Checkers or Wreckers - Christianity From A NASCAR Pit Crew Perspective

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In Checkers or Wreckers, host Ray Wright rear tire carrier for the #27 Menards Chevrolet and founder of Pit Stops for Poverty combines the world of racing with the world of Jesus Christ. Diving into pit stops, on track competition and working around other

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    • Dec 16, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 46 EPISODES


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    Checkers 49: Positivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2015 14:02


    Ray brings a message of positivity.

    Checkers 48: 48

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2015 34:12


    The Jimmy Johnson episode 48 of Checkers or Wreckers

    Checkers 47: Jeremy Witten

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2015 29:30


    Just loving, actually does work.

    Checkers 46: You sinned and you suck?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2015 14:37


    You sinned and you suck?! Sweet, me too! You're not the only one who thinks their life is a wreck! Jesus is the ultimate healer!

    Checkers 45: Jesus Christ made you worthy of His Kingdom when He died for you!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2015 13:02


    Jesus Christ made you worthy of His Kingdom when He died for you! That's the whole truth and nothing but the truth! Enjoy your walk with Jesus, and don't follow blind leaders who heap loads of self righteous "work" on your back!

    Checkers 44: Why do we make things so difficult about following Jesus.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2015 10:28


    Why do we make things so difficult about following Jesus. He came here to make the path easy for us. Remember the whole my "yoke is easy and my burden is light?"

    Checkers 43: Be Joyful!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2015 22:41


    In a world of dream busters and joy leeches, stand firm and be the optimist!

    Checkers 42: The Baltimore Riots and the problem of lazy Love from Christians.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2015 30:27


    As Christians we've made an agreement to not judge people no matter what. Don't allow your love to grow weary. Don't make decisions on the surface without digging in to find out who people are and why they're like the way they are. Don't have a lazy love.

    Checkers 41: God's Got This!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2015 22:46


    Are you frustrated with where you're at in life right now? It's all good, God has you right where he wants you. Success is still before you, just get your mind set and be ready for what God has. Learn now to prepare you for later. Complaining hasn't prepared anyone...ever!

    Checkers 40: Fear Is Not Part of Our Ancestry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2015 29:57


    Following Jesus Christ makes you strong. Stronger than you were before you knew Christ. In His name, we don't fear anything. We're not timid about anything. Are you living this way?

    Checkers 39: Let It Happen!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2015 39:06


    Too often, many Christians are accidentally playing the role of the Holy Spirit. We can't convert people, that's the Holy Spirit job. But we can provide fertile soil (LOVE) for the Holy Spirit to work!

    Checkers 38: Blind Leading The Blind

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2015 42:55


    Beware of who you're taking advice from in regards to the Holy Spirit people. Education, theology, experience, that doesn't mean anything to God. Love, grace, mercy, forgiveness are the roots of the Gospel & the roots of Jesus Christ. Think for yourself and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you. There are too many people that are allowing blind leaders to direct them in the church today.

    Checkers 37: MFF

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2015 30:17


    Jesus died for your sins, so why are you tripping every time you fall back into sin? Not only did Jesus die for your sins, but He died to make you a fighter. Don't lay down, pout and moan you can't stop sinning. Just get back up from that sin and fight it again! God is using your sin to make you stronger! #Fight

    Checkers 36: The Shows Over!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2015 32:37


    Stop with the show of Christianity and start displaying your walk by your actions. Our society can spot a phony from a mile away. Be real, be a servant!

    Checkers 35: Wanted: Nehemiahs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2015 24:05


    Sitting around complaining about what's wrong with our society won't change a thing. Nehemiah stepped up when his country needed him, and God was right there with him.

    Checkers 34: Love Your Enemies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 35:33


    Matthew 5:43-48 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy.' 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

    Checkers 33: Forward Motion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2015 41:59


    Forward Motion

    Checkers 32: Jesus Didn't Follow the Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2015 49:23


    As followers of Christ, we have to follow Jesus' lead. Jesus loved people of all cultures, race, no matter their backgrounds or religious belief. This is our mission.

    Checkers 31: Unity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2015 49:26


    The Church of Christ needs to forgive itself and move forward in a direction of love and grace, the true gospel message. Forget about the unimportant details of the religion, and seek the true relationship!

    Checkers 30: It's Love & It's Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2015 37:52


    Hate is not the answer.

    Checkers 29: A Conquering Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2015 22:56


    Satan, the world, your personal enemies cannot corrupt the love of Jesus Christ. That's why Jesus instructed us to love. Follow His instruction, just don't go thru the show of it.

    Checkers 28: Revolutionary Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2015 22:09


    Refocusing on what defines us as Christians. In this episode we will look at what it is that separates us from the rest of the world. The answer is very simple, reflecting, charging, showing the revolutionary love that Jesus Christ has shown the world.

    Checkers 27: Back To Your Roots

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2014 29:52


    Followers of Christ are to pick up where Jesus left off. Let's cruise through the gospels and get back to the roots of what Jesus left us. This is how we grow the Kingdom!

