Richard Ellis Talks

Trusting God. Trusting that He's for us, not against us. Trusting that He wants the best for us. Trusting that in any difficult situation, He'll work it out for our best, according to His will. In all things, less of us, more of Him!

Knowing the Word of God and believing it are two different things. He gave us the Scriptures as a written document of His works and promises, so that we may believe and be changed. And when we believe it, His power transforms our lives!

When it comes to relationships, the best plan is to see what God's plan is! So why not check with Him to see if this potential mate is right for us?  He'll guide and direct us to the blessing of marriage the way He intended for it to be, if we seek Him every step of the way.

"But I'm a nice person!" The world is full of "nice" sinners. The truth is, we're ALL born into sin, and we're ALL in need of a Savior! Only when we admit that we're dirty with sin, Jesus can make us clean and change our death sentence to eternal life!

There's a difference in stewardship and ownership. For the believer who's trying to follow God faithfully, all things are God's. HE owns it all, and He trusts us to use it all for His glory. When everyone gives what God calls us to give, everyone's taken care of!

The Kingdom of God here on earth is simply the rule and reign of Christ in our life! He's the boss, He's in control, He's the One we're to seek with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Then everything else, all our needs, desires, and cares will fall into place in its correct priority.

Obedience - in and of itself - can either be an activity of doing out of obligation, or a result of serving out of love. If we're obeying God because we want to serve Him out of our love for Him, then when He calls us to respond, we respond, no matter what others around us are doing!

Even though it's God's ultimate desire, not everyone will choose to know Him personally through Jesus as Savior. So before the Rapture, it's important that believers share God's good news, so others can have the opportunity to enter Heaven!

It's been said this way: "The world's religions are mankind's attempt to reach God. Christianity is God's attempt to reach mankind." It's no surprise that the Gospel message doesn't make sense to the world... until FAITH enters the equation. Then the Gospel CHANGES OUR LIFE!

Before God even created the world, He had a perfect plan already in place that the blood of Jesus would wash away our sin, because He loves us more than we could ever imagine! He provided a way back to Himself through Jesus, so that we may be saved from the destruction of this world’s end and spend eternity with Him.