "keep praying and not lose heart." That's right there in the text. But we're praying for something specific! A lot of us have wondered about this parable, captured by Luke in chapter 18 of his Gospel. And once again we'll find that context is our friend. Jesus had just answered the Pharisees about the timing of the Kingdom; now He's instructing His Disciples. Pastor Jim says, It's Always Too Late to Quit. List...
The Good Shepherd; Ninety and Nine - Part 3 of 3
February 15, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhen the Shepherd became a sheep. "You just don't know what it's like to walk a mile in my hooves." None of us sheep can say that to Jesus because He is the "Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world." He is one of us. It's as if a human shepherd were to go beyond observing sheep, and studying animal husbandry, and actually - somehow - were turned into a sheep. Today we'll present the final part of a message called, The Good Shepherd; Ninety-and-Nine. Listen to Right Start Radio ev...
The Good Shepherd; Ninety and Nine - Part 2 of 3
February 14, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhat happens when the sheep fire the shepherd? The Jews were accustomed to thinking of themselves as the special flock of God - even though their own scriptures revealed a pretty dismal track record of following Him. When the Shepherd finally showed up in person, there was outright revolt. But were they dismissing the Shepherd, or themselves? Maybe Jesus' fold is made up of whoever will hear His voice, and follow. Here's Jim with more of, The Good Shepherd; Ninety-and-Nine. Listen to Righ...
The Good Shepherd; Ninety and Nine - Part 1 of 3
February 13, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBHow did that sheep get a broken leg? We've been thinking about our relationship with the Good Shepherd. If sheep are famous for their conformity, that would be a good trait for us to cultivate. There's nothing worse than mutinous mutton! The shepherd may have to take drastic measures to keep that stubborn one safe. 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. Ri...
The Power Of One - Part 2 of 2
February 10, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBJesus recycled a parable - He used it twice, with different applications. It would be easy to misread the Parable of the Lost Sheep in the Gospel of Matthew, thinking it's exactly the same as the one in Luke. Well, the illustration is the same, but if we look at the context, we'll discover a very different application. In Matthew 18, the Lord is no longer talking about lost people, but about saved people who wander away from the Shepherd. We're ready for Part 2 of Jim's message called, The...
The Power Of One - Part 1 of 2
February 09, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBHow do you feel about being called a sheep? A sheep doesn't think for itself. And that's why it's often an insult to be counted among that flock. But Jesus meant no offense when He referred to us as sheep; He was trying to point out our spiritual vulnerability, and dependence on a shepherd. Today Pastor Jim will take us to Matthew 18, to discuss the Picture, the Parable, and the Possibilities. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30a...
Humility - Part 2 of 2
February 08, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBJudgmental. Wound too tight. Frowny. That's a quick sketch of a person trying to be justified by the Law. It's true: The caricature of the sour Puritanical soul who never has any fun does apply to some who name the name of Christ. But isn't it possible that these poor folks have fallen into the same trap as the Pharisee - the snare of pride? Jim will give us a black-and-white list today of what the Law looks like, versus Grace, in someone's life. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday...
Humility - Part 1 of 2
February 07, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBHumility starts with a proper assessment of ourselves. But how do we get one of those? "O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us, to see oursels as ithers see us!" wrote Robert Burns. The Pharisee in Jesus' parable spent his days looking into the perfect mirror of the Law, but he wasn't seeing what it was reflecting. Today Jim will give us some practical steps toward the fundamental virtue: Humility. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30...
The Heart Of A Prayer - Part 2 of 2
February 06, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhat's the most powerful word in the Bible? We could make the case that the "atom bomb" of Scripture is the word, "propitiation." It sounds technical and theological, but the propitiation made at the Cross is "ground zero" for everything God is doing, and everything we need. "Grace" is a potent word, but grace could not have reached us without the sacrifice that satisfied the justice of God. One character in Luke 18 knew that, [instinctively.] Here's Jim with Part 2 of, The Heart of a Pra...
