Dr. Jim Richards

So many events in the Bible have been translated to make God seem to be a hard taskmaster: quick to judge and punish, but slow to forgive and restore. This is just not true! The truth is God is slow to anger! Ps. 145:8-9 says it best, The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. 9 The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. We are the o...

When we came to Jesus we wanted more than church attendance and a bunch of rules. We wanted a relationship with the Almighty God; we wanted to know Him and His power; we wanted to be connected to Divine purpose! It’s amazing how all that passion and expectation can slowly diminish over the years. But it doesn’t have to decrease; in fact, it should increase as we walk with God. For most of us, reli...

There is a reason we call what Jesus did at the cross a finished work: it is because His part is finished. There isn’t one thing God needs to do, beyond what Jesus has already done, to provide us with all that pertains to life and godliness! Religion tells us we must wait to find out God’s will. But Jesus has already established God’s will. So no matter how it seems, we are never waiting on God! F...

The two events that shape nearly everything else we believe about God are: the creation of the universe, and the creation of man! Until we know, grasp, and believe all the factors of God’s nature that are inherent in these two major events we will have questions and conflicts about God’s character and nature! Join me this week and discover why these two events are so crucial to your faith!

One of the ways to know exactly what God will and will not do is to know the terms of the covenant! Our covenant is a binding contract between God and Jesus that clearly establishes our benefits, rights, and privileges. Mixing the Old and New Covenants may be one of the greatest causes for a lack of confidence in God! Join me this week and I’ll help you become steadfast in the New Covenant, sealed...

Unshakable faith doesn’t come by simply memorizing and quoting a lot of scriptures. Unshakable faith comes when we first discover who God really is: what His character is, what we can count on Him to do and not do. The person who knows the answers to these questions will never be moved! Religion tries to make God unknowable and contradictory. But nothing is further from the truth! One of Jesus’ pr...

Wavering is the place of torment where one minute you’re feeling that God has the answer for you and you’ll trust Him; then in the next minute you’re looking at the crisis and feel like you’ll be swallowed alive! This shifting back and forth is tormenting. Join me this week, and I’ll show you how to put an end to wavering!

In the Old Testament God told the children of Israel they weren’t getting blessed as good as He wanted them to be. He said He would have given them honey from the rock, but they only believed for water! (Ps 81:16) That is the state of every believer on earth today. None of us are experiencing life as good as God is offering! Like the children of Israel, we put limits on God. He is always offering...

One of the most miserable places to be is in the gap between the promise of God and its manifestation - that place where it seems like God’s promises are not true. You know they’re true, but you just seem stuck in that horrible gap! This is where most people give up their faith in the promises of God. Join me this week and I will show you how to break out of that gap, where nothing is happening, a...

Have you ever felt condemned because someone said you didn’t have enough faith? Nearly everyone has felt that. But what’s worse is when you’re facing a challenge and you can’t get the breakthrough you need, then you start believing you don’t have enough faith. Since you had enough faith to get born again, you have enough faith for anything! Faith is a gift! You don’t need more faith; you simply ne...

Almost everything we know about spiritual warfare is reactionary, fear based, and most of it is not based on the victory of the Lord Jesus at the resurrection! Jesus modeled what our lives could be like if we truly understood Satan’s strategies, our authority, and how to use it. When we put our attention on the devil we take our eyes off Jesus; we stop moving in faith and begin moving in fear. The...

In order to win over any opponent it is essential that we recognize his strategies. When we don’t see his strategies we are never in proactive mode. Ignorance keeps us blinded to reality; ignorance causes us to only recognize the attack after it has occurred. So many believers spend their entire lives in reactionary mode. They are always trying to recover and get back on their feet. Join me this w...

As a result of Jesus’ resurrection and Jesus’ complete victory over the devil, we have complete victory over the devil! Paul prayed that we would open our hearts to the revelation that the resurrection power that conquered sin, the grave, and all principality and power is the same power that works in us. This week I want to change your view of Satan. I want you to no longer see him before the cros...

Renewing the mind is one of the essential components for putting on our new identity in Christ. The sense of that identity makes us capable of functioning in it and in all the victories we share with Christ. Renewing the mind is not just learning new information. It is about learning how to think, how to bring all the pieces together, so we understand. An essential part of putting on the mind of C...

If someone asked you, “Where do you stand in your view of the devil?” what would be your answer? Or if someone asked, “Are all of your views about Satan based on the New Covenant, or is it a mixture of Old and New Covenant?” how would you reply? Most of us don’t really know where we stand with the devil, as it pertains to our beliefs. Too often it’s a mixture of Old and New Covenant beliefs, a hod...

We all find ourselves being pulled in a certain direction or toward certain emotions, temptations, or struggles. Or perhaps we just can’t understand the unseen power that holds us or pulls us in these destructive directions. Join me this week and learn to break free from the one power that can hold you where you are! It’s the last place we look, but the first place the Bible tells us to assess!

There is nothing worse than getting in a “stuck state,” i.e. one of those places that you just can’t seem to move beyond! We all have some stuck state, some area in our life that we have never been able to resolve. It may be finances, romance, fear, pain from the past, or any number of issues. This week I want to help you understand why you are stuck, and how you can easily move forward to the ver...

Most of the limitations in our life are a product of our self-perception. There are four primary sources of self-perception: how others view us, our personal performance, how God views us. The fourth source is the most destructive because it is a complete illusion, but it is the source upon which most rely: what I think you think about me! Join me this week and free yourself from the opinions of o...

How many times have you found yourself stuck in your relationship or some other area of life and simply could not find the answers you needed to move forward? In these times we desperately seek God to give us an answer. Too often we feel that He is not hearing and responding to our prayers, but little do we know that He has heard and answered. We don’t need for God to tell us something new; we nee...

God has a picture of you in His heart: it’s you looking, living, and functioning just like Jesus! God has given us His Spirit to lead us in this path; He has given us His grace to empower us in this reality; and He sent Jesus to make it all possible. This is a reality that exists in Jesus - it is legally ours, but it is not automatic. It is a path we must choose. When we choose this path, this lif...

God gave His glory to Jesus to manifest here on earth so the world could see Him as He is. Jesus gave His glory to His disciples so they could continue to manifest the true character and nature of God to the world. The church is looking for the glory of God to manifest in some mystical, supernatural manner; the world is looking for the glory of God in us. Join me this week and discover the simple...

We all manifest some form of glory: the glory of God or the glory of self. Every decision we make, every way we treat others, everything we do manifests one of these forms of glory! As believers, we desire to manifest the glory of God. I want to take you on a journey that leads you down a path that manifests the glory of God. It all starts by knowing and recognizing the difference between my glory...

We all know we have limitations. Unfortunately, we have made those limitations seem so mystical and spiritual that we seldom find God’s simple, non-condemning process for moving past them. I want to help you understand the source of your greatest limitations and how to move past them quickly and easily. Join me this week and discover the simple secret to getting past where you are and connecting w...

Now that all the holidays are behind us it’s time to turn our attention to the upcoming year. Jesus wants us to live life at its best. When our lives are overflowing with the good things of God we are free to make our lives count; we have the emotional freedom and energy to live for a cause greater than ourselves. Join me this week and let’s start making the journey to life at its best.

Every year there are people who condemn those who celebrate Christmas. Learning how to deal with these criticisms has a larger lesson than one realizes. Conflict between Christians often happens when people value something that others do not. Rather than allowing people the freedom to follow the Word of God according to their own conscience, we try to force others to believe what we believe. Join...