Riot Podcast

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Riot Podcast

  1. 2d ago

    How Do You Know If You’re with the Right Person? | RIOT Podcast

    How Do You Know If You’re with the Right Person? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Are You Looking for Love, or Just Trying Not to Be Alone? How do you know if you’re with the right person? Is it chemistry? Attraction? Shared interests? Compatibility? Feeling understood? Or simply finding someone who says they’re a Christian? Whether you’re single, dating, divorced, considering remarriage, or already married, choosing who you build your life with is one of the biggest relationship decisions you’ll ever make. But maybe we’ve been asking the wrong question. In RIOT Podcast Episode 307, Pete Robertson, Bill Schoneman, and Bob Schoneman explore what the Bible teaches about relationships, dating, marriage, character, conflict, loneliness, and spiritual compatibility. Because sometimes the qualities that initially attract us to someone aren’t the qualities that can sustain a healthy relationship. Physical attraction can cause us to overlook character. Loneliness can make attention feel like love. Chemistry can make us ignore warning signs. And sometimes we fall in love not with who someone actually is, but with who we hope they’ll eventually become. So how do we discern wisely? Scripture gives us a much deeper framework than simply “follow your heart.” Proverbs 4:23 tells us: “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Before asking whether someone is the right person, maybe we should ask: What has been shaping my heart and teaching me what to desire? In this episode, we discuss: • How to know if you’re with the right person • What Christians should look for in a relationship • Attraction vs. character • Why chemistry alone cannot sustain a relationship • How loneliness can affect relationship decisions • What it really means to be equally yoked • Why simply calling yourself a Christian isn’t the same as walking with Jesus • Red flags revealed through conflict • Why you shouldn’t date someone’s potential • The danger of believing you can change another person • Dating and relationships after divorce • Why waiting can sometimes be wiser than forcing a relationship • What to do when marriage becomes difficult • How pride, control, bitterness, and unforgiveness affect relationships • Why your spouse cannot become your source of identity or security • How abiding in Jesus changes the way we choose, love, forgive, and handle conflict One of the biggest relationship mistakes we can make is expecting another human being to give us what only Jesus can provide. “Make me happy.” “Make me feel secure.” “Make me feel valuable.” “Never disappoint me.” “Always understand me.” No person can carry that weight. When our identity and security come from Jesus, we can begin loving another person without requiring them to become our savior. So maybe the question isn’t only: “Am I with the right person?” Maybe we also need to ask: “Am I becoming the right kind of person?” And even deeper: “Who or what is discipling the way I think about relationships?” If you’re considering a relationship, look beyond chemistry. Look at the character. Look at fruit. Look at the direction of their life. And turn the mirror around. What is the direction? If you’re already married, ordinary conflict doesn’t automatically mean you married the wrong person. Instead of spending all your energy trying to change your spouse, perhaps another question is worth asking: “Jesus, who are You calling me to become in this marriage?” The goal isn’t finding a flawless person. There isn’t one. The goal is learning to walk closely with Jesus and allowing Him to transform the way we choose, love, forgive, handle conflict, and see the person in front of us.

  2. Sep 17

    What Happens When God Removes What You Trust? Micah 5 | RIOT Podcast

    What Happens When God Removes What You Trust? Could the thing making you feel secure actually be pulling you away from God? Micah 5 asks an uncomfortable question. God tells His own people He will cut off their horses, destroy their chariots, and throw down their strongholds. Why would God remove the very things Israel believed were keeping them safe? Because those things had begun taking a place in their lives that belonged to God alone. We may not trust in horses and chariots today. But we have our own versions — money, careers, relationships, political leaders, influence, health, intelligence, technology, even ministry. None of these are automatically bad. Any good thing becomes dangerous when we ask it for the identity, security, power, or hope that should come from God. Sometimes the thing we are begging God to preserve is the very thing He knows we have begun trusting instead of Him. That is the conversation on this week’s RIOT Podcast — Real Issues. One Truth. — Episode 306: What Happens When God Removes What You Trust? Micah 5. Listen on YouTube or Rumble. Do not settle for a summary when the conversation is waiting for you. Bethlehem’s Shepherd-King This week we return to Micah with one of the most important Messianic chapters in the Old Testament. Micah 5 takes us to Bethlehem — where centuries before Jesus was born, Scripture points toward the coming Shepherd-King. The King who would become His people’s peace. The King no empire could control. The King who would confront false sources of security. And the King who is coming again. Pastor Pete, Pastor Bill, and Bob walk that line: false security then and now, why God dismantles idols dressed as safety, and what it means to trust the name of the Lord when the props fall away. What are you actually depending on? Maybe the question is not simply: “Do I believe in Jesus?” Maybe we need to ask: “What am I actually depending on to feel secure?” “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God” (Psalm 20:7). Trust is not a slogan. It is where your heart runs when the horses are gone. How to listen this week Open the live episode page: https://riotpodcast.co/what-happens-when-god-removes-what-you-trust-micah-5-riot-podcast/ Press play on YouTube or Rumble Share the episode with someone leaning on a false security Ask out loud: What am I actually depending on to feel secure? RIOT Podcast is hosted by Pastor Pete, Pastor Bill, and Bob. New episodes drop on Thursdays. Know Jesus. Love His people. Live it out.

