web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:53:28 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) GRINDIT podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Worker” https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/worker Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -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 509: 2 Timothy 2 Part 2 Man’s Ideas or God’s Word? https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/509 f673f4a8-6218-4315-8b2e-175984b25b1e Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Be cautious of teachings from the 1500s to 1600s! Stick with the word of God instead of some man's doctrines! 30:10 no How many times have you heard something like this, “You don’t have to do anything to be saved. Only believe.” I agree one hundred percent salvation is through faith in Christ given to us by his marvelous grace, but I am not sold on the “you don’t have to do anything” bit because if you are believing, you are doing something and Paul tells Timothy many things in chapter 2 that he must do in order to remain strong in his faith in Christ. In vs15 Paul tells Timothy to “work hard” and “be a good worker” so that he will “receive God’s approval.” James says that faith without works is dead. Most of this type of teaching came from a few people in the late 1500 to early 1600s. Believe what you will, but if I were you, I’d stick with the truth of God’s word over man’s opinion, especially when eternity is at stake! doctrine, teaching, leader, old school, eternity, work, worker, faith, grace, salvation, believe How many times have you heard something like this, “You don’t have to do anything to be saved. Only believe.” I agree one hundred percent salvation is through faith in Christ given to us by his marvelous grace, but I am not sold on the “you don’t have to do anything” bit because if you are believing, you are doing something and Paul tells Timothy many things in chapter 2 that he must do in order to remain strong in his faith in Christ. In vs15 Paul tells Timothy to “work hard” and “be a good worker” so that he will “receive God’s approval.” James says that faith without works is dead. Most of this type of teaching came from a few people in the late 1500 to early 1600s. Believe what you will, but if I were you, I’d stick with the truth of God’s word over man’s opinion, especially when eternity is at stake!

]]> How many times have you heard something like this, “You don’t have to do anything to be saved. Only believe.” I agree one hundred percent salvation is through faith in Christ given to us by his marvelous grace, but I am not sold on the “you don’t have to do anything” bit because if you are believing, you are doing something and Paul tells Timothy many things in chapter 2 that he must do in order to remain strong in his faith in Christ. In vs15 Paul tells Timothy to “work hard” and “be a good worker” so that he will “receive God’s approval.” James says that faith without works is dead. Most of this type of teaching came from a few people in the late 1500 to early 1600s. Believe what you will, but if I were you, I’d stick with the truth of God’s word over man’s opinion, especially when eternity is at stake!

]]> Episode 418: Colossians 1 Part 3 Step Right Up and Play! https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/418 e4ef3756-bfac-4abf-a72b-eca602e6f8d2 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker God has provided everything we need for salvation, for daily life, and for eternal life! 33:36 no Carnivals have games to play and they put out the biggest prizes that catch your attention only to get your money, have the game rigged where it’s hard to win, and if you do win, you get a much smaller prize than the ones they show. You have to play and win many times to get that big prize! But not with God! God paid the price for you to play the game, He makes winning easy, and you get the best prize ever—Jesus, and everything that comes with him, all the blessings, and eternal life in heaven! Step right up and play is the invitation and it’s a game you cannot lose because God has taken care of everything! Mary Gamboa Music: Nissi Band Radiate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKo33z1Gse8 nissi, carnival, carney, worker, circus, game, win, lose, prize, toy, stuffed animal, play Carnivals have games to play and they put out the biggest prizes that catch your attention only to get your money, have the game rigged where it’s hard to win, and if you do win, you get a much smaller prize than the ones they show. You have to play and win many times to get that big prize! But not with God! God paid the price for you to play the game, He makes winning easy, and you get the best prize ever—Jesus, and everything that comes with him, all the blessings, and eternal life in heaven! Step right up and play is the invitation and it’s a game you cannot lose because God has taken care of everything!

Mary Gamboa Music:
Nissi Band
Radiate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKo33z1Gse8

]]> Carnivals have games to play and they put out the biggest prizes that catch your attention only to get your money, have the game rigged where it’s hard to win, and if you do win, you get a much smaller prize than the ones they show. You have to play and win many times to get that big prize! But not with God! God paid the price for you to play the game, He makes winning easy, and you get the best prize ever—Jesus, and everything that comes with him, all the blessings, and eternal life in heaven! Step right up and play is the invitation and it’s a game you cannot lose because God has taken care of everything!

Mary Gamboa Music:
Nissi Band
Radiate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKo33z1Gse8

]]> Episode 250: Matthew 20 Part 1 It's Not Fair? https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/250 969d2ec9-b390-4c48-a612-a0097d77864f Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:00:00 -0400 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Whether the worker started early in the morning or late in the evening, they got paid the same. 39:13 no Peter asked Jesus a question after the rich young man had walked away and Jesus said it would be hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. He said, “We gave up everything. What will we get?” After answering Peter’s question, Jesus then gives a parable about an owner of a vineyard who continues to walk through town and hiring people to work at all times of the day. At the end of the day, those who were hired in the last hour got paid the same wage as those who started work in the early morning hours. Although it doesn’t seem fair to our human way of thinking, anybody that accepts the invitation from the owner of the vineyard gets paid the same…we get to enjoy spending eternity in heaven with God! wage, money, pay, check, currency, vineyard, owner, worker, kingdom Peter asked Jesus a question after the rich young man had walked away and Jesus said it would be hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. He said, “We gave up everything. What will we get?” After answering Peter’s question, Jesus then gives a parable about an owner of a vineyard who continues to walk through town and hiring people to work at all times of the day. At the end of the day, those who were hired in the last hour got paid the same wage as those who started work in the early morning hours. Although it doesn’t seem fair to our human way of thinking, anybody that accepts the invitation from the owner of the vineyard gets paid the same…we get to enjoy spending eternity in heaven with God!

