People today online who have a following online are called “Influencers.” They have posted some kind of video, pictures, music, etc online and it has gone viral. They pick up followers who “Like” their content and these followers sometimes send money to support the “Influencer” and they are getting rich! Even if people don’t send money, they tell others about the content they watch and how others can see it too. What are these “Influencers” doing? What are they teaching? Is it Jesus? More than likely, the answer is no. Paul says we should follow his example because he leads people to Jesus. Can you say that?
","summary":"You are an \"Influencer,\" but what are you teaching? Leading? ","date_published":"2024-12-20T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/36e511fe-ee94-4f9e-8edb-392c350813aa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33699406,"duration_in_seconds":2106}]},{"id":"29250513-0a89-4dd2-a5db-14e2b1bb7423","title":"Episode 410: Philippians 3 Part 3 Rubbernecking Slows You Down","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/410","content_text":"Rubbernecking. It seems like every time we take a trip and have to use the Interstate, we run into some traffic that has basically come to a stop...if not, it’s crawling! Why? When we finally get up close enough to see what the problem is, it’s on the other side of thew Interstate! People are driving by “Rubbernecking” and it is causing a traffic slow down, a pile up, for miles back! Looking back slows you down! Paul says, “Quit rubbernecking people! And keep your eyes on Jesus!” When we continue to look at our past, the enemy can use it to discourage us and to keep us from moving forward in the kingdom of God. ","content_html":"Rubbernecking. It seems like every time we take a trip and have to use the Interstate, we run into some traffic that has basically come to a stop...if not, it’s crawling! Why? When we finally get up close enough to see what the problem is, it’s on the other side of thew Interstate! People are driving by “Rubbernecking” and it is causing a traffic slow down, a pile up, for miles back! Looking back slows you down! Paul says, “Quit rubbernecking people! And keep your eyes on Jesus!” When we continue to look at our past, the enemy can use it to discourage us and to keep us from moving forward in the kingdom of God.
","summary":"Looking back slows you down! Paul says, “Quit rubbernecking people!","date_published":"2024-12-16T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/29250513-0a89-4dd2-a5db-14e2b1bb7423.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30781390,"duration_in_seconds":1923}]},{"id":"8c392190-150f-4733-923c-5cf16f7d0f63","title":"Episode 409: Philippians 3 Part 2 Trophies Are Trash?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/409","content_text":"Do you have a lot of trophies sitting around? Do you bask in all your accomplishments over the years? Do you tell the stories when your friends come over of how you got those trophies? Paul gives his resume of how he accomplished a lot of stuff as a Jew, how he was very zealous for God and kept the law faultlessly, yet without Jesus they were nothing but trash. The word literally means “Thrown out to the dogs.” He says, “Anything I have accomplished outside of Jesus is worthless, it’s garbage and needs to be thrown out. Think of all the time and effort put into your accomplishments. What if we put the same effort in our relationship with Jesus? Wow! How powerful the church would be!","content_html":"Do you have a lot of trophies sitting around? Do you bask in all your accomplishments over the years? Do you tell the stories when your friends come over of how you got those trophies? Paul gives his resume of how he accomplished a lot of stuff as a Jew, how he was very zealous for God and kept the law faultlessly, yet without Jesus they were nothing but trash. The word literally means “Thrown out to the dogs.” He says, “Anything I have accomplished outside of Jesus is worthless, it’s garbage and needs to be thrown out. Think of all the time and effort put into your accomplishments. What if we put the same effort in our relationship with Jesus? Wow! How powerful the church would be!
","summary":"We put a lot of time and effort for a trophy, to accomplish many things, goals, etc, but how much time and effort do we put in Jesus, getting to know him and serve him?","date_published":"2024-12-13T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/8c392190-150f-4733-923c-5cf16f7d0f63.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34986574,"duration_in_seconds":2186}]},{"id":"e0623e22-0368-41a4-a0f6-a951f884f792","title":"Episode 408: Philippians 3 Part 1 Jesus Never Fails!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/408","content_text":"Paul tells the church at Philippi to “Rejoice in the Lord” so it will “Safeguard” their faith. He wasn’t sure if he would make it out of jail alive so he weas telling them, “Look, man will fail you because we are so fickle and unstable, but Jesus is solid, he is an immovable stone.” The word “safeguard” literally means “never fail.” He is telling them this because he knows the church was depending on him and his teaching, but he is saying, “Trust in the One that will never fail you—Jesus!” The scriptures make it plain—God is faithful and we can put our faith, our trust in Him.","content_html":"Paul tells the church at Philippi to “Rejoice in the Lord” so it will “Safeguard” their faith. He wasn’t sure if he would make it out of jail alive so he weas telling them, “Look, man will fail you because we are so fickle and unstable, but Jesus is solid, he is an immovable stone.” The word “safeguard” literally means “never fail.” He is telling them this because he knows the church was depending on him and his teaching, but he is saying, “Trust in the One that will never fail you—Jesus!” The scriptures make it plain—God is faithful and we can put our faith, our trust in Him.
","summary":"Look to Jesus, not man, because he will never let you down!","date_published":"2024-12-11T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/e0623e22-0368-41a4-a0f6-a951f884f792.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31049422,"duration_in_seconds":1940}]},{"id":"d10d5ea7-6fcf-47b1-8b0b-8cff5d4e2c41","title":"Episode 407: Philippians 2 Part 2 Work...Don’t Hide!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/407","content_text":"Too many people in the church today want to hide. They would rather hide than get to work and Paul, as well as Jesus, makes it clear, we are to work for the kingdom! Paul even goes to say that God gives us the desire to work and to accomplish His will. Can we say that if a person doesn’t have that desire, then there is a disconnect in their relationship with God? YES! Just like Christmas lights that are connected to a power source yet half the lights aren’t working because one little bulb has a disconnect. After you carefully comb through the string of lights trying to figure out which one it is, you discover it, plug it correctly, and boom...the lights are working! Shine your light! Shine THE Light...Jesus! Put your hands to the plow and plant seed! ","content_html":"Too many people in the church today want to hide. They would rather hide than get to work and Paul, as well as Jesus, makes it clear, we are to work for the kingdom! Paul even goes to say that God gives us the desire to work and to accomplish His will. Can we say that if a person doesn’t have that desire, then there is a disconnect in their relationship with God? YES! Just like Christmas lights that are connected to a power source yet half the lights aren’t working because one little bulb has a disconnect. After you carefully comb through the string of lights trying to figure out which one it is, you discover it, plug it correctly, and boom...the lights are working! Shine your light! Shine THE Light...Jesus! Put your hands to the plow and plant seed!
","summary":"Why do we think Jesus saved us to go hide and not be involved in the local church?","date_published":"2024-12-07T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d10d5ea7-6fcf-47b1-8b0b-8cff5d4e2c41.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41209678,"duration_in_seconds":2575}]},{"id":"5340e7db-a1f8-4228-9f2c-af43b9649c56","title":"Episode 406: Philippians 2 Part 1 Do I Have the Mind of Christ?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/406","content_text":"Paul says we are in it to win it and we are in it together! He is in prison for preaching the gospel and the church at Philippi is concerned for him so they sent Epaphroditus to check on him. As the church is facing persecution and suffering for the cause of Christ, Paul says this is a time that we are to be selfless and not selfish, then he points to Jesus as our example. That's when we get those beautiful verses that describe the \"attitude\" or \"mind\" of Christ. Do we have the mind of Christ? Do we look like Jesus?","content_html":"Paul says we are in it to win it and we are in it together! He is in prison for preaching the gospel and the church at Philippi is concerned for him so they sent Epaphroditus to check on him. As the church is facing persecution and suffering for the cause of Christ, Paul says this is a time that we are to be selfless and not selfish, then he points to Jesus as our example. That's when we get those beautiful verses that describe the "attitude" or "mind" of Christ. Do we have the mind of Christ? Do we look like Jesus?
","summary":"Paul tells us what kind of attitude Jesus had and we are to be like Jesus...Are we?","date_published":"2024-12-02T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5340e7db-a1f8-4228-9f2c-af43b9649c56.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24958798,"duration_in_seconds":1559}]},{"id":"0010bbb1-3c5e-4fd0-a7d8-26e20c517471","title":"Episode 405: Philippians 1 Part 5 Momentary Afflictions","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/405","content_text":"Paul is facing a death sentence and will be beheaded soon but at the time he is writing this letter to the church at Philippi, he thinks he may be free some day and get to go see them again. At the end of chapter 1 Paul tells the church they are in this together and they are to remember their home is heaven, not here. Why? Because persecution is from the enemy and it tries to get one to give up the fight and lose all hope. Paul writes to them to keep unity with one another, to encourage them to keep fighting for one another, and when their battle is over, they will be in heaven with Jesus forever! ","content_html":"Paul is facing a death sentence and will be beheaded soon but at the time he is writing this letter to the church at Philippi, he thinks he may be free some day and get to go see them again. At the end of chapter 1 Paul tells the church they are in this together and they are to remember their home is heaven, not here. Why? Because persecution is from the enemy and it tries to get one to give up the fight and lose all hope. Paul writes to them to keep unity with one another, to encourage them to keep fighting for one another, and when their battle is over, they will be in heaven with Jesus forever!
","summary":"Don't give up the eternal for the temporal.","date_published":"2024-11-23T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/0010bbb1-3c5e-4fd0-a7d8-26e20c517471.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47008846,"duration_in_seconds":2938}]},{"id":"666b4bff-2ea2-4943-b61e-b0c5fc9aa8f6","title":"Episode 404: Philippians 1 Part 4 Prayer and Affirmation","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/404","content_text":"Paul is constantly encouraging the church at Philippi by affirmation. He goes on and on about how he appreciates them, their support, hard work, and prayers. Then he talks about how often he prays for them and how he appreciates them praying for him since he has been in jail. We all need to affirmation, which is why it is so important for the church to be involved in one another's life, encouraging each other as we wait for our eternal home and one huge way we can help encourage one another is by praying for one another and telling each other they are appreciated! ","content_html":"Paul is constantly encouraging the church at Philippi by affirmation. He goes on and on about how he appreciates them, their support, hard work, and prayers. Then he talks about how often he prays for them and how he appreciates them praying for him since he has been in jail. We all need to affirmation, which is why it is so important for the church to be involved in one another's life, encouraging each other as we wait for our eternal home and one huge way we can help encourage one another is by praying for one another and telling each other they are appreciated!
","summary":"Everybody needs affirmation, encouragement, and prayer. We see Paul giving all three to the church at Philippi. ","date_published":"2024-11-18T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/666b4bff-2ea2-4943-b61e-b0c5fc9aa8f6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29939278,"duration_in_seconds":1871}]},{"id":"83587a1f-c65a-416b-b11e-7a655c594507","title":"Episode 403: Philippians 1 Part 3 God Uses Paul In Prison","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/403","content_text":"Paul was being arrested for preaching the gospel and he was giving a plea to the crowd as he walked up the steps. Then he has to go before Felix and others to plead his case and they wanted to send him back to Jerusalem to have his trial. He refused because he knew there were Jews waiting to ambush him and kill him so, in a quick outburst, Paul appeals to Caesar because he knew it would keep him alive. But prior to going on this trip, Paul was warned by Agabus the prophet that if he went, he would die. Paul chose to go anyway, but God continued to use Paul, even while he was in jail awaiting his opportunity before Caesar. Every jailer, every person in the Praetorium heard the gospel because Paul, in his confinement, told them all about Jesus. The cool thing is, he converted some to Jesus! God can use us, even when we do things quickly, hurriedly, and our crazy decisions!","content_html":"Paul was being arrested for preaching the gospel and he was giving a plea to the crowd as he walked up the steps. Then he has to go before Felix and others to plead his case and they wanted to send him back to Jerusalem to have his trial. He refused because he knew there were Jews waiting to ambush him and kill him so, in a quick outburst, Paul appeals to Caesar because he knew it would keep him alive. But prior to going on this trip, Paul was warned by Agabus the prophet that if he went, he would die. Paul chose to go anyway, but God continued to use Paul, even while he was in jail awaiting his opportunity before Caesar. Every jailer, every person in the Praetorium heard the gospel because Paul, in his confinement, told them all about Jesus. The cool thing is, he converted some to Jesus! God can use us, even when we do things quickly, hurriedly, and our crazy decisions!
","summary":"The cool thing is, he converted some to Jesus! God can use us, even when we do things quickly, hurriedly, and our crazy decisions!","date_published":"2024-11-14T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/83587a1f-c65a-416b-b11e-7a655c594507.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24828238,"duration_in_seconds":1551}]},{"id":"cdff2467-84a5-435a-89d6-0fb92bb1362e","title":"Episode 402: Philippians 1 Part 2 Grow In Knowledge and Understanding","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/402","content_text":"Paul encourages the church at Philippi to grow in two things: knowledge and understanding. Knowledge in the Greek means to know thoroughly, to know accurately. We can grow in knowledge about God by reading His word and Paul actually tells us when we do, we will \"accurately\" handle the word of truth! Then he says to grow in understanding. I don't know how many times I have been told, \"I can't understand the Bible so I don't read it.\" In the Greek this word means to apprehend, perceive (properly, by the senses). This tells me that it IS possible to understand God's word and to get to know God on personally! So, what are you waiting for? Go grow in knowledge and understanding! Grow in your relationship with God!","content_html":"Paul encourages the church at Philippi to grow in two things: knowledge and understanding. Knowledge in the Greek means to know thoroughly, to know accurately. We can grow in knowledge about God by reading His word and Paul actually tells us when we do, we will "accurately" handle the word of truth! Then he says to grow in understanding. I don't know how many times I have been told, "I can't understand the Bible so I don't read it." In the Greek this word means to apprehend, perceive (properly, by the senses). This tells me that it IS possible to understand God's word and to get to know God on personally! So, what are you waiting for? Go grow in knowledge and understanding! Grow in your relationship with God!
","summary":"We can grow in knowledge and understanding which helps us in our relationship with God.","date_published":"2024-11-11T11:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/cdff2467-84a5-435a-89d6-0fb92bb1362e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26165326,"duration_in_seconds":1635}]},{"id":"c9bfe783-13cd-4d86-b56a-27da98876dcd","title":"Episode 401: Philippians 1 Part 1 You Think You Have Talent?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/401","content_text":"Paul tells the church at Philippi, \"God started the work and God will finish the work.\" Paul, who is arguably the greatest missionary in the history of the church, traveled all around the world at that time starting churches, going back around and revisiting those churches, and led many people to the Lord. He knew exactly who he was and his role and who God was...that Paul didn't do anything because of himself and his abilities. Paul always kept in mind that he couldn't do anything without Jesus. It's a great lesson for us today. Jesus tells his disciples, and us, we can't do anything without him, no matter how talented we think we are!","content_html":"Paul tells the church at Philippi, "God started the work and God will finish the work." Paul, who is arguably the greatest missionary in the history of the church, traveled all around the world at that time starting churches, going back around and revisiting those churches, and led many people to the Lord. He knew exactly who he was and his role and who God was...that Paul didn't do anything because of himself and his abilities. Paul always kept in mind that he couldn't do anything without Jesus. It's a great lesson for us today. Jesus tells his disciples, and us, we can't do anything without him, no matter how talented we think we are!
","summary":"We can't do anything without Jesus...nothing!","date_published":"2024-11-04T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c9bfe783-13cd-4d86-b56a-27da98876dcd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19956046,"duration_in_seconds":1247}]},{"id":"e2df751f-c599-4127-8b53-b73250feb475","title":"Episode 400: Intro to Philippians","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/400","content_text":"In this episode, we dig into how the church at Philippi got started from Acts 16 and we give some great incite to Paul's letter to the church.","content_html":"In this episode, we dig into how the church at Philippi got started from Acts 16 and we give some great incite to Paul's letter to the church.
","summary":"In this episode, we dig into how the church at Philippi got started from Acts 16 and we give some great incite to Paul's letter to the church.","date_published":"2024-10-28T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/e2df751f-c599-4127-8b53-b73250feb475.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44782798,"duration_in_seconds":2798}]},{"id":"d3cae126-9a8c-4e6d-84eb-4d8c4e4be743","title":"Episode 399: Ephesians 6 Part 3 Be Strong In the Lord...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/399","content_text":"Paul says in vs10 to \"Be strong in the Lord.\" Why does he say this? From the very beginning of the letter, Paul has reminded the church at Ephesus that all our blessings, everything we have, the right standing we have with God the Father, all comes through Jesus. He has been talking about the unity we have and how we should throw off the desires of the flesh and continue to strive for maturity in Christ and unity. He breaks down the family unit describing how to keep unity because it creates strength. When we get our eyes off Jesus and onto our situations, onto ourselves, and we try to handle things ourselves, we'll discover quickly that we cannot and we really do need one another. Why? Because we encourage one another to stay focused on Jesus...where we ALL get our strength from.","content_html":"Paul says in vs10 to "Be strong in the Lord." Why does he say this? From the very beginning of the letter, Paul has reminded the church at Ephesus that all our blessings, everything we have, the right standing we have with God the Father, all comes through Jesus. He has been talking about the unity we have and how we should throw off the desires of the flesh and continue to strive for maturity in Christ and unity. He breaks down the family unit describing how to keep unity because it creates strength. When we get our eyes off Jesus and onto our situations, onto ourselves, and we try to handle things ourselves, we'll discover quickly that we cannot and we really do need one another. Why? Because we encourage one another to stay focused on Jesus...where we ALL get our strength from.
","summary":"It's so easy to try and fix everything in our own strength, our on way but we are instructed to \"Be strong in the Lord.\"","date_published":"2024-10-20T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d3cae126-9a8c-4e6d-84eb-4d8c4e4be743.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49754062,"duration_in_seconds":3109}]},{"id":"051a50db-a754-440b-b671-62d75e13eada","title":"Episode 398: Ephesians 6 Part 2 Obedient Slaves and Masters","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/398","content_text":"Like it or not, slavery has existed for a long time and it existed when Jesus was walking on the earth. When Paul was traveling around on his missionary journeys, he met many slaves and masters. He includes them in his letter to the church at Ephesus and he encourages them to work towards unity by being obedient. The key for God to be glorified in our lives, whether slave or free, is unity. From husbands and wives, their children, to slaves and their masters, we all have to get rid of all selfishness, fleshly desires, put others first, listen to one another, be obedient to instruction, and remember who we serve, God.","content_html":"Like it or not, slavery has existed for a long time and it existed when Jesus was walking on the earth. When Paul was traveling around on his missionary journeys, he met many slaves and masters. He includes them in his letter to the church at Ephesus and he encourages them to work towards unity by being obedient. The key for God to be glorified in our lives, whether slave or free, is unity. From husbands and wives, their children, to slaves and their masters, we all have to get rid of all selfishness, fleshly desires, put others first, listen to one another, be obedient to instruction, and remember who we serve, God.
","summary":"Whether slave or free, we need to be obedient to Jesus...","date_published":"2024-10-18T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/051a50db-a754-440b-b671-62d75e13eada.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29515342,"duration_in_seconds":1844}]},{"id":"d2bdebd6-1d75-4dbc-9391-4b1baa434cfa","title":"Episode 397: Ephesians 6 Part 1 Hear and Obey","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/397","content_text":"What does it mean to “obey”? Paul uses a word in the Greek that implies a child hears instruction from their parents and they immediately do what they are instructed to do. If this isn’t the case, the child is sinning because they are not obeying...they are being disobedient; they are disrupting unity. Funny thing is, we generally think about our own children or grandchildren but we, ourselves, are children...we are children of God! He instructs us by giving us commands, we hear them, but do we obey them? If we want God’s blessings, we better!","content_html":"What does it mean to “obey”? Paul uses a word in the Greek that implies a child hears instruction from their parents and they immediately do what they are instructed to do. If this isn’t the case, the child is sinning because they are not obeying...they are being disobedient; they are disrupting unity. Funny thing is, we generally think about our own children or grandchildren but we, ourselves, are children...we are children of God! He instructs us by giving us commands, we hear them, but do we obey them? If we want God’s blessings, we better!
","summary":"There are two ingredients to obedience: Listening and doing what you heard. ","date_published":"2024-10-15T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d2bdebd6-1d75-4dbc-9391-4b1baa434cfa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26201038,"duration_in_seconds":1637}]},{"id":"31e92e58-06f5-4d73-9bad-2eb946d97d85","title":"Episode 396: Ephesians 5 Part 4 Why Should Wives Submit and Husband’s Love?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/396","content_text":"I have heard this passage in Ephesians 5 about husbands and wives, marriages, taught for over thirty years and not once, that I can remember, did anyone talk about the context. All I have heard I have heard is these verses used to tell wives on how to submit to her husband and how the husband is to treat his wife by loving her. I don’t believe that’s Paul’s intent in this section of scripture. It’s part of it, but he is telling the married couple to do these things because of a specific reason—unity in the body of Christ. It goes back to chapter 4 when he is talking about unity and unity being the will of God. ","content_html":"I have heard this passage in Ephesians 5 about husbands and wives, marriages, taught for over thirty years and not once, that I can remember, did anyone talk about the context. All I have heard I have heard is these verses used to tell wives on how to submit to her husband and how the husband is to treat his wife by loving her. I don’t believe that’s Paul’s intent in this section of scripture. It’s part of it, but he is telling the married couple to do these things because of a specific reason—unity in the body of Christ. It goes back to chapter 4 when he is talking about unity and unity being the will of God.
","summary":"Wives submit...husbands love...this creates unity which is the goal!","date_published":"2024-10-10T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/31e92e58-06f5-4d73-9bad-2eb946d97d85.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50916046,"duration_in_seconds":3182}]},{"id":"1b4141be-e20d-4c4a-9a9f-2d251575af46","title":"Episode 395: Ephesians 5 Part 3 What Pleases God?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/395","content_text":"Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus is a plea to do what pleases God. Why? Because of everything God has done for us in Christ Jesus! It’s a theme throughout the letter, “Throw off the old life!”...“Don’t give into the desires of the flesh!”...”Don’t give a foothold to the devil!” Paul is begging them, and us, to give up our own desires, passions, our will and live for Jesus, to allow the Holy Spirit to lead us so that God will be glorified, the gospel will spread, and the kingdom of God will grow! But in order to do what please God, we not only have to know what pleases God, we have to DO what God wants us to do! We HAVE to be obedient to Him and do what He says meaning we have to SUBMIT to Him and His authority!","content_html":"Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus is a plea to do what pleases God. Why? Because of everything God has done for us in Christ Jesus! It’s a theme throughout the letter, “Throw off the old life!”...“Don’t give into the desires of the flesh!”...”Don’t give a foothold to the devil!” Paul is begging them, and us, to give up our own desires, passions, our will and live for Jesus, to allow the Holy Spirit to lead us so that God will be glorified, the gospel will spread, and the kingdom of God will grow! But in order to do what please God, we not only have to know what pleases God, we have to DO what God wants us to do! We HAVE to be obedient to Him and do what He says meaning we have to SUBMIT to Him and His authority!
","summary":"Don't give the devil an inch because he will take a mile!","date_published":"2024-10-06T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1b4141be-e20d-4c4a-9a9f-2d251575af46.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48284494,"duration_in_seconds":3017}]},{"id":"c7e1b26f-60f7-4e3a-99dd-305f95cef3ca","title":"Episode 394: Ephesians 5 Part 2 Don’t Resurrect Your Old Self!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/394","content_text":"You have been crucified with Christ so don’t let your old self come back to life! This is Paul’s message to the church at Ephesus and to us today! He knows the inner struggle of walking by the Spirit and walking according to the flesh. He knows we have been given a new life in Christ but he also knows there is an enemy trying to destroy us so he warns them, “Don’t live like the Gentiles. Live Different.” He explains what he means by talking about the sins they were struggling with and he says, “Throw that old man off and allow the Holy Spirit to work in you!” We have a choice to make: We are either choosing to allow God work or in us or Satan. What choice are you making? If you say Jesus, would others agree? Can we see Jesus in you? ","content_html":"You have been crucified with Christ so don’t let your old self come back to life! This is Paul’s message to the church at Ephesus and to us today! He knows the inner struggle of walking by the Spirit and walking according to the flesh. He knows we have been given a new life in Christ but he also knows there is an enemy trying to destroy us so he warns them, “Don’t live like the Gentiles. Live Different.” He explains what he means by talking about the sins they were struggling with and he says, “Throw that old man off and allow the Holy Spirit to work in you!” We have a choice to make: We are either choosing to allow God work or in us or Satan. What choice are you making? If you say Jesus, would others agree? Can we see Jesus in you?
","summary":"The old man has been crucified...let him lay...","date_published":"2024-10-03T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c7e1b26f-60f7-4e3a-99dd-305f95cef3ca.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47619022,"duration_in_seconds":2976}]},{"id":"e15c1396-2838-4dfe-8661-68ef71838d8f","title":"Episode 393: Ephesians 5 Part 1 Jesus Impersonator...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/393","content_text":"We left Paul in chapter 4 listing a bunch of sins that need to stop happening in a believer’s life. He will continue this list in chapter 5 but sandwiched in between these lists is a command to “Imitate God.” In the Greek this means to mimic, to impersonate. How do we impersonate someone? We watch them, the mannerisms, how they talk and act, we study their lives and then we start to act like them. We may not be them but we act just like them and when people hear us and see us, they hear and see the person we are impersonating. But how can we impersonate a God we cannot see? We look at Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us. We study the life of Jesus and do what he did!","content_html":"We left Paul in chapter 4 listing a bunch of sins that need to stop happening in a believer’s life. He will continue this list in chapter 5 but sandwiched in between these lists is a command to “Imitate God.” In the Greek this means to mimic, to impersonate. How do we impersonate someone? We watch them, the mannerisms, how they talk and act, we study their lives and then we start to act like them. We may not be them but we act just like them and when people hear us and see us, they hear and see the person we are impersonating. But how can we impersonate a God we cannot see? We look at Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us. We study the life of Jesus and do what he did!
","summary":"We learn to impersonate someone by studying their life. We need to study Jesus!","date_published":"2024-09-29T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/e15c1396-2838-4dfe-8661-68ef71838d8f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24085966,"duration_in_seconds":1505}]},{"id":"6ce6beee-cb8d-45b6-b23b-8e0f8086380b","title":"Episode 392: Ephesians 4 Part 6 Don’t Resurrect Your Old Self!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/392","content_text":"You have been crucified with Christ so don’t let your old self come back to life! This is Paul’s message to the church at Ephesus and to us today! He knows the inner struggle of walking by the Spirit and walking according to the flesh. He knows we have been given a new life in Christ but he also knows there is an enemy trying to destroy us so he warns them, “Don’t live like the Gentiles. Live Different.” He explains what he means by talking about the sins they were struggling with and he says, “Throw that old man off and allow the Holy Spirit to work in you!” We have a choice to make: We are either choosing to allow God work or in us or Satan. What choice are you making? If you say Jesus, would others agree? Can we see Jesus in you? ","content_html":"You have been crucified with Christ so don’t let your old self come back to life! This is Paul’s message to the church at Ephesus and to us today! He knows the inner struggle of walking by the Spirit and walking according to the flesh. He knows we have been given a new life in Christ but he also knows there is an enemy trying to destroy us so he warns them, “Don’t live like the Gentiles. Live Different.” He explains what he means by talking about the sins they were struggling with and he says, “Throw that old man off and allow the Holy Spirit to work in you!” We have a choice to make: We are either choosing to allow God work or in us or Satan. What choice are you making? If you say Jesus, would others agree? Can we see Jesus in you?
","summary":"Paul says we are to be different from the world after we come to Jesus...Are we?","date_published":"2024-09-23T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6ce6beee-cb8d-45b6-b23b-8e0f8086380b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37480654,"duration_in_seconds":2342}]},{"id":"0eeec125-f5e2-4dc1-a9af-a3425aa1ddc9","title":"Episode 391: Ephesians 4 Part 5 How Do You Live?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/391","content_text":"Paul says in verse 17, “With the Lord’s authority I say this...” Does this mean everything he said previously is without the Lord’s authority? Of course not. He is making a transition here from telling the church at Ephesus to live a life worthy of their calling to how NOT to live. And to show how serious the matter is, Paul is saying, “The Lord has my back on what I am about to say,” and he goes into how they have been called out from the world and have been given a new life in Christ...therefore...live like it! It’s a great message for us 2,000 years later...We have been called out from the world, we are new creations in Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit and we should act like it on a daily basis! ","content_html":"Paul says in verse 17, “With the Lord’s authority I say this...” Does this mean everything he said previously is without the Lord’s authority? Of course not. He is making a transition here from telling the church at Ephesus to live a life worthy of their calling to how NOT to live. And to show how serious the matter is, Paul is saying, “The Lord has my back on what I am about to say,” and he goes into how they have been called out from the world and have been given a new life in Christ...therefore...live like it! It’s a great message for us 2,000 years later...We have been called out from the world, we are new creations in Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit and we should act like it on a daily basis!
","summary":"We have been called to be different and Paul is about to let the church at Ephesus know all about it...with the backing of Jesus!","date_published":"2024-09-20T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/0eeec125-f5e2-4dc1-a9af-a3425aa1ddc9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35495758,"duration_in_seconds":2218}]},{"id":"5d1e6a05-36fd-414d-b5ad-d1bfe8e7e128","title":"Episode 390: Ephesians 4 Part 4 I Can’t Make It Without You...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/390","content_text":"False teachers were rampant in the early church. These deceivers would come in and pretend to be full of the spirit, and they would welcome themselves into the body of believers, making friends and gaining people’s trust. Then at the moment of opportunity, they would begin their deceitful teachings and cause chaos in the body. They would cause chaos and doubt which totally went against God’s plans for unity and if the believer was still a spiritual baby, they would be tossed around like a wave, or an object that has been picked up by the wind and thrown around. It is crucial that we know God’s word and that we meet together with other believers. We need each other so we can encourage one another as we are on this journey. ","content_html":"False teachers were rampant in the early church. These deceivers would come in and pretend to be full of the spirit, and they would welcome themselves into the body of believers, making friends and gaining people’s trust. Then at the moment of opportunity, they would begin their deceitful teachings and cause chaos in the body. They would cause chaos and doubt which totally went against God’s plans for unity and if the believer was still a spiritual baby, they would be tossed around like a wave, or an object that has been picked up by the wind and thrown around. It is crucial that we know God’s word and that we meet together with other believers. We need each other so we can encourage one another as we are on this journey.
","summary":"Beware of the wolf in sheep's clothing!","date_published":"2024-09-16T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5d1e6a05-36fd-414d-b5ad-d1bfe8e7e128.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39099982,"duration_in_seconds":2443}]},{"id":"08c7c5ee-3a81-41f7-8be9-14459d5eccec","title":"Episode 389: Ephesians 4 Part 3 You Have A Gift From Jesus!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/389","content_text":"When Jesus left this earth, ascending back to the Father and sitting at His right hand, he left gifts for the church. It may not be gifts like we think of as gifts, something to be unwrapped and get all excited about...But they were necessary gifts because the church, his body, at that time, was a new concept and would need structure. These gifts would provide this: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers would fortify the believers so they could grow from spiritual babies to mature believers. What gift do you have? What role do you play in the church? We need all the help we can get so unwrap your gift and do your part! ","content_html":"When Jesus left this earth, ascending back to the Father and sitting at His right hand, he left gifts for the church. It may not be gifts like we think of as gifts, something to be unwrapped and get all excited about...But they were necessary gifts because the church, his body, at that time, was a new concept and would need structure. These gifts would provide this: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers would fortify the believers so they could grow from spiritual babies to mature believers. What gift do you have? What role do you play in the church? We need all the help we can get so unwrap your gift and do your part!
","summary":"Jesus has given you a present, a gift, so unwrap it and put it to use for the kingdom!","date_published":"2024-09-14T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/08c7c5ee-3a81-41f7-8be9-14459d5eccec.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43224526,"duration_in_seconds":2701}]},{"id":"8115acda-65c9-4e48-a369-32131b279e8c","title":"Episode 388: Ephesians 4 Part 2 How Do You Walk?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/388","content_text":"Paul says we are to walk in a manner worthy of our calling. How do we do that? It seems that many do know, or understand, their calling. It’s not complicated to figure out but it can be challenging to do! Paul tells us how to live a called life and that life is to be like Jesus: be humble, be gentle or meek, be patient, and love, striving for unity with the Spirit. If we get any one of these out of line, we are not walking according to the will of God! If we are out of the will of God, our lives are filled with chaos and our prayers will not be answered. We all experience then in our walk from time to time, but don’t let your heart harden and stay out of God’s will! Repent, get back in line with God’s will, and keep walking, striving for unity with the Spirit of God! Are you in God’s will? Are you walking in your calling?","content_html":"Paul says we are to walk in a manner worthy of our calling. How do we do that? It seems that many do know, or understand, their calling. It’s not complicated to figure out but it can be challenging to do! Paul tells us how to live a called life and that life is to be like Jesus: be humble, be gentle or meek, be patient, and love, striving for unity with the Spirit. If we get any one of these out of line, we are not walking according to the will of God! If we are out of the will of God, our lives are filled with chaos and our prayers will not be answered. We all experience then in our walk from time to time, but don’t let your heart harden and stay out of God’s will! Repent, get back in line with God’s will, and keep walking, striving for unity with the Spirit of God! Are you in God’s will? Are you walking in your calling?
","summary":"God called me to do what?!?! Walk how?!?!","date_published":"2024-09-05T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/8115acda-65c9-4e48-a369-32131b279e8c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39740494,"duration_in_seconds":2483}]},{"id":"e4453657-9a8b-407e-b003-279818fd7f9e","title":"Episode 387: Ephesians 4 Part 1 Why Are My Prayers Not Answered?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/387","content_text":"Have you prayed and prayed and prayed only to get nothing but crickets from God? No matter how earnest you pray, all you seem to get from God is silence? A question people ask a lot is, “Why are my prayers not being answered?” It’s a great question because Jesus tells us to ask God for help and to bring our petitions before Him so He can answer them, but maybe you’re discouraged because you feel as though God doesn’t hear you or that He cares. He does both! He hears you and He cares!!! The reason your prayers may not be answered is because you aren’t walking in your calling! Paul discusses that here in chapter 4, that we are to walk worthy in the manner we are called. We are called to live different from the world and he gives four examples of how we should walk. If any one of them are out of line, not in the will of God, it could possibly hinder our prayers! How are you walking?","content_html":"Have you prayed and prayed and prayed only to get nothing but crickets from God? No matter how earnest you pray, all you seem to get from God is silence? A question people ask a lot is, “Why are my prayers not being answered?” It’s a great question because Jesus tells us to ask God for help and to bring our petitions before Him so He can answer them, but maybe you’re discouraged because you feel as though God doesn’t hear you or that He cares. He does both! He hears you and He cares!!! The reason your prayers may not be answered is because you aren’t walking in your calling! Paul discusses that here in chapter 4, that we are to walk worthy in the manner we are called. We are called to live different from the world and he gives four examples of how we should walk. If any one of them are out of line, not in the will of God, it could possibly hinder our prayers! How are you walking?
","summary":"Why are our prayers not being answered? ","date_published":"2024-09-02T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/e4453657-9a8b-407e-b003-279818fd7f9e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34110286,"duration_in_seconds":2131}]},{"id":"252ce4cd-85e3-41de-a4d4-3207d7410c96","title":"Episode 386: Ephesians 3 Part 4 Slow Down and Recognize Who You Are In Christ!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/386","content_text":"Paul has taken the time to think about what God has done for him and anyone who obeys the gospel and it humbles him. He says he wants us all to experience the love the Father has for us and what he has done through His Son, Jesus. He wants us to know the power that is within us as believers, those who have put their faith in Jesus. The same power that was at work in the gospels, in the book of Acts, and in the life of Paul, also works in us! Jesus said he is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and Paul makes it clear that we have the same power working in us because of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Will you take the time to reflect on who you are in Christ and who lives in you?","content_html":"Paul has taken the time to think about what God has done for him and anyone who obeys the gospel and it humbles him. He says he wants us all to experience the love the Father has for us and what he has done through His Son, Jesus. He wants us to know the power that is within us as believers, those who have put their faith in Jesus. The same power that was at work in the gospels, in the book of Acts, and in the life of Paul, also works in us! Jesus said he is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and Paul makes it clear that we have the same power working in us because of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Will you take the time to reflect on who you are in Christ and who lives in you?
","summary":"Do you ever stop and think about all the things God has done for you?","date_published":"2024-08-30T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/252ce4cd-85e3-41de-a4d4-3207d7410c96.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41051086,"duration_in_seconds":2565}]},{"id":"df625c9d-f52d-4f5b-a43b-444e21d1e46d","title":"Episode 385: Ephesians 3 Part 3 What Made Paul Fall To His Knees?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/385","content_text":"What put Paul down on his knees before God? No, not when he was thrown from his horse on the road to Damascus, but when he took the time to consider the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth chose him to carry the message of the gospel to the Jews and the Gentiles. He was humbled because he knew where he once was and the life he was living, going from house to house, persecuting those who were following Jesus. Now he is a follower of Jesus himself, he has risked his life to spread the message of Jesus to the world, and soon he will be in heaven with Jesus because he will be put to death for his faith. Paul wants everyone to know the love the Father has for them. Do you?","content_html":"What put Paul down on his knees before God? No, not when he was thrown from his horse on the road to Damascus, but when he took the time to consider the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth chose him to carry the message of the gospel to the Jews and the Gentiles. He was humbled because he knew where he once was and the life he was living, going from house to house, persecuting those who were following Jesus. Now he is a follower of Jesus himself, he has risked his life to spread the message of Jesus to the world, and soon he will be in heaven with Jesus because he will be put to death for his faith. Paul wants everyone to know the love the Father has for them. Do you?
","summary":"What put Paul down on his knees before God? Humility.","date_published":"2024-08-26T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/df625c9d-f52d-4f5b-a43b-444e21d1e46d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36776398,"duration_in_seconds":2298}]},{"id":"41ec1a73-59bb-41c3-89ef-fb2f696db2fc","title":"Episode 384: Ephesians 3 Part 2 A Radically Changed Life","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/384","content_text":"Paul says God revealed the mystery of his plan to him and that he did not get any of his information from man. He says he didn’t learn it either but that it was given to him by God Himself. When Paul was first converted to Jesus, he went away for three years. During those three years is when he would be taught by God this mysterious plan and now, he would reveal this plan to both Jews and Gentiles giving them the opportunity to partake in God’s plan. He tells them all through this letter they are now united through Christ and they are both partakers of God’s marvelous grace. The Jews are no longer the chosen ones and the Gentiles are no longer looking on the outside in. They both have direct access to the throne of God and they both have become one body in Jesus! ","content_html":"Paul says God revealed the mystery of his plan to him and that he did not get any of his information from man. He says he didn’t learn it either but that it was given to him by God Himself. When Paul was first converted to Jesus, he went away for three years. During those three years is when he would be taught by God this mysterious plan and now, he would reveal this plan to both Jews and Gentiles giving them the opportunity to partake in God’s plan. He tells them all through this letter they are now united through Christ and they are both partakers of God’s marvelous grace. The Jews are no longer the chosen ones and the Gentiles are no longer looking on the outside in. They both have direct access to the throne of God and they both have become one body in Jesus!
","summary":"Do you like mystery? God has a great one that He planned before He ever created anything. Check it out!","date_published":"2024-08-23T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/41ec1a73-59bb-41c3-89ef-fb2f696db2fc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28462798,"duration_in_seconds":1778}]},{"id":"34ba4a5b-b74c-4ae6-bb1d-a9811cc415a7","title":"Episode 383: Ephesians 3 Part 1 “Carefully Joined Together”","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/383","content_text":"Paul is reflecting on how God had a plan in place where Jews and Gentiles would worship together in unity, in one body, the church. He says this plan was mysterious for a long time but it has now been revealed. There is no guessing as to what that plan is because Paul tells us exactly what the mysterious plan is, and it was purposed by God Himself from all eternity. That plan was for God Himself to put on flesh, die on a cross, be resurrected, giving both Jews and Gentiles the hope of salvation and being with Him in heaven for eternity! You are a part of God’s plan...have you accepted the invitation?","content_html":"Paul is reflecting on how God had a plan in place where Jews and Gentiles would worship together in unity, in one body, the church. He says this plan was mysterious for a long time but it has now been revealed. There is no guessing as to what that plan is because Paul tells us exactly what the mysterious plan is, and it was purposed by God Himself from all eternity. That plan was for God Himself to put on flesh, die on a cross, be resurrected, giving both Jews and Gentiles the hope of salvation and being with Him in heaven for eternity! You are a part of God’s plan...have you accepted the invitation?
","summary":"God's mysterious plan has been revealed in Jesus...","date_published":"2024-08-18T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/34ba4a5b-b74c-4ae6-bb1d-a9811cc415a7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24547918,"duration_in_seconds":1534}]},{"id":"f444840d-9ebd-44ed-bbb0-18f82d57a923","title":"Episode 382: Ephesians 2 Part 4 Jews and Gentiles Unite!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/382","content_text":"God made a covenant with Abraham way back in Genesis 12 and he became the father of the Jews. A sign of that covenant was circumcision and God said if they chose not to be circumcised, then He wouldn’t have anything to do with them. Then there are the Gentiles who were completely outside of that covenant and were uncircumcised. Hostility would grow between these two groups of people and the roots would run deep for thousands of years. Then the church begins in Acts 2 and by the time we get to Acts 10, the Gentiles are now welcomed in the kingdom! Paul says in Ephesians 2, as well as other places, that Jesus shed his blood so that these two groups of people would be united into one and worship God together! Paul says the Gentiles are no longer outsiders but have been brought near, they are made alive in Christ, and through Jesus, have been given peace! ","content_html":"God made a covenant with Abraham way back in Genesis 12 and he became the father of the Jews. A sign of that covenant was circumcision and God said if they chose not to be circumcised, then He wouldn’t have anything to do with them. Then there are the Gentiles who were completely outside of that covenant and were uncircumcised. Hostility would grow between these two groups of people and the roots would run deep for thousands of years. Then the church begins in Acts 2 and by the time we get to Acts 10, the Gentiles are now welcomed in the kingdom! Paul says in Ephesians 2, as well as other places, that Jesus shed his blood so that these two groups of people would be united into one and worship God together! Paul says the Gentiles are no longer outsiders but have been brought near, they are made alive in Christ, and through Jesus, have been given peace!
","summary":"God had a plan for the Jews AND the Gentiles to worship together in unity...","date_published":"2024-08-15T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f444840d-9ebd-44ed-bbb0-18f82d57a923.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41288398,"duration_in_seconds":2580}]},{"id":"59de5d95-dd86-4f18-8d07-dd69e737a56c","title":"Episode 381: Ephesians 2 Part 3 Careful Who You Follow!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/381","content_text":"When we were kids we played a game called “Follow the leader”. You wanted to be careful in who you chose to be the leader because the object of the game was to do everything the leader did so you can stay in the game. If you didn’t choose a close friend to be the leader, they may choose hard things to follow just to try and get you to booted out of the game. Paul says we have two leaders we can follow: 1. Satan or 2. Jesus. He says we are already following Satan if we are living a rebellious, sinful life, gratifying our fleshly desires. But God is rich in mercy and is giving us the opportunity to choose Jesus and follow him so we can be with God for eternity. Who do you choose to follow?","content_html":"When we were kids we played a game called “Follow the leader”. You wanted to be careful in who you chose to be the leader because the object of the game was to do everything the leader did so you can stay in the game. If you didn’t choose a close friend to be the leader, they may choose hard things to follow just to try and get you to booted out of the game. Paul says we have two leaders we can follow: 1. Satan or 2. Jesus. He says we are already following Satan if we are living a rebellious, sinful life, gratifying our fleshly desires. But God is rich in mercy and is giving us the opportunity to choose Jesus and follow him so we can be with God for eternity. Who do you choose to follow?
","summary":"Which leader do you follow? Satan or Jesus?","date_published":"2024-08-12T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/59de5d95-dd86-4f18-8d07-dd69e737a56c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30674638,"duration_in_seconds":1917}]},{"id":"4e5a9df4-7346-42f1-944a-47dd04f94cbb","title":"Episode 380: Ephesians 2 Part 2 You Are God's Masterpiece!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/380","content_text":"Do you know an artist? I like to draw and have painted a few things but I know people who can paint masterpieces that can make your jaw drop! They start with a blank canvas but before they make the very first stroke, they can see the painting already completed in their head! You and me, we are God's masterpiece! He takes a blank canvas and makes something beautiful for the whole world to marvel at, to see His beauty in us. He even takes our ugly parts and makes them beautiful by the blood of Jesus! You are precious, valuable, and have worth!","content_html":"Do you know an artist? I like to draw and have painted a few things but I know people who can paint masterpieces that can make your jaw drop! They start with a blank canvas but before they make the very first stroke, they can see the painting already completed in their head! You and me, we are God's masterpiece! He takes a blank canvas and makes something beautiful for the whole world to marvel at, to see His beauty in us. He even takes our ugly parts and makes them beautiful by the blood of Jesus! You are precious, valuable, and have worth!
","summary":"God takes a blank canvas and makes something beautiful. You...are beautiful!","date_published":"2024-08-10T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4e5a9df4-7346-42f1-944a-47dd04f94cbb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31657678,"duration_in_seconds":1978}]},{"id":"6613ecce-9378-4e59-926d-28066918792e","title":"Episode 379: Ephesians 2 Part 1 Zombies DO Exist!!!!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/379","content_text":"Zombies do exist and I can prove it! Paul says they do in Ephesians chapter 2! He says people that do not walking with Jesus do not have life...they are literally dead people walking...or spiritual Zombies!!!! They have a heartbeat, they breath air, they go about their daily business, but they are dead on the inside...why? Because Jesus is LIFE (John 14:6). He said he came to give life and give it more abundantly. Have you made Jesus your Lord and Savior? If not, YOU ARE A ZOMBIE!","content_html":"Zombies do exist and I can prove it! Paul says they do in Ephesians chapter 2! He says people that do not walking with Jesus do not have life...they are literally dead people walking...or spiritual Zombies!!!! They have a heartbeat, they breath air, they go about their daily business, but they are dead on the inside...why? Because Jesus is LIFE (John 14:6). He said he came to give life and give it more abundantly. Have you made Jesus your Lord and Savior? If not, YOU ARE A ZOMBIE!
","summary":"Paul says without Christ, we are zombies!","date_published":"2024-08-05T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6613ecce-9378-4e59-926d-28066918792e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32101966,"duration_in_seconds":2006}]},{"id":"dc9d3b28-74a0-4e0d-b4a8-d268260f1b08","title":"Episode 378: Ephesians 1 Part 7 Oh Victory In Jesus!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/378","content_text":"We have victory in Jesus so why do we walk in defeat? Paul says we are complete in Jesus Christ, that we have everything we need to walk in victory! So many Christians today live as though they lack something and when we take a look at the Greek word Paul uses for when he says we are “full” because of Jesus, he is saying we are so full of Jesus we are bursting at the seams! As Christ followers, we need to recognize and remember who we are in Jesus, what we have in Jesus, and share that marvelous power and blessings with others! ","content_html":"We have victory in Jesus so why do we walk in defeat? Paul says we are complete in Jesus Christ, that we have everything we need to walk in victory! So many Christians today live as though they lack something and when we take a look at the Greek word Paul uses for when he says we are “full” because of Jesus, he is saying we are so full of Jesus we are bursting at the seams! As Christ followers, we need to recognize and remember who we are in Jesus, what we have in Jesus, and share that marvelous power and blessings with others!
","summary":"You are a Victor...not a Victim...quit walking in defeat and walk in the victory Jesus has given you!","date_published":"2024-08-01T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/dc9d3b28-74a0-4e0d-b4a8-d268260f1b08.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32496718,"duration_in_seconds":2031}]},{"id":"759a8f28-6056-4702-995a-9525055adec9","title":"Episode 377: Ephesians 1 Part 6 Bursting At the Seams!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/377","content_text":"Remember that commercial where the people ate a meal and they screamed, “I am full!” They were saying, “I have eaten so much that I cannot eat another bite. My belly is so full it feels like it is about to explode!” This is the idea Paul has when he is talking about the church at the end of Ephesians 1 and the beginning of chapter 2. He says we, the church, the body of Christ is “full” because of Jesus and what he has done. So, if we are “full”, why do we act like we lack something? ","content_html":"Remember that commercial where the people ate a meal and they screamed, “I am full!” They were saying, “I have eaten so much that I cannot eat another bite. My belly is so full it feels like it is about to explode!” This is the idea Paul has when he is talking about the church at the end of Ephesians 1 and the beginning of chapter 2. He says we, the church, the body of Christ is “full” because of Jesus and what he has done. So, if we are “full”, why do we act like we lack something?
","summary":"Paul says we are \"full\" in Jesus!","date_published":"2024-07-29T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/759a8f28-6056-4702-995a-9525055adec9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30131278,"duration_in_seconds":1883}]},{"id":"4322db73-36ab-425b-bb30-0aab5157aa63","title":"Episode 376: Ephesians 1 Part 5 God’s Plan Is More Than Fire Insurance!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/376","content_text":"God had a plan in place long before He created anything. That plan was to use His Son, Jesus, as a sacrifice to redeem fallen man—to reconcile us back to Him. He foreknew man would choose to sin and separate from Him, yet because of His great love for us, He took care of it by sending His Son to die on a cross, be buried for three days, and resurrected becoming victorious over death and the grave. He has sent an invitation to you to be a part of His plan...are you going to accept it? It’s way more deeper than fire insurance—we are given the Same Spirit, with the same power that raised Jesus from the dead! So if you are a part of God’s plan, why then do we act so helpless, so powerless? Recognize who you are in Christ and live like a child of the victorious Savior today!","content_html":"God had a plan in place long before He created anything. That plan was to use His Son, Jesus, as a sacrifice to redeem fallen man—to reconcile us back to Him. He foreknew man would choose to sin and separate from Him, yet because of His great love for us, He took care of it by sending His Son to die on a cross, be buried for three days, and resurrected becoming victorious over death and the grave. He has sent an invitation to you to be a part of His plan...are you going to accept it? It’s way more deeper than fire insurance—we are given the Same Spirit, with the same power that raised Jesus from the dead! So if you are a part of God’s plan, why then do we act so helpless, so powerless? Recognize who you are in Christ and live like a child of the victorious Savior today!
","summary":"Jesus died on a cross for many other reasons than to forgive sins...he died to set us free...","date_published":"2024-07-25T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4322db73-36ab-425b-bb30-0aab5157aa63.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25188046,"duration_in_seconds":1574}]},{"id":"f8a83276-d56e-4ad6-bf16-7cce0489f80c","title":"Episode 375: Ephesians 1 Part 4 God’s Mysterious Plan Revealed!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/375","content_text":"Paul has been going on and on about how God has done everything, from creation to salvation to blessing us with blessings in heavenly places, through His Son, Jesus. God has taken care of everything we need to have a relationship with Him as we live this life on earth and in the life to come in eternity. This is God’s plan and He already had this plan in place long before He spoke anything into existence! He knew man would blow it and he had a plan in place, that He would put on flesh, be tempted in every way we are, be the sinless sacrifice so that our sins can be forgiven, rose out of the tomb taking the authority from death and the grave, and now sits at the Father’s right hand interceding for those who accept His wonderful gift of salvation. The gospel, the plan, has been revealed to all. ","content_html":"Paul has been going on and on about how God has done everything, from creation to salvation to blessing us with blessings in heavenly places, through His Son, Jesus. God has taken care of everything we need to have a relationship with Him as we live this life on earth and in the life to come in eternity. This is God’s plan and He already had this plan in place long before He spoke anything into existence! He knew man would blow it and he had a plan in place, that He would put on flesh, be tempted in every way we are, be the sinless sacrifice so that our sins can be forgiven, rose out of the tomb taking the authority from death and the grave, and now sits at the Father’s right hand interceding for those who accept His wonderful gift of salvation. The gospel, the plan, has been revealed to all.
","summary":"If you like a good mystery to read, then Paul has just the story for you!","date_published":"2024-07-22T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f8a83276-d56e-4ad6-bf16-7cce0489f80c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27384526,"duration_in_seconds":1711}]},{"id":"4978e604-b022-44d0-923a-bf24df2d2cbb","title":"Episode 374: Ephesians 1 Part 3 Do You Have A Loose Connection?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/374","content_text":"Paul says in verse 3, “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.” God has supplied everything we need to have a relationship with Him. We literally do not have any excuse except that we don’t want to have one! Every spiritual blessing, along with many other things including freedom, are available to us through Jesus! Why do people think that if they give their life to Jesus, they are giving up their freedom? Jesus IS freedom!","content_html":"Paul says in verse 3, “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.” God has supplied everything we need to have a relationship with Him. We literally do not have any excuse except that we don’t want to have one! Every spiritual blessing, along with many other things including freedom, are available to us through Jesus! Why do people think that if they give their life to Jesus, they are giving up their freedom? Jesus IS freedom!
","summary":"Freedom comes with being connected to Jesus! Are you connected?","date_published":"2024-07-19T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4978e604-b022-44d0-923a-bf24df2d2cbb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40056526,"duration_in_seconds":2503}]},{"id":"4b0b17d4-9d3a-43d8-b04c-dae489202f40","title":"Episode 373: Ephesians 1 Predestination: Elect vs Free Will","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/373","content_text":"In this episode we talk about Predestination and what that exactly means but what is more important than Predestination is what Paul said before he gives us the idea: All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. I don’t think we have a clue of what it means to be in Christ and what blessings we have because of Jesus. It is absolutely mind blowing and what is incredible is that God did it even while we continue to reject Him! His love for us is absolutely amazing! We have everything we could possibly need and more in Jesus so why do we continue to reject him? Why would you not want salvation, healing, earthly blessings, and spiritual blessings that are in heavenly places?","content_html":"In this episode we talk about Predestination and what that exactly means but what is more important than Predestination is what Paul said before he gives us the idea: All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. I don’t think we have a clue of what it means to be in Christ and what blessings we have because of Jesus. It is absolutely mind blowing and what is incredible is that God did it even while we continue to reject Him! His love for us is absolutely amazing! We have everything we could possibly need and more in Jesus so why do we continue to reject him? Why would you not want salvation, healing, earthly blessings, and spiritual blessings that are in heavenly places?
","summary":"Predestination is not Paul's point in Ephesians 1, actually, he is pointing out how God has done everything for us in Jesus!","date_published":"2024-07-17T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4b0b17d4-9d3a-43d8-b04c-dae489202f40.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43199182,"duration_in_seconds":2699}]},{"id":"487f5119-cab9-4b00-ab7d-8c2eb9d887ae","title":"Episode 372: The Kingdom of God (Mary Tucker)","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/372","content_text":"Our pastor at Authentic Church, James Seiler, asked our very own, Mary Gamboa Tucker from the GRINDIT Podcast, to speak on the Kingdom of God, We are going through a series and Mary. explained what the Kingdom of God is and what Righteousness means. She explains why the two are intertwined and are mentioned together from the Old Testament through the New Testament.","content_html":"Our pastor at Authentic Church, James Seiler, asked our very own, Mary Gamboa Tucker from the GRINDIT Podcast, to speak on the Kingdom of God, We are going through a series and Mary. explained what the Kingdom of God is and what Righteousness means. She explains why the two are intertwined and are mentioned together from the Old Testament through the New Testament.
","summary":"Our very own, Mary Gamboa Tucker from the GRINDIT Podcast, spoke about the Kingdom of God at Authentic Church!","date_published":"2024-07-14T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/487f5119-cab9-4b00-ab7d-8c2eb9d887ae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44709070,"duration_in_seconds":2794}]},{"id":"10e95052-5850-4b20-8d3f-64ef9f83049e","title":"Episode 371: Ephesians 1 Part 2 The Hard Working Loving Church","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/371","content_text":"The church at Ephesus was a great church with many great qualities. It was made up of both Jews and Gentiles and stood strong against false teachers. Paul had a great relationship with this church and we can see their love for Paul in Acts 20 as he is on his way to Jerusalem but takes some time to meet with the elders from that church in Miletus. Jesus himself had many great things to say about this awesome church but he also had a major issue with it. Despite all of the encouragement from Paul and Jesus, this loving church was losing their first love—Jesus! They had become so focused on doctrine and fighting against false teachers that they forgot the very one who gave them the doctrine and their salvation to begin with! May we learn a great lesson from this church that is nonexistent today...stay focused on Jesus and keep him the main thing, the focal point of everything we do and say.","content_html":"The church at Ephesus was a great church with many great qualities. It was made up of both Jews and Gentiles and stood strong against false teachers. Paul had a great relationship with this church and we can see their love for Paul in Acts 20 as he is on his way to Jerusalem but takes some time to meet with the elders from that church in Miletus. Jesus himself had many great things to say about this awesome church but he also had a major issue with it. Despite all of the encouragement from Paul and Jesus, this loving church was losing their first love—Jesus! They had become so focused on doctrine and fighting against false teachers that they forgot the very one who gave them the doctrine and their salvation to begin with! May we learn a great lesson from this church that is nonexistent today...stay focused on Jesus and keep him the main thing, the focal point of everything we do and say.
","summary":"Paul and Jesus both agreed, the church at Ephesus was very loving and hardworking.","date_published":"2024-07-10T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/10e95052-5850-4b20-8d3f-64ef9f83049e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54435790,"duration_in_seconds":3402}]},{"id":"280abd1a-e479-4d71-9863-31f2697c5474","title":"Episode 370: Ephesians 1 Part 1 An Introduction to Ephesians: Identity and Purpose","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/370","content_text":"We dive into the Book of Ephesians starting out this podcast with an introduction to the book. Paul is the author and, more than likely, this was written from prison in Rome along with three other letters. Going through the introduction we learn Paul gives the church at Ephesus an identity and purpose. It's great for today's culture, especially here in America that seems to be confused when it comes to identity and purpose. Paul makes it clear that our true identity is found in Christ and our purpose is given through him as well. Are you confused with your identity? Do you know your purpose? ","content_html":"We dive into the Book of Ephesians starting out this podcast with an introduction to the book. Paul is the author and, more than likely, this was written from prison in Rome along with three other letters. Going through the introduction we learn Paul gives the church at Ephesus an identity and purpose. It's great for today's culture, especially here in America that seems to be confused when it comes to identity and purpose. Paul makes it clear that our true identity is found in Christ and our purpose is given through him as well. Are you confused with your identity? Do you know your purpose?
","summary":"Are you confused wit identity? Purpose? In Jesus, it all becomes crystal clear!","date_published":"2024-07-07T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/280abd1a-e479-4d71-9863-31f2697c5474.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40278478,"duration_in_seconds":2517}]},{"id":"fd926710-f758-49ef-9cd1-42c55e3ea31e","title":"Episode 369: James 5 Part 3 Come Together Right Now...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/369","content_text":"James has been hammering the rich and addressing the poor but at the end of his letter he is pulling them all together and saying, “We are one and it’s time to act like it.” Then he goes through a series of “You” questions... If any of you...then...and he gives a solution to each one. He had just said we should be patient waiting for the Lord’s return and now he says while we wait, act like this. One thing James mentions specifically is the sick should call for the elders of the church to pray for them and they will be healed by their prayer in faith because the Lord will heal them! We either believe that or we don’t and the way most churches operate today, we don’t! God hasn’t changed at all so what’s the problem? We are. We want to be in control and as long as we are in control, God cannot work. It’s been James’ message from the beginning...Seek God and His wisdom, and let Him have control. ","content_html":"James has been hammering the rich and addressing the poor but at the end of his letter he is pulling them all together and saying, “We are one and it’s time to act like it.” Then he goes through a series of “You” questions... If any of you...then...and he gives a solution to each one. He had just said we should be patient waiting for the Lord’s return and now he says while we wait, act like this. One thing James mentions specifically is the sick should call for the elders of the church to pray for them and they will be healed by their prayer in faith because the Lord will heal them! We either believe that or we don’t and the way most churches operate today, we don’t! God hasn’t changed at all so what’s the problem? We are. We want to be in control and as long as we are in control, God cannot work. It’s been James’ message from the beginning...Seek God and His wisdom, and let Him have control.
","summary":"James ends his letter with this message...unity.","date_published":"2024-07-04T03:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/fd926710-f758-49ef-9cd1-42c55e3ea31e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38058958,"duration_in_seconds":2378}]},{"id":"59545706-2c49-4dd1-ad61-688b02ab3595","title":"Episode 368: James 5 Part 2 I Love Red Lights and Slow Pokes!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/368","content_text":"We are a society that wants what we want yesterday. We don’t want to wait for anything. We get mad at red lights when they change to red and there isn’t a car in sight and we yell and make gestures to those who cut us off and glow slow. Why? Because we are in a hurry to get to a place that isn’t going anywhere yet we think it can’t make it without our presence. We have all the information we could ever need at our fingertips and we get it in a instance, at the push of a button but yet we have to wait patiently for something we have no control over whatsoever—the return of Jesus. And as we wait patiently for Jesus’ return, we are to be patient with one another and not grumble about one another. ","content_html":"We are a society that wants what we want yesterday. We don’t want to wait for anything. We get mad at red lights when they change to red and there isn’t a car in sight and we yell and make gestures to those who cut us off and glow slow. Why? Because we are in a hurry to get to a place that isn’t going anywhere yet we think it can’t make it without our presence. We have all the information we could ever need at our fingertips and we get it in a instance, at the push of a button but yet we have to wait patiently for something we have no control over whatsoever—the return of Jesus. And as we wait patiently for Jesus’ return, we are to be patient with one another and not grumble about one another.
","summary":"\"Don't pray for patience!\" you may have heard said before but actually, patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit!","date_published":"2024-06-30T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/59545706-2c49-4dd1-ad61-688b02ab3595.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38062798,"duration_in_seconds":2378}]},{"id":"71e6e9bf-3d77-46ae-97ac-8aa9c4870704","title":"Episode 367: James 5 Part 1 Does Money Have Your Heart?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/367","content_text":"James calls out the rich people in the congregation and absolutely hammers them because their money is controlling their thoughts and actions. Remember, he is writing this letter to those who have made the choice to make Jesus their Lord and Savior, not people in the world. James tells them that their money they have hoarded up over time is corroding, wasting away, and come Judgment Day it will testify against them. The problem is not the money because we need it to live, the problem is how the people have put their trust in their money, their riches, to take care of them instead of God. They believe they are in control of their lives, they make plans to acquire more money, and the way they get it is by being dishonest. They aren’t being the example of Jesus, the one they follow and James says, “Get with the program or you’re going to pay the price because that money won’t get you into heaven!”","content_html":"James calls out the rich people in the congregation and absolutely hammers them because their money is controlling their thoughts and actions. Remember, he is writing this letter to those who have made the choice to make Jesus their Lord and Savior, not people in the world. James tells them that their money they have hoarded up over time is corroding, wasting away, and come Judgment Day it will testify against them. The problem is not the money because we need it to live, the problem is how the people have put their trust in their money, their riches, to take care of them instead of God. They believe they are in control of their lives, they make plans to acquire more money, and the way they get it is by being dishonest. They aren’t being the example of Jesus, the one they follow and James says, “Get with the program or you’re going to pay the price because that money won’t get you into heaven!”
","summary":"It's not wrong to have money but it is wrong for money to have you!","date_published":"2024-06-26T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/71e6e9bf-3d77-46ae-97ac-8aa9c4870704.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33176014,"duration_in_seconds":2073}]},{"id":"b143791d-363b-4e78-a52f-5c3287cef9ca","title":"Episode 366: James 4 Part 4 So You're In Control...Huh?!?!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/366","content_text":"Many people take what James says out of context and say we shouldn’t make plans and set goals but that is not what James is saying at all! The context of this passage is how people think they are in control, they have stepped in God’s role thinking they have power to control people and situations when we actually have nothing. It is good to make plans but the bottom line is, if God didn’t allow to carry out those plans, we couldn’t. Therefore, it is God who is in control, not us; He sees the heart and the true motives of a person, not us, therefore God is the only One qualified to be Judge...not us. What we can control is how we respond to the law, or how God wants us to live. We can only control us, what we listen to, what we allow in, how we respond to people and things. So, worry about what you can control and that is YOU! Allow God to take care of everything else.","content_html":"Many people take what James says out of context and say we shouldn’t make plans and set goals but that is not what James is saying at all! The context of this passage is how people think they are in control, they have stepped in God’s role thinking they have power to control people and situations when we actually have nothing. It is good to make plans but the bottom line is, if God didn’t allow to carry out those plans, we couldn’t. Therefore, it is God who is in control, not us; He sees the heart and the true motives of a person, not us, therefore God is the only One qualified to be Judge...not us. What we can control is how we respond to the law, or how God wants us to live. We can only control us, what we listen to, what we allow in, how we respond to people and things. So, worry about what you can control and that is YOU! Allow God to take care of everything else.
","summary":"It is good to make plans but the bottom line is, if God didn’t allow to carry out those plans, we couldn’t. ","date_published":"2024-06-23T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b143791d-363b-4e78-a52f-5c3287cef9ca.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40855246,"duration_in_seconds":2553}]},{"id":"75e5c863-e959-4586-bfcc-2120e232d766","title":"Episode 365: James 4 Part 3 Are you Worse Than A Prostitute?!?!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/365","content_text":"We revisit some strong language James used for his readers when he calls them, \"Adulterers\" and he tells them if they continue to be a friend with the world, then they are enemies of God. They, as well as we, cannot have it both ways. We are called to be holy, we have been washed in the blood of Christ, our sins have been forgiven, and we are filled with the Holy Spirit. Why then do we continue to live in sin? James says we are committing adultery and we need turn from our sin, draw near to God, He will draw near to us; that we should let our laughter turn to sadness, that we should have tears because of our sin, and our joy turn to gloom. The problem is, we are like Israel in Jeremiah 2! They couldn't admit they were in sin and their hearts had become callused! God even tells Israel they are worse than a prostitute and that they can teach a prostitute lessons. We have to realize who we are in Christ and live like it!","content_html":"We revisit some strong language James used for his readers when he calls them, "Adulterers" and he tells them if they continue to be a friend with the world, then they are enemies of God. They, as well as we, cannot have it both ways. We are called to be holy, we have been washed in the blood of Christ, our sins have been forgiven, and we are filled with the Holy Spirit. Why then do we continue to live in sin? James says we are committing adultery and we need turn from our sin, draw near to God, He will draw near to us; that we should let our laughter turn to sadness, that we should have tears because of our sin, and our joy turn to gloom. The problem is, we are like Israel in Jeremiah 2! They couldn't admit they were in sin and their hearts had become callused! God even tells Israel they are worse than a prostitute and that they can teach a prostitute lessons. We have to realize who we are in Christ and live like it!
","summary":"James calls his readers \"Adulterers\" and tells them to turn from their sins, draw near to God, and purify their hearts.","date_published":"2024-06-19T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/75e5c863-e959-4586-bfcc-2120e232d766.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44672974,"duration_in_seconds":2792}]},{"id":"063d9e13-9986-4ddc-a84a-4235169ef6a7","title":"Episode 364: James 4 Part 2 The Struggle Is Real","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/364","content_text":"Why do continue to sin after we are washed in the blood of Jesus and filled with the Holy Spirit? Because we have a choice: we can choose to continue to live for God and what He desires, drawing near to Him, or we can choose to give into fleshly desires, give into temptation that separates us from God. It takes humility and self-discipline to follow God and to do what He desires for us and far too often, we fall short and allow temptation to win out and we give into sin that separates us from God. It’s a daily struggle and the struggle is real. Paul even wrestled with it claiming he was the chief of all sinners. But we have help because God has given us His Spirit as a helper and He promises us that He will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we can handle and He also promises a way of escape. We have to make the right choice: flee from sin and run to God!","content_html":"Why do continue to sin after we are washed in the blood of Jesus and filled with the Holy Spirit? Because we have a choice: we can choose to continue to live for God and what He desires, drawing near to Him, or we can choose to give into fleshly desires, give into temptation that separates us from God. It takes humility and self-discipline to follow God and to do what He desires for us and far too often, we fall short and allow temptation to win out and we give into sin that separates us from God. It’s a daily struggle and the struggle is real. Paul even wrestled with it claiming he was the chief of all sinners. But we have help because God has given us His Spirit as a helper and He promises us that He will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we can handle and He also promises a way of escape. We have to make the right choice: flee from sin and run to God!
","summary":"I want to walk in the Spirit but the flesh keeps calling my name!","date_published":"2024-06-16T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/063d9e13-9986-4ddc-a84a-4235169ef6a7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25814734,"duration_in_seconds":1613}]},{"id":"8af55281-d436-4486-b690-3a5f20de24b8","title":"Episode 363: James 4 Part 1 Don't Walk the Line!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/363","content_text":"James has been writing his letter to confront the followers of Jesus who have been scattered abroad because of persecution to quit sinning. He is trying to get these believers to realize who they are in Christ and who lives inside them, God’s Spirit, therefore, they need to live like it! Their problem is they are trying to live for Jesus while living for the world too! Instead of doing what God desires, they are giving in to fleshly desires, which is sin, and they don’t even show any remorse for their choices. James tells them to do a heart check and get back where they belong...separated from the world and close to God!","content_html":"James has been writing his letter to confront the followers of Jesus who have been scattered abroad because of persecution to quit sinning. He is trying to get these believers to realize who they are in Christ and who lives inside them, God’s Spirit, therefore, they need to live like it! Their problem is they are trying to live for Jesus while living for the world too! Instead of doing what God desires, they are giving in to fleshly desires, which is sin, and they don’t even show any remorse for their choices. James tells them to do a heart check and get back where they belong...separated from the world and close to God!
","summary":"Don't be like Johnny...Do NOT walk the line! Get far away from it and get close to God!","date_published":"2024-06-12T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/8af55281-d436-4486-b690-3a5f20de24b8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37241422,"duration_in_seconds":2327}]},{"id":"59dafc91-9583-4537-a896-cda96d267493","title":"Episode 362: James Seiler interview","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/362","content_text":"Before breaking down James 4, we interview James Seiler, pastor of Authentic Church, 322 Lindsay Street, Alcoa, TN....where we worship! Come see at 10am on Sundays!","content_html":"Before breaking down James 4, we interview James Seiler, pastor of Authentic Church, 322 Lindsay Street, Alcoa, TN....where we worship! Come see at 10am on Sundays!
","summary":"An interview with pastor James Seiler!","date_published":"2024-06-10T03:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/59dafc91-9583-4537-a896-cda96d267493.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20781262,"duration_in_seconds":1298}]},{"id":"1ec68314-5d17-4a65-8080-c0bc6e976741","title":"Episode 361: James 3 Part 5 It Takes More Than A Trickle","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/361","content_text":"A trickle a day won't grow a plant. It must be watered daily. Why do we think we can have a relationship with God with just a trickle here and there? We have to be in the word, praying, communicating with God every day, several times a day! What kind of relationship would yo have with your spouse or friend if there was barely any communication? Jesus desires to have an intimate relationship with us, to spend quality time with us and if we want to grow our faith, we must spend time with him, communicating regularly with him!","content_html":"A trickle a day won't grow a plant. It must be watered daily. Why do we think we can have a relationship with God with just a trickle here and there? We have to be in the word, praying, communicating with God every day, several times a day! What kind of relationship would yo have with your spouse or friend if there was barely any communication? Jesus desires to have an intimate relationship with us, to spend quality time with us and if we want to grow our faith, we must spend time with him, communicating regularly with him!
","summary":"A trickle a day won't grow a plant. It must be watered daily. Why do we think we can have a relationship with God with just a trickle here and there?","date_published":"2024-06-05T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1ec68314-5d17-4a65-8080-c0bc6e976741.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36357070,"duration_in_seconds":2272}]},{"id":"beb04561-1069-4f1e-959c-1713ee88023f","title":"Episode 360: James 3 Part 4 I Just Can't Figure God Out...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/360","content_text":"James tells his readers, \"If you are wise and understand God's ways...prove it! We, as humans, have come a long way since the Tower of Babel. Not only did we try and build a tower to heaven, we have launch rockets into outer space! We are so wise and so smart...we even have \"Smart\" technology, but does this really make us wise? Do we really think we can understand God's ways? How can we find the wisdom James is speaking of, godly wisdom? How can we know God so we can also know His ways? We have to be in the word. It's all about a relationship with the risen Savior, spending time with him on a daily basis. We can actually be wise and know God's ways because He has revealed Himself in the flesh and dwelt among man....His name is Jesus. Get to know him!","content_html":"James tells his readers, "If you are wise and understand God's ways...prove it! We, as humans, have come a long way since the Tower of Babel. Not only did we try and build a tower to heaven, we have launch rockets into outer space! We are so wise and so smart...we even have "Smart" technology, but does this really make us wise? Do we really think we can understand God's ways? How can we find the wisdom James is speaking of, godly wisdom? How can we know God so we can also know His ways? We have to be in the word. It's all about a relationship with the risen Savior, spending time with him on a daily basis. We can actually be wise and know God's ways because He has revealed Himself in the flesh and dwelt among man....His name is Jesus. Get to know him!
","summary":"We, as humans, have come a long way since the Tower of Babel but does that make us wise?","date_published":"2024-06-03T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/beb04561-1069-4f1e-959c-1713ee88023f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23445454,"duration_in_seconds":1465}]},{"id":"c55f25fd-8216-41da-a645-53609df981d7","title":"Episode 359: James 3 Part 3 If You Are Wise...Prove It!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/359","content_text":"James says, \"If you are wise, prove it by living an honorable life and doing good works from humility.\" He is talking to believers who wanted to be teachers in the church but could not control their mouths. Why? Because they are allowing their flesh to control their actions; their hearts are full of jealousy and selfish ambition. James says godly wisdom is pure, peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. Which describes you? Are you controlled by the flesh or by the Spirit? What is coming from your heart? How do you know? Ask a friend, your spouse, a coworker...they'll tell you what is coming from your mouth because that is really your heart!","content_html":"James says, "If you are wise, prove it by living an honorable life and doing good works from humility." He is talking to believers who wanted to be teachers in the church but could not control their mouths. Why? Because they are allowing their flesh to control their actions; their hearts are full of jealousy and selfish ambition. James says godly wisdom is pure, peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. Which describes you? Are you controlled by the flesh or by the Spirit? What is coming from your heart? How do you know? Ask a friend, your spouse, a coworker...they'll tell you what is coming from your mouth because that is really your heart!
","summary":"James says, \"If you are wise, prove it by living an honorable life and doing good works from humility.\"","date_published":"2024-05-29T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c55f25fd-8216-41da-a645-53609df981d7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42238414,"duration_in_seconds":2639}]},{"id":"2b1aaadc-c5e8-455e-807d-dfda0e6e5e41","title":"Episode 358: James 3 Part 2 Two Ears, One Mouth...Hush and Listen","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/358","content_text":"\"If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.\" Wise words spoken by Thumper on the Bambi movie. Our tongue is so small, compared to the rest our body, it is tiny but oh how powerful it is! James says it's a fire that can spread like a wild fire and set a whole field on fire. Once words have been spoken, they are out there and can't be put back into our mouths. What are we speaking? James says we bless God and curse our fellow brothers and sisters with the same mouth! Listen quickly but be slow to speak. Think before you speak. Be positive, speak blessings, speak life, speak Jesus...","content_html":""If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." Wise words spoken by Thumper on the Bambi movie. Our tongue is so small, compared to the rest our body, it is tiny but oh how powerful it is! James says it's a fire that can spread like a wild fire and set a whole field on fire. Once words have been spoken, they are out there and can't be put back into our mouths. What are we speaking? James says we bless God and curse our fellow brothers and sisters with the same mouth! Listen quickly but be slow to speak. Think before you speak. Be positive, speak blessings, speak life, speak Jesus...
","summary":"We talk way too much and do not listen enough. Think before you speak because these words cannot be put back in your mouth!","date_published":"2024-05-23T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/2b1aaadc-c5e8-455e-807d-dfda0e6e5e41.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33334606,"duration_in_seconds":2083}]},{"id":"b204b77c-9036-4c6b-8ea2-98ccf57124d4","title":"Episode 357: James 3 Part 1 Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/357","content_text":"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me...this is one of the biggest lies we are ever told as a child because words DO hurt! In fact, they can hurt for a very long time! The tongue is such a small part of our body but it sure is powerful! Once words come out of our mouth, they can’t go back in! James compares our tongue with a fire and how powerful that fire is, how it can set a whole forest on fire! He says we curse people with the same mouth we bless the Lord with, and this shouldn’t be so! And what is really bad is...James is writing to those who follow Jesus and are filled with the Holy Spirit! Do our words tear down or build up? Do they speak life or death?","content_html":"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me...this is one of the biggest lies we are ever told as a child because words DO hurt! In fact, they can hurt for a very long time! The tongue is such a small part of our body but it sure is powerful! Once words come out of our mouth, they can’t go back in! James compares our tongue with a fire and how powerful that fire is, how it can set a whole forest on fire! He says we curse people with the same mouth we bless the Lord with, and this shouldn’t be so! And what is really bad is...James is writing to those who follow Jesus and are filled with the Holy Spirit! Do our words tear down or build up? Do they speak life or death?
","summary":"The tongue in your mouth is so small but a powerful thing!","date_published":"2024-05-19T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b204b77c-9036-4c6b-8ea2-98ccf57124d4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25731406,"duration_in_seconds":1608}]},{"id":"7db62e6b-a80a-41d1-9644-4133df082ecf","title":"Episode 356: James 2 Part 4 A Lie Is Considered Faith?!?!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/356","content_text":"James tells us that we cannot have faith without works and he gives a couple of examples: Abraham and Rahab. Abraham was given promises from God and they didn’t happen until 25 years later when Isaac was born, then he was asked to sacrifice his son of promise! And Abraham never hesitated! He took Isaac up on the mountain and got to the point of raising the knife to kill Isaac but God intervened! Then he uses Rahab as an example of faith and actions. Rahab hid the spies when they came into Jericho but, in order to do so, she lied! Rahab is a prostitute, a liar, and she is in the genealogy of Jesus! We cannot, being filled with the Holy Spirit, sit idly by and not do anything for the kingdom of God and expect to make into heaven. Our faith has to produce actions and if not, then it is dead.","content_html":"James tells us that we cannot have faith without works and he gives a couple of examples: Abraham and Rahab. Abraham was given promises from God and they didn’t happen until 25 years later when Isaac was born, then he was asked to sacrifice his son of promise! And Abraham never hesitated! He took Isaac up on the mountain and got to the point of raising the knife to kill Isaac but God intervened! Then he uses Rahab as an example of faith and actions. Rahab hid the spies when they came into Jericho but, in order to do so, she lied! Rahab is a prostitute, a liar, and she is in the genealogy of Jesus! We cannot, being filled with the Holy Spirit, sit idly by and not do anything for the kingdom of God and expect to make into heaven. Our faith has to produce actions and if not, then it is dead.
