Episodes

Are you entitled and don’t know it is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Imagine if many of your friends were recently invited on an all-expenses-paid international trip. It is great for them — but you were left out. Of course, your first reaction might be not to rejoice for their good fortune, or delight that they got to enjoy an incredible experience. Initially, your heart might be jealous, hurt, and stinging under a sense of entitlement....

Being thankful when life isn’t fair is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Thanksgiving Day marks an annual celebration of family, food, football, and fun. But for Christians, Thanksgiving has a much deeper meaning that goes to the core of their spiritual beliefs. The original Thanksgiving celebration was held by the Pilgrim settlers in Massachusetts during their second winter in America in December, 1621. The first winter killed 44 of the o...

Why is Christian Fellowship so important is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. God never intended for His people to be separate. In the very beginning, God said, “It is not good for man to be alone.” That has not changed. It is even more important for the followers of Jesus to come together. Terms such as “family,” “together,” and “fellowship” are all important concepts in the New Testament for us to gather together and encourage one another...

Does God send people to hell? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. This week we are finishing up John Chapter 12, we have been in this chapter now for 3 shows. In Episode 101 we unpacked John 12:1-19, we called that show “Worship, Triumph, and Tears”. In verses, 1-8 we saw Jesus visiting with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, the highlight of those verses was when Mary anointed Jesus with costly perfume as an act of worship. Then in vs 12, we wen...

Are Current World Events signs of the End Times? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Our thought on this show is to talk about world events and give our opinions. The key to the show is to help Christians learn how to view all of this in light of Christ and the Bible. Give them hope and encourage them to be ready for Christ return at any moment. We spoke about some of the global events taking place right now. Some of these are: 1. China T...

Should Christians Participate in Halloween? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Should Christians participate in Halloween? We have found that this question can be a very controversial topic. Some Christians celebrate Halloween simply by dressing up in a costume and having fun, seeing it as innocent and harmless. Other Christians are equally convinced that Halloween is a satanic holiday established to worship evil spirits and promote darkn...

Greatest Life Investment Ever is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In Episode 101 we unpacked John 12:1-19, we called that show Worship, Triumph, and Tears. In verses, 1-8 we saw Jesus visiting with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, the highlight of those verses was when Mary anointed Jesus with costly perfume as an act of worship. Then in vs 12, we went to the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem where the people cried out Hosanna Blessed is ...

Worship, Triumph, and Tears (John 12:1-19) is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. It’s been about a month since we last studied the Book of John. We have had a month of celebrating our 100th episode. It’s been a crazy ride! So this is episode 101 and the start of our next 100 episodes. We will be in John 12 vs 1-19 and here we will see John recording the second major crisis in the ministry of Jesus as it was seen by the apostle. If you rememb...

100th Episode Celebration!!! Wow, what a journey we have had on the RIOT Podcast. For the show this week we took the show on the road and visited Aruba, Curacao, and Haiti while on the Royal Caribbean Cruise line’s, Allure of the Seas. As we commemorate our 100th episode today, we’ll look back on some of our most popular previous episodes that have had a lasting impact on our listeners. The joy, the laughter, and the conversations have all been an honor to share with you all. We believe this epi...

How to walk in the Spirit while on Vacation is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In the last episode, we addressed the negative habits that drain our energy and the actions needed to change them. Today, we are going to discuss how to be Spirit-Filled while on vacation. 1. You can yield your mind to His control, asking Him to expose the lies of the enemy and replace them with His truth. You can invite Him to be free to place His thoughts in ...

Habits that hurt your health and drain your energy is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Habits are the foundation of who we are as a person and as a Christian. We are the product of our everyday habits, and we choose daily whether we want to improve ourselves, maintain excellence or contribute to our own discontent. But first, we must be aware of bad habits that drain our energy, so we can take the necessary steps to change them. It is you...

How to know God’s pre-determined Plan is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In episode 95 “How do life’s Circumstances increase our faith” we covered John 11:1-27. In that show, we talked about how the emphasis in John 11 was on faith. We saw the word “believe” used at least 8 times throughout the chapter. We also talked about another theme regarding the “glory of God”. We began to learn that in everything that Jesus said and did, He sought ...