  3. Sep 10

    Are We Living in the End Times? | RIOT Podcast

    Are We Living in the End Times? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. What If the Biggest Sign of the End Times Isn’t the One Everyone Is Watching? Wars are raging. Israel remains at the center of global tension. Natural disasters dominate headlines. Artificial intelligence is advancing at extraordinary speed. Digital technology is transforming how the world communicates, governs, and conducts commerce. Then we open the Bible and read Jesus’ warning about wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes, deception, persecution, lawlessness, and the beginning of “birth pains.” So are we watching biblical prophecy unfold before our eyes? In RIOT Podcast Episode 305, Pete Robertson, Pastor Bill Schoneman, and Bob Schoneman tackle one of the biggest questions Christians are asking today: Are We Living in the End Times? Jesus told His followers to pay attention to what was happening around them, but He also gave an important warning: “See that you are not alarmed.” — Matthew 24:6 That changes the conversation. Biblical prophecy was never intended to make Christians panic over every headline, identify every new technology as the mark of the beast, or predict the exact date of Christ’s return. Jesus calls us to be watchful without becoming sensational, discerning without becoming fearful, and ready without becoming obsessed with speculation. In this episode, we explore: • What Jesus meant by the “birth pains” of Matthew 24 • Wars, global instability, and “rumors of wars” • Why Israel and Jerusalem continue to matter in biblical prophecy • How Christians should respond to earthquakes and natural disasters • AI, global connectivity, and the biblical pattern of Babel • Digital economies and Revelation 13 • Why technological possibility does NOT automatically equal prophetic fulfillment • The danger of false teachers and spiritual deception • Why Jesus warned that lawlessness would increase and love would grow cold • Why Christians should respond to uncertain times with faith instead of fear • What it actually means to be ready for the return of Jesus One of the greatest dangers of the end times may not be something happening in the Middle East, in technology, or in the global economy. It may be a deception. Jesus’ first warning in Matthew 24 was:“See that no one leads you astray.” We can attend church, know theology, study prophecy, and argue about the end times while still allowing money, politics, entertainment, fear, success, social media, or religion itself to disciple our hearts. That’s why the most important end-times question may not be: “Can I figure out when Jesus is returning?” It may be: “If Jesus returned today, would I be ready to meet Him?” Jesus didn’t give us prophecy so we would live terrified of tomorrow. He gave it so we would faithfully follow Him today. Know Him. Listen to Him. Walk with Him. Love people. Make disciples. Share the Gospel. Stay awake. Be ready. Because Christians aren’t ultimately waiting for the next war, earthquake, technological breakthrough, or world leader. We are waiting for Jesus. And while we wait, we don’t live afraid. We live ready. Join the conversation: Do you believe we are living in the end times? More importantly, what does being “ready” for Jesus look like in your life today?

  4. Sep 3

    How Do You Trust God When Nothing Makes Sense? | RIOT Podcast

    How Do You Trust God When Nothing Makes Sense? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. What If You’re Judging God’s Plan Too Soon? In Micah 4:6–13, God gives His people an incredible promise of restoration but then tells them that suffering, exile, and Babylon are still ahead. The promise was real. The pain was real too. So what do you do when what God has promised seems completely different from what you’re experiencing? In Episode 304, we finish Micah chapter 4 and discover a powerful truth about trusting God in seasons we cannot understand. Micah tells us that God will gather the broken and the outcast. He will restore what appears beyond repair. He even names Babylon more than a century before Jerusalem would eventually fall and then makes an extraordinary promise: “There the LORD will redeem you.” The place Israel would have chosen to avoid became part of the story through which God would eventually bring redemption. Then Micah gives us another crucial reminder: “They do not know the thoughts of the LORD, nor do they understand His counsel.” Micah 4:12 Sometimes we look at what is happening around us and assume we understand the whole story. A prayer goes unanswered. A door unexpectedly closes. Something we believed God was leading us toward falls apart. The road becomes harder instead of easier. And we wonder: Where is God in this? Micah reminds us that we should never judge the entire story by the chapter we’re currently living in. Faith doesn’t mean we always understand what God is doing. It means we have come to know the One we’re trusting. The deeper question may not always be: “God, why is this happening?” It may be: “Jesus, will I continue walking with You even when I cannot see where You’re taking me?”