","summary":"Rehab hid the spies and lied about it. She was used as an example of faith and...she is in the genealogy of the Messiah!","date_published":"2024-05-18T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7db62e6b-a80a-41d1-9644-4133df082ecf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44916814,"duration_in_seconds":2807}]},{"id":"d81012dd-f32b-4ad2-a2ea-d8d843cf52bf","title":"Episode 355: James 2 Part 3 Dead Things Are Buried","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/355","content_text":"James seems to contradict Paul in James 2 when Paul says in many places “We are saved by grace through faith and not of works...” I hear people say something like this all the time, “You don’t have to do anything to be saved...” and I believe they get that from what Paul says but this is not a true statement. Salvation is a gift from God, Right? When we receive a gift from someone, we have to do something...we have to receive that gift! James says if we aren’t doing something with our faith, if that faith isn’t producing actions in us and through us, then our faith is dead and useless. We throw away useless things. We bury dead things. The love Jesus has for us should be enough to allow good deeds to flow from us naturally. Do people see your good deeds? Or do you need to be buried?","content_html":"James seems to contradict Paul in James 2 when Paul says in many places “We are saved by grace through faith and not of works...” I hear people say something like this all the time, “You don’t have to do anything to be saved...” and I believe they get that from what Paul says but this is not a true statement. Salvation is a gift from God, Right? When we receive a gift from someone, we have to do something...we have to receive that gift! James says if we aren’t doing something with our faith, if that faith isn’t producing actions in us and through us, then our faith is dead and useless. We throw away useless things. We bury dead things. The love Jesus has for us should be enough to allow good deeds to flow from us naturally. Do people see your good deeds? Or do you need to be buried?
","summary":"Are we saved by grace and there is nothing to do on our part? Or is there something we have to do?","date_published":"2024-05-13T18:45:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d81012dd-f32b-4ad2-a2ea-d8d843cf52bf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33517006,"duration_in_seconds":2094}]},{"id":"a3d65bf1-0908-4110-973d-b1ba9633e616","title":"Episode 354: James 2 Part 2 Birds of a Feather...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/354","content_text":"James doesn’t hold back when it comes to showing favoritism in the church, among the Lord’s body. He throws a punch to the face when he says, “There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others.” We have to show mercy to anybody and everybody because God has shown us mercy! The old saying, “Birds of a feather, flock together” may be true but it shouldn’t be true in the church! Cliques in the church goes way back to the early church in the book of Acts and the church at Corinth. They were slammed then, they are slammed now. Cliques, or showing favoritism, does not belong in the body of Christ and we are to show mercy to anyone that is washed in the blood of Christ, regardless of their bank account or social status!","content_html":"James doesn’t hold back when it comes to showing favoritism in the church, among the Lord’s body. He throws a punch to the face when he says, “There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others.” We have to show mercy to anybody and everybody because God has shown us mercy! The old saying, “Birds of a feather, flock together” may be true but it shouldn’t be true in the church! Cliques in the church goes way back to the early church in the book of Acts and the church at Corinth. They were slammed then, they are slammed now. Cliques, or showing favoritism, does not belong in the body of Christ and we are to show mercy to anyone that is washed in the blood of Christ, regardless of their bank account or social status!
","summary":"Churches are one of the worst places for cliques and this should not be so!","date_published":"2024-05-09T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a3d65bf1-0908-4110-973d-b1ba9633e616.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49004110,"duration_in_seconds":3062}]},{"id":"4fd96370-e244-4b55-b59b-13d1c3ecf0ca","title":"Episode 353: James 2 Part 1 Cliques In the Body of Christ?!?!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/353","content_text":"James continues his talk with the rich and the poor in the body of Christ. He takes some shots at the rich people because they are showing favoritism towards their rich brethren and shunning the poor followers of Jesus who are right there in the room with them. He says we are to love one another like we love ourselves...sound familiar? James is basically reminding these Christians what his brother had said, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” Then he reminds them of the mercy God has shown them and he tells them, “If you don’t show mercy toward your brethren, even the poor ones, God will not show you mercy.” Since we are saved by the grace and mercy of God, we better take heed to what he says! Go out and show mercy today!","content_html":"James continues his talk with the rich and the poor in the body of Christ. He takes some shots at the rich people because they are showing favoritism towards their rich brethren and shunning the poor followers of Jesus who are right there in the room with them. He says we are to love one another like we love ourselves...sound familiar? James is basically reminding these Christians what his brother had said, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” Then he reminds them of the mercy God has shown them and he tells them, “If you don’t show mercy toward your brethren, even the poor ones, God will not show you mercy.” Since we are saved by the grace and mercy of God, we better take heed to what he says! Go out and show mercy today!
","summary":"Rich, poor, Jew, Gentile...there shouldn't be any cliques in the body of Christ!","date_published":"2024-05-05T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4fd96370-e244-4b55-b59b-13d1c3ecf0ca.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38691406,"duration_in_seconds":2418}]},{"id":"e76a161b-a646-47f2-a200-c51a07e6e69d","title":"Episode 352: James 1 Part 8 Identity: How Do You Want to Be Known?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/352","content_text":"How do we want to be known? People today are so angry and ready to fly off the handle at the drop of a hat, especially if they are involved with an organization with a bunch of letters in it. Think about it...most of thew time when they are shown on the news, what are they doing? Yelling...Why? Because they are angry! We see them going into stores and wreaking havoc, destroying everything and anything they can get their hands on...Why? Because they are angry! Do we want to be known as someone who stays angry and mad all the time or do we want to be known as loving, caring, compassionate, etc... If we want to reflect Jesus and be his hands and feet, then we have to be SLOW to anger, slow to speak...why? Because when we are angry, we say things we don’t mean and we tearing people down by our words. He says, “Be quick to listen...” What would happen if we opened our ears and kept our mouths shut?","content_html":"How do we want to be known? People today are so angry and ready to fly off the handle at the drop of a hat, especially if they are involved with an organization with a bunch of letters in it. Think about it...most of thew time when they are shown on the news, what are they doing? Yelling...Why? Because they are angry! We see them going into stores and wreaking havoc, destroying everything and anything they can get their hands on...Why? Because they are angry! Do we want to be known as someone who stays angry and mad all the time or do we want to be known as loving, caring, compassionate, etc... If we want to reflect Jesus and be his hands and feet, then we have to be SLOW to anger, slow to speak...why? Because when we are angry, we say things we don’t mean and we tearing people down by our words. He says, “Be quick to listen...” What would happen if we opened our ears and kept our mouths shut?
","summary":"How do you want to be known? Someone who flies off the handle at the drop of a hat? A kind, loving, compassionate person that listens? ","date_published":"2024-05-02T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/e76a161b-a646-47f2-a200-c51a07e6e69d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38297422,"duration_in_seconds":2393}]},{"id":"ab1f3c60-9413-4917-bdba-36444649b265","title":"Episode 351: James 1 Part 7 Who Are You Fooling? Not God!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/351","content_text":"Do you get angry easily? Are you ready to snap at the drop of a hat? Anger is a fruit of the flesh, not the Spirit! James makes it a point to say, “Be SLOW to anger!” How can we do that? By doing what he says just before that, “Be QUICK to listen and be SLOW to speak.” The problem with many people is we barely listen, we hear what we want to, and we are thinking about a response as the person is talking. And as soon as they take a breath, no matter if they are finished talking, we interrupt and yell our concerns at them! That is not from God my friends...it’s from the flesh. How can we live according to the Spirit of God and let Him lead us? It’s a simple as being in the word and obeying what God says on a daily basis. God has given us a choice; we can read His word and obey it...or we can read His word and do our own thing. However, if we live according to our flesh, if we try to have a Savior without the cross, if we haven’t crucified our flesh, there will be consequences and they will last for eternity! We may be able to fool a lot of people, but we will NEVER fool God!","content_html":"Do you get angry easily? Are you ready to snap at the drop of a hat? Anger is a fruit of the flesh, not the Spirit! James makes it a point to say, “Be SLOW to anger!” How can we do that? By doing what he says just before that, “Be QUICK to listen and be SLOW to speak.” The problem with many people is we barely listen, we hear what we want to, and we are thinking about a response as the person is talking. And as soon as they take a breath, no matter if they are finished talking, we interrupt and yell our concerns at them! That is not from God my friends...it’s from the flesh. How can we live according to the Spirit of God and let Him lead us? It’s a simple as being in the word and obeying what God says on a daily basis. God has given us a choice; we can read His word and obey it...or we can read His word and do our own thing. However, if we live according to our flesh, if we try to have a Savior without the cross, if we haven’t crucified our flesh, there will be consequences and they will last for eternity! We may be able to fool a lot of people, but we will NEVER fool God!
","summary":"Anger is a fruit of the flesh, not the Spirit! James makes it a point to say, “Be SLOW to anger!” How can we do that?","date_published":"2024-04-29T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ab1f3c60-9413-4917-bdba-36444649b265.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39969742,"duration_in_seconds":2498}]},{"id":"03c1c7cf-5998-453a-ba9f-60c22d22df52","title":"Episode 350: James 1 Part 6 Temptation or a Test?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/350","content_text":"What's the difference between a test and temptation? How do you know if it's of God or Satan? Or, could it just be from our own fleshly desires? One thing is for sure, James says God never tempts anyone! Temptation leads to sin therefore God will never tempt anyone because sin separates us from God...He wants us to draw close to Him as possible! God does test and these trials build our faith, they force us to rely on God to get us through. Unfortunately, many fall apart and their faith begins to fade, they waver, which James is warning against. But before you go blaming everything on God or the devil, you may want to take a look at yourself because James says we are drawn away from God by our own desires, and those desires can lead to temptation, which then leads to sin. The hey is to \"flee\" when those fleshly desires come; run to the Father who is there with open arms and ready to help see us through anything we face in this life! ","content_html":"What's the difference between a test and temptation? How do you know if it's of God or Satan? Or, could it just be from our own fleshly desires? One thing is for sure, James says God never tempts anyone! Temptation leads to sin therefore God will never tempt anyone because sin separates us from God...He wants us to draw close to Him as possible! God does test and these trials build our faith, they force us to rely on God to get us through. Unfortunately, many fall apart and their faith begins to fade, they waver, which James is warning against. But before you go blaming everything on God or the devil, you may want to take a look at yourself because James says we are drawn away from God by our own desires, and those desires can lead to temptation, which then leads to sin. The hey is to "flee" when those fleshly desires come; run to the Father who is there with open arms and ready to help see us through anything we face in this life!
","summary":"What's the difference between a test and temptation? How do you know if it's of God or Satan? Or, could it just be from our own fleshly desires? ","date_published":"2024-04-27T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/03c1c7cf-5998-453a-ba9f-60c22d22df52.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29160142,"duration_in_seconds":1822}]},{"id":"8a68bfb9-1c2f-4583-bfac-3ca5ebafbd88","title":"Episode 349: James 1 Part 5 Rich or Poor: We All Die...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/349","content_text":"When trouble comes, we are to run to God and ask Him for wisdom on how to get through it, and not doubt His direction. But far too often people do doubt God, in fact, when a storm comes in their life, they get mad at God, blame Him for everything, and return to a sinful life. That’s exactly what Satan wants! He tries to discourage us with many things so our focus will get off God and on to whatever troubles us. Then temptations come and, if we give, brings separation, like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. That is why it is crucial that we are in the word every day and that we are praying many times a day! No matter the social scale or our bank account, troubles, trials, testing’s, and temptations will come. Not only will they come, but death will come at some point too and the only thing that will matter when we take our last breath is: Did I know Jesus as my Lord and Savior? Was I living for him and not myself? ","content_html":"When trouble comes, we are to run to God and ask Him for wisdom on how to get through it, and not doubt His direction. But far too often people do doubt God, in fact, when a storm comes in their life, they get mad at God, blame Him for everything, and return to a sinful life. That’s exactly what Satan wants! He tries to discourage us with many things so our focus will get off God and on to whatever troubles us. Then temptations come and, if we give, brings separation, like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. That is why it is crucial that we are in the word every day and that we are praying many times a day! No matter the social scale or our bank account, troubles, trials, testing’s, and temptations will come. Not only will they come, but death will come at some point too and the only thing that will matter when we take our last breath is: Did I know Jesus as my Lord and Savior? Was I living for him and not myself?
","summary":"It doesn't matter how much money we have or don't have...we ALL must have the blood of Jesus washing our sins away of we want to make out into heaven!","date_published":"2024-04-23T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/8a68bfb9-1c2f-4583-bfac-3ca5ebafbd88.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28113358,"duration_in_seconds":1757}]},{"id":"a7feeb1a-0b92-4c87-8607-cc1d6f6a7f78","title":"Episode 348: James 1 Part 4 Why Doubt God?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/348","content_text":"When our world is upside down and it seems like chaos is all we deal with, when it seems like we can’t catch a break because life is kicking our butt, James says, “Ask God for wisdom.” He has already told his readers that troubles will come, and now he says, “When trouble comes, ask God for wisdom.” For someone to have wisdom, they have to experience something, then, once on the other side of the storm, they have dealt with the issue, they have endured, and now they can help others who are facing similar situations. God knows what it’s like to lose a son, he knows what it’s like to watch a family member go through so much pain, he knows what it’s like to watch a child be bullied, beaten, and killed. God knows what we deal with on a daily basis and he can help because he has been through it, he has experience, he is full of wisdom, and James says God will give it liberally if we ask...AND not waver, or doubt. If life is freaking out and you can’t figure things out or you’re wondering how you’re going to make it, run to God and ask him for wisdom, ask him for help, trust him with everything you have, and he will direct your path!","content_html":"When our world is upside down and it seems like chaos is all we deal with, when it seems like we can’t catch a break because life is kicking our butt, James says, “Ask God for wisdom.” He has already told his readers that troubles will come, and now he says, “When trouble comes, ask God for wisdom.” For someone to have wisdom, they have to experience something, then, once on the other side of the storm, they have dealt with the issue, they have endured, and now they can help others who are facing similar situations. God knows what it’s like to lose a son, he knows what it’s like to watch a family member go through so much pain, he knows what it’s like to watch a child be bullied, beaten, and killed. God knows what we deal with on a daily basis and he can help because he has been through it, he has experience, he is full of wisdom, and James says God will give it liberally if we ask...AND not waver, or doubt. If life is freaking out and you can’t figure things out or you’re wondering how you’re going to make it, run to God and ask him for wisdom, ask him for help, trust him with everything you have, and he will direct your path!
","summary":"God is faithful and we can trust Him with every aspect of our lives.","date_published":"2024-04-21T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a7feeb1a-0b92-4c87-8607-cc1d6f6a7f78.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27113422,"duration_in_seconds":1694}]},{"id":"ffdf5dcb-51fb-414d-a6e9-778380bf5f13","title":"Episode 347: James 1 Part 3 What Does God Know?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/347","content_text":"When our world is upside down and it seems like chaos is all we deal with, when it seems like we can’t catch a break because life is kicking our butt, James says, “Ask God for wisdom.” He has already told his readers that troubles will come, and now he says, “When trouble comes, ask God for wisdom.” For someone to have wisdom, they have to experience something, then, once on the other side of the storm, they have dealt with the issue, they have endured, and now they can help others who are facing similar situations. God knows what it’s like to lose a son, he knows what it’s like to watch a family member go through so much pain, he knows what it’s like to watch a child be bullied, beaten, and killed. God knows what we deal with on a daily basis and he can help because he has been through it, he has experience, he is full of wisdom, and James says God will give it liberally if we ask...AND not waver, or doubt. If life is freaking out and you can’t figure things out or you’re wondering how you’re going to make it, run to God and ask him for wisdom, ask him for help, trust him with everything you have, and he will direct your path!","content_html":"When our world is upside down and it seems like chaos is all we deal with, when it seems like we can’t catch a break because life is kicking our butt, James says, “Ask God for wisdom.” He has already told his readers that troubles will come, and now he says, “When trouble comes, ask God for wisdom.” For someone to have wisdom, they have to experience something, then, once on the other side of the storm, they have dealt with the issue, they have endured, and now they can help others who are facing similar situations. God knows what it’s like to lose a son, he knows what it’s like to watch a family member go through so much pain, he knows what it’s like to watch a child be bullied, beaten, and killed. God knows what we deal with on a daily basis and he can help because he has been through it, he has experience, he is full of wisdom, and James says God will give it liberally if we ask...AND not waver, or doubt. If life is freaking out and you can’t figure things out or you’re wondering how you’re going to make it, run to God and ask him for wisdom, ask him for help, trust him with everything you have, and he will direct your path!
","summary":"God has experienced everything we do therefore He has wisdom. He tells us to \"ask Him for wisdom...\"","date_published":"2024-04-14T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ffdf5dcb-51fb-414d-a6e9-778380bf5f13.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36861646,"duration_in_seconds":2303}]},{"id":"b5fbd623-1c50-4f60-b334-79d83a0ca22d","title":"Episode 346: James 1 Part 2 Praying and Doubting Gets You Nothing!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/346","content_text":"When our world is upside down and it seems like chaos is all we deal with, when it seems like we can’t catch a break because life is kicking our butt, James says, “Ask God for wisdom.” He has already told his readers that troubles will come, and now he says, “When trouble comes, ask God for wisdom.” For someone to have wisdom, they have to experience something, then, once on the other side of the storm, they have dealt with the issue, they have endured, and now they can help others who are facing similar situations. God knows what it’s like to lose a son, he knows what it’s like to watch a family member go through so much pain, he knows what it’s like to watch a child be bullied, beaten, and killed. God knows what we deal with on a daily basis and he can help because he has been through it, he has experience, he is full of wisdom, and James says God will give it liberally if we ask...AND not waver, or doubt. If life is freaking out and you can’t figure things out or you’re wondering how you’re going to make it, run to God and ask him for wisdom, ask him for help, trust him with everything you have, and he will direct your path!","content_html":"When our world is upside down and it seems like chaos is all we deal with, when it seems like we can’t catch a break because life is kicking our butt, James says, “Ask God for wisdom.” He has already told his readers that troubles will come, and now he says, “When trouble comes, ask God for wisdom.” For someone to have wisdom, they have to experience something, then, once on the other side of the storm, they have dealt with the issue, they have endured, and now they can help others who are facing similar situations. God knows what it’s like to lose a son, he knows what it’s like to watch a family member go through so much pain, he knows what it’s like to watch a child be bullied, beaten, and killed. God knows what we deal with on a daily basis and he can help because he has been through it, he has experience, he is full of wisdom, and James says God will give it liberally if we ask...AND not waver, or doubt. If life is freaking out and you can’t figure things out or you’re wondering how you’re going to make it, run to God and ask him for wisdom, ask him for help, trust him with everything you have, and he will direct your path!
","summary":"When we lack wisdom, God says we can ask Him for it, however, if we pray and doubt, we aren't going to get anything!","date_published":"2024-04-11T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b5fbd623-1c50-4f60-b334-79d83a0ca22d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41787982,"duration_in_seconds":2611}]},{"id":"f191d3aa-9e74-4dcb-807e-f3a13d6252e6","title":"Episode 345: James 1 Part 1 Leading During A Storm","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/345","content_text":"James just tells us like it is in his letter and he doesn’t waste any time getting started! He is writing to the Jewish Christians who have been scattered because of persecution. He tells them to consider what they are going through and let it build their endurance. In fact, the word “consider” actually means to be a leader during the hard times. We, as followers of Jesus, should be full of joy when hard times come and people should be able to follow our example during the hard times in life but isn’t that difficult?!?! Can people follow you, not when things are going great, but when things are chaotic and seem to be out of control? Can people still see Jesus in us when our lives seem to be falling apart? If not, why not because that is exactly what James is telling those persecuted Christians in his letter! Lead by example, even in the hard times.","content_html":"James just tells us like it is in his letter and he doesn’t waste any time getting started! He is writing to the Jewish Christians who have been scattered because of persecution. He tells them to consider what they are going through and let it build their endurance. In fact, the word “consider” actually means to be a leader during the hard times. We, as followers of Jesus, should be full of joy when hard times come and people should be able to follow our example during the hard times in life but isn’t that difficult?!?! Can people follow you, not when things are going great, but when things are chaotic and seem to be out of control? Can people still see Jesus in us when our lives seem to be falling apart? If not, why not because that is exactly what James is telling those persecuted Christians in his letter! Lead by example, even in the hard times.
","summary":"James tells us to lead with joy during the middle of trouble.","date_published":"2024-04-07T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f191d3aa-9e74-4dcb-807e-f3a13d6252e6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35463118,"duration_in_seconds":2216}]},{"id":"2ca43839-9191-4a97-8096-72f82ae66e8d","title":"Episode 344: Mark 16 Part 1 Empty Tomb...Doubting Disciples...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/344","content_text":"Jesus has told his followers that he would be betrayed, killed, buried, but that he would be raised back to life on the third day. None of the disciples ever got it despite being told many times! Not even the women and they are much better listeners than men! Verse 1 says Mary Magdalene went and bought spices to bring to the tomb to put on Jesus' body which tells me she was expecting there to be a body in that tomb. As she and two other women were walking tomb, they were discussing who they could get to roll the stone away so they could get inside to the body. To their surprise, the stone had already been rolled back, the body of Jesus was gone, and there was some dude having a conversation with the, telling them Jesus had risen just as he had told them and that he was waiting for them in Galilee. They left the tomb scared for their lives! They didn't understand until later when Jesus showed up and rebuked them for their disbelief. Do you believe in the risen Savior?","content_html":"Jesus has told his followers that he would be betrayed, killed, buried, but that he would be raised back to life on the third day. None of the disciples ever got it despite being told many times! Not even the women and they are much better listeners than men! Verse 1 says Mary Magdalene went and bought spices to bring to the tomb to put on Jesus' body which tells me she was expecting there to be a body in that tomb. As she and two other women were walking tomb, they were discussing who they could get to roll the stone away so they could get inside to the body. To their surprise, the stone had already been rolled back, the body of Jesus was gone, and there was some dude having a conversation with the, telling them Jesus had risen just as he had told them and that he was waiting for them in Galilee. They left the tomb scared for their lives! They didn't understand until later when Jesus showed up and rebuked them for their disbelief. Do you believe in the risen Savior?
","summary":"Jesus rose up out of the tomb and he is alive forever more!!!","date_published":"2024-04-01T19:15:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/2ca43839-9191-4a97-8096-72f82ae66e8d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35332942,"duration_in_seconds":2208}]},{"id":"f06a015c-dcd6-4820-aace-6cd76c65c83c","title":"Episode 343: Mark 15 Part 4 What Does the Cross Mean To You?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/343","content_text":"What Does the Cross Mean To You? This is the question we cover in this podcast. We dive in to some ideas and verses that talk about the crucifixion and why Jesus had to die on the cross. To experience what real love is and to know God chose us while we enemies is mind blowing! You too can answer the same question...What does the cross mean to you?!?!","content_html":"What Does the Cross Mean To You? This is the question we cover in this podcast. We dive in to some ideas and verses that talk about the crucifixion and why Jesus had to die on the cross. To experience what real love is and to know God chose us while we enemies is mind blowing! You too can answer the same question...What does the cross mean to you?!?!
","summary":"Jesus said, \"Greater love has no man than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. He showed that love when he willingly gave himself over to be crucified.","date_published":"2024-03-28T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f06a015c-dcd6-4820-aace-6cd76c65c83c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28232782,"duration_in_seconds":1764}]},{"id":"539d9632-b710-498f-9f13-473e178d795f","title":"Episode 342: Mark 15 Part 3 Hung Out To Dry","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/342","content_text":"Jesus has been flogged and now he is crucified. It has happened just as he told his disciples on several occasions. Jesus was beaten beyond recognition, he was so weak he couldn't carry the cross so Simon had to help, he was nailed to there cross and put on public display to be humiliated for six hours. He would struggle to breathe in so much pain and agony when he cries out for the last time and dies. Joseph of Arimathea comes to Pilate and asks to bury the body of Jesus. Why did Jesus die such a cruel death on a cross? He died for my sin and your sin, so you and I could have our sins forgiven and have a relationship with the Father. Thank you Jesus!","content_html":"Jesus has been flogged and now he is crucified. It has happened just as he told his disciples on several occasions. Jesus was beaten beyond recognition, he was so weak he couldn't carry the cross so Simon had to help, he was nailed to there cross and put on public display to be humiliated for six hours. He would struggle to breathe in so much pain and agony when he cries out for the last time and dies. Joseph of Arimathea comes to Pilate and asks to bury the body of Jesus. Why did Jesus die such a cruel death on a cross? He died for my sin and your sin, so you and I could have our sins forgiven and have a relationship with the Father. Thank you Jesus!
","summary":"Jesus dies on the cross...it's heavy!","date_published":"2024-03-24T21:30:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/539d9632-b710-498f-9f13-473e178d795f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31530958,"duration_in_seconds":1970}]},{"id":"b3e24341-afb9-46a9-845e-276b5b6cd081","title":"Episode 341: Mark 15 Part 2 Crowd Pleasing","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/341","content_text":"There were two guys names Jesus when Jesus the Messiah was on trial before Pilate: Jesus the Messiah and Jesus Barabbas. Jesus Barabbas' name means \"Son of the Father\" which is ironic when Jesus the Messiah is THE Son of the Father! Jesus Barrabas was a murderer for he had risen up against the Roman government to over throw it but was unsuccessful in his attempt; captured and jailed for killing. Jesus the Messiah was 100% innocent, he has done nothing wrong, and the religious leaders has been hurling accusations at him while Jesus stood before Pilate in silence. There was a custom in that day to release a prisoner so Pilate asked the crowd, \"Who should I release?\" The crowd yelled, \"Release Jesus Barabbas and crucify Jesus the Messiah!\" Pilate was shook and taken back; he tried to get out of it but couldn't because the crowd was getting restless, for they had been persuaded by the religious leaders to choose Jesus the Messiah. Because he feared the crowd and wanted to plead them, Pilate released Jesus Barabbas and crucified an innocent man, Jesus the Messiah.","content_html":"There were two guys names Jesus when Jesus the Messiah was on trial before Pilate: Jesus the Messiah and Jesus Barabbas. Jesus Barabbas' name means "Son of the Father" which is ironic when Jesus the Messiah is THE Son of the Father! Jesus Barrabas was a murderer for he had risen up against the Roman government to over throw it but was unsuccessful in his attempt; captured and jailed for killing. Jesus the Messiah was 100% innocent, he has done nothing wrong, and the religious leaders has been hurling accusations at him while Jesus stood before Pilate in silence. There was a custom in that day to release a prisoner so Pilate asked the crowd, "Who should I release?" The crowd yelled, "Release Jesus Barabbas and crucify Jesus the Messiah!" Pilate was shook and taken back; he tried to get out of it but couldn't because the crowd was getting restless, for they had been persuaded by the religious leaders to choose Jesus the Messiah. Because he feared the crowd and wanted to plead them, Pilate released Jesus Barabbas and crucified an innocent man, Jesus the Messiah.
","summary":"Pilate release Jesus Barabbas because the crowd had been persuaded by the religious leaders to choose him over Jesus the Messiah.","date_published":"2024-03-21T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b3e24341-afb9-46a9-845e-276b5b6cd081.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55916175,"duration_in_seconds":3494}]},{"id":"586c7296-b8fb-4c28-bd93-eaa0d6ed3321","title":"Episode 340: Mark 15 Part 1 Silent But Deadly Stinks","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/340","content_text":"All of the religious leaders have been vocal about Jesus for three years now. They don't like him, in fact, they hate him nd want him dead. From the time he started working miracles and the crowds started following him instead of them, they started plotting to kill him. They finally have their chance thanks to Judas, and they have stayed up all night hurling accusations at a mock trial they have conjured up. They have delivered Jesus to Pilate trying to convince him that Jesus deserves to die but everything they accuse him of doesn't stick. Their silence behind the scenes will soon turn deadly because they finally get their way and Jesus will be hung on a cross by the morning. ","content_html":"All of the religious leaders have been vocal about Jesus for three years now. They don't like him, in fact, they hate him nd want him dead. From the time he started working miracles and the crowds started following him instead of them, they started plotting to kill him. They finally have their chance thanks to Judas, and they have stayed up all night hurling accusations at a mock trial they have conjured up. They have delivered Jesus to Pilate trying to convince him that Jesus deserves to die but everything they accuse him of doesn't stick. Their silence behind the scenes will soon turn deadly because they finally get their way and Jesus will be hung on a cross by the morning.
","summary":"The religious leaders have a secret meeting and a trial to convince Pilate that Jesus needs to die. ","date_published":"2024-03-17T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/586c7296-b8fb-4c28-bd93-eaa0d6ed3321.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37043228,"duration_in_seconds":2315}]},{"id":"47bd3f7b-ddc2-4e00-a576-138694420432","title":"Episode 339: Mark 14 Part 2 A Denial and Heavy Eyelids","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/339","content_text":"Jesus and his disciples have finished the Passover meal and are headed to the Garden of Gethsemane so he can pray about what is to come. On the way there, he tells the disciples they will all deny him and Peter makes the infamous statement, \"I will die with you and will never deny you!\" and Jesus tells him, \"You'll deny me three times before the rooster crows.\" When they get tto the garden, Jesus asks them to watch and pray but they fall asleep...three times. I know we all want to believe we would never deny Jesus but would we? Do we? When we are faced with persecution, would we be able to stick with Jesus? Peter and the rest of the disciples did not! They all denied him just as Jesus had said.","content_html":"Jesus and his disciples have finished the Passover meal and are headed to the Garden of Gethsemane so he can pray about what is to come. On the way there, he tells the disciples they will all deny him and Peter makes the infamous statement, "I will die with you and will never deny you!" and Jesus tells him, "You'll deny me three times before the rooster crows." When they get tto the garden, Jesus asks them to watch and pray but they fall asleep...three times. I know we all want to believe we would never deny Jesus but would we? Do we? When we are faced with persecution, would we be able to stick with Jesus? Peter and the rest of the disciples did not! They all denied him just as Jesus had said.
","summary":"Jesus and his disciples got to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray and wait for the betrayer...one of his very own chosen disciples, Judas.","date_published":"2024-03-10T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/47bd3f7b-ddc2-4e00-a576-138694420432.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41769928,"duration_in_seconds":2610}]},{"id":"4837d035-ac54-479e-bdec-a8d7cfd00e6b","title":"Episode 338: Mark 14 Part 1 The Time Has Come","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/338","content_text":"Jesus is having his last Passover meal with his disciples. He will be dead in a few days and it will totally blow their minds. Despite having told them many times, they just never got it, they didn't understand. While he is in the home of a Pharisee, a woman comes in and pours oil on his body and some of the disciples are indignant. They couldn't believe this woman had wasted so much money on this oil and the should have spent the money on the poor. Yet, before the night is over, one of them will betray Jesus in exchange for thirty pieces of silver. The time has come...","content_html":"Jesus is having his last Passover meal with his disciples. He will be dead in a few days and it will totally blow their minds. Despite having told them many times, they just never got it, they didn't understand. While he is in the home of a Pharisee, a woman comes in and pours oil on his body and some of the disciples are indignant. They couldn't believe this woman had wasted so much money on this oil and the should have spent the money on the poor. Yet, before the night is over, one of them will betray Jesus in exchange for thirty pieces of silver. The time has come...
","summary":"Jesus spends an evening with his disciples one last time as he eats the Passover meal with them. He will be dead soon...","date_published":"2024-03-03T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4837d035-ac54-479e-bdec-a8d7cfd00e6b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58843342,"duration_in_seconds":3677}]},{"id":"d5fe3990-302e-48b0-898f-e3043a8a6c5d","title":"Episode 337: Revelation 16-18","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/337","content_text":"The sermon I preached at Authentic Church from our Revelation series. I was assigned Revelation 16-18 so I brought out several points from those three chapters:\n\n\nBe ready.\nWhere is your treasure?\nDon't underestimate the power of the enemy.\nIf you're angry at God, it is OK...just don't give up on Him.\nGod sends out an invitation for us all to come out of sin and be with Him.\n","content_html":"The sermon I preached at Authentic Church from our Revelation series. I was assigned Revelation 16-18 so I brought out several points from those three chapters:
\n\nAs we see wars going on today, as we hear of earthquakes and crazy weather patterns, people point to the return of Jesus Christ. In Mark 13, the disciples are in awe of the Temple and the beautiful buildings but Jesus blows their minds when he tells them, "This building will soon be destroyed and not one stone will be on top of another." What's crazy is, the smallest stone that was used to build the Temple weighed at least 2 tons! These stones were ginormous!!! Jesus gives the disciples some signs to watch for as to when all of this will take place, then he shifts to his coming. Are you ready?
","summary":"Jesus tells the disciples the Temple will be destroyed and he gives them some signs to watch for.","date_published":"2024-02-25T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/e0d8b62d-3615-416e-92f6-4d51e39a6b97.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53884750,"duration_in_seconds":3367}]},{"id":"19b8dfcf-acf4-43d4-abe2-25374c8a6c9f","title":"Episode 335: Mark 12 The Bold and Courageous","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/335","content_text":"The religious leaders thought they were bold and courageous but as we see Jesus march into Jerusalem and expose them for who they really are, cowards, the one who is actually bold and courageous shows out, Jesus. He has went to the Temple, cleansed it out by overturning the money tables and driving the people out that was selling the animals for sacrifices for profit, and now he tells a story about an owner of a vineyard who sent servants in to gather some of the crops and money but the hired tenants killed them, including the owner’s son! Jesus was talking about them and they knew it and they wanted to kill him but they feared the crowd. Jesus challenges the Pharisees and the Sadducees in chapter 12, then uses a widow lady that threw 2 coins in the offering plate to show what the heart of God really looks like!","content_html":"The religious leaders thought they were bold and courageous but as we see Jesus march into Jerusalem and expose them for who they really are, cowards, the one who is actually bold and courageous shows out, Jesus. He has went to the Temple, cleansed it out by overturning the money tables and driving the people out that was selling the animals for sacrifices for profit, and now he tells a story about an owner of a vineyard who sent servants in to gather some of the crops and money but the hired tenants killed them, including the owner’s son! Jesus was talking about them and they knew it and they wanted to kill him but they feared the crowd. Jesus challenges the Pharisees and the Sadducees in chapter 12, then uses a widow lady that threw 2 coins in the offering plate to show what the heart of God really looks like!
","summary":"Jesus absolutely rips into the religious leaders as he tells parables to expose their true hearts.","date_published":"2024-02-22T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/19b8dfcf-acf4-43d4-abe2-25374c8a6c9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48777550,"duration_in_seconds":3048}]},{"id":"d9f0c247-cbcf-4889-b531-a5abc861e8c0","title":"Episode 334: Mark 11 Part 2 Jesus Observes and Takes Notice","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/334","content_text":"Jesus goes into Jerusalem with no fear and faces his enemies, the religious leaders, head on. He cleanses the Temple from their greediness, and they want to know where he is getting his authority from. Jesus asks them a question and they don’t answer it and therefore, Jesus doesn’t give them an answer to their question. Mark points out that Jesus came to the Temple and observed what was happening. Again, nothing gets past God, He sees everything and knows everything. God was walking around in His Temple and the religious leaders had no idea yet God knew everything they were doing and he would come in to clean house! There’s a day of reckoning coming and we better be ready!","content_html":"Jesus goes into Jerusalem with no fear and faces his enemies, the religious leaders, head on. He cleanses the Temple from their greediness, and they want to know where he is getting his authority from. Jesus asks them a question and they don’t answer it and therefore, Jesus doesn’t give them an answer to their question. Mark points out that Jesus came to the Temple and observed what was happening. Again, nothing gets past God, He sees everything and knows everything. God was walking around in His Temple and the religious leaders had no idea yet God knew everything they were doing and he would come in to clean house! There’s a day of reckoning coming and we better be ready!
","summary":"Jesus goes to the Temple and observes what is happening but will soon return with vengeance!","date_published":"2024-02-20T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d9f0c247-cbcf-4889-b531-a5abc861e8c0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36965710,"duration_in_seconds":2310}]},{"id":"ff13eb51-0119-4918-9e59-2ed04e9b1420","title":"Episode 333: Mark 11 Part 1 Jesus Enters Jerusalem","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/333","content_text":"Jesus enters Jerusalem riding a donkey. Why did he choose a donkey and not a horse? Kings who were coming ready for war rode a horse. Kings who were coming in peace rode a donkey. Jesus is called the “Prince of Peace” and he has been peaceful since the beginning. However, after entering Jerusalem, he goes to the Temple and isn’t so peaceful as he wreaks havoc on those selling animals to make sacrifices. He overturns their money tables and releases the animals while scolding the religious leaders because of their hard hearts. On the way to the Temple he had cursed a fig tree and it withered from the roots of. It’s a picture of the state of Jerusalem who has rejected the very Messiah that has come to deliver them. ","content_html":"Jesus enters Jerusalem riding a donkey. Why did he choose a donkey and not a horse? Kings who were coming ready for war rode a horse. Kings who were coming in peace rode a donkey. Jesus is called the “Prince of Peace” and he has been peaceful since the beginning. However, after entering Jerusalem, he goes to the Temple and isn’t so peaceful as he wreaks havoc on those selling animals to make sacrifices. He overturns their money tables and releases the animals while scolding the religious leaders because of their hard hearts. On the way to the Temple he had cursed a fig tree and it withered from the roots of. It’s a picture of the state of Jerusalem who has rejected the very Messiah that has come to deliver them.
","summary":"Jesus enters Jerusalem where he will be in a hostile environment yet doesn't back down. He'll be betrayed and killed by his very own in just a few days.","date_published":"2024-02-16T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ff13eb51-0119-4918-9e59-2ed04e9b1420.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25994062,"duration_in_seconds":1624}]},{"id":"a1bc7368-810f-4f8b-b8b0-182e169e90e6","title":"Episode 332: Mark 10 Part 4 When You Get Mad at God...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/332","content_text":"Are you mad at God? Have you ever been mad at God? If so, how do you handle it? How did you handle it? We cover this topic in this podcast to help you find some encouragement to keep the faith and not be discouraged!","content_html":"Are you mad at God? Have you ever been mad at God? If so, how do you handle it? How did you handle it? We cover this topic in this podcast to help you find some encouragement to keep the faith and not be discouraged!
","summary":"Are you mad at God? Have you ever been mad at God? If so, how do you handle it? How did you handle it? We cover this topic in this podcast to help you find some encouragement to keep the faith and not be discouraged!","date_published":"2024-02-11T17:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a1bc7368-810f-4f8b-b8b0-182e169e90e6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59322574,"duration_in_seconds":3707}]},{"id":"67698858-2b3b-4291-8d78-bcf3055467bb","title":"Episode 331: Mark 10 Part 3 What Can I Do For You?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/331","content_text":"Phone rings...man answers, \"Jesus' catering service. What can I do for you?\" Isn't this how we treat God? Blind Bartimaeus was calling out to Jesus for help and the crowd was trying to silence him, telling him to shut up! The more they tried to get him to quiet down, the louder he got! And it worked! He got his healing right there in front of those who tried to silence him. Don't let the enemy steal your voice...Speak up! Yell! Do whatever you have to in order to get Jesus' attention! Also in this podcast we discuss the disciples' reaction to Jesus telling them, yet again, he was going to die and soon. They responded by James and John asking him if they could sit in the places of honor and authority. Oof...they just don't get it! Do you?","content_html":"Phone rings...man answers, "Jesus' catering service. What can I do for you?" Isn't this how we treat God? Blind Bartimaeus was calling out to Jesus for help and the crowd was trying to silence him, telling him to shut up! The more they tried to get him to quiet down, the louder he got! And it worked! He got his healing right there in front of those who tried to silence him. Don't let the enemy steal your voice...Speak up! Yell! Do whatever you have to in order to get Jesus' attention! Also in this podcast we discuss the disciples' reaction to Jesus telling them, yet again, he was going to die and soon. They responded by James and John asking him if they could sit in the places of honor and authority. Oof...they just don't get it! Do you?
","summary":"Jesus heals blind Bartimaeus.","date_published":"2024-02-08T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/67698858-2b3b-4291-8d78-bcf3055467bb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35155150,"duration_in_seconds":2197}]},{"id":"414723d9-41b9-44a0-a099-ea6996019657","title":"Episode 330: Mark 10 Part 2 Could You Say No to Jesus?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/330","content_text":"The rich young ruler comes running up to Jesus in excitement, kneels down before him, and asks what he needs to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus begins to tell him and he interrupts to let Jesus know he had been doing all of that stuff his whole life. He's a sure in for heaven...right?!?! Not so much...Mark says Jesus loved the guy and he says to him, \"Go sell your stuff, give all the money to the poor, then come and follow me.\" The guy's countenance changed immediately and he was heartbroken. He had a lot of stuff and he loved it too much. He couldn't let go of his possessions so he walks away from Jesus sad. What is worth hanging on to that would keep us out of heaven?","content_html":"The rich young ruler comes running up to Jesus in excitement, kneels down before him, and asks what he needs to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus begins to tell him and he interrupts to let Jesus know he had been doing all of that stuff his whole life. He's a sure in for heaven...right?!?! Not so much...Mark says Jesus loved the guy and he says to him, "Go sell your stuff, give all the money to the poor, then come and follow me." The guy's countenance changed immediately and he was heartbroken. He had a lot of stuff and he loved it too much. He couldn't let go of his possessions so he walks away from Jesus sad. What is worth hanging on to that would keep us out of heaven?
","summary":"The rich young ruler told Jesus \"No thank you\" to his face.","date_published":"2024-02-05T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/414723d9-41b9-44a0-a099-ea6996019657.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30626254,"duration_in_seconds":1914}]},{"id":"c5de7f4b-42c6-4356-a083-a8463aa8f22c","title":"Episode 329: Mark 10 Part 1 Divorce and Remarriage","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/329","content_text":"Mark 10 is all about the heart! How fitting since we are close to Valentine's Day. The Pharisees are wanting to test Jesus so the interrupt his teaching to ask a question about divorce. They don't car what he really thinks about it...they just want to know if his doctrine lines up with theirs hoping they can trap him and prove he is not the Messiah. Once again, they are put in their place publicly and Jesus goes on about his business.","content_html":"Mark 10 is all about the heart! How fitting since we are close to Valentine's Day. The Pharisees are wanting to test Jesus so the interrupt his teaching to ask a question about divorce. They don't car what he really thinks about it...they just want to know if his doctrine lines up with theirs hoping they can trap him and prove he is not the Messiah. Once again, they are put in their place publicly and Jesus goes on about his business.
","summary":"Let's talk about divorce and remarriage...shall we?!?!","date_published":"2024-02-01T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c5de7f4b-42c6-4356-a083-a8463aa8f22c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27928654,"duration_in_seconds":1745}]},{"id":"d4dd0bc3-a5e6-4cf0-9905-1890b229c116","title":"Episode 328: Mark 9 Part 3 Are You Feeling Salty?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/328","content_text":"Jesus told the disciples he was going to be betrayed, die, and come back to life but the disciples were more concerned with who is the greatest among them. Jesus takes this opportunity to teach them about humility and being a servant. He takes a small child and puts the child on his lap and tells his disciples, be like this child and serve others. It's so easy to turn inward and be selfish, to gratify and satisfy the flesh, which is sin. Jesus takes that same child to show the dangers of our sin and causing others to sin. Then he tells them to be salt and add some flavor in the world.","content_html":"Jesus told the disciples he was going to be betrayed, die, and come back to life but the disciples were more concerned with who is the greatest among them. Jesus takes this opportunity to teach them about humility and being a servant. He takes a small child and puts the child on his lap and tells his disciples, be like this child and serve others. It's so easy to turn inward and be selfish, to gratify and satisfy the flesh, which is sin. Jesus takes that same child to show the dangers of our sin and causing others to sin. Then he tells them to be salt and add some flavor in the world.
","summary":"Be a servant and salt.","date_published":"2024-01-28T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d4dd0bc3-a5e6-4cf0-9905-1890b229c116.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49274446,"duration_in_seconds":3079}]},{"id":"005a14a0-fde2-4946-b521-f2083cf3ab98","title":"Episode 327: Mark 9 Part 2 Praying and Getting Crickets?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/327","content_text":"Some of the disciples were trying to cast a demon out of a little boy but couldn’t get the job done. Jesus comes down the mountain and hears some arguing and wants to know what is going on. After hearing the explanation, he says, “You faithless generation, how long do I have to put up with you?” Who is he talking to? The dad? The kid? The religious leaders? The crowd? Or his disciples? So many times, when we pray for someone to be healed and nothing happens, we blame the recipient and say something like, “They don’t have enough faith.” But is this true? Is the recipient the one to blame? The answer may surprise you because Jesus is actually blaming the disciples here, the givers! They have a lack of faith which is crazy because they have seen miracles and performed them as well!","content_html":"Some of the disciples were trying to cast a demon out of a little boy but couldn’t get the job done. Jesus comes down the mountain and hears some arguing and wants to know what is going on. After hearing the explanation, he says, “You faithless generation, how long do I have to put up with you?” Who is he talking to? The dad? The kid? The religious leaders? The crowd? Or his disciples? So many times, when we pray for someone to be healed and nothing happens, we blame the recipient and say something like, “They don’t have enough faith.” But is this true? Is the recipient the one to blame? The answer may surprise you because Jesus is actually blaming the disciples here, the givers! They have a lack of faith which is crazy because they have seen miracles and performed them as well!
","summary":"Why are our prayers not being answered? Is it a lack of faith on our part?","date_published":"2024-01-25T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/005a14a0-fde2-4946-b521-f2083cf3ab98.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54184270,"duration_in_seconds":3386}]},{"id":"4cb343c7-c79f-4ba0-be49-799de5ecae91","title":"Episode 326: Mark 9 Part 1 Insert Foot In Mouth","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/326","content_text":"Have you ever been so caught up in something and it has your full attention and yet, you hear a weird noise or someone says something, and bam…the mood is gone. They have killed the moment and it has passed. That’s what happens when Peter, James, and John are watching Jesus being transformed right before their very eyes. He begins to glow a brilliant white and has a conversation with Elijah and Moses! What an awesome moment up until Peter opens his mouth and ruins the moment. A cloud overshadows them and God speaks to them from heaven. As they come down the mountain, Jesus tells them not to say word about what they saw until after he was raised from the dead. After seeing Elijah and Moses talking to Jesus, they get hung up on what Jesus said about raising from the dead. They couldn’t see the forest from the trees! What are some things God wants us to see yet we get hung up on the most trivial stuff?","content_html":"Have you ever been so caught up in something and it has your full attention and yet, you hear a weird noise or someone says something, and bam…the mood is gone. They have killed the moment and it has passed. That’s what happens when Peter, James, and John are watching Jesus being transformed right before their very eyes. He begins to glow a brilliant white and has a conversation with Elijah and Moses! What an awesome moment up until Peter opens his mouth and ruins the moment. A cloud overshadows them and God speaks to them from heaven. As they come down the mountain, Jesus tells them not to say word about what they saw until after he was raised from the dead. After seeing Elijah and Moses talking to Jesus, they get hung up on what Jesus said about raising from the dead. They couldn’t see the forest from the trees! What are some things God wants us to see yet we get hung up on the most trivial stuff?
","summary":"Peter opens his mouth and kills the mood at the Transfiguration.","date_published":"2024-01-21T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4cb343c7-c79f-4ba0-be49-799de5ecae91.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40452814,"duration_in_seconds":2528}]},{"id":"9a6cf75e-30b4-464a-93f9-9e484ee1f6f4","title":"Episode 325: Mark 8 Part 2 I See Trees...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/325","content_text":"Jesus does something he hasn't done up until this point: He heals the same man twice. He touches his eyes and the man sees trees; Jesus touches him again and he sees clearly. Why did Jesus do this healing this way? Did he fail the first time? Did he make a mistake? Absolutely not! He is teaching his disciples a lesson. These guys have seen him do many miracles including raising a dead girl back to life and yet they don't get it, they don't understand. It's as if they see trees but Jesus knows that in time, they will get it and they will see clearly which is why he asks them right after this, \"Who do you say that I am?\" What about you? Do you see trees? Or do you get it? Do you understand that Jesus wants you to be a part of his kingdom and he wants to work through you.","content_html":"Jesus does something he hasn't done up until this point: He heals the same man twice. He touches his eyes and the man sees trees; Jesus touches him again and he sees clearly. Why did Jesus do this healing this way? Did he fail the first time? Did he make a mistake? Absolutely not! He is teaching his disciples a lesson. These guys have seen him do many miracles including raising a dead girl back to life and yet they don't get it, they don't understand. It's as if they see trees but Jesus knows that in time, they will get it and they will see clearly which is why he asks them right after this, "Who do you say that I am?" What about you? Do you see trees? Or do you get it? Do you understand that Jesus wants you to be a part of his kingdom and he wants to work through you.
","summary":"Jesus touches a blind man's eyes twice to heal him...Why?","date_published":"2024-01-17T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/9a6cf75e-30b4-464a-93f9-9e484ee1f6f4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52062670,"duration_in_seconds":3253}]},{"id":"bc45dcfa-6f51-4e21-81f4-c5e054cdcb32","title":"Episode 324: Mark 8 Part 1 You Forgot the Bread!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/324","content_text":"Jesus has fed a crowd of over 5,000 with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. The disciples helped with this miracle, they were a part of it when they hd 12 basketfuls remaining yet, in a very short time, they forget what Jesus had done. They are asked by Jesus to feed another huge crowd, mostly Gentiles, and they freak out. They had forgotten what Jesus was capable of doing. After this event, some Pharisees show up and want Jesus to perform a miracle but he refused to do so and as he is traveling in a boat with his disciples he tells them, \"Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees.\" They think he is scolding them for not having any bread. As they blame one another for not bringing any bread, Jesus does scold them for having eyes to see and ears to hear yet they don't understand. Do you \"get it\"?","content_html":"Jesus has fed a crowd of over 5,000 with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. The disciples helped with this miracle, they were a part of it when they hd 12 basketfuls remaining yet, in a very short time, they forget what Jesus had done. They are asked by Jesus to feed another huge crowd, mostly Gentiles, and they freak out. They had forgotten what Jesus was capable of doing. After this event, some Pharisees show up and want Jesus to perform a miracle but he refused to do so and as he is traveling in a boat with his disciples he tells them, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees." They think he is scolding them for not having any bread. As they blame one another for not bringing any bread, Jesus does scold them for having eyes to see and ears to hear yet they don't understand. Do you "get it"?
","summary":"The disciples just don't get it even after seeing Jesus perform all kinds of miracles.","date_published":"2024-01-15T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bc45dcfa-6f51-4e21-81f4-c5e054cdcb32.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46292686,"duration_in_seconds":2893}]},{"id":"57cd9412-51ed-42fc-a329-12fc197d5fa3","title":"Episode 323: Mark 7 Part 2 How To Move the Heart of God","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/323","content_text":"A Gentile woman hears that Jesus is in town and she rushes to find him. When she does, she prostrates herself before him and asks him to cast a demon out of her little girl. Jesus calls her a dog and tells her he came for the Jews. This woman would not take no for an answer and her reply floors Jesus...in so much he heals her daughter. She shows us a great lesson in moving the heart of God--humility.","content_html":"A Gentile woman hears that Jesus is in town and she rushes to find him. When she does, she prostrates herself before him and asks him to cast a demon out of her little girl. Jesus calls her a dog and tells her he came for the Jews. This woman would not take no for an answer and her reply floors Jesus...in so much he heals her daughter. She shows us a great lesson in moving the heart of God--humility.
","summary":"A Gentile woman teaches us how to move the heart of God.","date_published":"2024-01-10T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/57cd9412-51ed-42fc-a329-12fc197d5fa3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42327118,"duration_in_seconds":2645}]},{"id":"04ae2c44-5b45-46a0-952d-5228ff1f202f","title":"Episode 322: Mark 7 Part 1 Traditions...Break Them!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/322","content_text":"Traditions...something the Pharisees had major problems with. They had studied God's law, interpreted God's law, and made their interpretations more binding than God's law! They had become traditions over the years and they were teaching them to the people in the synagogue instead of teaching the people about God and His law. Jesus gets to the \"heart\" of the mater...the Pharisee's hearts. They looked like they loved God, sounded like they loved God, but Jesus quotes Isaiah and says their hearts are far from God. Don't let your worship become tradition. Keep your heart in it and seeking after God!","content_html":"Traditions...something the Pharisees had major problems with. They had studied God's law, interpreted God's law, and made their interpretations more binding than God's law! They had become traditions over the years and they were teaching them to the people in the synagogue instead of teaching the people about God and His law. Jesus gets to the "heart" of the mater...the Pharisee's hearts. They looked like they loved God, sounded like they loved God, but Jesus quotes Isaiah and says their hearts are far from God. Don't let your worship become tradition. Keep your heart in it and seeking after God!
","summary":"The Pharisees had a lot of traditions that they made binding on the people and Jesus told them they need to get their hearts right with God!","date_published":"2024-01-01T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/04ae2c44-5b45-46a0-952d-5228ff1f202f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47950305,"duration_in_seconds":2996}]},{"id":"cf6b1d04-db87-40d5-b502-1e03bb79185a","title":"Episode 321: Mark 6 Part 4 Don't Get Sidetracked and Disgruntled At God","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/321","content_text":"Jesus feeds the 5,00, more like 10,000 including women and children, with 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread. He had questioned his disciples on how they were going to feed this big crowd before he performed this miracle because he wanted to teach them a lesson: God will not only provide for your immediate needs, He will provide for your future needs as well but they didn't seem to get the message because Jesus sends them away in a boat so he could go be alone with the Father. As they were rowing their boat, a strong wind hinders their progress and they are getting tired and frustrated. Jesus was watching them from the shore and one of their struggle but he didn't immediately come to their rescue! Once he did by walking on water, he got into the boat and the wind ceased immediately. Mark says the disciples' hearts hardened. In other words, they were aggravated with Jesus because they thought he didn't care. Where was he? Why did he let us struggle like this? It's the same questions you and I ask when storms come in our lives. Don't get sidetracked...stay the course and keep the faith. Jesus will show up!","content_html":"Jesus feeds the 5,00, more like 10,000 including women and children, with 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread. He had questioned his disciples on how they were going to feed this big crowd before he performed this miracle because he wanted to teach them a lesson: God will not only provide for your immediate needs, He will provide for your future needs as well but they didn't seem to get the message because Jesus sends them away in a boat so he could go be alone with the Father. As they were rowing their boat, a strong wind hinders their progress and they are getting tired and frustrated. Jesus was watching them from the shore and one of their struggle but he didn't immediately come to their rescue! Once he did by walking on water, he got into the boat and the wind ceased immediately. Mark says the disciples' hearts hardened. In other words, they were aggravated with Jesus because they thought he didn't care. Where was he? Why did he let us struggle like this? It's the same questions you and I ask when storms come in our lives. Don't get sidetracked...stay the course and keep the faith. Jesus will show up!
","summary":"Don't get sidetracked...stay the course and keep the faith. Jesus will show up!","date_published":"2023-12-29T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/cf6b1d04-db87-40d5-b502-1e03bb79185a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29903245,"duration_in_seconds":1868}]},{"id":"f840fb53-7c34-4ac3-bc3f-c0624f18c424","title":"Episode 320: Mark 6 Part 3 Stay Faithful In the Hard Times","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/320","content_text":"John the Baptizer loses his head because Herodias wanted to show how powerful she is! Herod put John in prison hoping to appease his wife but it wasn't good enough for her. She was working behind the scenes, scheming, and manipulating to get her way not caring who she used or affected, including her own daughter. While he wa sin prison, John doubted Jesus and sent his disciples to ask for some reassurance. Jesus sent a message back to John and basically said, \"I am who I am and you can die in peace.\" Jesus could have rescued John but he didn't and we have to realize that suffering is a part of life, but we can trust that God is with us through it all. ","content_html":"John the Baptizer loses his head because Herodias wanted to show how powerful she is! Herod put John in prison hoping to appease his wife but it wasn't good enough for her. She was working behind the scenes, scheming, and manipulating to get her way not caring who she used or affected, including her own daughter. While he wa sin prison, John doubted Jesus and sent his disciples to ask for some reassurance. Jesus sent a message back to John and basically said, "I am who I am and you can die in peace." Jesus could have rescued John but he didn't and we have to realize that suffering is a part of life, but we can trust that God is with us through it all.
","summary":"John the Baptizer loses his head because Herodias wanted to show how powerful she is!","date_published":"2023-12-18T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f840fb53-7c34-4ac3-bc3f-c0624f18c424.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41083236,"duration_in_seconds":2567}]},{"id":"b7ea834a-1f69-42f0-8331-8c5d3b46862d","title":"Episode 319: Mark 6 Part 2 Am I the Hands And Feet of Jesus?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/319","content_text":"As a follower of Jesus, we claim to be his hands and his feet? What does that mean? Am I really being his hands and feet? We tackle this deep subject in this podcast as we look at the disciples as Jesus sends them out in pairs into the local villages to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. ","content_html":"As a follower of Jesus, we claim to be his hands and his feet? What does that mean? Am I really being his hands and feet? We tackle this deep subject in this podcast as we look at the disciples as Jesus sends them out in pairs into the local villages to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
","summary":"We are to be the hands and feet of Jesus so what does that mean exactly?","date_published":"2023-12-11T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b7ea834a-1f69-42f0-8331-8c5d3b46862d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58856114,"duration_in_seconds":3678}]},{"id":"4753dba4-5b26-4d05-99d2-cd264c517f83","title":"Episode 318: Mark 6 Part 1 The Fear of Rejection","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/318","content_text":"The enemy has many tools in his arsenal to keep us from serving God and three of the greatest are: Fear, discouragement, and rejection. Nobody likes to be rejected but what we learn in Mark 6 is even Jesus was rejected! He was rejected by the religious leaders, he was rejected by his own disciples at times, and he was rejected by his friends and family in his hometown. Two things we need to be aware of: 1) Be careful who you let speak into your life because not everybody shares your vision...2) Don't let other people shape your identity because in Nazareth, Jesus wan't known as God's Son, he was known as Mary's son who is just a carpenter!","content_html":"The enemy has many tools in his arsenal to keep us from serving God and three of the greatest are: Fear, discouragement, and rejection. Nobody likes to be rejected but what we learn in Mark 6 is even Jesus was rejected! He was rejected by the religious leaders, he was rejected by his own disciples at times, and he was rejected by his friends and family in his hometown. Two things we need to be aware of: 1) Be careful who you let speak into your life because not everybody shares your vision...2) Don't let other people shape your identity because in Nazareth, Jesus wan't known as God's Son, he was known as Mary's son who is just a carpenter!
","summary":"Don't let the fear of being rejected keep you from doing God's will!","date_published":"2023-12-06T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4753dba4-5b26-4d05-99d2-cd264c517f83.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55466465,"duration_in_seconds":3466}]},{"id":"2658675a-97de-4cd6-8410-9c6bd419facf","title":"Episode 317: Mark 5 Part 2 Do Not Be Afraid","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/317","content_text":"Jairus’ 12 year old daughter was sick and was dying. He seeks out Jesus and asks him to come to his house and lay hands on her to heal her. In other words, Jesus was his hope. As they were going to Jairus’ house, there was an interruption…a woman with a hemorrhage for 12 years heard about Jesus and she makes a B-line to him. This interruption takes long enough that Jairus’ daughter dies but as soon as he receives the news, Jesus looks at him and says, “Do not be afraid…only believe.” In other words, don’t give up hope…I got this. Jesus goes to his house, grabs the girl by the hand, and tells her to getup. She immediately gets up and starts walking around as if nothing ever happened. Don’t wait until you are desperate to turn to Jesus…go to him now! Put your faith in him and trust him!","content_html":"Jairus’ 12 year old daughter was sick and was dying. He seeks out Jesus and asks him to come to his house and lay hands on her to heal her. In other words, Jesus was his hope. As they were going to Jairus’ house, there was an interruption…a woman with a hemorrhage for 12 years heard about Jesus and she makes a B-line to him. This interruption takes long enough that Jairus’ daughter dies but as soon as he receives the news, Jesus looks at him and says, “Do not be afraid…only believe.” In other words, don’t give up hope…I got this. Jesus goes to his house, grabs the girl by the hand, and tells her to getup. She immediately gets up and starts walking around as if nothing ever happened. Don’t wait until you are desperate to turn to Jesus…go to him now! Put your faith in him and trust him!
","summary":"What happens when we are desperate? We get fearful and Jesus tells Jairus, \"Don't be afraid...\"","date_published":"2023-11-24T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/2658675a-97de-4cd6-8410-9c6bd419facf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47778524,"duration_in_seconds":2986}]},{"id":"0d4a86fa-685b-4c69-b812-43ce8c0a31ef","title":"Episode 316: Mark 5 Part 1 Jesus Happened…","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/316","content_text":"Jesus and his disciples show up in the town of Gadarene and a man that is possessed with 2,000 demons meet him as he gets out of the boat. This man was naked, he cut himself with stones, and he lived in a graveyard. He was a freak of nature! After a small conversation, Jesus casts the demons into a herd of pigs and they ran down the hill, jumped into the water, and were drowned. When the pig farmers ran into the village to tell the people what had happened, they came out to run Jesus out of town. They wanted to know what happened and how did Jesus do this thing. Jesus happened…and they didn’t want anything to with Jesus, the very one who could save their souls and change their lives.","content_html":"Jesus and his disciples show up in the town of Gadarene and a man that is possessed with 2,000 demons meet him as he gets out of the boat. This man was naked, he cut himself with stones, and he lived in a graveyard. He was a freak of nature! After a small conversation, Jesus casts the demons into a herd of pigs and they ran down the hill, jumped into the water, and were drowned. When the pig farmers ran into the village to tell the people what had happened, they came out to run Jesus out of town. They wanted to know what happened and how did Jesus do this thing. Jesus happened…and they didn’t want anything to with Jesus, the very one who could save their souls and change their lives.
","summary":"Jesus did what a whole village couldn't do in years...he helped the man who lived in the tombs.","date_published":"2023-11-20T03:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/0d4a86fa-685b-4c69-b812-43ce8c0a31ef.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39986093,"duration_in_seconds":2499}]},{"id":"c0a5406a-0a35-4e62-a17d-c270302c9f90","title":"Episode 315: Mark 4 Part 2 It's All About the Seed, Not You!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/315","content_text":"Jesus continues to use parables to describe what the kingdom of God is like. In this podcast, we discuss the Parable of the Growing Seed and the Mustard Seed. It's all about the seed...or the word of God. The word of God is powerful! It has nothing to do with us! All we are supposed to be concerned with is sowing and watering seed, or spreading the word of God into people's lives so fruit will be produced by God. Are you sowing the seed of the kingdom brother?","content_html":"Jesus continues to use parables to describe what the kingdom of God is like. In this podcast, we discuss the Parable of the Growing Seed and the Mustard Seed. It's all about the seed...or the word of God. The word of God is powerful! It has nothing to do with us! All we are supposed to be concerned with is sowing and watering seed, or spreading the word of God into people's lives so fruit will be produced by God. Are you sowing the seed of the kingdom brother?
","summary":"Our job, or duty, as believers is to sow seed, to tell people about Jesus and the kingdom of God. ","date_published":"2023-11-17T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c0a5406a-0a35-4e62-a17d-c270302c9f90.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39596137,"duration_in_seconds":2474}]},{"id":"e7b2fb7e-0aa3-4c25-a669-a333c887dd04","title":"Episode 314: Mark 4 Part 1 The Kingdom of God","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/314","content_text":"Jesus uses parables to help drive a point home and in Mark 4, he uses several of these parables to teach the people what the kingdom of God is like. Think about it...they've never been to heaven so they have no idea but Jesus came from there and he knows ALL about it! ","content_html":"Jesus uses parables to help drive a point home and in Mark 4, he uses several of these parables to teach the people what the kingdom of God is like. Think about it...they've never been to heaven so they have no idea but Jesus came from there and he knows ALL about it!
","summary":"Jesus uses parables to teach about the Kingdom of God.","date_published":"2023-11-13T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/e7b2fb7e-0aa3-4c25-a669-a333c887dd04.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31665361,"duration_in_seconds":1979}]},{"id":"2ec18e98-49f1-4140-ad25-0016a1ec748c","title":"Episode 313: Mark 3 Part 2 Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/313","content_text":"Jesus was accused by the religious leaders of being possessed by Satan. Jesus was hot and he was hurt by their accusations and he let them know it by telling them that all sin and blasphemy will be forgiven but there is one sin that will NOT be forgiven…blaspheming the Holy Spirit. If blaspheming the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, then we better know what it is so we don’t do it! We discuss it in today’s podcast.","content_html":"Jesus was accused by the religious leaders of being possessed by Satan. Jesus was hot and he was hurt by their accusations and he let them know it by telling them that all sin and blasphemy will be forgiven but there is one sin that will NOT be forgiven…blaspheming the Holy Spirit. If blaspheming the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, then we better know what it is so we don’t do it! We discuss it in today’s podcast.
","summary":"What is blaspheming the Holy Spirit? ","date_published":"2023-11-10T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/2ec18e98-49f1-4140-ad25-0016a1ec748c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43927448,"duration_in_seconds":2745}]},{"id":"5dde7c9c-118e-4087-b24e-58890433003d","title":"Episode 312: Mark 3 Part 1 Haters Gonna Hate!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/312","content_text":"Jesus returns the synagogue in Capernaum where the last time he was there, he cast a demon out and his fame spread like a wildfire. This time, there is a man with a withered hand there and the Pharisees are waiting and watching to see what Jesus is going to do about it. Of course he heals the man and the Pharisees begin to plot on how they can kill Jesus. They follow him around accusing him of being possessed by Satan. We expect the hatred coming from the religious leaders but did you know Jesus’ own family were haters too?!?!? He had four brothers and at least two sisters and Mark tells us they did not believe him and thought he was insane! What do you say? Are you a hater or a believer? ","content_html":"Jesus returns the synagogue in Capernaum where the last time he was there, he cast a demon out and his fame spread like a wildfire. This time, there is a man with a withered hand there and the Pharisees are waiting and watching to see what Jesus is going to do about it. Of course he heals the man and the Pharisees begin to plot on how they can kill Jesus. They follow him around accusing him of being possessed by Satan. We expect the hatred coming from the religious leaders but did you know Jesus’ own family were haters too?!?!? He had four brothers and at least two sisters and Mark tells us they did not believe him and thought he was insane! What do you say? Are you a hater or a believer?
","summary":"Did you know Jesus' own family were haters?","date_published":"2023-11-05T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5dde7c9c-118e-4087-b24e-58890433003d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35654782,"duration_in_seconds":2228}]},{"id":"5a49be7c-c134-4de4-afa6-b3a86037bc45","title":"Episode 311: Mark 2 Part 2 Get Over It People!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/311","content_text":"Have you ever gotten in trouble for wearing a hat to the dinner table? Did someone smack it off your head and say something like this, “We don’t wear hats at the dinner table!” Why not? Who said? What’s the big deal about wearing a hat at the dinner table? The Pharisees were constantly challenging Jesus and his disciples with their beliefs…their traditions. They had their own interpretation of the law and they made them binding on the people which made it very difficult for the common person to serve God. There was very little grace and mercy. Jesus comes on the scene and says, “There’s an old way and a new way to serve God. It’s time y’all get with the new way and that only comes through me.” The Pharisees weren’t having it but if they wanted to be a part of the kingdom of God, they’d have to come around or be left out!","content_html":"Have you ever gotten in trouble for wearing a hat to the dinner table? Did someone smack it off your head and say something like this, “We don’t wear hats at the dinner table!” Why not? Who said? What’s the big deal about wearing a hat at the dinner table? The Pharisees were constantly challenging Jesus and his disciples with their beliefs…their traditions. They had their own interpretation of the law and they made them binding on the people which made it very difficult for the common person to serve God. There was very little grace and mercy. Jesus comes on the scene and says, “There’s an old way and a new way to serve God. It’s time y’all get with the new way and that only comes through me.” The Pharisees weren’t having it but if they wanted to be a part of the kingdom of God, they’d have to come around or be left out!
","summary":"Quit binding your traditions on people!","date_published":"2023-11-03T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5a49be7c-c134-4de4-afa6-b3a86037bc45.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37501743,"duration_in_seconds":2343}]},{"id":"82680b23-2307-4ce5-983e-85ad3a2e9641","title":"Episode 310: Mark 2 Part 1 The Stunned Crowd","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/310","content_text":"Jesus has traveled back to Capernaum and is staying at someone’s home. People hear that he is back in town and the crowd begins to gather in so much that they are lined up outside wanting to see him. A man is brought by his friends to the house hoping they could get him to Jesus so he would be healed. He has been laying on this mat, unable to move for many years. He would not leave that house the same way he came! Jesus heals the man and it blew the people’s minds, including the religious teachers of the law. Jesus takes us right where we are in life and changes our situation immediately. We need to get people to Jesus, doing whatever it takes, so the crowd can be stunned!","content_html":"Jesus has traveled back to Capernaum and is staying at someone’s home. People hear that he is back in town and the crowd begins to gather in so much that they are lined up outside wanting to see him. A man is brought by his friends to the house hoping they could get him to Jesus so he would be healed. He has been laying on this mat, unable to move for many years. He would not leave that house the same way he came! Jesus heals the man and it blew the people’s minds, including the religious teachers of the law. Jesus takes us right where we are in life and changes our situation immediately. We need to get people to Jesus, doing whatever it takes, so the crowd can be stunned!
","summary":"Jesus healed the paralytic and it stunned the crowd. Lord, stun more crowds today!","date_published":"2023-10-31T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/82680b23-2307-4ce5-983e-85ad3a2e9641.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51464506,"duration_in_seconds":3216}]},{"id":"ae191b65-7cb3-4599-bc3e-dc392d014544","title":"Episode 309: Mark 1 Part 6 Jesus touches the Leper!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/309","content_text":"After leaving the synagogue, Jesus and his new disciples go to Peter and Andrew’s house to hang out. While there, people get wind of what has taken place at the synagogue and they bring people who are sick and demon possessed to Peter’s house so they can be healed by Jesus. As the crowd gathers around the house, watching through the windows and the doors, a leper walks in and wants to be healed. What will Jesus do? This leper is not supposed to be around people at all; he should be in quarantine! But he walks up to Jesus and asks to be healed…Mark says Jesus was moved by compassion and he did the unthinkable…he reached out and touched the leper! Are we moved by compassion? There are so many people the need Jesus. Are we willing to reach out and touch them with the gospel of Christ?","content_html":"After leaving the synagogue, Jesus and his new disciples go to Peter and Andrew’s house to hang out. While there, people get wind of what has taken place at the synagogue and they bring people who are sick and demon possessed to Peter’s house so they can be healed by Jesus. As the crowd gathers around the house, watching through the windows and the doors, a leper walks in and wants to be healed. What will Jesus do? This leper is not supposed to be around people at all; he should be in quarantine! But he walks up to Jesus and asks to be healed…Mark says Jesus was moved by compassion and he did the unthinkable…he reached out and touched the leper! Are we moved by compassion? There are so many people the need Jesus. Are we willing to reach out and touch them with the gospel of Christ?
","summary":"Jesus touched a leper!","date_published":"2023-10-26T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ae191b65-7cb3-4599-bc3e-dc392d014544.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20308156,"duration_in_seconds":1269}]},{"id":"33e082d6-5900-4ce7-b71e-81d7e6aaa099","title":"Episode 308: Mark 1 Part 5 The Devil Goes to Church!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/308","content_text":"Jesus and his disciples go to church, or their version of it anyway and a man shows up while Jesus is teaching and he is demon possessed. The demon acknowledges Jesus and calls him the Holy One of God. Jesus immediately shuts the demon up and casts him out of the man right there in front of the crowd. They are amazed, not only at Jesus’ teaching because he is teaching with authority and not as the teachers of the law, but they are amazed at his authority over the demons! Ig Jesus didn’t have their attention before, he has it now! Does he have yours? ","content_html":"Jesus and his disciples go to church, or their version of it anyway and a man shows up while Jesus is teaching and he is demon possessed. The demon acknowledges Jesus and calls him the Holy One of God. Jesus immediately shuts the demon up and casts him out of the man right there in front of the crowd. They are amazed, not only at Jesus’ teaching because he is teaching with authority and not as the teachers of the law, but they are amazed at his authority over the demons! Ig Jesus didn’t have their attention before, he has it now! Does he have yours?
","summary":"Jesus casts a demon out of a man in the synagogue. Do demons still exist?","date_published":"2023-10-23T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/33e082d6-5900-4ce7-b71e-81d7e6aaa099.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44676849,"duration_in_seconds":2792}]},{"id":"77b18a20-bd4e-4125-9119-4f0f3fcdb44a","title":"Episode 307: Mark 1 Part 4 Leaving It All Behind","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/307","content_text":"Jesus gives an invitation to some brothers to leave everything behind and follow him. Peter and Andrew, James and John, have no idea if Jesus is the Messiah or not at this point. They have heard John the Baptist talking about him, they have heard about Jesus’ teachings and how it was different than the other rabbis, but there hasn’t been any miracles done at this point to prove Jesus is from God or not but this did not deter these brothers from following Jesus. They literally left everything they. Knew, their job, their way of life, their family behind to follow a man who was basically homeless! What keeps us from following Jesus completely? Why do we not have a desire to be intimate with Jesus when that is his desire for us?","content_html":"Jesus gives an invitation to some brothers to leave everything behind and follow him. Peter and Andrew, James and John, have no idea if Jesus is the Messiah or not at this point. They have heard John the Baptist talking about him, they have heard about Jesus’ teachings and how it was different than the other rabbis, but there hasn’t been any miracles done at this point to prove Jesus is from God or not but this did not deter these brothers from following Jesus. They literally left everything they. Knew, their job, their way of life, their family behind to follow a man who was basically homeless! What keeps us from following Jesus completely? Why do we not have a desire to be intimate with Jesus when that is his desire for us?
","summary":"The disciples left everything to follow Jesus...","date_published":"2023-10-19T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/77b18a20-bd4e-4125-9119-4f0f3fcdb44a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50927846,"duration_in_seconds":3182}]},{"id":"d70fac05-b23b-4438-a8d3-53708b8b3767","title":"Episode 306: Mark 1 part 3 Storms Come and Go","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/306","content_text":"Why do people feel as if nothing bad should come there way? It is said that we are either about to go through a storm, we are going through a storm, or the storm has passed. It's a nonending cycle that we cannot control and these storms come because of various reasons. We have to be careful of not blaming God or geting mad at Him when they come. We must accept the fact that storms will come and when they do, we have to draw closer to God...not run away. In today's podcast, we look deeper into Jesus beiung led into the wilderness to be tempted right after the mountain top experience of his baptism.","content_html":"Why do people feel as if nothing bad should come there way? It is said that we are either about to go through a storm, we are going through a storm, or the storm has passed. It's a nonending cycle that we cannot control and these storms come because of various reasons. We have to be careful of not blaming God or geting mad at Him when they come. We must accept the fact that storms will come and when they do, we have to draw closer to God...not run away. In today's podcast, we look deeper into Jesus beiung led into the wilderness to be tempted right after the mountain top experience of his baptism.
","summary":"We will all walk through storms in life, but how are we handling them when they come?","date_published":"2023-10-16T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d70fac05-b23b-4438-a8d3-53708b8b3767.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51987791,"duration_in_seconds":3249}]},{"id":"c9736d9d-1610-4c30-8425-906fcba66982","title":"Episode 305: Mark 1 Part 2 Jesus Is Not Your Pal...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/305","content_text":"Jesus is not your homie, your pal, your best bud. True, he is near to us, in fact, he lives inside of us and the bible says he is a friend that sticks closer than a brother, but we need to realize he is holy and we should have reverence for him. The early church had an “awe” of him and for God. He is a part of the Godhead, He is the Holy One of God, and we should respect him as such. Being the Son of God, Jesus received affirmation from his Father when he was baptized. The Father says, “This is my son that I love in whom I am well pleased.” Fathers, our children need our affirmation. If they don’t get it from us, they’ll get it from someone else and it won’t come from a godly source more than likely. Tell your children what they mean to you and how much you love them as much as you possibly can. They need that affirmation from YOU!","content_html":"Jesus is not your homie, your pal, your best bud. True, he is near to us, in fact, he lives inside of us and the bible says he is a friend that sticks closer than a brother, but we need to realize he is holy and we should have reverence for him. The early church had an “awe” of him and for God. He is a part of the Godhead, He is the Holy One of God, and we should respect him as such. Being the Son of God, Jesus received affirmation from his Father when he was baptized. The Father says, “This is my son that I love in whom I am well pleased.” Fathers, our children need our affirmation. If they don’t get it from us, they’ll get it from someone else and it won’t come from a godly source more than likely. Tell your children what they mean to you and how much you love them as much as you possibly can. They need that affirmation from YOU!
","summary":"Jesus is not our buddy, your pal...He is our Savior and he is holy and we should have reverence for him.","date_published":"2023-10-12T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c9736d9d-1610-4c30-8425-906fcba66982.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34113348,"duration_in_seconds":2132}]},{"id":"0248c952-0a7b-475e-b94c-02cc16f71c18","title":"Episode 304: Mark 1 Part 1 God Will Use You!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/304","content_text":"We start the book of Mark and right off the bat we are introduced to a guy named John the Baptist. A guy who is dressed freaky, he never shaves, he is baptizing in the dirty waters of the Jordan River, and he is eating locusts and wild honey. You know that guy had to look and smell gross! But God used John in a mighty way. We need to quit making excuses as to why God will not use us and just let Him! What talents do you have? What is your passion? Why not use it for the kingdom of God and for His glory?","content_html":"We start the book of Mark and right off the bat we are introduced to a guy named John the Baptist. A guy who is dressed freaky, he never shaves, he is baptizing in the dirty waters of the Jordan River, and he is eating locusts and wild honey. You know that guy had to look and smell gross! But God used John in a mighty way. We need to quit making excuses as to why God will not use us and just let Him! What talents do you have? What is your passion? Why not use it for the kingdom of God and for His glory?
","summary":"If god can use a guy like John the Baptist, He can surely use us to accomplish His will!","date_published":"2023-10-08T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/0248c952-0a7b-475e-b94c-02cc16f71c18.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29234511,"duration_in_seconds":1827}]},{"id":"47a2c9d3-9926-404c-9322-f2c368afca98","title":"Episode 303: Romans 16 Women Keep Silent?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/303","content_text":"We finish the study of there Book of Romans in this podcast breaking down the final chapter, Romans 16. In his greetings, Paul mentions 29 people, 10 of which are women. We take a close look at these women, who they are, and what role they had in the local church at Rome. There are many in the church today that claim women should keep silent since the very person who wrote Romans said that to the church in Corinth. Do we have a contradiction by the author of these two letters? Absolutely not. Women are pertinent to the church back then as well as today! Women, know your role and do it well!","content_html":"We finish the study of there Book of Romans in this podcast breaking down the final chapter, Romans 16. In his greetings, Paul mentions 29 people, 10 of which are women. We take a close look at these women, who they are, and what role they had in the local church at Rome. There are many in the church today that claim women should keep silent since the very person who wrote Romans said that to the church in Corinth. Do we have a contradiction by the author of these two letters? Absolutely not. Women are pertinent to the church back then as well as today! Women, know your role and do it well!