    Checkers 26: This Walk Isn't About You Or Me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2014 24:57


    Our job as followers of Christ is to not gain as much knowledge as we can possibly hold about Jesus and scripture. Our job is to be the light, to extend and grow the Kingdom of God. It's not about you or me anymore.

    Checkers 25: Sheep

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2014 34:42


    Checkers 24: So Secular!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2014 24:15


    So Secular!

    Checkers 23: Mainstream Christianity And The Rise Of Atheism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2014 28:55


    Mainstream Christianity and the rise of atheism.

    Checkers 22: Why I Love Jesus Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2014 18:46


    Why I Love Jesus Christ

    Checkers 21: God plans for your peace, prosperity and happiness and will take you through some tough times

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2014 21:37


    God's plans for your peace, prosperity and happiness will take you through some tough times. It's how you deal with those times of difficulty that will determine your prize. No easy button on this walk!

    Checkers 20: Pocket Knife Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2014 30:07


    A well harnessed form of aggression will help us to battle our negative desires and stay close to Jesus Christ. It's time for men who follow Christ to discover the aggression needed to produce positive output.

    Checkers 19: Church Must Unite!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2014 40:32


    Don't conform to the worlds ways of not loving everybody and giving grace to everybody. Love like Jesus and be persecuted like Jesus...from the self righteous religious of the day. Stand up for Love.

    Checkers 18: We Win

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2014 28:24


    As followers of Christ, we can get beat down, busted and even believe we are unworthy of Jesus Christ. This is not true according to Jesus! According to Jesus...we win!!

    Checkers 17: Gospel approach = Keep it Simple Stupid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2014 39:39


    Jesus has done all the hard work and has paved the road for our salvation, why do people have to make the process for salvation so difficult. No need to water the gospel down, finding eternal life is easy enough!

    Checkers 16: Hail Christ!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2014 38:01


    You live for God so be proud of it. Walk confidently, talk boldly and attack this life. Jesus has given us victory, we live on the offensive, not the defensive. Hail Jesus!

    Checkers 15: Stand Up!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2014 32:09


    Comparing yourself to men in the Bible that God used, where do you stack up? Do you have the fight of a Joshua? Do you have the aggression of a Samson? Do you have the grit of Peter? If you don't, then stop believing the lies and move forward.

    Checkers 14: Truth Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2014 36:59


    Truth in the Gospel has been missed, perverted and readjusted to meet peoples needs for covering their own sin. It has to stop. Preach the only truth, love! Eph 6:14

    Checkers 13: 1 Corinthians 6:13-14

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2014 38:15


    1 Corinthians 6:13-14 contain some pretty words that can direct our lives. We'll break the verse down in a realistic way.

    Checkers 12: I don't feel like a Christian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2014 28:49


    Have you ever thought "I know Jesus is my savior, but sometimes I feel like my soul doesn't know Him." I have...a lot.

    Checkers 11: Model the Lark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2014 33:22


    There are too many pessimists and people to bring others down. We who follow Christ have to be the light, the encouraging factor in our world today. Grace and love pave this road for us.

    Checkers 10: Overcoming The Distractions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2013 34:39


    Performing on pit road, there are many distractions all around you that can get you off game and and cause you to lose focus. The best pit crews stay focused on the job of pitting the car and ignoring the potential distractions. Same can be said with life. Shake off the distractions the enemy uses on you to separate you from Jesus!

    Checkers 9: The Masculinity of the Excuse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2013 37:11


    Men have become excuse makers and little puppets to what society says is the way. This podcast hopes to stop the hypnotization and create a man who finds the truth for himself, no matter "how bad" he thinks he is.

    Checkers 8: Get off the Lost Highway Believers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2013 27:33


    Love is our key, Love is our way to handle this world. We've been led down a lost path by satan when we believe anything but love is a remedy to a situation. Get you focus back on love and off others sins.

    Checkers 7: Stop being so logical!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2013 22:19


    Don't lose focus on the power of God and stop thinking yourself out of being faithful. Godly thinking is far more rewarding than logical thinking.

    Checkers 6: Slow is Fast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2013 31:27


    If I'm not 100% committed to a pit stop, I won't perform to my best ability. The same can be said for being a disciple if Jesus. You must be committed!!

    Checkers 5: Playing Chess With Satan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2013 32:24


    Christianity is not an "easy" lifestyle. On the contrary, it's full of sacrifices and battles against your flesh. If you're not getting blessings from God, maybe it's because you haven't picked up your cross yet! Matt. 16:24

    Checkers 0: Ray Wright Introduces Checkers or Wreckers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2013 2:51


    In this quick episode, Ray Wright rear tire carrier for the #27 Menards Chevrolet and founder of Pit Stops for Poverty introduces his new podcast, Checkers or Wreckers. A show that combines the world of racing with the world of Jesus Christ. Diving into pit stops, on track competition and working around others in real world situations, Checkers or Wreckers will apply these scenarios to your personal walk with Jesus Christ to help you grow stronger in your faith so that one day you will find yourself in the eternal victory lane!

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