The Heart Of A Prayer - Part 1 of 2
February 03, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBIs there an enemy that Jesus cannot defeat? God "desires all people to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth." But that will is thwarted in some, because of their pride. Self-righteousness isn't a disease that strikes only Pharisees; those of us who were good church boys and girls have to watch out for it, too. Jesus told a story about this. Jim's message is called, The Heart of a Prayer. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH...
The Good Samaritan - Part 2 of 2
February 02, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhen a man asked Jesus about eternal life, why did the Lord point him to Mount Sinai and tell him to start climbing? Paul would later write, "If righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain." If we could climb to heaven by way of Mount Sinai, as someone has put it, then there would have been no need for Mount Calvary. So why does Jesus answer in this way? And what does it have to do with those awful Samaritans? Jim will pull several scriptures together to conclude his ser...
The Good Samaritan - Part 1 of 2
February 01, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBNo Samaritans Need Apply! "No Irish," "No Chinamen," "No Colored"... the out-group may change, but prejudice remains. In a different time and location, the Samaritans were the despised race. Why was that? Why did "the Jews have no dealings with Samaritans?" The Bible gives us a fair bit of information on that question. Today Pastor Jim will help us gather the scattered references so that we can appreciate the absurdity of the idea of a "good Samarian." Listen to Right Start Radio every ...
Destroying Prejudice - Part 2 of 2
January 31, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBIf the only tool you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail. The Bible expert in Luke 10 had a hammer - a very big one: God's rules. But what if that hammer was useless on his question, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" What if it isn't a matter of rules, but of love? Or, to use the word Jesus used, "compassion." The Samaritan didn't know which end of the hammer to hold, but he felt compassion. Here's the conclusion of Jim's message, Destroying Prejudice. Listen...
Destroying Prejudice - Part 1 of 2
January 30, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBThe lawyer thought he was interrogating Jesus, but he was the one being tested! The best teachers don't just spoon-feed you the answers all the time. They answer your question with a question - or maybe just hand your own question back to you. In Luke 10 we meet an expert in the Mosaic Law whose questions for Jesus would prompt a lesson that the world will never forget. Continuing our series on parables, today we open a new message from Jim called, Destroying Prejudice. Listen to Right St...
The Unforgiveable Father - Part 2 of 2
January 27, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBThe prodigal son was better off than the bitter son. When something is lost - say a sheep, or a rare coin - and then is recovered, the proper response is a party! And if you don't feel like rejoicing when a lost human being is restored to God, there's something very wrong with you! In Luke 15 Jesus gives the Scribes and Pharisees 3 illustrations of how they had made themselves enemies of God. We're ready for Part 2 of Jim's sermon, The Unforgiveable Father Listen to Right Start Radio ever...
The Unforgiveable Father - Part 1 of 2
January 26, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MB"Jesus, you're saving the wrong people!" As we continue our series on the Stories Jesus Told, we come to some very familiar parables in Luke, chapter 15. And here's the context: the religious elite had objected that the Lord was attracting a bad crowd. Surely these tax collectors and other deplorables weren't Kingdom material! So Jesus tried to show the Scribes and Pharisees where their thinking had gone off track. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (C...
A Woman With A History - Part 2 - Part 2 of 2
January 25, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBJudas Iscariot had heard Jesus' parables for more than 3 years, but they had given him no light. Yesterday we began to think about the second time that a woman anointed the Lord's feet during supper. It was to prepare Him for His burial, He said. But did she know that? And what was wrong with Judas - besides the fact that he was a crook? We're reading from John, chapter 12, watching a scene from the end of Jesus' ministry. Here's Jim to conclude, A Woman with a History, Part 2. Listen to R...
A Woman With A History - Part 2 - Part 1 of 2
January 24, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBIt was "deja vu all over again." Twice in the Gospels we see a woman anointing Jesus' feet during dinner - and we mustn't confuse the two incidents! Lately we've talked about the reception at Simon the Pharisee's home, and the woman who caused such a stir there. Today Jim will compare-and-contrast this with the second occasion, later in the Lord's ministry. Different time, different woman, different purpose for the anointing - and different lessons to be drawn. Listen to Right Start Radi...
