Category: Rick’s Messages

Matthew quotes the book of Jeremiah to show what God prophesied and fulfilled when the innocent children of Bethlehem and surrounding communities were murdered by King Herod. Jeremiah. 31:14 14 This is what The LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamenting and bitter weeping. It is Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to…

When we read prophesy in the Old Testament, we wonder how anyone could know what it meant at the time and the full extent of it. Here’s an example that literally speaks of the coming Messiah but at the time it was written, the people of Israel could not have known what Moses fully meant.…

All true Christians believe the Bible is the inerrant Words of God as a matter of faith. Why is that so important? Doubt means that we are substituting our own reasoning and understanding of the natural world to the things God has down and is written about. Doubt in God’s Word hobbles us to what…

But, Jesus is also the Messiah and as the Messiah, he was a person and he came to do the work of the Messiah (to redeem us from our sins). So, when we read in God’s Word, especially when the Apostle Paul’s writes that “Jesus is Lord” what exactly does Paul mean in using “Lord”…

I have to confess that I am troubled about something. Why are some churches not interested in evangelizing the world as Jesus commanded us? In some churches, outreach into the community only involves the good works of helping with someone’s physical needs: food, a vehicle, a medical issue, repair to a home and so on…

There are essentially two different kinds of righteousness; both kinds arelegitimate and both kinds are to be present in us. One kind is the saving kind and it is superior to the other kind; it is the kind of righteousness that is given to us as a free gift from God. It comes not by…

Trusting is: 1) A sincere inner belief in the nature and character of the God of Israel, and 2) A sincere outer belief that is confirmed by proclaiming this belief in public by means of confessing it. What are we to sincerely believe? First, that Jesus is Lord and second that God The Father raised…

The book of Isaiah is a long one with 66 chapters. Our bible study group at church is wading through it right now. As we were studying this book, something appeared in my mind, and I think it is worth sharing with you because it sums up the entire bible! It is that in spite…

Romans 8:14 says “All who are led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons.” Note to the ladies reading this – the use of “son” is status, not gender and you’ll see as you read on. :-)) So since all Believers are given God’s Holy Spirit upon their trust in Jesus, why then aren’t we all…

Is God’s Grace something entirely new and introduced to us in the New Testament in relation to what Jesus did for us on the cross? Nope. The first formal mention of God’s Grace was actually in Genesis 6:8 where it’s written “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.“ But, really, God’s Grace…

The Apostle Paul wrote this in Romans Chapter 6 but what does it mean? We know what law is in biblical context and it’s the Law’s that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai and then afterward to show them how to obey the law in their day-to-day circumstances, God generated another 600 plus specific…

And why are we so free from sin? Paul says in Romans Chapter 6 verse 7 it is because dead people can’t sin. And since we have fully identified with Christ in His death, then of course we identify with Him in His resurrection and His new life. Yet while Christ’s death and resurrection is…