web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:04:40 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) GRINDIT podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Rome” https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/rome Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 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 535: 1 Corinthians 1 Part 4 Calling on the Name of the Lord Part 2 https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/535 85494fd0-a088-4170-ae38-511e5b627e70 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker What does Paul mean by, "Calling on the name of the Lord?" 41:19 no Paul mentions to the church in Corinth that they are holy because they have called on the name of the Lord. Not only them, but people outside of Corinth, both Jew and Gentile. What does it mean to “Call on the name of the Lord”? Does that mean we can just call on Jesus and be saved? What about baptism? Is baptism necessary for salvation? Should I get baptized? We take a deep dive into these two very important questions and we aren’t regurgitating someone else’s teaching. We will bring you truth straight from the word of God because THAT is what matters! call, name, Lord, Joel, prophet, church, eklessia, doctrine, teach, teaching, truth, Gentile, Jew, Rome Paul mentions to the church in Corinth that they are holy because they have called on the name of the Lord. Not only them, but people outside of Corinth, both Jew and Gentile. What does it mean to “Call on the name of the Lord”? Does that mean we can just call on Jesus and be saved? What about baptism? Is baptism necessary for salvation? Should I get baptized? We take a deep dive into these two very important questions and we aren’t regurgitating someone else’s teaching. We will bring you truth straight from the word of God because THAT is what matters!

]]> Paul mentions to the church in Corinth that they are holy because they have called on the name of the Lord. Not only them, but people outside of Corinth, both Jew and Gentile. What does it mean to “Call on the name of the Lord”? Does that mean we can just call on Jesus and be saved? What about baptism? Is baptism necessary for salvation? Should I get baptized? We take a deep dive into these two very important questions and we aren’t regurgitating someone else’s teaching. We will bring you truth straight from the word of God because THAT is what matters!

]]> Episode 503: Lessons From Our Spain Trip Part 2 https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/503 25c671c6-fa0f-44f2-9821-155e91d7adf2 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker We share some lessons we learned on our trip to Spain. 44:38 no We take a break from our regular study to share with you some things about our Spain trip and some lessons we learned. We will start 2 Timothy next week! Here is a link to a short video you can watch to see some pictures. There are other videos on my personal YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/em6-YSdOC88 Spain, lessons, Rome, ruins, archeology, missions, mission, Jesus, Catholic, church, ekklesia We take a break from our regular study to share with you some things about our Spain trip and some lessons we learned. We will start 2 Timothy next week!

Here is a link to a short video you can watch to see some pictures. There are other videos on my personal YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/em6-YSdOC88

]]> We take a break from our regular study to share with you some things about our Spain trip and some lessons we learned. We will start 2 Timothy next week!

Here is a link to a short video you can watch to see some pictures. There are other videos on my personal YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/em6-YSdOC88

]]> Episode 502: Lessons From Our Spain Trip Part 1 https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/502 8f294b72-4245-439e-a711-65b10112e26b Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Lessons learned from our trip to Malaga, Cordoba, and Sevilla Spain. 41:24 no We take a break from our regular study to share with you some things about our Spain trip and some lessons we learned. We will start 2 Timothy next week! Here is a link to a short video you can watch to see some pictures. There are other videos on my personal YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/em6-YSdOC88 Spain, vacation, mission trip, missions, Malaga, Cordoba, Sevilla, Roman ruins, Rome We take a break from our regular study to share with you some things about our Spain trip and some lessons we learned. We will start 2 Timothy next week!

Here is a link to a short video you can watch to see some pictures. There are other videos on my personal YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/em6-YSdOC88

]]> We take a break from our regular study to share with you some things about our Spain trip and some lessons we learned. We will start 2 Timothy next week!

Here is a link to a short video you can watch to see some pictures. There are other videos on my personal YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/em6-YSdOC88

]]> Episode 303: Romans 16 Women Keep Silent? https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/303 47a2c9d3-9926-404c-9322-f2c368afca98 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker What is the woman's role in the church? 1:00:47 no We finish the study of there Book of Romans in this podcast breaking down the final chapter, Romans 16. In his greetings, Paul mentions 29 people, 10 of which are women. We take a close look at these women, who they are, and what role they had in the local church at Rome. There are many in the church today that claim women should keep silent since the very person who wrote Romans said that to the church in Corinth. Do we have a contradiction by the author of these two letters? Absolutely not. Women are pertinent to the church back then as well as today! Women, know your role and do it well! woman, women, role, church, silent, silence, Rome, Romans, Corinth We finish the study of there Book of Romans in this podcast breaking down the final chapter, Romans 16. In his greetings, Paul mentions 29 people, 10 of which are women. We take a close look at these women, who they are, and what role they had in the local church at Rome. There are many in the church today that claim women should keep silent since the very person who wrote Romans said that to the church in Corinth. Do we have a contradiction by the author of these two letters? Absolutely not. Women are pertinent to the church back then as well as today! Women, know your role and do it well!

