web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:36:15 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) GRINDIT podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Enemy” https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/enemy Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:00:00 -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 Episode 480: 1 Timothy 1 Part 3 Confronting the Real Enemy https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/480 06104929-89cc-45ce-aceb-132e9952cbcb Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker We do not fight against flesh...we are not each others enemy...Satan is... 30:10 no Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to confront some issues the church was having and we dig into all of these issues looking at what we know about the church given to us in scripture. Timothy was a young man that Paul had converted to Jesus and he had traveled with Paul on his journeys as he started new churches and visited churches he established in the past. Timothy would be a little intimidated by what he was given to do and Paul offers him these three things: grace, mercy, and peace. Three things that are much needed today as we confront sin in the church and false doctrine, because these things stem from one place—an enemy that wants to stir up strife, chaos, confusion—an enemy who wants to divide the kingdom of God to weaken it. That is why it is imperative to keep our eyes on Jesus and not on one another! satan, enemy, devil, flesh, argue, fight, war, strife, chaos, confusion, peace, confront Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to confront some issues the church was having and we dig into all of these issues looking at what we know about the church given to us in scripture. Timothy was a young man that Paul had converted to Jesus and he had traveled with Paul on his journeys as he started new churches and visited churches he established in the past. Timothy would be a little intimidated by what he was given to do and Paul offers him these three things: grace, mercy, and peace. Three things that are much needed today as we confront sin in the church and false doctrine, because these things stem from one place—an enemy that wants to stir up strife, chaos, confusion—an enemy who wants to divide the kingdom of God to weaken it. That is why it is imperative to keep our eyes on Jesus and not on one another!

]]> Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to confront some issues the church was having and we dig into all of these issues looking at what we know about the church given to us in scripture. Timothy was a young man that Paul had converted to Jesus and he had traveled with Paul on his journeys as he started new churches and visited churches he established in the past. Timothy would be a little intimidated by what he was given to do and Paul offers him these three things: grace, mercy, and peace. Three things that are much needed today as we confront sin in the church and false doctrine, because these things stem from one place—an enemy that wants to stir up strife, chaos, confusion—an enemy who wants to divide the kingdom of God to weaken it. That is why it is imperative to keep our eyes on Jesus and not on one another!

]]> Episode 479: 1 Timothy 1 Part 2 A New Identity (Part 2) https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/479 4d5b591e-6a8b-4254-94e2-39e5d956ebda Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker We continue looking at a new identity in Jesus...part 2! 40:54 no Paul writes a letter to a young man that he pointed to Jesus and after accepting him as his Lord and Savior, Timothy joins Paul in his travels as he starts churches and visits the ones he had already established. The point of Paul writing this letter is because there are issues beginning to crop up with the Gentile church in Ephesus and Paul is going to leave Timothy in Ephesus to confront the issues. The transformation that Jesus makes in people when they dedicate their lives to him is amazing! Just look at the one who is writing this letter—Paul! He was so full of himself and who he thought he was until he met Jesus on the road to Damascus. Paul was completely changed from the inside out. He was given a new identity in Jesus and Jesus will do the same for you! satan, dragon, devil, oppose, opposition, enemy, false teacher, false doctrine, divide, division Paul writes a letter to a young man that he pointed to Jesus and after accepting him as his Lord and Savior, Timothy joins Paul in his travels as he starts churches and visits the ones he had already established. The point of Paul writing this letter is because there are issues beginning to crop up with the Gentile church in Ephesus and Paul is going to leave Timothy in Ephesus to confront the issues. The transformation that Jesus makes in people when they dedicate their lives to him is amazing! Just look at the one who is writing this letter—Paul! He was so full of himself and who he thought he was until he met Jesus on the road to Damascus. Paul was completely changed from the inside out. He was given a new identity in Jesus and Jesus will do the same for you!

]]> Paul writes a letter to a young man that he pointed to Jesus and after accepting him as his Lord and Savior, Timothy joins Paul in his travels as he starts churches and visits the ones he had already established. The point of Paul writing this letter is because there are issues beginning to crop up with the Gentile church in Ephesus and Paul is going to leave Timothy in Ephesus to confront the issues. The transformation that Jesus makes in people when they dedicate their lives to him is amazing! Just look at the one who is writing this letter—Paul! He was so full of himself and who he thought he was until he met Jesus on the road to Damascus. Paul was completely changed from the inside out. He was given a new identity in Jesus and Jesus will do the same for you!

