app01 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:00:37 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/agape Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 Let's face it...life sometimes is hard and can just suck. When we are faced with life's challenges we can be discouraged, get tired, and become weary. What we need is motivation, encouragement, and a helping hand that keeps us going. That's the idea of GRINDIT! We find our strength to endure when we focus on Jesus. God's own Son wasn't exempt from life's challenges and He didn't do anything to deserve what he went through! And yet He did...willingly, therefore we find our hope in Him. en-us episodic We at GRINDIT want to encourage people to keep going, to keep grinding, when life gets hard. Quitting is not an option! Randall Tucker Let's face it...life sometimes is hard and can just suck. When we are faced with life's challenges we can be discouraged, get tired, and become weary. What we need is motivation, encouragement, and a helping hand that keeps us going. That's the idea of GRINDIT! We find our strength to endure when we focus on Jesus. God's own Son wasn't exempt from life's challenges and He didn't do anything to deserve what he went through! And yet He did...willingly, therefore we find our hope in Him. no Jesus, Christ, endure, grind, keep going, quit, death, life, heaven, throw in the towel Randall Tucker thegrinditpodcast@gmail.com https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/587 e442631e-fffe-4c3e-a7be-88261471f7fc Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker "I'm in hot pursuit!"--Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane 34:27 no <p>Paul just spent some time telling the church at Corinth, who pursues spiritual gifts with passion, telling them there is a more excellent way and that way is love. Not just any love, but Agape love, or love that is unconditional. This is something they struggled with because they are divided, full of selfish pride, arrogant, they loved to boast, and they had cliques in the church when they met together as a body. Therefore, Paul starts off chapter 14 with, “Pursue Agape love.” This word in the Greek means to act so fast you kick up dust when you take off! And when you go deeper, you see the word carries an idea of being a servant, as an attendee or waiter. Are we pursuing love? Or are we seeking to please ourselves? </p> dukes, hazzard, roscoe, pursue, pursuit, excellent, love, agape, speaking in tongues, prophesy, pro[phecy, charismatic, pentecostal Paul just spent some time telling the church at Corinth, who pursues spiritual gifts with passion, telling them there is a more excellent way and that way is love. Not just any love, but Agape love, or love that is unconditional. This is something they struggled with because they are divided, full of selfish pride, arrogant, they loved to boast, and they had cliques in the church when they met together as a body. Therefore, Paul starts off chapter 14 with, “Pursue Agape love.” This word in the Greek means to act so fast you kick up dust when you take off! And when you go deeper, you see the word carries an idea of being a servant, as an attendee or waiter. Are we pursuing love? Or are we seeking to please ourselves?

]]> Paul just spent some time telling the church at Corinth, who pursues spiritual gifts with passion, telling them there is a more excellent way and that way is love. Not just any love, but Agape love, or love that is unconditional. This is something they struggled with because they are divided, full of selfish pride, arrogant, they loved to boast, and they had cliques in the church when they met together as a body. Therefore, Paul starts off chapter 14 with, “Pursue Agape love.” This word in the Greek means to act so fast you kick up dust when you take off! And when you go deeper, you see the word carries an idea of being a servant, as an attendee or waiter. Are we pursuing love? Or are we seeking to please ourselves?

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/585 016e88a0-0ffc-401a-b8c5-794d13037fb8 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things...period... 40:59 no <p>When Paul talks about love in 1 Corinthians 13, he uses a bunch of verbs. Then he says, "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." We break these four things down in this podcast...What are they? What does Paul mean? The first one is a big one and it doesn't mean what you think it does! Lord, help us to be people who love well...in Jesus name...</p> love, agape, bear, believe, hope, endure, belief, wish, roof, shingles, tin, gutter, rain, snow When Paul talks about love in 1 Corinthians 13, he uses a bunch of verbs. Then he says, "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." We break these four things down in this podcast...What are they? What does Paul mean? The first one is a big one and it doesn't mean what you think it does! Lord, help us to be people who love well...in Jesus name...

]]> When Paul talks about love in 1 Corinthians 13, he uses a bunch of verbs. Then he says, "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." We break these four things down in this podcast...What are they? What does Paul mean? The first one is a big one and it doesn't mean what you think it does! Lord, help us to be people who love well...in Jesus name...

