Ron's Podcast

What do Anne Sullivan, Erin Gruwell, (Freedom Writers) and Jesus Christ all have in common? They were all teachers who were effective in transforming their students lives. James 3:1,2 says not many of us should consider this life, but I would apply to you to count the cost of not entering into being a great teacher! PR

In Isaiah 1:18 God says to the prophet, "Come now let us reason together..." What does God mean by asking us to reason with Him? Can we really debate God and have any chance of a positive outcome? Listen as Pastor Ron Narrates the story of Balaam and Balak from Numbers 22 - 25. This leader of Israel shows us what happens when we end up in a delay of our prayers being answered.

Third in the Series "Characters God Needs You to Be" Pastor Ron teaches out of Hebrews 12:9-13 on the Character of a Parent. The main job of a parent is to prepare a child for the future. Where does a parent find the example of how to do this? We need to be modeling the Christian Life for the generations to follow us!

The Character of a Soldier is one of several attributes essential to the life of a Christ Follower. Listen as we look at the cultural landscape of the meaning of Soldier in the present and in the first Century AD. Then we will look at the words in 2 Timothy 2:2-4 that highlight the character traits that a good soldier would have.

What part does God need you to play in someone's life? He began with the role of a servant and few roles have had a deeper effect on society. Consider the effect you could have if you took on the part of a servant toward others, for the sake of a higher mission than any one individual can fulfll Luke 12:35-44

In a drama or a movie there is a cast that plays roles to convey the message of the story. Everyone knows that those playing the characters are not truly those people. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9 that we are called on as well to play many roles that may become necessary for people to understand who God is and how he loves them. Enjoy as I teach on the motivation Paul gives us in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

The Ceremony of Baptism (by immersion) is actually based on an Old Testament symbolism of deliverance from Evil. Listen As Pastor Ron teaches from several Bible passages about Baptism.

We have spent a month on John 15. Now it's time to understand on a broader sense how it is that God resources His people. He does so not only from the trunk of the vine to the branches but also from branch to fruit, from Blossom to Blossom, and from fruit to the world. Listen as we find stories out of the Bible for each of these types of resourcing to God's people. John 15:1-11, and Exodus 16

Did you ever wonder where your cravings come from? Seems like you're going along innocently and there's a thought again. Maybe it's just a caffine craving or maybe it is a sexual craving. You we do anything to create these? Can we do anything to change these? Listen as Pastor Ron teaches from John 15:7,8 to see why we crave what we crave.

This is the third in a Series on John 15, "Abiding in the Vine" In this segement we included the audio to the video of Lou Giglio Narrating the "How Great is Our God" description of the stars in our universe. It is entirely faith building to realize the vastness of God's creation!

Second in a series from John 15 Pastor Ron teaches about the process of becoming clean and how to do your part in Abiding in the vine. The outcome of doing this, Jesus said, is bearing much fruit, and growing to the point of reproduction. John 15:3,4

I Know this expression is supposed to be, "You get what you want" but if you think about it, what you have is what you wanted worse than what you say you wanted. This message is about abiding in Christ. If wwe will do this not just in concept, but actually do this, we will have what we want, Christ... and He will have what He wants... us! From John 15:1-11

Paul and Christine Pierquet have been our missionaries to the Ukraine for the last 4 years. They are located in Kiev, Ukraine and pastor the only English Speaking church in the city. The vision he shares is very similar to the way we think at NFC

How hard would it be to Sing your national anthem in a foreign country that had just come to dominate your own in ward? David shares the difficulty of maintaining national pride in slavery and Pastor Ron compares spiritual freedom with physical freedom. Which precedes which?

If God can't be tempted with Evil and God doesn't tempt man, (according to James 1:13) then what was up with the tempting of Jesus in the Wilderness in Luke 4? ... AND why do I feel tempted? Is it God? Is it the Devil? Listen as Pastor Ron teaches on how we ought to view Temptation according to the example of Luke 4:1-13

Dr Gerald Heins shares a life changing teaching from Ephesians six. Discover the parallel between the growth and ability of a person to stand and the ability of a Christian to Stand.