]]> Episode 468: 1 Thessalonians 4 Part 3 Sex Sells So Paul Tells https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/468 9e94a34c-d9f1-43b3-a52d-695595a07b7a Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker We are called to be holy and the fist sin Pul slams is any sexual sin... 31:39 no Sex sells and it’s everywhere. The enemy has taken something God designed between a husband and wife to enjoy, to procreate, and has twisted into something evil, sinful, that separates us from a Holy God. Even people who claim to follow Jesus have been duped by his deceitful scheme and, like a spider web, they have become entangled and wrapped up so tight they can’t escape. But they can if they are willing to do what Paul says and live a holy life that can only be found in Jesus. Those who have turned sex into an evil desire must return sex to the original design God had for it. Anything with sex outside a marriage bed is sinful and separates us from God. It was a struggle with the early church and has been a struggle since the fall of man in Genesis. Every time the bible talks about sin, the very first thing mentioned is a sexual sin and if we continue in it, we will not inherit the kingdom of God. We are called to be holy and the only way to be holy is to walk with Jesus. We can’t take a holy God with us and commit a sinful, sexual sin. We discuss it on today’s podcast. sex, sale, sell, enemy, procreate, scheme, spider web, original, design, inherit, kingdom, sin, sinful Sex sells and it’s everywhere. The enemy has taken something God designed between a husband and wife to enjoy, to procreate, and has twisted into something evil, sinful, that separates us from a Holy God. Even people who claim to follow Jesus have been duped by his deceitful scheme and, like a spider web, they have become entangled and wrapped up so tight they can’t escape. But they can if they are willing to do what Paul says and live a holy life that can only be found in Jesus. Those who have turned sex into an evil desire must return sex to the original design God had for it. Anything with sex outside a marriage bed is sinful and separates us from God. It was a struggle with the early church and has been a struggle since the fall of man in Genesis. Every time the bible talks about sin, the very first thing mentioned is a sexual sin and if we continue in it, we will not inherit the kingdom of God. We are called to be holy and the only way to be holy is to walk with Jesus. We can’t take a holy God with us and commit a sinful, sexual sin. We discuss it on today’s podcast.

]]> Sex sells and it’s everywhere. The enemy has taken something God designed between a husband and wife to enjoy, to procreate, and has twisted into something evil, sinful, that separates us from a Holy God. Even people who claim to follow Jesus have been duped by his deceitful scheme and, like a spider web, they have become entangled and wrapped up so tight they can’t escape. But they can if they are willing to do what Paul says and live a holy life that can only be found in Jesus. Those who have turned sex into an evil desire must return sex to the original design God had for it. Anything with sex outside a marriage bed is sinful and separates us from God. It was a struggle with the early church and has been a struggle since the fall of man in Genesis. Every time the bible talks about sin, the very first thing mentioned is a sexual sin and if we continue in it, we will not inherit the kingdom of God. We are called to be holy and the only way to be holy is to walk with Jesus. We can’t take a holy God with us and commit a sinful, sexual sin. We discuss it on today’s podcast.

]]> Episode 423: Colossians 2 Part 2 Jesus Is All We Need https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/423 adb59bf8-18db-4771-877d-079dd8957d65 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker When we have Jesus, we do not lack any thing. We have all we need. 34:53 no Paul tells the church at Colosse to watch out for the false teachers that will soon come to their fellowship to try and persuade them that there is more to it than what Paul has taught them. They will come with fancy words and eloquent speech trying to convince the people they lack something even though they are following Jesus. It’s the same message Satan used in the Garden of Eden, “God is withholding something from you, Eve...” Unfortunately, Eve fell for the lie and was deceived and we see so many people falling for the lie today. Jesus is everything we need to live now and for eternity. We lack nothing! So when the enemy comes in with lies, don’t listen! Stay with the truth...stay with Jesus...and you will lack nothing! Paul, Colosse, Jesus, fellowship, lack, missing out, fancy, eloquent, deceive, deception, lie, truth, enemy Paul tells the church at Colosse to watch out for the false teachers that will soon come to their fellowship to try and persuade them that there is more to it than what Paul has taught them. They will come with fancy words and eloquent speech trying to convince the people they lack something even though they are following Jesus. It’s the same message Satan used in the Garden of Eden, “God is withholding something from you, Eve...” Unfortunately, Eve fell for the lie and was deceived and we see so many people falling for the lie today. Jesus is everything we need to live now and for eternity. We lack nothing! So when the enemy comes in with lies, don’t listen! Stay with the truth...stay with Jesus...and you will lack nothing!

]]> Paul tells the church at Colosse to watch out for the false teachers that will soon come to their fellowship to try and persuade them that there is more to it than what Paul has taught them. They will come with fancy words and eloquent speech trying to convince the people they lack something even though they are following Jesus. It’s the same message Satan used in the Garden of Eden, “God is withholding something from you, Eve...” Unfortunately, Eve fell for the lie and was deceived and we see so many people falling for the lie today. Jesus is everything we need to live now and for eternity. We lack nothing! So when the enemy comes in with lies, don’t listen! Stay with the truth...stay with Jesus...and you will lack nothing!