]]> We finish the study of there Book of Romans in this podcast breaking down the final chapter, Romans 16. In his greetings, Paul mentions 29 people, 10 of which are women. We take a close look at these women, who they are, and what role they had in the local church at Rome. There are many in the church today that claim women should keep silent since the very person who wrote Romans said that to the church in Corinth. Do we have a contradiction by the author of these two letters? Absolutely not. Women are pertinent to the church back then as well as today! Women, know your role and do it well!

]]> Episode 274: Romans 2 Part 2 The Proof Is in the Heart Not the Pudding https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/274 240d9c59-4dfa-40b5-93c5-a8ee7d7f7aa5 Sun, 18 Jun 2023 20:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker A changed heart can only come from God’s Holy Spirit! 24:10 no Paul tells the Jews in Rome they are not in good standing with God just because they were born into a Jewish family and have cut their skin on their private part because of some covenant God made with Abraham. He tells them they may know the law well but if they don’t practice it, then it’s not doing them any good. In fact, Paul says the way to know if we are in good standing with God and have a relationship with Him is a changed heart! A changed heart can only come from God’s Holy Spirit! How do I know if I have a changed heart? Paul tells us: If we seek praise from people, then we don’t have a changed heart but if we seek praise from God, our hearts are changed… circumcision, law, Judaism, relationship, heart, praise, Rome Paul tells the Jews in Rome they are not in good standing with God just because they were born into a Jewish family and have cut their skin on their private part because of some covenant God made with Abraham. He tells them they may know the law well but if they don’t practice it, then it’s not doing them any good. In fact, Paul says the way to know if we are in good standing with God and have a relationship with Him is a changed heart! A changed heart can only come from God’s Holy Spirit! How do I know if I have a changed heart? Paul tells us: If we seek praise from people, then we don’t have a changed heart but if we seek praise from God, our hearts are changed…

]]> Paul tells the Jews in Rome they are not in good standing with God just because they were born into a Jewish family and have cut their skin on their private part because of some covenant God made with Abraham. He tells them they may know the law well but if they don’t practice it, then it’s not doing them any good. In fact, Paul says the way to know if we are in good standing with God and have a relationship with Him is a changed heart! A changed heart can only come from God’s Holy Spirit! How do I know if I have a changed heart? Paul tells us: If we seek praise from people, then we don’t have a changed heart but if we seek praise from God, our hearts are changed…

]]> Episode 272: Romans 1 Part 4 Has God Abandoned the United States? https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/272 1b8ec141-87a3-4186-a5de-30cab5f09b06 Sun, 11 Jun 2023 20:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Paul tells us what it looks like when God has abandoned His people and it's not good... 22:29 no Paul tells us what it looks like when God has abandoned His people. He lets them do whatever their hearts desire and it’s not a pretty sight to see! We can look back in history and learn from their mistakes and see how they paid the price because of their sinful choices. Israel is a great example and so is Rome, which is whom Paul is writing this letter to. Israel was God’s chosen people in the Old Testament and yet they became so wicked and sinful, God abandoned them and after they wouldn’t listen to the warnings of the prophets, God allowed their enemy to come in and destroy the holy Temple and wipe Jerusalem off the face of the earth! Rome collapsed from the inside out because they were sinful and lived the way the wanted to live. They couldn’t give a rip about God and what He wanted. Has God abandoned the United States? abandon, Jews. Old, Testament, Temple, Rome, United States, sin, wicked Paul tells us what it looks like when God has abandoned His people. He lets them do whatever their hearts desire and it’s not a pretty sight to see! We can look back in history and learn from their mistakes and see how they paid the price because of their sinful choices. Israel is a great example and so is Rome, which is whom Paul is writing this letter to. Israel was God’s chosen people in the Old Testament and yet they became so wicked and sinful, God abandoned them and after they wouldn’t listen to the warnings of the prophets, God allowed their enemy to come in and destroy the holy Temple and wipe Jerusalem off the face of the earth! Rome collapsed from the inside out because they were sinful and lived the way the wanted to live. They couldn’t give a rip about God and what He wanted. Has God abandoned the United States?

]]> Paul tells us what it looks like when God has abandoned His people. He lets them do whatever their hearts desire and it’s not a pretty sight to see! We can look back in history and learn from their mistakes and see how they paid the price because of their sinful choices. Israel is a great example and so is Rome, which is whom Paul is writing this letter to. Israel was God’s chosen people in the Old Testament and yet they became so wicked and sinful, God abandoned them and after they wouldn’t listen to the warnings of the prophets, God allowed their enemy to come in and destroy the holy Temple and wipe Jerusalem off the face of the earth! Rome collapsed from the inside out because they were sinful and lived the way the wanted to live. They couldn’t give a rip about God and what He wanted. Has God abandoned the United States?

