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    <title>GRINDIT podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Encouragement”</title>
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    <description>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. 
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    <itunes:subtitle>We at GRINDIT want to encourage people to keep going, to keep grinding, when life gets hard. Quitting is not an option!</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Randall Tucker</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>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. 
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  <title>Episode 471: 1 Thessalonians 5 Part 2 More of Paul’s Final Thoughts to the Thessalonians</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Part 2 and the conclusion to Paul's final thoughts to the church in Thessalonica</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>After discussing Jesus’ return with the church at Thessalonia, Paul offers some final thoughts for them, encouraging them to stick it out with Jesus and follow the Spirit’s leading. In these thoughts, he gives another “This is God’s will for you...” He tells them to be thankful in ALL circumstances...could you imagine being persecuted, seeing your loved ones die for following Jesus, and then a man comes along and tells you to be thankful?!?! Jesus did the same thing in Matthew 5 when he was giving the Sermon on the Mount! But there is more to Paul’s final thoughts and we finish them up in this podcast. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>After discussing Jesus’ return with the church at Thessalonia, Paul offers some final thoughts for them, encouraging them to stick it out with Jesus and follow the Spirit’s leading. In these thoughts, he gives another “This is God’s will for you...” He tells them to be thankful in ALL circumstances...could you imagine being persecuted, seeing your loved ones die for following Jesus, and then a man comes along and tells you to be thankful?!?! Jesus did the same thing in Matthew 5 when he was giving the Sermon on the Mount! But there is more to Paul’s final thoughts and we finish them up in this podcast.</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 470: 1 Thessalonians 5 Part 1 Final Thoughts to the Thessalonians</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Part 1 of Paul's final thoughts in 1 Thessalonians </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 332: Mark 10 Part 4 When You Get Mad at God...</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Randall Tucker</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:47</itunes:duration>
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  <description>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! 
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  <title>Episode 270: Romans 1 Part 2 We Need Encouragement!</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Randall Tucker</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>33:40</itunes:duration>
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  <description>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.   
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    <![CDATA[<p>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.  </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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.  </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 13: Mark Howard Interview</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Randall Tucker</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode I interview the pastor at Partnership Christian Church in Maryville, TN. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>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. 
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