Dr. Jim Richards

4. Connecting With God In your Heart

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

God is a heart God and under the New Covenant He promises to meet you in your heart. The problem is we have been taught to meet God in our mind. Inste...

3. Writing The Truth On Your Heart

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Truth only works when it is in our hearts. The problem is, we have spent a life-time writing negative destructive lies on our hearts about who we are,...

Moving Your Invisivble Boundaries

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All too often our plans for health, happiness, success and even godliness seem to reach a boundary and all of our good intentions fall to the ground. ...

1. God Is A Heart God

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

God looks on the heart not the outward appearance. David and Saul were both kings of Israel who had deep personal failings in their life. Saul was rej...

5. May The Fire Of My Altar Never Burn Out

04 Jan 2024

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Nearly every believer longs to recover their first love and first passion. They yearn for the days when their hearts were on fire with a vibrant sense...

4. The Positive Power Of Desire

28 Dec 2023

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The Hebrew word translated as desire pictures a fish hook! Like a fish who has taken the bait and swallowed the hook, we can be reeled in any directio...

3. Fire In My Bones

21 Dec 2023

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Life without passion is like eating food with no taste… boring! We are constantly motivated when we have a passionate purpose for our lives. Every d...

2. Is The Master Coming

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have been told that Jesus’ parables are nothing more than allegories, but that’s not what He said. He said the parables are the mysteries of th...

1. All Consuming Fire

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why do so many believers lose their passion for the things of God? I am forever seeing people’s social media posts blaming the Church for this perva...

5. Preparing The Meeting Place

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We know everything in the Old Testament was written for the benefit of New Covenant believers. Everything we want to know about Jesus and the New Cove...

4a. Thanksgiving Special: A Life Of Gratitude

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No one has ever become happy by finding happiness. The happiest people on earth are those who are grateful. Gratitude is a choice. We become grateful ...

4. Divine Friends

16 Nov 2023

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Jesus extended every believer the invitation to be more than servants. This doesn’t mean we cease to be servants; it means we become more than serva...

3. Show Me God

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

God showed His ways to Moses. Why? Because Moses wanted to know Him. He wanted to know His character. He wanted to know what to expect! He wanted to k...

2. Passing Through The Veil

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Bible tells us that we are the temple of God, and the Holy Spirit dwells within us. The word “dwell” is more than simply being present. It mea...

1. Heart To Heart With God

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

God has such incredible things prepared for those who believe on Jesus that it can’t be put into words. The Apostle Paul said, "Eye has not seen, no...

5. Pray The Way Jesus Prayed

19 Oct 2023

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Jesus did pray for the sick; He spoke to them and healed them. He didn’t pray for demons to come out. He spoke to them, and they obeyed. When He rai...

4. Finding The God Of The Bible

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When many of us came to Jesus, we expected to find the Jesus of the Bible, who has never changed. We want to know this supernatural God through whom a...

3. The Family Priesthood

05 Oct 2023

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God wants to be the protector and guide for you and your family. All He needs is a person who is willing and ready to step into the Family Priesthood....

2. Set Your Family Apart

28 Sep 2023

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Throughout Scripture, we see situations where God protected entire families because of His relationship with one family member. In the Book of Acts, G...

1. Heal The Breach In Your Family

21 Sep 2023

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A breach is a break in our fortification. It is a place where we are vulnerable. There are few situations that make us more vulnerable than our relati...

7. The Law Fulfilled

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean when we say the law is fulfilled? It seems everyone has their own definition of that word! But if we say our dreams have been fulfil...

6. The Spirit Of The Law

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all know the letter kills, but the Spirit is life. We talk about being in the Spirit. Jesus even stated that His Words were Spirit and life. We all...

5. God's Testimony

31 Aug 2023

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God provided a testimony of His Son, the Messiah. Some of it was through types and shadows, some were written in detail, and of course, there were pro...

4. God's Goal For Your Life

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

God has very specific goals for everything He has ever said or done. Those goals never change. They were established before the foundations of the wor...

3. Unlawful Use Of The Law

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since we know the law is good unless we use it unlawfully, maybe before we declare our opinion about it, we should discover what God says is “unlawf...

