Right Start Radio With Pastor Jim Custer

Do we have a happy-verse-on-the-wall kind of faith, or a blood-on-the-doorframe kind? Not all of God's communications to us will be "positive," as some people classify things. But what if Moses hadn't taken seriously God's threat of the tenth plague in Egypt - the death of every firstborn not protected by the blood of a lamb? That took faith, too. Here's Part 3 of Jim's sermon, Faith is a Choice. 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. RS02132024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebrews 11:24-29

People will tell you to "follow your heart." But that's what we always do. When you get right down to it, we're always living out what we believe (not what we say we believe, but what we truly believe); and we're always pursuing what we love. The question is, do we see the big reward way off in the distance, or have we decided that today's little pleasures are all we can get? On Friday we started looking at Moses as an example. Here's Jim to continue his message, Faith is a Choice. 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. RS02122024_1.mp3Scripture Reference

Moses chose. If we have no free will, as some insist, what does the Bible mean that Moses "chose...to suffer affliction with the people of God?" In fact, the passage of Hebrews 11 that we'll study today shows that Moses made several bold decisions. The sermon is called, Faith is a Choice. But we'll begin with a few minutes on "current events" in light of prophecy. 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. RS02092024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebrews 11:24-29

How's your spizzerinktum level today? I learned a new word listening to this message. It isn't Greek or Hebrew, or even Yiddish. Spizzerinktum is an American word that means "vim, energy, an overmastering will to succeed." You can spell it almost any way you like, which is handy, and it can also mean a person who has this drive: "Are you, or have you ever been, a spizzerinktum?" Jim will apply it to Moses, one of the greats in the Faith Hall of Fame - and to his parents. 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. RS02082024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebr

Are we hallucinating enough? If you see things that aren't there, that isn't good; we need to get you checked out. But what if you see things that really are there, though others can't see them? They'll probably say you're hallucinating - or worse. Faith will allow us to see all kinds of things that are there. And that will get us in trouble. As if to illustrate, Jim will show us a pair called Amram and Jochebed in Hebrews 11. They're not listed in the text. But they're there. They're Moses' parents. 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. RS02072024_1.mp3Sc

There's a surprise member in the Faith Hall of Fame! In Hebrews 11, alongside Moses and Abraham and Sarah and Jacob, did you expect to see Jesus? All of our other faith heroes are imperfect. All of them lived under the Old Covenant. What's the Lord doing in this group? Well, He, too had to endure - endure rejection and even death. We must count Him among the number who "died in faith." Here's Jim to conclude his sermon, Death Has No Power Over Enduring 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. RS02062024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebrews 11

How would you like your faith to be remembered? The saints of the Old Covenant didn't have any problem thinking about their death, or what would happen after it. In fact, some of them used that defining event to make a statement to the world. We think of a "Last Will and Testament" as a document about the disposal of our property. But it also gives us a unique opportunity to state once and for all what we believed. That's where we'll start today; then we'll move on to some history from the book of Hebrews. 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. RS02052024_1

In our "instant gratification" culture, Christians need to be the counter-culture. We want one-minute rice, same-day delivery, and even a 90-day fiancée. Our society is surely the most impatient bunch ever to walk the earth. But, as you may have noticed, God is not in a hurry. And if we wish to follow Him, we'll have to learn patience - learn it, because we don't yet know it. Jim will help us take the long view in his sermon, Death Has No Power Over Enduring 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. RS02022024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebrews 11

It took Sarah's faith -plus- Abraham's faith to get that miracle. The ladies are being honored in the sermon we began yesterday, Faithful Rocking Rules the World. We're finding that they are not minor players in the story that God is unfolding - not at all! Those big promises that God gave to Abraham? The ones that shaped history, and are still echoing today? They were also promises to his wife, Sarah. They would have fallen to the ground without her faith. Here's Jim at Hebrews 11:11. 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. RS02012024_1.mp3Scripture Referen

