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Alive and Active
Christian talk radio with Ron Brown and Mike Bliss
Each week on Alive and Active, Ron Brown and Mike Bliss dive into Scripture with real life discussion and life applications of Biblical precepts for men today. Ron Brown is a thirty-two year veteran college football coach. He is well known in Nebraska for leading and challenging men to live all out for Jesus Christ. Co-host Mike Bliss has ministered to Nebraska men with Ron Brown for years. The Alive and Active radio program is a result of Ron and Mike’s desire to reach the state of Nebraska for the Gospel challenging men to “get off the bench and into the game for Jesus Christ!”Recent Episodes
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure Pt. 2
Where do we go and what do we do when we get caught in our sin? We can't hide because God already sees it. We have to look under the hood and acknowledge our sin. As Christians, we can't bench ourselves when we sin. When we sin, we don't lose salvation, but we do lose fellowship with God. Jesus Christ restores our fellowship with God when we confess our sin, repent, and get back on mission for His kingdom.
When it comes to sexual sin, we can be on the side of prevention or on the side of cure. In 2 Samuel 11, David should have been at war, but instead, he allowed himself to lust after another man's wife. Instead of fleeing from temptation, David used his power to get what wasn't his. We are called to flee and run when temptation comes our way. Put a stake in the ground against sexual sin and confess your sin right away to the Lord because He is faithful and just to forgive us and purify us from all unrighteousness.
The Test of Prosperity Pt. 2
The Test of Prosperity Pt. 1
In 2 Samuel 5, David became more and more powerful and the Lord was with him. Over the next few chapters, David had a string of victories and defeated several opponents. But in chapter 11, King David's disobedience caught up to him and he failed the test of prosperity when he slept with Bathsheba and then murdered her husband Uriah while trying to cover up his sin. How do we handle prosperity as believers and can we pass our own tests of prosperity? Anything that is outside of the will of God needs to be addressed in our lives and we must confess our sins directly to God since He knows all anyway.
In 2 Samuel 2, David is anointed king over Judah. Abner, who represented Israel, challenged David's men, specifically Joab, to a fierce battle as Abner was vying for leadership. As believers, we can get caught up in battling our colleagues for a higher position, especially when we have a new boss or take on a new role at work. Instead of boxing out our own teammate, we should humble ourselves, die to self, and serve others.