The people of God should be status-blind. Jesus restored the dignity of people who were at the bottom of the social pecking-order: women, the poor, children, foreigners, even lepers. Without subverting authority - and that's important to note - the Lord upheld the intrinsic value of each person. This teaching has implications for us, as His followers. Paul walks us through those in Colossians, chapter 3. Jim's sermon is called, The People of God are Disciplined.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 main reason people don't act like Jesus is because they don't think like Jesus." The pollster George Barna has some alarming news about the state of the church today. On this program we don't spend much time on surveys, but this one deserves some thought. It reveals that we've been falling very far short of Paul's directive to "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving." On Wednesday and Thursday we talked about prayer; today we'll focus on the watching.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.

How do you fight an enemy you can't see? The devil is a foe too strong and too cunning for us to handle alone. His forces won't be defeated by our Christian seminars. They live in the invisible realm and use invisible weapons. This battle must be fought in prayer. That's another reason - in addition to those Jim shared yesterday - that The People of God Should Pray Hard. We've set up base camp at Colossians 4, but we're exploring other scriptures, too.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.

Prayer-full is worry-free! The fact that we need repeated encouragement to pray doesn't make us bad Christians. Apparently the first-century crew needed the same kind of teaching and stirring-up. Then, all the way to now, there seems to be a relationship between someone's time in prayer, and his or her effectiveness for the Kingdom. Jim will give us some practical suggestions as he goes through this sermon. The new addition to our People of God series is called The People of God Should Pray Hard.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.

Would you believe that Paul's success depended on other people's prayers? Paul believed it! The Apostle Paul was a learned man, but he wasn't leaning on his learning when he told people about Jesus. He enlisted the help of believers in Colossae and elsewhere - he asked them to pray. If we don't have the quantity or quality of prayer we'd like, maybe it's because we don't realize our dependence on 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.

Abraham Lincoln did not say, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." No matter who said it, and whether the time was originally hours or minutes, it's still a great quote. Because it reminds us that we've got to work smarter, or we will work harder. The work of the Kingdom is what Jim has in mind today, and sharpening the axe is the time we spend in prayer. The sermon is called, The People of God are Dependent. We're in Colossians, chapter 4.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.

Would you rather read an instruction manual, or watch a video? There are a few of us who like to read the Owner's Manual. If it's been translated from another language it's probably hilarious! - but not very informative. It's much easier to watch someone else demonstrate the thing you're trying to do. Well, many of us have tried to "instruct" people into the Kingdom of God when we should have been showing them what a child of the King looks like. From James 3:17 Jim has talked about the wisdom that's pure, then peaceable....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 need to cut outsiders more slack! As our study of Colossians moves forward today, first we'll need to acknowledge that are "outsiders" and "insiders," as God sees us. There is a "family circle." And the standard is going to be higher for those within the circle! Clearly we're going to need wisdom because we don't want to wink at sin while we interact graciously with sinners. And wisdom is a central theme of what we'll hear today. Here's Jim with Part 1 of, The People of God are Contemporary.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 ripple effect of peace. Some people have no peace within themselves. Their world would be a much brighter place if they could find a way to "live in their own skin." But we know that reconciliation with God comes first; then peace can flow out to ourselves, our family, church, and beyond. That kind of radiating peace might look different than we expect. Here's Jim to conclude his message, The People of God are Peaceful and Content. We're in Paul's letter to the Colossians.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 a human being is going to have peace with God, someone is going to have to surrender! We are all born rebels. We stubbornly refuse to bow the knee to the rightful King of the Universe. We want our own way! But our war on God is hopeless, of course, and it makes us miserable. Then we hear the message of Peace; we're confronted with the gospel. Some choose to renew the fight. But for those who accept the divine terms, there is peace... and contentment.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.