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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 576: 1 Corinthians 11 Part 4 Head Coverings, Hair, and Culture Part 2
1w ago00:44:36Tap to summarizePaul tells the men they should not wear a head covering while telling the women to wear one. Then he says the women have long hair for a covering and men should not have long hair. Is this even an issue in the church for today? Is this a “culture” thing? We like to say it is because in our western church culture in 2026, this is not an issue. Very few women wear a head covering and when they do, it’s a hat. With men, some wear hats during services, including preachers and worship leaders, and some men have long hair which goes totally against what Paul says! So, what is the deal? And how can we pick and choose what is cultural and what is not? For example, Paul says a woman is not permitted to speak yet even in this chapter he is talking about women praying! We discuss it all in this episode... www.thegote.org www.marygamboamusic.com
Transcribe →Episode 575: 1 Corinthians 11 Part 3 Head coverings, Hair, and Culture Part 1
1w ago00:34:18Tap to summarizePaul tells the men they should not wear a head covering while telling the women to wear one. Then he says the women have long hair for a covering and men should not have long hair. Is this even an issue in the church for today? Is this a “culture” thing? We like to say it is because in our western church culture in 2026, this is not an issue. Very few women wear a head covering and when they do, it’s a hat. With men, some wear hats during services, including preachers and worship leaders, and some men have long hair which goes totally against what Paul says! So, what is the deal? And how can we pick and choose what is cultural and what is not? For example, Paul says a woman is not permitted to speak yet even in this chapter he is talking about women praying! We discuss it all in this episode...
Transcribe →Episode 574: 1 Corinthians 11 Part 2 God, Man, Woman...The Order of Authority
2w ago00:40:27Tap to summarizePaul is going to bring order to the chaos at the church in Corinth. Since we started studying this letter, we have seen all kinds of chaos in this church and it is going to get worse before it gets better. Paul begins to instruct them how to conduct themselves as they come together as one body and he immediately establishes the order of authority which tells me there were some women who were out of order and dishonoring the authority God has set in place. Any time this takes place, chaos ensues. Paul goes back to Creation when God created the human race, the order He created male and female and how He created male and female. God created the male human being then placed him in the Garden of Eden. Then He took a rib from the male human being, and created a female human being. This is why Paul says God is the ultimate authority, man is next in authority, then the female. In today’s society, we try to re-establish authority and it does not line up with God’s will, whether we like that or not.
Transcribe →Episode 573: 1 Corinthians 11 Part 1 Follow My Lead
2w ago00:31:47Tap to summarizePaul says to the church at Corinth, “Imitate me as I imitate Christ.” The word in the Greek is where we get our word “mimic.” Paul is saying that he has such a close relationship with Jesus that he mimics him in everything he does and therefore, he can say to the believers, “Y’all mimic me because I am mimicking, I am acting just like Jesus.” Can we say that? Are we acting just like Jesus? What if someone was to follow your lead? Where would you lead them? To Jesus? Away from Jesus? Is your walk with Christ like a rollercoaster, up and down, turning all around, then back to the station? Or is it solid, trustworthy, stable, steady so that you can lead others to the immovable stone, the solid rock, Jesus?
Transcribe →Episode 572: 1 Corinthians 10 Part 4 Don’t Be Fooled By Freedom
3w ago00:43:22Tap 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
3w 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
4w 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...
Jun 3000:51:59Tap 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!
Jun 2600:46:54Tap 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
Jun 2301:02:08Tap 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!
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