A Woman With A History - Part 2 of 2
January 23, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhat's more scandalous than sin? Forgiveness! On Friday we began thinking about the loose woman who raised eyebrows at Simon's dinner party. She hadn't been invited, for obvious reasons. Her very presence was shocking, not to mention her actions. But the guests hadn't seen anything yet! Jesus is about to say something that will make the woman's offense seem like an improperly-placed salad fork. We're back in Luke 7 for the rest of Jim's sermon, A Woman with a History. Listen to Right Star...
A Woman With A History - Part 1 of 2
January 20, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBThere were two sinners at dinner. The Pharisees were concerned with holiness - and to them that meant keeping the maximum possible distance from anything, or anyone, unclean. So the religious man who invited Jesus to dinner couldn't imagine a kind of holiness that reaches down into the gutter to pull sinners out. And more importantly, he didn't know that there were at least 2 lost souls in that dining room! Today and Monday Jim will help us consider A Woman with a History. Listen to Right ...
The Unforgiving Debtor Part 2 - Part 3 of 3
January 19, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBHave you ever been spanked by God? We could make a long list of Bible characters who were chastened by the same loving Father: Jonah, Jacob, David, Moses - for starters! Their disobedience led to unpleasant consequences. Their eternal destination was not in question, but their road to that heavenly home became a bit rocky. Let's think about this, as Jim wraps up his sermon, The Unforgiving Debtor, Part 2. We're in Matthew, chapter 18. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Frid...
The Unforgiving Debtor Part 2 - Part 1 of 3
January 17, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBWhat kind of King is God? Human kings come in all varieties. Some are capricious and tyrannical; some are compassionate and generous. Heaven's King, also, has a unique personality. He's not a theological construct; He's real! And, like all real Persons, He's sometimes surprising. In the Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor Jesus reveals several traits of our King. Here's Pastor Jim, to open with prayer. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) ...
The Unforgiving Debtor - Part 2 of 2
January 16, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBIf you think you can pay your own debt to Justice - eventually - then you just don't understand the problem! One symptom of our moral sickness is that we don't realize how sick we are. We think we're pretty good, overall. A couple-dozen hours of "community service" should suffice to cover our crimes. In the second half of Jim's sermon on The Unforgiving Debtor, we'll get a better perspective on the extent of our debt, and what the King has done for us. Listen to Right Start Radio every Mo...
The Unforgiving Debtor - Part 1 of 2
January 13, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MB"Love means never having to say you're sorry" - one of the dumbest movie lines of all time! If we want successful relationships with other human beings, and with God, we'll end up saying "sorry" a lot. So much so, that today Jim will tell us that the foundation of all relationships is forgiveness. But isn't there a limit to all the apologizing and forgiving? Doesn't it get ridiculous at some point? Let's dive into Jesus' story of The Unforgiving Debtor. Listen to Right Start Radio every M...
Seeds And Soils - Part 3 of 3
January 12, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBIf we don't get to help God weed His garden, who does? Of course the answer is, "angels." At the end of the age, Jesus said, "The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness...." Those are the tares, the poisonous plants that disguise themselves as good grain. They will end up in the fire. Jim has been unfolding the Parable of the Tares with us. We're ready for the final installment of, Seeds and Soil...
Seeds And Soils - Part 2 of 3
January 11, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBThe weeds are not going to win! If I had a garden, it would be taken over by weeds. Or insects. Or rabbits. But God is a much better grower than I am! He's not going to neglect what He planted, despite appearances. We see tares in His wheat field and we get alarmed - especially when the weeds seem like they're about to take over everything. In the Parable of the Tares, Jesus taught us to check our impulse to help the Almighty with His hoeing. Here's Jim with Part 2 of the message. Listen ...
Seeds And Soils - Part 1 of 3
January 10, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBThe bad seeds look just like the good seeds. You've heard the phrase, "He's just a bad seed." Well, Jesus spoke a parable about that, and you may be surprised how many bad seeds are in this field with us, how bad they are, and how the Farmer plans to deal with them. Today we'll look at this agricultural allegory and its meaning. It's the Parable of the Tares. A tare is a plant that looks like wheat, but it's a noxious weed. Here's Pastor Jim to tell us about Seeds and Soils. Listen to Rig...