If you see a very old lady in the checkout line with a cart full of diapers and baby food, that's just Sarah! The aged wife of Abraham, taking Lamaze classes - that's funny. She was the first to laugh, and we're still chuckling at God's sense of humor. Sarah's name appears in the list of the faithful in Hebrews 11, representing all the women who advanced Heaven's plan because of their belief. Jim's sermon is called, Faithful Rocking Rules the World. He'll open it 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. RS01312024_1.mp3Scripture References: 

If death is "Game Over," then God lied. "All these died in faith, not having received the promises," we read in Hebrews 11. So either the Almighty reneged on His word to His most devoted servants, or they weren't after their "best life now." The writer of Hebrews invites us to share in the adventure undertaken by Abraham and many others; to enter into a kind of faith that doesn't die when we do. 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. RS01302024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebrews 11:7-39

Noah believed that the Flood was coming, but he believed in something else, too: life after the flood! Noah is one of two men of faith we'll look at, today. The other is Father Abraham. His inner eyes saw even farther - beyond his own lifetime, and even past us! Noah was just trying to find a patch of dry dirt. Abraham was looking for a heavenly city! Here's 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. RS01292024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebrews 11:7-39

I wanna know: Have you ever seen the rain? Noah had never seen rain - nor had anyone on earth up to his time. Water doesn't just fall out of the sky, you know! It's difficult to imagine the amount of faith it took, sustained over a century, to keep building that boat! And Noah's faith was caught by his family - unlike others we could mention. But before him came another great prophet. Let's hear some more about Enoch in Part 3 of, Faithful But Not Finished. 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. RS01262024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebrews 10:35 - 1

There's something about shepherds. Before David became the leader of a nation, he was a leader of sheep. It was lowly herdsmen "abiding in the fields" who heard heaven's announcement of the Messiah's arrival. A shepherd has time to think and meditate on the words of God. And it's hard to develop a big ego, as a shepherd. The keeper-of-sheep Abel heads the list of those "approved by God" because of their faith. And he stands in stark contrast to his proud brother, Cain. 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. RS01252024_1.mp3Scripture References: Heb

"Now, faith is..." - that sounds like we're going to get a definition, doesn't it? The King James reads: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." But it's hard to understand what that could mean. More recent translations propose, "...the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Perhaps the key to understanding this statement is to remember that we're not reading a dictionary! Here's Jim with Part 1 of his sermon, Faithful, But Not Finished. 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. RS01242024_

Would you like to be certified by God? Hebrews 11 gives us a list of Old Testament folks who received the divine seal of approval. And they all got that recognition the same way: by faith. That's not the "easy way," either, as all of them would testify! Since faith is an intangible quality, it helps to see examples of how it works in a human life. But let's back up a bit and get a running start from Hebrews 10. Today we'll hear the conclusion of Jim's sermon, Don't Throw Away Your Confidence. 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. RS01232024_1.mp3Scripture

"He who endures to the end shall be saved." Jesus was talking specifically about people at the very end, enduring some pretty horrific persecution. But there might be a general principle in that statement. I think we could agree that all of us will go through some rough times, and we'll have to come out on the other side with our faith intact. Today Jim will tell us about his challenges as a young man after coming to Christ as a boy of 6. Here's the second part of his sermon, Don't Throw Away Your Confidence. 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. RS0122202

The devil gets very chatty with us in the desert. You've done the right thing, you've obeyed God - you've paid the price for that - and now you're waiting. It feels like you're in a dry wasteland. And just like Jesus' wilderness temptation, Satan is speaking. But where is God? The "Hebrews" addressed in the New Testament letter had the same problem we have: a long, painful gap of time between the performance of their faith, and the reward. 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. RS01192024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebrews 10:34 - 11:3

The person who has "trampled underfoot the Son of God, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace" - who is that? The crimes outlined in Hebrews 10:29 are shocking. The punishment for those offenses would be "terrifying." But who is this arrogant scoffer? Could it be a Christian? Jim is reminding us of the context of this passage. We're ready for Part 3 of, You Need Endurance. 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. RS01182024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebrews 10:26-39

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. RS01172024_1.mp3Scripture References: Hebrews 10:26-39