Two men asked Jesus the same question. Did He give them the same answer? "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" It's not surprising that both the Lawyer and the Ruler came up with the same question. It's what every human being needs to know: "What must I do to be saved?" "How can I enter into the Kingdom of Heaven?" But the answer we get back may depend on what we're willing to hear, and Who we believe is speaking. Here's Jim with Part 1 of his sermon, Focus on Loving God. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS08042021_0.mp3Scripture References: Luke 10; Matthew 22 

Right Start Radio with Pastor Jim Custer

Focus On Loving God - Part 1 of 3

The first thing we do, let's school all the lawyers! Yes, Shakespeare had a different verb in there, I think. The legal beagle in this encounter wasn't an attorney in the Roman justice system; he was an expert in religious law. But, like those who work with our legal code, these "lawyers" could twist the text into unrecognizable shapes, making ever-smaller loopholes. Jesus would clear up a complex legal question with a story. We'll start at Luke 10:27 with Jim. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS08032021_0.mp3Scripture References: Luke 10 

Called To Bare Witness - Part 3 of 3

We see Jesus heading straight for Jerusalem and crucifixion, but the Cross was not His target! The Lord's ultimate goal was not Calvary; He was aiming toward something beyond that. And it was past the Resurrection, as well. As we'll see Him today in Luke chapter 10, Jesus is putting in place things that will be needed after His Ascension! In His way are the devil, the religious elite... and a legal scholar with a question. Jim brings us the middle segment of his sermon, Called to Bear Witness. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS08022021_0.mp3Scripture References: Luke 10 

Called To Bare Witness - Part 2 of 3

We know a great deal about "the Twelve." But what about "the Seventy?" Called to Bear Witness is the sermon we'll begin today. It refers to the Seventy ambassadors that Jesus sent out ahead of Him - and once again we're exploring information that only Luke gives us. If the number "70" seems familiar to you, you might be remembering that God gave Moses seventy elders of Israel to help shoulder his burden - and that that earlier episode was connected with judgment. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07302021_0.mp3Scripture References: Luke 10 

Called To Bare Witness - Part 1 of 3

Imagine if Jesus had ministered, not 3 years, but 30 years! What if the Devil had said, "OK, Jesus, go to the Cross, but what's Your hurry? Just put of off a bit. Think of all the good You could do." It is surprising that Christ walked so quickly and so persistently toward Calvary. We'll get a better understanding of that, today. Previously Jim gave us 4 divisions of the Gospel of Luke. Here's a big pivot-point in Luke's narrative: the Mount of Transfiguration. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07292021_0.mp3Scripture References: Luke 

Breaking Down The Book Of Luke - Part 3 of 3

From the lake, to the mountain! It sounds like we're taking an outdoorsy vacation, but we're really just walking through selected scenes from the Gospel of Luke. Of the 4 large divisions of this book that Jim gave us yesterday, we're now in the second segment: the "General Ministry of Jesus." And even here Luke gives us some details that would have otherwise been lost. We'll end up on the Mount of Transfiguration, but let's start on the lake, where Peter has just caught 2 boatloads of fish. We're in Luke, chapter 5 with Jim. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07282021_0.mp3Scripture References: Luke 

Breaking Down The Book Of Luke - Part 2 of 3

Some of us have been known to stare at a map for a few minutes before we realize it's upside-down. We've got to get our bearings, whether we're looking at a map or a blueprint or a book, like the Bible. And those of us who grew up in Sunday School, hearing these exciting but disconnected stories about Jesus - we need to dig deeper and understand the structure of what we're reading. How do the stories fit together, to form a greater message? Today Jim will open a new sermon called, Breaking Down the Book of Luke. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07272021_0.mp3Scripture References: Luke 

Breaking Down The Book Of Luke - Part 1 of 3

Guess who's coming to dinner? A Pharisee hosted a meal at his home and invited that Rabbi everyone was talking about - some said He was even a prophet. But an uninvited guest crashed the party. Luke discreetly calls her a "sinner," but we can guess by the Pharisee's reaction what those sins may have been. The fuse had been lit for a moral and theological explosion. But first, let's review a bit of Friday's broadcast to get us back up to speed. Here's Jim in the Gospel of Luke. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07262021_0.mp3Scripture References: Acts1; Luke 

