Jesus' death was not like ours. But in another way, ours can be like His! Sorry to pose a brain teaser to you on a Monday, but we've been looking at another riddle: the Lord's statement about "a little while...and a little while." And like all riddles, the solution will require us to expand our minds, and think differently. On Friday Pastor Jim took us back behind the closed doors of the Upper Room in John chapter 16, as Jesus again predicted His death and resurrection.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.

Not everything that's "little" is small! Some little things are actually large in importance. And, more to the point, when God talks about a "little while," it can seem like a long while to us. So what did Jesus mean with his minor riddle about a "little," and another "little?" It has major significance for the Disciples - and for us, as we'll find out today. Pastor Jim will take us once more to the Upper Room Discourse, for Part 1 of a message called, The Gift that God Gives.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.

"God only knows." All our human knowledge wouldn't fill a thimble in the infinite ocean of "things to know." But the omniscient One is acquainted with everything in His creation. That's basic. The surprising thing is that God is willing to share His information with us! Yesterday Jim said that the Holy Spirit has come to teach us all things; to remind us of God's works; and to guide us into all the truth. Today we'll learn two more mission-objectives of the Spirit.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.

If the Holy Spirit is our "Helper," how will He help? Spirits - including the Holy Spirit - are mysterious to us. They're hard to understand, hard to pin down. We don't have a lot of solid information on spirits! But in the sermon we'll begin today, Jim will list 5 practical things that the Holy Spirit plans to do in your life. The title is, Confidence in Knowing the Truth.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.

If God Almighty were to come down and talk to us, what would He say? The writers of popular books and movies seem to think that the Lord's message to us would be something like, "Can't you all just get along?" But we don't have to speculate about this question. God actually has shown up, in the Person of the Holy Spirit, and He has three topics He'd like to discuss with us: Sin, Rightness, and Judgment. Here's Pastor Jim with Part 2 of his sermon, Confronting Evil in the World.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.

Should Christians confront sin? The Holy Spirit does! Some believers believe that we should just "love people into the Kingdom;" that there is no prophetic role for the church to call out wickedness in society. But if that's true, how can we be aligned with the Spirit of God, who was sent for that purpose? (And by the way, is love really love if it remains silent while the loved one heads for destruction?) Pastor Jim is advancing our knowledge of the Spirit with his sermon, Confronting Evil in the World.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.

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence," said Carl Sagan. At Pentecost, the Spirit of God obliged. The Holy Spirit's arrival was evidence (evidence of Jesus' Ascension) and a new miracle that required explanation. Human rationalizations weren't cutting it on that morning. Peter stood up to bring the light from the Scriptures... and thus began a pattern. The divine/human partnership for spreading the gospel had begun.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.

Today's episode is pneumatic! The Greek word pneuma serves to denote "spirit"... or "breath"... or "wind." So the New Testament writers sensed a connection between these things. We can watch for that when we read their words. When the Holy Spirit was released on believers, there was a sound like wind - and a strong one. But this pneuma hadn't come to destroy, but to breathe life. Today Jim starts a new message called, Holy Spirit: Helper, Comforter.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.

We make "witnessing" way too difficult! When Jesus promised the Holy Spirit, He said that the Spirit would testify (that's John 15:26)... "and you also." We're the "also," the sidekick, the "...& company" in that partnership. We sometimes put the burden on ourselves to convict and convert people, even though we've heard that that's the very mission of the heavenly Advocate. Jim's here to wrap up the sermon we started yesterday, Courage to Show Your Faith.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.

The Captain has turned on the "Fasten Seat Belt sign;" He says there's turbulence ahead. Jesus, our Pilot, has a sobering announcement for His followers: On this journey we're going to run into hatred and hostility. But there will also be a Helper. We've been learning about this divine Collaborator, the Holy Spirit; and in this message Jim will emphasize His role as an Advocate, as in a legal setting. Here's Part 1 of a sermon called, Courage to Show Your Faith.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.