","summary":"What is the woman's role in the church?","date_published":"2023-10-04T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/47a2c9d3-9926-404c-9322-f2c368afca98.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58361250,"duration_in_seconds":3647}]},{"id":"054ecfa6-c6e3-49f6-86a5-7ff156f880f6","title":"Episode 302: Romans 15 Part 2 Are You Confident?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/302","content_text":"What is your ambition? What motivates you? Paul talks to the church in Rome about being filled with the Holy Spirit and allowing his joy and peace to bring confidence. The closer we are to God, the more confident we become in Him and He uses us for his glory. But we must be willing to allow Him to use us! Paul was consistently being used by God and yet he would be careful to give God all the glory and boast about how Jesus was working through him. This should be our aim, for Jesus to use us and that our lives would reflect him on a daily basis. Lord, give us the confidence we need in You!","content_html":"What is your ambition? What motivates you? Paul talks to the church in Rome about being filled with the Holy Spirit and allowing his joy and peace to bring confidence. The closer we are to God, the more confident we become in Him and He uses us for his glory. But we must be willing to allow Him to use us! Paul was consistently being used by God and yet he would be careful to give God all the glory and boast about how Jesus was working through him. This should be our aim, for Jesus to use us and that our lives would reflect him on a daily basis. Lord, give us the confidence we need in You!
","summary":"The closer we are to God, the more confident we become in Him.","date_published":"2023-09-28T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/054ecfa6-c6e3-49f6-86a5-7ff156f880f6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52016630,"duration_in_seconds":3251}]},{"id":"3d75f766-a43d-49f5-8691-6e9cf164c194","title":"Episode 301: Romans 15 Part 1 The God of Hope","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/301","content_text":"Paul has taken on the difficult task of trying to unify the church in Rome which is made up of Gentiles and Jews, two sets of people who didn't like each other for hundreds of years who are now worshiping together. It seems they had asked him some opinions about some certain matters and he replied back pointing them toward Jesus and he mentions something specific toward the middle of the chapter...he prays that God, the source of hope, will fill them completely with joy and peace, then they will flow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. As we grow closer to Christ, may we have this confidence!","content_html":"Paul has taken on the difficult task of trying to unify the church in Rome which is made up of Gentiles and Jews, two sets of people who didn't like each other for hundreds of years who are now worshiping together. It seems they had asked him some opinions about some certain matters and he replied back pointing them toward Jesus and he mentions something specific toward the middle of the chapter...he prays that God, the source of hope, will fill them completely with joy and peace, then they will flow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. As we grow closer to Christ, may we have this confidence!
","summary":"Paul prays that the church at Rome will be confident, full of hope, joy, and peace.","date_published":"2023-09-25T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3d75f766-a43d-49f5-8691-6e9cf164c194.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43129146,"duration_in_seconds":2695}]},{"id":"c6566154-c7ca-454d-aed6-300adde61a25","title":"Episode 300: Romans 14 Can I Do Whatever I Want?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/300","content_text":"Paul tells the believers in Rome to be careful how they treat one another, especially when it comes to food they eat and what they drink. He says the stronger believers need to show some grace to the weaker believers and vice versa...Do not argue he says because the goal is unity, to be in harmony, and to honor the Lord in everything we eat, drink, or do. We have to be careful to not be a stumbling block!","content_html":"Paul tells the believers in Rome to be careful how they treat one another, especially when it comes to food they eat and what they drink. He says the stronger believers need to show some grace to the weaker believers and vice versa...Do not argue he says because the goal is unity, to be in harmony, and to honor the Lord in everything we eat, drink, or do. We have to be careful to not be a stumbling block!
","summary":"Don't judge...show some grace and honor the Lord in all you do.","date_published":"2023-09-20T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c6566154-c7ca-454d-aed6-300adde61a25.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55552982,"duration_in_seconds":3472}]},{"id":"29e10e94-6b08-46b2-a91d-94c26937f318","title":"Episode 299: Romans 13 Part 2 Paying Taxes","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/299","content_text":"Romans 13 is about obeying the authorities as a believer and if we don't we are rebelling against God because He established them. In Part 2, swe discuss paying taxes. Who likes payig taxes? Nobody! Buit Pail tells bel;ievers to pay their taxes so those in authority can get a paycheck. Then he switches gears to discuss Jesus' return. ","content_html":"Romans 13 is about obeying the authorities as a believer and if we don't we are rebelling against God because He established them. In Part 2, swe discuss paying taxes. Who likes payig taxes? Nobody! Buit Pail tells bel;ievers to pay their taxes so those in authority can get a paycheck. Then he switches gears to discuss Jesus' return.
","summary":"Paul says \"Pay your taxes\"!","date_published":"2023-09-19T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/29e10e94-6b08-46b2-a91d-94c26937f318.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39750364,"duration_in_seconds":2484}]},{"id":"aed8bad6-9475-4f39-973f-2e446db93816","title":"Episode 298: Romans 13 Part 1 Obey Your Authorities","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/298","content_text":"Paul was telling the Christians at the church in Rome to love their enemies and bless them. In the very next breath he tells them to obey the governing authorities. He is speaking about the Roman government, the ones who were responsible for killing Jesus and persecuting Christians! What?!?! I have to be obedient to them?!?!? Yes, because God has established their authority and to be disobedient to them, is being disobedient to God. ","content_html":"Paul was telling the Christians at the church in Rome to love their enemies and bless them. In the very next breath he tells them to obey the governing authorities. He is speaking about the Roman government, the ones who were responsible for killing Jesus and persecuting Christians! What?!?! I have to be obedient to them?!?!? Yes, because God has established their authority and to be disobedient to them, is being disobedient to God.
","summary":"We don't have a choice. We have to obey the authorities. If awe don't, we are being disobedient towards God!","date_published":"2023-09-14T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/aed8bad6-9475-4f39-973f-2e446db93816.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52823709,"duration_in_seconds":3301}]},{"id":"c31c8c68-a5d6-412e-99d3-19ac8df0d7d0","title":"Episode 297: Romans 12 Part 3 Love Your Enemies","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/297","content_text":"At the end of Romans 12, Paul discusses the hard truth that we are to love our enemies and we are to bless them. This idea is not original with Paul because Jesus told his disciples to do the very same thing in Matthew 5:43-44. This is a great discussion in today's podcast that you will not only enjoy, but be challenged by as well!","content_html":"At the end of Romans 12, Paul discusses the hard truth that we are to love our enemies and we are to bless them. This idea is not original with Paul because Jesus told his disciples to do the very same thing in Matthew 5:43-44. This is a great discussion in today's podcast that you will not only enjoy, but be challenged by as well!
","summary":"Paul echoes what Jesus said for us to do...Love your enemies and bless them.","date_published":"2023-09-11T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c31c8c68-a5d6-412e-99d3-19ac8df0d7d0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34316058,"duration_in_seconds":2144}]},{"id":"7975b12f-bd5c-4178-ac6b-dd3b8ccaaf04","title":"Episode 296: Romans 12 Part 2 Two Ingredients: Humility and Unity","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/296","content_text":"Pride. The Bible says a lot about pride and it's not good. What is good on their other hand is humility which is the opposite of pride. We are told to be people of humility and Jesus was our model to follow. Paul discusses humility here in chapter 12 and he also talks about unity. There is power in unity and we see this idea all through scripture from the Tower of Babel in Genesis to the united church in Acts. Humility and unity are two things we as Christ followers need to practice and that is what Paul urges the church in Rome to do.","content_html":"Pride. The Bible says a lot about pride and it's not good. What is good on their other hand is humility which is the opposite of pride. We are told to be people of humility and Jesus was our model to follow. Paul discusses humility here in chapter 12 and he also talks about unity. There is power in unity and we see this idea all through scripture from the Tower of Babel in Genesis to the united church in Acts. Humility and unity are two things we as Christ followers need to practice and that is what Paul urges the church in Rome to do.
","summary":"Paul talks about two things we as Christ followers need to practice: humility and unity.","date_published":"2023-09-07T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7975b12f-bd5c-4178-ac6b-dd3b8ccaaf04.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29206089,"duration_in_seconds":1825}]},{"id":"f4e7face-62e1-4688-a78a-bf89f4aad66f","title":"Episode 295: Romans 12 Part 1 Renew Your Mind","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/295","content_text":"Paul encourages both Gentiles and Jews alike to give their bodies to God as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. What does it mean to be a \"living sacrifice\"? What is worship?What does it mean to be \"transformed\" by the renewing of your mind? We need to know the answers to these questions because Paul says it how we can be pleasing to God! So, in this podcast, we tackle the answers to these questions in a new format: a group discussion with myself, Shelby Rose, who plays on the worship team at Authentic Church, and Mary Gamboa, the worship leader at Authentic Church. \n\nHere is a link to Mary's album she just released called \"Jealous\":\nhttps://www.marygamboamusic.com","content_html":"Paul encourages both Gentiles and Jews alike to give their bodies to God as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. What does it mean to be a "living sacrifice"? What is worship?What does it mean to be "transformed" by the renewing of your mind? We need to know the answers to these questions because Paul says it how we can be pleasing to God! So, in this podcast, we tackle the answers to these questions in a new format: a group discussion with myself, Shelby Rose, who plays on the worship team at Authentic Church, and Mary Gamboa, the worship leader at Authentic Church.
\n\nHere is a link to Mary's album she just released called "Jealous":
\nhttps://www.marygamboamusic.com
Jesus told his disciples that he had sheep that were “not of this fold” referring to the Gentiles. When he first come on the scene, he, and his disciples, ministered to the Jews only, with a few Gentiles sprinkled in here and there. Up until Acts 10, the church consisted of only Jews and was located in Jerusalem. When persecution came in Acts 8, the church scattered and went beyond Jerusalem but was still geared toward the Jews. Then Peter has a vision, Cornelius, a Gentile, has a visitation from an angel, and Peter goes to visit. When he does, he tells the Gentiles that had gathered at Cornelius’ house about Jesus and the Holy Spirit falls on them and Peter baptizes them. The Gentiles are now able to hear and accept the gospel. The church in Rome was made up of both Jews and Gentiles but for the first 10 chapters, Paul has been talking to the Jews. In chapter 11, he begins to address the Gentiles and how their salvation came about.
","summary":"After hammering the Jews for 10 chapters, Paul turns to the Gentiles and welcomes them to the church...","date_published":"2023-08-28T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bcc1631d-5114-46f4-bd69-7c530225258c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38425433,"duration_in_seconds":2401}]},{"id":"6eea317b-dee7-434c-9d39-0687ce5ac880","title":"Episode 293: Romans 11 Part 1 Grace: Free and Undeserved","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/293","content_text":"Paul is explaining to the Jews that they can not obtain salvation by keeping the law and doing works to earn it. If they want a relationship with God and be a part of His kingdom, then they must have faith in their Messiah, Jesus because he has done what the law could not do—forgive sin. In this chapter, Paul gives a great definition of grace: God’s undeserved kindness. The Jews thought they deserved everything they received from God because of the covenant He made with Abraham but Paul tells them differently. God doesn’t owe you anything but because of His kindness, His grace,, He has chosen you. Do you know that God has chosen you? He has! He loves you and wants to have a relationship with you but in order to have one, we have to accept the sacrifice He has provided through His Son, Jesus.","content_html":"Paul is explaining to the Jews that they can not obtain salvation by keeping the law and doing works to earn it. If they want a relationship with God and be a part of His kingdom, then they must have faith in their Messiah, Jesus because he has done what the law could not do—forgive sin. In this chapter, Paul gives a great definition of grace: God’s undeserved kindness. The Jews thought they deserved everything they received from God because of the covenant He made with Abraham but Paul tells them differently. God doesn’t owe you anything but because of His kindness, His grace,, He has chosen you. Do you know that God has chosen you? He has! He loves you and wants to have a relationship with you but in order to have one, we have to accept the sacrifice He has provided through His Son, Jesus.
","summary":"God doesn’t owe you anything but because of His kindness, His grace,, He has chosen you.","date_published":"2023-08-24T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6eea317b-dee7-434c-9d39-0687ce5ac880.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34478645,"duration_in_seconds":2154}]},{"id":"39d1981f-dec8-41db-812d-ba21309a4441","title":"Episode 292: Romans 10 Part 2 Letting Go of the Old Is Hard!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/292","content_text":"Paul is having a discussion with some Jews at the church in Rome and he is pleading with them to be saved, to give their lives to Jesus because that is the only way they are getting into the kingdom. He tells them they must call on his name and believe in their hearts which is something hard for them to do because many of the Jews see Jesus as a blasphemer and they will not dare mention his name much less put their faith in him! And Paul tells them they have “misdirected zeal” and the faith they are putting in the law needs to be directed to Jesus, their Messiah, who did what the law could never do…forgive them of their sin. ","content_html":"Paul is having a discussion with some Jews at the church in Rome and he is pleading with them to be saved, to give their lives to Jesus because that is the only way they are getting into the kingdom. He tells them they must call on his name and believe in their hearts which is something hard for them to do because many of the Jews see Jesus as a blasphemer and they will not dare mention his name much less put their faith in him! And Paul tells them they have “misdirected zeal” and the faith they are putting in the law needs to be directed to Jesus, their Messiah, who did what the law could never do…forgive them of their sin.
","summary":"The law, or works, will never save you...but Jesus can and will if you call on him!","date_published":"2023-08-21T03:30:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/39d1981f-dec8-41db-812d-ba21309a4441.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35283216,"duration_in_seconds":2205}]},{"id":"ff3b8c31-b53f-4163-9fe7-3592474a8959","title":"Episode 291: Romans 10 Part 1 There’s a New Sheriff In Town","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/291","content_text":"Can you imagine being taught something for thousands of years and all of a sudden, this cat comes along and says, “That’s the way yall used to do it, but not anymore. If you want to be a part of the kingdom, then you got to take part of a new covenant. That old one ain’t cutting it anymore. The new covenant between God and man is based off my body and my blood and you must accept my sacrifice and follow me. If not, you ain’t getting in.” This is difficult for many of the Jews because they thought Jesus was a blasphemer and they wouldn’t even speak his name in reverence for God! Here’s Paul saying, “You have to quit trusting the law God gave to Moses thousands of years ago and put your trust in Jesus because to get into the kingdom, you got to have faith, not works.”","content_html":"Can you imagine being taught something for thousands of years and all of a sudden, this cat comes along and says, “That’s the way yall used to do it, but not anymore. If you want to be a part of the kingdom, then you got to take part of a new covenant. That old one ain’t cutting it anymore. The new covenant between God and man is based off my body and my blood and you must accept my sacrifice and follow me. If not, you ain’t getting in.” This is difficult for many of the Jews because they thought Jesus was a blasphemer and they wouldn’t even speak his name in reverence for God! Here’s Paul saying, “You have to quit trusting the law God gave to Moses thousands of years ago and put your trust in Jesus because to get into the kingdom, you got to have faith, not works.”
","summary":"There's a New Covenant now made by the blood of Jesus and it's available to everyone!","date_published":"2023-08-17T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ff3b8c31-b53f-4163-9fe7-3592474a8959.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29869391,"duration_in_seconds":1866}]},{"id":"f6cad97c-480b-4633-977e-16dbd9734a62","title":"Episode 290: Romans 9 Part 2 What About Free Will?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/290","content_text":"Do I have a choice in whether or not I go to heaven? Or is there a certain few, the ones God selects that is getting in? This is a question we answer in today’s podcast. The Jews had a hard time worshipping with the Gentiles. After all, they have not liked each other for hundreds of years. The Jews were God's chosen and the Gentiles were left out! So now that the two have become one, it brings up a deep subject with Paul giving the Jews some examples from their very own heritage, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Rebekah. What the Jews find out is that God has now shown mercy to other people besides the Jews and they don't like it! Who are we, the clay, to question what the Potter does?","content_html":"Do I have a choice in whether or not I go to heaven? Or is there a certain few, the ones God selects that is getting in? This is a question we answer in today’s podcast. The Jews had a hard time worshipping with the Gentiles. After all, they have not liked each other for hundreds of years. The Jews were God's chosen and the Gentiles were left out! So now that the two have become one, it brings up a deep subject with Paul giving the Jews some examples from their very own heritage, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Rebekah. What the Jews find out is that God has now shown mercy to other people besides the Jews and they don't like it! Who are we, the clay, to question what the Potter does?
","summary":"Do I have a choice in whether or not I go to heaven? Or is there a certain few, the ones God selects that is getting in? ","date_published":"2023-08-14T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f6cad97c-480b-4633-977e-16dbd9734a62.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30860372,"duration_in_seconds":1928}]},{"id":"df725938-9a78-494a-bc57-5bf963173ab9","title":"Episode 289: Romans 9 Part 1 The Sovereignty of God","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/289","content_text":"We are tackling a very deep subject in the next two podcasts: the Sovereignty of God. What does it mean that God is sovereign and what does it mean for you and me? Do we have any say in anything or is God just sitting up there in heaven with a game controller and playing with our lives like a video game? People have written books on this subject but we’ll break it down to help you understand that God is for you, not against you and you do have a choice; you do have a say in the matter. You can choose to be on the winning team and say “Hallelujah…Thank you Jesus!”","content_html":"We are tackling a very deep subject in the next two podcasts: the Sovereignty of God. What does it mean that God is sovereign and what does it mean for you and me? Do we have any say in anything or is God just sitting up there in heaven with a game controller and playing with our lives like a video game? People have written books on this subject but we’ll break it down to help you understand that God is for you, not against you and you do have a choice; you do have a say in the matter. You can choose to be on the winning team and say “Hallelujah…Thank you Jesus!”
","summary":"What is the sovereignty of God and what does it mean for us? Do we have a choice?","date_published":"2023-08-11T02:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/df725938-9a78-494a-bc57-5bf963173ab9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51584878,"duration_in_seconds":3224}]},{"id":"8a0df987-9f18-472b-a47a-434a9062c5ed","title":"Episode 288: Romans 8 Part 3 Predestination: Do we Have A Choice?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/288","content_text":"Paul mentions something at the end of chapter 8 and also in Ephesians that so many have misunderstood and that is the doctrine of Predestination. Many believe that it doesn’t matter how we live our lives because God has already decided who is getting into Heaven and we have no say in it. Is this true? Do we not have a choice in the matter? If you put what Paul says in context, along with other scriptures, including some that Paul wrote himself, predestination will make sense. Yes, it is true that only certain ones are getting into Heaven, but the good news is, the invitation is sent out to everybody. We all have a choice to make: either to accept Jesus as our lord and Savior, or reject him.","content_html":"Paul mentions something at the end of chapter 8 and also in Ephesians that so many have misunderstood and that is the doctrine of Predestination. Many believe that it doesn’t matter how we live our lives because God has already decided who is getting into Heaven and we have no say in it. Is this true? Do we not have a choice in the matter? If you put what Paul says in context, along with other scriptures, including some that Paul wrote himself, predestination will make sense. Yes, it is true that only certain ones are getting into Heaven, but the good news is, the invitation is sent out to everybody. We all have a choice to make: either to accept Jesus as our lord and Savior, or reject him.
","summary":"We take a look at the doctrine of Predestination in this podcast.","date_published":"2023-08-07T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/8a0df987-9f18-472b-a47a-434a9062c5ed.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31336845,"duration_in_seconds":1958}]},{"id":"506a4acb-0894-4280-92a7-10799ec07051","title":"Episode 287: Romans 8 Part 2 Who Controls Your Mind?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/287","content_text":"Imagine your mind having a steering wheel and there is a fork in the road ahead. The road to the left leads to hell and the road to the right leads to heaven. If the power of sin has control of your thoughts, then you will automatically steer in the direction to the left. You will take the road that leads you farther away from God when you choose sin. If the Holy Spirit is dominating your thoughts, then you will steer to the right because you will take the road that leads you closer to God…Every…Time…In fact, Paul says if we don’t have the Holy Spirit living inside of us, controlling our thoughts, then we cannot please God! ","content_html":"Imagine your mind having a steering wheel and there is a fork in the road ahead. The road to the left leads to hell and the road to the right leads to heaven. If the power of sin has control of your thoughts, then you will automatically steer in the direction to the left. You will take the road that leads you farther away from God when you choose sin. If the Holy Spirit is dominating your thoughts, then you will steer to the right because you will take the road that leads you closer to God…Every…Time…In fact, Paul says if we don’t have the Holy Spirit living inside of us, controlling our thoughts, then we cannot please God!
","summary":"Who is our guiding your life? Sin or the Holy Spirit?","date_published":"2023-08-03T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/506a4acb-0894-4280-92a7-10799ec07051.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42981188,"duration_in_seconds":2686}]},{"id":"6bb9604a-e2f3-4b5b-a064-254d3f626fb9","title":"Episode 286: Romans 8 Part 1 Condemned No More!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/286","content_text":"Guilty! That’s what the Judge says and the sentence has been given. We are guilty of sin and the penalty is death, separated from God and if we die in that condition, we will be separated from Him for eternity! But we don’t have to be because God has provided everything we need to be saved, to be forgiven of our sin that separates us from Him. He put on flesh, walked this earth for 33 years, lived among us, was tempted in every way we are, and he never gave in to any temptation. Instead, he willingly gave his life as a sacrifice for our sin on a cross and he has satisfied the payment that was required for you and me to make it into heaven! Paul says if we belong to Jesus, then there is no more condemnation. Our penalty has been paid and we are set free. The guilty sentence has been changed and overturned to Not Guilty!","content_html":"Guilty! That’s what the Judge says and the sentence has been given. We are guilty of sin and the penalty is death, separated from God and if we die in that condition, we will be separated from Him for eternity! But we don’t have to be because God has provided everything we need to be saved, to be forgiven of our sin that separates us from Him. He put on flesh, walked this earth for 33 years, lived among us, was tempted in every way we are, and he never gave in to any temptation. Instead, he willingly gave his life as a sacrifice for our sin on a cross and he has satisfied the payment that was required for you and me to make it into heaven! Paul says if we belong to Jesus, then there is no more condemnation. Our penalty has been paid and we are set free. The guilty sentence has been changed and overturned to Not Guilty!
","summary":"Because of sin we are guilty...because of Jesus, we are not guilty!","date_published":"2023-07-31T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6bb9604a-e2f3-4b5b-a064-254d3f626fb9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39135128,"duration_in_seconds":2445}]},{"id":"bb48b973-d9e9-4828-87fc-cc18ae33fb44","title":"Episode 285: Romans 7 Part 2 The Stench of Sin","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/285","content_text":"There is a major struggle going on in our minds, even if we follow Jesus. We want to do what is right but we continue to do what is wrong. Paul says he even struggles with the power of sin and he says, “Who will deliver me from this body of death?” The Romans had a way of punishing a person who committed a crime and caused someone to die. They strapped the dead person to the body of the one who committed the crime. The stench of death would be everywhere they went and they could not escape what they had done. Paul says this is what sin is, it’s nasty, it’s horrid, and the only way we can be set free from the bondage of sin is Jesus!","content_html":"There is a major struggle going on in our minds, even if we follow Jesus. We want to do what is right but we continue to do what is wrong. Paul says he even struggles with the power of sin and he says, “Who will deliver me from this body of death?” The Romans had a way of punishing a person who committed a crime and caused someone to die. They strapped the dead person to the body of the one who committed the crime. The stench of death would be everywhere they went and they could not escape what they had done. Paul says this is what sin is, it’s nasty, it’s horrid, and the only way we can be set free from the bondage of sin is Jesus!
","summary":"Sin is nasty, horrid, and we can't mess around with it.","date_published":"2023-07-27T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bb48b973-d9e9-4828-87fc-cc18ae33fb44.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26006194,"duration_in_seconds":1625}]},{"id":"4878bc73-b39c-441b-b8e2-29d6ee670c9d","title":"Episode 284: Romans 7 Part 1 The Law, Sin, and Jesus","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/284","content_text":"When we speed down the road to fast, we get pulled over by a cop and they give us a ticket. Why? Because there is a law, it is right there in plain sight on a sign that says “Speed Limit 35”and we broke the law, therefore, we pay the consequences. We disagree with that law, we may be in a hurry and have a reason to drive faster than the law allows, but the law is there for a reason. God placed laws in the lives of the Jews way back in Genesis and they were given for a reason. The law showed them how God expects them to live so they can be holy like him. The problem is, they couldn’t do it! Not one person because of the power of sin. This is why Jesus, the only one who did keep the law of God perfectly, had to die and be our sacrifice. He set us free from the power of sin!","content_html":"When we speed down the road to fast, we get pulled over by a cop and they give us a ticket. Why? Because there is a law, it is right there in plain sight on a sign that says “Speed Limit 35”and we broke the law, therefore, we pay the consequences. We disagree with that law, we may be in a hurry and have a reason to drive faster than the law allows, but the law is there for a reason. God placed laws in the lives of the Jews way back in Genesis and they were given for a reason. The law showed them how God expects them to live so they can be holy like him. The problem is, they couldn’t do it! Not one person because of the power of sin. This is why Jesus, the only one who did keep the law of God perfectly, had to die and be our sacrifice. He set us free from the power of sin!
","summary":"There are laws for a reason. Paul said God's law revealed sin but it also revealed how the Jews were to live a holy life. Problem is...they couldn't do it which is why we all need a Savior!","date_published":"2023-07-24T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4878bc73-b39c-441b-b8e2-29d6ee670c9d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26318409,"duration_in_seconds":1644}]},{"id":"a08f63f4-9b4c-4313-b285-df3c55a1baae","title":"Episode 283: Romans 6 Part 2 Sin: Fun But Deadly","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/283","content_text":"Let's just admit it...sin is fun...at least for the most part. Gratifying our flesh feels great and we are quick to do so...unfortunately. But we don't have to and we strive not to! Paul says we are to not yield our bodies as instruments of sin but righteousness. We actually have a choice! Sin is born out of temptations that come from a desire within ourselves. We can stop it dead in its tracks but far too often we choose to carry the temptation out and sin. We use our body as an instrument to sin instead of righteousness. In fact, Paul says we are a slave to whichever we choose! So choose to do what is right! Choose Jesus!","content_html":"Let's just admit it...sin is fun...at least for the most part. Gratifying our flesh feels great and we are quick to do so...unfortunately. But we don't have to and we strive not to! Paul says we are to not yield our bodies as instruments of sin but righteousness. We actually have a choice! Sin is born out of temptations that come from a desire within ourselves. We can stop it dead in its tracks but far too often we choose to carry the temptation out and sin. We use our body as an instrument to sin instead of righteousness. In fact, Paul says we are a slave to whichever we choose! So choose to do what is right! Choose Jesus!
","summary":"Sin is fun but it is deadly. It separates us from God!","date_published":"2023-07-20T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a08f63f4-9b4c-4313-b285-df3c55a1baae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29851418,"duration_in_seconds":1865}]},{"id":"2ed896a7-7361-44d5-9cf4-1f919aa78935","title":"Episode 282: Romans 6 Part 1 You Have Died to Sin…So Quit!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/282","content_text":"Paul has been telling the Jews at the church at Rome they are not to judge anyone because they too, are sinners. They have no place to condemn anyone because of their own sinfulness and just being a Jew will not make them right with God. They had this thought that their sin brought glory to God and Paul is trying to show them otherwise. He then uses the father of the Jews, Abraham, as an example for them to follow. In chapter 6, Paul tells them straight, “You have died to sin and you are no longer a slave to sin…so quit doing it!” To show them that they have died to sin, he discusses baptism and how they are new creation in Christ and they should live like it. We should take heed to what Paul tells them!","content_html":"Paul has been telling the Jews at the church at Rome they are not to judge anyone because they too, are sinners. They have no place to condemn anyone because of their own sinfulness and just being a Jew will not make them right with God. They had this thought that their sin brought glory to God and Paul is trying to show them otherwise. He then uses the father of the Jews, Abraham, as an example for them to follow. In chapter 6, Paul tells them straight, “You have died to sin and you are no longer a slave to sin…so quit doing it!” To show them that they have died to sin, he discusses baptism and how they are new creation in Christ and they should live like it. We should take heed to what Paul tells them!
","summary":"To show them that they have died to sin, Paul discusses baptism and how they are new creation in Christ and they should live like it. ","date_published":"2023-07-16T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/2ed896a7-7361-44d5-9cf4-1f919aa78935.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30302814,"duration_in_seconds":1893}]},{"id":"0f6b40c1-4300-452c-bbba-0baef28aebdf","title":"Episode 281: Romans 5 Part 3 But Even Greater…","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/281","content_text":"Because the sin of one man, Adam, we are still reaping the consequences to this day. People are dying every day, a separation occurs. Our loved ones leave us and pass on into eternity and it brings sorrow because we miss them. But even greater than this, Jesus, the second Adam, has brought hope, he has brought salvation by dying himself and conquering the power and grip of death. Because of Adam’s sin, we were born into sin and are all sinners but Paul makes it clear that through the second Adam, Jesus, and his sacrifice, our sins are forgiven and our relationship with the Father is restored. Every person, no matter what they have done, no matter what sin they commit, can have partake of this gift by putting their faith in Jesus!","content_html":"Because the sin of one man, Adam, we are still reaping the consequences to this day. People are dying every day, a separation occurs. Our loved ones leave us and pass on into eternity and it brings sorrow because we miss them. But even greater than this, Jesus, the second Adam, has brought hope, he has brought salvation by dying himself and conquering the power and grip of death. Because of Adam’s sin, we were born into sin and are all sinners but Paul makes it clear that through the second Adam, Jesus, and his sacrifice, our sins are forgiven and our relationship with the Father is restored. Every person, no matter what they have done, no matter what sin they commit, can have partake of this gift by putting their faith in Jesus!
","summary":"Because of Adam, sin entered. Because of Jesus, forgiveness came.","date_published":"2023-07-13T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/0f6b40c1-4300-452c-bbba-0baef28aebdf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24907797,"duration_in_seconds":1556}]},{"id":"ecc4b719-29a0-4846-9182-5f317be30d7a","title":"Episode 280: Romans 5 Part 2 Friends Again with God","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/280","content_text":"What a powerful chapter! What a powerful letter Paul has written to the church at Rome and God has blessed us with preserving the words he penned! In this podcast we learn that Jesus has made us friends again with God, that he has reconciled our relationship with the Father by shedding his blood for us, not because we are so good, not because we deserve it, not because we have our lives in order, no, but while we were enemies, while we were sinners! God has given us everything we need for salvation in his Son, Jesus! All we have to do is put our faith and trust in Jesus and we get to enjoy the blessings of heaven! We blew it in the Garden of Eden but God restored our relationship through Jesus and because of his sacrifice, we are made friends again with God! Hallelujah!!!","content_html":"What a powerful chapter! What a powerful letter Paul has written to the church at Rome and God has blessed us with preserving the words he penned! In this podcast we learn that Jesus has made us friends again with God, that he has reconciled our relationship with the Father by shedding his blood for us, not because we are so good, not because we deserve it, not because we have our lives in order, no, but while we were enemies, while we were sinners! God has given us everything we need for salvation in his Son, Jesus! All we have to do is put our faith and trust in Jesus and we get to enjoy the blessings of heaven! We blew it in the Garden of Eden but God restored our relationship through Jesus and because of his sacrifice, we are made friends again with God! Hallelujah!!!
","summary":"Jesus has reconciled our relationship with the Father by shedding his blood for us","date_published":"2023-07-10T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ecc4b719-29a0-4846-9182-5f317be30d7a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23621319,"duration_in_seconds":1476}]},{"id":"c36689b8-3d24-4df3-a087-967b61343fc5","title":"Episode 279: Romans 5 Part 1 How to Have Peace, Confidence, and Joy","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/279","content_text":"The first two verses of chapter 5 are so powerful and are life changing. If you are facing trials and storms in life, these two verses are for you! Paul tells us that through faith in Jesus, we have confidence and joy because we will share in God’s glory. We will be in the presence of God someday and will enjoy everything that heaven has to offer! This hope should bring peace, confidence, and joy and should help us endure the trials we face in this life. It’s an undeserved privilege that we get to enjoy because of what Jesus did for us on the cross, the sacrifice he made on our behalf, if, and only if, we put our faith in him.","content_html":"The first two verses of chapter 5 are so powerful and are life changing. If you are facing trials and storms in life, these two verses are for you! Paul tells us that through faith in Jesus, we have confidence and joy because we will share in God’s glory. We will be in the presence of God someday and will enjoy everything that heaven has to offer! This hope should bring peace, confidence, and joy and should help us endure the trials we face in this life. It’s an undeserved privilege that we get to enjoy because of what Jesus did for us on the cross, the sacrifice he made on our behalf, if, and only if, we put our faith in him.
","summary":"Paul tells us that through faith in Jesus, we have confidence and joy because we will share in God’s glory.","date_published":"2023-07-06T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c36689b8-3d24-4df3-a087-967b61343fc5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28762635,"duration_in_seconds":1797}]},{"id":"bf852740-49ae-4b0e-aa63-748ffbb01d1f","title":"Episode 278: Romans 4 Part 2 Have the Faith of Abraham","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/278","content_text":"God means business when it comes to sin but salvation is even greater! He allowed Jesus to die in our place, to pay our penalty for the price of sin and Paul says we have to put our faith in Jesus...nothing else! And he uses Abraham, the father of the Jews, as an example of faith. Abraham was given several promises from God and he waited 25 years for Isaac to be born and Paul says Abraham's faith never wavered! It was his faith that God counted Abraham as righteous. ","content_html":"God means business when it comes to sin but salvation is even greater! He allowed Jesus to die in our place, to pay our penalty for the price of sin and Paul says we have to put our faith in Jesus...nothing else! And he uses Abraham, the father of the Jews, as an example of faith. Abraham was given several promises from God and he waited 25 years for Isaac to be born and Paul says Abraham's faith never wavered! It was his faith that God counted Abraham as righteous.
","summary":"Paul says if we have faith like Abraham's faith, then God counts us righteous!","date_published":"2023-07-03T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bf852740-49ae-4b0e-aa63-748ffbb01d1f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26838769,"duration_in_seconds":1677}]},{"id":"7badf821-1b5a-4e57-b62e-cb5394f91369","title":"Episode 277: Romans 4 Part 1 Faith, Not Works, Saves You","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/277","content_text":"Paul is having a great discussion with the Jews at the church at Rome and he is trying to convince them that, just because they are Jews, that doesn't mean they are right with God. The covenant Goid made with Abraham will not save them nor will the law. The only way they can have a right relationship with God is through faith in Christ. Paul gives an example using Abraham, the father of the Jews, to show them the Abraham was not justified by works but by his faith in God! With works, salvation would be earned like a wage, but salvation is a gift of God that only comes through Jesus Christ.","content_html":"Paul is having a great discussion with the Jews at the church at Rome and he is trying to convince them that, just because they are Jews, that doesn't mean they are right with God. The covenant Goid made with Abraham will not save them nor will the law. The only way they can have a right relationship with God is through faith in Christ. Paul gives an example using Abraham, the father of the Jews, to show them the Abraham was not justified by works but by his faith in God! With works, salvation would be earned like a wage, but salvation is a gift of God that only comes through Jesus Christ.
","summary":"Paul uses Abraham to show the Jews that salvation is through faith in Jesus, not their own works.","date_published":"2023-06-29T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7badf821-1b5a-4e57-b62e-cb5394f91369.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18076254,"duration_in_seconds":1129}]},{"id":"5cc3d89d-300d-4a0f-a95e-99c49ae92aa8","title":"Episode 276: Romans 3 Part 2 No Need to Return the Favor","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/276","content_text":"One thing we do not like very much is people doing things for us, especially us men. We have a hard time admitting we even have a need and to watch someone just do something for us for no reason at all, it just gets all over us! And then we think we have to return the favor. Paul tells the Jews in his letter to the church at Rome that they can work until they drop but those works will never save them because the law cannot save. Salvation comes through Jesus and he has done everything we need for salvation. All we have to do is put our faith and trust in him! It doesn't matter what we do, we can never repay, or return the favor, for what Jesus has done for us. We just need to have faith in him and trust him!","content_html":"One thing we do not like very much is people doing things for us, especially us men. We have a hard time admitting we even have a need and to watch someone just do something for us for no reason at all, it just gets all over us! And then we think we have to return the favor. Paul tells the Jews in his letter to the church at Rome that they can work until they drop but those works will never save them because the law cannot save. Salvation comes through Jesus and he has done everything we need for salvation. All we have to do is put our faith and trust in him! It doesn't matter what we do, we can never repay, or return the favor, for what Jesus has done for us. We just need to have faith in him and trust him!
","summary":"Jesus has done everything for us when it comes to salvation. We just need to have faith in him!","date_published":"2023-06-25T21:30:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5cc3d89d-300d-4a0f-a95e-99c49ae92aa8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30692352,"duration_in_seconds":1918}]},{"id":"7d455154-498b-4557-a42d-6970608aa4e6","title":"Episode 275: Romans 3 Part 1 A Law Abiding Citizen Is Not Enough!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/275","content_text":"Paul is having a long discussion with some Jews in his letter to the church at Rome who think, just because they are Jews, they are in good standing with God. They have the covenant with Abraham, they have the law given through Moses, and they are God's chosen people! Paul even tells them there some advantages to being a Jew but being a Jew will not save them. Paul tells them plainly that the law was given to reveal sin, it shows the entire world is guilty, and that we have no excuse for not turning to God.","content_html":"Paul is having a long discussion with some Jews in his letter to the church at Rome who think, just because they are Jews, they are in good standing with God. They have the covenant with Abraham, they have the law given through Moses, and they are God's chosen people! Paul even tells them there some advantages to being a Jew but being a Jew will not save them. Paul tells them plainly that the law was given to reveal sin, it shows the entire world is guilty, and that we have no excuse for not turning to God.
","summary":"Simply being a Jew won't get you into heaven...","date_published":"2023-06-22T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7d455154-498b-4557-a42d-6970608aa4e6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20741998,"duration_in_seconds":1296}]},{"id":"240d9c59-4dfa-40b5-93c5-a8ee7d7f7aa5","title":"Episode 274: Romans 2 Part 2 The Proof Is in the Heart Not the Pudding","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/274","content_text":"Paul tells the Jews in Rome they are not in good standing with God just because they were born into a Jewish family and have cut their skin on their private part because of some covenant God made with Abraham. He tells them they may know the law well but if they don’t practice it, then it’s not doing them any good. In fact, Paul says the way to know if we are in good standing with God and have a relationship with Him is a changed heart! A changed heart can only come from God’s Holy Spirit! How do I know if I have a changed heart? Paul tells us: If we seek praise from people, then we don’t have a changed heart but if we seek praise from God, our hearts are changed…","content_html":"Paul tells the Jews in Rome they are not in good standing with God just because they were born into a Jewish family and have cut their skin on their private part because of some covenant God made with Abraham. He tells them they may know the law well but if they don’t practice it, then it’s not doing them any good. In fact, Paul says the way to know if we are in good standing with God and have a relationship with Him is a changed heart! A changed heart can only come from God’s Holy Spirit! How do I know if I have a changed heart? Paul tells us: If we seek praise from people, then we don’t have a changed heart but if we seek praise from God, our hearts are changed…
","summary":"A changed heart can only come from God’s Holy Spirit! ","date_published":"2023-06-18T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/240d9c59-4dfa-40b5-93c5-a8ee7d7f7aa5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23215480,"duration_in_seconds":1450}]},{"id":"1754ec7b-789b-4992-9a60-e5131a9b086c","title":"Episode 273: Romans 2 Part 1 Not So Fast Christians!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/273","content_text":"Christians run to Romans 1 as fast as they can to condemn what is going on in our society today because it’s easy pickings. We want to condemn the behavior that is being paraded around and being thrown in our faces, but as sick and sinful as it is, you may want to read Romans 2 before you start body slamming people over how they live. Paul starts out chapter 2 by telling the church at Rome, “You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse!” The old saying is still true, “I may have a finger pointing at you, but there are three pointing back at me!” ","content_html":"Christians run to Romans 1 as fast as they can to condemn what is going on in our society today because it’s easy pickings. We want to condemn the behavior that is being paraded around and being thrown in our faces, but as sick and sinful as it is, you may want to read Romans 2 before you start body slamming people over how they live. Paul starts out chapter 2 by telling the church at Rome, “You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse!” The old saying is still true, “I may have a finger pointing at you, but there are three pointing back at me!”
","summary":"You may want read Romans 2 before pouncing with Romans 1...","date_published":"2023-06-15T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1754ec7b-789b-4992-9a60-e5131a9b086c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30078370,"duration_in_seconds":1879}]},{"id":"1b8ec141-87a3-4186-a5de-30cab5f09b06","title":"Episode 272: Romans 1 Part 4 Has God Abandoned the United States?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/272","content_text":"Paul tells us what it looks like when God has abandoned His people. He lets them do whatever their hearts desire and it’s not a pretty sight to see! We can look back in history and learn from their mistakes and see how they paid the price because of their sinful choices. Israel is a great example and so is Rome, which is whom Paul is writing this letter to. Israel was God’s chosen people in the Old Testament and yet they became so wicked and sinful, God abandoned them and after they wouldn’t listen to the warnings of the prophets, God allowed their enemy to come in and destroy the holy Temple and wipe Jerusalem off the face of the earth! Rome collapsed from the inside out because they were sinful and lived the way the wanted to live. They couldn’t give a rip about God and what He wanted. Has God abandoned the United States?","content_html":"Paul tells us what it looks like when God has abandoned His people. He lets them do whatever their hearts desire and it’s not a pretty sight to see! We can look back in history and learn from their mistakes and see how they paid the price because of their sinful choices. Israel is a great example and so is Rome, which is whom Paul is writing this letter to. Israel was God’s chosen people in the Old Testament and yet they became so wicked and sinful, God abandoned them and after they wouldn’t listen to the warnings of the prophets, God allowed their enemy to come in and destroy the holy Temple and wipe Jerusalem off the face of the earth! Rome collapsed from the inside out because they were sinful and lived the way the wanted to live. They couldn’t give a rip about God and what He wanted. Has God abandoned the United States?
","summary":"Paul tells us what it looks like when God has abandoned His people and it's not good...","date_published":"2023-06-11T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1b8ec141-87a3-4186-a5de-30cab5f09b06.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21589201,"duration_in_seconds":1349}]},{"id":"efffc040-3547-45ac-ad22-d984523c4f90","title":"Episode 271: Romans 1 Part 3 We Have No Excuse...Not One!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/271","content_text":"Paul makes it clear that we have no excuse to deny God. The reason people do deny God exists is because of their own sin, their wickedness. If people admit God created the earth and the heavens, then they would be held accountable for their choices, they would have to deal with the consequences, so it's easier for people to say God does not exist. Therefore, they don't have to worry about any consequences to their choices and they can live any way they please. Instead of worshipping the Creator, they have chosen to worship creation.","content_html":"Paul makes it clear that we have no excuse to deny God. The reason people do deny God exists is because of their own sin, their wickedness. If people admit God created the earth and the heavens, then they would be held accountable for their choices, they would have to deal with the consequences, so it's easier for people to say God does not exist. Therefore, they don't have to worry about any consequences to their choices and they can live any way they please. Instead of worshipping the Creator, they have chosen to worship creation.
","summary":"We don't have any excuse to not believe in God!","date_published":"2023-06-08T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/efffc040-3547-45ac-ad22-d984523c4f90.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31583441,"duration_in_seconds":1973}]},{"id":"b57161ea-403c-436a-ac80-166e39d36046","title":"Episode 270: Romans 1 Part 2 We Need Encouragement!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/270","content_text":"Before laying the hammer down in chapter 1, Paul edifies the church in his letter and brags on there faith and how the news of their faith is spreading all around the world! He then gives three reasons why he wants to visit the church in Rome as soon as he can: 1) to encourage them by imparting a spiritual gift to each one of them; 2: To be encouraged by the church itself, and if you have spent any tiome in ministry you know exactly what he means; 3) He wants to produce fruit in Rome by sharing the gospel among the people there. ","content_html":"Before laying the hammer down in chapter 1, Paul edifies the church in his letter and brags on there faith and how the news of their faith is spreading all around the world! He then gives three reasons why he wants to visit the church in Rome as soon as he can: 1) to encourage them by imparting a spiritual gift to each one of them; 2: To be encouraged by the church itself, and if you have spent any tiome in ministry you know exactly what he means; 3) He wants to produce fruit in Rome by sharing the gospel among the people there.
","summary":"Paul has the reasons he wants to visit with the church in Rome and one of the main reasons is that he wants to encourage them and to be encouraged by them!","date_published":"2023-06-05T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b57161ea-403c-436a-ac80-166e39d36046.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32321139,"duration_in_seconds":2020}]},{"id":"7d1df2b7-82f9-4f6c-bdb2-2925929a89ad","title":"Episode 269: Romans 1 Part 1 Does My Life Bring Glory to God?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/269","content_text":"In the very beginning, after Paul tells his readers that he is the author of the letter to the church in Rome, he establishes his authority as an apostle, he lets us know where his authority comes from and he immediately shifts the focus to Jesus. After giving his readers a short run down as to what Jesus did and what the good news is all about, Paul tells the Gentiles at the church in Rome that they have been called by God and do belong to Him because they heard the message of the gospel and were obedient which brings glory to God. Our lives as God’s chosen people, are to bring Him glory and we should strive to be holy as God is holy. ","content_html":"In the very beginning, after Paul tells his readers that he is the author of the letter to the church in Rome, he establishes his authority as an apostle, he lets us know where his authority comes from and he immediately shifts the focus to Jesus. After giving his readers a short run down as to what Jesus did and what the good news is all about, Paul tells the Gentiles at the church in Rome that they have been called by God and do belong to Him because they heard the message of the gospel and were obedient which brings glory to God. Our lives as God’s chosen people, are to bring Him glory and we should strive to be holy as God is holy.
","summary":"Paul's theme in romans is righteousness. Can people tell we follow Jesus by the way we live?","date_published":"2023-05-31T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7d1df2b7-82f9-4f6c-bdb2-2925929a89ad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32839827,"duration_in_seconds":2052}]},{"id":"a52fe11c-61a0-4768-b9cc-89b38a496184","title":"Episode 268: Introduction to Romans","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/268","content_text":"We are going to start the book of Romans so in this podcast I give a brief summary using material from Chuck Swindoll of Insight For Living Ministries, GotQuestions dot org, and a professor from Rochester by the name of Professor Henry F Burton from his work entitled, \"Rome in Paul's Day.\"","content_html":"We are going to start the book of Romans so in this podcast I give a brief summary using material from Chuck Swindoll of Insight For Living Ministries, GotQuestions dot org, and a professor from Rochester by the name of Professor Henry F Burton from his work entitled, "Rome in Paul's Day."
","summary":"An Introduction to the Book of Romans","date_published":"2023-05-29T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a52fe11c-61a0-4768-b9cc-89b38a496184.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22111232,"duration_in_seconds":1381}]},{"id":"91b76f94-ed0c-48fc-83f7-b522297a9c74","title":"Episode 267: Matthew 28 Part 2 Go, Make Disciples...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/267","content_text":"As Jesus gathers with his disciples on the Mount of Olives in Galilee, he gives them one last charge before he ascends into heaven. He let’s them know that he has all authority in heaven and on earth, and because he does, they should go make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. After they make those disciples, they should teach them to obey his commandments and as they go make these disciples, Jesus promises them that he will be with them and will they ever need that promise! They will be persecuted in the days to come and he won’t physically be there for them. They will have to trust in his promises and his word. And if you think about it…so should we!","content_html":"As Jesus gathers with his disciples on the Mount of Olives in Galilee, he gives them one last charge before he ascends into heaven. He let’s them know that he has all authority in heaven and on earth, and because he does, they should go make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. After they make those disciples, they should teach them to obey his commandments and as they go make these disciples, Jesus promises them that he will be with them and will they ever need that promise! They will be persecuted in the days to come and he won’t physically be there for them. They will have to trust in his promises and his word. And if you think about it…so should we!
","summary":"Jesus commissions his disciples.","date_published":"2023-05-25T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/91b76f94-ed0c-48fc-83f7-b522297a9c74.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37655970,"duration_in_seconds":2353}]},{"id":"5b52be23-2c46-4830-84be-e1cc00359ebc","title":"Episode 266: Matthew 28 Part 1 Uh Oh...He’s Alive!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/266","content_text":"The religious leaders, the chief priest, as well as some leading priests think they have silenced Jesus. They have seen him beaten beyond recognition, struggle to make it to the crucifixion, saw him nailed to the cross and put on public display with a sign that read, “This is the King of the Jews.” They saw him struggle to breath for six hours until he cried out in a loud voice and died. They know Joseph of Arimathea put him in a tomb so they had it sealed so Jesus’ disciples couldn’t steal the body. To their surprise, on the third day, an angel from heaven shows up, rolls the stone away, and announces to the women that came to visit the grave that Jesus is alive and that he is waiting for them in Galilee!","content_html":"The religious leaders, the chief priest, as well as some leading priests think they have silenced Jesus. They have seen him beaten beyond recognition, struggle to make it to the crucifixion, saw him nailed to the cross and put on public display with a sign that read, “This is the King of the Jews.” They saw him struggle to breath for six hours until he cried out in a loud voice and died. They know Joseph of Arimathea put him in a tomb so they had it sealed so Jesus’ disciples couldn’t steal the body. To their surprise, on the third day, an angel from heaven shows up, rolls the stone away, and announces to the women that came to visit the grave that Jesus is alive and that he is waiting for them in Galilee!
","summary":"Jesus ain't dead no more!","date_published":"2023-05-22T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5b52be23-2c46-4830-84be-e1cc00359ebc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33992558,"duration_in_seconds":2124}]},{"id":"65e510c6-4b00-4d40-8324-531bf96f229e","title":"Episode 265: Matthew 27 Part 2 The Tomb Was Sealed…","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/265","content_text":"The religious leaders have gotten there way. Jesus has been handed over to the Roman authorities, beaten beyond recognition, led to Golgotha, and is crucified on a cross. Can you imagine the hundreds, maybe thousands, who came by to see the one who claimed to be the Messiah and to see what was going to happen to him as he hung on the cross. They never realized he was doing that for them…and us! Many simply thought he was a stranger who was a blasphemer and could do cool magic tricks. They had a misconception about the Messiah and his mission so they rejected the very one who came from heaven and put on flesh! Jesus was dead and Joseph of Arimathea came and took his body down from the cross and placed him in his own tomb. In the words of Roxette, It’s over now…so they thought!","content_html":"The religious leaders have gotten there way. Jesus has been handed over to the Roman authorities, beaten beyond recognition, led to Golgotha, and is crucified on a cross. Can you imagine the hundreds, maybe thousands, who came by to see the one who claimed to be the Messiah and to see what was going to happen to him as he hung on the cross. They never realized he was doing that for them…and us! Many simply thought he was a stranger who was a blasphemer and could do cool magic tricks. They had a misconception about the Messiah and his mission so they rejected the very one who came from heaven and put on flesh! Jesus was dead and Joseph of Arimathea came and took his body down from the cross and placed him in his own tomb. In the words of Roxette, It’s over now…so they thought!
","summary":"They finally got rid of Jesus...so they thought!","date_published":"2023-05-18T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/65e510c6-4b00-4d40-8324-531bf96f229e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26899791,"duration_in_seconds":1681}]},{"id":"1fc5c33c-be4e-496d-bde4-c6c7e75a30d6","title":"Episode 264: Matthew 27 Part 1 Did Judas Repent?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/264","content_text":"Judas has betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. He gave him a kiss to signal the militia to arrest him. Jesus was delivered to the religious authorities and they made a mockery of him by spitting on him and slapping him around. After they came back for a second meeting the next morning, Judas learned they had decided to put Jesus to death and he had great remorse. He even tried giving their money back but they refused to take it so he threw it on the floor of the Temple and goes off to end his life. Was this way of repenting? If it was, they didn’t care for they had gotten what they wanted and didn’t give a rip about Judas and his remorse. If you or anyone you know is contemplating suicide, please get help by contacting the Suicide hotline by texting or dialing 988.","content_html":"Judas has betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. He gave him a kiss to signal the militia to arrest him. Jesus was delivered to the religious authorities and they made a mockery of him by spitting on him and slapping him around. After they came back for a second meeting the next morning, Judas learned they had decided to put Jesus to death and he had great remorse. He even tried giving their money back but they refused to take it so he threw it on the floor of the Temple and goes off to end his life. Was this way of repenting? If it was, they didn’t care for they had gotten what they wanted and didn’t give a rip about Judas and his remorse. If you or anyone you know is contemplating suicide, please get help by contacting the Suicide hotline by texting or dialing 988.
","summary":"Judas had a chance to repent but did he?","date_published":"2023-05-15T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1fc5c33c-be4e-496d-bde4-c6c7e75a30d6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34183565,"duration_in_seconds":2136}]},{"id":"2bebc463-33d4-4f77-8a32-7c4a87b0f131","title":"Episode 263: Matthew 26 Part 2 Jesus' Only Unanswered Prayer","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/263","content_text":"How many times have you prayed and got nothing but crickets? It seemed as if God was silent and you pray and you pray some more, only to give up because you think God doesn't care since He isn't answering...Did you know Jesus had unanswered prayers?!?! He sure did...in the Garden of Gethsemene. He told his disciples he was grieved to the point of death and then he went and prayed three times that God would come up with another way to get our sins forgiven. All Jesus got from God was crickets...Did he quit? No...He knew what God's plan was and he followed through with it bearing great pain and agony for you and me, so our sins can be forgiven and we could have a relationship with God!","content_html":"How many times have you prayed and got nothing but crickets? It seemed as if God was silent and you pray and you pray some more, only to give up because you think God doesn't care since He isn't answering...Did you know Jesus had unanswered prayers?!?! He sure did...in the Garden of Gethsemene. He told his disciples he was grieved to the point of death and then he went and prayed three times that God would come up with another way to get our sins forgiven. All Jesus got from God was crickets...Did he quit? No...He knew what God's plan was and he followed through with it bearing great pain and agony for you and me, so our sins can be forgiven and we could have a relationship with God!
","summary":"Jesus prayed and God didn't answer...or did He?!?!?!","date_published":"2023-05-11T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/2bebc463-33d4-4f77-8a32-7c4a87b0f131.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33268235,"duration_in_seconds":2079}]},{"id":"5253a5d4-d7f7-4b03-8c65-8fe0d4df1798","title":"Episode 262: Matthew 26 Part 1 Betrayed For Greed!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/262","content_text":"Judas was hand-picked by Jesus to be a part of the twelve. He has heard the teachings, he has seen the miracles, he has even performed them himself, yet he has met secretly with the religious leaders to betray Jesus. He was the treasurer for the group and he has been stealing money the whole time which tells us that Judas was greedy and he loved money. What better way to get paid big bucks than to sell out Jesus to the rich religious leaders in Jerusalem! And that is exactly what Judas does. For thirty pieces of silver, which he doesn't even keep, he sells Jesus to the religious leaders and from that moment on, he planned to commit premeditated murder.","content_html":"Judas was hand-picked by Jesus to be a part of the twelve. He has heard the teachings, he has seen the miracles, he has even performed them himself, yet he has met secretly with the religious leaders to betray Jesus. He was the treasurer for the group and he has been stealing money the whole time which tells us that Judas was greedy and he loved money. What better way to get paid big bucks than to sell out Jesus to the rich religious leaders in Jerusalem! And that is exactly what Judas does. For thirty pieces of silver, which he doesn't even keep, he sells Jesus to the religious leaders and from that moment on, he planned to commit premeditated murder.
","summary":"Judas betrays Jesus for thirty pieces of silver!","date_published":"2023-05-08T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5253a5d4-d7f7-4b03-8c65-8fe0d4df1798.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26778582,"duration_in_seconds":1673}]},{"id":"0e91d815-4372-41c6-8022-b1f07271bcc9","title":"Episode 261: Matthew 25 Part 2 Judgment Day: Sheep or A Goat?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/261","content_text":"Jesus tells one more story to help his disciples to try and understand his returning but then he shifts the focus to when he actually does return. He tells them what Judgment Day is going to be like and how he is going to separate the sheep from the goats. The sheep go to heaven and spend eternity with him but the goats are rejected from his presence for eternity! What’s the difference? The sheep did…the goats didn’t. The sheep worked for the Lord and grew his kingdom. The goats did their own thing and could care less because they didn’t have a relationship with Jesus. Which one are you?","content_html":"Jesus tells one more story to help his disciples to try and understand his returning but then he shifts the focus to when he actually does return. He tells them what Judgment Day is going to be like and how he is going to separate the sheep from the goats. The sheep go to heaven and spend eternity with him but the goats are rejected from his presence for eternity! What’s the difference? The sheep did…the goats didn’t. The sheep worked for the Lord and grew his kingdom. The goats did their own thing and could care less because they didn’t have a relationship with Jesus. Which one are you?
","summary":"Jesus gives us a glimpse of what the final judgment is going to be like.","date_published":"2023-05-05T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/0e91d815-4372-41c6-8022-b1f07271bcc9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35465446,"duration_in_seconds":2216}]},{"id":"09f31623-c18b-4758-8356-caa63728c787","title":"Episode 260: Matthew 25 Part 1 Be Prepared, Watch, Keep Working","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/260","content_text":"Jesus tells four stories to try and help his disciples understand his returning. In this podcast we talk about the first two but all four of them have a certain theme: \n\n\n We don’t know when Jesus will return,\n His return will take a long period of time,\n Keep watching,\n Keep waiting with anticipation, \n And keep working.\nIf we will keep these five things in mind, no matter when it happens or how it happens, we will safe and living with Jesus for eternity!\n","content_html":"Jesus tells four stories to try and help his disciples understand his returning. In this podcast we talk about the first two but all four of them have a certain theme:
\n\nJesus was leaving the Temple with his disciples when he tells them "This building you see will be completely destroyed and not one stone will be left on top of another." They were curious and wanted to know when this is going to take place so Jesus gives them some signs to look for. However, he ties these signs into his returning toward the end of Matthew 24 and we discuss these signs so that you will be prepared! Even so come quickly Lord Jesus!
","summary":"Jesus gives his disciples some signs to look for as the Temple will be destroyed in the coming days.","date_published":"2023-04-27T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f120dc87-1873-40a4-9302-43d4f2348226.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45459268,"duration_in_seconds":2841}]},{"id":"9d519cb0-4083-4fda-9177-20ec20ce6275","title":"Episode 258: Matthew 24 Part 1 When Will All of This Happen?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/258","content_text":"As Jesus was leaving the Temple with his disciples, they were in awe of the beautiful buildings there and Jesus throws out a comment that blew their minds, \"Do you see all of these buildings? They will all be demolished and not mine stone will be left on top of another!\" Later they come to him and ask when this is going to take place. Jesus could have said, \"In AD70 by the Roman government...\" but he didn't. He simply gave them some signs to watch for and when they saw the signs, they should be expecting this to happen. Jesus predicted this way before this when he was speaking to the woman at the well in Samaria, \"The time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.\"","content_html":"As Jesus was leaving the Temple with his disciples, they were in awe of the beautiful buildings there and Jesus throws out a comment that blew their minds, "Do you see all of these buildings? They will all be demolished and not mine stone will be left on top of another!" Later they come to him and ask when this is going to take place. Jesus could have said, "In AD70 by the Roman government..." but he didn't. He simply gave them some signs to watch for and when they saw the signs, they should be expecting this to happen. Jesus predicted this way before this when he was speaking to the woman at the well in Samaria, "The time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem."
","summary":"\"Do you see all of these buildings? They will all be demolished and not mine stone will be left on top of another!\" ","date_published":"2023-04-24T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/9d519cb0-4083-4fda-9177-20ec20ce6275.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33556627,"duration_in_seconds":2097}]},{"id":"f6ddb6e4-09b4-42e3-a70a-995ee8b1dedf","title":"Episode 257: Matthew 23 Part 2 Woe To You Hypocrites!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/257","content_text":"How many times have you heard something like, “I’m not going to that church because it’s full of hypocrites”? Many people do not even know what a hypocrite is (Male actors in Greek plays who wore masks and pretended to be women and play different parts). Jesus exposes the hypocrites for who they really are and it’s not a pretty sight to behold. He pronounces all these woes and exposes their hearts for all to see and hear. At the end of the “woes” Jesus gives one last heartful plea for the Jews, as well as the religious leaders, to repent and except him for who he is…their Messiah, the Savior of the world. Spoiler alert! They kill him in a few days by crucifixion, but he would get the last laugh as he was resurrected in three days! But this still had very little effect on them because they continue their persecution against the apostles and those who follow Jesus.","content_html":"How many times have you heard something like, “I’m not going to that church because it’s full of hypocrites”? Many people do not even know what a hypocrite is (Male actors in Greek plays who wore masks and pretended to be women and play different parts). Jesus exposes the hypocrites for who they really are and it’s not a pretty sight to behold. He pronounces all these woes and exposes their hearts for all to see and hear. At the end of the “woes” Jesus gives one last heartful plea for the Jews, as well as the religious leaders, to repent and except him for who he is…their Messiah, the Savior of the world. Spoiler alert! They kill him in a few days by crucifixion, but he would get the last laugh as he was resurrected in three days! But this still had very little effect on them because they continue their persecution against the apostles and those who follow Jesus.
","summary":"Jesus exposes the Pharisees for their hypocrisy to the crowd.","date_published":"2023-04-20T02:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f6ddb6e4-09b4-42e3-a70a-995ee8b1dedf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40296218,"duration_in_seconds":2518}]},{"id":"05e629b8-d628-48da-b3b4-c2130479c06b","title":"Episode 256: Matthew 23 Part 1 Jesus Mirrored God’s Heart","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/256","content_text":"For over three years Jesus has sparred with the religious leaders because they have tried to prove he was not the Messiah. They keep coming back for more after getting exposed to the people around them and Jesus continues to expose their true heart and motivation. They have finally been silenced after sending the “expert” in to question Jesus and Jesus turns the table on the Pharisees and religious leaders in Matthew 23. They have surrounded Jesus, along with a crowd, and Jesus begins to call them out for their hypocrisy and sin. It had to have been a shock for the crowd to hear him be so bold, especially standing in the midst of those who want him dead! The religious leaders were supposed to be the example of God and they were the total opposite. Jesus, who they rejected, was God in the flesh, and he mirrored the heart of God and gave us all an example to follow.","content_html":"For over three years Jesus has sparred with the religious leaders because they have tried to prove he was not the Messiah. They keep coming back for more after getting exposed to the people around them and Jesus continues to expose their true heart and motivation. They have finally been silenced after sending the “expert” in to question Jesus and Jesus turns the table on the Pharisees and religious leaders in Matthew 23. They have surrounded Jesus, along with a crowd, and Jesus begins to call them out for their hypocrisy and sin. It had to have been a shock for the crowd to hear him be so bold, especially standing in the midst of those who want him dead! The religious leaders were supposed to be the example of God and they were the total opposite. Jesus, who they rejected, was God in the flesh, and he mirrored the heart of God and gave us all an example to follow.
","summary":"Jesus modeled for us what God's heart is all about.","date_published":"2023-04-17T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/05e629b8-d628-48da-b3b4-c2130479c06b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27094978,"duration_in_seconds":1693}]},{"id":"96e5c7cf-6a55-4ba9-ac71-8be1c620bfad","title":"Episode 255: Matthew 22 Part 2 Man’s Wisdom Is Foolishness to God","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/255","content_text":"Throughout the rest of Matthew 22, the Pharisees and the Sadducees try to stump Jesus and prove to everyone that he is not the Messiah as he claims. They send in some disciples along with some of Herod’s men and they get shamed. The Sadducees ask about the resurrection when they don’t even believe there is a resurrection! Jesus made them look foolish in front of the crowds and they were astonished by his answer. Then the Pharisees bring an expert in religious law to Jesus thinking he was smarter than Jesus and he could get. The job done. Wrong! Jesus answers his question and then takes the answer one step further because he knew the Pharisees weren’t following that commandment! After this attempt, they finally learn their lesson that, no matter how much wisdom they think they have, it’s no match for God’s and from this point on, they don’t ask Jesus any more questions. When are we going to learn our lesson?","content_html":"Throughout the rest of Matthew 22, the Pharisees and the Sadducees try to stump Jesus and prove to everyone that he is not the Messiah as he claims. They send in some disciples along with some of Herod’s men and they get shamed. The Sadducees ask about the resurrection when they don’t even believe there is a resurrection! Jesus made them look foolish in front of the crowds and they were astonished by his answer. Then the Pharisees bring an expert in religious law to Jesus thinking he was smarter than Jesus and he could get. The job done. Wrong! Jesus answers his question and then takes the answer one step further because he knew the Pharisees weren’t following that commandment! After this attempt, they finally learn their lesson that, no matter how much wisdom they think they have, it’s no match for God’s and from this point on, they don’t ask Jesus any more questions. When are we going to learn our lesson?
","summary":"The Pharisees think they are going to try Jesus by bringing in an \"expert\" of the law. Spoiler alert: It didn't work!","date_published":"2023-04-13T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/96e5c7cf-6a55-4ba9-ac71-8be1c620bfad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32573587,"duration_in_seconds":2035}]},{"id":"b6962270-1179-45dc-b098-1260ce1e5534","title":"Episode 254: Matthew 22 Part 1 No Shirt, No Shoes...Bye!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/254","content_text":"Jesus is sparring with the religious leaders once again as he has entered Jerusalem and cleansed the Temple. This gives him an opportunity to tell them some parables pointing out their hypocrisy and in Matthew 22 he rips them by telling them a parable of a wedding feast. The king sends out invitations that keeps getting rejected and the people who were invited eventually kill the king’s servants. He sends in an army and destroys the place, then he sends more servants to invite anybody to the feast and one person shows up without the correct attire. It didn’t turn out well for him and neither will it for these religious leaders, if they don’t repent of their sins and accept Jesus!","content_html":"Jesus is sparring with the religious leaders once again as he has entered Jerusalem and cleansed the Temple. This gives him an opportunity to tell them some parables pointing out their hypocrisy and in Matthew 22 he rips them by telling them a parable of a wedding feast. The king sends out invitations that keeps getting rejected and the people who were invited eventually kill the king’s servants. He sends in an army and destroys the place, then he sends more servants to invite anybody to the feast and one person shows up without the correct attire. It didn’t turn out well for him and neither will it for these religious leaders, if they don’t repent of their sins and accept Jesus!
","summary":"A guest showed up at the king's wedding feast without the proper garment and was ousted!","date_published":"2023-04-10T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b6962270-1179-45dc-b098-1260ce1e5534.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32331170,"duration_in_seconds":2020}]},{"id":"d7a35122-b8a9-4223-82b7-a217dbf54b5e","title":"Episode 253: Matthew 21 Part 2 Why Did Jesus Curse the Fig Tree?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/253","content_text":"It’s day 2 of being in Jerusalem. As Jesus was coming into town he is hungry. Hungry people look for something to eat and that’s what Jesus did. He sees a fig tree and goes to get some figs off it but there aren’t any. Jesus knew there wouldn’t be any figs on that tree and instead of miraculously producing figs on the tree, he cursed it and it immediately withers! Why did he do this? Because he wanted to remind the disciples of his power over nature and he wanted to teach them a lesson on faith...something the religious leaders would not have at all as we see at the end of chapter 21. They were so mad at Jesus because of the stories he told them, they wanted to arrest him immediately!","content_html":"It’s day 2 of being in Jerusalem. As Jesus was coming into town he is hungry. Hungry people look for something to eat and that’s what Jesus did. He sees a fig tree and goes to get some figs off it but there aren’t any. Jesus knew there wouldn’t be any figs on that tree and instead of miraculously producing figs on the tree, he cursed it and it immediately withers! Why did he do this? Because he wanted to remind the disciples of his power over nature and he wanted to teach them a lesson on faith...something the religious leaders would not have at all as we see at the end of chapter 21. They were so mad at Jesus because of the stories he told them, they wanted to arrest him immediately!
","summary":"Jesus reminds his disciples that he has power over nature so he could teach them about faith.","date_published":"2023-04-06T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d7a35122-b8a9-4223-82b7-a217dbf54b5e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21522328,"duration_in_seconds":1345}]},{"id":"a7d2e277-9e8a-4fe1-a448-5edcc27f906b","title":"Episode 252: Matthew 21 Part 1 What Would You Do Different?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/252","content_text":"What would you do different if you knew you would be dead in less than a week? Would you change anything at all? Would you try and right your wrongs? Would you tell your friends and family how much you love them and what they mean to you more often? Would you go live life to the fullest and try to pull off as much as you can on your bucket list? Matthew 21 is the turning point for the disciples and the crowds, not Jesus. Jesus knew this time was coming; He has always known his purpose ever since he was a young boy. And even though he knows he is about to die a horrific, painful death, Jesus continues to do what he has been doing, meeting other peoples’ needs.","content_html":"What would you do different if you knew you would be dead in less than a week? Would you change anything at all? Would you try and right your wrongs? Would you tell your friends and family how much you love them and what they mean to you more often? Would you go live life to the fullest and try to pull off as much as you can on your bucket list? Matthew 21 is the turning point for the disciples and the crowds, not Jesus. Jesus knew this time was coming; He has always known his purpose ever since he was a young boy. And even though he knows he is about to die a horrific, painful death, Jesus continues to do what he has been doing, meeting other peoples’ needs.
","summary":"What would you do different if you knew you would be dead in less than a week? ","date_published":"2023-04-03T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a7d2e277-9e8a-4fe1-a448-5edcc27f906b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32255102,"duration_in_seconds":2015}]},{"id":"16e86445-d70c-4227-adef-95d2c14eba68","title":"Episode 251: Matthew 20 Part 2 A Dose of Humility","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/251","content_text":"Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem to die. He has explained to his disciples this day was coming. He is about a week away from the cross and shocking the known world at that time, As he is making his way to Jerusalem, he goes into more detail about what is going to transpire when he gets to Jerusalem. You would think the disciples would be upset and asking about it but no, two of them get their mommy involved and want power and honor, but Jesus gives them a dose of humility. As he is leaving Jericho, two blind men cry out to him and he gives them his full attention. They ask him to heal him and, of course, Jesus did and they followed him. I don't they are going to be excited about what t hey can now see!","content_html":"Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem to die. He has explained to his disciples this day was coming. He is about a week away from the cross and shocking the known world at that time, As he is making his way to Jerusalem, he goes into more detail about what is going to transpire when he gets to Jerusalem. You would think the disciples would be upset and asking about it but no, two of them get their mommy involved and want power and honor, but Jesus gives them a dose of humility. As he is leaving Jericho, two blind men cry out to him and he gives them his full attention. They ask him to heal him and, of course, Jesus did and they followed him. I don't they are going to be excited about what t hey can now see!
","summary":"Two disciples get a dose of humility while two blind men get to see!","date_published":"2023-03-31T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/16e86445-d70c-4227-adef-95d2c14eba68.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24297577,"duration_in_seconds":1518}]},{"id":"969d2ec9-b390-4c48-a612-a0097d77864f","title":"Episode 250: Matthew 20 Part 1 It's Not Fair?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/250","content_text":"Peter asked Jesus a question after the rich young man had walked away and Jesus said it would be hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. He said, “We gave up everything. What will we get?” After answering Peter’s question, Jesus then gives a parable about an owner of a vineyard who continues to walk through town and hiring people to work at all times of the day. At the end of the day, those who were hired in the last hour got paid the same wage as those who started work in the early morning hours. Although it doesn’t seem fair to our human way of thinking, anybody that accepts the invitation from the owner of the vineyard gets paid the same…we get to enjoy spending eternity in heaven with God!","content_html":"Peter asked Jesus a question after the rich young man had walked away and Jesus said it would be hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. He said, “We gave up everything. What will we get?” After answering Peter’s question, Jesus then gives a parable about an owner of a vineyard who continues to walk through town and hiring people to work at all times of the day. At the end of the day, those who were hired in the last hour got paid the same wage as those who started work in the early morning hours. Although it doesn’t seem fair to our human way of thinking, anybody that accepts the invitation from the owner of the vineyard gets paid the same…we get to enjoy spending eternity in heaven with God!
","summary":"Whether the worker started early in the morning or late in the evening, they got paid the same.","date_published":"2023-03-27T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/969d2ec9-b390-4c48-a612-a0097d77864f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37663076,"duration_in_seconds":2353}]},{"id":"51a7e8f7-d6e9-486b-a5e3-16a8aeee43df","title":"Episode 249: Matthew 19 Part 2 Right Person, Right Question, Wrong Response","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/249","content_text":"A man came to Jesus and asked, “What good deed do I have to do to inherit eternal life” He came to the right person and asked the right question. But when he got the answer to his question, he gave the wrong response! He was all excited because he thought he was in for sure but Jesus knew the man’s heart and how he loved his stuff so he tells the young man to go and sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor. He walked away sad but what is sad is he walked away without committing to the only one who could save him! Don’t make the same mistake! God wants our hearts and He will not take a backseat to anything or anybody! We are either all in or we aren’t in at all!","content_html":"A man came to Jesus and asked, “What good deed do I have to do to inherit eternal life” He came to the right person and asked the right question. But when he got the answer to his question, he gave the wrong response! He was all excited because he thought he was in for sure but Jesus knew the man’s heart and how he loved his stuff so he tells the young man to go and sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor. He walked away sad but what is sad is he walked away without committing to the only one who could save him! Don’t make the same mistake! God wants our hearts and He will not take a backseat to anything or anybody! We are either all in or we aren’t in at all!
","summary":"A rich young man came top Jesus to ask what good deed he could do to have eternal life. He didn't get the answer he was looking for!","date_published":"2023-03-23T18:45:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/51a7e8f7-d6e9-486b-a5e3-16a8aeee43df.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33103559,"duration_in_seconds":2068}]},{"id":"4b4c81ad-1b9b-42f7-871c-0b3cde68e15e","title":"Episode 248: Matthew 19 Part 1 Divorce and Remarriage: A Heart Issue","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/248","content_text":"Matthew 19 is a passage many people turn to because of the divorce issue that is brought up by the Pharisees. They are, once again, trying to trap Jesus, and their plan is to use the law of Moses, who was the authority of their religion, against Jesus. If Jesus didn’t answer correctly, then they have trapped him! But they didn’t get the answer they were hoping for. Jesus explains to them what God’s heart is about marriage but since the Pharisees weren’t after God’s heart, they didn’t want to hear it. They wanted justification to their selfish hearts’ desires which was more than likely, divorcing and remarrying the greener grass in their neighbor’s yard. They were looking for a way around the law; they didn’t want to be accused of adultery which is the seventh commandment of the ten commandments that they hang their hats on! Jesus lowers the boom when he tells them they have committed adultery if they divorce and remarry for any other reason than infidelity. And in doing so, Jesus exposes the real issue, their hearts. ","content_html":"Matthew 19 is a passage many people turn to because of the divorce issue that is brought up by the Pharisees. They are, once again, trying to trap Jesus, and their plan is to use the law of Moses, who was the authority of their religion, against Jesus. If Jesus didn’t answer correctly, then they have trapped him! But they didn’t get the answer they were hoping for. Jesus explains to them what God’s heart is about marriage but since the Pharisees weren’t after God’s heart, they didn’t want to hear it. They wanted justification to their selfish hearts’ desires which was more than likely, divorcing and remarrying the greener grass in their neighbor’s yard. They were looking for a way around the law; they didn’t want to be accused of adultery which is the seventh commandment of the ten commandments that they hang their hats on! Jesus lowers the boom when he tells them they have committed adultery if they divorce and remarry for any other reason than infidelity. And in doing so, Jesus exposes the real issue, their hearts.
","summary":"The Pharisees try to trap Jesus with a question about divorce but he ends up exposing their hearts...","date_published":"2023-03-20T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4b4c81ad-1b9b-42f7-871c-0b3cde68e15e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37663076,"duration_in_seconds":2353}]},{"id":"a0171cd6-45f8-48df-86be-5623f457da9f","title":"Episode 247: Matthew 18 Part 3 Forgiveness: Not An Option!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/247","content_text":"Jesus has used a child to teach his disciples about humility and along with humility...forgiveness. when children play together, there can be a little bit of a skirmish but within seconds, they are right back to playing as if nothing ever happened. Jesus tells his disciples they must forgive others and Peter thinks he has a great handle on it when he asks, \"How many times do I have to forgive? Seven Times?\" Jesus lets him know immediately that he, as well as any follower of his, must forgive every time, all the time and he gives a story to emphasize his point. Let go of that grudge. Missing heaven isn't worth it!","content_html":"Jesus has used a child to teach his disciples about humility and along with humility...forgiveness. when children play together, there can be a little bit of a skirmish but within seconds, they are right back to playing as if nothing ever happened. Jesus tells his disciples they must forgive others and Peter thinks he has a great handle on it when he asks, "How many times do I have to forgive? Seven Times?" Jesus lets him know immediately that he, as well as any follower of his, must forgive every time, all the time and he gives a story to emphasize his point. Let go of that grudge. Missing heaven isn't worth it!
","summary":"Jesus tells a story to emphasize how important forgiveness is.","date_published":"2023-03-16T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a0171cd6-45f8-48df-86be-5623f457da9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25372150,"duration_in_seconds":1585}]},{"id":"42d78388-d371-4345-8794-6378809af9fb","title":"Episode 246: Matthew 18 Part 2 Do We Have A Guardian Angel?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/246","content_text":"Jesus is giving an answer to a questions the disciples asked him but they aren’t getting the answer they were expecting. Jesus takes a small child and uses this child as an illustration on how his followers should be. As he is speaking, he mentions something about angels in heaven watching over the little children. Do we have guardian angels? Listen to find out, but the answer may be in the parable that follows when Jesus talks about the one sheep that wanders away while the ninety-nine hang around while the shepherd goes off to find the one that went astray. Even the strongest follower of Jesus can be enticed by something outside the fold and wander off which is why he gives the model on how to deal with sin; how to deal with another believer who has sinned. Here’s a hint: Don’t ignore them! ","content_html":"Jesus is giving an answer to a questions the disciples asked him but they aren’t getting the answer they were expecting. Jesus takes a small child and uses this child as an illustration on how his followers should be. As he is speaking, he mentions something about angels in heaven watching over the little children. Do we have guardian angels? Listen to find out, but the answer may be in the parable that follows when Jesus talks about the one sheep that wanders away while the ninety-nine hang around while the shepherd goes off to find the one that went astray. Even the strongest follower of Jesus can be enticed by something outside the fold and wander off which is why he gives the model on how to deal with sin; how to deal with another believer who has sinned. Here’s a hint: Don’t ignore them!
