Team Faith Podcast

The GNCC Racing Community lost a racer at Round 2 of the 2016 Season. At Round 3, the GNCC Chapel Service was a memorial and dedication to Ty Kesten. The audio track opens with Team Faith Chaplain, Chuck Lemaster, being interviewed at the track. Tim Cotter, Race Director/MX Sports, speaks to the group and Chuck closes out with a message, "What do you do with tragedy? Is there hope?" The message is taken directly from John 11 - the story of Jesus raising Lazarus to life. Of course, Lazarus later died. So where is our REAL hope?

This is a continuation of "Is God asleep?" It's also quite personal because as I related in the last message, "I will not fear if the electricity gets shut off." In between that message and this one...the electricity got shut off! But God is so faithful, and this is a message of praise and hope for anyone else who is struggling! The audio is a bit scratchy because I'm not a very good tech geek! But it's worth a listen! Thanks so much! -Chuck Lemaster, Team Faith Chaplain on the GNCC Series

This was a personal one for me - I'm Chuck Lemaster with Team Faith and I get to deliver the chapel messages on the GNCC series. For over 5 years, I've been "full-time" in the ministry; using dirt bikes to share the love of Jesus Christ. However, at the time I delivered this message, I was in a crisis. Funding had run out and I was no longer keeping my head above water. This message is a direct result of what God taught me during those trying times.

Seems there are so many distractions in life - and worse yet, God seems to do things in other people's lives that he DOESN'T do in yours. Or maybe He just doesn't seem to care about the pain and suffering that is all around us. Sometimes it seems SIN is the way to go. How do you handle that? How does a Supreme Court decision affect me as an individual? Team Faith's Chuck Lemaster digs into these questions at the Unadilla GNCC in 2015.

"The Christian faith is not based on the Bible." Say what?! Take a listen as Team Faith's Chuck Lemaster expands on that statement at the Snowshoe GNCC in 2015. People abandon the faith because of 2 things: Crazy Christians and they can't make sense of some things in the Bible. Yet - early Believers didn't even HAVE a Bible - what we know as the "New Testament" wasn't even written yet! So what is the basis of our faith?

This is a follow up to the 5/24/2015 message, "Why is it BAD to be a Christian?" Being a Follower of Jesus is ILLEGAL in approximately 50 countries around the globe. Why? And if that is true, then wouldn't it be easier to just not be a Christian? Team Faith's Chuck Lemaster talks about this at the John Penton GNCC in 2015. There must be a compelling reason...

Team Faith's Chuck Lemaster explores the question, "Why is it bad to be a Christian?" It is illegal in certain countries. ISIS is killing people for being a follower of Christ. Even in America on Memorial Day when we celebrate those who died to give us freedom, we see Christians being put under pressure to change their ideology. If being a "Christian" is to follow Jesus Christ who taught, "love your neighbors and your enemies," then WHY is it such a bad thing? Chuck takes most of the message to build the case and then provides a not-so-comfortable answer toward the end.

Team Faith's Chuck Lemaster shares a personal story of coming back from the brink of bankruptcy and being able to enter ministry full-time. The message challenges listeners to go all-in for Jesus Christ and to put God first. Chuck admits it is a message he did not want to speak since it deals with finances...which is always personal! But, by sharing his own story, he connects with the audience as he explains current financial stresses.

Fox declined to run a commercial on Superbowl XLV deeming it as "too controversial." The premise was to drive people to www.lookup316.com. Team Faith's Chuck Lemaster takes his listeners to John 3:16 and explores the full conversation Jesus had with Nicodemus. It's much more than a verse! It goes all the way back to when people were being bitten and killed by snakes out in the wilderness...

Does God answer prayer? If so, why do some prayers get answers and not others? Team Faith's Chuck Lemaster explores these relevant questions at the Big Buck GNCC.