Dr. Jim Richards

There are hundreds of prophecies that foretell very specific aspects of Jesus’ life and ministry. Each of those prophecies is essential to helping us establish our faith in the absolute reliability of God’s Word! Accepting the validity of prophecy is one of the most significant proofs that God is who He says He is. There is no place where that is more important than in all the aspects of Jesus’ li...

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 born; however, it’s not the day of the year or week that makes a day holy; it’s what’s in our hearts! You can turn every holiday into a holy day with what’s in your heart! You can turn Christmas into a day of blessing, joy, and celebration. Join me t...

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 and opposes the finished work of Jesus. Most of what the Church teaches about the devil is based more on occult philosophy than the Bible. The Morning After the Rapture, massive geographic areas of the world will come under the influence of demons, but...

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 devil or demonic activity is based on the Scripture. It is primarily based on occult literature. The Apostle Paul teaches that every person who is not born again is under the influence of the prince of the power of the air. The Morning After the Rapture,...

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’s intent to deliver His bride from the tribulation. One way to translate Methuselah is: when he is gone, it shall come. The wrath of God could not be poured out on Planet Earth until Methuselah was gone. Likewise, we are delivered from the wrath of...

Immediately following the rapture, the inhabitants of Planet Earth will plunge into spiritual insanity. After thousands of years of God mercifully restraining the world from its own destructive desires, He will have no choice but to allow man to have what He has always wanted: a world created in our own likeness and image. For the first time since creation, we will finally see the darkness of sinf...

I continuously hear people ask, “How stupid are these politicians?” There is no doubt many politicians are really that stupid. But the decisions they make that promote ungodliness, destroy our economy, and take away our freedoms are not about intelligence. Jesus said people love darkness and hate the light because the light reveals their wickedness. Until we accept the true reason for what’s happe...

In the English translations, there are many times the Bible says God caused something horrific to happen. These translations are much of what contributes to our misunderstanding of God and especially the Old Testament. In the Hebrew language, it is very clear that God didn’t cause the problem; it was, in fact, people’s reaction to something God had said or done. The rapture will be one of the most...

Religion tells us a miracle is something inexplicable - when God violates the laws of nature. This false concept has created a great divide between the Bible and science. Even more deadly, it has made the miraculous seem so difficult and unattainable. Actually, a miracle is not when God violates the laws of nature; it is when He operates in higher laws of nature than we currently understand. God s...

Contracts are designed to remove all assumptions from agreements. When people enter into contracts, they clarify all their expectations, terms, provisions, and commitments. God made a form of contract with Jesus called the New Covenant. When we know the terms of the contract, we can know the mind of God. Join me this week in CyberChurch as we discuss the Mind of Christ. We’ll review the terms of t...

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. Jesus had a perception of God that was the only reliable perception of God presented by any human being. Because He saw the Father as He was, He was able to represent the Father as He was. Through Jesus’ prayer in John 17, we gain a clear understanding o...

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 conceive of these incredible things? Fortunately, He has created a way that we can see, perceive, and even experience these things in our hearts. This provides incredible amounts of hope and faith. This happens when we put on the mind of Christ. Join me this w...

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 revelation. In the original language, the mind of Christ implies that we can know the reasoning behind why Jesus did what He did and why He did it the way He did. When we share in the mind of Christ, it is like sitting with Him in an intimate conversation, w...

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 to the heavens and become one with the Sun god! All across the globe, there are pyramids, ziggurats, and other structures that served as portals for the Nephilim to move instantaneously around the globe, convincing the people that they were gods. Th...

Sometimes we read about the antichrist who appears in the book of Revelation and get incredibly confused. One of the easiest ways to understand anything in the Bible is to go to the first place it is mentioned. Nimrod, in the book of Genesis, is the forerunner of the antichrist. Through his tactics and strategies, it is easy to understand what the future antichrist will do, how he will do it, and...

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 environment creates our culture and tradition. Jesus said that culture and tradition are so powerful they can make the Word of God of no effect. There is a worldwide influence the Bible calls the Great Harlot that is reshaping all the customs, tradition...

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 world. It seduces them into trading human life for the economy as a way of leading the population into compromising their morals and values for financial gain. It turns the inhabitants of the earth into fornicators with her wickedness. Join me this week...

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. Too often, we get drawn into a hyper-focus on everything that warns us and ignore the antidote that will keep us protected. I want to share a powerful message to equip you to face every challenge with peace and confidence. Join me this week in Impact...

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 other attacks against believers have been head-on, straightforward, and brutal. But this attack never directly assaults your faith or your relationship with God! Yet, it has seduced more people than anything that has ever happened in the world. Join...

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 is the deception behind ALL religions and all the secular governments of the world. The deception of the Harlot is so subtle and reasonable that the great majority of believers willingly participate in it. It is not an open attack on our faith but s...

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 the beast for the protection and provision promised by God! But there is a precursor to the mark… the deception of the Great Harlot. The Great Harlot is a seductive, almost non-perceptible strategy to get the inhabitants of the earth to accept values,...

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 after week, we hear messages that beat us up, tell us we don’t have enough faith, or what we'll have to do to earn that life. You’ll never find the solutions you seek looking into religion. After all, religion got us off track to start with. Join me...

Several times Jesus explicitly instructs us to prioritize our learning and application of the truth. This can seem so insignificant. However, if Jesus is our Lord, we can never treat anything He says as insignificant. As a pastor I discovered that prioritizing what we learn and what we apply makes a huge difference in our capacity to understand and walk in the truth. Join me this week as we discov...

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 every area. Grace is a power, capacity, strength, and ability that comes by unmerited favor and works from our heart. Paul attributed the effectiveness of his ministry to the grace of God. Join me this week in CyberChurch for The Grace Continuum and le...

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, since He is a relationship-oriented being, He wants us to know and understand Him. The better we know Him, the better the relationship, and the more we trust Him. Understanding God is more about patterns rather than single bits of information, and understand...