2. Consider The Source

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is one final source to whom we must go to evaluate all our beliefs, doctrines, and personal opinions: the Lord Jesus Christ! He is the only pers...

1. Looking Past The Veil

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No one looks at anything and sees it exactly as it is. We don’t actually see with our eyes; we see with our brain. It might be better said, our brai...

9. Witness Of The Spirit

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The cancer to our faith is what the Bible calls condemnation. When we feel condemned, we expect punishment. Sometimes we experience guilt because of o...

8. Have The Right Answer

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the greatest lies religion has ever told us is how hard it is to win our family and friends to Jesus. That is absolutely not true. In fact, the...

7. Loving Like Jesus

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The world needs to see Jesus but they can’t unless we show them. We are called to love people the same way Jesus loved them. When they experience Go...

6. Our Greatest Need

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive!” Evidently, we don’t really believe that. When faced with crisis or hardship our first ...

5. Love Or Narcissism

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How is it possible that anyone could confuse love with narcissism? It’s something that probably happens every day in millions of marriages, when som...

4. The Goal Of God's Love

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

God has a goal in everything He does for us. That goal is to draw us into a deep personal connection with Him through the Lord Jesus so that we can ha...

3. The Eternal Nature Of Truth

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

God is The God of Truth! His truth is eternal; it doesn't change with time or circumstances. Knowing the dependability of God’s truth gives us confi...

1. What Is Perfect Love

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I often hear great messages about love driving out all fear. But that’s not what the Scripture actually says. It says that PERFECT love casts out fe...

2. Activating The Power

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes it seems that our faith has been reduced to intellectual assent. We are not opposed to the Word of God, yet it isn’t producing power in ou...

8. Jesus My Passover Lamb

24 May 2023

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We cannot fully grasp or exercise faith for what Jesus did on the cross beyond our understanding of the Feasts of Israel. The Bible says Jesus is our ...

7. Am I Supposed To Be Afraid Of God

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is the Bible contradicting itself when it tells me there is no fear in God’s perfect love, but then tells me all the benefits of having the fear of ...

6. Six Sources Of Fear

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Bible describes Six Sources of Fear; each one has its own deceptive, destructive properties. More than one source of fear can happen without us ev...

5. Help I'm Afraid

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes we are simply afraid to trust God. We are afraid He’ll let us down; we’re afraid of His rejection; we’re afraid we are not worthy. The...

4. Draw Near without The Fear

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Bible tells us to draw near to God with boldness in our time of need. For most of us, our time of need is when we’re about to “mess up,” or ...

3. Loving God

20 Apr 2023

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God has promised He will never leave us, never fail us, and never forsake us. This means when we feel distant from God, it is never Him who has drawn ...

2. Drawing Near To God

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Religion has led us to believe that God required offerings in the Old Testament, but that is not true. If that were the case, He would have been no di...

1. Longing For God

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We were created to be intimately joined to God. In fact, we cannot be “normal” if that connection is lost. In this fast-paced world, filled with d...

9. The Power Of A Righteous Life

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus said we are the light of the world. We make it possible for people to see God and discover His great goodness. Few people discover how easy it i...

8. A More Excellent Way

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Religion has led us into a codependent relationship with God, where our every involvement with Him is about trying to get what we need. We are taught ...

7. The Promise Of Righteousness

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Righteousness is given to us through a promise. This promise was not given to us individually. It was given to the Lord Jesus Christ by God the Father...

6. Paid In Full

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When a debtor had worked off his debt, he was given a legal writ that explained that he had worked off his debt and was now a free man. All rights and...

5. Am I Experiencing God

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most important questions we must answer is this: “Am I experiencing God, or am I experiencing my opinion of God?” Our opinion of others...

4. Is God Really Fair

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The undermining issue destroying the world today is the victim’s mentality. The victim makes bad decisions in business, relationships, finances, and...

3. Why Am I Struggling

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Those of us who came out of the “Jesus Movement” were hungry for God. We didn’t want the empty formality of church. One of the famous sayings of...

2. Harmony With God

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

God created the human race to live in a physical, emotional, and spiritual environment that would provide life to its fullest. Everything He created w...

