"Waste," or "a good work?" Funny how, if you give something valuable to God, other people will have opinions about that! Folks who are not parties to the transaction at all - or are they? - want to weigh in on your gift. People tried to throw shade on Mary of Bethany for her irrational show of gratitude. But Jesus praised her. Where are we in that picture? Let's open our Bibles to John 12, for Pastor Jim's sermon, Outside the Box.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.

Which was the greater miracle: Jesus walking on the water, or Peter walking on the water? If we'd read in Matthew's Gospel that the Son of God, the creator of water as well as the creator of feet, had walked on the water, we might say we almost expected that He could do that. Of course He could! But when Matthew goes on to tell us that one of the Disciples had this same ability - briefly - our eyes get a little bigger. And we have questions! Here's Jim with more of his sermon, Water Walking.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.

It was a dark and stormy night...for water skiing! The Disciples had been right inside a miracle. They had distributed a few fish sandwiches to thousands of hungry people, and had more leftovers then they started with. They had been amazed but not enlightened, it seems, because that night they encountered a new challenge, and reacted not in faith but in fear. The Master would help them take their next steps - and they would be wet ones! Here's Jim to open his sermon, Water Walking.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 gives more than we could ask... but He also asks more than we can give. We're finding some principles of heavenly economics in the familiar story of the Feeding of the Five-Thousand - also known as The Lunch that Changed the World. In the Kingdom, large needs can be filled from a small supply, if we add faith and obedience. That all sounds very nice as a generality. But how could we apply it to a specific church, and to individuals and families?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 Disciples were discombobulated. Jesus had told the Twelve to do something they couldn't do. And He seemed to know they couldn't do it. But He still wanted them to do it. Then He told them how. We're looking at "The Feeding of the Five-Thousand." We can learn quite a few things from how this event unfolded - including some lessons about the character of God, and the nature of faith. Let's listen as Jim brings us Part 1 of his sermon, The Lunch that Changed 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.

For our next witness, the defense calls...Moses! On Friday we were looking at the 5th chapter of John's Gospel, where Jesus was accused of Sabbath-breaking and blasphemy. The travesty of a trial would come later. Here, in the court of public opinion, the Lord would make His defense. And He put the lead prosecution witness, Moses, on His own witness list... along with John the Baptist, and God! Here's Jim with Part 2 of, The Question.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.

"When did Jesus claim to be God?" It's a challenge to Christians - sometimes an accusation: "Jesus never claimed deity for himself; you're just making that up!" Today we'll look at one of the times when Christ "made Himself equal with God." There is no doubt about the passage or the interpretation; the Lord speaks plainly, and His audience understands Him. And He doesn't just make the claim - He backs it up with multiple lines of evidence. Here's Part 1 of Jim's sermon, The Question.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.

No short cuts! The devil would have us believe that he can satisfy our desires - not God, but Satan; not later, but now; not through the cross, but through compromise. But when the Adversary tempted Jesus in the wilderness, he inadvertently tipped his hand. Now we know how he operates, and what he's really after. Yesterday, as Pastor Jim preached on Winning the Contest, he said that the devil attacked the Lord on the issue of His Love.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.

Do we use the Bible like Jesus does, or like Satan does? "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose," Shakespeare observed. And we have a couple of instances of that preserved in Matthew, chapter 4. In what we call the "Wilderness Temptation" not only are Jesus' identity and loyalty being tested, but the integrity of the Word of God is being challenged, too. Here's the opening of a sermon Jim preached in September, 2001. It's called, Winning the Contest.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 loves me; He wouldn't want me to suffer." Satan's first test for Jesus was one that we fail all the time. We rationalize, "Surely God wants me to be happy; therefore...." It's going to come down to a choice of who we'll believe; the Bible, or the devil.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.