web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:56:59 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/forgiveness Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:00:00 -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/375 f8a83276-d56e-4ad6-bf16-7cce0489f80c Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker If you like a good mystery to read, then Paul has just the story for you! 28:31 no 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. mystery, mysterious, clue, who did it, gospel, reveal, plan, forgiveness, sin, temptation, tempted, blessing 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/290 f6cad97c-480b-4633-977e-16dbd9734a62 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker 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? 32:08 no 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? potter, clay, wheel, sovereign, sovereignty, Jesus, sacrifice, forgiveness, Gentile, Jew 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?

]]> 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?

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/264 1fc5c33c-be4e-496d-bde4-c6c7e75a30d6 Mon, 15 May 2023 18:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Judas had a chance to repent but did he? 35:36 no 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. Judas, repent, repentance, remorse. sorry, forgive, forgiveness 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/247 a0171cd6-45f8-48df-86be-5623f457da9f Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Jesus tells a story to emphasize how important forgiveness is. 26:25 no 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! forgive, forgiveness, grudge, humility, Jesus, cross, mercy 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!

]]> 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!

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/152 332e2db3-f5b9-46b8-bc1a-378877cc9b84 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 22:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker 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. 56:23 no 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! sin, forgiven, forgive, forgiveness, jail, freedom 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!

]]> 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!

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/60 d8e0c309-f588-4d33-a9c4-88471b84ac02 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Stephen was stoned for preaching about Jesus and yet as he was dying he asked God to forgive the men that threw the stones! 31:09 no 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. forgiveness, forgive, stones, stoning, Sanhedrin, Stephen 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/30 5b91727c-6e23-45c7-bbc1-89beb7bed513 Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker 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? 31:18 no 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? Judas, Jesus, betray, kiss, garden, forgiveness 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?

]]> 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?

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