1. The Revelation Of Righteousness

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Righteousness of God should be one of the most positive, uplifting subjects we could ever discuss. Instead, religion has made righteousness negati...

6. The Righteous World Order

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When we ask the wrong questions, we always get the wrong answers. A wrong answer doesn’t mean it is incorrect; it often means it is of no benefit. T...

5. The Lamb On The Throne

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As the political system becomes more and more corrupt, the world will become more unfair. There will be no justice. The elite will rule over the rest ...

4. Knowing What's Coming

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One purpose of prophecy is so we can know what’s coming, and trust God’s promises concerning that event. There are more prophecies about the days ...

3. The Fate of The Earth Dwellers

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The “Earth Dwellers” are not simply people who live on Planet Earth. They are people whose thoughts, beliefs, hopes, and expectations are based on...

2. The Manger The Cross Or The Throne Part 2

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

God manifested Himself through Jesus in His birth (the manger), the cross, and the throne. If we want to see God as He is, we must embrace His manifes...

The Manger, The Cross Or The Throne Part 1

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are hundreds of prophecies that foretell very specific aspects of Jesus’ life and ministry. Each of those prophecies is essential to helping u...

1. Making Holidays Holy Days

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Every year we get bombarded by legalists who would make us feel ungodly for celebrating Christmas. We all know December 25th is not the day Jesus was ...

6. Geographic Demonization

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is it true that demons can control Geographic areas of the world? While it is true, the way it is being taught is not only unscriptural, it ignores an...

5. Worldwide Demon Possession

01 Dec 2022

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Can demons influence people? Yes, they can. Can they take control of people? Not unless the person allows it! Nearly nothing we believe about the devi...

4. When He Is Gone It Shall Come

24 Nov 2022

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Methuselah is one of the most interesting people in the Old Testament. Everything about his life was a testimony to the goodness of God, including God...

3. Spiritual Insanity

17 Nov 2022

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Immediately following the rapture, the inhabitants of Planet Earth will plunge into spiritual insanity. After thousands of years of God mercifully res...

2. Lovers Of Darkness

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I continuously hear people ask, “How stupid are these politicians?” There is no doubt many politicians are really that stupid. But the decisions t...

1. A Curse And A Blessing

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the English translations, there are many times the Bible says God caused something horrific to happen. These translations are much of what contribu...

5. Multi-dimensional-ism The Secret To The Supernatural

27 Oct 2022

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Religion tells us a miracle is something inexplicable - when God violates the laws of nature. This false concept has created a great divide between th...

4. The Contract

20 Oct 2022

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Contracts are designed to remove all assumptions from agreements. When people enter into contracts, they clarify all their expectations, terms, provis...

3. How Did Jesus See God

13 Oct 2022

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Jesus often stated that He did what He saw the Father do. How was He able to see God? Where was He looking? The word “see” means to perceive God. ...

2. Too Good To Be True

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

According to the Scripture, God has prepared things for us that are so good we can’t even imagine them. What good are they if we can’t even concei...

1. Thinking Like Jesus

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Bible tells us we can have the mind of Christ. In fact, the mind of Christ has already been revealed; it’s just a matter of accepting the revela...

8. The Portal To The gods

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We now know the ancient pyramids were more than tombs for dead Pharaohs. They were believed to be portals whereby the dead ruler could pass from earth...

7. The First Antichrist

15 Sep 2022

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Sometimes we read about the antichrist who appears in the book of Revelation and get incredibly confused. One of the easiest ways to understand anythi...

6. Who Am I Becoming

08 Sep 2022

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Both the Bible and psychology agree: few things will affect your life as much as your environment. We become like the people we hang out with! Our env...

5. Communion With The Harlot

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to take communion with demons? The Great Harlot carries a communion cup full of blood. This blood intoxicates the leaders of the wor...

4. What Did Jesus Really Mean

25 Aug 2022

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Jesus gave us warnings for everything we would face, but more importantly, He provided solutions for the things in life that are designed to hurt us. ...

