Something Good with Dr. Ron Jones

The days of war and conflict will one day be over. In the meantime, God is looking for a few good peacemakers. In the midst of a chaotic and frenzied world, God wants to give you the peace that surpasses all understanding. But you might have to do a little work to get it. Your prescription for peace is up next, as Ron moves ahead in his teaching series, “Your Happy Place: Living The Beatitudes of...

If you want to improve your spiritual vision, if you’d like to have a deeper, more intimate relationship with God, you’re about to find out how. Coming up next, Ron moves ahead in his series, “Your Happy Place: Living The Beatitudes of Jesus,” by asking you an important question: Do you have a singular devotion to God? If you’re not sure, don’t worry, Ron is about to show you exactly what that kin...

You may have heard the expression, garbage in, garbage out. But it’s far more likely that when garbage comes in, it stays in. You know, God’s Word has a lot to say about purity. But it’s not just our actions that need to be pure. It’s our motives, our thoughts, our hearts, which is why we should be careful what we put in our minds. “Blessed are the pure in heart,” says Jesus, “for they shall see G...

What does the Lord require of you? “To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” One of the toughest things for fallen human beings to do is find the perfect balance between justice and mercy. It’s true in the judicial system, in our parenting, in almost every area of life. Today, Ron gives us some helpful insight as he continues his teaching series, “Your Happy Place: Living T...

Seasons change, but God’s mercy endures forever. For the past week or so, we’ve been making our way through the first four Beatitudes, each of them related to our relationship with God. Today, we move from the vertical to the horizontal, and those Beatitudes that concern our relationships with people. Up first, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Stay with us now for more of...

Do you want to live a blessed Christian life? Then drink from the well of Living Water, and never thirst again. Today, Ron moves ahead in his teaching series, “Your Happy Place: Living the Beatitudes of Jesus.”  

So what are you hungry for? If you’re hungry for the wrong things, you’ll never be satisfied. But God has made you a promise. If you’re hungry for His righteousness, if you’re hungry for God Himself, you’ll never go hungry again. Stay with us now as Ron moves ahead in his teaching series, “Your Happy Place: Living The Beatitudes of Jesus.”  

Jesus could have crushed His enemies with a wave of His hand. Instead, He chose to die for them. That’s what meekness looks like.  What does it look like for you? As believers in Christ, we’re called to be imitators of Him. Today, Ron explains what meekness looks like on the job, in the home, and in our relationships in general. Stay with us now for his continuing series, “Your Happy Place: Living...

When Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth,” He left us with two big questions to think about. What is meekness, and what does it mean to inherit the Earth. Ron answers the first of those questions today, as he continues his teaching series, “Your Happy Place: Living The Beatitudes of Jesus.”  

You can be genuinely sorry about your sin. But is it godly sorrow or worldly sorrow? On the night Jesus was taken into custody, Judas betrayed Him, and Peter denied Him. Both were sorry for their sin, but only one of them showed genuine, godly sorrow. Ron explains the difference today as he continues his series, “Your Happy Place: Living The Beatitudes of Jesus.” 

Some two thousand years ago, on a hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee, Jesus delivered the longest recorded message in the Bible. Today, Ron takes us to the Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes of Jesus Christ. It’s all part of his continuing series, “Highway To Happiness: Living The Beatitudes of Jesus,” and it starts right now.  

The Christian life is a series of paradoxical ideas. The way up is down. The way to victory is to surrender. Coming up next, Ron continues his series, “Your Happy Place: Living The Beatitudes of Jesus,” by telling us what it looks like to be poor in spirit. As you follow along, remember, humility is the starting point for anyone who longs for the unbridled joy God longs to give you.  

God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. What does it look like to humble yourself before God? Jesus gave us part of the answer when He said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit." This is the first Beatitude, found in Matthew chapter five, and Ron takes an in-depth look at it today as he moves ahead in his series, “Your Happy Place: Living The Beatitudes of Jesus.”  

Have you been looking for happiness in all the wrong places? Today, you’ve come to the right place. Coming up next, Ron gives us three principles for pursuing happiness the right way. Three steps that we as believers in Christ should take in order to pursue happiness according to the way and the will of God. It’s all part of his teaching series, “Your Happy Place: Living The Beatitudes of Jesus,”...

Whatever name you choose to give it—happiness, blessedness, joy—people pursue it in all sorts of ways. But pursuit is not the same as achievement. The God who created us has given us all the information we need to pursue, and achieve, happiness, and Ron shares it with us today as he begins his teaching series, “Your Happy Place: Living the Beatitudes of Jesus.”  

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the Earth.” Jesus spoke those words just before He ascended into heaven, and we find them recorded in Acts chapter one. This set the stage for all that followed. Ron takes us there next, as he continues his teaching series, “The Ultimate Road Trip...

You could argue that the church in the Book of Acts did more for the growth of Christianity than all the generations that have followed put together. How did they do it? Ron calls it the early church IPO, the initial public outpouring of the Holy Spirit. And it is through the power of the Holy Spirit that the first Christians were able to persevere through hardship and persecution to launch the ch...

Why should we believe that Jesus is exactly who He claims to be? Find out next, on this Monday edition of Something Good with Dr. Ron Jones. The Gospel of John offers many reasons to believe that Jesus is who He said He was. That was the purpose of John’s writing, to convince his readers to believe that Jesus was and is the long-awaited Messiah. Today, Ron offers some rather convincing proof of Ch...

Seeing is believing. Or is it? Well, to hear the Apostle John tell it, it’s the other way around. Believing is seeing. This truth is echoed throughout the Bible, but the Gospel of John places special emphasis on belief, as well as the Person in whom we should believe. John ultimately takes us to the deep end of theology and philosophy, and we dive into those waters next, as Ron moves ahead in his...

When the days grew near for Jesus to be taken up, He set His face like a flint to go to Jerusalem.” That’s Luke nine, fifty-one, and this is Something Good Radio. Jesus’ spent His entire three-year ministry serving the needs of others. Healing them. Helping them. Teaching them. But He never lost sight of His primary purpose, to go to Jerusalem and give His life for the sins of mankind. The Gospel...

One of the things that makes the Gospel of Luke different from the rest of the Gospels is that Luke spends much of his time talking about Christ’s humanity. Yes, our Lord was and is fully God, but He was also fully human, a point Luke emphasizes throughout His Gospel account. Today, Ron takes us to the Gospel of Luke as he continues his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through Th...

When Jesus came the first time, the Jews expected Him to be a warrior, one who would overthrow the Romans and usher in Israel's golden age. And one day that’s exactly what He will do. But that was not His original purpose. Isaiah chapter fifty-three points us to the purpose of Christ’s First Coming. Not as a soldier but as a servant who would defeat sin, Satan and death itself. That’s the pict...

Scenes from the life of a suffering servant, on this Monday edition of Something Good with Dr. Ron Jones. Today, Ron continues his journey through the Bible by taking us to the Gospel of Mark. It’s the shortest of the Gospels, focusing primarily on the actions rather than the words of Jesus Christ. As you’ll see in just a few moments, it reads something like an action movie, with the author quickl...

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the single most important event in human history. But how can we be sure it actually happened? Today, we return to the Gospel of Matthew, an account that gives us compelling evidence that Jesus is the Messiah, and that the resurrection did, in fact, take place. Stay with us now as Ron continues his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The B...

Looking for compelling evidence that Jesus Christ is, in fact, the Messiah? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Today, Ron launches Road Trip Number Six in his teaching series, “Route 66: The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible.” It begins with the first book of the New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew, an account that offers convincing proof that Jesus is exactly who He claimed to be.