","summary":"Jesus takes a small child and uses this child as an illustration on how his followers should be. ","date_published":"2023-03-13T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/42d78388-d371-4345-8794-6378809af9fb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26164182,"duration_in_seconds":1635}]},{"id":"4e6e5d5d-f788-40c9-b2dc-1a8272694e4e","title":"Episode 245: Matthew 18 Part 1 Competitive Egos and Humility","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/245","content_text":"Men have huge egos and are very competitive. It was no different with the disciples! They were men who came from all kinds of backgrounds and occupations. The three that had special privileges, Peter, James, and John were commercial fishermen who competed in the fishing business to make a living and we’ll see this play out as they follow Jesus. They want to know “Who is the greatest person in the kingdom of heaven,” but they don’t realize they are looking at him face to face! Peter had been given the keys to the kingdom and two chapters later, James and John will come to Jesus with their mom and she asks if her two sons can sit in the places of honor in his kingdom. Jesus calls a child over and says, “Boys…yall need to be like this child and learn some humility.” It’s a great lesson for us today!","content_html":"Men have huge egos and are very competitive. It was no different with the disciples! They were men who came from all kinds of backgrounds and occupations. The three that had special privileges, Peter, James, and John were commercial fishermen who competed in the fishing business to make a living and we’ll see this play out as they follow Jesus. They want to know “Who is the greatest person in the kingdom of heaven,” but they don’t realize they are looking at him face to face! Peter had been given the keys to the kingdom and two chapters later, James and John will come to Jesus with their mom and she asks if her two sons can sit in the places of honor in his kingdom. Jesus calls a child over and says, “Boys…yall need to be like this child and learn some humility.” It’s a great lesson for us today!
","summary":"Jesus says we need to learn some humility and I agree!","date_published":"2023-03-09T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4e6e5d5d-f788-40c9-b2dc-1a8272694e4e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34193178,"duration_in_seconds":2137}]},{"id":"b1f7ea78-8a35-4b47-8407-6f74bcd262f4","title":"Episode 244: Matthew 17 Part 2 Quit doubting! God Always Provides","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/244","content_text":"The disciples couldn’t cast a demon out of a kid and Jesus tells them it is because they don’t have enough faith but some versions read, “They had doubt.” Why would they have doubt? They have been walking with Jesus for a while now and have seen him work miracle after miracle yet they continue to doubt. At the end of chapter 17, the Temple tax needs to be paid and Jesus tells Peter to go catch a fish, open its mouth, and pull the coin from its mouth to pay the tax. Why would he do this? The disciples had money because Judas was the treasurer. Because Peter needed the reminder that Jesus is the Messiah and that he always comes through; that he always provides. We are like Peter…we constantly need reminding that Jesus is the Messiah and He will come through for us. Quit doubting!","content_html":"The disciples couldn’t cast a demon out of a kid and Jesus tells them it is because they don’t have enough faith but some versions read, “They had doubt.” Why would they have doubt? They have been walking with Jesus for a while now and have seen him work miracle after miracle yet they continue to doubt. At the end of chapter 17, the Temple tax needs to be paid and Jesus tells Peter to go catch a fish, open its mouth, and pull the coin from its mouth to pay the tax. Why would he do this? The disciples had money because Judas was the treasurer. Because Peter needed the reminder that Jesus is the Messiah and that he always comes through; that he always provides. We are like Peter…we constantly need reminding that Jesus is the Messiah and He will come through for us. Quit doubting!
","summary":"We constantly need reminding that Jesus is the Messiah and He will come through for us.","date_published":"2023-03-06T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b1f7ea78-8a35-4b47-8407-6f74bcd262f4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25584473,"duration_in_seconds":1599}]},{"id":"d244a56f-f00f-4e22-8b96-ff6e4274d5c4","title":"Episode 243: Matthew 17 Part 1 Dads, Give Your Kids Affirmation","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/243","content_text":"Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up on a mountain where they witness something amazing—the Transformation of Jesus. The word in the Greek means metamorphosis which is what we see when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. Jesus’ face shines as bright as the sun and his clothes are a brilliant white. Peter, bless his heart, tries to interrupt what was happening but God the Father overshadows the three disciples with a cloud and tells them, “This is My dearly loved Son who brings me great joy. Listen to him.” God the Father could have scolded Peter but He shows grace but in doing so, He gives affirmation to Jesus. Fathers, our children need our affirmation! They need to know, they need to hear from us, that we love them and they bring us great joy! Dads…go talk to your kids!","content_html":"Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up on a mountain where they witness something amazing—the Transformation of Jesus. The word in the Greek means metamorphosis which is what we see when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. Jesus’ face shines as bright as the sun and his clothes are a brilliant white. Peter, bless his heart, tries to interrupt what was happening but God the Father overshadows the three disciples with a cloud and tells them, “This is My dearly loved Son who brings me great joy. Listen to him.” God the Father could have scolded Peter but He shows grace but in doing so, He gives affirmation to Jesus. Fathers, our children need our affirmation! They need to know, they need to hear from us, that we love them and they bring us great joy! Dads…go talk to your kids!
","summary":"The Transformation of Jesus...","date_published":"2023-03-02T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d244a56f-f00f-4e22-8b96-ff6e4274d5c4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30882106,"duration_in_seconds":1930}]},{"id":"513ea26e-92c5-4174-ada5-8bb372e30b62","title":"Episode 242: Matthew 16 Part 2 Can A Person Be Demon Possessed?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/242","content_text":"Peter had just made that great proclamation, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God!” and yet, in the next breath Jesus is calling him Satan and telling him to get behind him! How did this happen? Why would Jesus say this? How could someone who has given their life to follow Jesus and has worked miracles themselves allow Satan to influence them? Can this happen to us today? Can people be demon possessed? Can a believer be demon possessed? Listen and hear my thoughts on these questions!","content_html":"Peter had just made that great proclamation, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God!” and yet, in the next breath Jesus is calling him Satan and telling him to get behind him! How did this happen? Why would Jesus say this? How could someone who has given their life to follow Jesus and has worked miracles themselves allow Satan to influence them? Can this happen to us today? Can people be demon possessed? Can a believer be demon possessed? Listen and hear my thoughts on these questions!
","summary":"Why did Jesus call Peter, Satan? ","date_published":"2023-02-27T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/513ea26e-92c5-4174-ada5-8bb372e30b62.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50509469,"duration_in_seconds":3156}]},{"id":"cd0e2163-8b95-4e90-8942-15a86407bdb6","title":"Episode 241: Matthew 16 Part 1 A Mic Drop Moment For Jesus","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/241","content_text":"Jesus is challenged by the Pharisees and Sadducees yet again and after a mic drop moment, he gets in the boat with his disciples and heads to Philippi. While there he warns them about the leaven of the pharisees and they mistake what Jesus is saying. They think he is scolding them because they forgot to bring the bread along on the trip. So Jesus takes this opportunity to give a survey to his disciples and he wants to know who people say he is and then he asks his disciples who they say he is. Peter gives an answer that is, in the words from an Ashford and Simpson song, solid as a rock! We can trust Jesus, the immovable stone!","content_html":"Jesus is challenged by the Pharisees and Sadducees yet again and after a mic drop moment, he gets in the boat with his disciples and heads to Philippi. While there he warns them about the leaven of the pharisees and they mistake what Jesus is saying. They think he is scolding them because they forgot to bring the bread along on the trip. So Jesus takes this opportunity to give a survey to his disciples and he wants to know who people say he is and then he asks his disciples who they say he is. Peter gives an answer that is, in the words from an Ashford and Simpson song, solid as a rock! We can trust Jesus, the immovable stone!
","summary":"Jesus is the Petra, the immovable stone.","date_published":"2023-02-23T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/cd0e2163-8b95-4e90-8942-15a86407bdb6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31337681,"duration_in_seconds":1958}]},{"id":"06292af5-0cb6-4fb7-b6cc-f31facc91bf4","title":"Episode 240: Matthew 15 Part 3 How Quickly We forget!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/240","content_text":"Something we don’t hear about to often is Jesus going into the region of Tyre and Sidon where it is heavily populated with Gentiles. Tyre and Sidon have an interesting history and two synagogues from the time Jesus was walking on the earth have been discovered there and one the best preserved Hippodromes is there to this day. Learn a lesson from the disciples here…Remember! Jesus had just fed a crowd of at least 5,000, but more like 10,000, with 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread. This crowd of Gentiles is with Jesus for 3 days and he wants to feed them and the disciples freak out because they don’t have enough food to do so. How quickly we forget what God has already done in our lives and we act like He can’t do it again. Reflect, remember, keep in memory the blessings of God and how He came through for you in the past and keep the faith…\n\nSee pictures of Magdala: (https://greekreporter.com/2022/10/26/ancient-magdala-unearthed-israel/)","content_html":"Something we don’t hear about to often is Jesus going into the region of Tyre and Sidon where it is heavily populated with Gentiles. Tyre and Sidon have an interesting history and two synagogues from the time Jesus was walking on the earth have been discovered there and one the best preserved Hippodromes is there to this day. Learn a lesson from the disciples here…Remember! Jesus had just fed a crowd of at least 5,000, but more like 10,000, with 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread. This crowd of Gentiles is with Jesus for 3 days and he wants to feed them and the disciples freak out because they don’t have enough food to do so. How quickly we forget what God has already done in our lives and we act like He can’t do it again. Reflect, remember, keep in memory the blessings of God and how He came through for you in the past and keep the faith…
\n\nSee pictures of Magdala: (https://greekreporter.com/2022/10/26/ancient-magdala-unearthed-israel/)
","summary":"A crowd of Gentiles is with Jesus for 3 days and he wants to feed them but the disciples freak out because they don’t have enough food to do so.","date_published":"2023-02-20T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/06292af5-0cb6-4fb7-b6cc-f31facc91bf4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26944094,"duration_in_seconds":1684}]},{"id":"4ed2aab8-c95c-4cec-b31a-6ace09bcfa6b","title":"Episode 239: Matthew 15 Part 2 Five Second Rule and Jesus","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/239","content_text":"Jesus arrives to another region and is immediately met with a woman who was desperate but this is no ordinary woman. This woman was a Gentile so she had many things going against her. Gentiles weren’t very well liked by Jews and she was also a woman. In Jesus’ culture, women weren’t very respected, in fact they were treated much like shepherds. They weren’t even allowed to be a witness in court yet God used a woman to testify that His son was alive after the resurrection of Jesus. This Gentile woman was desperate because she knew Jesus could take care of her situation and this was her opportunity. She was not going to give up and go home when all she was given was silence and discouragement from Jesus and his disciples. When Jesus sees her faith, he was moved to action. You may find yourself crying out of God from a desperate place, it may seem like all you get from God is silence and that He doesn’t care, but if you will be persistent with your faith, God will come through, and He will meet your need. ","content_html":"Jesus arrives to another region and is immediately met with a woman who was desperate but this is no ordinary woman. This woman was a Gentile so she had many things going against her. Gentiles weren’t very well liked by Jews and she was also a woman. In Jesus’ culture, women weren’t very respected, in fact they were treated much like shepherds. They weren’t even allowed to be a witness in court yet God used a woman to testify that His son was alive after the resurrection of Jesus. This Gentile woman was desperate because she knew Jesus could take care of her situation and this was her opportunity. She was not going to give up and go home when all she was given was silence and discouragement from Jesus and his disciples. When Jesus sees her faith, he was moved to action. You may find yourself crying out of God from a desperate place, it may seem like all you get from God is silence and that He doesn’t care, but if you will be persistent with your faith, God will come through, and He will meet your need.
","summary":"A Gentile woman moved Jesus too action with her \"crumbs\" comment...","date_published":"2023-02-16T13:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4ed2aab8-c95c-4cec-b31a-6ace09bcfa6b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41642883,"duration_in_seconds":2602}]},{"id":"76789976-687b-45aa-88bf-d1fac65f50c8","title":"Episode 238: Matthew 15 Part 1 Breaking Traditions","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/238","content_text":"The Pharisees and religious leaders have heard of all these great things Jesus has done with the most recent being how he fed a ginormous crowd with two fish and five loaves of bread. He always has crowds around him and they all seem to want a miracle from him. He never disappoints so they would go back home talking about what Jesus had done for them. The Pharisees are fed up with this guy and they won’t to put an end to his ministry so they find out where he is, they travel there, they find Jesus, and they are ready to pounce with their question so they can accuse him and disclaim that he is the Messiah. They really think they have him this time! What’s their accusation? Jesus’ disciples don’t ceremonially wash their hands before they eat and this goes against their tradition! Bro…this is what you come at Jesus with? Washing hands before supper? Dude…","content_html":"The Pharisees and religious leaders have heard of all these great things Jesus has done with the most recent being how he fed a ginormous crowd with two fish and five loaves of bread. He always has crowds around him and they all seem to want a miracle from him. He never disappoints so they would go back home talking about what Jesus had done for them. The Pharisees are fed up with this guy and they won’t to put an end to his ministry so they find out where he is, they travel there, they find Jesus, and they are ready to pounce with their question so they can accuse him and disclaim that he is the Messiah. They really think they have him this time! What’s their accusation? Jesus’ disciples don’t ceremonially wash their hands before they eat and this goes against their tradition! Bro…this is what you come at Jesus with? Washing hands before supper? Dude…
","summary":"Jesus just fed the 5,000, or more people and yet the Pharisees wonder why his disciples don't wash their hands ceremonially...","date_published":"2023-02-13T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/76789976-687b-45aa-88bf-d1fac65f50c8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37676868,"duration_in_seconds":2354}]},{"id":"69824475-0e68-404f-854d-4e29aab186fc","title":"Episode 237: No Posers! The \"C\" word in an interview with Gary Henline","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/237","content_text":"Gary Henline is the Senior Minister at First Christian Church in Maryville, TN located at 400 Court St, Maryville, TN 37803. He discovered he had stage 3 bone cancer in September 2022 and is going through treatment. He talks about how he found out he had cancer and how God is bringing him, as well as his family, through it. You will be encouraged by Gary's story!","content_html":"Gary Henline is the Senior Minister at First Christian Church in Maryville, TN located at 400 Court St, Maryville, TN 37803. He discovered he had stage 3 bone cancer in September 2022 and is going through treatment. He talks about how he found out he had cancer and how God is bringing him, as well as his family, through it. You will be encouraged by Gary's story!
","summary":"Be encouraged as you listen to Gary's battle with bone cancer...","date_published":"2023-02-09T14:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/69824475-0e68-404f-854d-4e29aab186fc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45387797,"duration_in_seconds":2836}]},{"id":"0b8ff9c1-f772-4ae8-a66a-245cbc14699b","title":"Episode 236: Matthew 14 Part 3 Why Do We Doubt God?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/236","content_text":"Jesus sends his disciples to the other side of the Sea of Galilee and a storm comes up. They are out there rowing for their lives for hours while Jesus watched from the mountainside. He knew they were struggling and he allowed them to struggle! He didn’t keep them from the storm and he didn’t immediately comer to their rescue! When he did show up, he still didn’t calm the storm and his disciples didn’t even recognize him, even after Jesus spoke to them! They thought he was a ghost and Peter wanted proof so he asked to walk out to him in the storm. When Jesus got in the boat with them he asked, “Why did you doubt me?” It’s a question we all have to ask because we do the same thing the disciples did. God allows the storms, He is with us when we don’t think He is, and when He shows up to rescue us, we doubt Him!","content_html":"Jesus sends his disciples to the other side of the Sea of Galilee and a storm comes up. They are out there rowing for their lives for hours while Jesus watched from the mountainside. He knew they were struggling and he allowed them to struggle! He didn’t keep them from the storm and he didn’t immediately comer to their rescue! When he did show up, he still didn’t calm the storm and his disciples didn’t even recognize him, even after Jesus spoke to them! They thought he was a ghost and Peter wanted proof so he asked to walk out to him in the storm. When Jesus got in the boat with them he asked, “Why did you doubt me?” It’s a question we all have to ask because we do the same thing the disciples did. God allows the storms, He is with us when we don’t think He is, and when He shows up to rescue us, we doubt Him!
","summary":" God allows the storms, He is with us when we don’t think He is, and when He shows up to rescue us, we doubt Him!","date_published":"2023-02-06T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/0b8ff9c1-f772-4ae8-a66a-245cbc14699b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50848434,"duration_in_seconds":3178}]},{"id":"488cff7e-b15b-4306-892c-3b361f931077","title":"Episode 235: Matthew 14 Part 2 The Selfless Giver","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/235","content_text":"We know Jesus was a giver and the ultimate gift he gave was his life on the cross for our sin, but his example of giving goes way back before the cross. He was always meeting people’s needs, from his disciples to the crowds that constantly gathered around him everywhere he went. After hearing the news about the death of John the Baptizer, Jesus went off to be alone but some people heard where he was going and a they ran ahead of him to beat him to the spot. As they went, they told others and by the time Jesus got to his destination, a crowd of over 5,000 men, not including women and children had gathered to meet him. The man went off to grieve but instead, he was met by this greedy, selfish crowd who wanted their needs met. How did Jesus handle the situation? He took time to heal their sick, to feed them using a miracle, and taught them about the kingdom. He was moved with compassion and he put his needs aside, and met the needs of the crowd. We are told we are to be like Jesus. Are we? Do people see a giver or a selfish person in the crowd? The Problem of Suffering” by Kippy Myers. I’ll put a link to the book in show notes (https://www.hesterpublications.com/store/p104/The_Problem_of_Suffering.html).","content_html":"We know Jesus was a giver and the ultimate gift he gave was his life on the cross for our sin, but his example of giving goes way back before the cross. He was always meeting people’s needs, from his disciples to the crowds that constantly gathered around him everywhere he went. After hearing the news about the death of John the Baptizer, Jesus went off to be alone but some people heard where he was going and a they ran ahead of him to beat him to the spot. As they went, they told others and by the time Jesus got to his destination, a crowd of over 5,000 men, not including women and children had gathered to meet him. The man went off to grieve but instead, he was met by this greedy, selfish crowd who wanted their needs met. How did Jesus handle the situation? He took time to heal their sick, to feed them using a miracle, and taught them about the kingdom. He was moved with compassion and he put his needs aside, and met the needs of the crowd. We are told we are to be like Jesus. Are we? Do people see a giver or a selfish person in the crowd? The Problem of Suffering” by Kippy Myers. I’ll put a link to the book in show notes (https://www.hesterpublications.com/store/p104/The_Problem_of_Suffering.html).
","summary":"Jesus was a giver? Are we?","date_published":"2023-02-02T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/488cff7e-b15b-4306-892c-3b361f931077.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39945969,"duration_in_seconds":2496}]},{"id":"d0af2c1b-a2f2-4cdc-8668-bb01ac51c499","title":"Episode 234: Matthew 14 Part 1 If Momma Ain’t Happy…","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/234","content_text":"This chapter starts off heavy because we learn of the death of John the Baptizer. He was beheaded because he had confronted the sin of Herod Antipas and his wife, who was married to his brother. They didn’t want to hear about their sin so she came up with a plan get John killed. She threw a birthday party for her husband, invited a bunch of buddies over, probably had some alcohol flowing freely, and then, when the time was right, she sent her daughter in the party to dance provocatively before her stepdad. She was so impressive that Herod promised her anything she wanted and her mom had told her she wanted John’s head brought to her on a silver platter. If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Momma got what she wanted and the kingdom lost a great man who paved the way for Jesus. John was the first martyr for the kingdom.","content_html":"This chapter starts off heavy because we learn of the death of John the Baptizer. He was beheaded because he had confronted the sin of Herod Antipas and his wife, who was married to his brother. They didn’t want to hear about their sin so she came up with a plan get John killed. She threw a birthday party for her husband, invited a bunch of buddies over, probably had some alcohol flowing freely, and then, when the time was right, she sent her daughter in the party to dance provocatively before her stepdad. She was so impressive that Herod promised her anything she wanted and her mom had told her she wanted John’s head brought to her on a silver platter. If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Momma got what she wanted and the kingdom lost a great man who paved the way for Jesus. John was the first martyr for the kingdom.
","summary":"The first martyr for the kingdom-John the Baptizer.","date_published":"2023-01-30T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d0af2c1b-a2f2-4cdc-8668-bb01ac51c499.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38455108,"duration_in_seconds":2403}]},{"id":"55250f4a-5f42-4fb4-9a78-4206bffcf787","title":"Episode 233: Matthew 13 Part 6 God Loves Catfish and Carp!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/233","content_text":"Jesus is talking to his disciples and he tells them a parable about a fishing net which had to catch their attention because some of them were commercial fishermen who used nets to catch fish for a living. He says a fisherman caught all kinds of fish in their nets and when the net was brought into the boat, the fish were separated—the good fish were kept and the worthless fish were trashed. Then he asked them, “Do you understand?” and they replied, “Yes.” Then he shifts his focus to the religious leaders who did not understand. They had the Old Testament scriptures, they heard Jesus’ teachings, they saw the miracles, but they would not accept Jesus, they rejected the kingdom of heaven. Like the disciples, they weren’t willing to give up everything and follow him. What about you?","content_html":"Jesus is talking to his disciples and he tells them a parable about a fishing net which had to catch their attention because some of them were commercial fishermen who used nets to catch fish for a living. He says a fisherman caught all kinds of fish in their nets and when the net was brought into the boat, the fish were separated—the good fish were kept and the worthless fish were trashed. Then he asked them, “Do you understand?” and they replied, “Yes.” Then he shifts his focus to the religious leaders who did not understand. They had the Old Testament scriptures, they heard Jesus’ teachings, they saw the miracles, but they would not accept Jesus, they rejected the kingdom of heaven. Like the disciples, they weren’t willing to give up everything and follow him. What about you?
","summary":"Despite having all the evidence they needed, the religious leaders rejected the Messiah while the disciples cherished him. ","date_published":"2023-01-26T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/55250f4a-5f42-4fb4-9a78-4206bffcf787.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24893169,"duration_in_seconds":1555}]},{"id":"b5253213-a8c2-4431-a5d2-96cdd71fee47","title":"Episode 232: Matthew 13 Part 5 Yes! DO…SEEK…the…Treasure!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/232","content_text":"We continue looking at the parables Jesus used to teach the crowds so they could try and understand what it was like to follow him. In this episode of the GRINDIT Podcast, we take a look at two parables: the hidden treasure and the pearl. In both of these parables someone is searching for something. One treasure hunter has heard about a certain buried treasure in a field so he goes looking for it. When he finds it, he reburies it, goes and sells everything he has so he can purchase the field, and now the treasure is now his. In the second, a merchant who deals in pearls is always looking for that one pearl that is worth a lot of money, the mother pearl if you will. If they could just find that one pearl, their life would be complete. Many people are still looking for that pearl but what they don’t realize is that pearl is Jesus, that treasure is Jesus. He is worth giving up everything to follow. He should be THE most important thing in our life. What is that pearl, that treasure you seek? However you answer that question, if it’s not Jesus, that is the very thing that is keeping you from following him which is called an idol. What is your soul worth? What is so important, so precious to you that you aren’t willing to give it up to follow Jesus?","content_html":"We continue looking at the parables Jesus used to teach the crowds so they could try and understand what it was like to follow him. In this episode of the GRINDIT Podcast, we take a look at two parables: the hidden treasure and the pearl. In both of these parables someone is searching for something. One treasure hunter has heard about a certain buried treasure in a field so he goes looking for it. When he finds it, he reburies it, goes and sells everything he has so he can purchase the field, and now the treasure is now his. In the second, a merchant who deals in pearls is always looking for that one pearl that is worth a lot of money, the mother pearl if you will. If they could just find that one pearl, their life would be complete. Many people are still looking for that pearl but what they don’t realize is that pearl is Jesus, that treasure is Jesus. He is worth giving up everything to follow. He should be THE most important thing in our life. What is that pearl, that treasure you seek? However you answer that question, if it’s not Jesus, that is the very thing that is keeping you from following him which is called an idol. What is your soul worth? What is so important, so precious to you that you aren’t willing to give it up to follow Jesus?
","summary":"Finding that hidden treasure and valuable pearl...finding Jesus...","date_published":"2023-01-23T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b5253213-a8c2-4431-a5d2-96cdd71fee47.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26294586,"duration_in_seconds":1643}]},{"id":"4039aed5-3906-4956-90e9-fcb05245ebf6","title":"Episode 231: Matthew 13 Part 4 Homemade Bread and the Kingdom of God","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/231","content_text":"I love bread, especially when it's hot and covered in butter! In this episode we take a look at making homemade bread. I've never made it before so I borrowed a recipe from a website that has. One of the main ingredients to make bread is yeast. Without the yeast, the loaf won't be a loaf...it will be flat like a pancake, or maybe a tortilla! Jesus says the kingdom of God is like a little bit of yeast that was added to a big lump of dough. That little bit of yeast took over that dough and caused it to rise. Just like that yeast, when Jesus comes into our lives he makes a huge impact; he changes everything about us.","content_html":"I love bread, especially when it's hot and covered in butter! In this episode we take a look at making homemade bread. I've never made it before so I borrowed a recipe from a website that has. One of the main ingredients to make bread is yeast. Without the yeast, the loaf won't be a loaf...it will be flat like a pancake, or maybe a tortilla! Jesus says the kingdom of God is like a little bit of yeast that was added to a big lump of dough. That little bit of yeast took over that dough and caused it to rise. Just like that yeast, when Jesus comes into our lives he makes a huge impact; he changes everything about us.
","summary":"Just as yeast impacts a lump of dough, when someone makes Jesus their Lord and Savior he changes everything about them.","date_published":"2023-01-19T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4039aed5-3906-4956-90e9-fcb05245ebf6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41632852,"duration_in_seconds":2602}]},{"id":"835244d0-39a2-4cec-a1e5-119752c5a8df","title":"Episode 230: Matthew 13 Part 3 When the Insignificant Becomes Significant","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/230","content_text":"Jesus tells the parable of the Mustard Seed. It’s such a small seed and it seems insignificant to many but it actually has many uses. But when planted in the ground, this tiny seed becomes a tall tree, roughly nine feet tall, stands out above everything in the field, and provides a place for birds to build their nests. The kingdom of God seems insignificant to many people and they don’t think anything about it but to many it is everything. Their world is focused, or centered, on Jesus. They allow him to work through them and they grow tall, standing out in order that others may see him; where others can choose to build their nest in him to find rest. We must allow Jesus to work in us so we can stand out, not for selfish reasons, but so others will be attracted to him; So they too, can build a home in him.","content_html":"Jesus tells the parable of the Mustard Seed. It’s such a small seed and it seems insignificant to many but it actually has many uses. But when planted in the ground, this tiny seed becomes a tall tree, roughly nine feet tall, stands out above everything in the field, and provides a place for birds to build their nests. The kingdom of God seems insignificant to many people and they don’t think anything about it but to many it is everything. Their world is focused, or centered, on Jesus. They allow him to work through them and they grow tall, standing out in order that others may see him; where others can choose to build their nest in him to find rest. We must allow Jesus to work in us so we can stand out, not for selfish reasons, but so others will be attracted to him; So they too, can build a home in him.
","summary":"The mustard seed is a small seed and many would consider it insignificant, but when it is planted in the ground it becomes a large tree and birds make their homes in it. It becomes significant.","date_published":"2023-01-16T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/835244d0-39a2-4cec-a1e5-119752c5a8df.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35075805,"duration_in_seconds":2192}]},{"id":"ff100180-eaae-4577-8bff-44cf38b0c2d7","title":"Episode 229: Matthew 13 Part 2 You Have ONE Job!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/229","content_text":"Why do followers of Jesus think it is their responsibility to be spiritual police and go around condemning the lost of their sin? They go to places where people who do not follow Christ and act just like them with megaphones and signs, even carrying their bibles and shouting scriptures as if anyone is listening. Jesus gives a parable of the wheat and weeds in Matthew 13 and he even gives us the interpretation of the parable. It is clear in this parable that, as a follower of Christ, a disciple of Jesus, we have ONE job! That ONE job is to share the gospel of Christ, the death, burial. And resurrection of Jesus; a message of hope so that people will have an opportunity to say YES, their sins can be forgiven, and they can be a part of the kingdom of God. As workers for Jesus, our responsibility is NOT the harvest! The harvest is the angels responsibility and they will separate the wheat from the weeds. Our ONE job is to share Jesus so get to work!","content_html":"Why do followers of Jesus think it is their responsibility to be spiritual police and go around condemning the lost of their sin? They go to places where people who do not follow Christ and act just like them with megaphones and signs, even carrying their bibles and shouting scriptures as if anyone is listening. Jesus gives a parable of the wheat and weeds in Matthew 13 and he even gives us the interpretation of the parable. It is clear in this parable that, as a follower of Christ, a disciple of Jesus, we have ONE job! That ONE job is to share the gospel of Christ, the death, burial. And resurrection of Jesus; a message of hope so that people will have an opportunity to say YES, their sins can be forgiven, and they can be a part of the kingdom of God. As workers for Jesus, our responsibility is NOT the harvest! The harvest is the angels responsibility and they will separate the wheat from the weeds. Our ONE job is to share Jesus so get to work!
","summary":"As followers of Jesus we have one job--telling people about him...THAT'S IT!","date_published":"2023-01-12T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ff100180-eaae-4577-8bff-44cf38b0c2d7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40802682,"duration_in_seconds":2550}]},{"id":"b8f35b37-c33f-436d-bb86-007edd6a175b","title":"Episode 228: Matthew 13 Part 1 You CAN Understand the Bible!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/228","content_text":"Matthew shifts his focus from the religious leaders and Pharisees to some of Jesus’ teachings. He tells us that Jesus used stories called parables. He used things that his listeners would be familiar with such as seed, soil, coins, etc. to teach them a spiritual lesson. Many people today do not read the bible for themselves because they feel as though it is too hard to understand but Jesus said if we would listen to his teachings, God would give understanding. If you’re not reading and studying the word of God for yourself, you are having to take what someone else says and that can be very dangerous! How do you know if you are being deceived or not if you don’t know what the bible says?!?!? Get in the book and start reading! ","content_html":"Matthew shifts his focus from the religious leaders and Pharisees to some of Jesus’ teachings. He tells us that Jesus used stories called parables. He used things that his listeners would be familiar with such as seed, soil, coins, etc. to teach them a spiritual lesson. Many people today do not read the bible for themselves because they feel as though it is too hard to understand but Jesus said if we would listen to his teachings, God would give understanding. If you’re not reading and studying the word of God for yourself, you are having to take what someone else says and that can be very dangerous! How do you know if you are being deceived or not if you don’t know what the bible says?!?!? Get in the book and start reading!
","summary":"Jesus uses parables to teach people about the kingdom of God and he says we can understand them!","date_published":"2023-01-09T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b8f35b37-c33f-436d-bb86-007edd6a175b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27694646,"duration_in_seconds":1730}]},{"id":"d57bdf75-8fd1-4aad-800f-ded1a3135f1e","title":"Episode 227: Matthew 12 Part 3 Show Us A Sign!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/227","content_text":"The Pharisees just don't seem to get it. Sparring with Jesus is not a good thing but this time they bring some help--some teachers of the law. Surely these bible thumpers can outsmart God Himself! Nope...They demand a sign to prove to them that Jesus' authority comes from God like he claims. Jesus tells them the only sign they'll get is the sign of Jonah, a prophet they'd be familiar with. He says just as Jonah was in the fish's belly for three days, the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days. He was talking about his death, burial, and resurrection but they didn't understand that. Jesus tells them they have someone greater than Jonah but they refuse to repent and they have someone wiser than Solomon but they refuse to listen. God isn't sending you a sign when He has already sent His Son! You either believe or you don't!","content_html":"The Pharisees just don't seem to get it. Sparring with Jesus is not a good thing but this time they bring some help--some teachers of the law. Surely these bible thumpers can outsmart God Himself! Nope...They demand a sign to prove to them that Jesus' authority comes from God like he claims. Jesus tells them the only sign they'll get is the sign of Jonah, a prophet they'd be familiar with. He says just as Jonah was in the fish's belly for three days, the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days. He was talking about his death, burial, and resurrection but they didn't understand that. Jesus tells them they have someone greater than Jonah but they refuse to repent and they have someone wiser than Solomon but they refuse to listen. God isn't sending you a sign when He has already sent His Son! You either believe or you don't!
","summary":"God isn't sending you a sign when He has already sent His Son! You either believe or you don't!","date_published":"2023-01-05T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d57bdf75-8fd1-4aad-800f-ded1a3135f1e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24769350,"duration_in_seconds":1548}]},{"id":"5218f261-da39-4ccc-aad1-48eb4e775b9e","title":"Episode 226: Matthew 12 Part 2 Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/226","content_text":"Jesus heals a man who couldn’t hear nor speak. The people who saw this happen was amazed and they started to ask the question, “Could this man be the Messiah?” The simple answer is “Yes” but was it so simple? There are many who reject Jesus to this day so what’s the difference? You may say, “Well they had Jesus walking around with them so they should have known,” but it’s not that easy. They had preconceived ideas of who and what the Messiah would be and Jesus didn’t fit the bill. So the Pharisees used any opportunity they could to reject Jesus and this time they accuse him of working miracles by the power of Satan. Jesus tells them straight up that a kingdom divided cannot stand and if he is working miracles by the power of the Holy Spirit, then the kingdom of God has come. Then he warns them of blaspheming the Holy Spirit which is an automatic ticket to hell. What does it mean to blaspheme the Holy Spirit? Listen to find out!","content_html":"Jesus heals a man who couldn’t hear nor speak. The people who saw this happen was amazed and they started to ask the question, “Could this man be the Messiah?” The simple answer is “Yes” but was it so simple? There are many who reject Jesus to this day so what’s the difference? You may say, “Well they had Jesus walking around with them so they should have known,” but it’s not that easy. They had preconceived ideas of who and what the Messiah would be and Jesus didn’t fit the bill. So the Pharisees used any opportunity they could to reject Jesus and this time they accuse him of working miracles by the power of Satan. Jesus tells them straight up that a kingdom divided cannot stand and if he is working miracles by the power of the Holy Spirit, then the kingdom of God has come. Then he warns them of blaspheming the Holy Spirit which is an automatic ticket to hell. What does it mean to blaspheme the Holy Spirit? Listen to find out!
","summary":"Blaspheming the Holy Spirit which is an automatic ticket to hell. What does it mean to blaspheme the Holy Spirit? ","date_published":"2023-01-02T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5218f261-da39-4ccc-aad1-48eb4e775b9e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42762075,"duration_in_seconds":2672}]},{"id":"03148b38-ebb3-408b-953e-aa764e20c39c","title":"Episode 225: Matthew 12 Part 1 The Showdown with the Pharisees","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/225","content_text":"Have you ever watched a fight in a western movie? They pick a time and place for the “Showdown” and people come to watch who will have the fastest draw and win. This is what we see happening in Matthew 12 between the Pharisees and Jesus. The Pharisees have the fastest draw but Jesus wins the fight…every time! Evidently the Pharisees have some spies on Jesus and his disciples because they see them picking grain in a field and they watch them eat it right there in the field. They quickly pounce on the opportunity to condemn them and Jesus sets them straight by using an example they’d be very familiar with and it comes from a man they very much respected…King David. Then Jesus goes on their turf, the synagogue, and heals a man with a deformed hand and it sends them over the edge! The Pharisees call an elders meeting to decide on how to kill Jesus. ","content_html":"Have you ever watched a fight in a western movie? They pick a time and place for the “Showdown” and people come to watch who will have the fastest draw and win. This is what we see happening in Matthew 12 between the Pharisees and Jesus. The Pharisees have the fastest draw but Jesus wins the fight…every time! Evidently the Pharisees have some spies on Jesus and his disciples because they see them picking grain in a field and they watch them eat it right there in the field. They quickly pounce on the opportunity to condemn them and Jesus sets them straight by using an example they’d be very familiar with and it comes from a man they very much respected…King David. Then Jesus goes on their turf, the synagogue, and heals a man with a deformed hand and it sends them over the edge! The Pharisees call an elders meeting to decide on how to kill Jesus.
","summary":"Jesus spars with the Pharisees. Spoiler alert...He wins...","date_published":"2022-12-29T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/03148b38-ebb3-408b-953e-aa764e20c39c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30764138,"duration_in_seconds":1922}]},{"id":"d6610c50-2259-4bf9-8713-54c41c64013d","title":"Episode 224: Matthew 11 Part 2 An Invitation From Jesus","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/224","content_text":"Jesus said John the Baptizer had haters and what he do? Nothing but live in the wilderness, preach about the kingdom of God, baptize people for the remission of sin, and lay the foundation for the Messiah, just as God had told him to do. But Jesus also had haters! Why would anybody hate a man that healed the sick, cast out demons, raise the dead, show compassion and hope to everyone that met him?!?! Yet, Jesus said himself that he had haters! The truth is, no matter how good of a person you are, no matter what you do, what you say, or how hard you try not to, YOU WILL HAVE HATERS! Just don’t let the haters shut you up and discourage your faith. Jesus ends chapter 11 with a prayer for you and me, then offers us an invitation, “Come to me, all who are weary and heavy burdened, and I’ll give you rest.” Need a break from life? Need some rest? Accept Jesus’ invitation and that’s where you’ll find it…","content_html":"Jesus said John the Baptizer had haters and what he do? Nothing but live in the wilderness, preach about the kingdom of God, baptize people for the remission of sin, and lay the foundation for the Messiah, just as God had told him to do. But Jesus also had haters! Why would anybody hate a man that healed the sick, cast out demons, raise the dead, show compassion and hope to everyone that met him?!?! Yet, Jesus said himself that he had haters! The truth is, no matter how good of a person you are, no matter what you do, what you say, or how hard you try not to, YOU WILL HAVE HATERS! Just don’t let the haters shut you up and discourage your faith. Jesus ends chapter 11 with a prayer for you and me, then offers us an invitation, “Come to me, all who are weary and heavy burdened, and I’ll give you rest.” Need a break from life? Need some rest? Accept Jesus’ invitation and that’s where you’ll find it…
","summary":"Need a break from life? Need some rest? Accept Jesus’ invitation and that’s where you’ll find it…","date_published":"2022-12-26T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d6610c50-2259-4bf9-8713-54c41c64013d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30764138,"duration_in_seconds":1922}]},{"id":"1e648995-fa58-45c3-8125-9d23632422be","title":"Episode 223: Matthew 11 Part 1 When Doubt and Fear Creep In","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/223","content_text":"John the Baptizer was born with a purpose given to him by God Himself. He leaped in the womb when Mary came to visit Elizabeth; he had preached the kingdom of God and baptized hundreds of people for the forgiveness of sins; he had baptized Jesus and saw the Holy Spirit descend from heaven and land on Jesus signifying he was the One, the Messiah; John had heard the voice of God come down from heaven saying “This is my son”…and yet John begins to have doubts and fear creeps in. He is in prison and doesn’t know if he’ll ever see the light of day again and he begins to question everything he knows to be true. It happens to all of us, no matter how much faith we have. Doubt and fear are two of the greatest tools the enemy has to use against us to discourage us from putting our faith in Jesus. ","content_html":"John the Baptizer was born with a purpose given to him by God Himself. He leaped in the womb when Mary came to visit Elizabeth; he had preached the kingdom of God and baptized hundreds of people for the forgiveness of sins; he had baptized Jesus and saw the Holy Spirit descend from heaven and land on Jesus signifying he was the One, the Messiah; John had heard the voice of God come down from heaven saying “This is my son”…and yet John begins to have doubts and fear creeps in. He is in prison and doesn’t know if he’ll ever see the light of day again and he begins to question everything he knows to be true. It happens to all of us, no matter how much faith we have. Doubt and fear are two of the greatest tools the enemy has to use against us to discourage us from putting our faith in Jesus.
","summary":"Doubt and fear are two of the greatest tools the enemy has to use against us to discourage us from putting our faith in Jesus. ","date_published":"2022-12-22T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1e648995-fa58-45c3-8125-9d23632422be.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49330303,"duration_in_seconds":3083}]},{"id":"6de29998-b72e-46e4-8d9c-0ff7952f2936","title":"Episode 222: Matthew 10 From Spectator to Participator","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/222","content_text":"Jesus hand picked 12 men to be his closest disciples and in Matthew 10, we learn their names. Not only that, but we see Jesus giving them the authority to heal the sick and cast out demons as they go to the villages nearby and preach the kingdom of God has come. Up until this point they have been spectators but now they get to be participators! Jesus tells therm the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. Nothing much has changed 2000 years later. The harvest is still ready and the workers are still few and far between. Let's get to work!","content_html":"Jesus hand picked 12 men to be his closest disciples and in Matthew 10, we learn their names. Not only that, but we see Jesus giving them the authority to heal the sick and cast out demons as they go to the villages nearby and preach the kingdom of God has come. Up until this point they have been spectators but now they get to be participators! Jesus tells therm the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. Nothing much has changed 2000 years later. The harvest is still ready and the workers are still few and far between. Let's get to work!
","summary":"Up until this point the disciples have been spectators but now they get to be participators! ","date_published":"2022-12-19T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6de29998-b72e-46e4-8d9c-0ff7952f2936.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41767750,"duration_in_seconds":2610}]},{"id":"3da8d205-931b-4bb9-9f8c-348fd30c8f2f","title":"Episode 221: Matthew 9 Part 4 Pursuing Jesus","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/221","content_text":"As Jesus was leaving Jairus’ house after raising his 12 year old daughter from the dead, wo blind men followed him, shouting at him, “Son of David have mercy on us!” Jesus ignored them…he kept walking not paying them any attention. In fact, he goes to someone’s house where he will be staying for a bit. The two blind men keep on their journey until they reach the house where he was staying and they burst right on in having no regard to whose house it is or who is inside. They wanted their healing and they knew Jesus was the only one who could give them sight. Why did Jesus ignore the two blind men? It was about the pursuit. Jesus is not a condom. He isn’t something we keep and use it when we need protection, then discard it. He wants a relationship and in any relationship, there is the pursuit, there is the hunt. Didn’t Jesus tell his disciples, “Keep on seeking and you will find?”","content_html":"As Jesus was leaving Jairus’ house after raising his 12 year old daughter from the dead, wo blind men followed him, shouting at him, “Son of David have mercy on us!” Jesus ignored them…he kept walking not paying them any attention. In fact, he goes to someone’s house where he will be staying for a bit. The two blind men keep on their journey until they reach the house where he was staying and they burst right on in having no regard to whose house it is or who is inside. They wanted their healing and they knew Jesus was the only one who could give them sight. Why did Jesus ignore the two blind men? It was about the pursuit. Jesus is not a condom. He isn’t something we keep and use it when we need protection, then discard it. He wants a relationship and in any relationship, there is the pursuit, there is the hunt. Didn’t Jesus tell his disciples, “Keep on seeking and you will find?”
","summary":"Jesus wants a relationship and in any relationship, there is the pursuit, there is the hunt. Didn’t Jesus tell his disciples, “Keep on seeking and you will find?”","date_published":"2022-12-15T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3da8d205-931b-4bb9-9f8c-348fd30c8f2f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24227675,"duration_in_seconds":1514}]},{"id":"d571307d-49df-40dd-ba29-7bd1237af774","title":"Episode 220: Matthew 9 Part 3 Who’s Laughing Now?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/220","content_text":"Jesus was having a conversation with some of John the Baptizer’s disciples when they were interrupted by a leader from the synagogue named Jairus. His 12 year old daughter was dying and he knew his only hope was to find Jesus and have him come to his house and lay his hands on her so he could heal her sickness before she died. Everything was going great until a woman with an issue of blood interrupted the mission. She had been bleeding for 12 years and was instantly healed when she touched Jesus’ clothes. He stops to have a conversation with the woman and while they were talking, Jairus gets news that his daughter died. He had lost all hope but Jesus tells him to not be afraid and to have faith. When they arrive at the house Jesus tells the paid mourners that the girl is asleep and they laugh at him to his face. He sends them out, then raises Jairus’ daughter back to life! Who’s laughing now?","content_html":"Jesus was having a conversation with some of John the Baptizer’s disciples when they were interrupted by a leader from the synagogue named Jairus. His 12 year old daughter was dying and he knew his only hope was to find Jesus and have him come to his house and lay his hands on her so he could heal her sickness before she died. Everything was going great until a woman with an issue of blood interrupted the mission. She had been bleeding for 12 years and was instantly healed when she touched Jesus’ clothes. He stops to have a conversation with the woman and while they were talking, Jairus gets news that his daughter died. He had lost all hope but Jesus tells him to not be afraid and to have faith. When they arrive at the house Jesus tells the paid mourners that the girl is asleep and they laugh at him to his face. He sends them out, then raises Jairus’ daughter back to life! Who’s laughing now?
","summary":"Jairus had hope his daughter would be healed until that woman with the issue of blood showed up and took too much time with Jesus.","date_published":"2022-12-12T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d571307d-49df-40dd-ba29-7bd1237af774.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33837392,"duration_in_seconds":2114}]},{"id":"d6fb5d19-98da-43dc-8196-20e60829b113","title":"Episode 219: Matthew 9 Part 2 Out with the Old and In with the New","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/219","content_text":"It’s the old comparison game. John’s disciples say, “We fast like the religious leaders, so why do your disciples not fast?” It’s almost as if they are asking, “Since you are the Messiah as John has told us, since you are the standard of righteousness and holiness, then why are you not teaching or making your disciples fast?” as if fasting was a standard of holiness and to some, like the religious leaders, it was. They made a huge ordeal when they were fasting and how often they fasted. But what they didn’t know is there is a bigger picture, one they don’t see nor understand. Jesus uses a Jewish wedding to paint them the picture and how he has everything under control. He lets them know there is a new covenant coming soon that he will usher in!","content_html":"It’s the old comparison game. John’s disciples say, “We fast like the religious leaders, so why do your disciples not fast?” It’s almost as if they are asking, “Since you are the Messiah as John has told us, since you are the standard of righteousness and holiness, then why are you not teaching or making your disciples fast?” as if fasting was a standard of holiness and to some, like the religious leaders, it was. They made a huge ordeal when they were fasting and how often they fasted. But what they didn’t know is there is a bigger picture, one they don’t see nor understand. Jesus uses a Jewish wedding to paint them the picture and how he has everything under control. He lets them know there is a new covenant coming soon that he will usher in!
","summary":"John's disciples wanted to know why Jesus' disciples didn't fast like they do. Jesus said it's out with the old and in with the new...covenant that is...","date_published":"2022-12-08T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d6fb5d19-98da-43dc-8196-20e60829b113.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26392703,"duration_in_seconds":1649}]},{"id":"4c026c03-90dc-44a4-aa1d-dd103875a89e","title":"Episode 218: Matthew 9 Part 1 Hanging Around Scum","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/218","content_text":"Jesus is run out of Gadarene after casting demons out of the two men who lived in the graveyard and he crosses the lake with his disciples and arrives in his hometown. There, some people bring him a man who is paralyzed and they want Jesus to heal him. The religious leaders, along with the disciples and the crowd, are watching Jesus to see what is going to happen. Jesus sees their faith and tells the man, “Your sins are forgiven.” The religious leaders think to themselves, “This is blasphemy…only God can forgive sins!” So to prove to everybody watching that he is the Messiah, that he is God, that he does have the authority to forgive sins, he tells the man, “Get up, take your mat, and go home.” The man leaps to his feet and heads home. He has exposed the evil hearts of the religious leaders. Then Jesus meets Matthew, a tax collector, and asks him to join his team. Matthew invites Jesus to eat with a bunch of his tax collector friends and the religious leaders have a fit, “Who would eat with such scum?” The Messiah, the Savior of the world, that is who eats with scum.","content_html":"Jesus is run out of Gadarene after casting demons out of the two men who lived in the graveyard and he crosses the lake with his disciples and arrives in his hometown. There, some people bring him a man who is paralyzed and they want Jesus to heal him. The religious leaders, along with the disciples and the crowd, are watching Jesus to see what is going to happen. Jesus sees their faith and tells the man, “Your sins are forgiven.” The religious leaders think to themselves, “This is blasphemy…only God can forgive sins!” So to prove to everybody watching that he is the Messiah, that he is God, that he does have the authority to forgive sins, he tells the man, “Get up, take your mat, and go home.” The man leaps to his feet and heads home. He has exposed the evil hearts of the religious leaders. Then Jesus meets Matthew, a tax collector, and asks him to join his team. Matthew invites Jesus to eat with a bunch of his tax collector friends and the religious leaders have a fit, “Who would eat with such scum?” The Messiah, the Savior of the world, that is who eats with scum.
","summary":"The religious leaders didn't like Jesus hanging out with Matthew and his tax collector friends...","date_published":"2022-12-05T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4c026c03-90dc-44a4-aa1d-dd103875a89e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27743547,"duration_in_seconds":1733}]},{"id":"2baba78d-1f1a-467a-a69b-f7aaaf434079","title":"Episode 217: Matthew 8 Part 4 Go on Back to Where You Belong!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/217","content_text":"Jesus and his disciples get in a boat and head to Gadarene where they are confronted by two demon possessed men as they get to the shore. There are shepherds who have a herd of pigs nearby who are watching the show; they are waiting to see these strangers get run out of town like everyone who has come near this graveyard but that’s not what they see. Instead, they see the two men bowing before one of the strangers as they scream at the top of their voice calling him the Son of God. Something the disciples haven’t heard up until this point. Jesus casts he demons into the herd of pigs, the shepherds run to the nearby village and tell the people what they saw. The entire village came to meet Jesus but when they do, they tell him to go back where he came from.","content_html":"Jesus and his disciples get in a boat and head to Gadarene where they are confronted by two demon possessed men as they get to the shore. There are shepherds who have a herd of pigs nearby who are watching the show; they are waiting to see these strangers get run out of town like everyone who has come near this graveyard but that’s not what they see. Instead, they see the two men bowing before one of the strangers as they scream at the top of their voice calling him the Son of God. Something the disciples haven’t heard up until this point. Jesus casts he demons into the herd of pigs, the shepherds run to the nearby village and tell the people what they saw. The entire village came to meet Jesus but when they do, they tell him to go back where he came from.
","summary":"Jesus casts out demons out of two men and the nearby villages says, \"Go on back to where you came from dude!\"","date_published":"2022-12-01T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/2baba78d-1f1a-467a-a69b-f7aaaf434079.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38668582,"duration_in_seconds":2416}]},{"id":"bb82d63f-544f-4ec0-8267-132ad4431c7a","title":"Episode 216: Matthew 8 Part 3 HELP!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/216","content_text":"The disciples have listened to Jesus’ teachings while he was on the mountainside, they have watched him touch a leper and heal him as he was coming down the mountain, they have watched him have a conversation with a roman soldier and heal his servant, they saw Jesus heal Peter’s mother-in-law from a fever, they saw him cast out demons and heal people from all kinds of sickness, but they had never experienced Jesus for themselves…that is until they couldn’t control the boat in the storm and they woke Jesus up from his nap and he calmed the storm immediately. Several of these men were experienced on the water, they had been on this lake fishing their whole lives, but they were full of fear because this was out of their control and they thought they were about to die. Out of fear and desperation, they turn to Jesus and ask him to save them. For some people, no matter how much they have seen and heard about Jesus, it will take a storm. It will take them losing control of their situation and a moment of desperation before they will turn to Jesus. ","content_html":"The disciples have listened to Jesus’ teachings while he was on the mountainside, they have watched him touch a leper and heal him as he was coming down the mountain, they have watched him have a conversation with a roman soldier and heal his servant, they saw Jesus heal Peter’s mother-in-law from a fever, they saw him cast out demons and heal people from all kinds of sickness, but they had never experienced Jesus for themselves…that is until they couldn’t control the boat in the storm and they woke Jesus up from his nap and he calmed the storm immediately. Several of these men were experienced on the water, they had been on this lake fishing their whole lives, but they were full of fear because this was out of their control and they thought they were about to die. Out of fear and desperation, they turn to Jesus and ask him to save them. For some people, no matter how much they have seen and heard about Jesus, it will take a storm. It will take them losing control of their situation and a moment of desperation before they will turn to Jesus.
","summary":"How desperate do you have to be before you turn to Jesus?","date_published":"2022-11-28T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bb82d63f-544f-4ec0-8267-132ad4431c7a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38011133,"duration_in_seconds":2375}]},{"id":"e2b01dce-135d-4bbd-b851-9fa966e9b695","title":"Episode 215: Matthew 8 Part 2 The Intercessor ","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/215","content_text":"The Roman soldier goes on a journey on behalf of the paralyzed servant, finds Jesus, tells him what was going on, Jesus wanted to come to the soldier’s house to heal the servant, the soldier shows humility, and because he did all of this, the servant was healed. Not only was the servant healed, he was healed instantly. He was healed as soon as Jesus proclaimed the healing. In Luke’s version of this story, we find out the servant was at the point of death. Evidently, this Roman soldier really cared about this servant. And for him to go to all this trouble to seek for Jesus and find him, asking him to heal this servant, also shows us the heart of this soldier. Even though he was high in ranks, battle tested, a manly man, strong and brae, he had a heart of compassion for his people, he cared for them, and Jesus saw this in the Roman soldier which is why he healed his servant. It all comes down to the heart. What about your heart? What does it show about you? ","content_html":"The Roman soldier goes on a journey on behalf of the paralyzed servant, finds Jesus, tells him what was going on, Jesus wanted to come to the soldier’s house to heal the servant, the soldier shows humility, and because he did all of this, the servant was healed. Not only was the servant healed, he was healed instantly. He was healed as soon as Jesus proclaimed the healing. In Luke’s version of this story, we find out the servant was at the point of death. Evidently, this Roman soldier really cared about this servant. And for him to go to all this trouble to seek for Jesus and find him, asking him to heal this servant, also shows us the heart of this soldier. Even though he was high in ranks, battle tested, a manly man, strong and brae, he had a heart of compassion for his people, he cared for them, and Jesus saw this in the Roman soldier which is why he healed his servant. It all comes down to the heart. What about your heart? What does it show about you?
","summary":"The Roman soldier intercedes on behalf of his paralyzed servant. ","date_published":"2022-11-24T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/e2b01dce-135d-4bbd-b851-9fa966e9b695.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35062013,"duration_in_seconds":2191}]},{"id":"6963247f-0fb5-4dcb-af9a-acaeb6768390","title":"Episode 214: Matthew 8 Part 1 Can't Touch This!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/214","content_text":"As Jesus is coming down the mountain after teaching his disciples about being righteous, he is encountered by a leper. This leper should have been in quarantine, living in a leper colony but he does something bold...he went against God's laws in order to get to Jesus. He pops out of nowhere, kneels before Jesus stopping him in his tracks, and calls him Lord. I can't help but wonder if there were people in the crowd freaking out over the leper being near them and talking with Jesus but the leper didn't care; he knew Jesus was his only option for a normal life, Jesus was his hope, and he did what he had to in order to get to Jesus. What about you? When are you going to realize Jesus is your only hope? Sure, you may be able to do many things on your own, but you can't save yourself! It takes the blood of a sacrifice, the blood of THE sacrifice, Jesus. ","content_html":"As Jesus is coming down the mountain after teaching his disciples about being righteous, he is encountered by a leper. This leper should have been in quarantine, living in a leper colony but he does something bold...he went against God's laws in order to get to Jesus. He pops out of nowhere, kneels before Jesus stopping him in his tracks, and calls him Lord. I can't help but wonder if there were people in the crowd freaking out over the leper being near them and talking with Jesus but the leper didn't care; he knew Jesus was his only option for a normal life, Jesus was his hope, and he did what he had to in order to get to Jesus. What about you? When are you going to realize Jesus is your only hope? Sure, you may be able to do many things on your own, but you can't save yourself! It takes the blood of a sacrifice, the blood of THE sacrifice, Jesus.
","summary":"A leper knows Jesus is his hope and he does what he has to in order to get his healing...","date_published":"2022-11-21T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6963247f-0fb5-4dcb-af9a-acaeb6768390.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44834316,"duration_in_seconds":2802}]},{"id":"63e802df-af77-471e-8eef-ad136919990c","title":"Episode 213: Matthew 7 Part 4 Beware of Scammers!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/213","content_text":"Do you think scammers are a new thing? Think again! Jesus warned of scammers when he was teaching his disciples and the crowd on the mountain side when he said, “Beware of false prophets. They come in sheep’s clothing but in reality they are vicious wolves! Like scammers today, their message would have just enough truth in it to get your attention and, if you didn’t know the word of God, you would be deceived. This was happening when Jesus was here, it happened after he left, after the church began, and it continues to happen today. And lest you think you would never fall for one of these scams, beware! They are more deceitful than ever with their advertising, their fake emails, their false messages, their fake websites, and their social media sites!","content_html":"Do you think scammers are a new thing? Think again! Jesus warned of scammers when he was teaching his disciples and the crowd on the mountain side when he said, “Beware of false prophets. They come in sheep’s clothing but in reality they are vicious wolves! Like scammers today, their message would have just enough truth in it to get your attention and, if you didn’t know the word of God, you would be deceived. This was happening when Jesus was here, it happened after he left, after the church began, and it continues to happen today. And lest you think you would never fall for one of these scams, beware! They are more deceitful than ever with their advertising, their fake emails, their false messages, their fake websites, and their social media sites!
","summary":"Jesus warned of scammers when he was teaching his disciples and the crowd on the mountain side.","date_published":"2022-11-17T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/63e802df-af77-471e-8eef-ad136919990c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40174071,"duration_in_seconds":2510}]},{"id":"ecb29ca1-bbfa-422b-983a-a758b7ebc3de","title":"Episode 212: Matthew 7 Part 3 Do Unto Others As...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/212","content_text":"When I was in the first grade I had a sweet lady for a teacher named Mrs. Webb. Above her desk was a sign that read, “The Golden Rule: Do unto others and you would have them do unto you.” I didn’t know where it came from but it sounded good and I knew I wanted people to treat me good so I should treat them good! Jesus goes on to say the road, and the gate to heaven, is narrow but the road, and the gate to destruction, is wide. He is the narrow gate, he is the only way to heaven and how did he treat people? With grace, mercy, compassion, and he was longsuffering. He displayed for us the way we should treat people, especially our enemies, those who do not treat us very well. Which road are you on? Who are you following? ","content_html":"When I was in the first grade I had a sweet lady for a teacher named Mrs. Webb. Above her desk was a sign that read, “The Golden Rule: Do unto others and you would have them do unto you.” I didn’t know where it came from but it sounded good and I knew I wanted people to treat me good so I should treat them good! Jesus goes on to say the road, and the gate to heaven, is narrow but the road, and the gate to destruction, is wide. He is the narrow gate, he is the only way to heaven and how did he treat people? With grace, mercy, compassion, and he was longsuffering. He displayed for us the way we should treat people, especially our enemies, those who do not treat us very well. Which road are you on? Who are you following?
","summary":"What a difference it would make in our world if everybody simply lived by the golden Rule!","date_published":"2022-11-15T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ecb29ca1-bbfa-422b-983a-a758b7ebc3de.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38289493,"duration_in_seconds":2393}]},{"id":"7b1daefb-8ddf-40b4-821a-2dff6128cc8c","title":"Episode 211: Matthew 7 Part 2 Don’t Give Up On God!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/211","content_text":"Have you ever prayed for something and just got crickets from God? Nothing but silence? What did you do? Give up? Quit praying? That’s what most people do and they tend to get mad at God because they feel as if He doesn’t care. But the problem is not God, it’s us! We give up too soon and too easily! Jesus says to “Keep on asking, keep on seeking, and keep on knocking” and he tells God will come through! That is a promise and we shouldn’t doubt God…but far too many times we do! We don’t get an answer quick enough and we just quit asking, quit seeking, and quit knocking. We simply give up and move on when God is saying to us, “Have faith, trust Me, the answer is on the way…Hold on!” We need to encourage one another to keep the faith and not give up! ","content_html":"Have you ever prayed for something and just got crickets from God? Nothing but silence? What did you do? Give up? Quit praying? That’s what most people do and they tend to get mad at God because they feel as if He doesn’t care. But the problem is not God, it’s us! We give up too soon and too easily! Jesus says to “Keep on asking, keep on seeking, and keep on knocking” and he tells God will come through! That is a promise and we shouldn’t doubt God…but far too many times we do! We don’t get an answer quick enough and we just quit asking, quit seeking, and quit knocking. We simply give up and move on when God is saying to us, “Have faith, trust Me, the answer is on the way…Hold on!” We need to encourage one another to keep the faith and not give up!
","summary":"We give up too soon and too easily! Jesus says to “Keep on asking, keep on seeking, and keep on knocking” and he tells God will come through!","date_published":"2022-11-10T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7b1daefb-8ddf-40b4-821a-2dff6128cc8c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29195537,"duration_in_seconds":1824}]},{"id":"f3427b28-49cd-4bd8-bc7c-51c8be08a830","title":"Episode 210: Matthew 7 Part 1 Don't Judge Me!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/210","content_text":"“Don’t judge me!” Have you ever heard those words before? That seems to be a huge statement coming from our society today when they are confronted with their lifestyle, with their sin. Are we to judge others? Doesn’t Jesus literally say the words, “Do NOT judge?” Yes he does but is that what he means? Are we supposed to confront sin or not? Are we supposed to tell other people how live or are we? The danger is the comparison game. We like to compare our sin with others and what we tend to forget that there is no scale in God’s eyes when it comes to sin. Sin is sin so does that mean we keep our mouths shut and let people live the way they choose? Listen to find out the answer to a deep topic…Judging.","content_html":"“Don’t judge me!” Have you ever heard those words before? That seems to be a huge statement coming from our society today when they are confronted with their lifestyle, with their sin. Are we to judge others? Doesn’t Jesus literally say the words, “Do NOT judge?” Yes he does but is that what he means? Are we supposed to confront sin or not? Are we supposed to tell other people how live or are we? The danger is the comparison game. We like to compare our sin with others and what we tend to forget that there is no scale in God’s eyes when it comes to sin. Sin is sin so does that mean we keep our mouths shut and let people live the way they choose? Listen to find out the answer to a deep topic…Judging.
","summary":"Are we to judge others? Doesn’t Jesus literally say the words, “Do NOT judge?” Yes he does but...","date_published":"2022-11-07T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f3427b28-49cd-4bd8-bc7c-51c8be08a830.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40643439,"duration_in_seconds":2540}]},{"id":"4a9d6973-788f-42ed-9ed0-3f56aa5b37f7","title":"Episode 209: Matthew 6 Part 4 Do You Hate God? You Sure?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/209","content_text":"Jesus tells his disciples their righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees or they cannot enter into heaven so he teaches them in the Sermon on the Mount how to live a righteous life that is pleasing to God. He tells them they cannot serve God and money. Would you say you hate God? I doubt it but would your lifestyle and choices you make say otherwise? Our bank accounts will tell the story. Our bank accounts will tell us where our priorities are, where our focus is, and where our hearts are at. Hopefully, people look at us and see Jesus…not a Pharisee. ","content_html":"Jesus tells his disciples their righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees or they cannot enter into heaven so he teaches them in the Sermon on the Mount how to live a righteous life that is pleasing to God. He tells them they cannot serve God and money. Would you say you hate God? I doubt it but would your lifestyle and choices you make say otherwise? Our bank accounts will tell the story. Our bank accounts will tell us where our priorities are, where our focus is, and where our hearts are at. Hopefully, people look at us and see Jesus…not a Pharisee.
","summary":"Do we hate God? Our bank statements tell the true story.","date_published":"2022-11-03T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4a9d6973-788f-42ed-9ed0-3f56aa5b37f7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32731890,"duration_in_seconds":2045}]},{"id":"b7a4f03c-6fe3-4ab5-b141-830a4e8b61bb","title":"Episode 208: Matthew 6 Part 3 Something's In My Eye...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/208","content_text":"Why do we use lamps? We use lamps to give off light so we can see in the dark room. But what happens if we turn on the switch and the lamp doesn't come on? The bulb doesn't light up? We'll be left in the dark and the lamp becomes nothing but an ornament to look at or a huge paperweight! Jesus said our eye is a lamp to our body and if the eye is healthy, it will let light in but if it's not healthy, then our bodies are full of darkness. Then he says there are many who think they are full of light but they are actually full of darkness. This comes after he said the disciples righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees. The Pharisees thought they were following God and yet they weren't. In fact, they wanted to kill God in the flesh--Jesus! They had everybody fooled, except God Himself. What about your eyes? Are they healthy?","content_html":"Why do we use lamps? We use lamps to give off light so we can see in the dark room. But what happens if we turn on the switch and the lamp doesn't come on? The bulb doesn't light up? We'll be left in the dark and the lamp becomes nothing but an ornament to look at or a huge paperweight! Jesus said our eye is a lamp to our body and if the eye is healthy, it will let light in but if it's not healthy, then our bodies are full of darkness. Then he says there are many who think they are full of light but they are actually full of darkness. This comes after he said the disciples righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees. The Pharisees thought they were following God and yet they weren't. In fact, they wanted to kill God in the flesh--Jesus! They had everybody fooled, except God Himself. What about your eyes? Are they healthy?
","summary":" Jesus said our eye is a lamp to our body and if the eye is healthy, it will let light in but if it's not healthy, then our bodies are full of darkness. ","date_published":"2022-10-31T17:15:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b7a4f03c-6fe3-4ab5-b141-830a4e8b61bb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41532439,"duration_in_seconds":2595}]},{"id":"01d04d78-9779-4df4-b428-01b29d3d2eee","title":"Episode 207: Matthew 6 Part 2 The Model Prayer","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/207","content_text":"The whole purpose of the Sermon on the Mount as we call it, was to tell his disciples how to live a life that exceeds the righteousness of the Pharisees. During his teaching, Jesus tells his disciples how to give, pray, and fast, and then he expands on the prayer part as he gives them a “model” prayer. In this episode of the GRINDIT podcast we break down this prayer so we too, can know how to pray and to have our prayers answered. Take a listen and share this with a friend! ","content_html":"The whole purpose of the Sermon on the Mount as we call it, was to tell his disciples how to live a life that exceeds the righteousness of the Pharisees. During his teaching, Jesus tells his disciples how to give, pray, and fast, and then he expands on the prayer part as he gives them a “model” prayer. In this episode of the GRINDIT podcast we break down this prayer so we too, can know how to pray and to have our prayers answered. Take a listen and share this with a friend!
","summary":"Prayer life suffering? Jesus tells us how we should pray and we break it down.","date_published":"2022-10-27T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/01d04d78-9779-4df4-b428-01b29d3d2eee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44351155,"duration_in_seconds":2771}]},{"id":"22a5a48b-5240-413c-8cce-1896ef26f000","title":"Episode 206: Matthew 6 Part 1 Impressing God or People?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/206","content_text":"Jesus gives his disciples some things to focus on that will help them exceed beyond the righteousness of the Pharisees. He gives them two “Don’t do’s” and three “When you’s”. These are very important because he had just told them that if their righteousness does not exceed that of the Pharisees, they cannot enter into heaven so he uses what they do as an example of what not to do if you are his disciple. He covers, doing good deeds, giving, praying, fasting, and storing treasure. We break these down in this podcast. ","content_html":"Jesus gives his disciples some things to focus on that will help them exceed beyond the righteousness of the Pharisees. He gives them two “Don’t do’s” and three “When you’s”. These are very important because he had just told them that if their righteousness does not exceed that of the Pharisees, they cannot enter into heaven so he uses what they do as an example of what not to do if you are his disciple. He covers, doing good deeds, giving, praying, fasting, and storing treasure. We break these down in this podcast.
","summary":"Jesus told his disciples their righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees.","date_published":"2022-10-24T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/22a5a48b-5240-413c-8cce-1896ef26f000.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37520448,"duration_in_seconds":2345}]},{"id":"f2f1d324-606b-4840-9203-be7eddf63bce","title":"Episode 205: Matthew 5 Part 3 Head Knowledge or Heart Service?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/205","content_text":"What is the purpose of the law? What was the purpose of the prophets? Paul tells us in a couple of places the law was given so we would know what sin is. What is sin? Anything that goes against the will of God. The main purpose of the law and the prophets were to reveal the fact that we need a Savior...we need Jesus. As Jesus begins to teach his disciples about living a life pleasing to God he tells them that if their righteousness doesn't exceed that of the religious leaders and the Pharisees, they will not enter heaven! These are people who knew the law like the back of their hand. They looked the part, played the part, and people respected them greatly, but not Jesus. He saw their true nature, he saw their hearts. They may have been fooling the people around them but they didn't fool Jesus and he called them out, \"These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far fro me.\" They head knowledge about the scriptures but their heart was far from God! What would Jesus say about us? ","content_html":"What is the purpose of the law? What was the purpose of the prophets? Paul tells us in a couple of places the law was given so we would know what sin is. What is sin? Anything that goes against the will of God. The main purpose of the law and the prophets were to reveal the fact that we need a Savior...we need Jesus. As Jesus begins to teach his disciples about living a life pleasing to God he tells them that if their righteousness doesn't exceed that of the religious leaders and the Pharisees, they will not enter heaven! These are people who knew the law like the back of their hand. They looked the part, played the part, and people respected them greatly, but not Jesus. He saw their true nature, he saw their hearts. They may have been fooling the people around them but they didn't fool Jesus and he called them out, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far fro me." They head knowledge about the scriptures but their heart was far from God! What would Jesus say about us?
","summary":"The Pharisees had head knowledge when it came to scripture but their heart was't in the right place. What about ours?","date_published":"2022-10-20T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f2f1d324-606b-4840-9203-be7eddf63bce.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43624742,"duration_in_seconds":2726}]},{"id":"96267648-3bcc-4c98-854c-7ecb2a962f77","title":"Episode 204: Matthew 5 Part 2 This Little Light of Mine...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/204","content_text":"After telling his disciples they are the salt of the earth, Jesus tells them they are the llight of the world. They have no idea what he is saying but we do because we are looking back and can see the whole picture. Jesus said he is the Light of the world in John 8:12. These 12 men have chosen to leave everything behind to follow Jesus. Over the next three years he will be pouring himself into these men, teaching them about God and how to treat people so they would be able to take over when he leaves. The only way they, or we, can be light is to have Jesus inside us through the power of the Holy Spirit. Without Jesus, we are walking in darkness no matter how awesome our life may be! If we are walking in the Light, are we shining the light?","content_html":"After telling his disciples they are the salt of the earth, Jesus tells them they are the llight of the world. They have no idea what he is saying but we do because we are looking back and can see the whole picture. Jesus said he is the Light of the world in John 8:12. These 12 men have chosen to leave everything behind to follow Jesus. Over the next three years he will be pouring himself into these men, teaching them about God and how to treat people so they would be able to take over when he leaves. The only way they, or we, can be light is to have Jesus inside us through the power of the Holy Spirit. Without Jesus, we are walking in darkness no matter how awesome our life may be! If we are walking in the Light, are we shining the light?
","summary":"Jesus told his followers to be light in the darkness. Light exposes. Are we shining our light?","date_published":"2022-10-17T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/96267648-3bcc-4c98-854c-7ecb2a962f77.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29635648,"duration_in_seconds":1852}]},{"id":"d691f190-9b26-4750-ab45-4362485f14c7","title":"Episode 203: Matthew 5 Part 1 Pass the Salt Please…","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/203","content_text":"Matthew starts off chapter 5 with what we call the “Sermon on the Mount.” Did you know he was talking to his hand-picked disciples and not the crowd? He starts the teachings off with what we call the Beatitudes which start off with “Blessed are those who…” which many translate as “Happy”. When we read the Beatitudes it seems weird that if we do those things Jesus mentions that we would be happy?!?!? But he is teaching them with heaven as the goal because when we get there, all with be well with our soul! Then he tells them they are the salt of the earth. How can twelve ordinary dudes be the salt of the earth when all they know is there little world in Galilee? Listen and find out but I’ll tell you this…we need to be salt, not ordinary.","content_html":"Matthew starts off chapter 5 with what we call the “Sermon on the Mount.” Did you know he was talking to his hand-picked disciples and not the crowd? He starts the teachings off with what we call the Beatitudes which start off with “Blessed are those who…” which many translate as “Happy”. When we read the Beatitudes it seems weird that if we do those things Jesus mentions that we would be happy?!?!? But he is teaching them with heaven as the goal because when we get there, all with be well with our soul! Then he tells them they are the salt of the earth. How can twelve ordinary dudes be the salt of the earth when all they know is there little world in Galilee? Listen and find out but I’ll tell you this…we need to be salt, not ordinary.
","summary":"Are we willing to be salt or are we going to be satisfied with being ordinary?","date_published":"2022-10-06T23:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d691f190-9b26-4750-ab45-4362485f14c7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35419368,"duration_in_seconds":2213}]},{"id":"3133f244-663c-4872-ac33-33e3044f3553","title":"Episode 202: Matthew 4 Part 2 What’s Your Soul Worth?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/202","content_text":"Jesus starts his ministry and fulfills a prophecy from Isaiah by hanging out in Galilee where a lot of Gentiles lived. The prophecy is interesting because it says the Gentiles, who lived in darkness, saw a great light. Jesus died for both Jews and Gentiles, and we are both invited to be as part of his kingdom. As Jesus goes around Galilee preaching about the kingdom, he meets some brothers who were commercial fishermen. He tells them to leave everything behind and follow him. Without hesitation they give up everything they know! Are we willing to do the same thing? ","content_html":"Jesus starts his ministry and fulfills a prophecy from Isaiah by hanging out in Galilee where a lot of Gentiles lived. The prophecy is interesting because it says the Gentiles, who lived in darkness, saw a great light. Jesus died for both Jews and Gentiles, and we are both invited to be as part of his kingdom. As Jesus goes around Galilee preaching about the kingdom, he meets some brothers who were commercial fishermen. He tells them to leave everything behind and follow him. Without hesitation they give up everything they know! Are we willing to do the same thing?
","summary":"The disciples left everything to follow Jesus...What about you?","date_published":"2022-10-03T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3133f244-663c-4872-ac33-33e3044f3553.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27670822,"duration_in_seconds":1729}]},{"id":"bb470054-739a-42ed-8aa2-13ca8857d6e7","title":"Episode 201: Matthew 4 Part 1 Temptations in the Wilderness","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/201","content_text":"The devil knows our weaknesses and he knows when to use them against us...in the wilderness. The wilderness is not a fun place to be: there’s a lack of nutrition, it’s lonely, and we have to really practice self-discipline. Right after he was baptized, the Spirit led Jesus to the wilderness where he would be tempted by the devil for a season. The devil used the same three temptations on Jesus as he does with us: he lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. How did Jesus not give into the temptations? He used the word of God to resist them and we must do the same which is why it is so important that we are in the word of God on a daily basis!","content_html":"The devil knows our weaknesses and he knows when to use them against us...in the wilderness. The wilderness is not a fun place to be: there’s a lack of nutrition, it’s lonely, and we have to really practice self-discipline. Right after he was baptized, the Spirit led Jesus to the wilderness where he would be tempted by the devil for a season. The devil used the same three temptations on Jesus as he does with us: he lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. How did Jesus not give into the temptations? He used the word of God to resist them and we must do the same which is why it is so important that we are in the word of God on a daily basis!
","summary":"Get in the word if you want to survive the wilderness!","date_published":"2022-09-29T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bb470054-739a-42ed-8aa2-13ca8857d6e7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28396817,"duration_in_seconds":1774}]},{"id":"75cdf1d7-9d10-4a4b-b2ac-f8f59ea854f8","title":"Episode 200: Matthew 3 Part 2 The Father Affirms His Son","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/200","content_text":"John the Baptizer is out in the wilderness preaching the forgiveness of sins, telling people to repent and to be baptized. They were listening and responding to his message as people came from all over. Jhon gets a special visitor one day: Jesus and Jesus tells John to baptize him, not for the forgiveness of sins because Jesus didn’t have any sin, but to kick off his ministry. When Jesus came out of the water, the Spirit descended on him and a voice came from heaven saying, “This is My beloved son whom I am well pleased.” The Father gives affirmation to the son. Dads, affirmation is important to your children, especially your sons! Have you told them you love them today? When is the last time you told your children that you are proud of them and believe in them?","content_html":"John the Baptizer is out in the wilderness preaching the forgiveness of sins, telling people to repent and to be baptized. They were listening and responding to his message as people came from all over. Jhon gets a special visitor one day: Jesus and Jesus tells John to baptize him, not for the forgiveness of sins because Jesus didn’t have any sin, but to kick off his ministry. When Jesus came out of the water, the Spirit descended on him and a voice came from heaven saying, “This is My beloved son whom I am well pleased.” The Father gives affirmation to the son. Dads, affirmation is important to your children, especially your sons! Have you told them you love them today? When is the last time you told your children that you are proud of them and believe in them?
","summary":"Dads, your children need affirmation, especially your sons!","date_published":"2022-09-26T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/75cdf1d7-9d10-4a4b-b2ac-f8f59ea854f8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25608194,"duration_in_seconds":1600}]},{"id":"bf7c3912-c34a-4a2b-b05d-cf8ae3ae69ec","title":"Episode 199: Matthew 3 Part 1 Was John Really Creepy?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/199","content_text":"In Matthew 3 we are introduced to a freaky looking dude who lies in the wilderness and for food he eats locusts and wild honey. If he were alive today, John the Baptizer would be considered a homeless man and be an outcast to society. I doubt anyone would listen to his message today! I seriously doubt anyone would travel out of town to listen to him preach! But the time was right and John did exactly what he was born to do—prepare the way for the Messiah and that is what he did. He preached a message of repentance and baptized people who were obedient to the message. The power is not in the person but in the message and that message is Jesus! ","content_html":"In Matthew 3 we are introduced to a freaky looking dude who lies in the wilderness and for food he eats locusts and wild honey. If he were alive today, John the Baptizer would be considered a homeless man and be an outcast to society. I doubt anyone would listen to his message today! I seriously doubt anyone would travel out of town to listen to him preach! But the time was right and John did exactly what he was born to do—prepare the way for the Messiah and that is what he did. He preached a message of repentance and baptized people who were obedient to the message. The power is not in the person but in the message and that message is Jesus!