]]> Episode 417: Colossians 1 Part 2 Intercessory Prayer and Prayer Warriors https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/417 75434daa-4d4d-4720-a628-88585cd47ae0 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 20:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker When you say you will pray for somebody...PRAY for them! 31:52 no When you tell someone you’re going to pray for them...DO IT! Right then and there...Don’t wait until later because you may forget! My own daughter who is in high school has told me how people would say to her they would pray for her but she knew they wouldn’t, that they were just being nice. Epaphras was a prayer warrior, he was an intercessor on behalf of the church at Colosse as well as other churches. Paul says he literally wrestled with the enemy when he prayed. I want someone like that praying on my behalf! That’s how we should be as the body of Christ! Wrestling with the enemy, fighting for one another, pushing back darkness so we can have victory! pray, prayer, fight, wrestle, enemy, victory, grapple, warrior, battle, war When you tell someone you’re going to pray for them...DO IT! Right then and there...Don’t wait until later because you may forget! My own daughter who is in high school has told me how people would say to her they would pray for her but she knew they wouldn’t, that they were just being nice. Epaphras was a prayer warrior, he was an intercessor on behalf of the church at Colosse as well as other churches. Paul says he literally wrestled with the enemy when he prayed. I want someone like that praying on my behalf! That’s how we should be as the body of Christ! Wrestling with the enemy, fighting for one another, pushing back darkness so we can have victory!

]]> When you tell someone you’re going to pray for them...DO IT! Right then and there...Don’t wait until later because you may forget! My own daughter who is in high school has told me how people would say to her they would pray for her but she knew they wouldn’t, that they were just being nice. Epaphras was a prayer warrior, he was an intercessor on behalf of the church at Colosse as well as other churches. Paul says he literally wrestled with the enemy when he prayed. I want someone like that praying on my behalf! That’s how we should be as the body of Christ! Wrestling with the enemy, fighting for one another, pushing back darkness so we can have victory!

]]> Episode 392: Ephesians 4 Part 6 Don’t Resurrect Your Old Self! https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/392 6ce6beee-cb8d-45b6-b23b-8e0f8086380b Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Paul says we are to be different from the world after we come to Jesus...Are we? 39:02 no 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? crucify, flesh, crucifixion, old man, resurrect, resurrection, enemy, deceit, deceitful, trick 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?

]]> 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?

]]> Episode 337: Revelation 16-18 https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/337 d5fe3990-302e-48b0-898f-e3043a8a6c5d Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker I preached at my church, Authentic Church, this past Sunday on Revelation 16-18. This is a part of a series called "Soon". 59:41 no 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: 1. Be ready. 2. Where is your treasure? 3. Don't underestimate the power of the enemy. 4. If you're angry at God, it is OK...just don't give up on Him. 5. God sends out an invitation for us all to come out of sin and be with Him. Revelation, beast, dragon, prostitute, Babylon, Satan, enemy, Jesus 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:

  1. Be ready.
  2. Where is your treasure?
  3. Don't underestimate the power of the enemy.
  4. If you're angry at God, it is OK...just don't give up on Him.
  5. God sends out an invitation for us all to come out of sin and be with Him.
]]> 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:

  1. Be ready.
  2. Where is your treasure?
  3. Don't underestimate the power of the enemy.
  4. If you're angry at God, it is OK...just don't give up on Him.
  5. God sends out an invitation for us all to come out of sin and be with Him.
]]> Episode 318: Mark 6 Part 1 The Fear of Rejection https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/318 4753dba4-5b26-4d05-99d2-cd264c517f83 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 22:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Don't let the fear of being rejected keep you from doing God's will! 57:46 no 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! reject, rejection, discourage, discouragement, vision, carpenter, Nazareth, enemy 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!

]]> 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!

]]> Episode 297: Romans 12 Part 3 Love Your Enemies 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 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! 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!

]]> Episode 280: Romans 5 Part 2 Friends Again with God https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/280 ecc4b719-29a0-4846-9182-5f317be30d7a Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Jesus has reconciled our relationship with the Father by shedding his blood for us 24:36 no 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!!! reconciled, friends, enemies, reconcile, friend, enemy 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!!!

]]> 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!!!

]]> Episode 223: Matthew 11 Part 1 When Doubt and Fear Creep In https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/223 1e648995-fa58-45c3-8125-9d23632422be Thu, 22 Dec 2022 22:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker 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. 51:23 no 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. fear, doubt, faith, discourage, enemy, tool, mixture 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Episode 178: Hebrews 3 Part 2 Don’t Get Sidetracked! https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/178 b79bc60e-305e-4158-83f1-0dcd828c8aa9 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:45:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker The author really encourages his readers to stay the course and not get sidetracked by discouragement. 42:13 no 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! Here is a link to my song sang by Frannie Hamrick called "Finding Strength": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxJPnunznDg discourage, discouragement, faith, endure, sidetrack, persecution, enemy 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!

Here is a link to my song sang by Frannie Hamrick called "Finding Strength":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxJPnunznDg

]]> 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!

Here is a link to my song sang by Frannie Hamrick called "Finding Strength":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxJPnunznDg

]]> Episode 87: Acts 19 Part 2 Life: Chaos, Confusion, or Peace? https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/87 175f2f39-24a5-44d0-be24-28ec2516bd70 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker The enemy loves to bring chaos and confusion to our our lives but God gives peace. Which one describes your life? 34:44 no 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? chaos, confusion, peace, enemy, God, 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?

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]]> Episode 58: Acts 6 Part 1 The Enemy Within https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/58 23764ed8-bc4a-4875-9f07-e6bc4f757286 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker 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! 32:00 no 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! unity, division, problems, enemy, early, church 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!

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