Rinse and Repeat with Carol Eskaros

Rinse and Repeat embarks on a brand new series - exploring the Beatitudes, the "blessed" statements of Matthew 5, at the beginning of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. In today's episode, we introduce the significance of the beatitudes, as each describes a characteristic of the believer and offers a promise from God for each believer. For example, today we see, "Blessed are the po...

Some days are just harder than others. Sometimes, some WEEKS are just harder than others. And this recording comes at the tail end of one of those brutal weeks. And as God would have it, I am teaching a verse that I am actually living through - one of my all-time favorite passages in the New Testament. James 3:16 tells us, " Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, th...

The most misunderstood and perhaps most misused principle of all when it comes to how we treat one another... this week on Rinse and Repeat! (RAR2026EP26)

Before we resume our One Another Study, I wanted to take a look at an issue that really can deeply affect how we treat one another - our tendency to want to PLEASE people. It is natural to want people to like us. But people-pleasing and the need for other people’s constant approval can quickly become an idol. From our series in Esther, we see Haman grow enraged when one man, Mordecai, will not bow...

Last time we concluded the program with the question: Is your faith part of who you are, or IS IT who you are?  And this week we pick up with the same question.  As we are faced with change, we need spiritual weapons for spiritual warfare - and the shield of faith is protection for the battle that so much change brings! So join me now - as we explore TWO GREAT men of God and their reactions to the...

Imagine that moment when the rug has been pulled out from under your life. Your home is gone. Your family is gone. Life as you know it is just over. This was the situation David faced in Ziklag, when Amalekites had raided his camps, burning down homes and taking families captive. What David faced wasn't just a challenging season - it was the potential uprising mutiny of his men. And what does...

The kids are screaming, the boss is bellowing, the house is unkept, the bills are piling up - and you have some things to say about it all. At least, that's what I tend to do. My cup-half-empty nature has been a source of sorrow to the people around me, and it is simply sinful because the Bible commands us not to grumble and complain. What's more, God's Word also tells us not to provok...

The Scripture has a LOT to say about what we SHOULD NOT do to one another, and that's why I can't cover them all in just one message! Today's message will cover a commonly misunderstood issue: the matter of NOT JUDGING each other!! In particular, we are looking at Romans 14:13, "  Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block...

God really cares how we look at each other. In fact, He wants us to carefully CONSIDER one another, to look at each other closely - not so that we can criticize or judge one another harshly, but so that we can stir each other up to love and good works (Hebrews 10:24). How can we do that? How can we consider each other carefully, and stir people up in a GOOD way, prompting them to love and to good...

At a time when the term toxic seems to be thrown around so much - this person is toxic, that relationship is toxic - how can we know who our real friends are? Today on Rinse and Repeat, I revisit a message exploring who our real friends are, based on the deep friendship between David and Jonathan in the Bible. David and Jonathan teach us so much about selflessness in friendship, about loving one a...

Sometimes we desperately need someone to encourage us, someone to be a comfort when we need it most! God tells us so beautifully in 2 Corinthians 1:3-7, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourse...

The Bible tells us to have the "same mind toward one another," (Romans 12:16) and that mind should be the mind of Christ. But of course, that does not mean that Christians will agree on everything, or that there won't be differences within the body of Christ. But it does mean that the body of Christ must be known for brotherly kindness, affection, and above all, fellowship with one a...

Showing hospitality really has very LITTLE to do with our houses being clean and fancy, and much more with our hearts being FULL of brotherly love and affection. It about making room at the table for just one more... Join me for this look at biblical hospitality, as we continue our series on "One Another" in Scripture. (RAR2026EP16)

I have spent some time reflecting on the Lord's faithfulness over nearly 30 years (30 years!!!!!!!) of walking with the Lord! I recall instances when He actually protected my life when I should have died!! I recall instances when He gave me grace that I truly did not deserve! And then and now, I see things in my life that are being resurrected - and to be resurrected, that first need to be cru...

One of the hardest things to face is conflict in relationships. During conflict, misunderstandings and hurtful actions create a debt of hurt that needs to be repaid. Today, we learn how that debt is best repaid - by handing it over to the Lord Jesus. Turn your Bibles to Colossians 3 as we explore how we can bear with one another and forgive one another, just as God in Christ forgave us!

When you are faced with bad news, how do you react? Often we learn more about our faith in times of deep testing than we do when we are comfortable in church or in our Bible studies. Today, we turn to 2 Chronicles 20, where we read how King Jehoshaphat of Judah handled some serious news, and what we too can learn about putting our eyes on the Lord in times of trouble, and praising Him, even before...

Weak faith is a serious problem for the believer. Jesus explains it when He explains the parable of the sower in Matthew 13:20-21. He says that a person with weak faith becomes shallow, like a seed on stony places... who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, i...

Jesus explained that the way to be happy is to do this one thing that He did.... And that is to serve His disciples. Today on Rinse and Repeat, we continue our "One Another" series with how we are to serve one another, and how living life for others is the true key to human satisfaction! (RAR2026EP11)

Do you sometimes struggle with loving other people in the body of Christ? Be honest - maybe you love them because you are commanded to do so, but it is hard, because you really don't like them! The Lord cared very much about how we, as believers, treat one another. So much so, that He gives the command that we "love one another," not once, not twice, but three times as recorded in th...

This week I felt like I was using a ladle to try to save the Titanic. I wish I were exaggerating. But so many of my people are struggling in serious ways, and I spend so much time, feeling like I juggle from encouraging this one, to that one, to this one, and I am really NOT helping anyone. And then the Lord spoke to me, so clearly, so directly, through His Word, in Psalm 27:13-14 - I would have l...

Conquerors in battle fight and win. But Romans 8:37 tells us that we are MORE than conquerors. The great news there is perhaps unexpected. We are MORE than conquerors because the Lord fought on our behalf - the fight against sin, the fight against Satan, and HE WON, once and for all, forever!! Today, we conclude our series on Romans 8 with this remarkable passage, " Yet in all these things we...

"If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31b offers us a tremendous hope - a question that is both rhetorical, but also that has an answer. Think about it! No one really can stand against us, if God is for us, and yet there is one who regularly TRIES to do so - the enemy of our souls! In today's episode, I explore what it means that God is FOR us, that He fights for us! I...

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 may be the most quoted and perhaps the most misunderstood promise in Scripture, and today we explore its great depth by examining the passage word-for-word. After that close-up look at the verse, we come to understand the importance of the doctrines of predest...

Why God? Why Me? Why? We may have grappled with these questions at some point in our lives as believers, and we are in good company. Many great men in the Bible have asked the question why. David, Moses, Habakkuk, Job, the disciples, and even Jesus Himself asked the question "Why God?" The real issue is - what is God's answer to the question "why?" I think we may be surpris...

Have you ever been in so much turmoil you couldn't even pray? You just found yourself screaming, but not necessarily knowing what to even say to God? If we are honest, we may find ourselves in this place more often than we know. The fact is - prayer does not always come easily. We are often distracted. We are busy. It is hard to quiet our souls, and to even know where to start and how to pray....