Creating God moments, not conversation killers (Part 2) is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. This week we are doing another episode of creating God moments and not conversation killers (part 2). Our last Episode 90 was called Creating God moments and not conversation killers. In that show, we discussed that there is no way to create a God moment with someone if we do not fully believe in God ourselves. When they talked about how to get outs...

How do life’s circumstances increase our faith? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. This week we will begin to unpack John 11 and the raising of Lazarus from the dead. This incredible miracle was Jesus’s greatest and the one that aroused the most response from both His friends and His enemies. John selected this miracle as the seventh in the series he recorded in his book because it was really the climactic miracle of Jesus’s earthly minis...

Do you see the Miracles around you? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Last week’s show “Why do we wander?” was a great show, we covered John 10:1-13, and we highly recommend if you haven’t listened to it yet, go back and listen. Today’s show will be a continuation of last week’s show and just as good. We will pick back up in John 10:14-42. If you remember from last week’s show in the first part of John chapter 10 Jesus makes three decla...

Why do we wander John 10 1-13 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In last week’s show, we finished our discussion on John 9 and the blind man that Jesus put mud into his eyes. It’s a great show showing the progression of how we were all once blind to Jesus. Then over time as Jesus reveals himself to us we start to see Him more clearly where intimacy with Him begins. This week we will be in John 10( Why do we wander John 10 1-13), which fo...

How Do You Know If You Are Spiritually Blind? John 9:24-41 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In last week’s show episode 91, we started John 9 and covered vs 1-23 and talked about the blind man that Jesus healed by putting mud on his eyes. We unpacked the story and revealed the beginning stages of how this man came to know Jesus. We saw that Jesus first called him, out of all the other blind people, Jesus went out of His way to call thi...

Why do we fear the unknown? John 9:1-23 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Today we will be reading John 9:1-23 the healing of the blind man. Up until this point in our study of John, we know Jesus performed miracles in order to meet human needs. But he also used miracles as a launching pad for a message of conveying spiritual truth. His miracles were His credentials to prove that He was indeed the Messiah. Matthew 11:15 says “the blind r...

Creating God Moments Not Conversation Killers is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. We read a story a while back talking about US Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Hughes. He was based in Najaf, Iraq and his team was caught in a standoff with a mob of Shiite (she-ite) Iraqis. He was in command of a heavily armored patrol unit from the American 101st airborne division. The people were resisting his unit from entering their city because they were...

Creating God moments while becoming friends of sinners is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. A God moment is where God is felt and encountered in tangible ways that address the longings and cries of the heart. We come to the end of our own finite resources and experience the infinite resources of God. It is where the natural gives way to the supernatural, where seeds of faith are planted, watered, and nurtured. Gentleness and respect are pre...

Its a Matter of Life or Death: John 8:31-59 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Last week was such a great show. We talked about two very important nuggets that are in the bible. The first was that Jesus said he was the light of the world and that in Him there is no darkness. We also talked about how he only did everything that pleased His Father. He gave us all a clue as to how to have God’s light in us, we are to do everything that pleas...

Illuminate light in a dark world is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. It’s been 2 weeks since we were in the Book of John and that is where we are picking back up. Last week’s show, episode 86 was titled “Are LDS Mormons, Christians?” If you haven’t listened to it yet, that was a very informative show and we highly encourage you to go check it out. The week before that in episode 85, titled “Answered Questions About Heaven”, we realized th...

Are LDS Mormons Christians? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. The Church of the Latter-day Saints (LDS) is the fourth largest church in the USA and the fastest growing. The Saints, or Mormons as they are referred to by church outsiders, assert that they are Christian as they believe in the Jesus Christ of the Bible. The question of whether Mormonism is Christian is very relevant to American society at present. According to a standard di...

Questions about Heaven Answered is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In the Christian tradition, heaven and paradise have been conflated as an answer to the question “where do I go when I die?” The idea of the dead being in heaven or enjoying paradise often bring enormous comfort to the bereaved and hope to those suffering or dying. Heaven is a real place described in the Bible. The word “heaven” is found 276 times in the New Testament alo...