","summary":"John may have looked really strange dressed in his camel hair clothing in the wilderness, but he preached a great message-Jesus! ","date_published":"2022-09-23T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bf7c3912-c34a-4a2b-b05d-cf8ae3ae69ec.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30525066,"duration_in_seconds":1907}]},{"id":"a8726f28-2984-4360-8673-a90d3f4fc6da","title":"Episode 198: Matthew 2 Joseph and Mary Get Rich!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/198","content_text":"Matthew gives us a time frame when Jesus, the Messiah was born and then he introduces his readers to some men called Magi or wise men, who were astrologers and studied the stars. One star in particular has caught their attention and they follow it for about two years. By the time they arrive in Jerusalem, Jesus is a toddler and living in a house in Bethlehem. Herod the Great has a conversation with these wise men and feels threatened after learning there is a new king in town so he has all the male children, two years and younger, in and around Bethlehem killed thinking he would get rid of this threat to his throne. The only thing he didn’t consider was this is God’s son and God would protect him to accomplish His will! An angel warns Joseph several times as to what is going on and hey flee to Egypt then to Nazareth. Can anything good come from Nazareth? You better believe it!","content_html":"Matthew gives us a time frame when Jesus, the Messiah was born and then he introduces his readers to some men called Magi or wise men, who were astrologers and studied the stars. One star in particular has caught their attention and they follow it for about two years. By the time they arrive in Jerusalem, Jesus is a toddler and living in a house in Bethlehem. Herod the Great has a conversation with these wise men and feels threatened after learning there is a new king in town so he has all the male children, two years and younger, in and around Bethlehem killed thinking he would get rid of this threat to his throne. The only thing he didn’t consider was this is God’s son and God would protect him to accomplish His will! An angel warns Joseph several times as to what is going on and hey flee to Egypt then to Nazareth. Can anything good come from Nazareth? You better believe it!
","summary":"Have you ever wondered what Joseph and Mary did with those riches they received from the wise men?","date_published":"2022-09-19T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a8726f28-2984-4360-8673-a90d3f4fc6da.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32961350,"duration_in_seconds":2060}]},{"id":"0c6dc5e8-453b-416d-8f43-f037933d1fcb","title":"Episode 197: Matthew 1 Part 2 How Can This Be?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/197","content_text":"How can this be? There were two people asking that same question seperating by three months. An angel comes to Mary, a virgin, a tells her she was going to have a baby and he would be the Savior of the world. She takes off to visit her relative, Elizabeth, for threee months and during that time, she begins to show. She comes home to see her soon-to-be-husband, Joseph, and he notices some changes in her body because she is showing...AND HE HASN'T HAD SEX WITH HER! \"How can this be?\" is a question I guarantee you he asked because he was going to divorce her before they were even married! Joseph was crushed. He laid down to get some rest and an angel comes to him in a dream and tells him, \"Yo bro...this is God's will...everything is cool.\" How can this be? Two times, one excitingly asked and one asked with a broken heart. No matter our situation, God is in control and we need to focus on him. We need to keep the faith and trust Him.","content_html":"How can this be? There were two people asking that same question seperating by three months. An angel comes to Mary, a virgin, a tells her she was going to have a baby and he would be the Savior of the world. She takes off to visit her relative, Elizabeth, for threee months and during that time, she begins to show. She comes home to see her soon-to-be-husband, Joseph, and he notices some changes in her body because she is showing...AND HE HASN'T HAD SEX WITH HER! "How can this be?" is a question I guarantee you he asked because he was going to divorce her before they were even married! Joseph was crushed. He laid down to get some rest and an angel comes to him in a dream and tells him, "Yo bro...this is God's will...everything is cool." How can this be? Two times, one excitingly asked and one asked with a broken heart. No matter our situation, God is in control and we need to focus on him. We need to keep the faith and trust Him.
","summary":"Matthew tells how the birth of Jesus, the Messiah, goes down.","date_published":"2022-09-16T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/0c6dc5e8-453b-416d-8f43-f037933d1fcb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36799887,"duration_in_seconds":2300}]},{"id":"b2835f15-9747-4759-9c69-0b84b5a503e6","title":"Episode 196: Matthew 1 Part 1 God Uses Imperfect People","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/196","content_text":"Most people skip right over the first part of Matthew 1 because it’s a boring genealogy, however, if one would take a closer look, they would discover that it isn’t boring at all. In fact, it is packed with a lot of great information that can be encouraging to us. For example, look at all the people God used to usher Jesus, the Messiah, into the world. They aren’t perfect at all, in fact, every one of them made bad decisions along the way yet God used those bad decisions for his glory! Women dressed as prostitutes, even a prostitute, men who committed adultery and murder, liars, deceivers, etc were all used by God to bring His Son into the world in order that he could be the sacrifice for our sins! Imagine what God could do through us and our bad choices?!?!","content_html":"Most people skip right over the first part of Matthew 1 because it’s a boring genealogy, however, if one would take a closer look, they would discover that it isn’t boring at all. In fact, it is packed with a lot of great information that can be encouraging to us. For example, look at all the people God used to usher Jesus, the Messiah, into the world. They aren’t perfect at all, in fact, every one of them made bad decisions along the way yet God used those bad decisions for his glory! Women dressed as prostitutes, even a prostitute, men who committed adultery and murder, liars, deceivers, etc were all used by God to bring His Son into the world in order that he could be the sacrifice for our sins! Imagine what God could do through us and our bad choices?!?!
","summary":"The dreaded genealogy tells us a lot so don't skip it!","date_published":"2022-09-12T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b2835f15-9747-4759-9c69-0b84b5a503e6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43682421,"duration_in_seconds":2730}]},{"id":"136d9c98-874f-49d6-9f5f-751ae285a1cf","title":"Episode 195: Hebrews 13 Part 2 People Are Following You!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/195","content_text":"We come to the end of this study on the book of Hebrews. I hope and pray you have been encouraged from it and as we dig into the author’s last words of this letter, I hope they ring loud and clear, “Look to Jesus, stick with Jesus, and continue to follow Jesus no matter what comes your way!” We must remember, whether we realize it or not, we are leaders! Someone is watching our every move to see how we will respond to the situation that we are facing and if we aren’t careful, we could lead them down the wrong path. It then becomes clear, that we should be following Jesus, because if we are following him, then we will lead people to him and not away from him? So, with that in mind, where is your focus? Wherever your focus is, that is where you are walking towards!","content_html":"We come to the end of this study on the book of Hebrews. I hope and pray you have been encouraged from it and as we dig into the author’s last words of this letter, I hope they ring loud and clear, “Look to Jesus, stick with Jesus, and continue to follow Jesus no matter what comes your way!” We must remember, whether we realize it or not, we are leaders! Someone is watching our every move to see how we will respond to the situation that we are facing and if we aren’t careful, we could lead them down the wrong path. It then becomes clear, that we should be following Jesus, because if we are following him, then we will lead people to him and not away from him? So, with that in mind, where is your focus? Wherever your focus is, that is where you are walking towards!
","summary":" “Look to Jesus, stick with Jesus, and continue to follow Jesus no matter what comes your way!”","date_published":"2022-09-08T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/136d9c98-874f-49d6-9f5f-751ae285a1cf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43544494,"duration_in_seconds":2721}]},{"id":"36067a09-2188-4fea-a93a-d466cdbf5e2a","title":"Episode 194: Hebrews 13 Part 1 Make Us Like Jesus","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/194","content_text":"The author encourages his readers by telling them we are receiving an unshakable kingdom and since we are receiving this unshakable kingdom, there are some things we need to do. In this episode we cover some of those things he says to do such as: 1) love one another as brothers and sisters in Christ, 2) show hospitality to strangers, 3) remember those in prison, 4) remember those who are being mistreated, 5) give honor to marriage, and 6) Don’t love money. Basically, the author is telling his readers to not be selfish and think about others, which is exactly what we should be doing as Christ followers because that is the example Jesus showed us!","content_html":"The author encourages his readers by telling them we are receiving an unshakable kingdom and since we are receiving this unshakable kingdom, there are some things we need to do. In this episode we cover some of those things he says to do such as: 1) love one another as brothers and sisters in Christ, 2) show hospitality to strangers, 3) remember those in prison, 4) remember those who are being mistreated, 5) give honor to marriage, and 6) Don’t love money. Basically, the author is telling his readers to not be selfish and think about others, which is exactly what we should be doing as Christ followers because that is the example Jesus showed us!
","summary":"Since we are receiving this unshakable kingdom, there are some things we need to do!","date_published":"2022-09-05T19:15:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/36067a09-2188-4fea-a93a-d466cdbf5e2a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36291648,"duration_in_seconds":2268}]},{"id":"cf6015bd-f5ec-4241-8fe0-308000bbe8b0","title":"Episode 193: Hebrews 12 Part 3 The Recipe For Staying Faithful","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/193","content_text":"As the author is wrapping up chapter 12, he tells them there are some things they need to do on their journey to heaven as they endure to cross that finish line and it involves a four-letter word we do not like: WORK! He tells them to work on two things: 1) work at living in peace with everyone, 2) and work at living holy. Then he gives them, and us, a recipe on how to live a faithful life:\n\n\n Be thankful.\n Please God by worshiping Him.\n Worship Him with fear and awe. \n","content_html":"As the author is wrapping up chapter 12, he tells them there are some things they need to do on their journey to heaven as they endure to cross that finish line and it involves a four-letter word we do not like: WORK! He tells them to work on two things: 1) work at living in peace with everyone, 2) and work at living holy. Then he gives them, and us, a recipe on how to live a faithful life:
\n\nThis part of Hebrews is tough for many people including myself. The author is going to discuss something no one likes to talk about and that is God disciplining us. People think of God as someone who is going to strike us down with lightning because we have done something wrong but that is a wrong impression of God. The author tells us God disciplines us because He loves us and if He doesn’t discipline us, then we are illegitimate children! But the struggle for many, like myself is to even see God as a Father because our earthly father abandoned or abused us, maybe both! I talk about my story in this episode and my struggle to look at God as a Father because of what I went through with my dad and stepdad in this episode. I hope you find some encouragement from my story!
","summary":"The author tells us God disciplines us because He loves us and if He doesn’t discipline us, then we are illegitimate children!","date_published":"2022-08-29T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/014cd68e-9bbc-4fcd-ade7-6a6374fda2f6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33138146,"duration_in_seconds":2071}]},{"id":"10bbe46b-69d6-433c-b483-08e185450c30","title":"Episode 191: Hebrews 12 Part 1 Be A Champion","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/191","content_text":"The author of Hebrews has given a bunch of examples of people who walked by faith, who had promises from God and they trusted that God would be faithful and come through on His promises. By faith they knew His promises were a reality and they had evidence, even though they couldn’t see it with their eyes. He starts off chapter 12 with a sports analogy when he compares our walk with God to a race and like a coach he gives instructions on how to run this race. Those instructions are, “Look to Jesus, our champion and endure to the end.” If you ever played sports, you wanted to win a championship, that was the goal. Everybody wants to be a champion. ","content_html":"The author of Hebrews has given a bunch of examples of people who walked by faith, who had promises from God and they trusted that God would be faithful and come through on His promises. By faith they knew His promises were a reality and they had evidence, even though they couldn’t see it with their eyes. He starts off chapter 12 with a sports analogy when he compares our walk with God to a race and like a coach he gives instructions on how to run this race. Those instructions are, “Look to Jesus, our champion and endure to the end.” If you ever played sports, you wanted to win a championship, that was the goal. Everybody wants to be a champion.
","summary":"Our walk with Christ is compared to a race. Run to be a champion!","date_published":"2022-08-25T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/10bbe46b-69d6-433c-b483-08e185450c30.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46737284,"duration_in_seconds":2921}]},{"id":"06ff381e-c931-4bb6-a39f-93e7655d97a7","title":"Episode 190: Hebrews 11 Part 2 Examples of Faith","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/190","content_text":"The author of Hebrews is trying to encourage his Jewish readers to stick with Jesus because they are discouraged from being persecuted and some have already chosen to go back to Judaism, an obsolete religion, because Jesus established a new and better covenant by laying down his life as a once and for all sacrifice. He started chapter 11 off by talking about what faith is and, being a Jewish audience for his letter, he is going to go back into their past, their heritage, and show them many examples of people who lived and walked by faith in hopes that his readers would find some encouragement and be strengthened in their walk with Christ. The very first example he gies may surprise you because he mentions us!","content_html":"The author of Hebrews is trying to encourage his Jewish readers to stick with Jesus because they are discouraged from being persecuted and some have already chosen to go back to Judaism, an obsolete religion, because Jesus established a new and better covenant by laying down his life as a once and for all sacrifice. He started chapter 11 off by talking about what faith is and, being a Jewish audience for his letter, he is going to go back into their past, their heritage, and show them many examples of people who lived and walked by faith in hopes that his readers would find some encouragement and be strengthened in their walk with Christ. The very first example he gies may surprise you because he mentions us!
","summary":"The author of Hebrews is trying to encourage his Jewish readers to stick with Jesus so he gives them plenty of examples of people who lied by faith...","date_published":"2022-08-22T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/06ff381e-c931-4bb6-a39f-93e7655d97a7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41345193,"duration_in_seconds":2584}]},{"id":"ff71469c-cff9-4a19-b024-d4cd978a094e","title":"Episode 189: Hebrews 11 Part 1 Faith Is Reality","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/189","content_text":"Hebrews 11 is known as the “Faith” chapter because of all the people who did things by faith but it is way deeper than that. The author has a reason for bringing up all these people who did things by “faith.” They had a hope, they had a promise, they were looking forward to something far greater. They were looking for heaven, to be with God, to have an intimate relationship with Him and to spend eternity with Him. They were willing to put their lives on the line to follow Him. When times got hard, they continued to follow Him and they did not quit for any reason. They endured! Why? Because faith: Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. 2 Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. They couldn’t see it, but they trusted God to come through and He did. He will for us as well if we remain faithful and do not give up!","content_html":"Hebrews 11 is known as the “Faith” chapter because of all the people who did things by faith but it is way deeper than that. The author has a reason for bringing up all these people who did things by “faith.” They had a hope, they had a promise, they were looking forward to something far greater. They were looking for heaven, to be with God, to have an intimate relationship with Him and to spend eternity with Him. They were willing to put their lives on the line to follow Him. When times got hard, they continued to follow Him and they did not quit for any reason. They endured! Why? Because faith: Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. 2 Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. They couldn’t see it, but they trusted God to come through and He did. He will for us as well if we remain faithful and do not give up!
","summary":"Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.","date_published":"2022-08-18T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ff71469c-cff9-4a19-b024-d4cd978a094e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36291648,"duration_in_seconds":2268}]},{"id":"01cf254a-a966-4dfe-8fe4-7075245a7da7","title":"Episode 188: Hebrews 10 Part 2 We Are Made For Community","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/188","content_text":"When God made Adam, He said, “It is not good for man to be alone,” and then He created Eve. Why? Because God knew man needed community. Too many people try to isolate themselves and it is not healthy at all, which I believe is a reason why so many people give up on life. The author of Hebrews encourages his readers to continue to be a part of community. Why? Because when we are with other people our focus tends to be on them and not ourselves. We find out really fast that we aren’t the only ones suffering and that other people who have been through a similar struggle can offer us wisdom to help us get through, to continue to endure. And that is his message throughout this letter, “Endure, keep going, do not give up!” It’s a great message even for us today. We may not be facing persecution, but we are facing hard times, difficult trials, and can easily be discouraged just like the audience of this letter so listen to his message and find strength to keep pressing forward!","content_html":"When God made Adam, He said, “It is not good for man to be alone,” and then He created Eve. Why? Because God knew man needed community. Too many people try to isolate themselves and it is not healthy at all, which I believe is a reason why so many people give up on life. The author of Hebrews encourages his readers to continue to be a part of community. Why? Because when we are with other people our focus tends to be on them and not ourselves. We find out really fast that we aren’t the only ones suffering and that other people who have been through a similar struggle can offer us wisdom to help us get through, to continue to endure. And that is his message throughout this letter, “Endure, keep going, do not give up!” It’s a great message even for us today. We may not be facing persecution, but we are facing hard times, difficult trials, and can easily be discouraged just like the audience of this letter so listen to his message and find strength to keep pressing forward!
","summary":"","date_published":"2022-08-15T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/01cf254a-a966-4dfe-8fe4-7075245a7da7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38955302,"duration_in_seconds":2434}]},{"id":"92cc463a-4ec4-40f4-b704-9e34289073e9","title":"Episode 187: Hebrews 10 Part 1 Go Fly A Kite!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/187","content_text":"When you were a kid and your parents were teaching you how to fly a kite, did they say, “Hold on tight and don’t let go!”?!? Why did they say that? Because if we let go of the string, the kite will either come crashing to the ground, get caught in a tree, or even worse, fly away and we risk losing the kite! The author is going to lay the hammer down on his readers in chapter 10. It starts off repeating some things he has already said and we have covered but in vs 19 through the rest of the chapter you better put on your seat belt because the road gets pretty rough! He reminds his readers how they can enter God’s presence, right at the throne because of the blood of Jesus but then he encourages them to keep a tight grip on that hope and to not let go because if they walk away from Jesus, they walk away from his promises; they walk away from his sacrifice, the ONLY sacrifice that will get them, and us, into heaven! Jesus is way more precious than a kite and if we want to be with him in heaven for eternity, we have to hold on to him with everything we have because the world, the devil, they are going to throw everything they can at us to make us let go…Hold on as tight as you can!","content_html":"When you were a kid and your parents were teaching you how to fly a kite, did they say, “Hold on tight and don’t let go!”?!? Why did they say that? Because if we let go of the string, the kite will either come crashing to the ground, get caught in a tree, or even worse, fly away and we risk losing the kite! The author is going to lay the hammer down on his readers in chapter 10. It starts off repeating some things he has already said and we have covered but in vs 19 through the rest of the chapter you better put on your seat belt because the road gets pretty rough! He reminds his readers how they can enter God’s presence, right at the throne because of the blood of Jesus but then he encourages them to keep a tight grip on that hope and to not let go because if they walk away from Jesus, they walk away from his promises; they walk away from his sacrifice, the ONLY sacrifice that will get them, and us, into heaven! Jesus is way more precious than a kite and if we want to be with him in heaven for eternity, we have to hold on to him with everything we have because the world, the devil, they are going to throw everything they can at us to make us let go…Hold on as tight as you can!
","summary":"The author encourages his readers to keep a tight grip on that hope and to not let go because if they walk away from Jesus, they walk away from his promises; they walk away from his sacrifice, the ONLY sacrifice that will get them, and us, into heaven! ","date_published":"2022-08-11T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/92cc463a-4ec4-40f4-b704-9e34289073e9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32799182,"duration_in_seconds":2049}]},{"id":"ea29fca7-7621-43b1-98b8-0d835f67066c","title":"Episode 186: Hebrews 9 Part 2 The Lion Became A Lamb","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/186","content_text":"Millions of animals were sacrificed under the old covenant and yet not even all the blood from those sacrifices pooled together could forgive one sin! It was all a ceremony cleansing but the blood of Jesus is so powerful that it cleanses our sins, purifies our conscience so we can worship God, and it sets us free! That is why the author of Hebrews is saying to his audience, “Jesus is better!” He is better because the old covenant couldn’t get the job done and God himself put on flesh, lived as a man, never sinned, offered himself as the once and for all sacrifice, laid down his life for us, was resurrected, and now sits at the Father’ right hand interceding on our behalf…if…if we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior and we are living for him on a daily basis, eagerly waiting for his return!","content_html":"Millions of animals were sacrificed under the old covenant and yet not even all the blood from those sacrifices pooled together could forgive one sin! It was all a ceremony cleansing but the blood of Jesus is so powerful that it cleanses our sins, purifies our conscience so we can worship God, and it sets us free! That is why the author of Hebrews is saying to his audience, “Jesus is better!” He is better because the old covenant couldn’t get the job done and God himself put on flesh, lived as a man, never sinned, offered himself as the once and for all sacrifice, laid down his life for us, was resurrected, and now sits at the Father’ right hand interceding on our behalf…if…if we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior and we are living for him on a daily basis, eagerly waiting for his return!
","summary":"Millions of animals were sacrificed under the old covenant and yet not even all the blood from those sacrifices pooled together could forgive one sin!","date_published":"2022-08-08T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ea29fca7-7621-43b1-98b8-0d835f67066c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":89915628,"duration_in_seconds":2247}]},{"id":"3bc123cf-64f2-4ad1-8f36-8af6c7d2bc9c","title":"Episode 185: Hebrews 9 Part 1 Two Become One","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/185","content_text":"In Hebrews 9 the author starts talking about how the new covenant is better than the old covenant. He begins by describing the tabernacle, how the Holy Place was separated from the Holiest of Holies and the furniture that was included in each room. There was a thick curtain that separated man from God, but also, the people were separated from God and had to have a priest intercede on their behalf! It was all about separation and in the old covenant, the Gentiles were left out because the old covenant was made between God and the Jews. Now that Jesus has established a new covenant, there is no more separation! There is no more Jew, no more Gentile because we are one in Christ. And the best part is, we have direct access to God because of the blood Jesus shed on the cross!","content_html":"In Hebrews 9 the author starts talking about how the new covenant is better than the old covenant. He begins by describing the tabernacle, how the Holy Place was separated from the Holiest of Holies and the furniture that was included in each room. There was a thick curtain that separated man from God, but also, the people were separated from God and had to have a priest intercede on their behalf! It was all about separation and in the old covenant, the Gentiles were left out because the old covenant was made between God and the Jews. Now that Jesus has established a new covenant, there is no more separation! There is no more Jew, no more Gentile because we are one in Christ. And the best part is, we have direct access to God because of the blood Jesus shed on the cross!
","summary":"There is no more Jew, no more Gentile because we are one in Christ. And the best part is, we have direct access to God because of the blood Jesus shed on the cross!","date_published":"2022-08-04T23:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3bc123cf-64f2-4ad1-8f36-8af6c7d2bc9c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":95232669,"duration_in_seconds":2976}]},{"id":"7aec0025-1454-494f-866d-7673341d277d","title":"Episode 184: Hebrews 8 The New Covenant Is Better","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/184","content_text":"The author gets down to the nitty gritty and says, “This is my main point” and he goes on to say not only is Jesus better than angels, Moses, the law, a better High Priest, but this new covenant he established by his blood that was shed, is better than the old covenant. In fact, the author is so bold to say, “The old covenant is now obsolete!” When he is writing this letter, the Temple is still standing. The Temple was a better version of the tabernacle which was built for traveling since they were wondering in the wilderness for 40 years. David wanted to build God a permanent place to dwell and Solomon, his son, built the first Temple in Jerusalem. It was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and later rebuilt. This building was majestic, it was ginormous, and yet it is empty because God no longer resides there. Jesus, God’s Son, was the Messiah who came to fulfill the law and be our once and for all sacrifice. He is now sitting at the Father’s right hand in the place of honor, making intercession for us! Therefore, this new covenant God has established by the blood of Jesus, is better than the old covenant so why would we want to leave Jesus and go to an empty building? Stay with Jesus!","content_html":"The author gets down to the nitty gritty and says, “This is my main point” and he goes on to say not only is Jesus better than angels, Moses, the law, a better High Priest, but this new covenant he established by his blood that was shed, is better than the old covenant. In fact, the author is so bold to say, “The old covenant is now obsolete!” When he is writing this letter, the Temple is still standing. The Temple was a better version of the tabernacle which was built for traveling since they were wondering in the wilderness for 40 years. David wanted to build God a permanent place to dwell and Solomon, his son, built the first Temple in Jerusalem. It was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and later rebuilt. This building was majestic, it was ginormous, and yet it is empty because God no longer resides there. Jesus, God’s Son, was the Messiah who came to fulfill the law and be our once and for all sacrifice. He is now sitting at the Father’s right hand in the place of honor, making intercession for us! Therefore, this new covenant God has established by the blood of Jesus, is better than the old covenant so why would we want to leave Jesus and go to an empty building? Stay with Jesus!
","summary":" “The old covenant is now obsolete!” and the new covenant is better!","date_published":"2022-08-01T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7aec0025-1454-494f-866d-7673341d277d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":86515320,"duration_in_seconds":2162}]},{"id":"aa126adc-fb60-4cb7-8f59-148a430baedc","title":"Episode 183: Hebrews 7 Jesus Is Better Than Earthly Priests","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/183","content_text":"Jesus is better...that is what the author of Hebrews is explaining to the Jewish Christians who are going back to Judaism after suffering some persecution. Jesus is better than angels, he is better than Moses, he is better than the law or any earthly priest, which is his point in Chapter 7. The earthly priests had weaknesses, they were sinners, therefore they had to make sacrifices for themselves on a daily basis. Because they were human, their priesthood would eventually come to an end because they died. Jesus, on the other hand, is better because he never sinned, he doesn't have to make daly sacrifices for himself, he kept the law to perfection, and though he did die, he came back to life in three days and is now indestructible! His priesthood is eternal and he is sitting at the others right hand in place of honor, making intercession for us...for eternity!","content_html":"Jesus is better...that is what the author of Hebrews is explaining to the Jewish Christians who are going back to Judaism after suffering some persecution. Jesus is better than angels, he is better than Moses, he is better than the law or any earthly priest, which is his point in Chapter 7. The earthly priests had weaknesses, they were sinners, therefore they had to make sacrifices for themselves on a daily basis. Because they were human, their priesthood would eventually come to an end because they died. Jesus, on the other hand, is better because he never sinned, he doesn't have to make daly sacrifices for himself, he kept the law to perfection, and though he did die, he came back to life in three days and is now indestructible! His priesthood is eternal and he is sitting at the others right hand in place of honor, making intercession for us...for eternity!
","summary":"Jesus is better than any earthly priest because they had weaknesses, they were sinners, therefore they had to make sacrifices for themselves on a daily basis. ","date_published":"2022-07-28T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/aa126adc-fb60-4cb7-8f59-148a430baedc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":88907124,"duration_in_seconds":2222}]},{"id":"56e9bbd6-4788-4756-be60-2b7127cbd138","title":"Episode 182: Hebrews 6 Part 2 Anchor Down!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/182","content_text":"To show the Jewish Christians whose faith is fading because of persecution that they can trust God, the author uses somebody they would be very familiar with and would respect greatly—Abraham. He tells his readers that God gave many promises to Abraham and He made an oath to Himself to keep those promises. Abraham, by faith, was obedient and God kept His promises to Abraham, therefore, they can trust that God will keep His promises to them as well as us! He tells them we have a great hope and that hope is a home with Jesus in heaven when we finish the race here on earth. And since Jesus led the way, this hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls…So anchor down!","content_html":"To show the Jewish Christians whose faith is fading because of persecution that they can trust God, the author uses somebody they would be very familiar with and would respect greatly—Abraham. He tells his readers that God gave many promises to Abraham and He made an oath to Himself to keep those promises. Abraham, by faith, was obedient and God kept His promises to Abraham, therefore, they can trust that God will keep His promises to them as well as us! He tells them we have a great hope and that hope is a home with Jesus in heaven when we finish the race here on earth. And since Jesus led the way, this hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls…So anchor down!
","summary":"God gave promises to Abraham and came through just as He promised. He will do the same for us!","date_published":"2022-07-26T03:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/56e9bbd6-4788-4756-be60-2b7127cbd138.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":88609449,"duration_in_seconds":2769}]},{"id":"3cd8b841-c4f3-458a-8573-d27ccec2d36d","title":"Episode 181: Hebrews 6 Part 1 Am I Useful or Useless?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/181","content_text":"The author has laid the foundation that Jesus is better and that he is our High Priest and he tells his readers it is time to get off the milk and move on to the meat, the solid foods. Then he gives them a stern warning about turning away from God. These Jewish Christians were being persecuted to some degree and their faith was fading, they were going back to Judaism and the author warns them if they do this, if they leave Jesus, there is no coming back to repentance. He then gives an example of some fields who received rain. All the fields received the rain but only some of the fields produced crops and received God’s blessings. The ones that that received the rain and didn’t produce crops became overwhelmed with thorns and thistles and had to be burned by the farmer because it was useless. Are we USEFUL or USELESS?","content_html":"The author has laid the foundation that Jesus is better and that he is our High Priest and he tells his readers it is time to get off the milk and move on to the meat, the solid foods. Then he gives them a stern warning about turning away from God. These Jewish Christians were being persecuted to some degree and their faith was fading, they were going back to Judaism and the author warns them if they do this, if they leave Jesus, there is no coming back to repentance. He then gives an example of some fields who received rain. All the fields received the rain but only some of the fields produced crops and received God’s blessings. The ones that that received the rain and didn’t produce crops became overwhelmed with thorns and thistles and had to be burned by the farmer because it was useless. Are we USEFUL or USELESS?
","summary":"The author uses some fields that gets some rain to make his point. All the fields got rained but not all fields produced crop. Some were useless and had to be burned by the farmer.","date_published":"2022-07-21T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3cd8b841-c4f3-458a-8573-d27ccec2d36d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85949139,"duration_in_seconds":2685}]},{"id":"ef053a2e-1f9b-42b5-a2ee-ae13e5f35160","title":"Episode 180: Hebrews 5 Jesus Learned Obedience Through Suffering","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/180","content_text":"In chapter 5 the author continues with the theme of Jesus being our High Priest. After saying Jesus was chosen by God to be our High Priest, he goes on to tell his audience that God knows what they are dealing with and what they are experiencing in life, therefore they should not lose confidence in Jesus and keep the faith! He goes into detail how Jesus was human and was tempted and suffered persecution just as they are and he is here to help them if they would continue their walk with him. It’s so easy to draw back and get mad at God when difficulties come into our lives but that’s the very opposite that we should do. We should run TO God for help! And as we go through life’s struggles there are so many lessons we can learn and the author says Jesus himself learned obedience to God in his struggles. As we continue this study of the Book of Hebrews, it is clear to see the author is trying their best to get the readers of his letter to stay with Jesus and not give up the fight! It’s a great message for us today as we all face trials and storms in our lives!","content_html":"In chapter 5 the author continues with the theme of Jesus being our High Priest. After saying Jesus was chosen by God to be our High Priest, he goes on to tell his audience that God knows what they are dealing with and what they are experiencing in life, therefore they should not lose confidence in Jesus and keep the faith! He goes into detail how Jesus was human and was tempted and suffered persecution just as they are and he is here to help them if they would continue their walk with him. It’s so easy to draw back and get mad at God when difficulties come into our lives but that’s the very opposite that we should do. We should run TO God for help! And as we go through life’s struggles there are so many lessons we can learn and the author says Jesus himself learned obedience to God in his struggles. As we continue this study of the Book of Hebrews, it is clear to see the author is trying their best to get the readers of his letter to stay with Jesus and not give up the fight! It’s a great message for us today as we all face trials and storms in our lives!
","summary":"It’s so easy to draw back and get mad at God when difficulties come into our lives but that’s the very opposite that we should do. Jesus learned obedience through his suffering...","date_published":"2022-07-18T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ef053a2e-1f9b-42b5-a2ee-ae13e5f35160.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":93808704,"duration_in_seconds":2345}]},{"id":"356ced94-1c83-4bea-a04f-2e05db61b222","title":"Episode 179: Hebrews 4 Don't Lose Your Confidence...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/179","content_text":"What has happened in your life that was so bad that you lost your confidence in God? We see this every day in a believer's life. Something bad happens and they get mad at God, blame God for what they are going through, they eventually withdraw from God until they completely shut Him out of their lives! Where does one go when they leave God? What's a better alternative? There's not one and that is what the author of Hebrews is trying to tell their audience who was in danger of missing heaven because they have lost their confidence in God! Persecution has come to them, some have been in jail, some beaten, some have lost all their possessions, and they are losing their confidence in God, in Jesus, so the author is encouraging them to take a look at the people of Israel that wondered in the wilderness for forty years...THEY DIDN'T GET IN! And he tells them if they walk away from Jesus, they won't either and neither will we! So again I ask you, what has happened in your life that has caused you to lose confidence in God?","content_html":"What has happened in your life that was so bad that you lost your confidence in God? We see this every day in a believer's life. Something bad happens and they get mad at God, blame God for what they are going through, they eventually withdraw from God until they completely shut Him out of their lives! Where does one go when they leave God? What's a better alternative? There's not one and that is what the author of Hebrews is trying to tell their audience who was in danger of missing heaven because they have lost their confidence in God! Persecution has come to them, some have been in jail, some beaten, some have lost all their possessions, and they are losing their confidence in God, in Jesus, so the author is encouraging them to take a look at the people of Israel that wondered in the wilderness for forty years...THEY DIDN'T GET IN! And he tells them if they walk away from Jesus, they won't either and neither will we! So again I ask you, what has happened in your life that has caused you to lose confidence in God?
","summary":"The audience of the Hebrews letter was losing their confidence in God because of persecution so the author is trying to encourage them to not lose hope and to keep their faith in Jesus.","date_published":"2022-07-14T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/356ced94-1c83-4bea-a04f-2e05db61b222.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":94431904,"duration_in_seconds":2950}]},{"id":"b79bc60e-305e-4158-83f1-0dcd828c8aa9","title":"Episode 178: Hebrews 3 Part 2 Don’t Get Sidetracked!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/178","content_text":"The book of Hebrews is written to a Jewish audience who has chosen Jesus and have been following him, but persecution is and has taken its toll on some of the believers. They have been in jail, beaten, and have lost all their stuff because they chose to follow Jesus but some of them are struggling with their faith and are giving up. This book is written to encourage them to stay the course and hold on because it will all be worth it in the end! And he really hammers this point home here in chapter 3 to not lose their confidence in Jesus and that he is coming soon and will not delay to rescue them. What a word for our day in time…people are discouraged on a daily basis and life is beating the crap out of us but we have to endure to the end for some day, it will all be worth it!\n\nHere is a link to my song sang by Frannie Hamrick called \"Finding Strength\":\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxJPnunznDg","content_html":"The book of Hebrews is written to a Jewish audience who has chosen Jesus and have been following him, but persecution is and has taken its toll on some of the believers. They have been in jail, beaten, and have lost all their stuff because they chose to follow Jesus but some of them are struggling with their faith and are giving up. This book is written to encourage them to stay the course and hold on because it will all be worth it in the end! And he really hammers this point home here in chapter 3 to not lose their confidence in Jesus and that he is coming soon and will not delay to rescue them. What a word for our day in time…people are discouraged on a daily basis and life is beating the crap out of us but we have to endure to the end for some day, it will all be worth it!
\n\nHere is a link to my song sang by Frannie Hamrick called "Finding Strength":
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxJPnunznDg
Moses was chosen by God to lead the Hebrew people out of Egyptian bondage and into a land God had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Even though Moses was faithful and did lead the people out, Moses had some flaws. He doubted God and tried to persuade God out of choosing him at first. Then his biggest flaw was not speaking to the rock to get water but instead, out of anger, he struck the rock twice! Because he disobeyed God, Moses only got to see the promised land and didn’t enter it. The author’s point is Jesus is better than Moses because he was 100% faithful to God and never had a single flaw! And since Jesus is greater, we can put our faith and trust in Him…
","summary":"Moses was faithful to God but he had flaws...Jesus didn't which makes him better than Moses.","date_published":"2022-07-08T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a1f07107-d217-4cae-9ac3-f573cbee6ca3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":78812688,"duration_in_seconds":1970}]},{"id":"62bf7015-acac-4ca5-9ef8-17b3d5040691","title":"Episode 176: Hebrews 2 Part 2 Who's Yo Daddy...God?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/176","content_text":"We finish up chapter 2 discussing again that Jesus is better and far greater than the angels because of what he has done for us such as dying for us and making us holy by his blood. Because of his death we can now call God Father and He has adopted us into His family and we are called the children of God and we inherit God’s blessings. And because of Jesus conquering death when he came out of the tomb, we no longer have to fear death! If we have been washed in the blood of Jesus, we can take our last breath with a smile on our face and peace in our heart because we know what awaits us on the other side is so much better than what we have on earth! Do you have that peace in your heart or does dying scare you to death?!?! If you haven’t accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you should be scared! We are never promised tomorrow and we never know when death will come our way. Accept him today and et his peace fill your heart! ","content_html":"We finish up chapter 2 discussing again that Jesus is better and far greater than the angels because of what he has done for us such as dying for us and making us holy by his blood. Because of his death we can now call God Father and He has adopted us into His family and we are called the children of God and we inherit God’s blessings. And because of Jesus conquering death when he came out of the tomb, we no longer have to fear death! If we have been washed in the blood of Jesus, we can take our last breath with a smile on our face and peace in our heart because we know what awaits us on the other side is so much better than what we have on earth! Do you have that peace in your heart or does dying scare you to death?!?! If you haven’t accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you should be scared! We are never promised tomorrow and we never know when death will come our way. Accept him today and et his peace fill your heart!
","summary":" Because of Jesus' death we can now call God Father, He has adopted us, and we are called the children of God.","date_published":"2022-07-04T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/62bf7015-acac-4ca5-9ef8-17b3d5040691.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":101268084,"duration_in_seconds":2531}]},{"id":"da3bda3a-5ab9-492c-aa8b-49d7220612c1","title":"Episode 175: Hebrews 2 Part 1 Our Truth Verses THE Truth","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/175","content_text":"A big thing in our culture is “You have your truth and I have mine,” and what has happened is we have decided what is truth for ourselves. We have decided to do what we want and lie the way we want and to justify it, we make up our own rules and call them “truth.” Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?” when he was questioning him before crucifying him. The truth of the matter is, there is a standard of truth that never changes and that truth is God whether we choose to believe Him or not. He set the standard and it’s up to us to believe it, and by faith, lie by it. Sure you can reject the standard, He gives us the freedom to make that choice, but just know there is a day coming when we will suffer the consequences of rejecting God’s truth, Jesus. ","content_html":"A big thing in our culture is “You have your truth and I have mine,” and what has happened is we have decided what is truth for ourselves. We have decided to do what we want and lie the way we want and to justify it, we make up our own rules and call them “truth.” Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?” when he was questioning him before crucifying him. The truth of the matter is, there is a standard of truth that never changes and that truth is God whether we choose to believe Him or not. He set the standard and it’s up to us to believe it, and by faith, lie by it. Sure you can reject the standard, He gives us the freedom to make that choice, but just know there is a day coming when we will suffer the consequences of rejecting God’s truth, Jesus.
","summary":" “You have your truth and I have mine,” is one of the biggest lies of the devil. There is ONE truth and He is God!","date_published":"2022-07-01T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/da3bda3a-5ab9-492c-aa8b-49d7220612c1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":79090392,"duration_in_seconds":1977}]},{"id":"89a4afea-9740-474c-838e-0d13dbe34a5f","title":"Episode 174: Hebrews 1 Part 2 Angels Cool Jesus Better","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/174","content_text":"Could you imagine seeing an angel? What happens when someone comes into the presence of an angel? They fall on their face! Hebrews 13:2 actually tells us there is a good chance we have seen an angel and didn’t know it! But as cool as that is, Jesus is better. Whatever is going on with the audience, the author of Hebrews wants their readers to know Jesus is better than the angels and he makes his case for that in chapter 1. Jesus is sitting in a place of honor at the Father’s right hand and not one time did God ever say to an angel, “This is my Son,” however, He did say that to Jesus a couple of times! One day we will see all the angels in heaven, but even more awesome than that, we will see God the Father, the Holy Spirit, and best of all, Jesus: the one who paid the price for our sin so that we can have the forgiveness of God!","content_html":"Could you imagine seeing an angel? What happens when someone comes into the presence of an angel? They fall on their face! Hebrews 13:2 actually tells us there is a good chance we have seen an angel and didn’t know it! But as cool as that is, Jesus is better. Whatever is going on with the audience, the author of Hebrews wants their readers to know Jesus is better than the angels and he makes his case for that in chapter 1. Jesus is sitting in a place of honor at the Father’s right hand and not one time did God ever say to an angel, “This is my Son,” however, He did say that to Jesus a couple of times! One day we will see all the angels in heaven, but even more awesome than that, we will see God the Father, the Holy Spirit, and best of all, Jesus: the one who paid the price for our sin so that we can have the forgiveness of God!
","summary":"Angels are cool but Jesus is way more awesome!","date_published":"2022-06-27T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/89a4afea-9740-474c-838e-0d13dbe34a5f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70609980,"duration_in_seconds":1765}]},{"id":"00e37b1d-fecf-435a-98c9-7bdce89a6346","title":"Episode 173: Hebrews 1 Part 1 The Deity and Humanity of Jesus","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/173","content_text":"In the Old Testament, we see God speaking to people in many ways. He spoke to them audibly, He used angels to send messages, He spoke through prophets, but in the New Testament, God spoke to people himself clothed in flesh—Jesus. Moses wanted to see God’s glory but God told him he couldn’t see His face or he would die because he was so holy. When Moses had been in the presence of God, he came down the mountain to talk to the people and they had to put a veil over him because he glowed! And so God puts on flesh and walks among His people and they can relate to him. They literally could hang out with God! They ate meals with Him, talked with Him, traveled with Him…They could literally reach out and touch God! And the author of Hebrews tells us Jesus was the radiance of God’s glory and he expresses the very character of God, and yet, we can relate to Jesus because he was one of us! ","content_html":"In the Old Testament, we see God speaking to people in many ways. He spoke to them audibly, He used angels to send messages, He spoke through prophets, but in the New Testament, God spoke to people himself clothed in flesh—Jesus. Moses wanted to see God’s glory but God told him he couldn’t see His face or he would die because he was so holy. When Moses had been in the presence of God, he came down the mountain to talk to the people and they had to put a veil over him because he glowed! And so God puts on flesh and walks among His people and they can relate to him. They literally could hang out with God! They ate meals with Him, talked with Him, traveled with Him…They could literally reach out and touch God! And the author of Hebrews tells us Jesus was the radiance of God’s glory and he expresses the very character of God, and yet, we can relate to Jesus because he was one of us!
","summary":"Jesus is 100% God and he is 100% man and we prove it today!","date_published":"2022-06-24T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/00e37b1d-fecf-435a-98c9-7bdce89a6346.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75999108,"duration_in_seconds":1899}]},{"id":"db6422aa-a4af-4ebb-885d-24e22f27c366","title":"Episode 172: Hebrews 1 Introduction to Hebrews","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/172","content_text":"What a book for our day and time! Yes it was written nearly two thousand years ago but it's message is timeless: Jesus is better and don't give up on him! In this episode of the GRINDIT Podcast, I pull out some amazing verses from the book to give a preview of what is to come. Hebrews 12:1-3 is actually the basis of this podcast! Our goal at GRINDIT Podcast is to encourage people to keep their eyes on Jesus and not give up! I look forward to breaking this book down with you in the coming weeks. If you have something you would like for me to discuss, email me at thegrinditpodcast@gmail.com....","content_html":"What a book for our day and time! Yes it was written nearly two thousand years ago but it's message is timeless: Jesus is better and don't give up on him! In this episode of the GRINDIT Podcast, I pull out some amazing verses from the book to give a preview of what is to come. Hebrews 12:1-3 is actually the basis of this podcast! Our goal at GRINDIT Podcast is to encourage people to keep their eyes on Jesus and not give up! I look forward to breaking this book down with you in the coming weeks. If you have something you would like for me to discuss, email me at thegrinditpodcast@gmail.com....
","summary":"Hebrews was written nearly two thousand years ago but it's message is timeless: Jesus is better and don't give up on him!","date_published":"2022-06-21T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/db6422aa-a4af-4ebb-885d-24e22f27c366.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":103269432,"duration_in_seconds":2581}]},{"id":"65208483-3180-49a6-bda7-196613cf18cd","title":"Episode 171: Luke 24 God Has A Sense of Humor","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/171","content_text":"Three days had passed since Jesus was tortured and killed on the cross. The women had prepared spices for the body but since the Sabbath had started, they had to wait. They go as soon as daylight begins to break on Sunday morning only to find the tomb is empty! After having a discussion with some angels they go back to break the news to the rest of the disciples. Meanwhile, there are two dudes walking toward Emmaus when Jesus appears to them yet they didn’t know it was him. Jesus asks them why they are so upset and they explain to him what had just taken place and how they have lost all hope. They invite him to stay the night with them and the first thing they do is eat a meal. When Jesus says the blessing, they recognize him and he disappears! They run back to Jerusalem to tell the others and while they are explaining what has happened, Jesus appears in the room and eats some fish with them. God has a sense of humor…. ","content_html":"Three days had passed since Jesus was tortured and killed on the cross. The women had prepared spices for the body but since the Sabbath had started, they had to wait. They go as soon as daylight begins to break on Sunday morning only to find the tomb is empty! After having a discussion with some angels they go back to break the news to the rest of the disciples. Meanwhile, there are two dudes walking toward Emmaus when Jesus appears to them yet they didn’t know it was him. Jesus asks them why they are so upset and they explain to him what had just taken place and how they have lost all hope. They invite him to stay the night with them and the first thing they do is eat a meal. When Jesus says the blessing, they recognize him and he disappears! They run back to Jerusalem to tell the others and while they are explaining what has happened, Jesus appears in the room and eats some fish with them. God has a sense of humor….
","summary":"There are two dudes walking toward Emmaus when Jesus appears to them yet they didn’t know it was him. They will soon!","date_published":"2022-06-16T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/65208483-3180-49a6-bda7-196613cf18cd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":91139196,"duration_in_seconds":2278}]},{"id":"3a268a70-cfee-4c1c-873d-da22e7f1df28","title":"Episode 170: Luke 23 Part 2 The Crucifixion and Burial","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/170","content_text":"It is amazing to me the hatred the religious leaders had for Jesus. They were supposed to be godly men and, knowing the scriptures, they were looking for the Messiah yet, from the very moment he made himself known, they tried to kill him! And now they are finally getting their way. Jesus, God in the flesh, is crucified and buried. In this episode, I share an article written by Cahleen Shrier, Ph.D called The Science of the Crucifixion. She details the process of the flogging and the crucifixion along with the effects they had on his body. She ends by saying, “I am struck every time with the stunning realization that as a flesh and blood human, Jesus felt every ounce of this execution. What greater love than this can a man have for his friends?” My question is, Why would anyone reject such love?”","content_html":"It is amazing to me the hatred the religious leaders had for Jesus. They were supposed to be godly men and, knowing the scriptures, they were looking for the Messiah yet, from the very moment he made himself known, they tried to kill him! And now they are finally getting their way. Jesus, God in the flesh, is crucified and buried. In this episode, I share an article written by Cahleen Shrier, Ph.D called The Science of the Crucifixion. She details the process of the flogging and the crucifixion along with the effects they had on his body. She ends by saying, “I am struck every time with the stunning realization that as a flesh and blood human, Jesus felt every ounce of this execution. What greater love than this can a man have for his friends?” My question is, Why would anyone reject such love?”
","summary":"Jesus, God in the flesh, is crucified and buried. ","date_published":"2022-06-13T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3a268a70-cfee-4c1c-873d-da22e7f1df28.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68315268,"duration_in_seconds":1707}]},{"id":"4ad01d52-553f-4f9f-80aa-d56aa1fd6c5f","title":"Episode 169: Luke 23 Part 1 Jesus’ Trial","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/169","content_text":"Jesus is standing before Pilate being questioned by him while the religious leaders are hurling false accusations trying to persuade Pilate to kill him. The hatred for the very Messiah they were looking for is simply atrocious! They come up with several lies and present them as truth which is what the enemy does. After Pilate realized Jesus was a Galilean, he has him sent to Herod. Even there, the religious leaders make their false accusations hoping Herod would have him crucified but he is more interested in seeing a miracle and making a mockery of Jesus. He is sent back to Pilate and Pilate was going to flog him, then release him but the crowd got involved and started shouting they wanted Jesus killed! Pilate, as a true politician, gives the crowd their way and hands Jesus over to the religious leaders to be crucified. Let’s talk about it…","content_html":"Jesus is standing before Pilate being questioned by him while the religious leaders are hurling false accusations trying to persuade Pilate to kill him. The hatred for the very Messiah they were looking for is simply atrocious! They come up with several lies and present them as truth which is what the enemy does. After Pilate realized Jesus was a Galilean, he has him sent to Herod. Even there, the religious leaders make their false accusations hoping Herod would have him crucified but he is more interested in seeing a miracle and making a mockery of Jesus. He is sent back to Pilate and Pilate was going to flog him, then release him but the crowd got involved and started shouting they wanted Jesus killed! Pilate, as a true politician, gives the crowd their way and hands Jesus over to the religious leaders to be crucified. Let’s talk about it…
","summary":"The hatred for the very Messiah the Jews were looking for is simply atrocious...especially among the religious leaders!","date_published":"2022-06-10T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4ad01d52-553f-4f9f-80aa-d56aa1fd6c5f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75822672,"duration_in_seconds":1895}]},{"id":"3a87328b-79ce-4211-9823-d3ce67da5471","title":"Episode 168: Luke 22 Part 3 Jesus On Trial","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/168","content_text":"Luke ends chapter 22 with the mockery of a trial the religious had for Jesus. What is sad is that the people who came to arrest him were made up of religious leaders and priests, which are the very same people who are having this pathetic trial. They think they are in control because they have accomplished something they have been trying for three years—they have arrested Jesus and is about to condemn him to death. What they don’t understand is, they don’t have any power and they are actually doing the will of God! This was God’s plan the whole time so Jesus could be the Passover Lamb and die for our sins! Thank you, Jesus, for going through with the Father’s plan for us and giving us hope!","content_html":"Luke ends chapter 22 with the mockery of a trial the religious had for Jesus. What is sad is that the people who came to arrest him were made up of religious leaders and priests, which are the very same people who are having this pathetic trial. They think they are in control because they have accomplished something they have been trying for three years—they have arrested Jesus and is about to condemn him to death. What they don’t understand is, they don’t have any power and they are actually doing the will of God! This was God’s plan the whole time so Jesus could be the Passover Lamb and die for our sins! Thank you, Jesus, for going through with the Father’s plan for us and giving us hope!
","summary":"Luke ends chapter 22 with the mockery of a trial the religious had for Jesus. ","date_published":"2022-06-06T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3a87328b-79ce-4211-9823-d3ce67da5471.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":96822732,"duration_in_seconds":2420}]},{"id":"ea328c92-18ee-4d24-aeb6-f3fec73a6fb7","title":"Episode 167: Luke 22 Part 2 Jesus Is Eager To Eat","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/167","content_text":"Jesus goes into detail after the disciples asked him where they should prepare the Passover meal. Why such detail? What does it all mean? I believe it was Jesus attempting to show the disciples that he is exactly who he claims to be because they are about to be in massive confusion and disbelief. Every detail Jesus gave them was fulfilled. It happened exactly as how Jesus said it would. Then he says he is “eager” to eat the passer meal with them meaning he had a desire, a lust to eat this Passover meal with them. Why? Because he knew his suffering would soon be over and he would be back with his Father where he belongs—at the father’s right hand making intercession for us. ","content_html":"Jesus goes into detail after the disciples asked him where they should prepare the Passover meal. Why such detail? What does it all mean? I believe it was Jesus attempting to show the disciples that he is exactly who he claims to be because they are about to be in massive confusion and disbelief. Every detail Jesus gave them was fulfilled. It happened exactly as how Jesus said it would. Then he says he is “eager” to eat the passer meal with them meaning he had a desire, a lust to eat this Passover meal with them. Why? Because he knew his suffering would soon be over and he would be back with his Father where he belongs—at the father’s right hand making intercession for us.
","summary":"Jesus is \"eager\" to eat the Passover meal with his disciples because he knows what is about to take place in a matter of hours...","date_published":"2022-06-02T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ea328c92-18ee-4d24-aeb6-f3fec73a6fb7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":64727040,"duration_in_seconds":1618}]},{"id":"ce932a09-b930-4ba3-a558-f2245a748735","title":"Episode 166: Luke 22 Part 1 The Last Passover Meal","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/166","content_text":"Luke 22 is a heavy chapter because this is where everything for the disciples goes haywire. Their best friend, whom they have spent the last 3 years with and have watched him do nothing but good to people, will be betrayed, arrested, and crucified the very next morning. Jesus has one last Passover meal with them and he exposes Judas as the betrayer. In this episode I talk about the Passover, now called the Lord’s Supper, and how Jesus became our Passover Lamb that was slain for our sin and reconciled us to God. He is our “once and for all” sacrifice and when God sees the blood of Jesus, He passes over us or he spares us from death and gives us a home with him in heaven! Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?","content_html":"Luke 22 is a heavy chapter because this is where everything for the disciples goes haywire. Their best friend, whom they have spent the last 3 years with and have watched him do nothing but good to people, will be betrayed, arrested, and crucified the very next morning. Jesus has one last Passover meal with them and he exposes Judas as the betrayer. In this episode I talk about the Passover, now called the Lord’s Supper, and how Jesus became our Passover Lamb that was slain for our sin and reconciled us to God. He is our “once and for all” sacrifice and when God sees the blood of Jesus, He passes over us or he spares us from death and gives us a home with him in heaven! Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
","summary":"Jesus has one last Passover meal with his disciples and he exposes Judas as the betrayer.","date_published":"2022-05-31T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ce932a09-b930-4ba3-a558-f2245a748735.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83529480,"duration_in_seconds":2088}]},{"id":"5979b0a4-d188-49bb-8f10-743b3afc1ffb","title":"Episode 165: Luke 21 Part 2 The Temple Fell","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/165","content_text":"The disciples were in awe of the things they are seeing at the Temple. They are watching the religious leaders throw their money in the offering plate and then they begin to inspect the Temple itself. It was full of gold and silver with fancy carvings in the huge stones that weighed tons. The Temple was majestic and there was no other building like it in that day. Jesus tells them, \"Guys, this building, as huge as it is, will be destroyed and there will not be one stone left on top of another.\" It blew their minds! How can this be? When will it happen? Jesus then answers their question and in this episode we look at a first hand witness to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in AD 70 by the Romans. It happened just as Jesus said it would. When Jesus died on the cross, the veil of this Temple was torn in half signifying we now have direct access to God through Jesus. We don't need anyone to go to God on our behalf!","content_html":"The disciples were in awe of the things they are seeing at the Temple. They are watching the religious leaders throw their money in the offering plate and then they begin to inspect the Temple itself. It was full of gold and silver with fancy carvings in the huge stones that weighed tons. The Temple was majestic and there was no other building like it in that day. Jesus tells them, "Guys, this building, as huge as it is, will be destroyed and there will not be one stone left on top of another." It blew their minds! How can this be? When will it happen? Jesus then answers their question and in this episode we look at a first hand witness to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in AD 70 by the Romans. It happened just as Jesus said it would. When Jesus died on the cross, the veil of this Temple was torn in half signifying we now have direct access to God through Jesus. We don't need anyone to go to God on our behalf!
","summary":"Don't get caught up in the details of this building. It's going to fall--Jesus","date_published":"2022-05-27T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5979b0a4-d188-49bb-8f10-743b3afc1ffb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":90364619,"duration_in_seconds":2823}]},{"id":"76f3965e-4ea9-4f0e-a919-b6c6a1bb4819","title":"Episode 164: Luke 21 Part 1 Two Mites Equals Trust","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/164","content_text":"Jesus and his disciples are going to the Temple on a daily basis to teach. One day they are there and the religious leaders are walking by dropping in a lot of money into the offering plate. The sounds that come ringing forth gets everyone's attention, which is what they were wanting because they loved attention. In fact, the disciples are i awe of what is going on and they marveled at how much the religious leaders were giving. Then there's this poor widow that comes walking up to the offering plate and drops in her two coins. \"What good is that compared to all of the money the religious leaders put in?\" they may be wondering. Jesus points her out to them and says, \"Fellas, she just gave more than all of those religious leaders.\" Scratching their heads trying to make sense of what Jesus said, he explains, \"They gave from their surplus. She gave God all that she had.\" She put her total faith, her trust in God unlike the religious leaders. Do we?","content_html":"Jesus and his disciples are going to the Temple on a daily basis to teach. One day they are there and the religious leaders are walking by dropping in a lot of money into the offering plate. The sounds that come ringing forth gets everyone's attention, which is what they were wanting because they loved attention. In fact, the disciples are i awe of what is going on and they marveled at how much the religious leaders were giving. Then there's this poor widow that comes walking up to the offering plate and drops in her two coins. "What good is that compared to all of the money the religious leaders put in?" they may be wondering. Jesus points her out to them and says, "Fellas, she just gave more than all of those religious leaders." Scratching their heads trying to make sense of what Jesus said, he explains, "They gave from their surplus. She gave God all that she had." She put her total faith, her trust in God unlike the religious leaders. Do we?
","summary":"The disciples are in awe of the religious leaders' offerings and Jesus says, that widow put more in than all of them. She gave two mites...","date_published":"2022-05-24T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/76f3965e-4ea9-4f0e-a919-b6c6a1bb4819.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":86693959,"duration_in_seconds":2709}]},{"id":"55c8438f-592d-4829-8d7d-dd6024eccd73","title":"Episode 163: Luke 20 Part 3 Are Your Nostrils Flared?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/163","content_text":"After the religious leaders failed on their mission to trip Jesus up so they could disclaim who is, they come up with a new tactic: to send in spies. They are going to send some guys in and pretend to be interested in his teachings and when they get the opportunity, they will ask a question that would surely get Jesus to stumble because if he answered a certain way, they could run to the Roman authorities and get him in trouble. However, their scheme failed again because what they didn’t realize is, they had no authority over Jesus whatsoever and if he wanted to, he could speak one word and they would be dead but instead, Jesus showed mercy and he was longsuffering toward them. Why? He was hoping they would see the truth and follow him. We take a look at this word “longsuffering” and what it means and we are forced to answer the question, “Am I longsuffering like Jesus?”","content_html":"After the religious leaders failed on their mission to trip Jesus up so they could disclaim who is, they come up with a new tactic: to send in spies. They are going to send some guys in and pretend to be interested in his teachings and when they get the opportunity, they will ask a question that would surely get Jesus to stumble because if he answered a certain way, they could run to the Roman authorities and get him in trouble. However, their scheme failed again because what they didn’t realize is, they had no authority over Jesus whatsoever and if he wanted to, he could speak one word and they would be dead but instead, Jesus showed mercy and he was longsuffering toward them. Why? He was hoping they would see the truth and follow him. We take a look at this word “longsuffering” and what it means and we are forced to answer the question, “Am I longsuffering like Jesus?”
","summary":"What does it mean to be \"longsuffering\"? It's exactly what Jesus was to the religious leaders...","date_published":"2022-05-19T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/55c8438f-592d-4829-8d7d-dd6024eccd73.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":96440914,"duration_in_seconds":3013}]},{"id":"9d29ac24-1458-4b94-900d-0c749cdbd9b6","title":"Episode 162: Luke 20 Part 2 You Can't Deny the Facts!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/162","content_text":"In this episode we take a deeper look at what it was like for Jesus when he was coming into Jerusalem. To do this, we take evidence from an eyewitness who heard and seen it all for himself, John. John tells us how the Pharisees had made a proclamation to all the people that if they saw Jesus, they were to come and report it to them so they could arrest him! These are the ones who should know who Jesus was since they studied and taught the law of God their whole lives yet, they saw Jesus as a freak, a weirdo, and there was no way that guy could be the Messiah. Even though they heard the account of the miracles, even though they could literally go to Lazarus’ house and talk with him about him being dead and in a tomb for four days, how Jesus raised him the grave, they said, “We don’t believe and we have to get rid of this guy!” We do the same thing today; the evidence is all around us, we can go and see artifacts that have been dug up and preserved that back up the authenticity of the Bible, yet we choose to reject Jesus just like the Pharisees and the religious leaders did!","content_html":"In this episode we take a deeper look at what it was like for Jesus when he was coming into Jerusalem. To do this, we take evidence from an eyewitness who heard and seen it all for himself, John. John tells us how the Pharisees had made a proclamation to all the people that if they saw Jesus, they were to come and report it to them so they could arrest him! These are the ones who should know who Jesus was since they studied and taught the law of God their whole lives yet, they saw Jesus as a freak, a weirdo, and there was no way that guy could be the Messiah. Even though they heard the account of the miracles, even though they could literally go to Lazarus’ house and talk with him about him being dead and in a tomb for four days, how Jesus raised him the grave, they said, “We don’t believe and we have to get rid of this guy!” We do the same thing today; the evidence is all around us, we can go and see artifacts that have been dug up and preserved that back up the authenticity of the Bible, yet we choose to reject Jesus just like the Pharisees and the religious leaders did!
","summary":"The Pharisees were always doubting Jesus and most didn't believe in him despite the fact they could go to Lazarus' house and talk with him after he had been dead for four days!","date_published":"2022-05-13T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/9d29ac24-1458-4b94-900d-0c749cdbd9b6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66037729,"duration_in_seconds":2063}]},{"id":"b2a625e0-bf43-4aa2-9d97-a97a33139dfa","title":"Episode 161: Luke 20 Part 1 Who Do You Think You Are?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/161","content_text":"The religious leaders from all over the region have been trying to back Jesus in a corner for three years. They have tried to trip him up so they could prove that he was not the Messiah yet they never accomplished their goal. Therefore, they turned to violence and try to stone him several times. The ones who should have known that Jesus was the Messiah, literally hated God! The very One who they claimed to love and to be serving! And here they are on their turf, the holy city of Jerusalem, Jesus was there, literally to die for the sins of man, to accomplish the will of God, and what they are asking Jesus here is, “Who do you think you are?” And nothing has changed much today! The creation still thinks they are better than the Creator! And Christian, before we slam the religious think about this question, “Am I doing the same they did?” and what I mean by that is: do we trust Jesus or do we question everything he does, everything about him? Even though I know a little bit about the Bible and I say I love God, do I show it by the way I live?","content_html":"The religious leaders from all over the region have been trying to back Jesus in a corner for three years. They have tried to trip him up so they could prove that he was not the Messiah yet they never accomplished their goal. Therefore, they turned to violence and try to stone him several times. The ones who should have known that Jesus was the Messiah, literally hated God! The very One who they claimed to love and to be serving! And here they are on their turf, the holy city of Jerusalem, Jesus was there, literally to die for the sins of man, to accomplish the will of God, and what they are asking Jesus here is, “Who do you think you are?” And nothing has changed much today! The creation still thinks they are better than the Creator! And Christian, before we slam the religious think about this question, “Am I doing the same they did?” and what I mean by that is: do we trust Jesus or do we question everything he does, everything about him? Even though I know a little bit about the Bible and I say I love God, do I show it by the way I live?
","summary":"The religious leaders wanted to know by what authority Jesus did what he did. The creation still thinks they are better than the Creator today!","date_published":"2022-05-09T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b2a625e0-bf43-4aa2-9d97-a97a33139dfa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":99924534,"duration_in_seconds":3122}]},{"id":"79d0745a-e4d0-49a2-b763-ca0cd5f6f23d","title":"Episode 160: Luke 19 Part 3 Jesus Wept More Than Once!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/160","content_text":"Jesus may have wept over Lazarus but he also wept for Jerusalem. As he approached Jerusalem riding on a donkey, he wept because they had rejected him, the one who could give them real peace and his heart was broken. Then he announces the destruction that would soon come upon them because they had rejected his peace and we can actually look back in history and see when and how this actually happened! We can see pictures of the destruction of Jerusalem that the Romans brought upon Jerusalem, including the destruction of the Temple and that thing still remains a pile of rubble to this day! Even the priests that carried out the sacrifices rejected Jesus who would soon be the sacrificial Lamb. The religious leaders were plotting his death and by the end of the week, they would have succeeded…or at least they thought! ","content_html":"Jesus may have wept over Lazarus but he also wept for Jerusalem. As he approached Jerusalem riding on a donkey, he wept because they had rejected him, the one who could give them real peace and his heart was broken. Then he announces the destruction that would soon come upon them because they had rejected his peace and we can actually look back in history and see when and how this actually happened! We can see pictures of the destruction of Jerusalem that the Romans brought upon Jerusalem, including the destruction of the Temple and that thing still remains a pile of rubble to this day! Even the priests that carried out the sacrifices rejected Jesus who would soon be the sacrificial Lamb. The religious leaders were plotting his death and by the end of the week, they would have succeeded…or at least they thought!
","summary":"As Jesus was coming to Jerusalem he was moved to tears because of a broken heart. His very own would reject him...","date_published":"2022-05-06T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/79d0745a-e4d0-49a2-b763-ca0cd5f6f23d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67377904,"duration_in_seconds":2105}]},{"id":"a0730c73-8177-4a48-9121-c3ebc073f587","title":"Episode 159: Luke 19 Part 2 Looking For A Kingdom?!?!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/159","content_text":"Before Jesus leaves Jericho to continue to Jerusalem, he tells the crowd that continues to follow him a parable about a nobleman who was made king and he had ten servants that he gave some money to so they could invest it while he was gone and benefit the kingdom. Luke tells his readers why Jesus gave the crowd this parable, “He told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away.” The Jews had already tried to make Jesus a king when he fed the 5,000, the problem was they had wrong expectations. Jesus didn’t come to set up an earthly kingdom, he didn’t come to deliver the Jews from the Roman oppression, his kingdom would be a spiritual one, one that would be in a whole different realm, a different place called heaven. Don’t be mistaken like the Jews, the kingdom is already here and you can be a part of it!","content_html":"Before Jesus leaves Jericho to continue to Jerusalem, he tells the crowd that continues to follow him a parable about a nobleman who was made king and he had ten servants that he gave some money to so they could invest it while he was gone and benefit the kingdom. Luke tells his readers why Jesus gave the crowd this parable, “He told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away.” The Jews had already tried to make Jesus a king when he fed the 5,000, the problem was they had wrong expectations. Jesus didn’t come to set up an earthly kingdom, he didn’t come to deliver the Jews from the Roman oppression, his kingdom would be a spiritual one, one that would be in a whole different realm, a different place called heaven. Don’t be mistaken like the Jews, the kingdom is already here and you can be a part of it!
","summary":"Why are people still looking for a kingdom today when Jesus has already established it?","date_published":"2022-05-02T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a0730c73-8177-4a48-9121-c3ebc073f587.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":82297684,"duration_in_seconds":2571}]},{"id":"2b65d6c5-8c98-4ece-85d7-4537b1e9809b","title":"Episode 158: Luke 19 Part 1 Plan, Persistence, and Patience Pays Off","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/158","content_text":"Zacchaeus had obstacles to overcome to be able to see Jesus but he didn’t let that stop him. He didn’t listen to the doubters, the naysayers, the haters because he was a hated tax collector. They could have let him through to see Jesus but they wouldn’t because they couldn’t stand the guy. But instead of giving up and going home, Zacchaeus planned. Not only did he plan, he executed his plan and it he got to see Jesus. Not only did he see Jesus, Jesus invited himself to Zacchaeus’ house to eat a meal with him! Who are you listening to? What plans have you given up on because of the doubting words of people around you? Don’t follow the crowd…plan your route and do not deviate from it, and you will be glad you didn’t give up and followed through!","content_html":"Zacchaeus had obstacles to overcome to be able to see Jesus but he didn’t let that stop him. He didn’t listen to the doubters, the naysayers, the haters because he was a hated tax collector. They could have let him through to see Jesus but they wouldn’t because they couldn’t stand the guy. But instead of giving up and going home, Zacchaeus planned. Not only did he plan, he executed his plan and it he got to see Jesus. Not only did he see Jesus, Jesus invited himself to Zacchaeus’ house to eat a meal with him! Who are you listening to? What plans have you given up on because of the doubting words of people around you? Don’t follow the crowd…plan your route and do not deviate from it, and you will be glad you didn’t give up and followed through!
","summary":"Zacchaeus didn't let the crowd keep him from Jesus! Instead of giving up, he planned, he was persistent in carrying out the plan, and he waited patiently in the Sycamore tree for Jesus to pass by. ","date_published":"2022-04-29T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/2b65d6c5-8c98-4ece-85d7-4537b1e9809b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":87319374,"duration_in_seconds":2728}]},{"id":"d0e87700-7fcc-41b4-afef-c79485f5d83a","title":"Episode 157: Luke 18 Part 3 Right Person , Right Question, Wrong Decision!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/157","content_text":"A man comes to the right place, the right person, and asks the right question, his only problem is he doesn’t give the right response. The rich young man comes to Jesus and asks him, “What do I have to do to inherit eternal life?” In other words, “What do I have to do to spend eternity with you?” Jesus tells him and as Jesus is talking the man interrupts and says, “I’ve done that since I was a kid.” Thinking he was in with ease, Jesus looks at him and says, “Good job. Now, go sell all your stuff that you have acquired with your riches, give the money to the poor, then, come and follow me.” The man was sad because he loved his stuff and he didn’t want to part with any of it so he walked away from Jesus…lost. Don’t make the same mistake!","content_html":"A man comes to the right place, the right person, and asks the right question, his only problem is he doesn’t give the right response. The rich young man comes to Jesus and asks him, “What do I have to do to inherit eternal life?” In other words, “What do I have to do to spend eternity with you?” Jesus tells him and as Jesus is talking the man interrupts and says, “I’ve done that since I was a kid.” Thinking he was in with ease, Jesus looks at him and says, “Good job. Now, go sell all your stuff that you have acquired with your riches, give the money to the poor, then, come and follow me.” The man was sad because he loved his stuff and he didn’t want to part with any of it so he walked away from Jesus…lost. Don’t make the same mistake!
","summary":"This rich kid thought he was set when he asked what he had to do to inherit eternal life but when Jesus told him to sell all of his stuff, he couldn't d it and he walked away sad. What are we holding on to that keeps us from serving the Lord?","date_published":"2022-04-26T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d0e87700-7fcc-41b4-afef-c79485f5d83a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73652811,"duration_in_seconds":3068}]},{"id":"1d845c6c-02e3-4b22-9187-8b2145f7523d","title":"Episode 156: Luke 18 Part 2 Thank God I'm Not Like That Guy","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/156","content_text":"Jesus tells the disciples a story about a Pharisee and a tax collector who are in the Temple together. Two opposite ends of the spectrum represented here. The Pharisee is bragging to God about how faithful he is and what all he has done to show his faithfulness. Then there is the tax collector who won’t even lift is head up as he is praying. He is beating his chest and asks God to have mercy on him because he is a sinner. Jesus said the tax collector was justified before God, not the Pharisee. Why? Because the Pharisee was trusting in himself, his deeds, while the tax collector was trusting God to save him. No matter how many good deeds we do, no matter how many accolades we collect over time, we cannot make it to heaven on our own. We have to rely on God and His Son, Jesus. We must learn some humility, drop our pride, and rely on the Savior to wash our sin away.","content_html":"Jesus tells the disciples a story about a Pharisee and a tax collector who are in the Temple together. Two opposite ends of the spectrum represented here. The Pharisee is bragging to God about how faithful he is and what all he has done to show his faithfulness. Then there is the tax collector who won’t even lift is head up as he is praying. He is beating his chest and asks God to have mercy on him because he is a sinner. Jesus said the tax collector was justified before God, not the Pharisee. Why? Because the Pharisee was trusting in himself, his deeds, while the tax collector was trusting God to save him. No matter how many good deeds we do, no matter how many accolades we collect over time, we cannot make it to heaven on our own. We have to rely on God and His Son, Jesus. We must learn some humility, drop our pride, and rely on the Savior to wash our sin away.
","summary":"Somebody who thinks they are good with God compared to someone who actually is good with God. The tax collector never lifted his head up...","date_published":"2022-04-22T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1d845c6c-02e3-4b22-9187-8b2145f7523d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71685477,"duration_in_seconds":2986}]},{"id":"6b441b56-9f51-45bd-986b-e872819d457c","title":"Episode 155: Luke 18 Part 1 Prayer and the Persistent Widow","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/155","content_text":"Jesus talks to his disciples about prayer so he uses a story about a widow who wanted justice toward her enemy and an judge who didn’t fear God nor does he care anything about people. He keeps refusing to listen to the widow but she is persistent. Instead of giving up, she continues to nag the judge until finally he gives in and she gets justice. Jesus said the judge finally gave in because the widow was getting on his nerves. Then Jesus tells his disciples that God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night. He asks, “Will he keep putting them off?” Then he answers, “I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly!” Though it may not always seem like it, God knows what we are going through, and it may seem like He doesn’t care or He is nowhere around, but He is right by our side the whole time. Nothing catches God by surprise and He knows every tear that falls from our eyes. And if we are persistent like this widow and continue to ask God for help, He will come through in His time. ","content_html":"Jesus talks to his disciples about prayer so he uses a story about a widow who wanted justice toward her enemy and an judge who didn’t fear God nor does he care anything about people. He keeps refusing to listen to the widow but she is persistent. Instead of giving up, she continues to nag the judge until finally he gives in and she gets justice. Jesus said the judge finally gave in because the widow was getting on his nerves. Then Jesus tells his disciples that God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night. He asks, “Will he keep putting them off?” Then he answers, “I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly!” Though it may not always seem like it, God knows what we are going through, and it may seem like He doesn’t care or He is nowhere around, but He is right by our side the whole time. Nothing catches God by surprise and He knows every tear that falls from our eyes. And if we are persistent like this widow and continue to ask God for help, He will come through in His time.
","summary":"Nothing catches God by surprise and He knows every tear that falls from our eyes. And if we are persistent like this widow and continue to ask God for help, He will come through in His time. ","date_published":"2022-04-18T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6b441b56-9f51-45bd-986b-e872819d457c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":64626146,"duration_in_seconds":2692}]},{"id":"06c04917-c8f4-43d8-9bb9-38995c4fcdc3","title":"Episode 154: Luke 17 Part 5 Start Walking Fellas","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/154","content_text":"On the way to Jerusalem to die for the sins of man, Jesus goes in a village on the border of Galilee and Samaria. As he passes through he hears some people yelling at him and asking him to have mercy on them. It was ten lepers and they wanted to be healed. They knew Jesus was a miracle worker and that he is their hope so they cry out to him. He doesn’t have a three week long bible study nor does he tell them, “OK, you’re healed.” He simply tells them, “Go show yourself to the priest,” which is what a person with leprosy had to do when the leprosy was gone so they could be pronounced “Clean” and could reenter society again. They didn’t receive their healing until after they started walking and the sad part of the story is only one came back to say “Thank You” and he was a Samaritan! It’s easy for us to run to God when times are hard, but don’t forget Him when your blessing comes and you’re walking on the mountain top! Always be thankful and never forget Jesus and what he has done for you and me.","content_html":"On the way to Jerusalem to die for the sins of man, Jesus goes in a village on the border of Galilee and Samaria. As he passes through he hears some people yelling at him and asking him to have mercy on them. It was ten lepers and they wanted to be healed. They knew Jesus was a miracle worker and that he is their hope so they cry out to him. He doesn’t have a three week long bible study nor does he tell them, “OK, you’re healed.” He simply tells them, “Go show yourself to the priest,” which is what a person with leprosy had to do when the leprosy was gone so they could be pronounced “Clean” and could reenter society again. They didn’t receive their healing until after they started walking and the sad part of the story is only one came back to say “Thank You” and he was a Samaritan! It’s easy for us to run to God when times are hard, but don’t forget Him when your blessing comes and you’re walking on the mountain top! Always be thankful and never forget Jesus and what he has done for you and me.
","summary":"The ten lepers didn't receive their healing until they started walking to see the priests. The lesson, be obedient and the rest will come.","date_published":"2022-04-14T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/06c04917-c8f4-43d8-9bb9-38995c4fcdc3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":88588574,"duration_in_seconds":2768}]},{"id":"49ee559c-3b8e-4f76-a883-b2eb79b3b93a","title":"Episode 153: Luke 17 Part 4 Increase Our faith","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/153","content_text":"Jesus has just told the disciples that they do not want to be the ones who cause a person to fall into sin, to not be a stumbling block. He said it would be better to have a millstone tied around a person’s neck and be thrown into the sea and drown than to cause someone to fall into sin. And the first thing that comes from their mouth is, “Increase our faith.” This tells us two things: 1) They have faith; 2) They want to have greater faith! It was easy for the disciples to have faith in Jesus. They were handpicked by him, they lived with him for three years, they saw his miracles and heard his teachings, etc. but even with all of that, they still doubted him at times. We are just like them yet, we have it a little harder than they did and by that I mean we don’t have Jesus standing next to us, we can’t reach out and touch him so it makes it a little harder for us to have faith. But without faith, it is impossible to please God. So let’s talk about how to get faith and talk about some ways to grow our faith!","content_html":"Jesus has just told the disciples that they do not want to be the ones who cause a person to fall into sin, to not be a stumbling block. He said it would be better to have a millstone tied around a person’s neck and be thrown into the sea and drown than to cause someone to fall into sin. And the first thing that comes from their mouth is, “Increase our faith.” This tells us two things: 1) They have faith; 2) They want to have greater faith! It was easy for the disciples to have faith in Jesus. They were handpicked by him, they lived with him for three years, they saw his miracles and heard his teachings, etc. but even with all of that, they still doubted him at times. We are just like them yet, we have it a little harder than they did and by that I mean we don’t have Jesus standing next to us, we can’t reach out and touch him so it makes it a little harder for us to have faith. But without faith, it is impossible to please God. So let’s talk about how to get faith and talk about some ways to grow our faith!
","summary":"It doesn't take much faith to believe in someone or something when it is right before your eyes but the disciples tell Jesus, \"Increase our faith.\"","date_published":"2022-04-11T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/49ee559c-3b8e-4f76-a883-b2eb79b3b93a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":89103769,"duration_in_seconds":2784}]},{"id":"332e2db3-f5b9-46b8-bc1a-378877cc9b84","title":"Episode 152: Luke 17 Part 3 Forgiveness: The Get Out Jail Card","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/152","content_text":"Jesus has told his disciples that people are going to sin. The thing about sin is that sin doesn’t just affect the person who sinned, it affects a multitude of people. Depending on the sin, it causes a lot of deep hurt, pain, anguish, anxiety, and depression. If you have been hurt by someone deeply, then you know exactly what I am talking about! And perhaps that person is continuing to pour gas on the fire and continues to sin against you. Jesus tells his disciples, and us, we have to forgive. It is not an option and the reason why is he has forgiven us of our sin. I explain this is detail in this podcast. I didn’t say it is easy, but Jesus did say it is necessary if we want to be forgiven. What is forgiveness? Does it mean we forget what they did? Absolutely not! Does God forget what we did? Nope! He knows every single detail about our past and our future. Jesus said God knows every sparrow that falls to the earth so no, He doesn’t forget our sins. What God does, however, is forgive our sins meaning He doesn’t hold us accountable for the sin we have committed. We deserve punishment, we deserve hell, but Jesus appeased the wrath of God when he died on the cross so we get to enjoy the benefits of and blessings of knowing Jesus, that is, if we have made him our Lord and Savior…and…if we forgive those who have sinned against us!","content_html":"Jesus has told his disciples that people are going to sin. The thing about sin is that sin doesn’t just affect the person who sinned, it affects a multitude of people. Depending on the sin, it causes a lot of deep hurt, pain, anguish, anxiety, and depression. If you have been hurt by someone deeply, then you know exactly what I am talking about! And perhaps that person is continuing to pour gas on the fire and continues to sin against you. Jesus tells his disciples, and us, we have to forgive. It is not an option and the reason why is he has forgiven us of our sin. I explain this is detail in this podcast. I didn’t say it is easy, but Jesus did say it is necessary if we want to be forgiven. What is forgiveness? Does it mean we forget what they did? Absolutely not! Does God forget what we did? Nope! He knows every single detail about our past and our future. Jesus said God knows every sparrow that falls to the earth so no, He doesn’t forget our sins. What God does, however, is forgive our sins meaning He doesn’t hold us accountable for the sin we have committed. We deserve punishment, we deserve hell, but Jesus appeased the wrath of God when he died on the cross so we get to enjoy the benefits of and blessings of knowing Jesus, that is, if we have made him our Lord and Savior…and…if we forgive those who have sinned against us!
