Richard Ellis Talks
Episodes
I Got This
12 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We often go about our lives making choices, big or small, without ever consulting God. Instead of asking Him to bless our choices after the fact, we s...
Help, I Need Somebody
11 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It is important to be involved in a community of believers so that when we need help we can simply ask and receive the help that others offer. At the ...
Passing On The Baton
10 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our purpose on earth is about more than just receiving salvation and going to Heaven when we die. We are left here for the sake of others, to reach ou...
Single or Double
09 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
People in the church tend to celebrate marriage and act like that is the goal for everyone, looking at those who are single as simply waiting to be ma...
Wholly, Wholly, Wholly
08 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus committed Himself to us, going all the way to death on the cross. We must follow Him by wholly committing ourselves to obedience to His Word and...
Memo
07 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible was given to us by God to remind us how we should live our lives. When we read His instructions, we need to not just hear what it says but o...
Shock & Awe
05 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There are moments in our lives that will shock us because we are faced with difficult circumstances out of nowhere. When we allow God to use us throug...
The Doors
04 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When the Bible talks about God bringing opportunities and opening doors for us, it is referring to moments for us to share the Gospel with others and ...
Smear Christianity
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just as our words can be used to build others up and encourage them, they can also be used to destroy people’s lives. When we talk poorly about othe...
About Face
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The term “about face” means to turn around completely and go in the opposite direction. When Jesus died on the cross He made it possible for us to...
Maxed Out
01 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We all experience suffering at different points in our lives, whether brought on by ourselves, others, or God Himself for the purpose of refining us. ...
Sophia
31 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
People are looking for something that is making a difference, and having knowledge of Biblical truth does not make a difference unless we are applying...
On Fire
29 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When we are caught up in sin and chasing it with all of our lives, we find ourselves being burned by the sin we’re chasing with consequences and des...
Take, Eat
28 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Adam and Eve ate of the tree in the garden that God told them not to eat from, sin entered our world and brought spiritual death to all of us. Go...
Work In Progress
27 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rather than being wrapped up in one single event, the Christian life is a work in progress that involves struggling through sin and temptation. If we ...
Haters
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us have people in our lives that we would consider an enemy, someone who dislikes us and picks at us constantly because of their disdain. The ...
I Followed
25 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus had many followers while He was here on earth, but at one point or another most all of them ditched. The opportunity to pick up and follow Him i...
Corn On The Cob
24 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When we let God have our whole lives, He transforms us just like planting a seed in the ground produces a new plant. God wants to use us to multiply H...
The Bears, The Lions & The Giants
22 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David lived his life faithfully serving God, perfecting his skills and protecting what God gave him to care for. Because David had been faithful in fa...
Another Chance
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God may be telling us to do something and we’ve been ignoring it for any amount of time. When we listen to Him with a willingness to obey, He forgiv...
The Big Picture
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God created us as part of His plan to bring Himself glory when we become His children. We may not know all of His plans for us, but we can know our pu...
Don’t Kill Yourself
19 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The devil is after destroying our lives, sometimes even to the point of contemplating suicide. Jesus offers us a complete release from our old lives t...
Back-Up
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible is clear that we face battles constantly that are unseen and in the spiritual realm. We must acknowledge the powers that are fighting agains...
Ewe & Me
17 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God has designed His Church to have shepherds that lead the flock and protect them from wolves whose only intention is to devour them. When we plug in...
Church: Who Needs It?
15 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When we invest in and love other people in God’s family, we are showing the world what the Church is supposed to look like. Everyone needs a place t...
Married vs. Marriage
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s society amplifies the idea that we should all be happy, and if our marriage relationship is not making us happy then we have the right to le...
Almost Stoned
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We often find ourselves feeling guilty and condemning ourselves because of our sin, but Jesus’ death on the cross made a way for us to live without ...
In the Way
12 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus is described in the Bible as the Way, the only Way to God the Father. Instead of being in the way as a hindrance to ourselves and others for fin...
Go Take A Flying Leap
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We can all look back on our lives and see that God has provided all we have needed time and time again, yet we still find it difficult to trust Him. R...
Born of a Woman
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Adam and Eve screwed everything up in the Garden of Eden when they decided to sin and eat of the tree God had commanded them not to eat from. Sin cont...
Isn’t She Amazing
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible talks about the value of a virtuous woman, and for a man to find one he must pursue virtue himself through Christ. When a woman is found to ...
Cribs
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We see on TV the mansions and houses of rich people but the truth is that the most expensive “Crib” on the planet is us as believers.God gave His ...