  5. Aug 27

    Why Is It So Hard to Find Real Peace? | RIOT Podcast

    Why Is It So Hard to Find Real Peace? Why can’t humanity ever seem to find lasting peace? Governments, treaties, military strength, and political systems keep promising calm. Wars continue anyway. Fear remains. Division feels impossible to escape. That is the question on RIOT Podcast — Real Issues. One Truth. — Episode 303: Why Is It So Hard to Find Real Peace? Pastor Pete, Pastor Bill, and Bob open Micah 4:1–5. Watch the conversation on YouTube or on Rumble. After judgment, Micah opens a window of hope Micah 3 ends with judgment and destruction. Then Micah 4 suddenly opens with hope. Nations come to the Lord to learn His ways. Swords are beaten into plowshares. Spears become pruning hooks. People live without fear. War itself is no longer taught. “Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains… and peoples shall flow to it” (Micah 4:1). Isaiah paints the same picture: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares… Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore” (Isaiah 2:4). Micah’s prophecy is not only about what God will do someday. It confronts how we are living today. Why human peace keeps failing James names the root with painful honesty: “Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?” (James 4:1). Lasting peace is not first a policy problem. It is a heart problem. Jesus told His disciples, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). The world can stay unsettled. Fear does not have to rule your heart. Vine and fig tree — security that points to Jesus Micah gives a beautiful picture: everyone sitting safely under their own vine and fig tree (Micah 4:4; see also 1 Kings 4:25). Security. Fruitfulness. Rest. Jesus said, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). The peace Micah foreshadows is not a vacation from conflict. It is life rooted in the Lord. “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27). Peace grows where we belong to Him. The question Ep 303 presses If God’s future belongs to Him, does your present belong to Him too? Joshua’s charge still stands: “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). Walking in the name of the Lord is not a slogan. It is a daily decision while the headlines stay loud. Jesus also sent His people outward: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28:19). Real peace is not isolation. It is knowing Him, loving people, and living it out. How to listen this week Watch Ep 303 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBmrYfvuD6A Or listen on Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/RiotPodcast Read Micah 4:1–5 slowly before or after the show Ask out loud: Does my present belong to the Lord who owns the future? RIOT Podcast is hosted by Pastor Pete, Pastor Bill, and Bob. New episodes drop on Thursdays. Know Jesus. Love His people. Live it out.

