web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:58:41 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/plan Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -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/467 54e8d041-e69d-415a-838e-8ff9b2288612 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker God's will for you and is to holy...how do we accomplish that?!?! 29:46 no Paul says God’s will for us is to live holy lives and stay away from all sexual sin. The podcast was so long for this part, we made it into two podcasts because we talk in depth about what it means to be holy and how we are made holy by our faith in Jesus. We are to be different from the world around us, we have been called out and filled with the Holy Spirit! God lives inside of us, changing us from the inside, therefore, people should see that change taking place from the outside! In turn, this would let them see the change God has made in us and they would desire for Him to live inside them! holy, saint, hagiazos, God's will, plan, sex, sexual, homosexuality, heterosexual, marriage faith, desire, flesh, Spirit Paul says God’s will for us is to live holy lives and stay away from all sexual sin. The podcast was so long for this part, we made it into two podcasts because we talk in depth about what it means to be holy and how we are made holy by our faith in Jesus. We are to be different from the world around us, we have been called out and filled with the Holy Spirit! God lives inside of us, changing us from the inside, therefore, people should see that change taking place from the outside! In turn, this would let them see the change God has made in us and they would desire for Him to live inside them!

]]> Paul says God’s will for us is to live holy lives and stay away from all sexual sin. The podcast was so long for this part, we made it into two podcasts because we talk in depth about what it means to be holy and how we are made holy by our faith in Jesus. We are to be different from the world around us, we have been called out and filled with the Holy Spirit! God lives inside of us, changing us from the inside, therefore, people should see that change taking place from the outside! In turn, this would let them see the change God has made in us and they would desire for Him to live inside them!

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/384 41ec1a73-59bb-41c3-89ef-fb2f696db2fc Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Do you like mystery? God has a great one that He planned before He ever created anything. Check it out! 29:38 no 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! mystery, mysterious, book, clue, gospel, Jesus, reveal, plan, Jew, Gentile 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!

]]> 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!

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/382 f444840d-9ebd-44ed-bbb0-18f82d57a923 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker God had a plan for the Jews AND the Gentiles to worship together in unity... 43:00 no 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! plan, blueprint, Jews, Gentiles, covenant, sign, circumcision, Jesus 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!

]]> 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!

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/376 4322db73-36ab-425b-bb30-0aab5157aa63 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Jesus died on a cross for many other reasons than to forgive sins...he died to set us free... 26:14 no 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! plan, free, freedom, reconcile, friend, victory, powerful, power, insurance 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!

]]> 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!

]]> 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/366 b143791d-363b-4e78-a52f-5c3287cef9ca Sun, 23 Jun 2024 22:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker It is good to make plans but the bottom line is, if God didn’t allow to carry out those plans, we couldn’t. 42:33 no 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. control, sovereign, sovereignty, free will, choice, choices, goals, plans, plan 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/158 2b65d6c5-8c98-4ece-85d7-4537b1e9809b Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker 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. 45:28 no 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! Zacchaeus, little, short, Sycamore, tree, climb, plan, persistence, patience 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!

]]> 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!

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