If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail. The Bible expert in Luke 10 had a hammer - a very big one: God's rules. But what if that hammer was useless on his question, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" What if it isn't a matter of rules, but of love? Or, to use the word Jesus used, "compassion." The Samaritan didn't know which end of the hammer to hold, but he felt compassion. Here's the conclusion of Jim's message, Destroying Prejudice.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 lawyer thought he was interrogating Jesus, but he was the one being tested! The best teachers don't just spoon-feed you the answers all the time. They answer your question with a question - or maybe just hand your own question back to you. In Luke 10 we meet an expert in the Mosaic Law whose questions for Jesus would prompt a lesson that the world will never forget. Continuing our series on parables, today we open a new message from Jim called, Destroying Prejudice.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 prodigal son was better off than the bitter son. When something is lost - say a sheep, or a rare coin - and then is recovered, the proper response is a party! And if you don't feel like rejoicing when a lost human being is restored to God, there's something very wrong with you! In Luke 15 Jesus gives the Scribes and Pharisees 3 illustrations of how they had made themselves enemies of God. We're ready for Part 2 of Jim's sermon, The Unforgiveable FatherListen 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.

"Jesus, you're saving the wrong people!" As we continue our series on the Stories Jesus Told, we come to some very familiar parables in Luke, chapter 15. And here's the context: the religious elite had objected that the Lord was attracting a bad crowd. Surely these tax collectors and other deplorables weren't Kingdom material! So Jesus tried to show the Scribes and Pharisees where their thinking had gone off track.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.

Judas Iscariot had heard Jesus' parables for more than 3 years, but they had given him no light. Yesterday we began to think about the second time that a woman anointed the Lord's feet during supper. It was to prepare Him for His burial, He said. But did she know that? And what was wrong with Judas - besides the fact that he was a crook? We're reading from John, chapter 12, watching a scene from the end of Jesus' ministry. Here's Jim to conclude, A Woman with a History, Part 2.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 "deja vu all over again." Twice in the Gospels we see a woman anointing Jesus' feet during dinner - and we mustn't confuse the two incidents! Lately we've talked about the reception at Simon the Pharisee's home, and the woman who caused such a stir there. Today Jim will compare-and-contrast this with the second occasion, later in the Lord's ministry. Different time, different woman, different purpose for the anointing - and different lessons to be drawn.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.

What's more scandalous than sin? Forgiveness! On Friday we began thinking about the loose woman who raised eyebrows at Simon's dinner party. She hadn't been invited, for obvious reasons. Her very presence was shocking, not to mention her actions. But the guests hadn't seen anything yet! Jesus is about to say something that will make the woman's offense seem like an improperly-placed salad fork. We're back in Luke 7 for the rest of Jim's sermon, A Woman with a History.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.

There were two sinners at dinner. The Pharisees were concerned with holiness - and to them that meant keeping the maximum possible distance from anything, or anyone, unclean. So the religious man who invited Jesus to dinner couldn't imagine a kind of holiness that reaches down into the gutter to pull sinners out. And more importantly, he didn't know that there were at least 2 lost souls in that dining room! Today and Monday Jim will help us consider A Woman with a History.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.

Have you ever been spanked by God? We could make a long list of Bible characters who were chastened by the same loving Father: Jonah, Jacob, David, Moses - for starters! Their disobedience led to unpleasant consequences. Their eternal destination was not in question, but their road to that heavenly home became a bit rocky. Let's think about this, as Jim wraps up his sermon, The Unforgiving Debtor, Part 2. We're in Matthew, chapter 18.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.

What kind of King is God? Human kings come in all varieties. Some are capricious and tyrannical; some are compassionate and generous. Heaven's King, also, has a unique personality. He's not a theological construct; He's real! And, like all real Persons, He's sometimes surprising. In the Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor Jesus reveals several traits of our King. Here's Pastor Jim, to open with prayer.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.