Episodes

Why The Nativity? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. As the moonlit the treetops and the evening breeze cooled her skin, Mary rested quietly, renewing her strength. She gazed in wonder at the tiny, living gift in her arms. Any child, of course, is a miracle from heaven—a firstborn in particular. Even so, Mary understood that the child she held was set apart from any other child ever born. Yet the question was, Why? Today, we want to shar...

How To Live With Purpose Like Jesus is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In Luke 1:35, Mary understood that the child she held was set apart from any other child that had been born. She knew what the angel had told her and what was confirmed in her heart was true. “Here at my breast is the Son of God.” Those were the very words, the very designation, the angel had given: Son of God. The primary reason Jesus came to earth was to perform a ...

Professional Bowler Shannon O’Keefe; Overcoming Spiritual Adversity is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Oswald Chambers once said, “Spiritual maturity is going from being thin-skinned and hard-hearted to thick-skinned and tendered-hearted.” Oswald is basically saying we either are getting angry quickly and becoming bitter or were letting things go and becoming loving. Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each ot...

Attitude of Gratitude & Listener’s Questions Answered are the topics that will be discussing today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast Tony Evans- “God says to give thanks in everything. That doesn’t mean you need to give thanks FOR everything. You don’t need to give thanks FOR that bad day. Or FOR that bad relationship. Or being passed over at work. Financial hardship. Whatever it is – you are not to give thanks FOR the difficulties, but rather IN the difficulties. That is a very ...

Why What We Say Is Important is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. The power of speech is a gift from God and it must be used the way God ordains. In the book of James chapter 3, the tongue is compared to a bridle and rudder, a fire and a poisonous animal, and to a fruitful tree and a fountain. These three pairs of pictures teach us that the tongue has the power to direct, the power to destroy, and the power to delight. The tongue is but a ...

Natural Discipleship, Multiplication Made Easy is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast Steve Harris said “There is a great need for Christian ministry resources that will equip followers of Christ to share their faith and make disciples in a natural, relational, conversational and personal way. The most effective kind of evangelism and discipleship is personal.” It says in Proverbs 20:5 The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man ...

What Does a Healthy Family Look Like Col 3 18-21 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast I think it’s safe to say that there is something wrong in many homes today. There are many statistics out there but in America, there are more broken homes today than ever before. Single-parent families are on the increase. Over half of all mothers are now forced to work and not be able to spend as much time with their kids as needed. The average American c...

Should Christians watch Horror Movies? is the discussion that will be having today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. The question asked by many Christians at Halloween time is should they participate in Halloween activities? Many Christians have understood the origins of Halloween hence it creates this great debate. Many followers of Christ have tried to help in this debate by creating Harvest events and other alternative activities during this time of the year. Although we wou...

Random Ramblings You Need to Hear is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast In today’s episode of Random Ramblings you need to hear, Bob, Barry, and Pete will be getting personal and answering some personal questions. During today’s lighthearted conversation there’s a lot of laughs and great insight. Enjoy! * Movies you have seen at least 10 times and why? * Top 3 books you recommend and why? * What book in the bible speaks to you most and wh...

Motivations to Living Your Best Life Now is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast In today’s reading, we see Paul completing his exhortation to the Christian to live a Holy Life. He uses the illustration again of garments to put off and to put on. In episode 46 “How to Break Free from your Past” we covered what Paul told his readers to put off, he called them the grave clothes of sin, the old life. In today’s reading Paul is sharing with his re...

Pete and Bob Testimonies is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast Life is a delightful journey that is intended to be embraced to the fullest every day. However, that doesn’t mean you always wake up ready to seize the day, and sometimes need a reminder that life is a gift. The stories God composed for us take us down various paths. No matter where you are on the journey, there is a plan and a purpose for what you have experienced. Surrender ev...

How to Break Free from your Past Colossians 3:1-11 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast In Colossians, we’ve learned that if we get Christ right we get everything else right. Jesus is supreme over His creation, His church, and now we see in chapters 3 and 4 that He is supreme over the Christian. There are practical implications that should be evident if one surrenders to the supremacy of Jesus. As such, we move from principle to practice, f...

Spiritual Life Warning Signs Col 2:16-23 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast From flashing road signs to Beware of dog signs, warnings are a part of our life. We teach our kids to heed warnings and we too adults must be reminded of them. Sometimes warnings are a matter of life or death. Today we’re going to talk about the Spiritual Life Warning Signs we have. Moses warned the Israelites to beware of forgetting the Lord once they got settled...

3 Ways to Pray for People Spiritually is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast The prayers of Paul’s prisoner letters are very unique. For one he prayed for others and not for himself. Most if not all of his requests in his prayers centered on spiritual blessings, not on material or physical matters. Of course were not saying it’s wrong to pray for such needs but we are saying spiritual needs are vastly more important. Today’s show we want to ...

We Crown Him Lord of All Col 1:13-18 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Join us as we journey through the book of Colossians. The False teachers in Colossae, like the false teachers of our own day, would not deny the importance of Jesus Christ. They would simply dethrone Him, giving Him prominence but not preeminence. In their philosophy, Jesus Christ was but one of many ways to get to God. As we unpack today’s reading it was this claim ...

Spiritual Journey with Jesus is what we will be talking about in today’s RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast We are going to unpack Colossians 1:3-8, but before we do that lets get a little background of the book of Colossians. Paul did not plant the Church of Colossae, Epaphras did. It’s an extension work of Paul from his time in Ephesus, Paul wrote this book along with Ephesians around the same time from prison in Rome. It’s a small port city in Turkey about 100 miles inlet from Ep...

COVID Survivor’s Miracle Story and difference between backslider and lukewarm Christian are the topics we will be discussing on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast today. We are joined with our special guest Mauricio Sarria who shares his story how the Lord revealed himself to him while fighting Covid and miraculously healed him. What happens when we try to have one foot in the Kingdom and one foot in the world? What happens when we try to live for God and, at the same time, try to p...

Do I need to attend Church in person or can I just watch online only? Listen as we discuss the great question on theRIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast today. Many people have asked if it’s ok just to watch church online each week and not attend church in person. Would God be ok with that? Due to Covid 19 and everything happening in the world today watching online is becoming more of the norm. The danger we see in all of this is the disconnection from each other that can lead us down ...

Why Men and Women struggle with sexual sin is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Everywhere we look we see the word “ SEX”. Sexual immorality is not only blatant; it is subtle too. Magazine articles, books, TV shows, movies, and video games are enticing us. Even provocative dressing in the church can distract even the most consecrated minds. Lust, sex, and porn – these are topics that are typically only associated with men. When speaking ab...

The Power of Holiness is what RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast will be discussing on today’s show. What is Holiness? I think A.W Tozer said it best in his book “The Knowledge of the Holy”. He said, “Holy is the way God is. To be holy He does not conform to a standard. He is that standard. He is absolutely holy with an infinite, incomprehensible fullness of purity that is incapable of being other than it is. Because He is holy, His attributes are holy. That is, whatever we think of ...