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/584 e912e0ab-e232-4b19-b4f2-01999f5ae849 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Love is a noun but full of verbs! Love is action! 30:52 no <p>Paul is telling the church at Corinth they need to be united, not divided, so he is in the middle of telling them about how to act when they come together. After talking about the gifts of the Spirit and how these gifts are to bring unity to the body, he goes into telling them about a more excellent way...Love. Love is a noun but instead of using adjectives to describe Love, Paul uses verbs. Verbs are action words which means Love is an action, something that we do! DC Talk had it right when they sang about Love being a verb! We break down the ingredients of Love in today's episode. </p> unity, unite, united, one, disunity, Spirit of God, Love, Agape, excellent, adjectives, noun, verb Paul is telling the church at Corinth they need to be united, not divided, so he is in the middle of telling them about how to act when they come together. After talking about the gifts of the Spirit and how these gifts are to bring unity to the body, he goes into telling them about a more excellent way...Love. Love is a noun but instead of using adjectives to describe Love, Paul uses verbs. Verbs are action words which means Love is an action, something that we do! DC Talk had it right when they sang about Love being a verb! We break down the ingredients of Love in today's episode.

]]> Paul is telling the church at Corinth they need to be united, not divided, so he is in the middle of telling them about how to act when they come together. After talking about the gifts of the Spirit and how these gifts are to bring unity to the body, he goes into telling them about a more excellent way...Love. Love is a noun but instead of using adjectives to describe Love, Paul uses verbs. Verbs are action words which means Love is an action, something that we do! DC Talk had it right when they sang about Love being a verb! We break down the ingredients of Love in today's episode.

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/582 07d7a548-6e05-4c0b-81f0-22d8f41eb2c5 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Without love, we are a noisy, clanging cymbal... 35:30 no <p>Tina Turner sang a song in the 80s called, "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Well, Tina, Paul says Love has everything to do with it and without Love, we are nothing but a noisy cymbal being smacked out of time and rhythm! It just doesn't make any sense and it standing out alone makng a bunch of noise. But when the cymbal is hit in the rhythmn of the song, it great adds an accent and sounds wonderful! Today's culture is full of people trying to stand out or make it on their own. They want to do their own thing and stand above the rest and will do anything to make it happen without any regard to anyone else. Paul says, "Love is..." and he explains what LOve actually is. Love is a noun in the Greek but it is described by Paul using a bunch of verbs. Verbs are action words so if we are Loving, then people should be able to see it and receive something from ou action. </p> love, agape, phileo, brother, Tina Turner, noise, noisy, loud, loudness, rhythmn, song, timing, time, beat Tina Turner sang a song in the 80s called, "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Well, Tina, Paul says Love has everything to do with it and without Love, we are nothing but a noisy cymbal being smacked out of time and rhythm! It just doesn't make any sense and it standing out alone makng a bunch of noise. But when the cymbal is hit in the rhythmn of the song, it great adds an accent and sounds wonderful! Today's culture is full of people trying to stand out or make it on their own. They want to do their own thing and stand above the rest and will do anything to make it happen without any regard to anyone else. Paul says, "Love is..." and he explains what LOve actually is. Love is a noun in the Greek but it is described by Paul using a bunch of verbs. Verbs are action words so if we are Loving, then people should be able to see it and receive something from ou action.

]]> Tina Turner sang a song in the 80s called, "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Well, Tina, Paul says Love has everything to do with it and without Love, we are nothing but a noisy cymbal being smacked out of time and rhythm! It just doesn't make any sense and it standing out alone makng a bunch of noise. But when the cymbal is hit in the rhythmn of the song, it great adds an accent and sounds wonderful! Today's culture is full of people trying to stand out or make it on their own. They want to do their own thing and stand above the rest and will do anything to make it happen without any regard to anyone else. Paul says, "Love is..." and he explains what LOve actually is. Love is a noun in the Greek but it is described by Paul using a bunch of verbs. Verbs are action words so if we are Loving, then people should be able to see it and receive something from ou action.