","summary":" Jesus tells his disciples, and us, we have to forgive. It is not an option and the reason why is he has forgiven us of our sin. ","date_published":"2022-04-08T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/332e2db3-f5b9-46b8-bc1a-378877cc9b84.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":81209186,"duration_in_seconds":3383}]},{"id":"3288b2a5-9303-4722-96c8-b550a81bbe68","title":"Episode 151: Luke 17 Part 2 Where'd You Get That Millstone?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/151","content_text":"Jesus tells his disciples “Temptations will always come but sorrow awaits the one who does the tempting!” In the last podcast we talked about what temptation is and where it comes from. In this podcast, we look at the what sin is and the dangers of sin. Sin separates us from God and our whole goal is to be closer to God. If we choose sin then we choose to be separated from God! However, the good news is, if we have made Jesus our Lord and Savior and are striving to be like him on a daily basis, then we have an advocate with the Father that pleads our case and our sin is forgiven when we confess it and turn back to him. Bur knowing the dangers of sin, Jesus says that we don’t want to be the one who tempts others to sin. In fact, he says it would be better if we took a millstone, a very heavy rock, tied it around our neck, and drown in the sea! Why so drastic? Because we are to lead people TO God, not AWAY from God. If we are causing people to stumble in sin, then we aren’t showing the love, the heart of God and that is our purpose! Love like Jesus so you don’t have to wear a millstone necklace…","content_html":"Jesus tells his disciples “Temptations will always come but sorrow awaits the one who does the tempting!” In the last podcast we talked about what temptation is and where it comes from. In this podcast, we look at the what sin is and the dangers of sin. Sin separates us from God and our whole goal is to be closer to God. If we choose sin then we choose to be separated from God! However, the good news is, if we have made Jesus our Lord and Savior and are striving to be like him on a daily basis, then we have an advocate with the Father that pleads our case and our sin is forgiven when we confess it and turn back to him. Bur knowing the dangers of sin, Jesus says that we don’t want to be the one who tempts others to sin. In fact, he says it would be better if we took a millstone, a very heavy rock, tied it around our neck, and drown in the sea! Why so drastic? Because we are to lead people TO God, not AWAY from God. If we are causing people to stumble in sin, then we aren’t showing the love, the heart of God and that is our purpose! Love like Jesus so you don’t have to wear a millstone necklace…
","summary":"What is sin and what are the dangers of sin? We don't want to be wearing a millstone necklace!","date_published":"2022-04-06T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3288b2a5-9303-4722-96c8-b550a81bbe68.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74566700,"duration_in_seconds":3106}]},{"id":"6453c470-0e06-4ab4-a5e9-0577852fd159","title":"Episode 150: Luke 17 Part 1 Check Yo’self Before Ya’ Wreck Yo’self","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/150","content_text":"“Temptations will always come” That’s what Jesus says to start Luke 17 when talking to his disciples. What is temptation and where did is come from? Our goal is to keep our eyes on Jesus and live a life that is pleasing to God. We want to get to heaven when we pass from this temporary life we live into our eternal life. There is someone that will do anything he can to distract us from our goal, he throws things in our path to try and get our attention so our focus will get off of God, and onto something else because if we lose focus, he can work his game and Satan, which means “opposition”, is good at his game! We see it in the Garden of Eden when he got man to lose focus and sin, he got Peter get his focus on the goal when he denied he even knew Jesus, and if we aren’t careful, he will get our attention and we too, will lose focus! And he knows what we like and what will get our attention. Take assessment of your life and make sure you are on track and that you haven’t veered to the right or the left! As the saying goes, “Check yourself, before you wreck yourself”!","content_html":"“Temptations will always come” That’s what Jesus says to start Luke 17 when talking to his disciples. What is temptation and where did is come from? Our goal is to keep our eyes on Jesus and live a life that is pleasing to God. We want to get to heaven when we pass from this temporary life we live into our eternal life. There is someone that will do anything he can to distract us from our goal, he throws things in our path to try and get our attention so our focus will get off of God, and onto something else because if we lose focus, he can work his game and Satan, which means “opposition”, is good at his game! We see it in the Garden of Eden when he got man to lose focus and sin, he got Peter get his focus on the goal when he denied he even knew Jesus, and if we aren’t careful, he will get our attention and we too, will lose focus! And he knows what we like and what will get our attention. Take assessment of your life and make sure you are on track and that you haven’t veered to the right or the left! As the saying goes, “Check yourself, before you wreck yourself”!
","summary":"“Temptations will always come” Jesus says to start Luke 17. Take assessment of your life and make sure you are on track, that you haven’t veered to the right or the left! As the saying goes, “Check yourself, before you wreck yourself”!","date_published":"2022-04-03T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6453c470-0e06-4ab4-a5e9-0577852fd159.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":91837662,"duration_in_seconds":2869}]},{"id":"59dada1c-ab7f-41c7-b18f-93a47a806fa6","title":"Episode 149: Luke 16 Part 2 The Dogs Lick His Sores","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/149","content_text":"Jesus tells the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. Lazarus was a poor man who sat at the gate of the rich man just wishing he could could have some scraps to eat from the rich man's table yet he was ignored on a daily basis. The only attention Lazarus received was from the local dogs who would come and lick his sores. Both Lazarus, and the rich man, die and Jesus tells how the tables were turned for eternity. Lazarus can be seen sitting with Abraham eating a delicious meal while the rich man is in tormenting flames, and he is the one now begging Lazarus. He is begging Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and put a few drops on his tongue to quench the heat. I believe Jesus told this parable because of the Pharisees that heard it and how they are the ones represented by the rich man who ignored the needs of the poor around them. And because they took advantage of the assets God had blessed them with and used them for their own personal gain, they will be paying the price for eternity unless they repent. Listen...hell is real. You can choose to believe that or not...it doesn't change the fact that hell is exists and if we continue to reject Christ and live for ourselves, like the 'Pharisees, we will spend eternity there with them in everlasting torment, wishing we could have someone drip some water on our tongues to quench the heat, wishing we had listened and been obedient, wishing that someone would help us escape the torture, but that will never happen. Don't choose hell...choose Jesus!","content_html":"Jesus tells the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. Lazarus was a poor man who sat at the gate of the rich man just wishing he could could have some scraps to eat from the rich man's table yet he was ignored on a daily basis. The only attention Lazarus received was from the local dogs who would come and lick his sores. Both Lazarus, and the rich man, die and Jesus tells how the tables were turned for eternity. Lazarus can be seen sitting with Abraham eating a delicious meal while the rich man is in tormenting flames, and he is the one now begging Lazarus. He is begging Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and put a few drops on his tongue to quench the heat. I believe Jesus told this parable because of the Pharisees that heard it and how they are the ones represented by the rich man who ignored the needs of the poor around them. And because they took advantage of the assets God had blessed them with and used them for their own personal gain, they will be paying the price for eternity unless they repent. Listen...hell is real. You can choose to believe that or not...it doesn't change the fact that hell is exists and if we continue to reject Christ and live for ourselves, like the 'Pharisees, we will spend eternity there with them in everlasting torment, wishing we could have someone drip some water on our tongues to quench the heat, wishing we had listened and been obedient, wishing that someone would help us escape the torture, but that will never happen. Don't choose hell...choose Jesus!
","summary":"Jesus tells the parable of the rich man and Lazarus and it gives us a peep into what eternity will be like depending on where where you will spend it! ","date_published":"2022-03-30T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/59dada1c-ab7f-41c7-b18f-93a47a806fa6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":94045434,"duration_in_seconds":2938}]},{"id":"f8aabd24-6466-4431-97be-466d2b4616b3","title":"Episode 148: Luke 16 Part 1 It's the Little Things","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/148","content_text":"Luke 16 is the third chapter that Jesus is talking with his disciples about the Pharisees. This was all set up in chapter 14 when Jesus was invited to eat a meal at the home of a Pharisee and he sees them jockeying for the highest place of honor at the dinner table. From that moment he tries to teach them and his disciples what the heart of God is really like. Chapter 16 starts with the parable of the shrewd manager. This guy was hired by a rich man to manage all of his stuff but instead he wasted it. He was stealing from the rich man as well as being dishonest to his customers. The rich man realizes what is happening so he tells the manager to get his report ready, which is accountability, and tells him he is about to be fired. The Pharisees did exactly this; they misused the resources God blessed them with. They were supposed to be the examples of God to the people but they were actually the opposite so Jesus tells his disciples to be faithful in the little things as well as be trustworthy. What about us? Are we faithful with resources God has given us to use for His kingdom? Are we trustworthy? ","content_html":"Luke 16 is the third chapter that Jesus is talking with his disciples about the Pharisees. This was all set up in chapter 14 when Jesus was invited to eat a meal at the home of a Pharisee and he sees them jockeying for the highest place of honor at the dinner table. From that moment he tries to teach them and his disciples what the heart of God is really like. Chapter 16 starts with the parable of the shrewd manager. This guy was hired by a rich man to manage all of his stuff but instead he wasted it. He was stealing from the rich man as well as being dishonest to his customers. The rich man realizes what is happening so he tells the manager to get his report ready, which is accountability, and tells him he is about to be fired. The Pharisees did exactly this; they misused the resources God blessed them with. They were supposed to be the examples of God to the people but they were actually the opposite so Jesus tells his disciples to be faithful in the little things as well as be trustworthy. What about us? Are we faithful with resources God has given us to use for His kingdom? Are we trustworthy?
","summary":"The Pharisees misused the resources God blessed them with and the could not be trusted. Jesus tells his disciples to be faithful in the little things as well as be trustworthy just as he is. ","date_published":"2022-03-26T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f8aabd24-6466-4431-97be-466d2b4616b3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83379144,"duration_in_seconds":2084}]},{"id":"f8779b80-de91-4b14-a6b1-0aaf92d08609","title":"Episode 147: Luke 15 Part 2 Why You Mad Bro?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/147","content_text":"Right there with the parable of the lost sheep and the lost coin is the parable of the prodigal son. It is one of the most misused parables because, in context, it's really about the older brother and how they represent the Pharisees who are mad over the people Jesus in ministering to. The context for this parable as well as the other parables Jesus tells in Luke 14-16 is set up in Luke 14 when Jesus was invited to a Pharisee's house and he wants to get them to understand how they have blown their responsibilities as the religious leaders that were to be the example of God to the people. They were shunning the very people they were to be ministering to and would have nothing to do with them because they thought they were better and above them. Jesus used the brother who squandered everything to show the heart of the Father and the brother who stayed at home to show the heart of the Pharisees. Which are you?","content_html":"Right there with the parable of the lost sheep and the lost coin is the parable of the prodigal son. It is one of the most misused parables because, in context, it's really about the older brother and how they represent the Pharisees who are mad over the people Jesus in ministering to. The context for this parable as well as the other parables Jesus tells in Luke 14-16 is set up in Luke 14 when Jesus was invited to a Pharisee's house and he wants to get them to understand how they have blown their responsibilities as the religious leaders that were to be the example of God to the people. They were shunning the very people they were to be ministering to and would have nothing to do with them because they thought they were better and above them. Jesus used the brother who squandered everything to show the heart of the Father and the brother who stayed at home to show the heart of the Pharisees. Which are you?
","summary":"One of the most misused parables is the one Jesus tells about the prodigal son. In context, it's really about the older brother and how they represent the Pharisees who are mad over the people Jesus in ministering to. ","date_published":"2022-03-22T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f8779b80-de91-4b14-a6b1-0aaf92d08609.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":96750696,"duration_in_seconds":2418}]},{"id":"b0a58f25-c4be-4167-8f61-7874849f2e1e","title":"Episode 146: Luke 15 Part 1 You Hang Out With Scum","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/146","content_text":"Luke 15 starts off with the Pharisees questioning Jesus about the people he hangs out with. They believe if he were really God, then he would know what kind of people they are and he would never be hanging out with them. So Jesus is going to give them three parables that tell the Pharisees what his mission is, to seek and save the lost. The lost being those who know they are sinners, who need God, and want to serve him whole heartedly. Jesus wants these Pharisees to know what the heart of God is really about. So he uses the examples of sheep, coins, and people to get his point across.","content_html":"Luke 15 starts off with the Pharisees questioning Jesus about the people he hangs out with. They believe if he were really God, then he would know what kind of people they are and he would never be hanging out with them. So Jesus is going to give them three parables that tell the Pharisees what his mission is, to seek and save the lost. The lost being those who know they are sinners, who need God, and want to serve him whole heartedly. Jesus wants these Pharisees to know what the heart of God is really about. So he uses the examples of sheep, coins, and people to get his point across.
","summary":"The Pharisees question why Jesus hangs out with Tax collectors and notorious sinners. They would never do such a thing!","date_published":"2022-03-18T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b0a58f25-c4be-4167-8f61-7874849f2e1e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":80577048,"duration_in_seconds":2014}]},{"id":"759c7842-5f84-4c9d-8d69-e0d0db2ab18c","title":"Episode 145: The Battle of Anxiety and Depression: An Interview with My Daughter","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/145","content_text":"In this interview with my teenage daughter, we talk about her battle with anxiety, depression, and some things she does that help her cope with it. We hope that you will find encouragement from her interview if you struggle with anxiety and depression.","content_html":"In this interview with my teenage daughter, we talk about her battle with anxiety, depression, and some things she does that help her cope with it. We hope that you will find encouragement from her interview if you struggle with anxiety and depression.
","summary":"Anxiety and depression is on the rise, especially in the last two years and you may be surprised to know that is affects teenagers as well as adults!","date_published":"2022-03-14T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/759c7842-5f84-4c9d-8d69-e0d0db2ab18c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":99180084,"duration_in_seconds":2479}]},{"id":"851a72f5-5765-414f-808c-e86ea0b2ad33","title":"Episode 144: Poser Test: Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/144","content_text":"Over the last two years the suicide rate has increased significantly which also means many friends and loved ones suffered broken hearts and are left with many unanswered questions. Young people to older adults have lost hope and made the decision to give up on life. Why? This is probably the biggest question that never gets answered? Feelings of abandonment to anger overtakes the ones left behind as they try to put the pieces of the past together to try and figure out why their friend or loved one took their own life. Anxiety and depression are things that people do not understand and for many they think that the person ought to just get over whatever it is that is bothering them and get on with their life. It's not that easy and for this episode of the GRINDIT Podcast I talk about my personal experience with suicide and some scriptures that help me deal with it on a daily basis. If you are experiencing anxiety and depression and you feel as though you are going to harm yourself, please seek help. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255; call a friend, a family member, etc but please seek help!","content_html":"Over the last two years the suicide rate has increased significantly which also means many friends and loved ones suffered broken hearts and are left with many unanswered questions. Young people to older adults have lost hope and made the decision to give up on life. Why? This is probably the biggest question that never gets answered? Feelings of abandonment to anger overtakes the ones left behind as they try to put the pieces of the past together to try and figure out why their friend or loved one took their own life. Anxiety and depression are things that people do not understand and for many they think that the person ought to just get over whatever it is that is bothering them and get on with their life. It's not that easy and for this episode of the GRINDIT Podcast I talk about my personal experience with suicide and some scriptures that help me deal with it on a daily basis. If you are experiencing anxiety and depression and you feel as though you are going to harm yourself, please seek help. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255; call a friend, a family member, etc but please seek help!
","summary":"Anxiety and depression are things that people do not understand and for many they think that the person ought to just get over whatever it is that is bothering them and get on with their life. It's not that easy...","date_published":"2022-03-10T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/851a72f5-5765-414f-808c-e86ea0b2ad33.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76746612,"duration_in_seconds":1918}]},{"id":"151420d9-0dfb-483d-a1e1-9f4e172731d2","title":"Episode 143: Luke 14 Part 3 Haters Gonna Hate!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/143","content_text":"“If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple...that's the words of Jesus. But I thought God is a God of love? Unconditional love so why is Jesus telling us we have to hate everybody if we want to be his disciple? It's all about putting him first in our lives. Who is first in your life? You? Your spouse? Your children? Your parents? Or Jesus?","content_html":"“If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple...that's the words of Jesus. But I thought God is a God of love? Unconditional love so why is Jesus telling us we have to hate everybody if we want to be his disciple? It's all about putting him first in our lives. Who is first in your life? You? Your spouse? Your children? Your parents? Or Jesus?
","summary":"Is Jesus first in our lives? He better be if we want to be his disciple...","date_published":"2022-03-06T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/151420d9-0dfb-483d-a1e1-9f4e172731d2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":88938579,"duration_in_seconds":2223}]},{"id":"3b5cb98d-7e2c-41fd-9a3e-673d6e9bd7dd","title":"Episode 142: Luke 14 Part 2 What Have You Done For Me Lately?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/142","content_text":"Janet Jackson released a song in 1986 with the title \"What Have You Done For Me Lately\" and that title sums up the attitude of many people today when it comes to helping meet the needs of other people. Or we say something like this, \"If I do this for you, then what are you going to do for me?\" Jesus has been invited to a dinner at a Pharisee's house and he is trying to get them to learn some humility. After talking to all that is in the room, being all rich and powerful Pharisees and other religious leaders, Jesus hones in on the host of the dinner and tells him he should invite the poor, blind, crippled, and the lame; those who cannot repay the host for meeting their needs. These are people they rejected and had nothing to do with even though they \"loved\" God and \"served\" Him faithfully. Jesus ministered to everyone, regardless of their income or their social status and he never asked anything in return from anyone. We can earn a great lesson from this Pharisee’s bad example if we pay attention. ","content_html":"Janet Jackson released a song in 1986 with the title "What Have You Done For Me Lately" and that title sums up the attitude of many people today when it comes to helping meet the needs of other people. Or we say something like this, "If I do this for you, then what are you going to do for me?" Jesus has been invited to a dinner at a Pharisee's house and he is trying to get them to learn some humility. After talking to all that is in the room, being all rich and powerful Pharisees and other religious leaders, Jesus hones in on the host of the dinner and tells him he should invite the poor, blind, crippled, and the lame; those who cannot repay the host for meeting their needs. These are people they rejected and had nothing to do with even though they "loved" God and "served" Him faithfully. Jesus ministered to everyone, regardless of their income or their social status and he never asked anything in return from anyone. We can earn a great lesson from this Pharisee’s bad example if we pay attention.
","summary":"Jesus is eating with some Pharisees and he turns to the host and tells him that he needs to invite those who cannot repay him, not the people that he hangs out with on a daily basis.","date_published":"2022-03-02T08:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3b5cb98d-7e2c-41fd-9a3e-673d6e9bd7dd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70347027,"duration_in_seconds":1758}]},{"id":"69fcbac2-9862-4eb9-9503-687391dc1c02","title":"Episode 141: Luke 14 Part 1 Musical Chairs And Humility","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/141","content_text":"Jesus was eating a meal at a Pharisee's house when he noticed they kept trying to sit at the head of the table because they wanted to sit in the higher places of honor but when someone with higher honor than they had came in, they had to get up and move down the table to a lower place of honor and suffer the embarrassment. Jesus ends up telling them if they would just sit at the foot of the table to begin with, they may be invited to sit at the head of the table and save themselves the embarrassment. What he wanted these religious leaders to learn was humility. ","content_html":"Jesus was eating a meal at a Pharisee's house when he noticed they kept trying to sit at the head of the table because they wanted to sit in the higher places of honor but when someone with higher honor than they had came in, they had to get up and move down the table to a lower place of honor and suffer the embarrassment. Jesus ends up telling them if they would just sit at the foot of the table to begin with, they may be invited to sit at the head of the table and save themselves the embarrassment. What he wanted these religious leaders to learn was humility.
","summary":"Jesus was eating a meal at a Pharisee's house and he takes an opportunity to give them a lesson on humilty.","date_published":"2022-02-28T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/69fcbac2-9862-4eb9-9503-687391dc1c02.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62923143,"duration_in_seconds":1573}]},{"id":"8536d801-32af-4efe-ad18-852ff19a8ae4","title":"Episode 140: Luke 13 Part 3 The Mustard Seed, Yeast, and a Narrow Door","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/140","content_text":"Jesus gives three parables to the crowd trying to help them visualize what the kingdom of heaven is like. He uses a mustard seed that is a very small seed yet when planted, it grows into a huge tree that birds use to build their nests in. Then he uses yeast. Yeast is a catalyst that makes dough rise. In these two examples it took something that seemed insignificant to many and it became something great and it took someone to work to get it going. In the third example Jesus uses a house with a narrow door. The Master closes the door at some point and locks it leaving people outside the house and they are looking in the windows as they beg for to be let in but it is too late. The Master said he doesn’t know them and they aren’t welcomed in his house and they are turned away forever. We all have a choice to make: to follow Jesus or reject him. What’s your choice?","content_html":"Jesus gives three parables to the crowd trying to help them visualize what the kingdom of heaven is like. He uses a mustard seed that is a very small seed yet when planted, it grows into a huge tree that birds use to build their nests in. Then he uses yeast. Yeast is a catalyst that makes dough rise. In these two examples it took something that seemed insignificant to many and it became something great and it took someone to work to get it going. In the third example Jesus uses a house with a narrow door. The Master closes the door at some point and locks it leaving people outside the house and they are looking in the windows as they beg for to be let in but it is too late. The Master said he doesn’t know them and they aren’t welcomed in his house and they are turned away forever. We all have a choice to make: to follow Jesus or reject him. What’s your choice?
","summary":"Jesus gives three parables to the crowd trying to help them visualize what the kingdom of heaven is like. ","date_published":"2022-02-24T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/8536d801-32af-4efe-ad18-852ff19a8ae4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":90150663,"duration_in_seconds":2253}]},{"id":"e05c526a-7c5d-4a2b-af8c-29ee7a97e4b3","title":"Episode 139: Luke 13 Part 2 Repentance...What's That?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/139","content_text":"If repentance plays such an important role in us going to heaven, then we might ought to understand what it means! John the Baptizer’s message was to repent; Jesus’ message was to repent; and the apostles’ message was to repent. So what does it mean to repent? It is saying “I’m sorry” or is it more than that? If where we spend eternity rides on it, then we better know what repentance is! Also, Luke covers a situation where a woman who was crippled is healed in the synagogue and the leader of the synagogue is outraged! He claims Jesus had six other days to heal this woman but I think it goes deeper than that with this man. I think his anger is coming from his broken pride. I think his ego was crushed because he knew this woman and couldn’t help her and this drifter who claims to be from God shows up one time and heals her on the spot! Listen, don’t be jealous or full of envy when others are blessed, but rejoice with them!\n\nArticle cited: What does it mean to repent?\nhttps://www.jacksonsun.com/story/life/faith/2017/02/17/mean-repent/98018312/","content_html":"If repentance plays such an important role in us going to heaven, then we might ought to understand what it means! John the Baptizer’s message was to repent; Jesus’ message was to repent; and the apostles’ message was to repent. So what does it mean to repent? It is saying “I’m sorry” or is it more than that? If where we spend eternity rides on it, then we better know what repentance is! Also, Luke covers a situation where a woman who was crippled is healed in the synagogue and the leader of the synagogue is outraged! He claims Jesus had six other days to heal this woman but I think it goes deeper than that with this man. I think his anger is coming from his broken pride. I think his ego was crushed because he knew this woman and couldn’t help her and this drifter who claims to be from God shows up one time and heals her on the spot! Listen, don’t be jealous or full of envy when others are blessed, but rejoice with them!
\n\nArticle cited: What does it mean to repent?
\nhttps://www.jacksonsun.com/story/life/faith/2017/02/17/mean-repent/98018312/
I heard a guy say, "God hates me!" because of something he was dealing with...But is that true? Luke 13 starts out with a tragedy. Some Jews had come to the Temple to offer their sacrifices to God and for some reason, Pilate has them murdered. Jesus takes this opportunity to teach the crowd, and his disciples, that death is imminent and it doesn't happen because we are worse sinners than someone else. He tells them regardless of how death comes, the most important thing is to repent of our sins and live for God. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death…Death is separation and because of sin we are separated from God and if we die in our sin, then we are given our wage. A wage is something we earn by working and when payday comes, we receive our check. BUT...a gift cost someone else something and they give it to us. God has given us a gift!... the free gift of eternal life through what His Son, Jesus, did for us on the cross and the empty tomb! We can choose our wage or we can choose God’s gift. What is your choice?
","summary":"A wage is something we earn by working and when payday comes, we receive our check. BUT...a gift cost someone else something and they give it to us. ","date_published":"2022-02-16T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/97e04deb-a1f0-4b54-86da-7e8ef65d579e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83588079,"duration_in_seconds":2089}]},{"id":"ef529682-c391-47cd-8f24-df8dc1324784","title":"Episode 137: Luke 12 Part 4 Selfish or Selfless?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/137","content_text":"How do we know if the Kingdom of God is our top priority? How do we know that we are putting God first in our lives? Because we will be focused on others and not ourselves which is Jesus’ point to the man in the crowd that asked him to help get his inheritance from his brother. It’s all about focus. Where is yours? Is your focus on earthly things? Are you concerned with working a lot so you can buy more stuff? Or are you focused on heaven and pleasing God? If you say, “Heaven” then are you doing what Jesus said? How do we know if we are? Jesus said if we are focused on heaven then we will sell what we own and help meet other people’s needs. Are you selfish or selfless? As Luke 12 comes to an end Jesus tells his disciples to stay prepared. Prepared for what? His coming and his words still ring true. Keep your focus heavenward so you aren’t caught by surprise when the Groom returns for his bride!","content_html":"How do we know if the Kingdom of God is our top priority? How do we know that we are putting God first in our lives? Because we will be focused on others and not ourselves which is Jesus’ point to the man in the crowd that asked him to help get his inheritance from his brother. It’s all about focus. Where is yours? Is your focus on earthly things? Are you concerned with working a lot so you can buy more stuff? Or are you focused on heaven and pleasing God? If you say, “Heaven” then are you doing what Jesus said? How do we know if we are? Jesus said if we are focused on heaven then we will sell what we own and help meet other people’s needs. Are you selfish or selfless? As Luke 12 comes to an end Jesus tells his disciples to stay prepared. Prepared for what? His coming and his words still ring true. Keep your focus heavenward so you aren’t caught by surprise when the Groom returns for his bride!
","summary":"How do we know if the Kingdom of God is our top priority? Because we will be focused on others and not ourselves.","date_published":"2022-02-12T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ef529682-c391-47cd-8f24-df8dc1324784.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85877571,"duration_in_seconds":2146}]},{"id":"5e07317f-7ce5-4aa4-8c59-195b0b1c0b9f","title":"Episode 136: Luke 12 Part 3 Using Jesus to Manipulate?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/136","content_text":"As Jesus was talking to his disciples, there was a man who interrupted him. He said, “Jesus, my brother will not give me my part of the inheritance. Will you say something to him so he will?” The Bible is not a weapon for us to use to bully someone and get our way. When we can’t control or manipulate someone, the last thing we should do is try to use Jesus, or the bible, to get our way and that is what is going here. This guy in the crowd can’t get his way so he thought if Jesus told the brother to give his part of the estate to him, then the brother would surely listen to Jesus and do what is right! Right???!!! This is hardly ever the case. People that have hurt you or have sinned against you, they know what they did was wrong. No matter how many times you throw bible verses in their face, they aren’t going to listen and most likely will not apologize. This man was focusing on the wrong thing and that’s what Jesus wanted him to learn. Don’t focus on what others are doing or not doing, instead focus on what you, as a follower of Christ are doing or not doing. As we do that, we can ask God to take care of the situation as He sees fit!","content_html":"As Jesus was talking to his disciples, there was a man who interrupted him. He said, “Jesus, my brother will not give me my part of the inheritance. Will you say something to him so he will?” The Bible is not a weapon for us to use to bully someone and get our way. When we can’t control or manipulate someone, the last thing we should do is try to use Jesus, or the bible, to get our way and that is what is going here. This guy in the crowd can’t get his way so he thought if Jesus told the brother to give his part of the estate to him, then the brother would surely listen to Jesus and do what is right! Right???!!! This is hardly ever the case. People that have hurt you or have sinned against you, they know what they did was wrong. No matter how many times you throw bible verses in their face, they aren’t going to listen and most likely will not apologize. This man was focusing on the wrong thing and that’s what Jesus wanted him to learn. Don’t focus on what others are doing or not doing, instead focus on what you, as a follower of Christ are doing or not doing. As we do that, we can ask God to take care of the situation as He sees fit!
","summary":"People try yo manipulate people all of the time but we should never use Jesus a manipulation tactic!","date_published":"2022-02-08T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5e07317f-7ce5-4aa4-8c59-195b0b1c0b9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":77160171,"duration_in_seconds":1928}]},{"id":"da3f4709-3a9d-49aa-90dc-0a7306b4eca3","title":"Episode 135: Luke 12 Part 2 Misplaced or Healthy Fear?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/135","content_text":"Death is coming and there is no way around it. As morbid as it is to think about, it’s still a fact. Once we take our last breath on this earth, we take our first breath in eternity. Where will you spend it? Where your fear is will give you the answer! Jesus said, “Don’t fear someone who can kill your body but fear the One who can send your soul to hell!” Do you fear God? The One who literally has our soul in the palm of His hand? He has the power to send us to hell or welcome us into heaven where he is. You have a choice! We all have fear but some of us have misplaced fear. We fear things that we have no control over for example, look at the news. People watch the news and they become full of fear, anxiety, and they worry about what is going to happen and how will it affect them. Fear can be healthy for example: I fear God because He holds my future in His hands and if I choose to reject Him, then I will spend eternity in hell never to have a second chance but if I choose His Son Jesus and His sacrifice for me, then I get to be with Him in heaven for eternity! Where is your fear?","content_html":"Death is coming and there is no way around it. As morbid as it is to think about, it’s still a fact. Once we take our last breath on this earth, we take our first breath in eternity. Where will you spend it? Where your fear is will give you the answer! Jesus said, “Don’t fear someone who can kill your body but fear the One who can send your soul to hell!” Do you fear God? The One who literally has our soul in the palm of His hand? He has the power to send us to hell or welcome us into heaven where he is. You have a choice! We all have fear but some of us have misplaced fear. We fear things that we have no control over for example, look at the news. People watch the news and they become full of fear, anxiety, and they worry about what is going to happen and how will it affect them. Fear can be healthy for example: I fear God because He holds my future in His hands and if I choose to reject Him, then I will spend eternity in hell never to have a second chance but if I choose His Son Jesus and His sacrifice for me, then I get to be with Him in heaven for eternity! Where is your fear?
","summary":"Who do you fear? Anyone? You may want to fear God!","date_published":"2022-02-04T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/da3f4709-3a9d-49aa-90dc-0a7306b4eca3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":80472783,"duration_in_seconds":2011}]},{"id":"8b9844cb-03f1-440b-b17a-1ee1e1e5a6ab","title":"Episode 134: Luke 12 Part 1 Bunch of Hypocrites!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/134","content_text":"Jesus was talking to his disciples as a crowd gathers around them and he begins to teach them to not be like the Pharisees. In chapter 11 Luke gave his version of Matthew 23 where Jesus pronounced the “Woes” on the Pharisees. What he is doing is exposing their hypocrisy. A hypocrite is simple terms is someone pretending to be something they are not. It’s a term that comes from Greek theatre where men played all the roles and they would wear a mask to pretend to be someone or something else. The Pharisees, along with the religious leaders, were pretending to serve God and to love God but in reality they were doing the opposite. They were doing everything for power and prestige, to be seen by those in their community yet they didn’t care for the people in their community at all. They felt as though they were “above” the “sinners”! So Jesus explains to his disciples that their righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees because they will soon be taking over the Kingdom of God and they will be the ones people look to for help and guidance, especially when persecution comes. I’ll challenge you like Jesus challenged his disciples, “Be real!”","content_html":"Jesus was talking to his disciples as a crowd gathers around them and he begins to teach them to not be like the Pharisees. In chapter 11 Luke gave his version of Matthew 23 where Jesus pronounced the “Woes” on the Pharisees. What he is doing is exposing their hypocrisy. A hypocrite is simple terms is someone pretending to be something they are not. It’s a term that comes from Greek theatre where men played all the roles and they would wear a mask to pretend to be someone or something else. The Pharisees, along with the religious leaders, were pretending to serve God and to love God but in reality they were doing the opposite. They were doing everything for power and prestige, to be seen by those in their community yet they didn’t care for the people in their community at all. They felt as though they were “above” the “sinners”! So Jesus explains to his disciples that their righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees because they will soon be taking over the Kingdom of God and they will be the ones people look to for help and guidance, especially when persecution comes. I’ll challenge you like Jesus challenged his disciples, “Be real!”
","summary":"Jesus exposes the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and he turns to his disciples and tells the, \"Don't be like these guys!\" ","date_published":"2022-01-31T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/8b9844cb-03f1-440b-b17a-1ee1e1e5a6ab.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76138095,"duration_in_seconds":1903}]},{"id":"f4c45a38-ef72-4a22-ae04-42e03f7fb963","title":"Episode 133: Luke 11 Part 3 Mary’s Womb and Boobs","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/133","content_text":"In verses 14-28, Jesus casts a demon out of a man who couldn’t speak. After the demon was gone, the guy could talk. You would think people would be excited about this but nope, some of the people in the crowd accused Jesus of getting his power from Satan. They must have been murmuring amongst themselves because Luke says, “Jesus knew their thoughts” and he called them out on it telling them a kingdom divided against itself can’t stand. They challenged Jesus and demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. He just did idiots! So Jesus has a conversation with these people and as he is talking some woman yells out of nowhere “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!” In vs28 Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.” This is the point Jesus wanted them to get. This crowd, like many others, are hearing the word of God, from God himself, and instead of putting it into practice, they are challenging him and his authority. Don’t follow the crowd. Follow Jesus and do what he says and let your light shine.","content_html":"In verses 14-28, Jesus casts a demon out of a man who couldn’t speak. After the demon was gone, the guy could talk. You would think people would be excited about this but nope, some of the people in the crowd accused Jesus of getting his power from Satan. They must have been murmuring amongst themselves because Luke says, “Jesus knew their thoughts” and he called them out on it telling them a kingdom divided against itself can’t stand. They challenged Jesus and demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. He just did idiots! So Jesus has a conversation with these people and as he is talking some woman yells out of nowhere “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!” In vs28 Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.” This is the point Jesus wanted them to get. This crowd, like many others, are hearing the word of God, from God himself, and instead of putting it into practice, they are challenging him and his authority. Don’t follow the crowd. Follow Jesus and do what he says and let your light shine.
","summary":"Ever heard a lesson on Mary, the mother of Jesus' boobs before? I haven't until now!","date_published":"2022-01-27T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f4c45a38-ef72-4a22-ae04-42e03f7fb963.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76553607,"duration_in_seconds":1913}]},{"id":"7afe70fe-45a0-4db1-a06d-5285c1def95e","title":"Episode 132: Luke 11 Part 2 Persistence Brings Answers","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/132","content_text":"Jesus, as he does so eloquently, tells the disciples a story to illustrate the power of prayer and what is going on when we do pray. Some guy wasn’t prepared for the guests that will soon be arriving at his house so in a panic he goes to a neighbor’s house while they are all in the bed, knocks on the door, and asks for three loaves of bread and he explains why. The neighbor is reluctant because he was comfortable and wanted to go to sleep but the guy won’t take no for an answer and he keeps on knocking on the door. Realizing he won’t get any sleep unless if he gives this guy the bread, he gets up and gets the bread and gives it to the persistent neighbor. How many times have we prayed for something a time or two and gave up thinking God wasn’t going to answer? Jesus tells his disciples and us, “Be persistent and if you keep on knocking, God will answer!” That is a promise from the mouth of Jesus himself…","content_html":"Jesus, as he does so eloquently, tells the disciples a story to illustrate the power of prayer and what is going on when we do pray. Some guy wasn’t prepared for the guests that will soon be arriving at his house so in a panic he goes to a neighbor’s house while they are all in the bed, knocks on the door, and asks for three loaves of bread and he explains why. The neighbor is reluctant because he was comfortable and wanted to go to sleep but the guy won’t take no for an answer and he keeps on knocking on the door. Realizing he won’t get any sleep unless if he gives this guy the bread, he gets up and gets the bread and gives it to the persistent neighbor. How many times have we prayed for something a time or two and gave up thinking God wasn’t going to answer? Jesus tells his disciples and us, “Be persistent and if you keep on knocking, God will answer!” That is a promise from the mouth of Jesus himself…
","summary":"Jesus tells his disciples and us, “Be persistent and if you keep on knocking, God will answer!” That is a promise from the mouth of Jesus himself…","date_published":"2022-01-24T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7afe70fe-45a0-4db1-a06d-5285c1def95e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71987151,"duration_in_seconds":1799}]},{"id":"a8e44578-4ec4-4462-92db-a4516c2ff871","title":"Episode 131: Luke 11 Part 1 Teach Us To Pray","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/131","content_text":"How often do you pray? Every day? Once in a while? Only when trouble comes your way? When you are desperate? Jesus was constantly going off alone to spend some time with the Father in prayer. Prayer is how we communicate with God, it’s us having a conversation with Him. The disciples have watched Jesus do this for so long and they noticed there’s something special about the time Jesus spends with the Father so they came to him and said, “Teach us how to pray…” Prayer is critical in our daily walk with God and if we aren’t praying, our relationship is suffering just like our earthly relationships do between souses, friends, and loved ones. If there isn’t much communication, then the relationship is weak and it dwindles away. If there is strong communication, then the relationship is strong. God wants a strong relationship with you and me and He is waiting to have a conversation so start talking! And as you talk, just like in any good conversation, you have to listen! Jesus tells his disciples how they should pray to the Father and we can do the same today…","content_html":"How often do you pray? Every day? Once in a while? Only when trouble comes your way? When you are desperate? Jesus was constantly going off alone to spend some time with the Father in prayer. Prayer is how we communicate with God, it’s us having a conversation with Him. The disciples have watched Jesus do this for so long and they noticed there’s something special about the time Jesus spends with the Father so they came to him and said, “Teach us how to pray…” Prayer is critical in our daily walk with God and if we aren’t praying, our relationship is suffering just like our earthly relationships do between souses, friends, and loved ones. If there isn’t much communication, then the relationship is weak and it dwindles away. If there is strong communication, then the relationship is strong. God wants a strong relationship with you and me and He is waiting to have a conversation so start talking! And as you talk, just like in any good conversation, you have to listen! Jesus tells his disciples how they should pray to the Father and we can do the same today…
","summary":"The disciples have noticed there’s something special about the time Jesus spends with the Father in prayer so they came to him and said, “Teach us how to pray…”","date_published":"2022-01-20T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a8e44578-4ec4-4462-92db-a4516c2ff871.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74339283,"duration_in_seconds":1858}]},{"id":"35615adf-afa9-4e50-aa1d-8063fdb889ca","title":"Episode 130: Luke 10 Part 2 Are You Registered?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/130","content_text":"When the 72 disciples came back to Jesus they reported everything God had done through them and they were so excited because demons didn’t stand a chance against the name of Jesus! Jesus was moved by their excitement and was filled with joy but he tells them, “Don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.” Miracles are awesome but the Miracle Worker is the greatest ever! So many churches, so many Christians today are looking for miracles when we should be looking for the miracle worker Jesus and drawing close to him. And that is the message Jesus had for those disciples! Rejoice, not in the miracles, but that your names are registered in heaven! We may never see a miracle but we definitely see the miracle worker some day! Is your name registered in heaven so you can stay with the miracle worker, Jesus, for eternity? ","content_html":"When the 72 disciples came back to Jesus they reported everything God had done through them and they were so excited because demons didn’t stand a chance against the name of Jesus! Jesus was moved by their excitement and was filled with joy but he tells them, “Don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.” Miracles are awesome but the Miracle Worker is the greatest ever! So many churches, so many Christians today are looking for miracles when we should be looking for the miracle worker Jesus and drawing close to him. And that is the message Jesus had for those disciples! Rejoice, not in the miracles, but that your names are registered in heaven! We may never see a miracle but we definitely see the miracle worker some day! Is your name registered in heaven so you can stay with the miracle worker, Jesus, for eternity?
","summary":"Miracles are cool but the Miracle Worker is awesome but what really matters is if your name is registered in heaven!","date_published":"2022-01-16T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/35615adf-afa9-4e50-aa1d-8063fdb889ca.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67996983,"duration_in_seconds":1699}]},{"id":"b696291d-0a7f-4108-85d8-1be09dc51670","title":"Episode 129: Luke 10 Part 1 Commissioned To Go","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/129","content_text":"Just as he did with his hand-picked 12 disciples, Jesus commissions 72 more people to go into more towns and villages to tell people the Kingdom of God is here. He gave them the power and authority to heal the sick and cast out demons to ack up their message. If the people accepted the message, they received a blessing but if they rejected the message, then they decided their own fate. Just like these 72 disciples, you and I have been chosen by Jesus, filled with his Holy Spirit, and been given the commission, the Great Commission, of going out amongst the world and telling people the good news about Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection! Are you sharing the Good News?","content_html":"Just as he did with his hand-picked 12 disciples, Jesus commissions 72 more people to go into more towns and villages to tell people the Kingdom of God is here. He gave them the power and authority to heal the sick and cast out demons to ack up their message. If the people accepted the message, they received a blessing but if they rejected the message, then they decided their own fate. Just like these 72 disciples, you and I have been chosen by Jesus, filled with his Holy Spirit, and been given the commission, the Great Commission, of going out amongst the world and telling people the good news about Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection! Are you sharing the Good News?
","summary":"You and I have been chosen by Jesus, filled with his Holy Spirit, and been given the commission, the Great Commission. ","date_published":"2022-01-12T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b696291d-0a7f-4108-85d8-1be09dc51670.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85180179,"duration_in_seconds":2129}]},{"id":"91b4f918-8a6d-45f1-af89-c18af760d2eb","title":"Episode 128: Luke 9 Part 3 Stay Awake Or Miss Out","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/128","content_text":"Jesus takes three of his disciples up on a mountain to pray. This has happened before because Jesus would spend time with the Father in prayer but this time something is different. Jesus begins to pray like before but two men show up and they carry on a conversation about the death and resurrection that Jesus would soon experience. Luke tells us these two guys are Moses and Elijah. Moses represents the law and Elijah represents the prophets both of which Jesus is greater. During this time Jesus turns a brilliant white and Luke said it was glorious to see! But here’s the problem…Peter, James, and John almost missed the whole thing because they were sleeping! Yes! They fell asleep while Jesus was praying and they only woke up to see Moses and Elijah walking away and disappearing into a cloud! You can be the most faithful follower of Jesus but if you are asleep spiritually, you are missing out on the some of the greatest blessings God has for you! Wake Up!!!","content_html":"Jesus takes three of his disciples up on a mountain to pray. This has happened before because Jesus would spend time with the Father in prayer but this time something is different. Jesus begins to pray like before but two men show up and they carry on a conversation about the death and resurrection that Jesus would soon experience. Luke tells us these two guys are Moses and Elijah. Moses represents the law and Elijah represents the prophets both of which Jesus is greater. During this time Jesus turns a brilliant white and Luke said it was glorious to see! But here’s the problem…Peter, James, and John almost missed the whole thing because they were sleeping! Yes! They fell asleep while Jesus was praying and they only woke up to see Moses and Elijah walking away and disappearing into a cloud! You can be the most faithful follower of Jesus but if you are asleep spiritually, you are missing out on the some of the greatest blessings God has for you! Wake Up!!!
","summary":"Peter, James, and John missed the Transfiguration because they were sleeping. Imagine what you have missed because you were sleeping...spiritually!","date_published":"2022-01-08T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/91b4f918-8a6d-45f1-af89-c18af760d2eb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":87236859,"duration_in_seconds":2180}]},{"id":"89277917-4575-422e-b10d-261c5d404f11","title":"Episode 127: Luke 9 Part 2 Who Is In Control?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/127","content_text":"Do you trust God? Seriously…do you fully rely on God? That was the message Jesus was trying to get his disciples to focus on. He knew he was going to die soon leaving them in charge so he was trying to get them to rely on God and not themselves. He even told them that he was going to die but what was they concerned with? Who is the greatest among them…Then Jesus has this mountain top experience in the Transfiguration while Peter, James, and John slept. After they come down from the mountain there is a ginormous crowd waiting and Jesus wants to feed them. He tells the disciples to feed the people but they say it can’t be done…wrong! Jesus takes two fish and five loaves of bread and feeds thousands of people which again shows that they should rely on God and not themselves. Then he turns to the crowd and says, “If you want to follow me, then you must deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me.” Our natural instinct is “I must be in control” but God says, “I want control…” Who is in control of your life? You or God?","content_html":"Do you trust God? Seriously…do you fully rely on God? That was the message Jesus was trying to get his disciples to focus on. He knew he was going to die soon leaving them in charge so he was trying to get them to rely on God and not themselves. He even told them that he was going to die but what was they concerned with? Who is the greatest among them…Then Jesus has this mountain top experience in the Transfiguration while Peter, James, and John slept. After they come down from the mountain there is a ginormous crowd waiting and Jesus wants to feed them. He tells the disciples to feed the people but they say it can’t be done…wrong! Jesus takes two fish and five loaves of bread and feeds thousands of people which again shows that they should rely on God and not themselves. Then he turns to the crowd and says, “If you want to follow me, then you must deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me.” Our natural instinct is “I must be in control” but God says, “I want control…” Who is in control of your life? You or God?
","summary":"Who is in control of your life? You or God?","date_published":"2022-01-03T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/89277917-4575-422e-b10d-261c5d404f11.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76274859,"duration_in_seconds":1906}]},{"id":"d77d9e72-c931-45f9-afdb-90db45092909","title":"Episode 126: Luke 9 Part 1 The Miracle Worker","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/126","content_text":"Have you ever wished you could walk into hospitals and lay hands on every person in it and heal them? Just bring so much joy to those who are suffering and to heal them from their pain? Maybe you, yourself, or a loved one has dealt with a life challenge and you would heal that situation. The fact is there is something greater than miracles…the Miracle Worker! Jesus! Jesus is who we should be focused on and not the miracles. Jesus gave the disciples the power and authority to work miracles and cast out demons but the reason he did so was to enable them to go into villages and tell the people about the Kingdom of God and as they told the message, they could back it up with evidence by working a miracle. God can and does still work miracles today but we need to look for the Miracle Worker instead of the miracle because if the miracle doesn’t happen, the Miracle Worker will still save us and bring us on home to be with him in heaven so either way, it’s a win-win!","content_html":"Have you ever wished you could walk into hospitals and lay hands on every person in it and heal them? Just bring so much joy to those who are suffering and to heal them from their pain? Maybe you, yourself, or a loved one has dealt with a life challenge and you would heal that situation. The fact is there is something greater than miracles…the Miracle Worker! Jesus! Jesus is who we should be focused on and not the miracles. Jesus gave the disciples the power and authority to work miracles and cast out demons but the reason he did so was to enable them to go into villages and tell the people about the Kingdom of God and as they told the message, they could back it up with evidence by working a miracle. God can and does still work miracles today but we need to look for the Miracle Worker instead of the miracle because if the miracle doesn’t happen, the Miracle Worker will still save us and bring us on home to be with him in heaven so either way, it’s a win-win!
","summary":"God can and does still work miracles today but we need to look for the Miracle Worker instead of the miracle!","date_published":"2021-12-30T03:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d77d9e72-c931-45f9-afdb-90db45092909.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":82195383,"duration_in_seconds":2054}]},{"id":"5155d609-0639-47c8-a8e3-19c9cef5cc3b","title":"Episode 125: Luke 8 Part 3 Fear Not, Trust Me","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/125","content_text":"In this last part of Luke 8 we see several examples of miracles such as Jesus calming the storm by speaking a few words when the disciples were scared out of their minds. When they got to the shore there was a naked man who came running up to the boat shrieking and making weird noises because he was full of demons. Jesus cast the demons out him into a herd of pigs and the shepherds take off running to town and tell the people what happened. The crowd comes out to see the naked man who is now fully clothed and he is sitting at the feet of Jesus completely sane. They freak out and ask Jesus to leave town! Then there is Jairus who’s 12 year old daughter is almost dead. He begs Jesus to come to his house and heal her but as they are on their way, a woman who has been bleeding for 12 years comes up from behind Jesus and touches the hem of is garment and was healed. Jesus has a conversation with the woman and as he is talking, some of Jairus’ friends show up and tell him that his daughter is dead. Jesus tells Jairus something that we all need to hear today, “Don’t be afraid.” In fact, it is a theme throughout these examples. Today, in the midst of Covid and all kinds of chaos, people are living in fear and Jesus is saying, “Fear not, trust me.” Do you?","content_html":"In this last part of Luke 8 we see several examples of miracles such as Jesus calming the storm by speaking a few words when the disciples were scared out of their minds. When they got to the shore there was a naked man who came running up to the boat shrieking and making weird noises because he was full of demons. Jesus cast the demons out him into a herd of pigs and the shepherds take off running to town and tell the people what happened. The crowd comes out to see the naked man who is now fully clothed and he is sitting at the feet of Jesus completely sane. They freak out and ask Jesus to leave town! Then there is Jairus who’s 12 year old daughter is almost dead. He begs Jesus to come to his house and heal her but as they are on their way, a woman who has been bleeding for 12 years comes up from behind Jesus and touches the hem of is garment and was healed. Jesus has a conversation with the woman and as he is talking, some of Jairus’ friends show up and tell him that his daughter is dead. Jesus tells Jairus something that we all need to hear today, “Don’t be afraid.” In fact, it is a theme throughout these examples. Today, in the midst of Covid and all kinds of chaos, people are living in fear and Jesus is saying, “Fear not, trust me.” Do you?
","summary":"Today, people are living in fear and Jesus is saying, “Fear not, trust me.” Do you?","date_published":"2021-12-26T15:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5155d609-0639-47c8-a8e3-19c9cef5cc3b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":84016119,"duration_in_seconds":2100}]},{"id":"719cea35-7016-4ca6-ab55-7d08e3003cf1","title":"Episode 124: Luke 8 Part 2 Parables Not Fables","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/124","content_text":"Jesus began to teach the crowds in parables. The first parable Jesus tells is about a farmer who sawed seed and prepared for a harvest. The seed fell on different places such as footpaths, the rocks, the thorns, and on good, fertile soil. The thing about the seed is that it was always useful, even on the footpaths because it became birdseed. Jesus interprets the parable for his disciples and he explains the different types of soil and what happened to the seed. He then tells a parable about a light and how people put their lamps on a stand so the light will illuminate the room. Light reveals and that is great because we can see obstacles that would harm us if it was dark…like a Lego we were about to step on! We need to be fertile soil that produces fruit and we need to shine our light in a dark world so people will be able to find hope!","content_html":"Jesus began to teach the crowds in parables. The first parable Jesus tells is about a farmer who sawed seed and prepared for a harvest. The seed fell on different places such as footpaths, the rocks, the thorns, and on good, fertile soil. The thing about the seed is that it was always useful, even on the footpaths because it became birdseed. Jesus interprets the parable for his disciples and he explains the different types of soil and what happened to the seed. He then tells a parable about a light and how people put their lamps on a stand so the light will illuminate the room. Light reveals and that is great because we can see obstacles that would harm us if it was dark…like a Lego we were about to step on! We need to be fertile soil that produces fruit and we need to shine our light in a dark world so people will be able to find hope!
","summary":"Jesus began to teach the crowds in parables using things they were familiar with to help them understand about the Kingdom of God.","date_published":"2021-12-21T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/719cea35-7016-4ca6-ab55-7d08e3003cf1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":79335867,"duration_in_seconds":1983}]},{"id":"391d3469-4a08-4fcd-be0c-1b855108844c","title":"Episode 123: Luke 8 Part 1 Women: Men's Property","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/123","content_text":"People want equality today but did you know Jesus was way ahead of his time when it came to equality? Luke 8 begins with three names of women who left everything to follow Jesus. Luke tells us these women were either healed of a disease or they had demons cast out of them. He mentions three by name, Mary Magdalene, Joanna, who was the wife of Herod Antipas' business manager, and a lady named Susanna. But Luke then mentions something interesting...he says there were other women that gave of their resources to help Jesus and his disciples. Fellas, we have to step up our game when it comes to serving the Lord especially in the our local church gatherings. Many churches would have closed their doors by now if the women have not stepped up! Thank you to all of the women who serve our Lord and Savior; those who minister to the needs of our communities and glorify God with their resources. May God bless you all...","content_html":"People want equality today but did you know Jesus was way ahead of his time when it came to equality? Luke 8 begins with three names of women who left everything to follow Jesus. Luke tells us these women were either healed of a disease or they had demons cast out of them. He mentions three by name, Mary Magdalene, Joanna, who was the wife of Herod Antipas' business manager, and a lady named Susanna. But Luke then mentions something interesting...he says there were other women that gave of their resources to help Jesus and his disciples. Fellas, we have to step up our game when it comes to serving the Lord especially in the our local church gatherings. Many churches would have closed their doors by now if the women have not stepped up! Thank you to all of the women who serve our Lord and Savior; those who minister to the needs of our communities and glorify God with their resources. May God bless you all...
","summary":"God bless the women who serve our Lord and Savior by using their resources to glorify God!","date_published":"2021-12-16T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/391d3469-4a08-4fcd-be0c-1b855108844c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75406251,"duration_in_seconds":1885}]},{"id":"1617f625-bb7d-472b-be08-86c5c17ff2ef","title":"Episode 122: Luke 7 Part 3 A Dinner Disrupted","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/122","content_text":"Luke ends chapter 7 with Jesus being invited to a home of a certain Pharisee named Simon. He has a bunch of his Pharisee buddies over so they can “get to know” Jesus a little better but as they are sitting around the table an uninvited guest disrupts the fellowship. She goes straight to Jesus, breaks an alabaster jar, and pours perfume on Jesus’ feet. She is crying as she is doing this and she washed his feet with her tears, then she takes her hair and wipes them dry. Simon, the Pharisee who invited Jesus into his home, questions Jesus in his mind, “If this man was a prophet, then he should know this woman is a sinner and he wouldn’t dare let this sinner do this!” Jesus calls him out in front of his friends and puts him in his place. This woman KNEW who she was, a sinner lost without hope and that Jesus could fix her. Simon THOUGHT he knew who he was but he really didn’t. He couldn’t recognize that he was a sinner in need of a Savior. What about you? Are you going to accept him or continue to reject him even though he is sitting in your house, at your table, and giving you every opportunity to know him in a personal way?","content_html":"Luke ends chapter 7 with Jesus being invited to a home of a certain Pharisee named Simon. He has a bunch of his Pharisee buddies over so they can “get to know” Jesus a little better but as they are sitting around the table an uninvited guest disrupts the fellowship. She goes straight to Jesus, breaks an alabaster jar, and pours perfume on Jesus’ feet. She is crying as she is doing this and she washed his feet with her tears, then she takes her hair and wipes them dry. Simon, the Pharisee who invited Jesus into his home, questions Jesus in his mind, “If this man was a prophet, then he should know this woman is a sinner and he wouldn’t dare let this sinner do this!” Jesus calls him out in front of his friends and puts him in his place. This woman KNEW who she was, a sinner lost without hope and that Jesus could fix her. Simon THOUGHT he knew who he was but he really didn’t. He couldn’t recognize that he was a sinner in need of a Savior. What about you? Are you going to accept him or continue to reject him even though he is sitting in your house, at your table, and giving you every opportunity to know him in a personal way?
","summary":"Do you KNOW who you are or do you THINK you know? ","date_published":"2021-12-12T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1617f625-bb7d-472b-be08-86c5c17ff2ef.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74496927,"duration_in_seconds":1862}]},{"id":"4a63995f-dd4d-4a6b-9783-33db29a70610","title":"Episode 121: Luke 7 Part 2 Perfect Timing","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/121","content_text":"God is a God of perfect timing and a great example of this is Jesus arriving in the village called Nain just as a widow was leaving town to bury her only son. Jesus stops the funeral and raises the kid back to life! Luke says, “Great fear swept the crowd…” In my opinion, we have lost our “fear” of God. It is evident just by turning on the news or looking on your social media feed. So much evil taking place everywhere and it seems as if the person who did the evil shows no remorse whatsoever and sometimes even tries to justify their actions. God has the ability to save us or condemn us yet many people don’t even consider God and His will for our lives. Any decision, I repeat, any decision we make should revolve around God and what He would want us to do! What about you? Do you fear God? Are your decisions made around Him or do you just do what you want not really caring about the consequences?","content_html":"God is a God of perfect timing and a great example of this is Jesus arriving in the village called Nain just as a widow was leaving town to bury her only son. Jesus stops the funeral and raises the kid back to life! Luke says, “Great fear swept the crowd…” In my opinion, we have lost our “fear” of God. It is evident just by turning on the news or looking on your social media feed. So much evil taking place everywhere and it seems as if the person who did the evil shows no remorse whatsoever and sometimes even tries to justify their actions. God has the ability to save us or condemn us yet many people don’t even consider God and His will for our lives. Any decision, I repeat, any decision we make should revolve around God and what He would want us to do! What about you? Do you fear God? Are your decisions made around Him or do you just do what you want not really caring about the consequences?
","summary":"God has the ability to save us or condemn us yet many people don’t even consider God and His will for our lives. Do you fear God?","date_published":"2021-12-08T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4a63995f-dd4d-4a6b-9783-33db29a70610.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72807735,"duration_in_seconds":1820}]},{"id":"fbe07884-32ec-44cf-b300-c7b0ca837efd","title":"Episode 120: Luke 7 Part 1 Power With Humility","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/120","content_text":"Luke starts off chapter 7 by introducing his readers to a very powerful man that doesn’t fit the profile of someone who would put their trust in Jesus but that is exactly what happens. Up until this point, the people that have been coming to Jesus have been Jews, poor Jews who were sick, had deformities, or demons. They have heard of his miraculous power and they have come from miles around to find hope. This centurion is a Roman, a Gentile, in fact, he is an officer in the Roman army. He isn’t poor, instead he is rich and powerful. He doesn’t fit the mold of the typical Jesus follower at that time yet he was more of an example of a Jesus follower than the Pharisees and the religious leaders of his day. In fact, after Jesus dealt with this Roman centurion, he said he had never seen faith like this man has in all of Israel! And this man is a Gentile! And this Gentile who had a lot of power also had a lot of humility and compassion because he had a synagogue built for the Jews in his community and paid the bill and he cared for his Jewish slave that was on his death bed. When he heard about Jesus he immediately sent for him to come heal his slave which also shows his faith. What do your friends, your family, your coworkers say about you? Can they tell you have been with Jesus?","content_html":"Luke starts off chapter 7 by introducing his readers to a very powerful man that doesn’t fit the profile of someone who would put their trust in Jesus but that is exactly what happens. Up until this point, the people that have been coming to Jesus have been Jews, poor Jews who were sick, had deformities, or demons. They have heard of his miraculous power and they have come from miles around to find hope. This centurion is a Roman, a Gentile, in fact, he is an officer in the Roman army. He isn’t poor, instead he is rich and powerful. He doesn’t fit the mold of the typical Jesus follower at that time yet he was more of an example of a Jesus follower than the Pharisees and the religious leaders of his day. In fact, after Jesus dealt with this Roman centurion, he said he had never seen faith like this man has in all of Israel! And this man is a Gentile! And this Gentile who had a lot of power also had a lot of humility and compassion because he had a synagogue built for the Jews in his community and paid the bill and he cared for his Jewish slave that was on his death bed. When he heard about Jesus he immediately sent for him to come heal his slave which also shows his faith. What do your friends, your family, your coworkers say about you? Can they tell you have been with Jesus?
","summary":"When the centurion heard about Jesus he immediately sent for him to come heal his slave which also shows his faith. Can people tell you have been with Jesus?","date_published":"2021-12-04T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/fbe07884-32ec-44cf-b300-c7b0ca837efd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76258155,"duration_in_seconds":1906}]},{"id":"401e5b09-5971-4e18-98c1-4c7237cf77f9","title":"Episode 119: Luke 6 Part 2 Jesus: Relationship or Friend Zone? ","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/119","content_text":"Jesus spars with the Pharisees and the teachers of the law again on the Sabbath Day when he heals a man’s withered hand in the synagogue. It was at this point that Jesus became known as an “enemy” to the Pharisees and all of the religious leaders. From this time on they would try to come up with a plan to get rid of this man who claims to be from God. After this, Jesus then goes up on a mountain alone to spend some time with the Father praying and Luke says he prayed all night long. What’s the longest prayer you have said? How much time do you spend with God? Do you have a relationship with God, with Jesus, or is He a friend? An acquaintance? When we have a relationship with someone, we spend quality time with them and there is great communication. We only spend a little time with friends or with someone we consider an acquaintance and there is little communication. Think about how much time you spend with God in prayer, reading His word, worshiping Him in a week’s time, on a daily basis…Again, do you have a relationship with God or is He more of an acquaintance? ","content_html":"Jesus spars with the Pharisees and the teachers of the law again on the Sabbath Day when he heals a man’s withered hand in the synagogue. It was at this point that Jesus became known as an “enemy” to the Pharisees and all of the religious leaders. From this time on they would try to come up with a plan to get rid of this man who claims to be from God. After this, Jesus then goes up on a mountain alone to spend some time with the Father praying and Luke says he prayed all night long. What’s the longest prayer you have said? How much time do you spend with God? Do you have a relationship with God, with Jesus, or is He a friend? An acquaintance? When we have a relationship with someone, we spend quality time with them and there is great communication. We only spend a little time with friends or with someone we consider an acquaintance and there is little communication. Think about how much time you spend with God in prayer, reading His word, worshiping Him in a week’s time, on a daily basis…Again, do you have a relationship with God or is He more of an acquaintance?
","summary":"Jesus then goes up on a mountain alone to spend some time with the Father praying and Luke says he prayed all night long. How much time do you spend with God?","date_published":"2021-11-30T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/401e5b09-5971-4e18-98c1-4c7237cf77f9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":79879791,"duration_in_seconds":1996}]},{"id":"a92c420a-d373-4aca-b95f-d65833ddba78","title":"Episode 118: Luke 6 Part 1 Lord Over the Sabbath","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/118","content_text":"Jesus has begun to spar with the religious leaders. The Pharisees have heard enough about this guy and they begin to challenge Jesus quietly, yet Jesus would call them out publicly. They would ask a question in their head and Jesus would answer their question in front of the crowd so all could hear. In Luke 6 we have two more challenges between these two and both take place on a Sabbath Day, the day God set aside for rest and called it holy. The Pharisees are watching Jesus and his disciples every move trying to catch him breaking the law so they can discredit Jesus and they see his disciples breaking some grain, shucking it in their hand, and eating it because they were hungry. They immediately rush in and question the disciples and Jesus comes to their rescue using David, a king they had the utmost respect for, as an example to justify what was happening. But Jesus doesn't stop there; he adds \"The Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath.\" In other words, \"I created the Sabbath, I created the very law that y'all study and teach, therefore I am greater than the Sabbath so we haven't done anything wrong here.\" As a follower of Jesus, be careful that you don't bind things on people bringing them oppression when Jesus wants to give them freedom!","content_html":"Jesus has begun to spar with the religious leaders. The Pharisees have heard enough about this guy and they begin to challenge Jesus quietly, yet Jesus would call them out publicly. They would ask a question in their head and Jesus would answer their question in front of the crowd so all could hear. In Luke 6 we have two more challenges between these two and both take place on a Sabbath Day, the day God set aside for rest and called it holy. The Pharisees are watching Jesus and his disciples every move trying to catch him breaking the law so they can discredit Jesus and they see his disciples breaking some grain, shucking it in their hand, and eating it because they were hungry. They immediately rush in and question the disciples and Jesus comes to their rescue using David, a king they had the utmost respect for, as an example to justify what was happening. But Jesus doesn't stop there; he adds "The Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath." In other words, "I created the Sabbath, I created the very law that y'all study and teach, therefore I am greater than the Sabbath so we haven't done anything wrong here." As a follower of Jesus, be careful that you don't bind things on people bringing them oppression when Jesus wants to give them freedom!
","summary":"As a follower of Jesus, be careful that you don't bind things on people bringing them oppression when Jesus wants to give them freedom!","date_published":"2021-11-26T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a92c420a-d373-4aca-b95f-d65833ddba78.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":88858191,"duration_in_seconds":2221}]},{"id":"cb4398a3-3ae4-4915-80d1-216880dc4554","title":"Episode 117: Luke 5 Part 2 Go See A Doctor!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/117","content_text":"Why do people choose to be stubborn when they get sick and not go see a doctor? We think we can handle it ourselves by shoving a bunch of vitamins in us and over the counter medicines. Some people even try denying the fact that they are even sick although they are running a fever, sore throat, can’t breathe, mucus pouring out of their nose, maybe even throwing up! The Pharisees had come to hear Jesus’ teaching one day when some friends bring their paralyzed friend to Jesus to be healed. Jesus tells the guy, “Your sins are forgiven,” and the Pharisees went nuts! “Who does this man think he is?” they said amongst themselves and Jesus calls them out in front of the crowd. “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. 32 I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.” Yo bro…quit denying your sick and go to the doctor. Go to Jesus because he is the ONLY cure for your disease called sin!","content_html":"Why do people choose to be stubborn when they get sick and not go see a doctor? We think we can handle it ourselves by shoving a bunch of vitamins in us and over the counter medicines. Some people even try denying the fact that they are even sick although they are running a fever, sore throat, can’t breathe, mucus pouring out of their nose, maybe even throwing up! The Pharisees had come to hear Jesus’ teaching one day when some friends bring their paralyzed friend to Jesus to be healed. Jesus tells the guy, “Your sins are forgiven,” and the Pharisees went nuts! “Who does this man think he is?” they said amongst themselves and Jesus calls them out in front of the crowd. “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. 32 I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.” Yo bro…quit denying your sick and go to the doctor. Go to Jesus because he is the ONLY cure for your disease called sin!
","summary":"Quit denying your sick and go to the doctor. Go to Jesus because he is the ONLY cure for your disease called sin!","date_published":"2021-11-22T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/cb4398a3-3ae4-4915-80d1-216880dc4554.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":89601519,"duration_in_seconds":2240}]},{"id":"46a4c639-891e-4965-88f0-f4f7f1aeeda7","title":"Episode 116: Luke 5 Part 1 Get Your Nets Dirty Again","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/116","content_text":"Peter was acquainted with Jesus. He had met him in the synagogue when Jesus visited Capernaum and had taught there. After casting out the demon that day Jesus with home with Peter and stayed at his house for a while. Jesus even healed Peter’s mother-in-law of a fever. People were bringing their sick friends and family to Peter’s house in hopes that Jesus would heal them. Jesus leaves Peter’s house and travels around Judea telling people about the kingdom of God but on this particular day Jesus chose to teach on the shore of the Sea of Galilee where Peter was washing his nets from fishing the night before. Jesus uses Peter’s boat to teach the people and after he finishes his teaching he asks Peter to launch out into the deep. He then tells him to cast his nets once again but Peter was reluctant because he had fished all night, didn’t catch anything, and he had already cleaned his nets. But he didn’t want to be disrespectful to Jesus so he cast his nets into the water. The rest is history. Do you ever feel lost in the crowd? God knows you, He knows everything about you, and God has a purpose for you. The question is, will you like Peter, be obedient and allow Him into your life?","content_html":"Peter was acquainted with Jesus. He had met him in the synagogue when Jesus visited Capernaum and had taught there. After casting out the demon that day Jesus with home with Peter and stayed at his house for a while. Jesus even healed Peter’s mother-in-law of a fever. People were bringing their sick friends and family to Peter’s house in hopes that Jesus would heal them. Jesus leaves Peter’s house and travels around Judea telling people about the kingdom of God but on this particular day Jesus chose to teach on the shore of the Sea of Galilee where Peter was washing his nets from fishing the night before. Jesus uses Peter’s boat to teach the people and after he finishes his teaching he asks Peter to launch out into the deep. He then tells him to cast his nets once again but Peter was reluctant because he had fished all night, didn’t catch anything, and he had already cleaned his nets. But he didn’t want to be disrespectful to Jesus so he cast his nets into the water. The rest is history. Do you ever feel lost in the crowd? God knows you, He knows everything about you, and God has a purpose for you. The question is, will you like Peter, be obedient and allow Him into your life?
","summary":"Do you ever feel lost in the crowd? God knows you, He knows everything about you, and God has a purpose for you.","date_published":"2021-11-18T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/46a4c639-891e-4965-88f0-f4f7f1aeeda7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68665143,"duration_in_seconds":1716}]},{"id":"3601d185-a137-489e-a3ac-dead80f69bbd","title":"Episode 115: Luke 4 Part 2 Bless His Heart...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/115","content_text":"In the South we have a saying, \"Bless his/ her/ your heart.\" It's basically an expression of doubt. We feel like we can say anything we want about a person as long as we say, \"Bless your heart...\" Jesus get's the \"Bless his heart\" experience in his hometown. Jesus goes to the synagogue in his hometown of Nazareth to worship and was given a scroll to read. He opens the scroll and reads Isaiah 61:1-2. He tells the people that today this prophecy has been fulfilled before their very eyes. This is people who have seen him grow up as a child, friends and family that he has went to the synagogue with for thirty years to worship. Their immediate response is, \"Isn't this Joseph's son?\" In other words, \"Bless his heart.\" They don't get it, they don't understand, they don't see that Jesus is God in the flesh, the very Messiah they had been taught about that is coming to redeem them. In fact, they try to kill him by forcing him to the edge of a cliff and wanted to push him off! When you have a vision, a dream, a passion and you share it with others, don't be discouraged if they don't share the same excitement that you have. They simply don't get it but don't let that hold you back from doing God's will that He has placed on your heart!","content_html":"In the South we have a saying, "Bless his/ her/ your heart." It's basically an expression of doubt. We feel like we can say anything we want about a person as long as we say, "Bless your heart..." Jesus get's the "Bless his heart" experience in his hometown. Jesus goes to the synagogue in his hometown of Nazareth to worship and was given a scroll to read. He opens the scroll and reads Isaiah 61:1-2. He tells the people that today this prophecy has been fulfilled before their very eyes. This is people who have seen him grow up as a child, friends and family that he has went to the synagogue with for thirty years to worship. Their immediate response is, "Isn't this Joseph's son?" In other words, "Bless his heart." They don't get it, they don't understand, they don't see that Jesus is God in the flesh, the very Messiah they had been taught about that is coming to redeem them. In fact, they try to kill him by forcing him to the edge of a cliff and wanted to push him off! When you have a vision, a dream, a passion and you share it with others, don't be discouraged if they don't share the same excitement that you have. They simply don't get it but don't let that hold you back from doing God's will that He has placed on your heart!
","summary":"Jesus get's the \"Bless his heart\" experience in his hometown. ","date_published":"2021-11-13T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3601d185-a137-489e-a3ac-dead80f69bbd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76987911,"duration_in_seconds":1924}]},{"id":"423668cf-5e7d-4179-acde-96d6fb973d08","title":"Episode 114: Luke 4 Part 1 Mountaintops and Valleys","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/114","content_text":"Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan River to kick off his pathway to the cross. After he was baptized the Holy Spirit comes down on him in the form of a dove and a voice from heaven gives conformation to what has taken place, \"This is My Son in whom I'm well pleased.\" Immediately, as this mountaintop experience comes to a climax, Jesus is led to the wilderness by the Spirit where he will be tempted by the devil for forty days. The devil uses the same old tricks he used with Adam and Eve: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life but Jesus resists the temptations by using the word of God, \"It is written...\" Paul talks about Christians putting on the armor of God in Ephesians 6 but it's all defensive! There is only a mention of an offensive weapon--the word of God. But this is all we need for in verse 10 he says we are to \"be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.\" Without Jesus, we are powerless but with Jesus, we can stand against anything that comes our way!","content_html":"Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan River to kick off his pathway to the cross. After he was baptized the Holy Spirit comes down on him in the form of a dove and a voice from heaven gives conformation to what has taken place, "This is My Son in whom I'm well pleased." Immediately, as this mountaintop experience comes to a climax, Jesus is led to the wilderness by the Spirit where he will be tempted by the devil for forty days. The devil uses the same old tricks he used with Adam and Eve: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life but Jesus resists the temptations by using the word of God, "It is written..." Paul talks about Christians putting on the armor of God in Ephesians 6 but it's all defensive! There is only a mention of an offensive weapon--the word of God. But this is all we need for in verse 10 he says we are to "be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power." Without Jesus, we are powerless but with Jesus, we can stand against anything that comes our way!
","summary":"When we have Jesus, we can go through anything and be victorious!","date_published":"2021-11-09T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/423668cf-5e7d-4179-acde-96d6fb973d08.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":78576879,"duration_in_seconds":1964}]},{"id":"754f2a03-80d8-40c1-9f4f-4baf49c8ab6e","title":"Episode 113: Poser Test: Guitars Need Tuning Part 2","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/113","content_text":"I own six guitars, a mandolin, a banjo, and a six piece drum set. I'm in my room with them when I'm at home and not once, since I have owned them, have they made a sound unless I pick the strings or beat the drums with some sticks! Guitars have to be played to make sounds! I bought my kids a guitar to learn on and they just sat in their room and was never touched. I even put some new strings on my daughter's guitar yet it sat in her closet until I took it out and made a cool light for my room with it. I paid a lot of money for those guitars, they cost me a great deal. Even greater than these guitars, we have a Savior that paid a great price so our sins can be forgiven yet, unfortunately, many of us never pick up Jesus. We just continue to reject his offer of salvation and we put him in the closet to be forgotten while we are busy doing other things.","content_html":"I own six guitars, a mandolin, a banjo, and a six piece drum set. I'm in my room with them when I'm at home and not once, since I have owned them, have they made a sound unless I pick the strings or beat the drums with some sticks! Guitars have to be played to make sounds! I bought my kids a guitar to learn on and they just sat in their room and was never touched. I even put some new strings on my daughter's guitar yet it sat in her closet until I took it out and made a cool light for my room with it. I paid a lot of money for those guitars, they cost me a great deal. Even greater than these guitars, we have a Savior that paid a great price so our sins can be forgiven yet, unfortunately, many of us never pick up Jesus. We just continue to reject his offer of salvation and we put him in the closet to be forgotten while we are busy doing other things.
","summary":"Guitars don't make a sound unless someone strums the strings. Neither do we without Jesus!","date_published":"2021-11-03T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/754f2a03-80d8-40c1-9f4f-4baf49c8ab6e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68423979,"duration_in_seconds":1710}]},{"id":"782ed252-5137-4081-8fbe-719760511dab","title":"Episode 112: Poser Test: Guitars Have To Be Played Part 1","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/112","content_text":"I own six guitars, a mandolin, a banjo, and a six piece drum set. I'm in my room with them when I'm at home and not once, since I have owned them, have they made a sound unless I pick the strings or beat the drums with some sticks! Guitars have to be played to make sounds! I bought my kids a guitar to learn on and they just sat in their room and was never touched. I even put some new strings on my daughter's guitar yet it sat in her closet until I took it out and made a cool light for my room with it. I paid a lot of money for those guitars, they cost me a great deal. Even greater than these guitars, we have a Savior that paid a great price so our sins can be forgiven yet, unfortunately, many of us never pick up Jesus. We just continue to reject his offer of salvation and we put him in the closet to be forgotten while we are busy doing other things.","content_html":"I own six guitars, a mandolin, a banjo, and a six piece drum set. I'm in my room with them when I'm at home and not once, since I have owned them, have they made a sound unless I pick the strings or beat the drums with some sticks! Guitars have to be played to make sounds! I bought my kids a guitar to learn on and they just sat in their room and was never touched. I even put some new strings on my daughter's guitar yet it sat in her closet until I took it out and made a cool light for my room with it. I paid a lot of money for those guitars, they cost me a great deal. Even greater than these guitars, we have a Savior that paid a great price so our sins can be forgiven yet, unfortunately, many of us never pick up Jesus. We just continue to reject his offer of salvation and we put him in the closet to be forgotten while we are busy doing other things.
","summary":"Guitars don't make a sound unless someone strums the strings. Neither do we without Jesus!","date_published":"2021-11-03T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/782ed252-5137-4081-8fbe-719760511dab.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55389639,"duration_in_seconds":1384}]},{"id":"10d9912d-6a11-4f78-9df6-3a27f287d4a0","title":"Episode 111: Poser Test: Guitars Need Tuning Part 2","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/111","content_text":"There are many things that can cause I guitar to be out of tune but just looking at it, you wouldn't know it was out of tune. However, once those strings are strummed...oof, it sounds like a nightmare! So the musician retunes the guitar and starts to jam and beautiful music is made. Well, we are like guitars. It doesn't take much to get our lives out of tune with God and what's sad is we don't even realize we are out of tune! We let sin creep in and God becomes distorted. We need the Holy Spirit to get us back in tune so God can use us to make beautiful music for His glory! Are you jammin'?","content_html":"There are many things that can cause I guitar to be out of tune but just looking at it, you wouldn't know it was out of tune. However, once those strings are strummed...oof, it sounds like a nightmare! So the musician retunes the guitar and starts to jam and beautiful music is made. Well, we are like guitars. It doesn't take much to get our lives out of tune with God and what's sad is we don't even realize we are out of tune! We let sin creep in and God becomes distorted. We need the Holy Spirit to get us back in tune so God can use us to make beautiful music for His glory! Are you jammin'?
","summary":"Part two of Guitars need tuning. Are you in tune with God? Are you making beautiful music?","date_published":"2021-10-29T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/10d9912d-6a11-4f78-9df6-3a27f287d4a0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75718407,"duration_in_seconds":1892}]},{"id":"edc28b65-bbd8-4407-8900-851951c4950f","title":"Episode 110: Poser Test: Guitars Need Tuning Part 1","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/110","content_text":"There are many things that can cause I guitar to be out of tune but just looking at it, you wouldn't know it was out of tune. However, once those strings are strummed...oof, it sounds like a nightmare! So the musician retunes the guitar and starts to jam and beautiful music is made. Well, we are like guitars. It doesn't take much to get our lives out of tune with God and what's sad is we don't even realize we are out of tune! We let sin creep in and God becomes distorted. We need the Holy Spirit to get us back in tune so God can use us to make beautiful music for His glory! Are you jammin'?","content_html":"There are many things that can cause I guitar to be out of tune but just looking at it, you wouldn't know it was out of tune. However, once those strings are strummed...oof, it sounds like a nightmare! So the musician retunes the guitar and starts to jam and beautiful music is made. Well, we are like guitars. It doesn't take much to get our lives out of tune with God and what's sad is we don't even realize we are out of tune! We let sin creep in and God becomes distorted. We need the Holy Spirit to get us back in tune so God can use us to make beautiful music for His glory! Are you jammin'?
