Right Start Radio With Pastor Jim Custer

A new administration brought a flurry of activity - in heaven! We're not making any political comments; just noticing that in Daniel's narrative, a change of kings was a time of great spiritual turbulence. In fact, the connection between the spiritual world and the physical world is what Jim would like to bring to our attention, today. Oh, and there are lions. Daniel: Kings, Prayer and Lions is the sermon we'll conclude in this edition of Right Start. 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. RS12202024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 6 & 10

If Daniel were here now, he'd be praying. It's easy to answer "What would Daniel do?" because the guy prays about everything! He finds a prophecy related to current events? He prays. His king signs a law designed to kill him... for praying? He prays. And isn't that at least part of the reason he was "treasured by God?" Daniel: Kings, Prayer and Lions is the sermon we'll continue from yesterday. Home base will be chapter 9. 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. RS12192024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 6 & 10

The satraps set a trap! In Daniel, chapter 6, we "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." There was a different king on the throne, but not much would change except the language on the road signs. The bureaucracy would carry on, of course, and the Hebrew captive Daniel would still be part of it. And once again the cream would rise to the top. But, as you may have noticed, people of mediocre ability don't appreciate those with an "excellent spirit." 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. RS12182024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 6 & 10

Belshazzar and Belteshazzar: the names were similar, but the men could not have been more different. At the party described in Daniel 5, we see the king, Belshazzar: proud, arrogant, blasphemous - and scared out of his mind. He's looking at Belteshazzar (Daniel): humble, reverent, confident. The king's gods of metal and stone and wood didn't write the message he'd just received. He knew that. And he knew the message was for him. 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. RS12172024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 8, 7:24-28, 5

If you destroy a culture, you erase a people. We would say that the Jews have survived for thousands of years because of God's blessing - including the blessings of Scripture and a cohesive culture. Anyone who attacks those unifying forces, Scripture and culture, wants to dissolve that group. Daniel and his readers were warned of one such attacker. Let's join Pastor Jim in Chapter 8, verse 19 for Part 2 of, Daniel Has a Second Vision. 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. RS12162024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 8, 7:24-28, 5

The ram, the goat, and the angel! Do you believe the old saying that, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall?" If it's true, then we should expect the most powerful kingdoms to crash the hardest of all. That should sober-up even the most power-drunk rulers, like Belshazzar of old - and like some of ours, today. Daniel foresaw the destruction of a mighty empire. It was symbolized by the clash between two animals... and explained by an angel. 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. RS12132024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 8, 7:24-28, 5

If you want to know about your future, you'll have to go back! The only One who knows the future is the One who wrote it. But, in the Bible, God gives us a broad outline of coming events - and not just once, but several times. The prophecies of Jesus, John, Daniel and others confirm and complement each other. We'll look at some of those interlocking prophecies about the future - your future - today. Jim is in Daniel, chapter 7 to wrap up his sermon, Daniel Receives a Vision. 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. RS12122024_0.mp3Scripture References: 

Meet the Antichrist! If we didn't have the Revelation to John, we would still have the revelations given to Daniel, centuries earlier. We'll look at one of them today. In chapter 7 of Daniel's book we get our first glimpse of Earth's final human king - the Man of Sin, the Counterfeit Savior, the Beast. In Dan's dream he's symbolized by a horn. When we see him later in the Bible, we'll recognize him by how he acts: He doesn't play well with people of 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. RS12112024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 7 & 8; Re

A revelation from God will change how you feel! We live in a culture obsessed with emotions. If anyone could empathize with Daniel as he's knocked sideways by a divine dream, it's us. What he saw was powerful. He described his emotional state as "troubled," "alarmed," even "terrified." What was this shocking dream? We'll sneak up on it gradually in this message from Pastor Jim. It's called, Daniel Receives a Vision. 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. RS12102024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 7 & 8; Revelation 17 & 19

We see Daniel's righteousness in his preparation. We can only make sense of our lives, in many cases, when we look back. Then we see the significance of events that seemed unimportant - even random - at the time they happened. We can imagine that Daniel looked back on his career, and realized that its huge moments of crisis weren't sprung on him "out of the blue." God had given him the tools he needed, before he needed them. We're ready for the closing segment of, Daniel Aids the Kings. 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. RS12092024_0.mp3Scripture Refere

