This 7-message series from Pastor Jim consists of the following titles:The Promise The Holy Spirit The Peter Principle The Signature of God The Power Of One Barnabas The Growing Church This series can be purchased as a CD boxed set for $37 by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen to the individual messages online or download them for free.

The Peter Principle - Part 1 of 2

Are you living beyond your abilities? We hope so! If you're over a certain age, you remember a book called The Peter Principle, by Laurence J. Peter. The shorthand for the basic idea is that, in the corporate world, a person is promoted past his or her skill level - we "rise to our level of incompetence." Pastor Jim has a twist on that title, starting with the Apostle Peter, and showing that the early Christians met needs that were beyond their human capacity to fill.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.
Air Date
Message
CA-0422-07: The Peter Principle
Scripture References
Acts 2, 3-5
Series
Christ Collides With Culture

The Holy Spirit - Part 3 of 3

It wasn't the tongues of Pentecost that impressed unbelievers most; it was the togetherness. Even today we marvel at the description of those early believers: having all things in common, devoted to the Apostles' teaching, fellowship and prayer; they were clearly changed from the inside out. And it was all because of the gift of the Spirit that Pastor Jim has been describing from Acts 2. When the Promise of the Father came, He came not just for the Jews, but for everyone.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.
Air Date
Message
CP-0416-07: The Holy Spirit
Scripture References
Acts 1 & 2
Series
Christ Collides With Culture

The Holy Spirit - Part 2 of 3

It's good to remember that the gift given at Pentecost wasn't "tongues," but the Holy Spirit. The controversies surrounding "tongues" should drive us all to search the Scriptures more carefully. And when we look closely at Acts chapter 2, we may notice that Pentecost was a unique event, given for a specific purpose. Pastor Jim picks up at verse 3, just after the sound of a rushing wind had filled the house.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.
Air Date
Message
CP-0416-07: The Holy Spirit
Scripture References
Acts 1 & 2
Series
Christ Collides With Culture

The Holy Spirit - Part 1 of 3

"Many Christians act as if the Holy Spirit died in the first century." You can tell by the opening quote that we won't be mincing words in our study of the Holy Spirit. Without being immersed in this "Promise of the Father," we'd be like the believers in the Old Testament era - we would have faith, but little power. We'd be unable to do the work that Jesus called us to do.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.
Air Date
Message
CP-0416-07: The Holy Spirit
Scripture References
Acts 1 & 2
Series
Christ Collides With Culture

The Promise - Part 2 of 2

We daydream about what it would be like to walk and talk with Jesus like His first disciples did - but He told them, "It's to your advantage that I go away!" To have the Spirit of Jesus inside us is our privilege, post-Pentecost. Well, what are some of the benefits of that kind of relationship? What have we misunderstood? And how can we properly yield control and responsibility to Him?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.
Air Date
Message
CA-0415-07: The Promise
Scripture References
Acts 1-2
Series
Christ Collides With Culture

The Promise - Part 1 of 2

You and I cannot live the Christian life! There may be a lot of people trying to be holy without the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised that we wouldn't have to transform ourselves by ourselves; that He would send the Counselor, the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth to change us from the inside out.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.
Air Date
Message
CA-0415-07: The Promise
Scripture References
Acts 1-2
Series
Christ Collides With Culture

The Growing Church

The early church had some conflicts to resolve - just like we do. In the book of Acts we see God working supernaturally through people by His Spirit, but we also see humans being humans, with all their personal quirks and prejudices. They had no precedents to help them solve their problems, they had no infallible man to dictate a course of action. Luke records the messy but glorious way they made those first, crucial decisions.

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Catalog Number
CP-0507-07
Scripture References
Acts 6 & 8
Series
Christ Collides With Culture
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Barnabas

If God has created you to be a rose, why would you think He wants to turn you into a lilac? The flower analogy is meant to expose a common flaw in our thinking when we try to discern the will of God for our lives. If you were born in a certain place with a specific set of natural traits and a definite kind of personality, maybe those - and not some special revelation - are indicators of how you can "blossom." That's how one Regular Joe was used of God, and he was used very mightily indeed. Today Pastor Jim takes us back to the book of Acts for a closer look at Barnabas.

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Catalog Number
CP-0430-07
Scripture References
Acts 11
Series
Christ Collides With Culture
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The Power Of One

Sure, Peter could do extraordinary things after being filled with the Spirit - he was...you know...Peter. But what about an ordinary Joe, like you and me? Today we'll look at the spiritual gift that had the most impact on the early church, and the person who best exemplified that gift. He wasn't an elite Apostle from Jesus' inner circle; he was just a regular guy, and his name really was Joe. At least at first. We meet him in Acts 4, verse 36

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Catalog Number
CA-0429-07
Scripture References
Acts 11
Series
Christ Collides With Culture
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The Signature of God

Jesus didn't come to give us "fire insurance." So what is His gift? Too often we oversimplify God's gift to us through Christ. We think of it as "salvation," or even "eternal life," by which we mean an escape from hell. And that's important! ...but the life He offers is His own, divine life, lived through us. It's a life powered and led by the Holy Spirit.

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Catalog Number
CP-0423-07
Scripture References
John 17, Acts 2-4, Romans 8
Series
Christ Collides With Culture
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