Right Start Radio With Pastor Jim Custer

There are no fruitless Christians! On today's edition we'll think some more about Jesus' illustration of the Vine and the Branches. Those who abide in Him can't help but be changed as His life flows through them.That transformation is the "fruit," and the Lord will tell us how to do the "abiding" here in John, chapter 15. But what does Christ mean when He says, "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away...?" Jim will address that, as well, in Part 2 of Connections. 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. RS09132024_0.mp3Scripture References:

Let's check our connections! If we want to receive the "juice" from Jesus - the energy, the life, the whatever-He-has-to-give-us - then we need to be sure of two things: First, that we're plugged into the right Vine.There are counterfeits, you know. And second, that we're not leaking. We want that connection to be "right and tight." The Master explained these things privately to His closest friends, and John preserved His words for us. Here's Pastor Jim to open a sermon called, Connections. 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. RS09122024_0.mp3Scripture

Lazarus is not a fictional character. If we were inventing this story, we might have Lazarus die suddenly. Jesus hurries to the gravesite, waves His magic staff over the tomb, says, "Abracadabra," and the living man now stands in front of Him in a dazzling white robe. None of that happened. And it's those differences between what we would expect, and what John reports, that we'll look at, again today. Here's Jim with Part 2 of, Truth, and Tears. 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. RS09112024_0.mp3Scripture References: John 11:1-12:11

"I'm happy to be too late!" The story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead has several plot twists, as Jim will point out in this sermon called, Truth and Tears. The first of these "curves in the road" is the Lord's delay. His close friends in Bethany were counting on Him to come through for them - to come through just in the nick of time, perhaps. "God is always on time," we hear. But then He wasn't. Intentionally. And that hurts, for a time. 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. RS09102024_0.mp3Scripture References: John 11:1-12:11

"You do not believe, because you are not of My sheep." If you were with us on Friday you'll remember that we're not talking about sheep vs. goats in John 10, but about regular sheep and special sheep: Jesus' sheep. The parable of the Good Shepherd comes across a bit differently when we hear it in context. The illustration has a sharp point, and it was aimed straight at the Jewish leaders. 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. RS09092024_0.mp3Scripture References: John 10:24-30