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Right Start Radio is a ministry of the Grace Polaris Church of Columbus, Ohio, and was started over 40 years ago with Pastor Jim Custer producing and then delivering it to local radio stations. Today Right Start can be heard in Ohio, Northern Kentucky, Gainesville and New Plymouth, New Zealand. Right Start is an outreach ministry with a three-fold aim: 1) Stimulate an interest in understanding the Word of God among believers (Colossians 1:28). 2) Strengthen local churches by providing a teac ...
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Many experts would not rank this among the top 5 inflection points of history. But they would be wrong. The world was never the same after: the Resurrection, the Crucifixion, God's covenant with Abraham, His commandments though Moses - and the Lord's promises to David. Your list may vary, but that last item deserves a hearing. The headlines today -…
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If you plug your ears long enough, God will stop speaking. The silence that King Saul was getting from heaven couldn't have come at a worse time. The entire nation was in peril. But he had worn out the patience of the Infinite One. He had treated God's message and His messengers with contempt, and now he would know the contempt of Heaven. There is …
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David was cornered by Saul, but Saul was cornered by God. It would be more accurate to say that King Saul had painted himself into a corner by ignoring all divine instruction and correction. Now he found himself with no answers. His life had begun full of promise, but it would end in tragedy. And that's a familiar story arc, not just for kings, but…
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David lied; people died. The story told in 1 Samuel 21 and 22 is a story of treachery, tyranny, and desperation. We might judge that, under the circumstances, a little fib to save our skins would be OK. Better than OK - justified. Under the circumstances. And then comes another lie, and then a whole string of falsehoods. A townful of innocent peopl…
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King...psalmist...liar. David, David, David! The youngest son of Jesse doesn't seem like the "man after God's own heart," sometimes. He struggles with the same spiritual questions that we do, and then he takes the devil's bait and falls to temptation, just like we do. He is fallible. But, he is teachable! Our David series continues today with Part …
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If you desire God's best, you'll spend some time in the wilderness! Jesus, Paul, Moses - and the man on our minds at the moment, David - all spent a season in the desert.That isn't a coincidence. Yesterday Jim began a sermon called, Choosing God's Best, and he pointed out several characteristics of a person "after God's own heart." We'll see today …
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God can play His song through us - but only if we're "tuned." David, the "man after God's own heart," will be our subject of study for the next few weeks. And today Jim will show us what that phrase means. The "sweet psalmist of Israel" would have appreciated the illustration of an instrument tuned to the right pitch, resonating beautifully, just a…
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