I Doubt It
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The devil started his entire interaction with human beings by planting seeds of doubt for what God really said. Throughout Biblical history people hav...
Black Blood
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a fallen world where racism, sexism, prejudice and other sins are commonplace, yet God calls us to take of the lens of the world and see ea...
To the Studs
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to overlook new Christians and put expectations on them to live and act in certain ways. They will not meet those expectations because the...
Room For Milk
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to overlook new Christians and put expectations on them to live and act in certain ways. They will not meet those expectations because the...
Frozen Fruit
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Too many Christians live off of the frozen fruit in their lives, acting like religious believers but not having God’s work actively present in chang...
Story
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It does not matter where we’ve come from and the mistakes that we’ve made in the past. God wants to give us a new life and write a new story for o...
Fish Eyes
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We need to be fully present where God has placed us and focused on where He is moving us forward. Rather than being like a fish who jumps out of an aq...
Out of Here
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As believers, we are representations of the change that God can make in someone’s life and we need to be willing to share His message of truth with ...
A Leg Up
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God gave Joseph a dream that took years of hardship until it was fulfilled. Joseph’s story is encouraging to us because God used specific places and...
Above & Beyond
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We all face giants in our lives that seem impossible to overcome, but with God backing us up and filling us with His power He is able to overcome thos...
Fire Men
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There are many stories in the Bible of men who stood strong in their faith and God used them to change the world. God wants to use us the same way if ...
Water the Plants
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just as a gardener plants seeds and waters those seeds in the ground, it is not him that makes the growth happen. His job is to create the environment...
Buy Bull
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The devil offers us many deals that seem good in the moment but that carry heavy consequences. We need to stop falling into his traps and begin readin...
My Fair Lady
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible tells the story of a widow who continually asked an uncaring judge for retribution on someone who wronged her and he eventually gave in beca...
Fruit Loops
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our lives are always producing fruit, but we only produce good fruit like love, joy, and peace when we are connected to Christ. Others see when our li...
Holy Moses
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We tend to think that God can’t use us because of mistakes we’ve made in the past. Though we may suffer consequences because of those mistakes, Go...
Will Do
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are incapable in and of ourselves not only to be willing to do what’s right, but even to follow through and do it. God walks with us through the ...
For Deposit Only
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible is clear that there is no amount or measure to sin that could be unforgiveable by God, and He freely offers us complete remission from the d...
In Courage
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It takes courage to persevere when we encounter tough times. When we recognize that God lives in us and there is nothing that could come against us st...
Party Animal
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one thing to pray that someone comes to a place of repentance towards God and their lives get changed. It’s another thing to pray as if we ar...
The Chosen One
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God designed a plan for salvation before the world was even created, knowing that sin would enter and we would all need a Savior. His Son was chosen t...
Tongue Tied
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We must be willing to open our mouths and speak when God prompts us to because He will give us the words to say and we can trust Him to use what we sa...
RAM
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God’s love was made known to us through the sacrifice of His Son in order to offer us forgiveness and relief from our guilt and shame. We must let g...
Past the Past
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God has promised us a future and a hope, but we cannot grab hold of those until we let go of the sin that marks our past. When we access God’s power...
Rights & Wrongs
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just because we have the right to do something without it being a sin does not mean that it’s always the wisest thing to do. Rather than living for ...
Make Up Your Mind
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy for a lot of people to put off a decision for change in their lives, but that indecision is a decision to forfeit the benefit of change. W...
Killing Time
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible teaches us that our lives or like a vapor, here one moment and gone the next. We must value the life that God gave us by using every moment ...
THE Resurrection
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus lived a sinless life, died on the cross, was buried and resurrected from the dead. He offers to us eternal life that He paid for by His sacrific...
God Forsaken
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus was God forsaken when He submitted to His death on the cross so that we could be in right standing with God and never be forsaken. Not only does...
Get ACross
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus was willing to leave Heaven, come into a sin filled world, live a perfect life, die for our sins, and be raised from the dead all so that we cou...
Hosanna Hosanna Danna
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just as the crowds in the Gospels worshipped Jesus one day and the next day turned on Him to crucify Him, we can receive His salvation and mock His gr...
Woohoo-Boohoo
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God designed His Church to live in community with one another as one Body. When one part is hurting then the whole Body needs to hurt and weep with th...
Seamless
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scripture says that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. Just as in every situation He was led by the Spirit, we must also live our lives l...
Heaven Sent
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There are plenty of people praying for themselves or for others that God would send help, and we are that help that God sends but we have to be listen...
Takers
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God offers us a free gift of salvation to anyone who will believe, and we all have just as much opportunity to take Him up on the offer and be saved. ...