Sower, Seeds And Soils - Part 2 of 2
January 09, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBThe King has enemies! You have enemies! The Parable of the Sower shows us why the gospel has such different effects on different people. It even explains why some people seem to "get it," but over time it's obvious that they didn't. There are other forces at work here than just God and me. Jim will break this out for us today in Part 2 of his message, Sower, Seeds and Soils. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Co...
Sower, Seeds And Soils - Part 1 of 2
January 06, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBIf it "oinks" like a pig, and smells like a pig...maybe it's a pig! The crowds were eager to listen to Jesus, as long as He fed them! That's very porcine behavior, isn't it? And the Lord was certainly going to take His own advice about "not casting pearls before swine." So He began speaking in parables. We're beginning a new study of those coded messages today. We'll start with the story that Jesus ranked as the easiest to understand: the Parable of the Sower. Listen to Right Start Radio ...
The Glory Of The Resurrection - Part 2 of 2
January 05, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBYou haven't been rejected like Jesus was rejected. The Lord's own creatures, His own nation, His own family, His own followers; everyone from robbers to rulers, from soldiers to ordinary folks - disowned Him. But that wasn't the worst of it. The worst was when God the Father broke off fellowship with the Son. And the burning question is, "Why?" Pastor Jim will try to answer, as he launches the final sermon in our Mark series. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCV...
Living Significantly - Part 1 of 2
January 02, 2023 05:00 - 22.8 MBSomehow a blank calendar is an invitation to reflect. We can imagine ourselves a year from now as better, more disciplined people. One of the drives behind our goals is the need for significance. We want our lives here to count. We want to please God and serve people better than we're doing now. Jim's message from Mark 12 is right on point. It's called, Living Significantly. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Col...
Is It Lawful To Give Tribute To Caesar? - Part 2 of 2
December 30, 2022 05:00 - 22.8 MBGod's people can thrive, even under ungodly government. Yesterday we began to look at Mark, chapter 12, and the exchange between Jesus and some very strange "bedfellows," the Pharisees and the Herodians. The Lord famously answered them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And that has deep implications for how Christ's followers should conduct themselves in a political system that has little room for Christ. Listen to Right Start Radio ev...
Is It Lawful To Give Tribute To Caesar? - Part 1 of 2
December 29, 2022 05:00 - 22.8 MBThe church, the state...and money! We can weave sophisticated theories about how to work out our dual citizenship - heavenly, and earthly. But when those theories hit our pocketbook, look out! The Pharisees and the Herodians had surely wrestled with the moral problem of supporting pagan Rome with their taxes. They couldn't answer it. Their mistake was believing that Jesus couldn't answer it. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30a...
Be Alert! - Part 1 of 1
December 28, 2022 05:00 - 22.8 MBJesus made one prophecy that was almost too easy! You don't exactly have to be sync'd up to God's day planner to predict that human monuments will fall. The atheist Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote a classic short poem about that. And to forecast the destruction of the Temple? Well, when Christ came on the scene, the Temple had been razed and rebuilt already. But Jesus got more specific. Jim will shine a light on the general and the particular prophecies about the End, as we continue in the Gos...
A Faith-Full Father - Part 2 of 2
December 27, 2022 05:00 - 22.8 MBThere has never been a time when good dads were more needed! We started looking at a faith-full father yesterday, as we explored Mark chapter 9. He wasn't perfect; he struggled. Some Christians almost short-circuited his faith. But he kept praying, kept pushing toward Jesus on behalf of his son. Our faith is the issue. And that's why we think this sermon will be helpful to everyone, not just dads. Here's Jim with the rest of the message. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through F...
A Faith-Full Father - Part 1 of 2
December 26, 2022 05:00 - 22.8 MBAre we ready to dive back into the Gospel of Mark? The song counts "12 Days of Christmas," but our culture has expanded that to about 2 months. And we hope you had an excellent celebration yesterday. But... coming back down from the mountain, so to speak, our ordinary lives and challenges await us. So it was for the Disciples after the Mount-of-Transfiguration experience. We'll hear from Jim in Mark, chapter 9, after an associate pastor reads the scripture text. Listen to Right Start Radio...