The First Narrative Of Jesus - Part 3 of 3

You have a 'To Do' list, and some of the items have been there a long time. Jesus had a 'Must' list. Yesterday we started picking out the times in Luke's Gospel when the Lord said He was constrained to do something. We'll complete our list of 11 "Musts," today. More than one of them have to do with fulfilling Scripture. Jesus made the startling statement that all of it - all 39 books of the Old Testament - must be accomplished. That's a pretty thorough list. Here's Jim with more of, The First Narrative of Jesus. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07232021_0.mp3Scripture References: Acts1; Luke 

The First Narrative Of Jesus - Part 2 of 3

We won't have meaning in our lives without a mission. We're stressed. We feel like a little too much is expected of us, sometimes - or much too much. But the pressure of responsibility is a distinguishing feature of Jesus' ministry, as noted by Luke. Today we begin a short series on The Life and Work of Dr. Luke. He gave us some observations that none of the other Evangelists did. We'll look at those, and more, beginning with Jim's sermon, The First Narrative of Jesus. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07222021_0.mp3Scripture References: Acts1; Luke 

The First Narrative Of Jesus - Part 1 of 3

John may not have invented baptism, but he sure did popularize it! The Jews were familiar with ritual washings, and they used to baptize their new converts to Judaism. John used it as a sign of repentance and commitment to a new way of life. When Christ and Christians adopted water baptism, the symbolism grew much deeper, but it all goes back to what John was doing in the wilderness. Let's rejoin Jim's sermon, No One Greater than John, as the Lord is arguing with the Pharisees in Matthew 22. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07212021_0.mp3Scripture References: Luke 7; Matthew 21 & 22 

No One Greater Than John - Part 3 of 3

Let's talk about sons! Boys - what can you do with them? If you've got 2 sons, one will say "Yes, sir," and then disobey; the other one will say "No," and then obey. Jesus has some thoughts about those lads. Then He tells another parable involving a son, and has a question about the Son of David. But first, let's recap, as Jim's talking about Jesus cleansing the Temple. We're in Matthew 21, verse 12. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07202021_0.mp3Scripture References: Luke 7; Matthew 21 & 22 

No One Greater Than John - Part 2 of 3

Are you going up to the Temple...or going down to the river? Change is difficult for human beings, and the change that John was instituting was epic. If you were used to sacrificing an animal to cover a sin - and this had to be done by a priest, in the prescribed way, in only one place - then water baptism must have seemed very strange. God was doing a new thing. And change is difficult. Pastor Jim will talk about the "new way of righteousness" in his sermon, No One Greater than John. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07192021_0.mp3Scripture References: Luke 7; Matthew 21 & 22 

No One Greater Than John - Part 1 of 3

There are two kinds of people in the world: The wet, and the dry! We may be balk at dividing all of humanity into two groups, but God does not. The Great Divide is between His kids, and the children of the devil; the saved and the lost. In Israel during Jesus' ministry the two crucial categories were: those who had been baptized by John, and those who had not - the "wet," and the "dry." That decision changed everything. Here's Jim to complete his message, Jesus Continues John's Example Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07162021_0.mp3Scripture References: John 3; Luke 7; John 5 

Jesus Continues John's Example - Part 2 of 2

For a while the ministries of John and Jesus were contemporaneous; but they were never competitive. Some people imagine that the huggable Jesus came to tear down the religion of the grumpy God of the Old Testament. No way: the Lord didn't even take issue with the prophet we call John the Baptist. He took the baton from John in stride. Their two ministries are like two gears that mesh perfectly. There was continuity, not conflict, from the Old to the New, and that's what Pastor Jim will show us today and tomorrow. Here's Part 1 of a sermon called, Jesus Continues John's Example. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS07152021_0.mp3Scripture References: John 3; Luke 7; John 5 

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Right Start Radio with Pastor Jim Custer

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