  6. Aug 20

    How Do You Know If Your Pastor Is Speaking for God? | RIOT Podcast

    How do you know if your pastor is speaking for God? A title, a platform, a large following, or even the ability to quote Scripture does not automatically mean someone is faithfully representing God. That is the question on RIOT Podcast — Real Issues. One Truth. — Episode 302. Pastor Pete, Pastor Bill, and Bob continue through the Book of Micah with one of its strongest warnings about spiritual leadership. Watch the conversation on YouTube or on Rumble. Micah 3 confronts leaders who stopped listening Micah Chapter 3 confronts rulers, judges, priests, and prophets who had been entrusted with influence but gradually turned leadership into something that benefited themselves. Justice became distorted. People became resources to use. Money influenced the message. And some leaders continued claiming to speak for God even though they had stopped listening to Him. That raises a question every Christian needs to consider: How do we know when a pastor, teacher, prophet, or Christian leader is actually speaking according to God’s Word? Why God holds leaders to a higher standard Leadership is not simply position or authority. It is stewardship. Whether you are a pastor, parent, business owner, ministry leader, or someone others look up to, greater influence brings greater responsibility. James writes, “My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment” (James 3:1). Jesus said, “For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required” (Luke 12:48). Influence is never a free pass. It is a trust. When leadership becomes exploitation Micah describes leaders who stopped asking, “How can I serve these people?” and began asking, “What can I get from these people?” Jesus gives the opposite model: “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). Real spiritual leadership looks like service, not extraction. Can money, popularity, or politics change the message? Micah exposes prophets who proclaimed peace when people supported them but changed their message when there was nothing to gain. A faithful messenger cannot allow money, applause, politics, popularity, or fear of people to determine what God’s Word says. Paul warned Timothy that people would gather teachers to suit their own desires and turn from the truth (2 Timothy 4:3–4). The pressure is real. The standard does not change. Intimacy with God must come before ministry for God Micah gives a sobering warning about leaders who continued claiming spiritual authority while becoming increasingly insensitive to God’s voice. Intimacy with God must always come before ministry for God. Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven” (Matthew 7:21). Religious activity can keep moving after the heart has drifted. Where does genuine spiritual power come from? Micah gives the contrast in Micah 3:8: “But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, and of justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.” Micah was not powerful because of personality, education, platform, or position. He was surrendered to the Spirit of God. Zechariah says it plainly: “‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6). Jesus told His disciples, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” (Acts 1:8). Real spiritual influence does not come from becoming more impressive. It comes from becoming more surrendered. False security: proximity is not intimacy The people believed that because the temple was in Jerusalem, God must still be with them. Micah exposes the danger of confusing proximity to God with intimacy with God. Jeremiah warned the same false confidence: “Do not trust in these lying words, saying, ‘The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these’” (Jeremiah 7:4). We can attend church, know Scripture, serve in ministry, and speak Christian language while still allowing our hearts to drift from Him. The question Micah 3 leaves with us What is leading me? Money? Power? Recognition? Popularity? Personal benefit? Or the Spirit of God? Micah 3 is not only a warning for pastors and church leaders. It is a challenge for anyone who has influence over another person’s life. Before we speak for God, lead for God, or attempt to accomplish something for God, we must first learn to listen to Him. Jesus asked, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” (Mark 8:36). That question still lands. How to listen this week Watch Ep 302 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEK3hghST14 Or listen on Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/RiotPodcast Read Micah 3:1–12 slowly before or after the show Ask out loud: What is leading me — and am I listening to God before I speak for Him? RIOT Podcast is hosted by Pastor Pete, Pastor Bill, and Bob. New episodes drop on Thursdays. Know Jesus. Love His people. Live it out.

  7. Aug 13

    How Do Good People Slowly Lose Their Way? | RIOT Podcast

    How Do Good People Slowly Lose Their Way? is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲? Usually, it doesn’t begin with one huge decision. It begins quietly. A thought we entertain. A compromise we justify. A truth we don’t want to hear. A little more comfort. A little more self-interest. Until eventually, something that began in the heart starts changing the way we live. After celebrating our 300th episode from Honduras, we’re back in the Book of Micah for RIOT Podcast Episode 301 and Micah Chapter 2 gets uncomfortable fast. God exposes greed, injustice, abuse of influence, resistance to truth, and false teachers who were willing to tell people exactly what they wanted to hear. And it raises a question we probably all need to wrestle with: When God’s Word confronts something in me, do I allow the Word to change me or do I look for a version of Christianity that allows me to remain unchanged? That’s where spiritual drift becomes dangerous. Because sin may be personal, but its consequences are rarely private. Eventually, what happens in our hearts begins affecting our marriages, families, churches, communities, and the people coming behind us. But Micah 2 doesn’t end there. After all the warnings, God gives His people hope. He promises to gather them like a Shepherd and speaks of “The One Who Breaks Open the Way” who will go before His people. Judgment isn’t God’s final word. Restoration is still His desire. Ask yourself: What is shaping my heart today and am I still listening to the voice of the Shepherd?

  8. Aug 6

    300th Celebration | RIOT Podcast

    300th Celebration is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. 300 Episodes. One Mission. One Faithful God. It’s hard to believe… What started as a simple conversation around God’s Word has now become 300 episodes of asking honest questions, opening the Bible, and growing together in our relationship with Jesus. This milestone is even more special because Episode 300 was recorded LIVE in Honduras! Throughout this episode, Bill, Bob, and Pete look back on the journey, share stories that have never been told, reflect on the lessons God has taught them, read incredible listener testimonies, answer rapid-fire questions, and look ahead to what God may have in store for the future. But the greatest celebration isn’t reaching 300 episodes. It’s seeing what God has done through His Word. We’ve heard from listeners who rediscovered the joy of studying Scripture, pastors who became more intentional disciple-makers, families who began meaningful conversations around the dinner table, and people who moved from simply following religious traditions to walking in a genuine relationship with Christ. To everyone who has listened, watched, prayed, shared an episode, or encouraged someone else to join the conversation… Thank you. You are part of this ministry, and we’re grateful to have you on this journey with us. As we celebrate Episode 300, our prayer remains the same as it was on Episode 1: Know Jesus. Love His Word. Live It.

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    Riot Podcast
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
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