It's a long way from the palace, to the pasture. Nebuchadnezzar thought he was in charge. He thought his accomplishments proved his superiority as a human being. But the Most High would prove that the king was no better than an ox, or a bird. All of "his" glory had been lent to him. Now God was calling that loan. The King of Babylon had become an object lesson for his own life. But this time he learned the lesson. Let's join Jim in Daniel 4. 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. RS12062024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 4:28-, 7 & 8

The king who became a beast. Nebuchadnezzar didn't "lose his mind;" he threw it away. He forfeited his sanity when he refused to humble himself before God. As Paul would write to the Romans much later, "...since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind...." So Daniel, chapter 4 isn't just a story about one, proud king, long ago. It's the story of all of humanity. Jim will open this sermon 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. RS12052024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 4:28-, 7 & 8

"Well, I don't have a crystal ball, but...." If you could see the future - you can't, but if you could - would you change your behavior? If your glimpse of coming days frightened you, surely you'd be "scared straight," wouldn't you? The Bible tells us of a king who dreamed of his own fall - a judgment like a magnificent tree being cut down. And Nebuchadnezzar seems to have paid it no mind. We've in the 4th chapter of Daniel. Here's Jim, to conclude, Daniel Interprets a Second Dream. 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. RS12042024_0.mp3Scripture Referenc

Is the "spirit of the holy gods" in you? In his pagan ignorance the king of Babylon was giving Daniel a compliment. He saw something unusual in the man he called "Belteshazzar;" something astonishing. The explanation could only be supernatural. Nebuchadnezzar's praise was off-the-theological-mark, but well intended. Well, do you have a different spirit? Pastor Jim will help us apply Daniel 4 to our own lives in Part 2 of, Daniel Interprets a Second Dream. 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. RS12032024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 4

When you're the king, you can start your letter with the "P.S." Toward the end of Nebuchadnezzar's life he wrote a proclamation. He addressed it to everyone on earth. And we find this late letter early in the book of Daniel. Even more unusually, the king put his conclusion first: that the kingdom of the "Most High God" is "an everlasting kingdom." Why this upside-down writing structure? Had the king gone mad? Here's Jim to begin a sermon called, Daniel Interprets a Second Dream. 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. RS12022024_0.mp3Scripture References:&n

The king thought he was holding a dedication. He had no idea! Nebuchadnezzar had commissioned a very impressive idol - all of gold - that he wanted to consecrate. But he was about to get schooled in what consecration is really all about. Three courageous men showed him - and showed all of us - that the kind of dedication that matters is the devotion of our lives to the Living God. We'll hear about that, and some implications of the King's dream, in today's episode. 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. RS11292024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 3

There's going to be a throwdown! There was a gospel musical back in the 70's called, "Your Arms Too Short to Box with God." Well, King Nebuchadnezzar hadn't seen it. Despite his divine dream and its heaven-sent interpretation, the sovereign of Babylon remained unimpressed. He hadn't learned his lesson. And those 3 Hebrew administrators were really getting under his skin! Here's Pastor Jim with Part 2 of his message, If Our God Exists. 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. RS11282024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 3

When the king says, "Bow," it is treason to stand. The state, the head of state, and the gods of the state were all jumbled together in the minds of the ancients. Christians who refused to say, "Caesar is Lord," or to throw incense on the altar of Jupiter were treated as enemies of the Roman empire. Further back, Daniel's friends got into trouble with the king of Babylon for declining to bow to his new idol. Here's Jim to launch a sermon called, If Our God Exists. 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. RS11272024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 3

"You are the head of gold." That's an unusually positive dream interpretation! A prophet of the True God must tell the truth, no matter what. There always seem to be 4- or 500 "prophets" who will tell the ruler exactly what he wants to hear, and you don't want to be the lone dissonant voice in that choir. Daniel has no problem giving a negative message, but in chapter 2 of his book, God gives Nebuchadnezzar a dream that seems to be quite good news for the king. 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. RS11262024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 1:26-2:4

"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Nebuchadnezzar had made his dream and its interpretation a matter of life or death for the wise men of Babylon. Including Daniel. As we resume the message from Friday, the interpretation of the king's dream has flown us over into the New Testament to notice a remark from Jesus. We're in Luke 21, verse 24 with Jim. 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. RS11252024_0.mp3Scripture References: Daniel 1:26-2:49; Luke 21:20-