Finish What You Start
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to obeying God in what He has called us to do, it is not something that happens once and we’re done; it is an every day pursuit. God h...
Overseed Rye
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just like we can sow seed into the ground and expect it to grow what we planted, we can sow spiritual seed into the lives of others through both the G...
Firing Blanks
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever is in our hearts will eventually come out of our mouths. We must fill our hearts with God’s truth from Scripture so that when He presents u...
In the Meantime
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We all face difficulties in our lives when life seems to be mean, but we always have a choice on how we will handle it. If we trust God in the meantim...
Picked
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible tells us that God picked us to be in relationship with and follow Him, just like Jesus picked His disciples while here on earth. Rather than...
Magnifying Glass
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God can choose anyone He wants to exalt to a position of leadership, but whether He chooses us for that or not we must remember that our lives are mea...
Rumor Has It
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible is replete with verses about the words that we say, instructing us to use wisdom in everything that comes out of our mouths. Whether it’s ...
Hard Core
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Not many people have something in their life that they would die for. In a relationship with Jesus Christ He desires a commitment from us that we give...
Fat Tuesday
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of Fat Tuesday is to party hard and get sin out of our system before seeking forgiveness on Ash Wednesday and moving into Lent. The Christian...
The Sham Rock
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anything that we build our lives on other than Jesus Christ is a sham and we will crumble when trials come. Suffering is an inevitable part of life, b...
Keep the Change
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Christian life is about constant pursuit of God through Scripture and gathering together as believers. Instead of letting the change He’s made i...
Holy Spit
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God says that He would rather us be hot or cold instead of lukewarm, meaning that we either jump in relationship with Him and grow or run away. The wa...
Hit List
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When we become Christians, we are put on Satan’s his list. Unfortunately, it has not been difficult for him to entice people away from following Jes...
Fickle
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When we face difficulties in our lives, it’s easy to want to go back to the past when life seemed easier. God wants to use those difficulties to gro...
Lived Backwards
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
While the world tells us to hate our enemies, hold grudges, and sin in this way or that way, Jesus tells us to live backwards according to the world’...
I Really Appreciate You
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody likes to be encouraged and praised, not just for things they’ve done but for who they are. If we think about saying something encouraging ...
Out of the Blue
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When we are faced with a sudden crisis we have the option to respond in despair or respond in worship to God. Trials will come, and while we walk thro...
Knockers
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible instructs us to seek God first and foremost, putting aside any other distraction from our minds and hearts. Once we are in that kind of rela...
Ready or Not
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it feels like God is hiding from us when really we’re the ones trying to hide from Him. Instead of continuing in our sin, we need to seek ...
Sweeping Beauty
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Jesus lives inside of us, we often neglect cleaning house for Him because it can get very messy sorting through our lives. What we need to do, ra...
Mysteries of the Deep
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Instead of being content with a ticket to Heaven, we need to seek God to give us more and more of Himself on this earth. He offers us so much more tha...
Broken Arrow
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When we focus on the attack that is coming at us from the devil, we lose sight of the God we serve who is more powerful and has promised to protect us...
Bird Brains
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The taming of one’s tongue comes from the Holy Spirit, otherwise we may not always say something but we still think negative things that we will eve...
Staying Power
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The easiest response to boredom or even suffering is to move on to the next thing rather than sticking with it, whether it’s relationships, jobs, or...
Over My Dead Body
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We may not be chosen to die a physical death for Christ’s sake, but everyday we are called to die to ourselves, take up our cross and live for Him. ...
Butt Heads
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It is not sinful to be upset about something, but how we handle it can be sinful. When we try to control ourselves we end up out of control, but when ...
What’s the Point
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This life is full of moments of suffering, but none of it is outside of God’s hand to purposefully use it for His greater purpose. God is for us, an...
Life Support
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone faces difficulties, and that is why God has designed the community of His Church to respond to those struggles in such a way that encourages ...
Out of the Ordinary
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Although we may feel like there is nothing special about us, God has made us special and is simply looking for us to be available for Him to use us in...
Way to Go!
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Often times, God will mess up our plans to put us in contact with lost people in this world who need to hear about Him. When we live our lives in obed...
Jumper Cables
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to thank God for how He’s blessed us and go on about our lives without taking the time to look around and see how we can help others. As...
Are We There Yet?
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to get caught up in thinking that we’ll just be happy when we get this thing or that thing. Instead, it’s about our mindset exactly wh...
Monkey Wrench
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God has made us for a purpose, but when we give into the sin struggles that the devil uses to sabotage us, we get off course and often create a lot of...