]]> Episode 270: Romans 1 Part 2 We Need Encouragement! https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/270 b57161ea-403c-436a-ac80-166e39d36046 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker 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! 33:40 no 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. church, Rome, encourage, encouragement, edify, edification, Spirit, spiritual, gifts 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Episode 268: Introduction to Romans https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/268 a52fe11c-61a0-4768-b9cc-89b38a496184 Mon, 29 May 2023 20:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker An Introduction to the Book of Romans 23:01 no We are going to start the book of Romans so in this podcast I give a brief summary using material from Chuck Swindoll of Insight For Living Ministries, GotQuestions dot org, and a professor from Rochester by the name of Professor Henry F Burton from his work entitled, "Rome in Paul's Day." Paul, Romans, Rome, church, righteousness, Jesus, sinner We are going to start the book of Romans so in this podcast I give a brief summary using material from Chuck Swindoll of Insight For Living Ministries, GotQuestions dot org, and a professor from Rochester by the name of Professor Henry F Burton from his work entitled, "Rome in Paul's Day."

]]> We are going to start the book of Romans so in this podcast I give a brief summary using material from Chuck Swindoll of Insight For Living Ministries, GotQuestions dot org, and a professor from Rochester by the name of Professor Henry F Burton from his work entitled, "Rome in Paul's Day."

]]> Episode 94: Acts 26 thru 28 To Rome We Go! https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/94 cea9eb05-9b41-4838-924c-6fc231915f7a Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker And that's a wrap on the Book of Acts...It ends with Paul telling the Jews in Rome that Jesus is the Messiah... 31:06 no Paul has an opportunity to share his defense with Agrippa and as he does, Agrippa comes to the conclusion that Paul could have been set free that day if he had not appealed to Caesar. But since he did, the book of Acts continues with Luke giving us a lot of details of the trip to Rome; how the weather was, where they sailed to and from, the storm that tore the ship the pieces, and even how the guests on the island of Malta treated them so well. He ends the book with Paul having a discussion with the Jewish leaders in Rome about Jesus and how he is the Messiah that the prophets wrote about. As usual, some believed but many didn't and Paul tells them that the Gentiles are more open than they are and that's who will continue to share the message of Jesus with. What happens after Acts 28? You can Google that because people smarter than me have taken pieces of history and scripture and came up with what they believed happened including Paul being set free and preaching in Spain! But unfortunately it comes to an end when Paul, along with many other Christians, are persecuted for their faith and he is beheaded under Nero's reign in 68AD. The question for you is: What are you going to do with the message of Jesus? Believe and live for him? Or reject and do your own thing? Paul, Jesus, Rome, Nero, persecution, Malta Paul has an opportunity to share his defense with Agrippa and as he does, Agrippa comes to the conclusion that Paul could have been set free that day if he had not appealed to Caesar. But since he did, the book of Acts continues with Luke giving us a lot of details of the trip to Rome; how the weather was, where they sailed to and from, the storm that tore the ship the pieces, and even how the guests on the island of Malta treated them so well. He ends the book with Paul having a discussion with the Jewish leaders in Rome about Jesus and how he is the Messiah that the prophets wrote about. As usual, some believed but many didn't and Paul tells them that the Gentiles are more open than they are and that's who will continue to share the message of Jesus with. What happens after Acts 28? You can Google that because people smarter than me have taken pieces of history and scripture and came up with what they believed happened including Paul being set free and preaching in Spain! But unfortunately it comes to an end when Paul, along with many other Christians, are persecuted for their faith and he is beheaded under Nero's reign in 68AD. The question for you is: What are you going to do with the message of Jesus? Believe and live for him? Or reject and do your own thing?

]]> Paul has an opportunity to share his defense with Agrippa and as he does, Agrippa comes to the conclusion that Paul could have been set free that day if he had not appealed to Caesar. But since he did, the book of Acts continues with Luke giving us a lot of details of the trip to Rome; how the weather was, where they sailed to and from, the storm that tore the ship the pieces, and even how the guests on the island of Malta treated them so well. He ends the book with Paul having a discussion with the Jewish leaders in Rome about Jesus and how he is the Messiah that the prophets wrote about. As usual, some believed but many didn't and Paul tells them that the Gentiles are more open than they are and that's who will continue to share the message of Jesus with. What happens after Acts 28? You can Google that because people smarter than me have taken pieces of history and scripture and came up with what they believed happened including Paul being set free and preaching in Spain! But unfortunately it comes to an end when Paul, along with many other Christians, are persecuted for their faith and he is beheaded under Nero's reign in 68AD. The question for you is: What are you going to do with the message of Jesus? Believe and live for him? Or reject and do your own thing?

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