3. The Mystery Revealed

18 Aug 2022

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There is a mystery at work in the world. It is secret and seductive and embodies wickedness in proportions never seen in the world before now. All the...

2. Fornicating With The Harlot

11 Aug 2022

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Can we get the mark of the beast without knowing it? No! But we can fall into the deception of the Great Harlot without realizing it. The Great Harlot...

1. The Great Harlot

04 Aug 2022

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So many people fear they may unknowingly accept the mark of the beast. That can’t happen! The mark of the beast must be a deliberate choice to trust...

9. The Path Or The Mountain

28 Jul 2022

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God has an incredible plan for our lives: life to its fullest. Yet, so many godly, dedicated believers are not experiencing the fullness of life. Week...

8. Prioritizing Truth

21 Jul 2022

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Several times Jesus explicitly instructs us to prioritize our learning and application of the truth. This can seem so insignificant. However, if Jesus...

7. The Grace Continuum

14 Jul 2022

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Everything God does in our life is a work of grace. That means if we can understand how to have victory in one area, we know how to have victory in ev...

6. Complementary Opposites

07 Jul 2022

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Moses wanted to know God’s ways. Contrary to false religious ideology, unlike all the world’s false gods, God is not beyond knowing. In fact, sinc...

5. The Power And The Glory

30 Jun 2022

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God wants every believer to experience His power and glory. In fact, God is only glorified when we do things that emerge from His power. There is no g...

4. The Throne Of Grace

23 Jun 2022

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The times we are tempted to run away from God in shame or hide behind our excuses are the times we should run directly to God. When we find the Most H...

3. The Perfect Will Of God

16 Jun 2022

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Some believers spend their entire life trying to understand the will of God for their lives. However, the Bible clearly states the will of God for our...

2. The Whole Counsel Of God

09 Jun 2022

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There are so many dimensions to the blessings God offers the believer. Religion would have you believe there is a secret formula, special faith, new r...

1. Mercy, Glory And Power

02 Jun 2022

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If you asked God for great power and strength, and He promised to give it, what would that look like? Moses asked to see God’s glory. God agreed to ...

7. Beyond Space And Time

26 May 2022

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Our God lives beyond the dimensions of space and time. This is why He can see and predict the outcome of everything that occurs in our universe. One o...

6. Prophetic Preparations

19 May 2022

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There are hundreds of prophecies that foretell what is coming upon the earth and provide instructions about how we can prepare for what’s coming. Th...

5. Worthy To Escape

12 May 2022

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In the Book of Revelation, Jesus explains what can be done to keep your heart engaged, which makes you strong and stable enough to be delivered from t...

4. Instructions For Survival

05 May 2022

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In 40 AD, Titus of Rome began a siege against Israel. According to historians, 1,100,000 Jews died in this siege. That same historian also says that n...

3. Choose How You Will Die

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Of all our fears, the greatest is probably the fear of death. It is the ultimate unknown… or is it? We are facing a unique time in history. There ar...

2. The Groom Calls

21 Apr 2022

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In the not too distant future, Jesus, the bridegroom, will call out for His bride, the Church, to come to Him for the great catching away. While the w...

1. Comfort in Chaos

14 Apr 2022

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Jesus anticipated these dark times in which we live. But, He didn’t leave us without hope. The word “hope” means a confident expectation of good...

6. When Jesus Says Thank You

07 Apr 2022

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A day will come when every believer will stand before Jesus. The Bible calls it the Judgment Seat of Christ. Unfortunately, religion has led us to bel...

5. Fallen Not Forsaken

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So many people live in the guilt and shame of personal failure. Religion has convinced you that God is finished with you. But Jesus says just the oppo...

4. Faithful Servants

24 Mar 2022

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One of the most overlooked and ignored teachings of Jesus is the fact that He will return to earth and overthrow the antichrist and his followers. Jes...

3. Legalism Or Inheritance

17 Mar 2022

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Knowing the difference between rewards, inheritance, and our position in Christ is essential for the believer desiring to live the best quality of lif...

2. The Great Teacher

10 Mar 2022

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In the ancient Hebrew family, the heir was raised under a tutor that taught him how to make good decisions. He learned how to manage the inheritance. ...