","summary":"A guitar that is out of tune does not make beautiful music! Is your life in tune with God?","date_published":"2021-10-29T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/edc28b65-bbd8-4407-8900-851951c4950f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57954747,"duration_in_seconds":1448}]},{"id":"286904d2-b7a8-43ec-885c-5b556e35708b","title":"Episode 108: Poser Test: Guitars and Jesus: Dead Strings Part 1","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/108","content_text":"A guitar has to be played or the strings will die! If a guitar sits around too long and doesn't get played the strings lose their tone and they will only produce a thud. The same is said about our faith if we don't use it! If we don't put our faith into action...IT WILL DIE! I didn't say it! God did through James! Check it out!","content_html":"A guitar has to be played or the strings will die! If a guitar sits around too long and doesn't get played the strings lose their tone and they will only produce a thud. The same is said about our faith if we don't use it! If we don't put our faith into action...IT WILL DIE! I didn't say it! God did through James! Check it out!
","summary":"Guitars strings die if they aren't played just like our faith if it isn't used!","date_published":"2021-10-25T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/286904d2-b7a8-43ec-885c-5b556e35708b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66516591,"duration_in_seconds":1662}]},{"id":"967de4bd-f34f-44bd-b7cd-3dda128f9a93","title":"Episode 109: Poser Test: Guitars and Jesus: Dead Strings Part 2","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/109","content_text":"A guitar has to be played or the strings will die! If a guitar sits around too long and doesn't get played the strings lose their tone and they will only produce a thud. The same is said about our faith if we don't use it! If we don't put our faith into action...IT WILL DIE! I didn't say it! God did through James! Check it out!","content_html":"A guitar has to be played or the strings will die! If a guitar sits around too long and doesn't get played the strings lose their tone and they will only produce a thud. The same is said about our faith if we don't use it! If we don't put our faith into action...IT WILL DIE! I didn't say it! God did through James! Check it out!
","summary":"Just like a guitar strings die if it isn't played, so will our faith if we don't use it!","date_published":"2021-10-25T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/967de4bd-f34f-44bd-b7cd-3dda128f9a93.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69747771,"duration_in_seconds":1743}]},{"id":"bebf99c7-3608-49fb-8315-00e7a624445b","title":"Episode 106: Poser Test: Jesus and Guitars: Imitators Part 1","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/106","content_text":"Poser Test:\nAn expensive guitar sounds better than a cheap guitar no doubt, however, a cheap guitar is still a guitar! It can be used by a beginner to learn how to play guitar, but it can also be used by an expert to jam with if it's all he has got. When it comes to Christianity, we all want the real deal; We want Jesus but in reality, He is sitting at the father's right hand in heaven and we won't see him until we die or he returns to call us home. So...you'll just have to settle for the cheaper version...and that would be you and me. We are all he has to use; We are, or should be, representing Jesus while we are here on this earth. Ephesians 5:1 Be imitators of God... When Paul said that, he wasn't offering a suggestion...it was a command! Can people see Jesus when they look at you? Part two coming soon!","content_html":"Poser Test:
\nAn expensive guitar sounds better than a cheap guitar no doubt, however, a cheap guitar is still a guitar! It can be used by a beginner to learn how to play guitar, but it can also be used by an expert to jam with if it's all he has got. When it comes to Christianity, we all want the real deal; We want Jesus but in reality, He is sitting at the father's right hand in heaven and we won't see him until we die or he returns to call us home. So...you'll just have to settle for the cheaper version...and that would be you and me. We are all he has to use; We are, or should be, representing Jesus while we are here on this earth. Ephesians 5:1 Be imitators of God... When Paul said that, he wasn't offering a suggestion...it was a command! Can people see Jesus when they look at you? Part two coming soon!
(continued from previous podcast) An expensive guitar sounds better than a cheap guitar no doubt, however, a cheap guitar is still a guitar! It can be used by a beginner to learn how to play guitar, but it can also be used by an expert to jam with if it's all he has got. When it comes to Christianity, we all want the real deal; We want Jesus but in reality, He is sitting at the father's right hand in heaven and we won't see him until we die or he returns to call us home. So...you'll just have to settle for the cheaper version...and that would be you and me. We are all he has to use; We are, or should be, representing Jesus while we are here on this earth. Ephesians 5:1 Be imitators of God... When Paul said that, he wasn't offering a suggestion...it was a command! Can people see Jesus when they look at you?
","summary":"(continued) Do people see Jesus when they look at you and me? ","date_published":"2021-10-20T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4b569799-0350-4c93-8e14-21ae2a8fda45.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":64765803,"duration_in_seconds":1619}]},{"id":"3ccb0881-e0b8-4379-bf81-71dca4fa6474","title":"Episode 105: Luke 3 Part 3 Where's Your Heart?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/105","content_text":"John the Baptizer was preaching the kingdom of God is at hand and that people needed to repent of their sins and be baptized. Crowds of people came out to hear John speak and many would be obedient to his message being baptized right there in the Jordan River. He had all kinds of people listening to his message and asking him what should they do to make things right. He had mean, women, tax collectors and even soldiers! Why, even the religious leaders came out to hear his message! And the things John told them can be boiled down to this: Where’s your heart? If God has changed our hearts, then our lives will reflect that. Jesus summed it up when he was asked what the greatest commandment is: The first is love God with all your heart, soul, strength. Then Jesus added, the second one is love your neighbor as yourself. We tend to be self—ish but Jesus was self—less. We need to be more like Jesus. He was always thinking of others and never about himself. Even when he was going through so much pain on the cross, he still thought of others when he said, “Father forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” What does your heart say about you? Does your heart reflect Jesus? Do people see Jesus when they look at your life?","content_html":"John the Baptizer was preaching the kingdom of God is at hand and that people needed to repent of their sins and be baptized. Crowds of people came out to hear John speak and many would be obedient to his message being baptized right there in the Jordan River. He had all kinds of people listening to his message and asking him what should they do to make things right. He had mean, women, tax collectors and even soldiers! Why, even the religious leaders came out to hear his message! And the things John told them can be boiled down to this: Where’s your heart? If God has changed our hearts, then our lives will reflect that. Jesus summed it up when he was asked what the greatest commandment is: The first is love God with all your heart, soul, strength. Then Jesus added, the second one is love your neighbor as yourself. We tend to be self—ish but Jesus was self—less. We need to be more like Jesus. He was always thinking of others and never about himself. Even when he was going through so much pain on the cross, he still thought of others when he said, “Father forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” What does your heart say about you? Does your heart reflect Jesus? Do people see Jesus when they look at your life?
","summary":"Where’s your heart? If God has changed our hearts, then our lives will reflect that.","date_published":"2021-10-16T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3ccb0881-e0b8-4379-bf81-71dca4fa6474.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":87564675,"duration_in_seconds":2189}]},{"id":"47732531-38bd-4428-8cd0-ca6a3f5ffbd1","title":"Episode 104: Luke 3 Part 2 The Message Not the Messenger","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/104","content_text":"It’s all about the message. The messenger has nothing to do with anything. John the Baptizer is a perfect example. Here’s a guy who was living in the desert, he dressed in camel’s hair, and for food he ate locusts and wild honey. You know the guy never shaved so he had to have long hair and a long beard which would catch the carcasses of those locusts and wild honey would just matte it all up. That’s how people make dreads so maybe John had dreads…who knows, but what I do know this was one nasty, stinky dude. If he took a bath at all it would be when he baptized people in the Jordon River but even then, the Jordan River has dirty water! Yet God used this guy to let the whole world know the Messiah is here and the kingdom of God is at hand. The message can come from anybody or anything but the message never changes: the gospel. The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus is the message and there is so much power in the name of Jesus! Are you sharing the message with others? If not, WHY NOT?!?!?!","content_html":"It’s all about the message. The messenger has nothing to do with anything. John the Baptizer is a perfect example. Here’s a guy who was living in the desert, he dressed in camel’s hair, and for food he ate locusts and wild honey. You know the guy never shaved so he had to have long hair and a long beard which would catch the carcasses of those locusts and wild honey would just matte it all up. That’s how people make dreads so maybe John had dreads…who knows, but what I do know this was one nasty, stinky dude. If he took a bath at all it would be when he baptized people in the Jordon River but even then, the Jordan River has dirty water! Yet God used this guy to let the whole world know the Messiah is here and the kingdom of God is at hand. The message can come from anybody or anything but the message never changes: the gospel. The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus is the message and there is so much power in the name of Jesus! Are you sharing the message with others? If not, WHY NOT?!?!?!
","summary":"If God could use a guy like John the Baptizer, he can use you! It's all about the message...not the messenger...","date_published":"2021-10-11T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/47732531-38bd-4428-8cd0-ca6a3f5ffbd1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":82080543,"duration_in_seconds":2052}]},{"id":"836eba71-ad15-4d9f-9028-362cbe09c212","title":"Episode 103: Luke 3 Part 1 Can't Argue Facts!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/103","content_text":"In Luke 3 we are hit hard with facts right off the bat! We are given people’s names, where they ruled, when they ruled, and there has been artifacts found that back up the information Luke gives us so why do people continue to not believe the Bible? By God’s grace and His mercy He provided us a sacrifice for our sins to be forgiven! And it was always His plan! God knew Adam would blow it and sin which is why He always had a plan to redeem man…He would send His own son to be the sacrifice that would cleans man from our sin. Jesus, the Messiah, knew what his mission was—the cross—and he never shy’s away from that mission. He died on the cross, shed his blood for the payment of man’s sin, was buried in a tomb for three days, and walked out of that tomb alive! Then he showed himself alive to many people over forty days, and then ascended back to heaven where he sits at the Father’s right hand, a place of highest honor, a place of power and all authority. It compelled Luke to write this gospel and he says from the very beginning, “I’m writing this so you know it is true. You may choose not to believe it, but that doesn’t change the facts! These people, including Jesus, were real people who walked on this earth and Jesus is the only one who died and came out of that grave alive! Why would we not want Jesus on our team?!?!?!","content_html":"In Luke 3 we are hit hard with facts right off the bat! We are given people’s names, where they ruled, when they ruled, and there has been artifacts found that back up the information Luke gives us so why do people continue to not believe the Bible? By God’s grace and His mercy He provided us a sacrifice for our sins to be forgiven! And it was always His plan! God knew Adam would blow it and sin which is why He always had a plan to redeem man…He would send His own son to be the sacrifice that would cleans man from our sin. Jesus, the Messiah, knew what his mission was—the cross—and he never shy’s away from that mission. He died on the cross, shed his blood for the payment of man’s sin, was buried in a tomb for three days, and walked out of that tomb alive! Then he showed himself alive to many people over forty days, and then ascended back to heaven where he sits at the Father’s right hand, a place of highest honor, a place of power and all authority. It compelled Luke to write this gospel and he says from the very beginning, “I’m writing this so you know it is true. You may choose not to believe it, but that doesn’t change the facts! These people, including Jesus, were real people who walked on this earth and Jesus is the only one who died and came out of that grave alive! Why would we not want Jesus on our team?!?!?!
","summary":"Luke spits out facts mentioning people's names, when they reigned, and even where! We can go back in history to prove these people existed so why do people continue not to believe? You can't argue facts!","date_published":"2021-10-07T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/836eba71-ad15-4d9f-9028-362cbe09c212.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":77897235,"duration_in_seconds":1947}]},{"id":"540da0e7-9e30-4dfd-89a2-bac596b968db","title":"Episode 102: Luke 2 Part 3 Jesus' Childhood","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/102","content_text":"Luke introduces a woman named Anna who was a prophet and lived at the Temple. She was married but her husband passed away after seven years of marriage. After he passed, Anna never left the Temple again and Luke says she worshipped God day and night with fasting and prayer. What a great lesson she gives us! And when she heard Simeon talking to Joseph and Mary, she went and told everyone about the Messiah that has come. Luke finishes chapter two talking about Jesus staying behind in Jerusalem when he was twelve years old. It was a four day journey back home to Nazareth and they had been traveling about a day when they noticed Jesus was missing. It took them three days to find him! Can you imagine the panic they felt?!?! This is all we know about the childhood of Jesus. Jesus would be starting his ministry at the age of thirty and it would kickoff with John the Baptizer baptizing him in the Jordan River. Jesus knew his mission from an early age and he never backed away from it. He became our perfect sacrifice and his blood washes our sins away and because of his sacrifice, we are made right in the sight of God…IF we have accepted him as our Lord and Savior! Have you? ","content_html":"Luke introduces a woman named Anna who was a prophet and lived at the Temple. She was married but her husband passed away after seven years of marriage. After he passed, Anna never left the Temple again and Luke says she worshipped God day and night with fasting and prayer. What a great lesson she gives us! And when she heard Simeon talking to Joseph and Mary, she went and told everyone about the Messiah that has come. Luke finishes chapter two talking about Jesus staying behind in Jerusalem when he was twelve years old. It was a four day journey back home to Nazareth and they had been traveling about a day when they noticed Jesus was missing. It took them three days to find him! Can you imagine the panic they felt?!?! This is all we know about the childhood of Jesus. Jesus would be starting his ministry at the age of thirty and it would kickoff with John the Baptizer baptizing him in the Jordan River. Jesus knew his mission from an early age and he never backed away from it. He became our perfect sacrifice and his blood washes our sins away and because of his sacrifice, we are made right in the sight of God…IF we have accepted him as our Lord and Savior! Have you?
","summary":"Luke tells us about Anna and the childhood of Jesus...","date_published":"2021-10-03T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/540da0e7-9e30-4dfd-89a2-bac596b968db.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85049679,"duration_in_seconds":2126}]},{"id":"4960843a-1f1d-4d58-9ca0-84383b0d4227","title":"Episode 101: Luke 2 Part 2 Listen To Your Guide Not Your Gut!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/101","content_text":"Jesus is eight days old and as God’s law required, Joseph and Mary bring Jesus to the temple to be circumcised. Luke introduces his readers to a guy named Simeon who was told by God Himself, that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah. He wasn’t even suppose to be at the Temple that day but he was led by the Holy Spirit, and because he listened and allowed the Spirit to guide him, Simeon went to the Temple and he not only saw, but held the baby in his arms. Are we listening to the Holy Spirit and allowing him to guide us? If not, we are missing out some of God’s greatest blessings! And when Simeon saw Jesus he said he could now die in peace. Death is imminent and cannot be avoided. When you think about death are you filled with fear or peace? If we know Jesus as our Lord and Savior then we don’t have to fear death because when we take our last breath on earth, we take our first breath in heaven where we will worship our Lord for eternity!","content_html":"Jesus is eight days old and as God’s law required, Joseph and Mary bring Jesus to the temple to be circumcised. Luke introduces his readers to a guy named Simeon who was told by God Himself, that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah. He wasn’t even suppose to be at the Temple that day but he was led by the Holy Spirit, and because he listened and allowed the Spirit to guide him, Simeon went to the Temple and he not only saw, but held the baby in his arms. Are we listening to the Holy Spirit and allowing him to guide us? If not, we are missing out some of God’s greatest blessings! And when Simeon saw Jesus he said he could now die in peace. Death is imminent and cannot be avoided. When you think about death are you filled with fear or peace? If we know Jesus as our Lord and Savior then we don’t have to fear death because when we take our last breath on earth, we take our first breath in heaven where we will worship our Lord for eternity!
","summary":"Simeon wasn’t even suppose to be at the Temple the day they brought Jesus to be circumcised but he was led by the Holy Spirit, and because he listened and allowed the Spirit to guide him, he saw, and held, the Messiah!","date_published":"2021-09-28T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4960843a-1f1d-4d58-9ca0-84383b0d4227.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83483679,"duration_in_seconds":2087}]},{"id":"69998621-8e68-4db2-a9d3-d8d8a711496f","title":"Episode 100: Luke 2 Part 1 The Impact of Jesus: Shepherds to Doctors","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/100","content_text":"Luke 2 starts with more details from Luke as he gives us more names of Roman leaders which gives us a time frame for the birth of Jesus. He talks about a census that had taken place which many people use to discredit Luke and his gospel. There are several arguments that support Luke including an autobiography by Augustus himself called the Res Gestae and in it he mentions having a census done several times. I have provided a couple of links that are interesting reads that support Luke and his gospel in the description on YouTube. We get into the birth of Jesus as well and one thing to point out is how Jesus touched people that are on opposite ends of the spectrum: Luke, a doctor who is writing this gospel, yet never met Jesus face to face, and the shepherds, who saw the baby Jesus and it changed their lives forever! How has Jesus impacted your life? Or has he?","content_html":"Luke 2 starts with more details from Luke as he gives us more names of Roman leaders which gives us a time frame for the birth of Jesus. He talks about a census that had taken place which many people use to discredit Luke and his gospel. There are several arguments that support Luke including an autobiography by Augustus himself called the Res Gestae and in it he mentions having a census done several times. I have provided a couple of links that are interesting reads that support Luke and his gospel in the description on YouTube. We get into the birth of Jesus as well and one thing to point out is how Jesus touched people that are on opposite ends of the spectrum: Luke, a doctor who is writing this gospel, yet never met Jesus face to face, and the shepherds, who saw the baby Jesus and it changed their lives forever! How has Jesus impacted your life? Or has he?
","summary":"You can't argue facts and Luke gives plenty in this chapter and Jesus impacts lives of everyone, from shepherds to doctors!","date_published":"2021-09-24T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/69998621-8e68-4db2-a9d3-d8d8a711496f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":87260871,"duration_in_seconds":2181}]},{"id":"5dec2d88-4e33-486c-83d6-eb3170888c15","title":"Episode 99: Darrel Bridges Interview","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/99","content_text":"Darrel is a former elder at Partnership Christian Church and he currently plays on the worship team. Darrel sat down with the GRINDIT Podcast to talk about his life and being an elder of a congregation.","content_html":"Darrel is a former elder at Partnership Christian Church and he currently plays on the worship team. Darrel sat down with the GRINDIT Podcast to talk about his life and being an elder of a congregation.
","summary":"Darrel is a former elder at Partnership Christian Church and he currently plays on the worship team. Darrel sat down with the GRINDIT Podcast to talk about his life and being an elder of a congregation.","date_published":"2021-09-20T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5dec2d88-4e33-486c-83d6-eb3170888c15.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":96484611,"duration_in_seconds":2412}]},{"id":"82078b86-2c32-4664-98f6-72bd1e67c167","title":"Episode 98: Luke 1 Part 4 All God's Promises Are Yes and Amen","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/98","content_text":"Finishing up Luke 1 with some things to ponder:\n\n\nJust because Zechariah talked with an angel and couldn’t talk any more after he didn’t believe Gabriel, he still continued his service to God in the temple.\n• Do you remember a time that you had been praying for something for a long time and then the answer came?\n• How did you feel? How did you react?\nGod came through with His promise…Elizabeth became pregnant.\n• 2 Corinthians 1:20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.\nWhy did Elizabeth go into seclusion for five months?\n• Elizabeth is a great example of humility and meekness.\n\n\nLuke ends chapter 1 with a prophecy from Zechariah that talks about Jesus being the mighty savior and how John will prepare the way for the Messiah. He is probably holding the baby, looking down at him in his arms, and he says in vs76, “And you my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High because you will prepare the way for the Lord. What a proud dad moment!","content_html":"Finishing up Luke 1 with some things to ponder:
\n\nJust because Zechariah talked with an angel and couldn’t talk any more after he didn’t believe Gabriel, he still continued his service to God in the temple.
\n• Do you remember a time that you had been praying for something for a long time and then the answer came?
\n• How did you feel? How did you react?
God came through with His promise…Elizabeth became pregnant.
\n• 2 Corinthians 1:20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.
Why did Elizabeth go into seclusion for five months?
\n• Elizabeth is a great example of humility and meekness.
Luke ends chapter 1 with a prophecy from Zechariah that talks about Jesus being the mighty savior and how John will prepare the way for the Messiah. He is probably holding the baby, looking down at him in his arms, and he says in vs76, “And you my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High because you will prepare the way for the Lord. What a proud dad moment!
","summary":"As we finish Luke 1, there are some great lessons we can learn from Zechariah and Elizabeth!","date_published":"2021-09-15T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/82078b86-2c32-4664-98f6-72bd1e67c167.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70096467,"duration_in_seconds":1752}]},{"id":"2b104b84-11b1-4247-a691-860f9a6a10f6","title":"Episode 97: Luke 1 Part 3 Joseph, You're Not Being Punk'd","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/97","content_text":"Mary has a visit from the angel Gabriel and he tells her that she is going to be with child and that child is from God Himself! She asks, “How can this be?” she asked, “I can’t have a child…I’m a virgin!” And the angel explains to her that the Holy Spirit will come upon her and the power of the Most High will overshadow her. A couple of says later she leaves to visit her cousin Elizabeth who is six months pregnant with John the Baptizer. Mary stays for three months and comes home. This would be a shock to Joseph! Why? She would be showing when she came back home and Joseph knows he hasn’t had sex with her, so in his mind he is thinking she has slept with someone and has cheated on him. He was going to divorce her and it took an angel to intervene! Artificial insemination is no big deal today with our technology but this was unheard of 2,000 years ago! God became flesh, lived a normal life up until the age of 30 when his ministry started, then his mission was to die on a cross, be buried in a tomb for three days, and was resurrected! Just as the angel had told Mary, “He will be called Emmanuel which means God With Us and you will name him Jesus which means God Is Salvation. Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior?","content_html":"Mary has a visit from the angel Gabriel and he tells her that she is going to be with child and that child is from God Himself! She asks, “How can this be?” she asked, “I can’t have a child…I’m a virgin!” And the angel explains to her that the Holy Spirit will come upon her and the power of the Most High will overshadow her. A couple of says later she leaves to visit her cousin Elizabeth who is six months pregnant with John the Baptizer. Mary stays for three months and comes home. This would be a shock to Joseph! Why? She would be showing when she came back home and Joseph knows he hasn’t had sex with her, so in his mind he is thinking she has slept with someone and has cheated on him. He was going to divorce her and it took an angel to intervene! Artificial insemination is no big deal today with our technology but this was unheard of 2,000 years ago! God became flesh, lived a normal life up until the age of 30 when his ministry started, then his mission was to die on a cross, be buried in a tomb for three days, and was resurrected! Just as the angel had told Mary, “He will be called Emmanuel which means God With Us and you will name him Jesus which means God Is Salvation. Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior?
","summary":"Mary leaves for three months after the angel announces her pregnancy. She would come home showing and Joseph got the shock of a lifetime!","date_published":"2021-09-11T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/2b104b84-11b1-4247-a691-860f9a6a10f6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":81691131,"duration_in_seconds":2042}]},{"id":"6098b5af-186c-43cd-a44f-c1bc6c10b193","title":"Episode 96: Luke 1 Part 2 The Tell of Two Women","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/96","content_text":"In Luke 1 we are introduced to two women who are related, they are cousins—Mary and Elizabeth. One is old and has been serving God a long time. The other is young and is basically trying to figure out where her place is in society. One has been praying to God for a long time to have a baby yet she never did and has passed the age of being able to get pregnant…way past. The other is a virgin and is more concerned with helping her parents around the house. I’m sure having a baby was the farthest thing from her mind. Both have a visitation from an angel and both become pregnant miraculously! Some people may work hard all of their lives and never get what they have been praying for while some have the “it” factor meaning they don’t work hard and things come easy for them. Elizabeth was old, too old to have children, yet she stayed faithful to God and He came through when she couldn’t do it on her own. Mary was a teenager, not even married yet, so she wasn’t looking to have a child, yet she is blessed to be chosen as the mother of the savior of the world—Jesus the Messiah! The point: Don’t give up on God; stay faithful because He will come through for you just as He did for Elizabeth!","content_html":"In Luke 1 we are introduced to two women who are related, they are cousins—Mary and Elizabeth. One is old and has been serving God a long time. The other is young and is basically trying to figure out where her place is in society. One has been praying to God for a long time to have a baby yet she never did and has passed the age of being able to get pregnant…way past. The other is a virgin and is more concerned with helping her parents around the house. I’m sure having a baby was the farthest thing from her mind. Both have a visitation from an angel and both become pregnant miraculously! Some people may work hard all of their lives and never get what they have been praying for while some have the “it” factor meaning they don’t work hard and things come easy for them. Elizabeth was old, too old to have children, yet she stayed faithful to God and He came through when she couldn’t do it on her own. Mary was a teenager, not even married yet, so she wasn’t looking to have a child, yet she is blessed to be chosen as the mother of the savior of the world—Jesus the Messiah! The point: Don’t give up on God; stay faithful because He will come through for you just as He did for Elizabeth!
","summary":"God used an old woman, Elizabeth, and a young woman, Mary, to fulfill his purpose. He'll use you!","date_published":"2021-09-06T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6098b5af-186c-43cd-a44f-c1bc6c10b193.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72540471,"duration_in_seconds":1813}]},{"id":"c7b98b3f-bdaf-4805-86e2-0bc5be3aa618","title":"Episode 95: Luke 1 Part 1 An Introduction to Luke","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/95","content_text":"Luke says he has checked out other people’s accounts about Jesus and how they compared. He said he investigated them going all the way back to the beginning and not only that but he used eyewitness accounts from the early disciples when he wrote his gospel. Why? “…so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.” In other words. Luke is meticulous with his writings therefore his readers, even 2000 years later, can trust what he says is true. The question is: What are you going to do with what he writes? Believe it? ? Or reject it? In his details Luke mention Zechariah has a conversation with the angel Gabriel as he is doing his priestly duties in the Temple. I briefly talk about angels because we have the wrong idea about what angels look like. We usually picture them as men-like figures with wings and when a certain holiday comes around we picture a baby with wings shooting arrows. You may be surprised to learn what angels really look like! ","content_html":"Luke says he has checked out other people’s accounts about Jesus and how they compared. He said he investigated them going all the way back to the beginning and not only that but he used eyewitness accounts from the early disciples when he wrote his gospel. Why? “…so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.” In other words. Luke is meticulous with his writings therefore his readers, even 2000 years later, can trust what he says is true. The question is: What are you going to do with what he writes? Believe it? ? Or reject it? In his details Luke mention Zechariah has a conversation with the angel Gabriel as he is doing his priestly duties in the Temple. I briefly talk about angels because we have the wrong idea about what angels look like. We usually picture them as men-like figures with wings and when a certain holiday comes around we picture a baby with wings shooting arrows. You may be surprised to learn what angels really look like!
","summary":"Luke tells his readers that he has done a careful investigation and interviews eyewitnesses so we can know what he writes is true...","date_published":"2021-09-02T03:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c7b98b3f-bdaf-4805-86e2-0bc5be3aa618.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67271403,"duration_in_seconds":1681}]},{"id":"cea9eb05-9b41-4838-924c-6fc231915f7a","title":"Episode 94: Acts 26 thru 28 To Rome We Go!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/94","content_text":"Paul has an opportunity to share his defense with Agrippa and as he does, Agrippa comes to the conclusion that Paul could have been set free that day if he had not appealed to Caesar. But since he did, the book of Acts continues with Luke giving us a lot of details of the trip to Rome; how the weather was, where they sailed to and from, the storm that tore the ship the pieces, and even how the guests on the island of Malta treated them so well. He ends the book with Paul having a discussion with the Jewish leaders in Rome about Jesus and how he is the Messiah that the prophets wrote about. As usual, some believed but many didn't and Paul tells them that the Gentiles are more open than they are and that's who will continue to share the message of Jesus with. What happens after Acts 28? You can Google that because people smarter than me have taken pieces of history and scripture and came up with what they believed happened including Paul being set free and preaching in Spain! But unfortunately it comes to an end when Paul, along with many other Christians, are persecuted for their faith and he is beheaded under Nero's reign in 68AD. The question for you is: What are you going to do with the message of Jesus? Believe and live for him? Or reject and do your own thing?","content_html":"Paul has an opportunity to share his defense with Agrippa and as he does, Agrippa comes to the conclusion that Paul could have been set free that day if he had not appealed to Caesar. But since he did, the book of Acts continues with Luke giving us a lot of details of the trip to Rome; how the weather was, where they sailed to and from, the storm that tore the ship the pieces, and even how the guests on the island of Malta treated them so well. He ends the book with Paul having a discussion with the Jewish leaders in Rome about Jesus and how he is the Messiah that the prophets wrote about. As usual, some believed but many didn't and Paul tells them that the Gentiles are more open than they are and that's who will continue to share the message of Jesus with. What happens after Acts 28? You can Google that because people smarter than me have taken pieces of history and scripture and came up with what they believed happened including Paul being set free and preaching in Spain! But unfortunately it comes to an end when Paul, along with many other Christians, are persecuted for their faith and he is beheaded under Nero's reign in 68AD. The question for you is: What are you going to do with the message of Jesus? Believe and live for him? Or reject and do your own thing?
","summary":"And that's a wrap on the Book of Acts...It ends with Paul telling the Jews in Rome that Jesus is the Messiah...","date_published":"2021-08-24T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/cea9eb05-9b41-4838-924c-6fc231915f7a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74658747,"duration_in_seconds":1866}]},{"id":"c28f02c9-89cf-4dc3-8197-272e4d42f61d","title":"Episode 93: Acts 24 and 25 Paul: Jesus Killer to Jesus Giver","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/93","content_text":"Paul has given his defense, his testimony to the angry mob that tried to kill him and to the high council. In Acts 24 and 25 he has a hearing with Felix, the governor and for two years, Felix tries to get Paul to pay him a bribe to let him go but Paul never did. Felix leaves office and Festus takes over. Festus wanted to please the Jews so he had Paul's hearing immediately after taking office and wanted to transfer Paul to Jerusalem. Paul knew he'd never make it to Jerusalem because the people had a plan to ambush him so he appeals to Caesar. Festus can't find any accusations worth writing a letter about to the emperor so he wants King Agrippa to listen to Paul's defense. A great lesson we can learn from listening to Paul give his testimony is how God can take anyone, no matter what they have done, and turn their life around. Paul was a murderer of innocent people yet when he met Jesus on the road to Damascus Jesus gave him a new purpose, a new direction for his life and Paul was obedient. What about you?","content_html":"Paul has given his defense, his testimony to the angry mob that tried to kill him and to the high council. In Acts 24 and 25 he has a hearing with Felix, the governor and for two years, Felix tries to get Paul to pay him a bribe to let him go but Paul never did. Felix leaves office and Festus takes over. Festus wanted to please the Jews so he had Paul's hearing immediately after taking office and wanted to transfer Paul to Jerusalem. Paul knew he'd never make it to Jerusalem because the people had a plan to ambush him so he appeals to Caesar. Festus can't find any accusations worth writing a letter about to the emperor so he wants King Agrippa to listen to Paul's defense. A great lesson we can learn from listening to Paul give his testimony is how God can take anyone, no matter what they have done, and turn their life around. Paul was a murderer of innocent people yet when he met Jesus on the road to Damascus Jesus gave him a new purpose, a new direction for his life and Paul was obedient. What about you?
","summary":"Paul was a murderer of innocent people yet when he met Jesus on the road to Damascus Jesus gave him a new purpose, a new direction for his life and Paul was obedient.","date_published":"2021-08-21T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c28f02c9-89cf-4dc3-8197-272e4d42f61d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76717515,"duration_in_seconds":1917}]},{"id":"87b136d2-5098-46fb-9244-c3bd9d4b1438","title":"Episode 92: Acts 22/23 Paul's Defense","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/92","content_text":"Paul was warned by the Holy Spirit not to go to Jerusalem but he was determined to go and he did go. He was there less than a week when he was dragged out of the temple and nearly beaten to death. The only thing that saved his life was the Roman soldiers that showed up because of the uproar. They arrested him and was taking him to the fortress to find out who he was and what he has done to cause such a ruckus. As they are about to go in, Paul requests that he be put down, he was being carried by the soldiers for his safety, and they sat him down on the stairs where Paul gives his defense to the angry mob that wanted him dead. Acts 22 and 23 is Paul giving his defense to the mob and to the council. His defense is basically his testimony of how he was converted to Jesus which you can read all about in Acts 9. We all have a story but are we all telling our story for the glory of God?","content_html":"Paul was warned by the Holy Spirit not to go to Jerusalem but he was determined to go and he did go. He was there less than a week when he was dragged out of the temple and nearly beaten to death. The only thing that saved his life was the Roman soldiers that showed up because of the uproar. They arrested him and was taking him to the fortress to find out who he was and what he has done to cause such a ruckus. As they are about to go in, Paul requests that he be put down, he was being carried by the soldiers for his safety, and they sat him down on the stairs where Paul gives his defense to the angry mob that wanted him dead. Acts 22 and 23 is Paul giving his defense to the mob and to the council. His defense is basically his testimony of how he was converted to Jesus which you can read all about in Acts 9. We all have a story but are we all telling our story for the glory of God?
","summary":"After getting nearly beat to death, Paul gives his defense to the angry mob and to the council.","date_published":"2021-08-14T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/87b136d2-5098-46fb-9244-c3bd9d4b1438.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68678715,"duration_in_seconds":1716}]},{"id":"f808ec11-67ab-4019-a6f1-5ba88b39409a","title":"Episode 91: Acts 21 Part 2 Be Careful What You Wish For...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/91","content_text":"Ever heard anyone say, \"Be careful what you wish for because you might just get it\"? Paul was warned many times by the Holy Spirit not to go to Jerusalem and city after city the Holy Spirit warned him what was to come if he continued to go there. The Holy Spirit used people to persuade Paul not to go but he was fixed on his plan to go to Jerusalem and he said he was ready to die for Jesus if that is what was going to happen. Well, he was in Jerusalem for less than a week when someone spotted him, stirred up a mob, and they would have beaten him to death if the Roman army hadn't showed up! Why didn't Paul listen? He could have been used in even more greater ways for the kingdom of God! We are selfish people and many of us are set in our ways. We think we know what is best for us and we won't let anyone change our minds...not even God. Be careful what you wish for...","content_html":"Ever heard anyone say, "Be careful what you wish for because you might just get it"? Paul was warned many times by the Holy Spirit not to go to Jerusalem and city after city the Holy Spirit warned him what was to come if he continued to go there. The Holy Spirit used people to persuade Paul not to go but he was fixed on his plan to go to Jerusalem and he said he was ready to die for Jesus if that is what was going to happen. Well, he was in Jerusalem for less than a week when someone spotted him, stirred up a mob, and they would have beaten him to death if the Roman army hadn't showed up! Why didn't Paul listen? He could have been used in even more greater ways for the kingdom of God! We are selfish people and many of us are set in our ways. We think we know what is best for us and we won't let anyone change our minds...not even God. Be careful what you wish for...
","summary":"Be careful what you wish for because you might just get it...","date_published":"2021-08-10T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f808ec11-67ab-4019-a6f1-5ba88b39409a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":78780459,"duration_in_seconds":1969}]},{"id":"ff16510c-1a72-4c56-9c79-ac23c0052067","title":"Episode 90: Acts 21 Part 1 Bound By the Spirit?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/90","content_text":"Why did Paul say he was \"bound by the Spirit\" to go to Jerusalem? If you have the answers please email me at thegrinditpodcast@gmail.com! As for now, I will give my opinions because he was told several times by people speaking by the power of the Holy Spirit to not go to Jerusalem! Why would he not listen? Why did he continue his journey? Just think of all the great things he could have done to help the newly established churches. What about all of those opportunities to start even more churches in new territories? What was so appealing to Paul that he had to go to Jerusalem? He knew his life would be in danger when he got there because he had been warned over and over again by the Holy spirit but he said he was ready to die for Jesus! The man definitely had a passion for serving Jesus but did he make a mistake by going to Jerusalem? I share my thoughts about in this episode....","content_html":"Why did Paul say he was "bound by the Spirit" to go to Jerusalem? If you have the answers please email me at thegrinditpodcast@gmail.com! As for now, I will give my opinions because he was told several times by people speaking by the power of the Holy Spirit to not go to Jerusalem! Why would he not listen? Why did he continue his journey? Just think of all the great things he could have done to help the newly established churches. What about all of those opportunities to start even more churches in new territories? What was so appealing to Paul that he had to go to Jerusalem? He knew his life would be in danger when he got there because he had been warned over and over again by the Holy spirit but he said he was ready to die for Jesus! The man definitely had a passion for serving Jesus but did he make a mistake by going to Jerusalem? I share my thoughts about in this episode....
","summary":"Why did Paul continue his journey to Jerusalem despite the Holy Spirit warning him over and over agin NOT to go?!?!","date_published":"2021-08-05T23:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ff16510c-1a72-4c56-9c79-ac23c0052067.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":86571831,"duration_in_seconds":2164}]},{"id":"955aedba-7eca-414c-8a96-e27cf8dcd9a2","title":"Episode 89: Acts 20 Part 2 Passover, Communion, The Lord's Supper","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/89","content_text":"When Paul was visiting with the believers in Troas, the first day of the week arrived and they took the Lord’s Supper together. One can read Exodus 12 to learn about the Passover, which is where the Lord’s Supper, or communion, came from. A lamb without any imperfections had to be sacrificed and its blood had to be put over the doorposts of the people’s home. When the death angel came along and saw the blood of the sacrificed lamb, he would “Pass Over” that house and whoever was inside the house was saved from death. 1 Corinthians 5:7 says Jesus is our Passover Lamb. It is by the sacrifice he made on the cross, the blood he shed, and the empty tomb that our sins are forgiven and when death comes, we will spend eternity with God…if and only if we are washed in the blood of our Passover Lamb, Jesus. We take communion to remind us of that sacrifice Jesus gave on our behalf so why do so many churches today not take the time to partake of communion?","content_html":"When Paul was visiting with the believers in Troas, the first day of the week arrived and they took the Lord’s Supper together. One can read Exodus 12 to learn about the Passover, which is where the Lord’s Supper, or communion, came from. A lamb without any imperfections had to be sacrificed and its blood had to be put over the doorposts of the people’s home. When the death angel came along and saw the blood of the sacrificed lamb, he would “Pass Over” that house and whoever was inside the house was saved from death. 1 Corinthians 5:7 says Jesus is our Passover Lamb. It is by the sacrifice he made on the cross, the blood he shed, and the empty tomb that our sins are forgiven and when death comes, we will spend eternity with God…if and only if we are washed in the blood of our Passover Lamb, Jesus. We take communion to remind us of that sacrifice Jesus gave on our behalf so why do so many churches today not take the time to partake of communion?
","summary":"What is the Lord's Supper and why is it important?","date_published":"2021-07-31T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/955aedba-7eca-414c-8a96-e27cf8dcd9a2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83765559,"duration_in_seconds":2094}]},{"id":"c43d54fe-435c-4406-ba40-d8b76ec6933e","title":"Episode 88: Acts 20 Part 1 I Need A Friend","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/88","content_text":"Paul has started his third missionary journey and will be leaving Philippi for Troas where he hangs out with some local believers to encourage them as he knows his time is short and they wouldn’t see him again. Luke tells us the names of seven men that was traveling with Paul at the time but soon they would be nowhere around. In his second letter to Timothy, Paul says everyone has deserted him and that only Luke is with him. As the old saying goes, “When hard times come around you find out who your real friends are.” Paul, as many people as he has helped and brought to Jesus, is alone as he faces death. His “friends” have deserted him when he needed them most. The same thing happened to Jesus when he was about to be crucified. His disciples all fled the scene; They didn’t want no part of that! Lesson: Be careful who you put your trust in. People will fail you but God never will.","content_html":"Paul has started his third missionary journey and will be leaving Philippi for Troas where he hangs out with some local believers to encourage them as he knows his time is short and they wouldn’t see him again. Luke tells us the names of seven men that was traveling with Paul at the time but soon they would be nowhere around. In his second letter to Timothy, Paul says everyone has deserted him and that only Luke is with him. As the old saying goes, “When hard times come around you find out who your real friends are.” Paul, as many people as he has helped and brought to Jesus, is alone as he faces death. His “friends” have deserted him when he needed them most. The same thing happened to Jesus when he was about to be crucified. His disciples all fled the scene; They didn’t want no part of that! Lesson: Be careful who you put your trust in. People will fail you but God never will.
","summary":"“When hard times come around you find out who your real friends are.” Be careful who you put your trust in. People will fail you but God never will.","date_published":"2021-07-27T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c43d54fe-435c-4406-ba40-d8b76ec6933e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74112735,"duration_in_seconds":1852}]},{"id":"175f2f39-24a5-44d0-be24-28ec2516bd70","title":"Episode 87: Acts 19 Part 2 Life: Chaos, Confusion, or Peace?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/87","content_text":"Paul is going to hang out in Ephesus for at least two years preaching the gospel and giving the people hope. Luke writes that God gave Paul the ability to perform unusual miracles, so unusual that when a handkerchief that he owned touched a sick person, they were completely healed...immediately! As he continues to convert people to Jesus, the worship of false gods along with their idols begins to decline. With the decline of idols means a decline in the bank accounts of the silversmiths that make the idols. They stir up a mob and a lot of chaos against Paul as well as the local believers. They gather in the amphitheater, they have no idea why they are there, and they are yelling random things. It's what the enemy does; He causes chaos and confusion to distract and discourage. God is opposite. God is not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33); He is a God of peace. What is your life filled with? Confusion or peace? ","content_html":"Paul is going to hang out in Ephesus for at least two years preaching the gospel and giving the people hope. Luke writes that God gave Paul the ability to perform unusual miracles, so unusual that when a handkerchief that he owned touched a sick person, they were completely healed...immediately! As he continues to convert people to Jesus, the worship of false gods along with their idols begins to decline. With the decline of idols means a decline in the bank accounts of the silversmiths that make the idols. They stir up a mob and a lot of chaos against Paul as well as the local believers. They gather in the amphitheater, they have no idea why they are there, and they are yelling random things. It's what the enemy does; He causes chaos and confusion to distract and discourage. God is opposite. God is not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33); He is a God of peace. What is your life filled with? Confusion or peace?
","summary":"The enemy loves to bring chaos and confusion to our our lives but God gives peace. Which one describes your life?","date_published":"2021-07-22T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/175f2f39-24a5-44d0-be24-28ec2516bd70.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83385543,"duration_in_seconds":2084}]},{"id":"673adeeb-adfb-40c9-8813-e4a8211c03a0","title":"Episode 86: Acts 19 Part 1 To Dunk Or Not To Dunk","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/86","content_text":"Apollos was telling people about Jesus with enthusiasm but when he would baptize people that wanted to follow Jesus, he would baptize them with the baptism of John the baptizer, a baptism of repentance. Aquila and Priscilla heard Apollos give an invitation call one Sabbath Day in the synagogue and pulled him off to the side and taught him correctly, that he should be baptizing people in the name of Jesus because that was what Jesus taught and He fills people with the Holy Spirit which was lacking under John's baptism. So Apollos goes off to preach in Achaia and Paul arrives back in Ephesus where he finds a group of believers that were probably converted by Apollos because they had been baptized under John's baptism and had never heard of the Holy Spirit. So Paul explains to them about Jesus and that they needed to be baptized in the name of Jesus and be filled with the Holy Spirit...which they gladly did immediately. If baptism isn't important, then why bother? Why didn't Paul just say, \"Well you all believed in Jesus so you're good\"? Forget how you have been taught and study the word of God on your own. You will see that being baptized (fully immersed in water) is more important than you've been lead to believe!","content_html":"Apollos was telling people about Jesus with enthusiasm but when he would baptize people that wanted to follow Jesus, he would baptize them with the baptism of John the baptizer, a baptism of repentance. Aquila and Priscilla heard Apollos give an invitation call one Sabbath Day in the synagogue and pulled him off to the side and taught him correctly, that he should be baptizing people in the name of Jesus because that was what Jesus taught and He fills people with the Holy Spirit which was lacking under John's baptism. So Apollos goes off to preach in Achaia and Paul arrives back in Ephesus where he finds a group of believers that were probably converted by Apollos because they had been baptized under John's baptism and had never heard of the Holy Spirit. So Paul explains to them about Jesus and that they needed to be baptized in the name of Jesus and be filled with the Holy Spirit...which they gladly did immediately. If baptism isn't important, then why bother? Why didn't Paul just say, "Well you all believed in Jesus so you're good"? Forget how you have been taught and study the word of God on your own. You will see that being baptized (fully immersed in water) is more important than you've been lead to believe!
","summary":"If baptism isn't important, then why bother? Why didn't Paul just say, \"Well you all believed in Jesus so you're good\"?","date_published":"2021-07-18T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/673adeeb-adfb-40c9-8813-e4a8211c03a0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76255023,"duration_in_seconds":1906}]},{"id":"025254cf-3cdb-4f07-bdff-0c25245f0bdc","title":"Episode 85: Acts 18 Part 3 Get In The Game","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/85","content_text":"Apollos was a Jew that had been converted from Judaism to Jesus. He was smart, enthusiastic, loved to tell people about Jesus, but he was missing something. Aquila and Priscilla heard him speaking boldly at the synagogue one Sabbath day and pulled him off to the side and asked him about his baptism. He was only familiar with the baptism of John the Baptizer so when he would tell someone about Jesus, he would baptize them under the authority of John’s baptism and not in the name of Jesus. It was a baptism of repentance but it lacked one major thing…the HOLY SPIRIT! So Aquila and Priscilla teach him the word of God more accurately and he heads to Achaia (Corinth) to preach there. That’s where they had just spent a few years living in Corinth so they wrote a letter to the believers asking them to welcome Apollos. Don’t let fear hold you back from serving God. You will make mistakes and that’s ok, but the biggest mistake is doing nothing for the kingdom. We need you in the game! We need you in the fight! Just don’t sit on the sidelines and be a spectator! ","content_html":"Apollos was a Jew that had been converted from Judaism to Jesus. He was smart, enthusiastic, loved to tell people about Jesus, but he was missing something. Aquila and Priscilla heard him speaking boldly at the synagogue one Sabbath day and pulled him off to the side and asked him about his baptism. He was only familiar with the baptism of John the Baptizer so when he would tell someone about Jesus, he would baptize them under the authority of John’s baptism and not in the name of Jesus. It was a baptism of repentance but it lacked one major thing…the HOLY SPIRIT! So Aquila and Priscilla teach him the word of God more accurately and he heads to Achaia (Corinth) to preach there. That’s where they had just spent a few years living in Corinth so they wrote a letter to the believers asking them to welcome Apollos. Don’t let fear hold you back from serving God. You will make mistakes and that’s ok, but the biggest mistake is doing nothing for the kingdom. We need you in the game! We need you in the fight! Just don’t sit on the sidelines and be a spectator!
","summary":"Don't let the fear of making mistakes keep you from serving Jesus!","date_published":"2021-07-12T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/025254cf-3cdb-4f07-bdff-0c25245f0bdc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70962987,"duration_in_seconds":1774}]},{"id":"ca1125e1-7f2f-49fa-8ee1-883f3fc9165f","title":"Episode 84: Acts 18 Part 2 Tired? Discouraged? Ready To Quit?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/84","content_text":"Why did Jesus talk to Paul after not speaking audibly to him in roughly 18 years? Was Paul discouraged? Was he ready to give up? Throw in the towel? Maybe he wasn’t ready to quit but perhaps he was thinking: “Why am I doing this?“ or “I gave up a better life for this?” or “Is this really worth it?” He just had a confrontation with some Jews at the synagogue where he had been trying to tell them Jesus is the Messiah but they rejected his message and insulted him so he got frustrated, shook the dust from his feet, and told them he was going to the Gentiles. So perhaps, in his frustration and disappointment he was discouraged and needed a pep talk. As always, perfect timing for Jesus to show up and encourage Paul. We all get tired, discouraged, and need a pep talk every now and then, so call a friend, send a message encouraging them and let them know you are thinking of them. It will be like a breath of fresh air and wind in their sails to keep grinding!","content_html":"Why did Jesus talk to Paul after not speaking audibly to him in roughly 18 years? Was Paul discouraged? Was he ready to give up? Throw in the towel? Maybe he wasn’t ready to quit but perhaps he was thinking: “Why am I doing this?“ or “I gave up a better life for this?” or “Is this really worth it?” He just had a confrontation with some Jews at the synagogue where he had been trying to tell them Jesus is the Messiah but they rejected his message and insulted him so he got frustrated, shook the dust from his feet, and told them he was going to the Gentiles. So perhaps, in his frustration and disappointment he was discouraged and needed a pep talk. As always, perfect timing for Jesus to show up and encourage Paul. We all get tired, discouraged, and need a pep talk every now and then, so call a friend, send a message encouraging them and let them know you are thinking of them. It will be like a breath of fresh air and wind in their sails to keep grinding!
","summary":"We all get tired, discouraged, and need a pep talk every now and then to give us that motivation to keep on grinding!","date_published":"2021-07-07T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ca1125e1-7f2f-49fa-8ee1-883f3fc9165f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55664211,"duration_in_seconds":1391}]},{"id":"247c6e35-8123-4dec-97fd-42bdfd4394fb","title":"Episode 83: Acts 18 Part 1 We're Tent Makers Too!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/83","content_text":"We think our world, our society is in such bad shape today and it is, however it’s nothing new. When Paul walked into Corinth he saw the same things you and I see today but it wasn't spread all over social media since it didn't exist. Corinth was a major city on a trade route that allowed people to bring and sell their goods there at the Agora, or marketplace. Perhaps this is where Paul met Aquila and Priscilla who, just like Paul, were tent makers. They hit it off so well that Paul stayed in their home for a year and a half and when he left Corinth, they left with him. Serving God isn’t difficult so why do we make it that way? Like Paul, just take what you know, what talents you have, and strike a conversation with like minded people. During the conversation find a way to work Jesus in and let the Holy Spirit do the rest! On down the road, Aquila and Priscilla would literally save Paul’s life so it was a good thing he met these two godly people! Just think of the people that God has allowed in your life and how encouraging they have been to you. Be sure to return the favor!","content_html":"We think our world, our society is in such bad shape today and it is, however it’s nothing new. When Paul walked into Corinth he saw the same things you and I see today but it wasn't spread all over social media since it didn't exist. Corinth was a major city on a trade route that allowed people to bring and sell their goods there at the Agora, or marketplace. Perhaps this is where Paul met Aquila and Priscilla who, just like Paul, were tent makers. They hit it off so well that Paul stayed in their home for a year and a half and when he left Corinth, they left with him. Serving God isn’t difficult so why do we make it that way? Like Paul, just take what you know, what talents you have, and strike a conversation with like minded people. During the conversation find a way to work Jesus in and let the Holy Spirit do the rest! On down the road, Aquila and Priscilla would literally save Paul’s life so it was a good thing he met these two godly people! Just think of the people that God has allowed in your life and how encouraging they have been to you. Be sure to return the favor!
","summary":"Paul arrives in Corinth and meets two people that would literally save his life on down the road, Aquila and Priscilla. ","date_published":"2021-07-02T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/247c6e35-8123-4dec-97fd-42bdfd4394fb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72145839,"duration_in_seconds":1803}]},{"id":"813b6956-bbdb-470b-a0c4-6fd870a56a99","title":"Episode 82: Acts 17 Part 2 What's This Babbler Saying?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/82","content_text":"Paul hung out in Athens for some time because he had to wait for Timothy and Silas. This would be a perfect time for Paul to take a break, to get some much needed rest from all the persecution he has been facing, but nope...not Paul! He makes great use of his time by walking around Athens and checking things out. When he runs across some idols to the false gods, he reads one that says, \"To the Unknown God.\" Paul starts talking to some philosophers that were near and he tells them, \"This Unknown God is the very God you all should be worshipping and I'm going to tell you all about Him!\"","content_html":"Paul hung out in Athens for some time because he had to wait for Timothy and Silas. This would be a perfect time for Paul to take a break, to get some much needed rest from all the persecution he has been facing, but nope...not Paul! He makes great use of his time by walking around Athens and checking things out. When he runs across some idols to the false gods, he reads one that says, "To the Unknown God." Paul starts talking to some philosophers that were near and he tells them, "This Unknown God is the very God you all should be worshipping and I'm going to tell you all about Him!"
","summary":"Paul made great use of his time in Athens when he was waiting for Silas and Timothy by preaching Jesus to some philosophers.","date_published":"2021-06-28T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/813b6956-bbdb-470b-a0c4-6fd870a56a99.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67961487,"duration_in_seconds":1699}]},{"id":"1cb7d1ca-1ffd-4c5d-9480-7b574d31aec1","title":"Episode 81: Acts 17 Part 1 Upside Down Or Right Side Up?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/81","content_text":"Have you ever seen water that was clear but yet you step in it or stir it and dirt and trash that had settled to the bottom rises up and the clear water has now become dirty, nasty looking? That’s what these people are saying about Paul and Silas. “Our city was calm, settled, peaceful, but these men have stirred the water and has made it nasty. The people called Paul and Silas \"troublemakers\" which is odd because they weren't violent and they were telling people about Jesus, the Prince of Peace! They are the ones that were out of control, yelling, berating Paul and Silas, and not only that, they go to Jason's house and rough him up, dragging him and other believers to the city council all because Jason let Paul and Silas stay in his house stay at his house! I'm thankful I live in the United States where we can worship with the absence of persecution but even today, there are many countries that will still persecute those who follow Jesus and they have to do so underground. Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters and pray for the church in America for she is beginning to come under some fire from the world.","content_html":"Have you ever seen water that was clear but yet you step in it or stir it and dirt and trash that had settled to the bottom rises up and the clear water has now become dirty, nasty looking? That’s what these people are saying about Paul and Silas. “Our city was calm, settled, peaceful, but these men have stirred the water and has made it nasty. The people called Paul and Silas "troublemakers" which is odd because they weren't violent and they were telling people about Jesus, the Prince of Peace! They are the ones that were out of control, yelling, berating Paul and Silas, and not only that, they go to Jason's house and rough him up, dragging him and other believers to the city council all because Jason let Paul and Silas stay in his house stay at his house! I'm thankful I live in the United States where we can worship with the absence of persecution but even today, there are many countries that will still persecute those who follow Jesus and they have to do so underground. Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters and pray for the church in America for she is beginning to come under some fire from the world.
","summary":"\r\nBut when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. Acts 17:6","date_published":"2021-06-24T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1cb7d1ca-1ffd-4c5d-9480-7b574d31aec1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72540471,"duration_in_seconds":1813}]},{"id":"3a75313f-efef-4cbb-96dd-3a8efc28ee30","title":"Episode 80: Acts 16 Part 3 Women: Equality and Rights!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/80","content_text":"Paul received the Macedonian Call from a dude in a vision. He told Silas that he felt like hey needed to hurry on to Macedonia to help spread the gospel there so they immediately headed that way. One would think that since Paul had the vision that there would be a huge crowd just waiting on them, eagerly waiting to hear the message about Jesus but what they find when they get there is crickets. They go to the river and meet some women there and in a conversation, Paul shares the gospel with a woman named Lydia. She and her friends are obedient to the message and she invites them over. Lydia was a business woman who was probably rich because she was a seller of purple which was very expensive. She is a great example for women today because she is a picture of what women say they want: equality and rights. Lydia was independent, owned a business, wealthy, and owned a house, and now her sins are forgiven and she has freedom in Christ! In fact, there are many women in the New Testament that show similar characteristics:\n\n\nMary Magdalene was the first person to announce Jesus' resurrection,\nLuke records there were women among the number of disciples that had gathered in Jerusalem after the ascension of Jesus in Acts 1, \nPhilip had daughters who prophesied, \nPriscilla and Aquila were a married couple but it was Priscilla who, many times, was the dominant character, \nPhoebe was called a deaconess, \nChloe had a church that met in her house.\nWomen, if you want equality and rights then you should turn to Jesus!\n","content_html":"Paul received the Macedonian Call from a dude in a vision. He told Silas that he felt like hey needed to hurry on to Macedonia to help spread the gospel there so they immediately headed that way. One would think that since Paul had the vision that there would be a huge crowd just waiting on them, eagerly waiting to hear the message about Jesus but what they find when they get there is crickets. They go to the river and meet some women there and in a conversation, Paul shares the gospel with a woman named Lydia. She and her friends are obedient to the message and she invites them over. Lydia was a business woman who was probably rich because she was a seller of purple which was very expensive. She is a great example for women today because she is a picture of what women say they want: equality and rights. Lydia was independent, owned a business, wealthy, and owned a house, and now her sins are forgiven and she has freedom in Christ! In fact, there are many women in the New Testament that show similar characteristics:
\n\nAs Paul, Silas, and Timothy traveled they would start to leave for a certain city and the Holy Spirit would sometimes say "No," so they would go in a different direction. When they are in Troas, Paul has a vision of a man in Macedonia asking him to come help there so one would think since Paul has this "Macedonian Call" that things would be rockin' and rollin' but that's not the case. When Paul arrives at Philippi there's not even a synagogue to visit, there's no huge crowd welcoming him, and they didn't roll out the red carpet for him. What he found was a few women that had gathered by the river so he shares the gospel with them as they carry on a conversation. How many times have you said, "If God would just show me what I need to do I'd do it?" Would you really? Procrastination should never exist in the vocabulary of a Christ follower!
","summary":"Paul got the \"Macedonian Call\" and immediately left Troas. Procrastination should never exist in the vocabulary of a Christ follower!","date_published":"2021-06-18T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/9c096416-d0b5-4b79-918e-6be1d19bf7bf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66335979,"duration_in_seconds":1658}]},{"id":"37f30051-6a54-47fa-80cd-f5d3e91ec029","title":"Episode 78: Acts 16 Part 1 Barnabas Fades To the Sunset","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/78","content_text":"Barnabas decides to take John Mark with him to revisit the churches he and Paul started on their first \"Missionary Journey.\" As Barnabas rides off into the sunset Luke turns his attention to Paul and begins to now focus on his ministry. But before we turn loose of Barnabas, we can take a great lesson from him: Just because we don't hear from him again, he is just as important as Paul or any other apostle. Even though we don't have the details from his traveling, Barnabas did a great work for the kingdom of God and we can be encouraged by him. We don't have to be in a pulpit or in a place where all eyes are on us to be effective for the kingdom, we just have to be obedient to the will of God and use our talents for Him! We are introduced to a new worker named Timothy who gets circumcised and travels with Paul and Silas while on the local scene. This young man was introduced to the Lord by his grandmother and mother! So in this podcast I give a shout out to all the women who share their faith and work for God's kingdom! Thank you ladies!","content_html":"Barnabas decides to take John Mark with him to revisit the churches he and Paul started on their first "Missionary Journey." As Barnabas rides off into the sunset Luke turns his attention to Paul and begins to now focus on his ministry. But before we turn loose of Barnabas, we can take a great lesson from him: Just because we don't hear from him again, he is just as important as Paul or any other apostle. Even though we don't have the details from his traveling, Barnabas did a great work for the kingdom of God and we can be encouraged by him. We don't have to be in a pulpit or in a place where all eyes are on us to be effective for the kingdom, we just have to be obedient to the will of God and use our talents for Him! We are introduced to a new worker named Timothy who gets circumcised and travels with Paul and Silas while on the local scene. This young man was introduced to the Lord by his grandmother and mother! So in this podcast I give a shout out to all the women who share their faith and work for God's kingdom! Thank you ladies!
","summary":"Barnabas fades into the background; we are introduced to Timothy; and God bless the women who work for the kingdom!","date_published":"2021-06-14T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/37f30051-6a54-47fa-80cd-f5d3e91ec029.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59775483,"duration_in_seconds":1494}]},{"id":"c786313d-5997-4861-83c2-5120bcf31d59","title":"Episode 77: Acts 15 Part 2 Paul and Barnabas Fight!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/77","content_text":"Can people who follow Christ have a disagreement? Can they be mad at each other? If the answer is yes, then what about \"love\"? Where did the \"love\" go? The answer to the question is yes. Just because someone has been washed in the blood of Christ and has had their sins forgiven doesn't mean they stopped being human. We still have opinions, feelings, and emotions and many times we feel as though ours count more than others! In fact, two of the strongest Christians that ever lived had a huge argument and it got so heated, they decided to part ways and do their own thing! That's right! Paul and Barnabas, both love God, both gave their lives to serving God, had an argument over John Mark and, because of their disagreement, decided to go their separate ways. Did they stop being a Christian? Did they quit \"loving\"? No! In fact, they continued to serve God and love one another, but they did decide it was best for both to do their own thing. It's all in how we act and react when a disagreement happens...because trust me, it WILL happen!","content_html":"Can people who follow Christ have a disagreement? Can they be mad at each other? If the answer is yes, then what about "love"? Where did the "love" go? The answer to the question is yes. Just because someone has been washed in the blood of Christ and has had their sins forgiven doesn't mean they stopped being human. We still have opinions, feelings, and emotions and many times we feel as though ours count more than others! In fact, two of the strongest Christians that ever lived had a huge argument and it got so heated, they decided to part ways and do their own thing! That's right! Paul and Barnabas, both love God, both gave their lives to serving God, had an argument over John Mark and, because of their disagreement, decided to go their separate ways. Did they stop being a Christian? Did they quit "loving"? No! In fact, they continued to serve God and love one another, but they did decide it was best for both to do their own thing. It's all in how we act and react when a disagreement happens...because trust me, it WILL happen!
","summary":"Can people who follow Christ have a disagreement? Can they be mad at each other? If the answer is yes, then what about \"love\"? Where did the \"love\" go?","date_published":"2021-06-09T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c786313d-5997-4861-83c2-5120bcf31d59.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73611614,"duration_in_seconds":1840}]},{"id":"6f45e276-01a2-4a15-9762-101aa572d8a3","title":"Episode 76: Acts 15 Part 1 Say What? Cut My Wee-Wee?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/76","content_text":"In Acts 15 a very debatable topic has been brought to the forefront. Now that Gentiles are being saved some Jews have a little something they want to add to grace...circumcision. Circumcision is the removal of a piece of skin on the male sex organ. Why would these Jews tell the Gentiles they have to be circumcised to be saved? The answer will surprise you! It's actually a covenant given to Abraham from God way back in Genesis 17 and God said it was an \"everlasting covenant.\" They actually have a good case...","content_html":"In Acts 15 a very debatable topic has been brought to the forefront. Now that Gentiles are being saved some Jews have a little something they want to add to grace...circumcision. Circumcision is the removal of a piece of skin on the male sex organ. Why would these Jews tell the Gentiles they have to be circumcised to be saved? The answer will surprise you! It's actually a covenant given to Abraham from God way back in Genesis 17 and God said it was an "everlasting covenant." They actually have a good case...
","summary":" Why would these Jews tell the Gentiles they have to be circumcised to be saved? Oh the pain!!!!","date_published":"2021-06-04T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6f45e276-01a2-4a15-9762-101aa572d8a3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73566722,"duration_in_seconds":1839}]},{"id":"b19312e5-aba3-480e-a981-81bc8748177a","title":"Episode 75: Acts 14 Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/75","content_text":"Paul and Barnabas travel to Iconium and they get chased out of town. From there they go to Lystra where things get really tough. Paul was in the middle of a sermon when he noticed a man who had been crippled his entire life and Paul calls him out right there on the spot and heals the man! The people who were listening and witnessed the miracle thought Paul and Barnabas were gods, Zeus and Hermes, in human form. After some Jews arrived from Iconium they persuaded the crowd against Paul and Barnabas and they stoned Paul dragging his lifeless body out of the city. The brethren gathers around Paul and prays. He immediately gets up and the very next day starts sixty mile trip to Derbe as if nothing ever happened! After preaching in Derbe for a while the two return to the cities they had visited and started churches. They appoint elders and strengthen the faith of the brethren. Hey...church work ain't for wimps!","content_html":"Paul and Barnabas travel to Iconium and they get chased out of town. From there they go to Lystra where things get really tough. Paul was in the middle of a sermon when he noticed a man who had been crippled his entire life and Paul calls him out right there on the spot and heals the man! The people who were listening and witnessed the miracle thought Paul and Barnabas were gods, Zeus and Hermes, in human form. After some Jews arrived from Iconium they persuaded the crowd against Paul and Barnabas and they stoned Paul dragging his lifeless body out of the city. The brethren gathers around Paul and prays. He immediately gets up and the very next day starts sixty mile trip to Derbe as if nothing ever happened! After preaching in Derbe for a while the two return to the cities they had visited and started churches. They appoint elders and strengthen the faith of the brethren. Hey...church work ain't for wimps!
","summary":"Paul gets stoned after he heals a man during his sermon yet after the brethren pray for him he gets up like nothing happened...","date_published":"2021-05-31T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b19312e5-aba3-480e-a981-81bc8748177a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":79591646,"duration_in_seconds":1989}]},{"id":"a9a0c6ba-a27f-42de-8b34-1a613bcc4049","title":"Episode 74: Acts 13 Part 2 It's Time To Get Going!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/74","content_text":"When the church leaders at Antioch were in a time of prayer and fasting the Holy Spirit gave clear direction, \"Set apart Barnabas and Saul (Paul) for the work which I have called them to do.\" In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus talks about fasting as if he assumed we would be people who fast. Do you fats? Why or why not? We know from Acts 9 the work the Lord called Paul to do was take the gospel to the Gentiles. Acts 13 is the start of what we call the \"First Missionary Journey\" and as we go through the rest of this chapter we discuss some highlights and one of the things we see real quick is this \"church\" stuff isn't going to be easy for Paul and Barnabas. Persecution starts almost immediately!","content_html":"When the church leaders at Antioch were in a time of prayer and fasting the Holy Spirit gave clear direction, "Set apart Barnabas and Saul (Paul) for the work which I have called them to do." In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus talks about fasting as if he assumed we would be people who fast. Do you fats? Why or why not? We know from Acts 9 the work the Lord called Paul to do was take the gospel to the Gentiles. Acts 13 is the start of what we call the "First Missionary Journey" and as we go through the rest of this chapter we discuss some highlights and one of the things we see real quick is this "church" stuff isn't going to be easy for Paul and Barnabas. Persecution starts almost immediately!
","summary":"Do you fast? That's exactly what the church leaders were doing when God called Barnabas and Saul (Paul) to start their journey to take the gospel to the Gentiles.","date_published":"2021-05-26T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a9a0c6ba-a27f-42de-8b34-1a613bcc4049.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":95048066,"duration_in_seconds":2376}]},{"id":"2314c223-d720-4eaf-884d-e8bc724189ed","title":"Episode 73: Acts 13 Part 1 Honoring Two Black Leaders","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/73","content_text":"Acts 13 is the start of Paul and Barnabas' missionary journeys. We know many \"heroes\" of faith from the Old and New Testament but in this chapter there are some hidden gems that need to be mentioned: Manaen, who was the childhood friend of Herod Antipus. Yes, the Herod Antipus that had Jesus crucified and John the Baptizer beheaded! He helped start the church in Antioch of Syria! Also, there are two other men mentioned: Lucius of Cyrene and Simeon called Niger (pronounced Ni-jer). Lucius means light skinned and Niger means the black one. By their names we can concur these two black men started this church in Antioch of Syria and the Lord blessed their efforts mightily! This church had grown so much that it rivaled the church in Jerusalem! With Racism being at the forefront in our country right now, I wanted to honor these men and give them the credit they deserve!","content_html":"Acts 13 is the start of Paul and Barnabas' missionary journeys. We know many "heroes" of faith from the Old and New Testament but in this chapter there are some hidden gems that need to be mentioned: Manaen, who was the childhood friend of Herod Antipus. Yes, the Herod Antipus that had Jesus crucified and John the Baptizer beheaded! He helped start the church in Antioch of Syria! Also, there are two other men mentioned: Lucius of Cyrene and Simeon called Niger (pronounced Ni-jer). Lucius means light skinned and Niger means the black one. By their names we can concur these two black men started this church in Antioch of Syria and the Lord blessed their efforts mightily! This church had grown so much that it rivaled the church in Jerusalem! With Racism being at the forefront in our country right now, I wanted to honor these men and give them the credit they deserve!
","summary":"Acts 13 starts Paul and Barnabas' missionary journeys. In this podcast we honor three other men that you may not be familiar with at all but you need to get to know them!","date_published":"2021-05-20T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/2314c223-d720-4eaf-884d-e8bc724189ed.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66104210,"duration_in_seconds":1652}]},{"id":"bc8aace4-dda1-4a64-83ad-c86d90c713b6","title":"Episode 72: Acts 12 Part 2 Worry, Panic, or Trust?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/72","content_text":"Why do we worry so much? Why do we panic and stress over so many things? Peter has been arrested, he knows that James, the brother of John, has been beheaded and unless the Lord intervenes he will meet the same fate in just a few days! But when Luke turns the spotlight on Peter as he is in prison waiting for Passover to be over with so he can have his trial we find Peter sound asleep as he is chained to two guards. He was in such a deep sleep that the bright light from the appearance of the angel didn't even wake him up! We say we trust the Lord but do we really?","content_html":"Why do we worry so much? Why do we panic and stress over so many things? Peter has been arrested, he knows that James, the brother of John, has been beheaded and unless the Lord intervenes he will meet the same fate in just a few days! But when Luke turns the spotlight on Peter as he is in prison waiting for Passover to be over with so he can have his trial we find Peter sound asleep as he is chained to two guards. He was in such a deep sleep that the bright light from the appearance of the angel didn't even wake him up! We say we trust the Lord but do we really?
","summary":"Why do we worry? Why do we panic? Panic is nothing but fear and worry in action. Why not trust the Lord like we say we do?","date_published":"2021-05-16T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bc8aace4-dda1-4a64-83ad-c86d90c713b6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":82540946,"duration_in_seconds":2063}]},{"id":"6fceee53-ea16-4c91-9ba0-3bacc0bb2c76","title":"Episode 71: Acts 12 Part 1 The Great Escape","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/71","content_text":"Persecution started in Acts 4 after Peter and John healed the lame man at the gate called Beautiful. They were given a stern talking to by the religious leaders and told not to preach or teach in the name of Jesus any more. From there it escalates until people began to be killed for their faith! In Acts 8 Stephen is stoned to death while Saul is going from house to house dragging men and women to jail. In Acts 12 it continues to escalate but now it is one of the apostles, James! James is beheaded and Peter is put in prison until he can have a trial after Passover is finished but an angel comes and helps him escape! Why did God spare Peter but not James? Why does bad tings happen to good people? We discuss this in this episode of the GRINDIT podcast.","content_html":"Persecution started in Acts 4 after Peter and John healed the lame man at the gate called Beautiful. They were given a stern talking to by the religious leaders and told not to preach or teach in the name of Jesus any more. From there it escalates until people began to be killed for their faith! In Acts 8 Stephen is stoned to death while Saul is going from house to house dragging men and women to jail. In Acts 12 it continues to escalate but now it is one of the apostles, James! James is beheaded and Peter is put in prison until he can have a trial after Passover is finished but an angel comes and helps him escape! Why did God spare Peter but not James? Why does bad tings happen to good people? We discuss this in this episode of the GRINDIT podcast.
","summary":"Persecution has hit the inner circle! The apostle James is beheaded and Peter is next unless God intervenes!","date_published":"2021-05-13T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6fceee53-ea16-4c91-9ba0-3bacc0bb2c76.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67638890,"duration_in_seconds":1690}]},{"id":"1e473a8a-f7ef-4bc5-bed8-a557446b05a4","title":"Episode 70: Acts 11 The Jews, The Gentiles, and Jesus","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/70","content_text":"Word gets back to the church in Jerusalem about what happened with the Gentiles at Cornelius' house and the believers there aren't very happy about it. They couldn't believe that Peter would go in the house of a Gentile and even eat a meal with them! However, after they got the facts first hand from Peter they changed their minds and were delighted that God had chosen the Gentiles as well...or so it seemed. Racism between the Jews and Gentiles was deep and it would be an ongoing issue even for those who followed Jesus! In Acts 11 the Jewish Christians follow the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea preaching Jesus to the Jews but when they came to Antioch of Syria they also shared the gospel with the Jews and what took place rocked their world! So many Gentiles were coming to the Lord they had to send Barnabas from Jerusalem to check things out and he travels to Tarsus to get Saul so he could help with the large growth of the new church there. This would be a relationship that would launch many churches as Saul and Barnabas would work together traveling around telling all people about Jesus! ","content_html":"Word gets back to the church in Jerusalem about what happened with the Gentiles at Cornelius' house and the believers there aren't very happy about it. They couldn't believe that Peter would go in the house of a Gentile and even eat a meal with them! However, after they got the facts first hand from Peter they changed their minds and were delighted that God had chosen the Gentiles as well...or so it seemed. Racism between the Jews and Gentiles was deep and it would be an ongoing issue even for those who followed Jesus! In Acts 11 the Jewish Christians follow the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea preaching Jesus to the Jews but when they came to Antioch of Syria they also shared the gospel with the Jews and what took place rocked their world! So many Gentiles were coming to the Lord they had to send Barnabas from Jerusalem to check things out and he travels to Tarsus to get Saul so he could help with the large growth of the new church there. This would be a relationship that would launch many churches as Saul and Barnabas would work together traveling around telling all people about Jesus!
","summary":"One would think the Jewish believers would be excited about the new Gentile converts but not so...at least at first!","date_published":"2021-05-07T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1e473a8a-f7ef-4bc5-bed8-a557446b05a4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":91746938,"duration_in_seconds":2293}]},{"id":"b64ca65d-9c0e-4002-a9d9-7ca133260e5e","title":"Episode 69: Acts 10 Part 2 The Holy Spirit Falls On the Gentiles","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/69","content_text":"Cornelius was a God fearing Gentile who was an officer in the Roman army. He prayed three times a day, was devoted to God, and helped the poor om a daily basis, but he lacked something...he didn't have Jesus! After talking with an angel he sends men to get Peter in Joppa and bring him to his home in Caesarea. While the men were gone to get Peter, Cornelius invites his friends and family over to hear what Peter has to say. When Peter arrives he simply shares the gospel, the good news of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection. Before he could finish his talk, the holy Spirit falls on the Gentiles in the room and they speak in tongues. It was exactly what happened to Peter and the other apostles in Acts 2 so Peter immediately recognized what was going on. Game changer! Because of this event, we Gentiles, are now welcomed into the kingdom of God!","content_html":"Cornelius was a God fearing Gentile who was an officer in the Roman army. He prayed three times a day, was devoted to God, and helped the poor om a daily basis, but he lacked something...he didn't have Jesus! After talking with an angel he sends men to get Peter in Joppa and bring him to his home in Caesarea. While the men were gone to get Peter, Cornelius invites his friends and family over to hear what Peter has to say. When Peter arrives he simply shares the gospel, the good news of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection. Before he could finish his talk, the holy Spirit falls on the Gentiles in the room and they speak in tongues. It was exactly what happened to Peter and the other apostles in Acts 2 so Peter immediately recognized what was going on. Game changer! Because of this event, we Gentiles, are now welcomed into the kingdom of God!
","summary":"Cornelius was a God fearing Gentile who was an officer in the Roman army. He prayed three times a day, was devoted to God, and helped the poor om a daily basis, but he lacked something...he didn't have Jesus! ","date_published":"2021-05-01T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b64ca65d-9c0e-4002-a9d9-7ca133260e5e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":86461166,"duration_in_seconds":2161}]},{"id":"7a40d8df-815f-45df-b044-efaa7f20cf69","title":"Episode 68: Acts 10 Part 1 Racism Is Nothing New","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/68","content_text":"Acts 10 is a game changer when it comes to the kingdom of God, then church. Up until this chapter the gospel has been preached mainly to the Jews but when persecution got so bad, the followers of Jesus fled Jerusalem for safety. As they fled to Judea, Samaria, and other places, they shared the gospel to the local Jews. In Acts 10 there is a divine appointment that takes place between a Roman officer, who is an uncircumcised Gentile, and the apostle Peter. Because of this meeting the gentiles are now welcomed to kingdom of God. However, just because God orchestrated this whole event and Peter witnessed what takes place, the Jews, including Peter, will have major issues when it comes to welcoming the Gentiles. It would be an issue for even the greatest of disciples, including Paul, for the rest of their ministry!","content_html":"Acts 10 is a game changer when it comes to the kingdom of God, then church. Up until this chapter the gospel has been preached mainly to the Jews but when persecution got so bad, the followers of Jesus fled Jerusalem for safety. As they fled to Judea, Samaria, and other places, they shared the gospel to the local Jews. In Acts 10 there is a divine appointment that takes place between a Roman officer, who is an uncircumcised Gentile, and the apostle Peter. Because of this meeting the gentiles are now welcomed to kingdom of God. However, just because God orchestrated this whole event and Peter witnessed what takes place, the Jews, including Peter, will have major issues when it comes to welcoming the Gentiles. It would be an issue for even the greatest of disciples, including Paul, for the rest of their ministry!
","summary":"Racism is center stage in our country right now but it is nothing new. It's roots are very deep and, in fact, the early church, even though they loved Jesus, would have issues between the Jews and the Gentiles.","date_published":"2021-04-28T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7a40d8df-815f-45df-b044-efaa7f20cf69.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":80237882,"duration_in_seconds":2005}]},{"id":"68c15f06-e055-456a-970a-cb3ed73e893b","title":"Episode 67: Acts 9 Part 3 Dorcas Is Dead No More!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/67","content_text":"Luke finishes Acts 9 by turning his attention to Peter. Peter travels to a couple of towns and works some miracles that blow the people's minds and many put their faith in Jesus. He heals a man named Aeneas who had been bedridden for eight years. People see him walking around town see him up and walking and after discovering what happened to him, they put their faith in Jesus! Then, some people hunt Peter down and ask him to come heal a woman who had died. Peter goes to where her body is laying, he prays for her, she opens her eyes, and sets up in the bed! After presenting her to the mourners and her family alive, many become believers and follow Jesus!","content_html":"Luke finishes Acts 9 by turning his attention to Peter. Peter travels to a couple of towns and works some miracles that blow the people's minds and many put their faith in Jesus. He heals a man named Aeneas who had been bedridden for eight years. People see him walking around town see him up and walking and after discovering what happened to him, they put their faith in Jesus! Then, some people hunt Peter down and ask him to come heal a woman who had died. Peter goes to where her body is laying, he prays for her, she opens her eyes, and sets up in the bed! After presenting her to the mourners and her family alive, many become believers and follow Jesus!