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/581 03a75144-37c1-41f7-bd53-0c96c535a374 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Love or unity? What is the reason Paul writes 1 Corinthians 13? 33:40 no <p>When people hear 1 Corinthians 13, their mind immediately goes to “love” but is that what Paul is talking about in this chapter? Yes, he mentions it many times and explains what love is, but why is Paul explaining love to the church at Corinth? It is because they are divided, they are enjoying sin instead of fleeing from it, and they are boasting about their spiritual gifts given to them by the Holy Spirit. Did you know the words he uses to describe love are not adjectives? They are verbs meaning love is an action! Love is something we do on a consistent basis because Paul is going to say, “Love never stops!” Are you loving? You may be surprised to find out you aren’t loving at all! </p> love, agape, unity, communion, together, verb, action, do, charity, divide, division, one When people hear 1 Corinthians 13, their mind immediately goes to “love” but is that what Paul is talking about in this chapter? Yes, he mentions it many times and explains what love is, but why is Paul explaining love to the church at Corinth? It is because they are divided, they are enjoying sin instead of fleeing from it, and they are boasting about their spiritual gifts given to them by the Holy Spirit. Did you know the words he uses to describe love are not adjectives? They are verbs meaning love is an action! Love is something we do on a consistent basis because Paul is going to say, “Love never stops!” Are you loving? You may be surprised to find out you aren’t loving at all!

]]> When people hear 1 Corinthians 13, their mind immediately goes to “love” but is that what Paul is talking about in this chapter? Yes, he mentions it many times and explains what love is, but why is Paul explaining love to the church at Corinth? It is because they are divided, they are enjoying sin instead of fleeing from it, and they are boasting about their spiritual gifts given to them by the Holy Spirit. Did you know the words he uses to describe love are not adjectives? They are verbs meaning love is an action! Love is something we do on a consistent basis because Paul is going to say, “Love never stops!” Are you loving? You may be surprised to find out you aren’t loving at all!

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/465 913dea0a-35a0-45d3-b9f4-7f5553b69c14 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Like flood waters rising and spilling over the river banks, so should our love for one another and the community around us. 42:32 no <p>Paul tells the church at Thessalonica, “And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.” The motivating factor for serving Jesus is and should always be “love.” Jesus told his disciples the people would know we belong to him because the love we have for one another. Paul says his love overflows for the church at Thessalonica but also he brags on their love for one another and their love for others in their community...and that is despite of persecution that the outsiders are bringing upon them! Does your love overflow into others’ lives? Can people actually see Jesus in you and your love for him? </p> love, agape, deeds, community, overflow, disciple, grow, growth, evident, evidence, persecution, persecute Paul tells the church at Thessalonica, “And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.” The motivating factor for serving Jesus is and should always be “love.” Jesus told his disciples the people would know we belong to him because the love we have for one another. Paul says his love overflows for the church at Thessalonica but also he brags on their love for one another and their love for others in their community...and that is despite of persecution that the outsiders are bringing upon them! Does your love overflow into others’ lives? Can people actually see Jesus in you and your love for him?

]]> Paul tells the church at Thessalonica, “And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.” The motivating factor for serving Jesus is and should always be “love.” Jesus told his disciples the people would know we belong to him because the love we have for one another. Paul says his love overflows for the church at Thessalonica but also he brags on their love for one another and their love for others in their community...and that is despite of persecution that the outsiders are bringing upon them! Does your love overflow into others’ lives? Can people actually see Jesus in you and your love for him?

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/396 31e92e58-06f5-4d73-9bad-2eb946d97d85 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Wives submit...husbands love...this creates unity which is the goal! 53:02 no <p>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. </p> unity, unite, submit, love, agape, unconditional, humble, humility 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/373 4b0b17d4-9d3a-43d8-b04c-dae489202f40 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Predestination is not Paul's point in Ephesians 1, actually, he is pointing out how God has done everything for us in Jesus! 44:59 no <p>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? </p> Predestination, love, agape, heaven, three, praise , Jesus, blessing, reject, choice, elect 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?

]]> 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?

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/297 c31c8c68-a5d6-412e-99d3-19ac8df0d7d0 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Paul echoes what Jesus said for us to do...Love your enemies and bless them. 35:44 no <p>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! </p> enemy, enemies, Satan, opposition, command, love, charity, agape 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!

]]> 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!

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