]]> Peter asked Jesus a question after the rich young man had walked away and Jesus said it would be hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. He said, “We gave up everything. What will we get?” After answering Peter’s question, Jesus then gives a parable about an owner of a vineyard who continues to walk through town and hiring people to work at all times of the day. At the end of the day, those who were hired in the last hour got paid the same wage as those who started work in the early morning hours. Although it doesn’t seem fair to our human way of thinking, anybody that accepts the invitation from the owner of the vineyard gets paid the same…we get to enjoy spending eternity in heaven with God!

]]> Episode 222: Matthew 10 From Spectator to Participator https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/222 6de29998-b72e-46e4-8d9c-0ff7952f2936 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker Up until this point the disciples have been spectators but now they get to be participators! 43:30 no Jesus hand picked 12 men to be his closest disciples and in Matthew 10, we learn their names. Not only that, but we see Jesus giving them the authority to heal the sick and cast out demons as they go to the villages nearby and preach the kingdom of God has come. Up until this point they have been spectators but now they get to be participators! Jesus tells therm the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. Nothing much has changed 2000 years later. The harvest is still ready and the workers are still few and far between. Let's get to work! spectator, participator, participate, harvest, worker, kingdom Jesus hand picked 12 men to be his closest disciples and in Matthew 10, we learn their names. Not only that, but we see Jesus giving them the authority to heal the sick and cast out demons as they go to the villages nearby and preach the kingdom of God has come. Up until this point they have been spectators but now they get to be participators! Jesus tells therm the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. Nothing much has changed 2000 years later. The harvest is still ready and the workers are still few and far between. Let's get to work!

]]> Jesus hand picked 12 men to be his closest disciples and in Matthew 10, we learn their names. Not only that, but we see Jesus giving them the authority to heal the sick and cast out demons as they go to the villages nearby and preach the kingdom of God has come. Up until this point they have been spectators but now they get to be participators! Jesus tells therm the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. Nothing much has changed 2000 years later. The harvest is still ready and the workers are still few and far between. Let's get to work!

]]> Episode 126: Luke 9 Part 1 The Miracle Worker https://grinditpodcast.fireside.fm/126 d77d9e72-c931-45f9-afdb-90db45092909 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 03:00:00 -0500 Randall Tucker full Randall Tucker God can and does still work miracles today but we need to look for the Miracle Worker instead of the miracle! 34:14 no Have you ever wished you could walk into hospitals and lay hands on every person in it and heal them? Just bring so much joy to those who are suffering and to heal them from their pain? Maybe you, yourself, or a loved one has dealt with a life challenge and you would heal that situation. The fact is there is something greater than miracles…the Miracle Worker! Jesus! Jesus is who we should be focused on and not the miracles. Jesus gave the disciples the power and authority to work miracles and cast out demons but the reason he did so was to enable them to go into villages and tell the people about the Kingdom of God and as they told the message, they could back it up with evidence by working a miracle. God can and does still work miracles today but we need to look for the Miracle Worker instead of the miracle because if the miracle doesn’t happen, the Miracle Worker will still save us and bring us on home to be with him in heaven so either way, it’s a win-win! miracle, worker, Jesus, heal, hospital Have you ever wished you could walk into hospitals and lay hands on every person in it and heal them? Just bring so much joy to those who are suffering and to heal them from their pain? Maybe you, yourself, or a loved one has dealt with a life challenge and you would heal that situation. The fact is there is something greater than miracles…the Miracle Worker! Jesus! Jesus is who we should be focused on and not the miracles. Jesus gave the disciples the power and authority to work miracles and cast out demons but the reason he did so was to enable them to go into villages and tell the people about the Kingdom of God and as they told the message, they could back it up with evidence by working a miracle. God can and does still work miracles today but we need to look for the Miracle Worker instead of the miracle because if the miracle doesn’t happen, the Miracle Worker will still save us and bring us on home to be with him in heaven so either way, it’s a win-win!

]]> Have you ever wished you could walk into hospitals and lay hands on every person in it and heal them? Just bring so much joy to those who are suffering and to heal them from their pain? Maybe you, yourself, or a loved one has dealt with a life challenge and you would heal that situation. The fact is there is something greater than miracles…the Miracle Worker! Jesus! Jesus is who we should be focused on and not the miracles. Jesus gave the disciples the power and authority to work miracles and cast out demons but the reason he did so was to enable them to go into villages and tell the people about the Kingdom of God and as they told the message, they could back it up with evidence by working a miracle. God can and does still work miracles today but we need to look for the Miracle Worker instead of the miracle because if the miracle doesn’t happen, the Miracle Worker will still save us and bring us on home to be with him in heaven so either way, it’s a win-win!

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