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GRINDIT podcast
Hosted by Randall Tucker · EN
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.
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Episode 572: 1 Corinthians 10 Part 4 Don’t Be Fooled By Freedom
Today00:43:22Tap to summarizeThe believers at Corinth believe that since they have decided to follow Jesus and he has given them freedom from the bondage of sin, they can do whatever they want. In their culture, just like ours, temptation is all around them, everywhere they go. Temples with prostitutes are seen from any direction, meat sacrificed to idols is being sold in restaurants and marketplaces, and with their freedom they have in Jesus, they tend to give into temptations and sin. Paul says, “Yes, you have freedom in Christ, but not all freedoms are beneficial. The King James Version says they are not all expedient and edifying. Yes, we have been set free from sin by Jesus, but there are other people to think about, and this is what Paul is saying. Don’t let your freedom cause others to sin!
Transcribe →Episode 571: 1 Corinthians 10 Part 3 Temptation Is Not Sin
3d ago00:39:44Tap to summarizePaul tells the believers in Corinth, “If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall.” Why does he say this? Because some of these believers think they have a ticket to do anything they want since they started following Jesus but what Paul is emphasizing to them is this is not the case! They must stop sinning which is what he will plainly tell them later on. He tells them here that God makes a way of escaping temptation. You can so no and flee! Get out of there, out of the situation that has led you to be tempted! Being tempted is not a sin for Jesus was tempted in the wilderness by Satan but he never sinned, and this same Jesus who overcame the enemy and his temptations, has defeated him, and he lives in us through the Holy Spirit! Go and sin no more!
Transcribe →Episode 570: 1 Corinthians 10 Part 2 Take Heed Lest You Fall
1w ago00:32:02Tap to summarizeThe church at Corinth was filled with people who loved sin yet they had said “Yes!” to Jesus and Paul calls them holy. This entire letter is Paul answering questions for them that tries to correct their sinful choices as they continue to give into temptations. The believers in Corinth were very prideful and arrogant, they were products of their culture, yet they are full of the Holy Spirit and should have a change in their behavior that is opposite of their culture. They all believed they were in good standing with God even though they were living in sin so Paul tells them, “Take heed” or “Pay close attention...” because if you don’t, you are going to fall.
Transcribe →Episode 569: 1 Corinthians 10 Part 1 Remember...
1w ago00:51:59Tap to summarizeI cannot tell you how many times someone has come to me and said, “Remember when...” and they give me a bunch of details about something that happened to us as kids. The problem is, I cannot remember anything about the event. I can’t remember it even happening! How can they remember so many details about it and I can’t even remember it happening at all? The problem is with me...I forget things easily and this is what Paul is telling the church. Y’all need to look at the past, the history of your ancestors and learn from their mistakes. You are continuing the same path they were on and God punished them for their sin. You do not want God to punish you for sin so quit giving into the temptations and run to God. The one who provides everything for you including a perfect sacrifice, His son, that washes away your sin!
Transcribe →Episode 568: 1 Corinthians 9 Part 4 Buffet Yourself And Stay Away From the Buffet!
2w ago00:46:54Tap to summarizePaul was a small man according to how people describe him in 2 Corinthians 10:10. But I think there is a reason for this. He was disciplined in his life just like an athlete. He maintained good health by eating right and getting lots of exercise with all the traveling he is doing. He had to be in shape to endure all the things he suffered, from being stoned, beaten, flogged, and shipwrecked, yet he continued to travel on in the name of Jesus! He practiced what he preached because he didn’t want others to consider him a castaway, which means he didn’t want others to reject his message because the way his body looked or how his life looked. He disciplined himself spiritually and physically for the sake of the gospel.
Transcribe →Episode 567: 1 Corinthians 9 Part 3 Finding Common Ground
2w ago01:02:08Tap to summarizeIf you want to share the gospel with someone, and you should want to share it with as many people as possible, then you have to find common ground with the person or people. Paul says when he is with the weak, he is weak; when he is with the Jews, he lives as a Jew; when he is with Gentiles, he lives as a Gentile. He isn’t saying to cross the line into sin with the people you are trying to reach, but he is saying, “Find some common ground.” The only way to do that is hang out with someone and get to know them, their likes and dislikes, and when you discover something you have in common, dive deep into that subject and find a way to work Jesus into the congregation!
Transcribe →Episode 566: 1 Corinthians 9 Part 2 Should Preachers Get Paid?
3w ago00:42:02Tap to summarizeOne of the biggest debates in churches today is, “Should preachers get paid?” and if they should, then how much? Where do you draw the line? Is he to make more than the average income of the congregation? And why do churches hide the preacher’s salary in the budget? Why do they not make it public? People see these megachurch preachers with their ginormous houses, private jets, owning their own jet, the fancy cars they drive and completely turned off from the gospel because of their extravagant lifestyle. Paul says he doesn’t get paid for preaching the gospel, however, he was supported at times by some of the churches he started. They would send a monetary gift to him even though he never asked for it. So yes, preachers should get paid, but the question becomes “How much?”
Transcribe →Episode 565: 1 Corinthians 9 Part 1 Paul Defends His Authority
4w ago00:36:39Tap to summarizeThere were 12 original, hand-picked disciples of Jesus until Judas died by suicide. After he died, Peter said, “Boys, there has to be 12 so we need to fill this vacancy!” So they chose two men who met the qualifications to be an apostle, “they had to be with Jesus from the beginning when he started his ministry and they had to witness his resurrection.” Mathias was chosen to replace Judas by casting lots. Guess who wasn’t there?!?! The man who was persecuting these Jesus followers—Saul who later became Paul! So there is a good reason for the people to question his authority...or is it? Paul saw Jesus and was commissioned by him to take the gospel to the Gentiles, and just like the original disciples, Paul was confirming his message with miracles. Yet, Paul continued to humble himself in order to win others to Christ!
Transcribe →Episode 564: 1 Corinthians 8 Part 2 Hold The Meat And Just Give Me Buns
4w ago00:44:55Tap to summarizeChrist has set us free from sin, yes, but do we have freedom? Can we do anything we want? No! And this is Paul’s point in chapter 8. If a weaker believer sees another believer eating in the food court at the pagan temple, they may believe it is OK for them to do the same thing, but in doing so, they have violated their conscience because they believe it is a sin to eat meat that was used in a pagan sacrifice, which Paul says is a sin. Not only is it a sin for the one violating their conscience, it is a sin by the one who caused the weaker believer to stumble! This is why Paul says, “If eating meat is going to cause others to stumble, then I simply won’t eat meat.”
Transcribe →Episode 563: 1 Corinthians 8 Part 1 I Can Do Whatever I Want...Not!
Jun 900:39:19Tap to summarizePaul has been asked a question about eating meat that has been sacrificed to idols. In his response to the church at Corinth, he keeps bringing up their “Superior knowledge” about the subject at hand. Jews would have God’s law concerning which food to eat and not eat, while the Gentiles didn’t have any laws and ate whatever they wanted. Paul is comparing the stronger believer to the weaker believer and he tells the stronger believer that can’t do whatever they want concerning eating this meat because it may cause the weaker believer to fall into sin! Then he really lowers the boom when he tells them that they should be showing God’s love to the weaker believer which is a unconditional love.
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