Richard Ellis Talks

We all face moments in our lives where we feel under pressure, sometimes more than others. That pressure can either cause us to run toward sin and "fixes of the flesh", or run toward God and true peace. He promises to bring us through our times of adversity if we'd trust Him to meet us at our point of need.

God designed His Church (His children) to function in such a way where we link arms with one another and help each other in our journey. While we can worship God alone anytime, we can't be a working member of His family without actually being involved and living life together!

Alcohol is something that many have used to ruin their lives, but alcohol itself isn't a sin. When we choose to do something, whether it's drinking alcohol or any other thing, we need to make sure that we're doing it for the glory of God. Rather than getting drunk with alcohol, the Bible instructs us to "get drunk in the Spirit", and let Him lead us and guide us in the things He wants us to do.

When we find ourselves in difficult circumstances, the best decision to make is to call out to God and ask for His help, then keep our eyes open to recognize how He chooses to help us.

God’s Word may not always make sense, but we know by our faith (and most probably past experiences) that He can be trusted, and so when He makes promises that declare His love for us, we can cling to those promises in the midst of trials and pain.

The Bible says that there’s not one positive thing associated with worrying - unless we WANT less peace, less calm, less hair, less days in our life! So even though there are countless things going on in our world that could cause worry, God offers His perfect “worry-repellent” through a relationship with Him and a growing knowledge of His Word as a potent cure for worrying!