Our Resolute Hope Podcast

John Russin’s Story – Part 2

John continues his story and discusses with Frank his early emphasis on knowing about Christ rather than knowing Him, the circumstances that led him to his growing understanding of Christ as his life, and his journey since that revelation began.

John Russin’s Story – Part 1

John begins his story, focusing on his Roman Catholic upbringing, his fatherless home, his fear and  his shame, and his first encounters with Jesus Christ.

Law & Grace: Reign in Life, part 2

Frank and John conclude their conversations on reigning in life by focusing on a single key point.  Jesus is our example, not for the acts He did but for the method He used.  His was a life of total dependence on His Father.  They discuss the importance of being a dependent child with God and of leaving behind the mindset of ‘adult achieving’ and embracing the attitude of ‘childlike receiving’.

Law & Grace: Reign in Life, part 1

This week, the guys begin to wrap up their discussion of Romans 5:17 with the capstone truth that Christ makes it possible for us to reign in life.  How did Jesus do what He did?  Not because He was God, but because He relied dependently on His Father.  They discuss the importance of Jesus not serving as our model but as our Life.

Law & Grace: The Power of Sin, part 2

Frank and John continue their conversation on the Power of Sin, focusing this week on the battleground where the Power of Sin wages war … our minds.  They discuss Sin’s never-ending efforts to undermine our new sound mind, our mind of Christ, and to entice us to walk according to our flesh and to turn from Christ as Life.

Law & Grace: The Power of Sin, part 1

This episode examines one of the most confusing topics in Scripture – the Power of Sin.  Beginning in Genesis 4 and winding up in Romans, the guys discuss what it is, what it’s not, how it functions, and why it masquerades as your ‘old sinful nature’ … which has been crucified, by the way (Romans 6:6), and no longer is an issue in a Christian’s life.

Law & Grace: Receiving Grace

Frank and John discuss Romans 5:17, the redemptive story in one verse.  They talk about the principle of law, God’s Law, true and false roles for God’s Law in a Christian’s life, and the importance of receiving the free gift of grace and our righteous identity in Christ to reign in Life.

Law & Grace: Crucified with Christ

In this episode, Frank and John discuss the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, our crucifixion and immersion into His death, our resurrection in Him,  and our identity now as totally new creations.

Law & Grace: The Flesh, part 2

This podcast continues the discussion on the flesh and considers how flesh is like a splinter, how sin is a choice, and how to regard no one according to their flesh, as Apostle Paul describes in 2 Corinthians 5:16.

Law & Grace: The Flesh, part 1

Mankind developed flesh because of losing Life in the Garden of Eden.  This first of two podcasts discusses the nature of the flesh and how walking in the Spirit enables us walk in freedom.