","summary":"Aeneas is healed and Dorcas is raised from the dead!","date_published":"2021-04-18T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/68c15f06-e055-456a-970a-cb3ed73e893b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72045614,"duration_in_seconds":1801}]},{"id":"ef316fa2-4a7c-481b-9c8d-46d2a25117bc","title":"Episode 66: Acts 9 Part 2 You Want Me To Do What? Go See Who?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/66","content_text":"Sometimes the Lord wants us to do something that, in our mind, sounds crazy, maybe even dangerous. Saul, the persecutor of Jesus followers, has been sent to a man's house where he is to stay until a man named Ananias comes to visit him. Meanwhile, Jesus is having a conversation with Ananias and telling him he is to go lay hands on Saul. Naturally, as we all would be, Ananias is freaked out by what Jesus has commanded him to do; however, he is obedient. Because of his obedience, Saul receives his sight, is baptized into Christ, becomes an instant witness for Jesus, and eventually writes two thirds of the New Testament! Imagine what God could do through you and me if we would put our fear aside and be obedient to His will! Then, He would use the people we witness to in mighty ways as well, just like He did with Saul!","content_html":"Sometimes the Lord wants us to do something that, in our mind, sounds crazy, maybe even dangerous. Saul, the persecutor of Jesus followers, has been sent to a man's house where he is to stay until a man named Ananias comes to visit him. Meanwhile, Jesus is having a conversation with Ananias and telling him he is to go lay hands on Saul. Naturally, as we all would be, Ananias is freaked out by what Jesus has commanded him to do; however, he is obedient. Because of his obedience, Saul receives his sight, is baptized into Christ, becomes an instant witness for Jesus, and eventually writes two thirds of the New Testament! Imagine what God could do through you and me if we would put our fear aside and be obedient to His will! Then, He would use the people we witness to in mighty ways as well, just like He did with Saul!
","summary":"Sometimes the Lord wants us to do something that, in our mind, sounds crazy, maybe even dangerous.","date_published":"2021-04-16T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ef316fa2-4a7c-481b-9c8d-46d2a25117bc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":77928554,"duration_in_seconds":1948}]},{"id":"ea444ce6-ca12-473b-85c9-062f8a5703b2","title":"Episode 65: Acts 9 Part 1 The Persecutor Becomes the Persecuted","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/65","content_text":"Want to see what happens when someone has a real encounter with Jesus? Look no further than Saul. He was at the stoning of Stephen and he completely agreed with what happened to him. He was so amped up he started persecuting those who followed Jesus going from house to house dragging men and women to prison, busting up families, and he wasn't finished. Saul was on his way to Damascus to do the same thing there but right before he reaches Damascus he has a life changing encounter with Jesus! In this episode I cover Saul's conversion and how the persecutor becomes the persecuted!","content_html":"Want to see what happens when someone has a real encounter with Jesus? Look no further than Saul. He was at the stoning of Stephen and he completely agreed with what happened to him. He was so amped up he started persecuting those who followed Jesus going from house to house dragging men and women to prison, busting up families, and he wasn't finished. Saul was on his way to Damascus to do the same thing there but right before he reaches Damascus he has a life changing encounter with Jesus! In this episode I cover Saul's conversion and how the persecutor becomes the persecuted!
","summary":"Saul, the persecutor, becomes the persecuted after his encounter with Jesus on the way to Damascus.","date_published":"2021-04-13T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ea444ce6-ca12-473b-85c9-062f8a5703b2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71774174,"duration_in_seconds":1794}]},{"id":"57ebf1ac-dbac-431d-a776-001cc3415574","title":"Episode 64: Jeff Palmer Interview","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/64","content_text":"Jeff Palmer is the new lead pastor at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville, TN. He joins the GRINDIT Podcast for an interview so you can get to know a bit about who he is and he shares a little of his personal testimony to encourage those who have a similar struggle. Jeff and his wife, Indra, were missionaries in New Zealand for the past four and half years. While there they started The Vine Community Church which you can check out on Facebook. We would love to have you and your family worship with us at Partnership Christian Church located at 323 Partnership Pkwy, Maryville, TN!","content_html":"Jeff Palmer is the new lead pastor at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville, TN. He joins the GRINDIT Podcast for an interview so you can get to know a bit about who he is and he shares a little of his personal testimony to encourage those who have a similar struggle. Jeff and his wife, Indra, were missionaries in New Zealand for the past four and half years. While there they started The Vine Community Church which you can check out on Facebook. We would love to have you and your family worship with us at Partnership Christian Church located at 323 Partnership Pkwy, Maryville, TN!
","summary":"Jeff Palmer is the new lead pastor at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville, TN. He joins the GRINDIT Podcast for an interview so you can get to know a bit about who he is and he share a little of his personal testimony to encourage those who have a similar struggle. ","date_published":"2021-04-08T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/57ebf1ac-dbac-431d-a776-001cc3415574.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53316170,"duration_in_seconds":3332}]},{"id":"ddfed65d-5998-4e51-959f-2493e95900d4","title":"Episode 62: Acts 8 Part 2 Am I Really Doing God's Will?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/62","content_text":"We continue the thoughts from Part 1 and take a look at James 1:19-26. James just lays it all out there and says, \"This is what you ought to be doing as a Christ follower and if you're not, then you may want to rethink your faith!\" \n*Be slow to get angry\n*Get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives\n*Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says\n*Control your tongue\n*Care for orphans and widows in their distress \n*Refuse to let the world corrupt you\n\nAs we all know this isn't an easy task but we must strive to allow the Holy Spirit to shape ad mold us into the image of Jesus. Remember...we are His examples to a lost world and we are the light that shines in the darkness!","content_html":"We continue the thoughts from Part 1 and take a look at James 1:19-26. James just lays it all out there and says, "This is what you ought to be doing as a Christ follower and if you're not, then you may want to rethink your faith!"
\n*Be slow to get angry
\n*Get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives
\n*Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says
\n*Control your tongue
\n*Care for orphans and widows in their distress
\n*Refuse to let the world corrupt you
As we all know this isn't an easy task but we must strive to allow the Holy Spirit to shape ad mold us into the image of Jesus. Remember...we are His examples to a lost world and we are the light that shines in the darkness!
","summary":"Saul thought he was doing the will of God yet he was murdering innocent people! We may not being going to that extreme but are we living how God wants us to live?","date_published":"2021-04-02T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ddfed65d-5998-4e51-959f-2493e95900d4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67486466,"duration_in_seconds":1687}]},{"id":"8f60c943-b910-4957-9a30-fe9c945f562b","title":"Episode 63: Acts 8 Part 3 One Person Can Make A Difference","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/63","content_text":"The believers are scattered because of persecution so the church flees Jerusalem for safety. Luke shines the spotlight on a man named Philip. Philip goes to Samaria on his own accord and shares Jesus with the people there. Men and women are converted to Jesus, joy fills the city, a sorcerer becomes a Christ follower, Peter and John come down to see what's going on and they lay hands on the believers giving them the power of the Holy Spirit, and as they return back to Jerusalem, they stop in villages of Samaria and share Jesus. All of this because of one man deciding to get his family to safety! God will use us, just like He used Philip, if we allow him to!","content_html":"The believers are scattered because of persecution so the church flees Jerusalem for safety. Luke shines the spotlight on a man named Philip. Philip goes to Samaria on his own accord and shares Jesus with the people there. Men and women are converted to Jesus, joy fills the city, a sorcerer becomes a Christ follower, Peter and John come down to see what's going on and they lay hands on the believers giving them the power of the Holy Spirit, and as they return back to Jerusalem, they stop in villages of Samaria and share Jesus. All of this because of one man deciding to get his family to safety! God will use us, just like He used Philip, if we allow him to!
","summary":"Because Philip chose to leave Jerusalem and go to Samaria to flee persecution, Samaria would never be the same!","date_published":"2021-04-02T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/8f60c943-b910-4957-9a30-fe9c945f562b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66543734,"duration_in_seconds":1663}]},{"id":"60edee25-57c4-4a5e-8d8d-d1da5254817e","title":"Episode 61: Acts 8 Part 1 Saul's Passion For God","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/61","content_text":"When Stephen was stoned by the religious leaders, there was a man present who completely agreed with the stoning...his name was Saul. This is the same Saul, that later became Paul, and wrote two thirds of the New Testament. He was one, if not the, greatest missionaries that ever lived. Before his conversion he wreaked havoc on the church, going from house to house, dragging men and women from their homes and putting them in jail. In Saul's (Paul's) on words he \"was the worst sinner of all\" but when he was giving his resume in Philippians 3. Saul (Paul) said he was \"zealous for the law and followed it without fault.\" Really? He agreed and took part in the stoning of an innocent man and he wreaked havoc in the lives of innocent people who followed Jesus! He had the same attitude of the religious leaders; They thought they were serving God and yet they killed God Himself! How many people today claim to be followers of Christ yet they don't even know the Christ they follow!","content_html":"When Stephen was stoned by the religious leaders, there was a man present who completely agreed with the stoning...his name was Saul. This is the same Saul, that later became Paul, and wrote two thirds of the New Testament. He was one, if not the, greatest missionaries that ever lived. Before his conversion he wreaked havoc on the church, going from house to house, dragging men and women from their homes and putting them in jail. In Saul's (Paul's) on words he "was the worst sinner of all" but when he was giving his resume in Philippians 3. Saul (Paul) said he was "zealous for the law and followed it without fault." Really? He agreed and took part in the stoning of an innocent man and he wreaked havoc in the lives of innocent people who followed Jesus! He had the same attitude of the religious leaders; They thought they were serving God and yet they killed God Himself! How many people today claim to be followers of Christ yet they don't even know the Christ they follow!
","summary":"Saul thought he was serving God and doing the will of God but he was actually doing the opposite! Just like the religious leaders. he was wreaking havoc in the lives of Christ followers!","date_published":"2021-04-02T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/60edee25-57c4-4a5e-8d8d-d1da5254817e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70120478,"duration_in_seconds":1753}]},{"id":"d8e0c309-f588-4d33-a9c4-88471b84ac02","title":"Episode 60: Acts 7 The First Martyr","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/60","content_text":"Have you ever been ostracized? Have you had someone lie about you, run you down behind your back, and try to get people to turn against you? That's what happened to Stephen in Acts 7. He was a man full of faith and the grace of God and all he did was preach about Jesus and work miracles. He did absolutely nothing wrong and yet by the end of this chapter, he would be stoned to death! Why? Because some Jews from a synagogue wanted to debate him and have a Bible study and when they couldn't hang with Stephen they got jealous and went to the Sanhedrin and told them a bunch of lies. Stephen was called in for questioning and as he was talking to the Sanhedrin they didn't like what he was saying so they put their hands over their ears, started yelling to drown out his words, they dragged him outside of the city, and stoned him to death. As Stephen was dying he looks up and see Jesus standing at the right hand of the Father! And just like His Savior, Stephen asks Jesus to forgive these men. Someone may have ostracized us for whatever reason, however, if we want to be like Jesus, we must forgive.","content_html":"Have you ever been ostracized? Have you had someone lie about you, run you down behind your back, and try to get people to turn against you? That's what happened to Stephen in Acts 7. He was a man full of faith and the grace of God and all he did was preach about Jesus and work miracles. He did absolutely nothing wrong and yet by the end of this chapter, he would be stoned to death! Why? Because some Jews from a synagogue wanted to debate him and have a Bible study and when they couldn't hang with Stephen they got jealous and went to the Sanhedrin and told them a bunch of lies. Stephen was called in for questioning and as he was talking to the Sanhedrin they didn't like what he was saying so they put their hands over their ears, started yelling to drown out his words, they dragged him outside of the city, and stoned him to death. As Stephen was dying he looks up and see Jesus standing at the right hand of the Father! And just like His Savior, Stephen asks Jesus to forgive these men. Someone may have ostracized us for whatever reason, however, if we want to be like Jesus, we must forgive.
","summary":"Stephen was stoned for preaching about Jesus and yet as he was dying he asked God to forgive the men that threw the stones!","date_published":"2021-03-26T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/d8e0c309-f588-4d33-a9c4-88471b84ac02.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74790290,"duration_in_seconds":1869}]},{"id":"bcaecffb-c68c-480c-b346-a8f39c461b68","title":"Episode 59: Acts 6 Part 2 Glowing Like An Angel","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/59","content_text":"Stephen was one of the seven chosen by the church to help with the distribution of food. Luke tells us he was a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit. He was preaching or teaching one day when he was confronted by some Jews who wanted to debate him but when they couldn't stand up to the Holy Spirit speaking through him, they became jealous. They told lies about Stephen and he was brought before the Sanhedrin. As they questioned him his face lit up and it glowed as the face of an angel! We will see in the next chapter, the jealousy of these men will cost Stephen his life. He was about to be the first martyr of the early church. May we have faith that is so strong that we glow with the presence of Jesus and that people take notice!","content_html":"Stephen was one of the seven chosen by the church to help with the distribution of food. Luke tells us he was a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit. He was preaching or teaching one day when he was confronted by some Jews who wanted to debate him but when they couldn't stand up to the Holy Spirit speaking through him, they became jealous. They told lies about Stephen and he was brought before the Sanhedrin. As they questioned him his face lit up and it glowed as the face of an angel! We will see in the next chapter, the jealousy of these men will cost Stephen his life. He was about to be the first martyr of the early church. May we have faith that is so strong that we glow with the presence of Jesus and that people take notice!
","summary":"We are introduced to a man named Stephen. Luke says he is a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit so we know he loved serving Jesus! Because of his love for Jesus he will soon become the first martyr of the church, all because of jealousy.","date_published":"2021-03-05T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bcaecffb-c68c-480c-b346-a8f39c461b68.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65798318,"duration_in_seconds":1644}]},{"id":"23764ed8-bc4a-4875-9f07-e6bc4f757286","title":"Episode 58: Acts 6 Part 1 The Enemy Within","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/58","content_text":"The enemy of the church has tried his best to destroy it from the outside and since that hasn't worked he is going to try from the inside. Why not just cause a riff on the inside, a division, that way it will become weak and easier to dismantle...or so he thought! I mean, Jesus himself said a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand. The Greek speaking Christians feel like they are being snubbed by the Hebrew speaking Christians but they did exactly what they should have done! Instead of sweeping it under the rug or pretending nothing was wrong while it continued to fester, they made their issue known and the apostles came up with a solution. As a result, unity was kept and God kept working in mighty ways! We should do the same when an issue arises an take care of the matter quickly!","content_html":"The enemy of the church has tried his best to destroy it from the outside and since that hasn't worked he is going to try from the inside. Why not just cause a riff on the inside, a division, that way it will become weak and easier to dismantle...or so he thought! I mean, Jesus himself said a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand. The Greek speaking Christians feel like they are being snubbed by the Hebrew speaking Christians but they did exactly what they should have done! Instead of sweeping it under the rug or pretending nothing was wrong while it continued to fester, they made their issue known and the apostles came up with a solution. As a result, unity was kept and God kept working in mighty ways! We should do the same when an issue arises an take care of the matter quickly!
","summary":"The enemy of the church has tried his best to destroy it from the outside and since that hasn't worked he is going to try from the inside. Jesus himself said a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand so to keep unity problems need to be dealt with quickly!","date_published":"2021-03-05T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/23764ed8-bc4a-4875-9f07-e6bc4f757286.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76826090,"duration_in_seconds":1920}]},{"id":"fa0f8e65-c52f-4446-ab0b-0657c9f38175","title":"Episode 56: Acts 5 Part 1 Liar Liar Pants on Fire!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/56","content_text":"It's just one little lie. What's the big deal? A lie cost Ananias and Sapphira their lives. They had sold their property and kept some of the money for themselves but when they came to give it to the apostles to help the needy, they lied about how much they had sold the property for thinking nobody knew what they had planned together. The only problem was they didn't think about the fact that God is all knowing and He sees everything! Peter calls them out on it and said, \"You didn't lie to us...you lied to God!\" Immediately they fell to the ground dead. It may seem unfair and extreme to us but it got the point across to the early church...God is serious about sin and we better be if we call ourselves a Christ follower!","content_html":"It's just one little lie. What's the big deal? A lie cost Ananias and Sapphira their lives. They had sold their property and kept some of the money for themselves but when they came to give it to the apostles to help the needy, they lied about how much they had sold the property for thinking nobody knew what they had planned together. The only problem was they didn't think about the fact that God is all knowing and He sees everything! Peter calls them out on it and said, "You didn't lie to us...you lied to God!" Immediately they fell to the ground dead. It may seem unfair and extreme to us but it got the point across to the early church...God is serious about sin and we better be if we call ourselves a Christ follower!
","summary":"It's just one little lie...have you ever said those words? One lie cost Ananias and Sapphira their lives! It may not seem fair to us but God was showing the church that He is serious about sin and we should be as well!","date_published":"2021-02-26T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/fa0f8e65-c52f-4446-ab0b-0657c9f38175.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71611292,"duration_in_seconds":1785}]},{"id":"4b81e292-ed9c-479e-977c-b8bfe79e759d","title":"Episode 57: Acts 5 Part 2 Persecution begins...","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/57","content_text":"The apostles are arrested for a second time for telling people about Jesus but this arrest had a different motivation behind it...jealousy. The Sadducees were jealous and their power was being challenged by some \"unlearned and ignorant men\". People were coming by the groves to get their loved ones healed from sickness or delivered from a demon. They were being converted to Christ and the message was starting to flow outside of Jerusalem. It's beginning to spread and the religious leaders want to put a stop to it. The problem is they are fighting against God, not man so when they arrested the apostles, an angel came and freed them giving them instructions to go right back to the Temple and preach Jesus...and they did. They were arrested an third time and this time they were flogged, which was the same thing that happened to Jesus just before he was hung a cross. Persecution has begun but this didn't even slow them down for they met at the Temple daily and they went to people's homes to share Jesus! Do you share your faith? Do you tell people about Jesus? What is holding you back?","content_html":"The apostles are arrested for a second time for telling people about Jesus but this arrest had a different motivation behind it...jealousy. The Sadducees were jealous and their power was being challenged by some "unlearned and ignorant men". People were coming by the groves to get their loved ones healed from sickness or delivered from a demon. They were being converted to Christ and the message was starting to flow outside of Jerusalem. It's beginning to spread and the religious leaders want to put a stop to it. The problem is they are fighting against God, not man so when they arrested the apostles, an angel came and freed them giving them instructions to go right back to the Temple and preach Jesus...and they did. They were arrested an third time and this time they were flogged, which was the same thing that happened to Jesus just before he was hung a cross. Persecution has begun but this didn't even slow them down for they met at the Temple daily and they went to people's homes to share Jesus! Do you share your faith? Do you tell people about Jesus? What is holding you back?
","summary":"The apostles are arrested for a second time but this one has a different reason behind it...jealousy. The Sadducees are jealous of what is happening through the apostles and they want to put an end to it even if it means killing them!","date_published":"2021-02-26T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4b81e292-ed9c-479e-977c-b8bfe79e759d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72494542,"duration_in_seconds":1807}]},{"id":"ee48f021-cb26-4edc-ac2f-978620db9849","title":"Episode 55: Bob Mader Interview","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/55","content_text":"If you know Bob Mader then you know what a great guy he is. He is witty and he will have you laughing until you're crying, He is a great man of God who has had some life challenges and he shares a little bit about them in this interview. He has a son that he hasn't seen in quite some time because a drug addiction has taken his life over and his wife, Ann, passed away last year from cancer. Bob loves music and. with some encouragement from Ann, he has written some songs, including a recent Christmas album. Even more than writing, Bob loves to sing and has a great voice! He sings for the worship team at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville, TN and he is currently working on a new project that will hopefully be released soon. We hope you find some encouragement from the interview with Bob!","content_html":"If you know Bob Mader then you know what a great guy he is. He is witty and he will have you laughing until you're crying, He is a great man of God who has had some life challenges and he shares a little bit about them in this interview. He has a son that he hasn't seen in quite some time because a drug addiction has taken his life over and his wife, Ann, passed away last year from cancer. Bob loves music and. with some encouragement from Ann, he has written some songs, including a recent Christmas album. Even more than writing, Bob loves to sing and has a great voice! He sings for the worship team at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville, TN and he is currently working on a new project that will hopefully be released soon. We hope you find some encouragement from the interview with Bob!
","summary":"If you grieve a loved one that has recently passed away or if you have a loved one that suffers from an addiction, you need to listen to this interview with Bob Mader!","date_published":"2021-02-23T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ee48f021-cb26-4edc-ac2f-978620db9849.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46103738,"duration_in_seconds":2881}]},{"id":"e8e7bb0b-eb32-4229-a3c4-564d2d5532cc","title":"Episode 54: Acts 4 Shut Your Face!","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/54","content_text":"God used Peter and John to heal the lame man and a crowd gathers to see what had happened. Peter takes the opportunity to preach Jesus to them and many believed. However, as they were preaching the religious leaders show p with some temple guards and arrest Peter and John. The next day they are called in for questioning and the religious leaders try to intimidate them but since they were filled with the Holy Spirit, they were confident and were bold. They told the religious leaders that they had crucified Jesus but God raised him back to life and made him the Cornerstone. The religious leaders tried to use their power and shut the apostles up by telling them they cannot preach or teach in the name of Jesus any more which is why I titled this episode, \"Shut Your Face!\" The apostles continued to share Jesus with anyone who was willing to listen. They said they would rather obey God. And listen to what the religious leaders had to say about these two men, \"They realized they had been with Jesus...\" Can people tell you have been with Jesus?!?!?!","content_html":"God used Peter and John to heal the lame man and a crowd gathers to see what had happened. Peter takes the opportunity to preach Jesus to them and many believed. However, as they were preaching the religious leaders show p with some temple guards and arrest Peter and John. The next day they are called in for questioning and the religious leaders try to intimidate them but since they were filled with the Holy Spirit, they were confident and were bold. They told the religious leaders that they had crucified Jesus but God raised him back to life and made him the Cornerstone. The religious leaders tried to use their power and shut the apostles up by telling them they cannot preach or teach in the name of Jesus any more which is why I titled this episode, "Shut Your Face!" The apostles continued to share Jesus with anyone who was willing to listen. They said they would rather obey God. And listen to what the religious leaders had to say about these two men, "They realized they had been with Jesus..." Can people tell you have been with Jesus?!?!?!
","summary":"God used ordinary people for His purpose and with the evidence standing there, the religious leaders couldn't deny it. They told them not to preach or teach in the name of Jesus again but the apostles said they would rather obey God.","date_published":"2021-02-20T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/e8e7bb0b-eb32-4229-a3c4-564d2d5532cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":82932426,"duration_in_seconds":2068}]},{"id":"ca575171-5e00-47ec-9f59-22614596d609","title":"Episode 53: Acts 3 Seize the Opportunity","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/53","content_text":"Acts 3 starts off with the healing of the lame man. On a daily basis this man was brought by someone, perhaps his family, in order to beg for money. With the hundreds of people that would be walking through the gate of the temple to worship, his chances of collecting some money were great! Peter and John decided to go to the 3 o'clock prayer meeting at the temple but they never made it. They saw the lame man as they were walking by and he asked them for some money but what he received was far greater! Peter reaches down and grabs his arm, helps him to his feet, and instantly this man who was paralyzed since birth was able to stand on his feet, walk, and then leaping praising God! People saw it and a crowd gathered to see what had just taken place. Peter seized the opportunity and shared Jesus.","content_html":"Acts 3 starts off with the healing of the lame man. On a daily basis this man was brought by someone, perhaps his family, in order to beg for money. With the hundreds of people that would be walking through the gate of the temple to worship, his chances of collecting some money were great! Peter and John decided to go to the 3 o'clock prayer meeting at the temple but they never made it. They saw the lame man as they were walking by and he asked them for some money but what he received was far greater! Peter reaches down and grabs his arm, helps him to his feet, and instantly this man who was paralyzed since birth was able to stand on his feet, walk, and then leaping praising God! People saw it and a crowd gathered to see what had just taken place. Peter seized the opportunity and shared Jesus.
","summary":"God, through Peter, heals the lame man at the temple gate called Beautiful. He seizes the opportunity to preach about Jesus' death, burial, and the resurrection to the huge crowd that had gathered to see what happened. ","date_published":"2021-02-12T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ca575171-5e00-47ec-9f59-22614596d609.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":79012192,"duration_in_seconds":1970}]},{"id":"acad403a-a06d-46db-a414-bc7ddce8e343","title":"Episode 52: Acts 2 The Power Unleashed Part Three","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/52","content_text":"We finish up Acts 2 by covering verses 43-47 and discussing various points in this text.\n\n\nWhy did the apostles perform miraculous signs and wonders? \nWhy did the sell their possessions?\nChurch buildings didn’t exist. \nThe long lost forgotten thing called the Lord's Supper.\nThe sharing of meals with joy and generosity.\nWhere was their focus?\n","content_html":"We finish up Acts 2 by covering verses 43-47 and discussing various points in this text.
\n\nAround ten days had past since Jesus ascended to the Father and the disciples are doing what Jesus commanded them to do...waiting. They are waiting for the promise of the Comforter that Jesus talked about in John 14. Who are the "They"? Is it the 120 or the 12? We dive into some scripture to support the answer in this episode of GRINDIT as well as discuss a little about Pentecost.
","summary":"Around ten days had past since Jesus ascended to the Father and the disciples are doing what Jesus commanded them to do...waiting. They are waiting for the promise of the Comforter that Jesus talked about in John 14. Who are the \"They\"? Is it the 120 or the 12? We dive into some scripture to support the answer in this episode of GRINDIT as well as discuss a little about Pentecost.","date_published":"2021-02-05T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/9f2a70bf-c5fc-4722-a08f-6f8a9a3aeec7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70440248,"duration_in_seconds":1756}]},{"id":"344eddec-db28-4b03-9584-147f2eeee6e9","title":"Episode 51: Acts 2 The Power Unleashed Part Two","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/51","content_text":"The Holy Spirit falls on the apostles and it causes a great commotion. A crowd gathers and they think the apostles are drunk. So Peter stands up and we see the display of the power of the Holy Spirit as Peter quotes, with great confidence, the prophet Joel as well as some Psalms as he preaches the very first sermon given by the Spirit. It convicts many of the Jews that were present and they are obedient to the instructions given. What instructions and why do we want to argue about them? Why not just do what he says? ","content_html":"The Holy Spirit falls on the apostles and it causes a great commotion. A crowd gathers and they think the apostles are drunk. So Peter stands up and we see the display of the power of the Holy Spirit as Peter quotes, with great confidence, the prophet Joel as well as some Psalms as he preaches the very first sermon given by the Spirit. It convicts many of the Jews that were present and they are obedient to the instructions given. What instructions and why do we want to argue about them? Why not just do what he says?
","summary":"The Holy Spirit falls on the apostles and it causes a great commotion. A crowd gathers and they think the apostles are drunk. So Peter stands up and we see the display of the power of the Holy Spirit as Peter quotes, with great confidence, the prophet Joel as well as some Psalms as he preaches the very first sermon given by the Spirit. It convicts many of the Jews that were present and they are obedient to the instructions given. What instructions and why do we want to argue about them? Why not just do what he says? ","date_published":"2021-02-05T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/344eddec-db28-4b03-9584-147f2eeee6e9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68338370,"duration_in_seconds":1708}]},{"id":"ab910a97-015b-4a99-ada0-aaf02a4b9be6","title":"Episode 49: Acts 1 The Transition of Power","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/49","content_text":"Jesus has died on the cross, was buried for three days, and came out of the tomb alive...just like he said he would do. He shows himself to his disciples several times in a forty day period to prove to them he is really alive and he wants them to try and grasp the concept of the kingdom. After those forty days were over he is talking with them on the Mount of Olives and he starts ascending into heaven! He gave hem a commandment before he left, \"Wait...Wait for the promise of my Father and when the promise comes you will be my witnesses.\" The transition of power has taken place. The kingdom is now in the hands of the disciples!","content_html":"Jesus has died on the cross, was buried for three days, and came out of the tomb alive...just like he said he would do. He shows himself to his disciples several times in a forty day period to prove to them he is really alive and he wants them to try and grasp the concept of the kingdom. After those forty days were over he is talking with them on the Mount of Olives and he starts ascending into heaven! He gave hem a commandment before he left, "Wait...Wait for the promise of my Father and when the promise comes you will be my witnesses." The transition of power has taken place. The kingdom is now in the hands of the disciples!
","summary":"Jesus has died on the cross, was buried for three days, and came out of the tomb alive...just like he said he would do. He shows himself to his disciples several times in a forty day period to prove to them he is really alive and he wants them to try and grasp the concept of the kingdom. After those forty days were over he is talking with them on the Mount of Olives and he starts ascending into heaven! He gave hem a commandment before he left, \"Wait...Wait for the promise of my Father and when the promise comes you will be my witnesses.\" The transition of power has taken place. The kingdom is now in the hands of the disciples!","date_published":"2021-01-29T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ab910a97-015b-4a99-ada0-aaf02a4b9be6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85801112,"duration_in_seconds":2140}]},{"id":"c2d18401-4c97-4a03-87b1-16caf0b47a28","title":"Episode 48: John 21 Part Two Step Up To the Plate","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/48","content_text":"Peter had denied Jesus three times before he died on a cross. After the resurrection he sits at a fire with Jesus watching the fish cook and Jesus asks him three times, “Do you love me?” In the English language we miss what Jesus is really asking Peter. Jesus is trying to get Peter to realize that he will have to love him unconditionally to make it through the days ahead when persecution starts. All Peter wanted to do was focus on another disciple and Jesus tells Peter, “You don’t worry about him and follow me.” Far too often we want to look at other people when we should be looking at ourselves and focusing on what we can do for the kingdom. We need to be obedient…","content_html":"Peter had denied Jesus three times before he died on a cross. After the resurrection he sits at a fire with Jesus watching the fish cook and Jesus asks him three times, “Do you love me?” In the English language we miss what Jesus is really asking Peter. Jesus is trying to get Peter to realize that he will have to love him unconditionally to make it through the days ahead when persecution starts. All Peter wanted to do was focus on another disciple and Jesus tells Peter, “You don’t worry about him and follow me.” Far too often we want to look at other people when we should be looking at ourselves and focusing on what we can do for the kingdom. We need to be obedient…
","summary":"Quit focusing on others and what they have. Focus on what you have and use it for the glory of God and to grow the kingdom!","date_published":"2021-01-15T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c2d18401-4c97-4a03-87b1-16caf0b47a28.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74231750,"duration_in_seconds":1855}]},{"id":"6015dd83-4cb1-48fa-828e-1601cc27e55f","title":"Episode 47: John 21 Part One The Dude On the Shore","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/47","content_text":"Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, they know me, and they follow me.” If that’s the case, then why did some of his closest followers not know who he was after the resurrection? They heard Jesus speak from the shore but they didn’t know who he was and this happened not once but twice! I discuss it in this episode of the GRINDIT Podcast. The answer is something we all need to hear so share with your family and friends…","content_html":"Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, they know me, and they follow me.” If that’s the case, then why did some of his closest followers not know who he was after the resurrection? They heard Jesus speak from the shore but they didn’t know who he was and this happened not once but twice! I discuss it in this episode of the GRINDIT Podcast. The answer is something we all need to hear so share with your family and friends…
","summary":"Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, they know me, and they follow me.” If that’s the case, then why did some of his closest followers not know who he was after the resurrection? They heard Jesus speak from the shore but they didn’t know who he was and this happened not once but twice! I discuss it in this episode of the GRINDIT Podcast. The answer is something we all need to hear so share with your family and friends…","date_published":"2021-01-15T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/6015dd83-4cb1-48fa-828e-1601cc27e55f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":77293802,"duration_in_seconds":1932}]},{"id":"9a348bd3-ed49-49b7-ba8c-9af0b1bb2e3e","title":"Episode 45: John 20 The Resurrection Part 1","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/45","content_text":"The greatest event in history happens in John 20...the resurrection! This single event is where we find our hope and strength because they saw Jesus die, they saw him buried, and now they see him alive again! It changed their lives forever and the resurrection will change yours as well. I have broken this chapter up into two podcasts to talk about the details of this event. In this episode we cover Mary Magdalene and her experience at the tomb. She is so distraught and caught off guard from the tomb being empty that she didn't realize she was having a conversation with two angels and even Jesus himself!","content_html":"The greatest event in history happens in John 20...the resurrection! This single event is where we find our hope and strength because they saw Jesus die, they saw him buried, and now they see him alive again! It changed their lives forever and the resurrection will change yours as well. I have broken this chapter up into two podcasts to talk about the details of this event. In this episode we cover Mary Magdalene and her experience at the tomb. She is so distraught and caught off guard from the tomb being empty that she didn't realize she was having a conversation with two angels and even Jesus himself!
","summary":"The game changer is what the resurrection is! Jesus came out of that tomb victorious over death, hell, and the grave! He has paid our sin debt and he is our hope!","date_published":"2021-01-08T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/9a348bd3-ed49-49b7-ba8c-9af0b1bb2e3e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66586538,"duration_in_seconds":1664}]},{"id":"3629cfb8-3e27-4674-be25-61982242e512","title":"Episode 46: John 20 The Resurrection Part Two","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/46","content_text":"In the second podcast on the resurrection we cover Jesus appearing to the disciples for the first time. As he just appears in a room with them he gives them peace. Many people today can relate to the disciples because their lives are filled with chaos and confusion so they need the peace of God in their lives. Thomas missed Jesus' appearance and he wouldn't believe the disciples story. He wanted to see Jesus for himself and many people are this way. We choose not to believe unless we have something tangible. We don't want fake news, we want it first hand. So Jesus lets Thomas wait eight days before he appeared again. Thomas had to endure a lot of different emotions for over a week but when Jesus showed up, they all went away and Thomas, along with all the disciples, were filled with joy! What are you waiting on God for? Don't give up...keep the faith...and when God does show up, He will make all things well!","content_html":"In the second podcast on the resurrection we cover Jesus appearing to the disciples for the first time. As he just appears in a room with them he gives them peace. Many people today can relate to the disciples because their lives are filled with chaos and confusion so they need the peace of God in their lives. Thomas missed Jesus' appearance and he wouldn't believe the disciples story. He wanted to see Jesus for himself and many people are this way. We choose not to believe unless we have something tangible. We don't want fake news, we want it first hand. So Jesus lets Thomas wait eight days before he appeared again. Thomas had to endure a lot of different emotions for over a week but when Jesus showed up, they all went away and Thomas, along with all the disciples, were filled with joy! What are you waiting on God for? Don't give up...keep the faith...and when God does show up, He will make all things well!
","summary":"Thomas wasn't there when Jesus appeared to the disciples the first time. He wouldn't believe their story and thought it was \"fake\" news. He wanted to see Jesus for himself and eight days later, he got just what he wanted!","date_published":"2021-01-08T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3629cfb8-3e27-4674-be25-61982242e512.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73415342,"duration_in_seconds":1835}]},{"id":"bafcda2e-9715-4c7d-baa2-b1fb113df831","title":"Episode 44: John 19 The Crucifixion","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/44","content_text":"In John 19 we have the crucifixion of Jesus and we discuss the details of it. Other gospel accounts give more details and I share those in this podcast. The religious leaders who should have been excited about the Messiah's arrival wanted him dead instead. They got what they wanted but it was all apart of God's eternal plan. Jesus had to be the sacrifice for our sins and he was. He willingly laid down his life so we could have life with him for eternity. He is the Passover Lamb that was slain for the penalty of our sin. Hope has a name and his name is Jesus!","content_html":"In John 19 we have the crucifixion of Jesus and we discuss the details of it. Other gospel accounts give more details and I share those in this podcast. The religious leaders who should have been excited about the Messiah's arrival wanted him dead instead. They got what they wanted but it was all apart of God's eternal plan. Jesus had to be the sacrifice for our sins and he was. He willingly laid down his life so we could have life with him for eternity. He is the Passover Lamb that was slain for the penalty of our sin. Hope has a name and his name is Jesus!
","summary":"The crucifixion happens but it's not the end...It's just the beginning!","date_published":"2020-12-31T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bafcda2e-9715-4c7d-baa2-b1fb113df831.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":77859650,"duration_in_seconds":1946}]},{"id":"b7a946fb-9277-40d8-976e-1005fdd82bb4","title":"Episode 43: John 18 Part Two W hat Is Truth?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/43","content_text":"Pilate asked Jesus, \"What is truth?\" We think truth is whatever we believe to be true but just because we believe it to be true doesn't make it true or vice versa. I can say I'm 6 feet tall all I want and believe it to be true but the truth is...I'm 5'7! The truth never changes and it can be supported with facts and evidence. Jesus said God is truth and His word is truth. You can choose not to believe it but it doesn't change the fact that God exists. \"What is truth?\" Pilate asked. The answer was standing right before his eyes but he couldn't see it. Can you? ","content_html":"Pilate asked Jesus, "What is truth?" We think truth is whatever we believe to be true but just because we believe it to be true doesn't make it true or vice versa. I can say I'm 6 feet tall all I want and believe it to be true but the truth is...I'm 5'7! The truth never changes and it can be supported with facts and evidence. Jesus said God is truth and His word is truth. You can choose not to believe it but it doesn't change the fact that God exists. "What is truth?" Pilate asked. The answer was standing right before his eyes but he couldn't see it. Can you?
","summary":"Pilate asked Jesus, \"What is truth?\" We think truth is whatever we believe to be true but just because we believe it to be true doesn't make it true or vice versa.","date_published":"2020-12-24T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/b7a946fb-9277-40d8-976e-1005fdd82bb4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65784747,"duration_in_seconds":1644}]},{"id":"7adaaf56-9e11-4006-b077-52a911808a79","title":"Episode 42: John 18 The Betrayal and Denial of Jesus","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/42","content_text":"Peter was always outspoken for Jesus. When Jesus asked \"Who do people say I am?\" it was Peter who said with authority, \"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!\" It was Peter who said he would die with Jesus and even tried to defend Jesus from the militia that came to arrest him when he pulled his sword and went for the head of Malchus. However, in the blink of an eye this mighty pillar of faith denies Jesus three times after telling Jesus he would never deny him. And the whole time Peter is denying Jesus the religious leaders are having a joke of a trial and sending Jesus to the Roman authorities to be crucified. The very people that were supposed to be pointing people to the Messiah is killing the Messiah! Jesus is standing before Pilate and Pilate asks Jesus the ultimate question, \"What is truth?\" and the answer is right before his very eyes and he doesn't know it! What about you friend? Do you deny truth? Do you deny Jesus?","content_html":"Peter was always outspoken for Jesus. When Jesus asked "Who do people say I am?" it was Peter who said with authority, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!" It was Peter who said he would die with Jesus and even tried to defend Jesus from the militia that came to arrest him when he pulled his sword and went for the head of Malchus. However, in the blink of an eye this mighty pillar of faith denies Jesus three times after telling Jesus he would never deny him. And the whole time Peter is denying Jesus the religious leaders are having a joke of a trial and sending Jesus to the Roman authorities to be crucified. The very people that were supposed to be pointing people to the Messiah is killing the Messiah! Jesus is standing before Pilate and Pilate asks Jesus the ultimate question, "What is truth?" and the answer is right before his very eyes and he doesn't know it! What about you friend? Do you deny truth? Do you deny Jesus?
","summary":"Peter denies Jesus as Jesus is being betrayed by Judas","date_published":"2020-12-18T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7adaaf56-9e11-4006-b077-52a911808a79.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":80443550,"duration_in_seconds":2011}]},{"id":"486b3426-d292-4d5f-87d8-3ea77c5112b4","title":"Episode 40: John 17 The Greatest Prayer Ever Told","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/40","content_text":"As they are about to leave for the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus will be betrayed, he concludes his talk with his disciples by saying a prayer on their behalf. He knows his time has come and he will be leaving them to take over the kingdom so he tells his Father that the disciples have heard his message and believe. Therefore, since they will be taking over the kingdom and helping it grow, Jesus asks the Father to protect them.","content_html":"As they are about to leave for the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus will be betrayed, he concludes his talk with his disciples by saying a prayer on their behalf. He knows his time has come and he will be leaving them to take over the kingdom so he tells his Father that the disciples have heard his message and believe. Therefore, since they will be taking over the kingdom and helping it grow, Jesus asks the Father to protect them.
","summary":"Jesus prays for his disciples just before he is betrayed and crucified.","date_published":"2020-12-12T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/486b3426-d292-4d5f-87d8-3ea77c5112b4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70371038,"duration_in_seconds":1759}]},{"id":"cb7dbe5c-c3c1-4115-9352-b9b983d6278a","title":"Episode 41: John 17 The Greatest Prayer Ever Told Part Two","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/41","content_text":"We are breaking down the prayer that Jesus prayed on behalf of his disciples just before he is leaving to be betrayed and crucified. One of the coolest things about this prayer is that Jesus not only prays for his eleven disciples that are left after Judas left the room, he also prays for us! 2000 years ago, Jesus had you and me on his mind before he went to the cross and he lifted us up to his Father!","content_html":"We are breaking down the prayer that Jesus prayed on behalf of his disciples just before he is leaving to be betrayed and crucified. One of the coolest things about this prayer is that Jesus not only prays for his eleven disciples that are left after Judas left the room, he also prays for us! 2000 years ago, Jesus had you and me on his mind before he went to the cross and he lifted us up to his Father!
","summary":"Jesus prays for his disciples just before he is betrayed and crucified.","date_published":"2020-12-12T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/cb7dbe5c-c3c1-4115-9352-b9b983d6278a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69736286,"duration_in_seconds":1743}]},{"id":"1c7a60d7-e044-4587-8265-90da9ae02fc5","title":"Episode 39: John 16 Don't Abandon Your Faith","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/39","content_text":"In John 15 Jesus was talking with his disciples and he knew they were freaking out because he had told them he was leaving them and they couldn't come with him. Almost ten times he uses the word \"remain\" as he encourages them to keep their faith regardless of what happens in the coming days. He starts off John 16 by telling them not to \"abandon\" their faith and he tells them some things they will go through because they belong to him which includes persecution and death! Even though we may not be persecuted in the United States for our faith, we do experience life challenges and the goal of the GRINDIT Podcast is to encourage people to \"remain\" in Christ, to keep the faith, and to keep grinding! We would love to pray for you. Send your prayer requests to grinditpodcats@gmail.com or text them to 865-233-6825. God bless you in your walk with Christ...","content_html":"In John 15 Jesus was talking with his disciples and he knew they were freaking out because he had told them he was leaving them and they couldn't come with him. Almost ten times he uses the word "remain" as he encourages them to keep their faith regardless of what happens in the coming days. He starts off John 16 by telling them not to "abandon" their faith and he tells them some things they will go through because they belong to him which includes persecution and death! Even though we may not be persecuted in the United States for our faith, we do experience life challenges and the goal of the GRINDIT Podcast is to encourage people to "remain" in Christ, to keep the faith, and to keep grinding! We would love to pray for you. Send your prayer requests to grinditpodcats@gmail.com or text them to 865-233-6825. God bless you in your walk with Christ...
","summary":"In John 15 Jesus was talking with his disciples and he knew they were freaking out because he had told them he was leaving them and they couldn't come with him. Almost ten times he uses the word \"remain\" as he encourages them to keep their faith regardless of what happens in the coming days. He starts off John 16 by telling them not to \"abandon\" their faith and he tells them some things they will go through because they belong to him which includes persecution and death! Even though we may not be persecuted in the United States for our faith, we do experience life challenges and the goal of the GRINDIT Podcast is to encourage people to \"remain\" in Christ, to keep the faith, and to keep grinding! We would love to pray for you. Send your prayer requests to grinditpodcats@gmail.com or text them to 865-233-6825. God bless you in your walk with Christ...\r\n","date_published":"2020-12-03T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1c7a60d7-e044-4587-8265-90da9ae02fc5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":95456270,"duration_in_seconds":2386}]},{"id":"21e89aed-8a08-4d3f-91c8-0937a70ea064","title":"Episode 37: John 15 Part Two","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/37","content_text":"Jesus commands us to produce and the key to producing fruit is to \"remain\" in Jesus. He promises to \"remain\" in us if we \"remain\" in him. When he remains in us through the Holy Spirit we will produce fruit naturally because we are connected to the vine and we are healthy. However, we have a choice to remain or leave but if we choose to leave God, where else are we going to go? And the consequences of leaving God would be brutal! \"Remain\" in Jesus, produce fruit, and share Jesus with others! Even though hard times come, they don't last and eternity with Jesus will be worth it all!","content_html":"Jesus commands us to produce and the key to producing fruit is to "remain" in Jesus. He promises to "remain" in us if we "remain" in him. When he remains in us through the Holy Spirit we will produce fruit naturally because we are connected to the vine and we are healthy. However, we have a choice to remain or leave but if we choose to leave God, where else are we going to go? And the consequences of leaving God would be brutal! "Remain" in Jesus, produce fruit, and share Jesus with others! Even though hard times come, they don't last and eternity with Jesus will be worth it all!
","summary":"Jesus commands us to produce and the key to producing fruit is to \"remain\" in Jesus. He promises to \"remain\" in us if we \"remain\" in him. When he remains in us through the Holy Spirit we will produce fruit naturally because we are connected to the vine and we are healthy. However, we have a choice to remain or leave but if we choose to leave God, where else are we going to go? And the consequences of leaving God would be brutal! \"Remain\" in Jesus, produce fruit, and share Jesus with others! Even though hard times come, they don't last and eternity with Jesus will be worth it all!","date_published":"2020-11-21T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/21e89aed-8a08-4d3f-91c8-0937a70ea064.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65154170,"duration_in_seconds":1628}]},{"id":"8b8393d1-082e-470b-aa89-33796249b1c5","title":"Episode 38: John 15 Part Three","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/38","content_text":"Jesus said we are to produce fruit and be obedient to him. His commandment to us is to love others as he loves us so we take a quick glimpse of 1 Corinthians 13 and finish breaking down what Jesus told his disciples in verses 18-27. Jesus says we will be hated, persecuted, and ignored because that's how the world treated him...and he was God in the flesh!","content_html":"Jesus said we are to produce fruit and be obedient to him. His commandment to us is to love others as he loves us so we take a quick glimpse of 1 Corinthians 13 and finish breaking down what Jesus told his disciples in verses 18-27. Jesus says we will be hated, persecuted, and ignored because that's how the world treated him...and he was God in the flesh!
","summary":"Jesus said we are to produce fruit and be obedient to him. His commandment to us is to love others as he loves us so we take a quick glimpse of 1 Corinthians 13 and finish breaking down what Jesus told his disciples in verses 18-27. Jesus says we will be hated, persecuted, and ignored because that's how the world treated him...and he was God in the flesh!","date_published":"2020-11-21T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/8b8393d1-082e-470b-aa89-33796249b1c5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60432158,"duration_in_seconds":1510}]},{"id":"0df5e4fa-a68c-407a-825d-f1f6f2b97acb","title":"Episode 36: John 15 Part One","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/36","content_text":"Jesus is the grapevine, his followers are the branches, and his Father is the gardener and is the one who does the pruning. If a branch doesn't produce fruit it is cut off from the grapevine and cast into the fire. According to Galatians 5:22 the Holy Spirit produces the fruit in us so just as Jesus said, it is imperative we walk according to the Spirit so he will produce fruit. As the Holy Spirit produces fruit in us we need to share it with others!","content_html":"Jesus is the grapevine, his followers are the branches, and his Father is the gardener and is the one who does the pruning. If a branch doesn't produce fruit it is cut off from the grapevine and cast into the fire. According to Galatians 5:22 the Holy Spirit produces the fruit in us so just as Jesus said, it is imperative we walk according to the Spirit so he will produce fruit. As the Holy Spirit produces fruit in us we need to share it with others!
","summary":"Jesus is the grapevine, his followers are the branches, and his Father is the gardener and is the one who does the pruning. If a branch doesn't produce fruit it is cut off from the grapevine and cast into the fire. According to Galatians 5:22 the Holy Spirit produces the fruit in us so just as Jesus said, it is imperative we remain in him because he will remain in us and his Holy Spirit will produce fruit. As the Holy Spirit produces fruit in us we need to share it with others!","date_published":"2020-11-21T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/0df5e4fa-a68c-407a-825d-f1f6f2b97acb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73425782,"duration_in_seconds":1835}]},{"id":"3e4bd750-c9ed-4cd4-badf-e6c32ddd9c82","title":"Episode 35: John 14 Part Two","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/35","content_text":"We finish John 14 with the disciples freaking out over what Jesus is telling them. They want to go with him and he tells them they can't. They are full of fear and doubt which is two great tools of the enemy. If Satan can keep us in fear and doubting God, then he knows we are no threat to him. Jesus promises them a Helper, the Holy Spirit and when he falls on the disciples in Act 2, they are filled with boldness. Even after being persecuted and beaten the disciples continue to be bold! What about you? We are filled with the same Holy Spirit as they were so we should be bold just as they were as well!","content_html":"We finish John 14 with the disciples freaking out over what Jesus is telling them. They want to go with him and he tells them they can't. They are full of fear and doubt which is two great tools of the enemy. If Satan can keep us in fear and doubting God, then he knows we are no threat to him. Jesus promises them a Helper, the Holy Spirit and when he falls on the disciples in Act 2, they are filled with boldness. Even after being persecuted and beaten the disciples continue to be bold! What about you? We are filled with the same Holy Spirit as they were so we should be bold just as they were as well!
","summary":"We finish John 14 with the disciples freaking out over what Jesus is telling them. They want to go with him and he tells them they can't. They are full of fear and doubt which is two great tools of the enemy. If Satan can keep us in fear and doubting God, then he knows we are no threat to him. Jesus promises them a Helper, the Holy Spirit and when he falls on the disciples in Act 2, they are filled with boldness. Even after being persecuted and beaten the disciples continue to be bold! What about you? We are filled with the same Holy Spirit as they were so we should be bold just as they were as well!","date_published":"2020-11-07T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3e4bd750-c9ed-4cd4-badf-e6c32ddd9c82.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69140163,"duration_in_seconds":1728}]},{"id":"5fd3e422-3eca-4cf2-ab97-2bdd6ad00e8d","title":"Episode 34: John 14 Part One","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/34","content_text":"John 14 is a continuation of John 13 where Jesus is having a very intimate conversation with the eleven disciples that are left (Judas has left to get his silver). He tells them, \"Don't let your hearts be troubled....\" He knew they were freaking out because he had told them one of them would betray him and he also told them he was leaving them for a bit. We can all use the comforting words Jesus gave them, \"Trust in God and Trust in me.\"","content_html":"John 14 is a continuation of John 13 where Jesus is having a very intimate conversation with the eleven disciples that are left (Judas has left to get his silver). He tells them, "Don't let your hearts be troubled...." He knew they were freaking out because he had told them one of them would betray him and he also told them he was leaving them for a bit. We can all use the comforting words Jesus gave them, "Trust in God and Trust in me."
","summary":"John 14 is a continuation of John 13 where Jesus is having a very intimate conversation with the eleven disciples that are left (Judas has left to get his silver). He tells them, \"Don't let your hearts be troubled....\" He knew they were freaking out because he had told them one of them would betray him and he also told them he was leaving them for a bit. We can all use the comforting words Jesus gave them, \"Trust in God and Trust in me.\"","date_published":"2020-11-07T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5fd3e422-3eca-4cf2-ab97-2bdd6ad00e8d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":78942279,"duration_in_seconds":1973}]},{"id":"71ceae5c-75fd-46eb-8676-63b8a434e4ff","title":"Episode 33: John 13 Part Two","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/33","content_text":"Do you hold a grudge? Is there someone in the church you avoid because they hurt you? If we claim to be a follower of Christ then we must love like Christ and it's NOT an option and His love is WITHOUT conditions! If anyone had the right to hold a grudge it was Jesus! He chose Judas Iscariot to be one of his twelve disciples knowing he was greedy, a thief, and that he would sell him out for thirty pieces of silver and yet he washes his feet, then in the garden he called him friend as he was being betrayed! From the cross he is looking at the ones who crucified him and he says, \"Father, forgive them...And Paul points out that Jesus died for us while we were his enemy! Do we love like Christ loves?","content_html":"Do you hold a grudge? Is there someone in the church you avoid because they hurt you? If we claim to be a follower of Christ then we must love like Christ and it's NOT an option and His love is WITHOUT conditions! If anyone had the right to hold a grudge it was Jesus! He chose Judas Iscariot to be one of his twelve disciples knowing he was greedy, a thief, and that he would sell him out for thirty pieces of silver and yet he washes his feet, then in the garden he called him friend as he was being betrayed! From the cross he is looking at the ones who crucified him and he says, "Father, forgive them...And Paul points out that Jesus died for us while we were his enemy! Do we love like Christ loves?
","summary":"Do you hold a grudge? Is there someone in the church you avoid because they hurt you? If we claim to be a follower of Christ then we must love like Christ and it's NOT an option and His love is WITHOUT conditions! If anyone had the right to hold a grudge it was Jesus! He chose Judas Iscariot to be one of his twelve disciples knowing he was greedy, a thief, and that he would sell him out for thirty pieces of silver and yet he washes his feet, then in the garden he called him friend as he was being betrayed! From the cross he is looking at the ones who crucified him and he says, \"Father, forgive them...And Paul points out that Jesus died for us while we were his enemy! Do we love like Christ loves?","date_published":"2020-10-30T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/71ceae5c-75fd-46eb-8676-63b8a434e4ff.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70368951,"duration_in_seconds":1759}]},{"id":"11042e9a-d787-46f1-be52-45fb78340425","title":"Episode 32: John 13 Part One","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/32","content_text":"Fact: God loves everybody, yes...everybody, His love is unconditional, and nothing can separate us from His love (Romans 8:38). You've heard it said before, \"God hates the sin but sin loves the sinner.\" A problem I see is that people in today's society have confused God's unconditional love with salvation. Yes, God loves everyone but not everyone is saved! The ones who will be saved are the ones who repent of their sin, accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and does his will and not their own. Have you made that choice? Know anyone that hasn't? Share this podcast with them!","content_html":"Fact: God loves everybody, yes...everybody, His love is unconditional, and nothing can separate us from His love (Romans 8:38). You've heard it said before, "God hates the sin but sin loves the sinner." A problem I see is that people in today's society have confused God's unconditional love with salvation. Yes, God loves everyone but not everyone is saved! The ones who will be saved are the ones who repent of their sin, accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and does his will and not their own. Have you made that choice? Know anyone that hasn't? Share this podcast with them!
","summary":"Fact: God loves everybody, yes...everybody, His love is unconditional, and nothing can separate us from His love (Romans 8:38). You've heard it said before, \"God hates the sin but sin loves the sinner.\" A problem I see is that people in today's society have confused God's unconditional love with salvation. Yes, God loves everyone but not everyone is saved! The ones who will be saved are the ones who repent of their sin, accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and does his will and not their own. Have you made that choice? Know anyone that hasn't? Share this podcast with them!","date_published":"2020-10-30T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/11042e9a-d787-46f1-be52-45fb78340425.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70917051,"duration_in_seconds":1772}]},{"id":"182797b3-7f53-43ee-bb10-650824c563b0","title":"Episode 31: John 12 Part Three","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/31","content_text":"One thing you don't mess with is a person's power! Jesus was a threat to the religious leaders, not a physical threat, but he threatened their pride. They loved the praise from the people and now it was going to Jesus instead of them and they didn't like it! After the raising of Lazarus they plotted to kill him but that wasn't all, they wanted Lazarus killed too because he was the reason the people were flocking to Jesus! By the end of the week they would accomplish their goal...Jesus would be crucified.","content_html":"One thing you don't mess with is a person's power! Jesus was a threat to the religious leaders, not a physical threat, but he threatened their pride. They loved the praise from the people and now it was going to Jesus instead of them and they didn't like it! After the raising of Lazarus they plotted to kill him but that wasn't all, they wanted Lazarus killed too because he was the reason the people were flocking to Jesus! By the end of the week they would accomplish their goal...Jesus would be crucified.
","summary":"One thing you don't mess with is a person's power! Jesus was a threat to the religious leaders, not a physical threat, but he threatened their pride. They loved the praise from the people and now it was going to Jesus instead of them and they didn't like it! After the raising of Lazarus they plotted to kill him but that wasn't all, they wanted Lazarus killed too because he was the reason the people were flocking to Jesus! By the end of the week they would accomplish their goal...Jesus would be crucified.","date_published":"2020-10-23T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/182797b3-7f53-43ee-bb10-650824c563b0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65120763,"duration_in_seconds":1628}]},{"id":"5b91727c-6e23-45c7-bbc1-89beb7bed513","title":"Episode 30: John 12 Part Two","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/30","content_text":"Why would Jesus choose a greedy, money hungry thief to be the treasure of the group? If Jesus knew people's thoughts surely he knew Judas was stealing money from the bag! And we know Jesus knew Judas would betray him and sell him out for thirty pieces of silver. Knowing all of this about Judas he still chose him as one of the twelve and get this, when Judas betrayed him in the Garden, Jesus still called him \"Friend\"! And not one time did Jesus call him out for being a thief so if we are to be like Jesus and have the attitude of Christ, then why is it that we feel the need to call people out when they hurt us and blast it all over social media, to our friends, and our family?","content_html":"Why would Jesus choose a greedy, money hungry thief to be the treasure of the group? If Jesus knew people's thoughts surely he knew Judas was stealing money from the bag! And we know Jesus knew Judas would betray him and sell him out for thirty pieces of silver. Knowing all of this about Judas he still chose him as one of the twelve and get this, when Judas betrayed him in the Garden, Jesus still called him "Friend"! And not one time did Jesus call him out for being a thief so if we are to be like Jesus and have the attitude of Christ, then why is it that we feel the need to call people out when they hurt us and blast it all over social media, to our friends, and our family?
","summary":"Not one time did Jesus call him out for being a thief so if we are to be like Jesus and have the attitude of Christ, then why is it that we feel the need to call people out when they hurt us and blast it all over social media, to our friends, and our family?","date_published":"2020-10-22T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5b91727c-6e23-45c7-bbc1-89beb7bed513.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75133767,"duration_in_seconds":1878}]},{"id":"ee9a3d57-f23f-43d7-a3c2-8d95ca1f1102","title":"Episode 29: John 12 Part One","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/29","content_text":"Jesus is invited to Lazarus' house at Bethany because Martha and Mary have cooked a meal to honor him. While there, Mary pours nard on Jesus' feet and wipes them with her hair. The smell permeates the house and everyone there, including the disciples, heard Jesus say that Mary had done this to prepare him for burial. They had no idea what Jesus was talking about but they would by the end of the week for he would be crucified, buried, and resurrected! We can smell a certain smell and be instantly taken back in time to an event that happened in our life and remember the details well. I wonder how many times the people that were in that house would smell nard and be taken back to the cross? We all need to be reminded what Jesus did for us and to be encouraged by the hope we have in Christ and his resurrection!","content_html":"Jesus is invited to Lazarus' house at Bethany because Martha and Mary have cooked a meal to honor him. While there, Mary pours nard on Jesus' feet and wipes them with her hair. The smell permeates the house and everyone there, including the disciples, heard Jesus say that Mary had done this to prepare him for burial. They had no idea what Jesus was talking about but they would by the end of the week for he would be crucified, buried, and resurrected! We can smell a certain smell and be instantly taken back in time to an event that happened in our life and remember the details well. I wonder how many times the people that were in that house would smell nard and be taken back to the cross? We all need to be reminded what Jesus did for us and to be encouraged by the hope we have in Christ and his resurrection!
","summary":"Certain smells take us back in time to an event that took place. We can remember the details as if it just happened. When Mary poured the nard on Jesus feet he equated it with his burial. How many times did those people in that house go back to the cross when they smelled nard?","date_published":"2020-10-20T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/ee9a3d57-f23f-43d7-a3c2-8d95ca1f1102.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":80207607,"duration_in_seconds":2005}]},{"id":"4ea68996-1831-478d-92c3-5a8c01098aa9","title":"Episode 28: John 11 Jesus Raises Lazarus","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/28","content_text":"Jesus is going to raise Lazarus from the dead but would it be enough to raise people's faith? He has been dealing with doubt from the religious leaders, the Jews, and now he is getting it from his twelve disciples and his best friends! It comes to a boiling point as John points out that Jesus had anger from deep within. We need to be growing in our faith and not declining. How strong is your faith? Are you sure?","content_html":"Jesus is going to raise Lazarus from the dead but would it be enough to raise people's faith? He has been dealing with doubt from the religious leaders, the Jews, and now he is getting it from his twelve disciples and his best friends! It comes to a boiling point as John points out that Jesus had anger from deep within. We need to be growing in our faith and not declining. How strong is your faith? Are you sure?
","summary":"Jesus is going to raise Lazarus from the dead but would it be enough to raise people's faith? He has been dealing with doubt from the religious leaders, the Jews, and now he is getting it from his twelve disciples and his best friends! It comes to a boiling point as John points out that Jesus had anger from deep within. We need to be growing in our faith and not declining. How strong is your faith? Are you sure?","date_published":"2020-10-09T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/4ea68996-1831-478d-92c3-5a8c01098aa9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83110971,"duration_in_seconds":2077}]},{"id":"37a20a5a-a447-4195-bca9-e2b511cf27f7","title":"Episode 27: John 10 Part Two The Good Shepherd","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/27","content_text":"In the second part of John 10 the crowd just wants to hear it plainly from the horse's mouth, \"Are you the Messiah?\" but Jesus tells them \"You don't believe anything I tell you but you could at least believe the works I do.\" They wanted to stone him but he escapes. There's a ton of evidence to back up Jesus' claim but even today, people don't believe. They want to do their own thing without responsibility and so even after weighing the evidence they walk away. Will you do the same?","content_html":"In the second part of John 10 the crowd just wants to hear it plainly from the horse's mouth, "Are you the Messiah?" but Jesus tells them "You don't believe anything I tell you but you could at least believe the works I do." They wanted to stone him but he escapes. There's a ton of evidence to back up Jesus' claim but even today, people don't believe. They want to do their own thing without responsibility and so even after weighing the evidence they walk away. Will you do the same?
","summary":"In the second part of John 10 the crowd just wants to hear it plainly from the horse's mouth, \"Are you the Messiah?\" but Jesus tells them \"You don't believe anything I tell you but you could at least believe the works I do.\" They wanted to stone him but he escapes. There's a ton of evidence to back up Jesus' claim but even today, people don't believe. They want to do their own thing without responsibility and so even after weighing the evidence they walk away. Will you do the same?","date_published":"2020-10-01T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/37a20a5a-a447-4195-bca9-e2b511cf27f7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62197563,"duration_in_seconds":1554}]},{"id":"a8ba8540-79b0-497f-9d3c-194f017a65e4","title":"Episode 26: John 10 Part One The Good Shepherd","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/26","content_text":"In John 10 Jesus says He is the good shepherd and he tries to persuade the crowd to be sheep. He tells them a story of a thief that comes over the wall and how the sheep are frightened and run off. But he is the shepherd that comes in the gate and there is peace among the sheep because they know it's the shepherd. David tells us Psalm 23 \"the Lord is my shepherd\" and he lists some characteristics of the shepherd. Are you going to trust Jesus to be your shepherd are you going to keep trying to do things your way and make a mess of it all?","content_html":"In John 10 Jesus says He is the good shepherd and he tries to persuade the crowd to be sheep. He tells them a story of a thief that comes over the wall and how the sheep are frightened and run off. But he is the shepherd that comes in the gate and there is peace among the sheep because they know it's the shepherd. David tells us Psalm 23 "the Lord is my shepherd" and he lists some characteristics of the shepherd. Are you going to trust Jesus to be your shepherd are you going to keep trying to do things your way and make a mess of it all?
","summary":"In John 10 Jesus says He is the good shepherd and he tries to persuade the crowd to be sheep. He tells them a story of a thief that comes over the wall and how the sheep are frightened and run off. But he is the shepherd that comes in the gate and there is peace among the sheep because they know it's the shepherd. David tells us Psalm 23 \"the Lord is my shepherd\" and he lists some characteristics of the shepherd. Are you going to trust Jesus to be your shepherd are you going to keep trying to do things your way and make a mess of it all?","date_published":"2020-10-01T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/a8ba8540-79b0-497f-9d3c-194f017a65e4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65088399,"duration_in_seconds":1627}]},{"id":"e1c29068-c8d0-4610-a4f3-84a19cfd70a1","title":"Episode 25: John 9 The Blind Man Healed","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/25","content_text":"Jesus heals a blind man on the Sabbath and he becomes an instant witness to his friends, family, and even the Pharisees. The Pharisees have known this man his whole life and they have passed by him for years as he sat and begged and they never took time for him. Jesus did and his life was changed forever! ","content_html":"Jesus heals a blind man on the Sabbath and he becomes an instant witness to his friends, family, and even the Pharisees. The Pharisees have known this man his whole life and they have passed by him for years as he sat and begged and they never took time for him. Jesus did and his life was changed forever!
","summary":"Jesus heals a blind man on the Sabbath and he becomes an instant witness to his friends, family, and even the Pharisees. ","date_published":"2020-09-25T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/e1c29068-c8d0-4610-a4f3-84a19cfd70a1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71655159,"duration_in_seconds":1791}]},{"id":"bd575528-0993-4fbe-af87-af7e1f3a5ae4","title":"Episode 24: John 8: \"I Am\"","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/24","content_text":"Jesus continues to try to explain to people that he is the very Messiah they have been looking for but they just can't get past the idea that they know his family, and since they believe the Messiah will just show up, they don't believe him. And it comes to a boiling point at the end of the chapter as Jesus says two words, \"I AM\", and they pick up stones to stone him to death. But before the dialogue Jesus displays what we we as christians are to be about as he shows grace and mercy to a woman caught in adultery.","content_html":"Jesus continues to try to explain to people that he is the very Messiah they have been looking for but they just can't get past the idea that they know his family, and since they believe the Messiah will just show up, they don't believe him. And it comes to a boiling point at the end of the chapter as Jesus says two words, "I AM", and they pick up stones to stone him to death. But before the dialogue Jesus displays what we we as christians are to be about as he shows grace and mercy to a woman caught in adultery.
","summary":"Jesus continues to try to explain to people that he is the very Messiah they have been looking for but they just can't get past the idea that they know his family, and since they believe the Messiah will just show up, they don't believe him. And it comes to a boiling point at the end of the chapter as Jesus says two words, \"I AM\", and they pick up stones to stone him to death. But before the dialogue Jesus displays what we we as christians are to be about as he shows grace and mercy to a woman caught in adultery.","date_published":"2020-09-18T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/bd575528-0993-4fbe-af87-af7e1f3a5ae4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":89392719,"duration_in_seconds":2234}]},{"id":"f1386805-c4dd-46ac-9989-a88c01dbccfc","title":"Episode 23: Jeremiah 29:11 In Context","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/23","content_text":"In this episode of GRINDIT I breakdown the context of Jeremiah 29:11. People use this verse a lot however, they do not know the meaning behind it and they use it out of context. After listening to this podcast you will know the context and you will appreciate Jeremiah 29:11 even more! ","content_html":"In this episode of GRINDIT I breakdown the context of Jeremiah 29:11. People use this verse a lot however, they do not know the meaning behind it and they use it out of context. After listening to this podcast you will know the context and you will appreciate Jeremiah 29:11 even more!
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","summary":"Jesus is challenged by his (half) brothers to go to the Festival of Shelters and prove himself because they don't believe in him. While there he goes to the temple and teaches showing no fear in the face of those who want him dead. ","date_published":"2020-09-12T12:15:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/08e806e6-7ae8-463f-9411-c2641cde2ccc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67209807,"duration_in_seconds":1680}]},{"id":"da2a5b4f-300f-4b3a-8ddc-9d150bae07cc","title":"Episode 21: John 6 Part Two: Will You Walk Away Too?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/21","content_text":"This crowd saw the miracles, they looked God eyeball to eyeball, they said they wanted to work the works of God, yet the never believed in Jesus. They conceived in their mind what the Messiah would be like and Jesus didn't fit the bill. And after hearing Jesus say they had to eat his flesh and drink his blood, they walked away. They didn't understand what he was talking about and chose to walk away from God himself!","content_html":"This crowd saw the miracles, they looked God eyeball to eyeball, they said they wanted to work the works of God, yet the never believed in Jesus. They conceived in their mind what the Messiah would be like and Jesus didn't fit the bill. And after hearing Jesus say they had to eat his flesh and drink his blood, they walked away. They didn't understand what he was talking about and chose to walk away from God himself!
","summary":"This crowd has followed Jesus after getting their bellies full of bread and fish. Jesus tells them all they have to do is believe. Will they believe or walk away?","date_published":"2020-09-04T15:45:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/da2a5b4f-300f-4b3a-8ddc-9d150bae07cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68455298,"duration_in_seconds":1711}]},{"id":"f61bff73-bf4a-4260-8127-288cc75facad","title":"Episode 20: John 6 Part One: Feeding the 5,000?","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/20","content_text":"In this episode of GRINDIT we start breaking down John 6. Jesus travels to Tiberias, or the far side of the Sea of Galilee, and as he travels a crowd follows. Once they arrive he takes a child's lunchable and blows their mind! Will they believe Jesus is the Messiah and continue to follow him?","content_html":"In this episode of GRINDIT we start breaking down John 6. Jesus travels to Tiberias, or the far side of the Sea of Galilee, and as he travels a crowd follows. Once they arrive he takes a child's lunchable and blows their mind! Will they believe Jesus is the Messiah and continue to follow him?
","summary":"We hear this story called the feeding of the 5,000 but that was just the count of the men. In reality, there's more like 10,000 there including women and children. Jesus feeds them with two fish and five loaves of bread. Would that be enough to convince them to believe?","date_published":"2020-09-04T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/f61bff73-bf4a-4260-8127-288cc75facad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":64558046,"duration_in_seconds":1613}]},{"id":"78aff91d-aefa-4268-97e4-edbea6daaf8c","title":"Episode 19: John 5 Part Two: Jesus and the Religious Leaders","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/19","content_text":"Jesus tells the religious leaders he is from the Father and is doing the Father's Will. And not only that he gives several witnesses to back up his claim! We have to to be more than religious...we have to be Jesus. They were more concerned with the man carrying his mat than the man himself! We have to show some grace, mercy, love and compassion just as Jesus did!","content_html":"Jesus tells the religious leaders he is from the Father and is doing the Father's Will. And not only that he gives several witnesses to back up his claim! We have to to be more than religious...we have to be Jesus. They were more concerned with the man carrying his mat than the man himself! We have to show some grace, mercy, love and compassion just as Jesus did!
","summary":"Jesus tells the religious leaders he is from the Father and is doing the Father's Will. And not only that he gives several witnesses to back up his claim!","date_published":"2020-08-28T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/78aff91d-aefa-4268-97e4-edbea6daaf8c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74394614,"duration_in_seconds":1859}]},{"id":"18d086df-41f5-4650-8eb5-1ec1628e3313","title":"Episode 18: Mary Gamboa Interview","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/18","content_text":"In this episode of GRINDIT I interview Mary Gamboa. Mary is the worship leader at Cedar Point church located on William Blount Drive right across the street from William Blount High School in Maryville, TN. Mary shares one of her life challenges and how she overcame it. We pray you will find encouragement to GRINDIT as you listen to Mary's story! \n\nShe talks about a song she wrote called \"Aroma\" during this time. Here is a Youtube link to her song:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADGIHdSVqtM&feature=youtu.be","content_html":"In this episode of GRINDIT I interview Mary Gamboa. Mary is the worship leader at Cedar Point church located on William Blount Drive right across the street from William Blount High School in Maryville, TN. Mary shares one of her life challenges and how she overcame it. We pray you will find encouragement to GRINDIT as you listen to Mary's story!
\n\nShe talks about a song she wrote called "Aroma" during this time. Here is a Youtube link to her song:
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADGIHdSVqtM&feature=youtu.be
Jesus visits the area by the Pool of Bethesda and he heals a paralyzed man. But what about the others? There were crowds of people the at the pool of Bethesda yet Jesus only healed one person...ONE! Doesn't seem fair does it?
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","summary":"A Continuation of the Samaritan woman and Jesus","date_published":"2020-08-20T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/067f4013-b79c-432c-861c-731246bee8cb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71389982,"duration_in_seconds":1784}]},{"id":"375f897b-0e71-44a4-bfd5-e041d20dd284","title":"Episode 14: John 4 Part One The Samaritan Woman Meets the Messiah","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/14","content_text":"This is my favorite chapter in the New Testament. Jesus, a Jew, walks on Samaritan soil blowing all the religious rules out of the water, has a conversation with a Samaritan woman, and a village is changed because of it! ","content_html":"This is my favorite chapter in the New Testament. Jesus, a Jew, walks on Samaritan soil blowing all the religious rules out of the water, has a conversation with a Samaritan woman, and a village is changed because of it!
","summary":"This is my favorite chapter in the New Testament. Jesus, a Jew, walks on Samaritan soil blowing all the religious rules out of the water, has a conversation with a Samaritan woman, and a village is changed because of it!","date_published":"2020-08-20T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/375f897b-0e71-44a4-bfd5-e041d20dd284.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71466194,"duration_in_seconds":1786}]},{"id":"afca3f3c-ae7e-4414-9619-9ddadf6bca25","title":"Episode 13: Mark Howard Interview","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/13","content_text":"This is an interview you do not want to miss! In this episode of GRINDIT podcast I interview Mark Howard, pastor of Partnership Christian Church located on Highway 321 in Maryville, TN. You will find hope and encouragement from Mark's story and the wisdom he shares.","content_html":"This is an interview you do not want to miss! In this episode of GRINDIT podcast I interview Mark Howard, pastor of Partnership Christian Church located on Highway 321 in Maryville, TN. You will find hope and encouragement from Mark's story and the wisdom he shares.
","summary":"In this episode I interview the pastor at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville, TN. ","date_published":"2020-08-19T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/afca3f3c-ae7e-4414-9619-9ddadf6bca25.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":81798662,"duration_in_seconds":2044}]},{"id":"4e698432-9ca6-45ad-af0e-95daa27b772c","title":"Episode 12: Interview with Adam Cook","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/12","content_text":"In this episode we interview Adam Cook. Adam is on the worship team at Partnership Christian Church and is a local police officer here in Maryville. He shares some of his life challenges and how he has overcome them. We hope you find some encouragement to face your life challenges and to GRINDIT!","content_html":"In this episode we interview Adam Cook. Adam is on the worship team at Partnership Christian Church and is a local police officer here in Maryville. He shares some of his life challenges and how he has overcome them. We hope you find some encouragement to face your life challenges and to GRINDIT!
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","summary":"We finish up with Jesus and Nicodemus then John turns his attention back to John the Baptist.","date_published":"2020-08-13T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/1561fd96-5d2b-4258-bd32-ac3f36be03a9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76250846,"duration_in_seconds":1906}]},{"id":"3a20ff5c-2467-4503-95eb-eea20807de9f","title":"Episode 9: Greg Tucker's Interview","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/9","content_text":"Greg Tucker is the pastor at Faith Fellowship Cumberland Prebyterian Church in Lenoir City. He has faced my life challenges and on this episode he shares some with us and how he overcame them. Be encouraged and motivated to keep going and GRINDIT!","content_html":"Greg Tucker is the pastor at Faith Fellowship Cumberland Prebyterian Church in Lenoir City. He has faced my life challenges and on this episode he shares some with us and how he overcame them. Be encouraged and motivated to keep going and GRINDIT!
","summary":"Check out Greg Tucker's story. I'm partial to this guy because he is my brother! He has been in ministry for many years and has experienced many life challenges and he shares with us how he has overcome them and keeps going. Be encouraged to GRINDIT!","date_published":"2020-08-11T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3a20ff5c-2467-4503-95eb-eea20807de9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":88910390,"duration_in_seconds":2222}]},{"id":"c1fdfe41-6ead-4c8d-9306-abbf6f09a28b","title":"Episode 8: Dinah Hauck Interview","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/8","content_text":"Everybody has a story. We all face life challenges and at times can get discouraged. In today's episode of GRINDIT Dinah Hauch, worship leader at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville Tennessee, shares her story of some challenges she faced and how she overcame them. Our prayer is that you will find strength to keep going, to endure and GRINDIT! ","content_html":"Everybody has a story. We all face life challenges and at times can get discouraged. In today's episode of GRINDIT Dinah Hauch, worship leader at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville Tennessee, shares her story of some challenges she faced and how she overcame them. Our prayer is that you will find strength to keep going, to endure and GRINDIT!
","summary":"We interview Dinah Hauck in the is episode. She is the worship leader at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville, TN. ","date_published":"2020-08-11T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/c1fdfe41-6ead-4c8d-9306-abbf6f09a28b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":87537530,"duration_in_seconds":2188}]},{"id":"5e78ab21-7d3d-4ca1-8b3d-d8e3072fbfa3","title":"Episode 7: John 2 Part Two","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/7","content_text":"Jesus shows some attitude as he comes to the temple and overturns the money table and starts slinging a whip around! There's a great lesson for us in what he does here. Check it out!","content_html":"Jesus shows some attitude as he comes to the temple and overturns the money table and starts slinging a whip around! There's a great lesson for us in what he does here. Check it out!
","summary":"We finish up John 2 as we take a look at Jesus cleaning out the temple with a whip!","date_published":"2020-08-08T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/5e78ab21-7d3d-4ca1-8b3d-d8e3072fbfa3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62417846,"duration_in_seconds":1560}]},{"id":"7a6e8099-33f8-4b66-af6c-cd5cf08ac8c2","title":"Episode 6: John 2 Part One","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"Was the wine Jesus made have alcohol in it? Who cares? That's not even an issue for the readers of John's letter. There are some great lessons in this chapter that has nothing to do with alcohol!","content_html":"Was the wine Jesus made have alcohol in it? Who cares? That's not even an issue for the readers of John's letter. There are some great lessons in this chapter that has nothing to do with alcohol!
","summary":"We break down the first part of John 2. Jesus turns water into wine.","date_published":"2020-08-08T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/7a6e8099-33f8-4b66-af6c-cd5cf08ac8c2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62894954,"duration_in_seconds":1572}]},{"id":"13b19184-0ed1-402f-9f9b-72d6c0bc5e4c","title":"Episode 4: John 1 Part One","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"In this podcast we start breaking down the Book of John and our goal is to introduce you to Jesus. If you already have a relationship with Jesus we hope your relationship gets stronger! ","content_html":"In this podcast we start breaking down the Book of John and our goal is to introduce you to Jesus. If you already have a relationship with Jesus we hope your relationship gets stronger!
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","summary":"We finish breaking down John 1. ","date_published":"2020-08-05T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0a3d7c37-e05f-4d17-819e-b89901cb45a4/3bd47881-1c7f-48c8-bd01-32c8ee84d09a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58607246,"duration_in_seconds":1465}]},{"id":"c9115666-8ffe-46e1-bc4e-5a92577e9801","title":"Episode 3: Introduction to GRINDIT part 3","url":"https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"We finish up the introduction of Hebrews 12:1-3 which is the foundation of GRINDIT. ","content_html":"We finish up the introduction of Hebrews 12:1-3 which is the foundation of GRINDIT.
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