Rick Manis Ministries Podcast

Jesus isn't groveling at The Father's feet on your behalf to change His mind about you. Jesus is showing us who The Father really is, and He is so much more beautiful than we thought. We have been reconciled by the blood of Jesus and are righteous and blameless before the Father. "Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always l...

When we experience THE Truth, God is revealed to us in His fullness, our lives are transformed, and we are free indeed.  As we become aware of Kingdom reality, the worldly, religious, and subjective lenses fall away from our thinking. THE Truth goes beyond our temporal situations, and everything changes when we see it. Truth is a place where love abounds, where all is well, and where we find rest...

Merry Christmas week, friends! In the gift of Jesus, there are many gifts, a few being sinlessness, a new identity, and complete transformation. Wake up to who you are as a Child of God and all that God has given you through His Son. Support the show

So often as believers, we try and strive and achieve and be someone we are not to please God. Unmask the imposter and rest in your identity as a child of God. Your heavenly Father loves who you are and how He created you to be.  “Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.” - Brennan Manning "All those I dearly love I unmask and tr...

There is a difference in how man things and how God thinks. The flesh wants to condemn and put others in their place, but God's righteous judgement is exuding love, grace, and mercy. It communicates to us how much we are worth to Him.  Support the show

James was a strong believer who understood grace. In James chapter 2, he tells us that the fruit in our lives demonstrates our faith in who God is -- "faith divorced from good works is phony." The fruit that we see in our lives comes from where our belief is rooted. Allow God's grace and love to transform your mind. Stay rooted in HIM and allow the fruit of the Spirit to be manifest...

The weakness of God is stronger than the power of man. His ways are higher than our ways, and His Kingdom operates differently from how the earth operates. Earthly leaders pursue power and want to dominate and control, but our all-powerful God vulnerably gave up everything so we might know His heart -- full of love and grace for His children. "For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He l...

In this life, we will have trouble, but TAKE HEART! Life has been imparted to us, is actively working in us, and has swallowed up death for eternity. Trust your Heavenly Father. He is THE everlasting source of life that takes broken things and makes them beautiful. "and that you may come to know practically, through personal experience the love of Christ which far surpasses mere knowledge wit...

We create false images of God from fragments of scripture, imperfect nurturing figures, and our interpretation of experiences in life. When we do this, we are left striving, hoping, and full of disappointment. The truth is that God's heart has always been towards us, and when we have this revelation, it shifts our perspective, and our emptiness is replaced with true freedom and intimacy with...

As believers, we carry God's humility with us wherever we go, which means we have something special to offer to the crazy world around us! The grace and freedom we have been given in Christ allows us to humble ourselves and be a light to others, even when they believe or think differently than we do. God has equipped you with everything you need to be a light-bearer and bring out the "Go...

The voice of our Shepherd is always leading us towards God, and it will always offer us something different from what the world has to offer! His voice is gentle, pure, peaceful, and lovely. He laid down everything for you and offers you new life. Listen to your Shepherd, and learn the unforced rhythms of grace! "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing...

The Spirit of God, which lives inside of us, leads us to all truth. Christ's heart in us radically changes everything in our lives. His heart influences us to express His love, joy, peace, and grace to others. He has reconciled us unto himself, and not we are a part of His ministry of reconciliation. It is His heart in us that allows us to tap into our calling -- to LOVE GOD and to LOVE OTHER...

Have you ever been weighed down by religion? Have you ever felt like you couldn't do enough for God? Did you know that surrender is the most beautiful way to combat those feelings? HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT. God isn't asking you to be strong; He is asking you to let Him be your strength. Change your thoughts about God, and allow His love to flow through your heart and mind.  "Accordin...

It is easy to proclaim God's goodness when life seems to be going well and things are "under control", but what about when circumstances are difficult and nothing looks like we hoped? How good is God? The truth is that the moment we realize He really is with us, for us, in us, and ahead of us in all things, we can trust that He is a good and loving Father, even in the midst of hards...

When you are aware that you are IN Christ, you go from: *Sin conscious to conscious of being LOVED by the FATHER *Inferiority to BELONGING *Separation to RIGHTEOUS *Never good enough to PERFECT and COMPLETE  Live with an awareness of what Jesus has completed for you! You are HIS! "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of...

God sees you, knows you, and loves you. As believers, we are one with Christ, and He has made us Holy. He is all you need, and you have access to ALL of it RIGHT now. You are home, and your Heavenly Father adores who you are. "Your crucifixion with Christ has severed the tie to this life, and now your true life is hidden away in God in Christ." - Colossians 3:3 TPT Support the show

The gift has been given. The promise has been fulfilled. We have been invited into God's family, and our identity as children of God is secure! Merry Christmas, everyone! We have so much to celebrate! "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to...

The Spirit of God within us reveals the reality of our circumstances. As believers, we are eternal beings and are not defined by the trouble in this world. Value the truth of God over what you are feeling and seeing, and allow that truth to open your eyes and set you free!  "...Until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems l...

As believers, we once were blind, but now we see! Our mindset changes the way we pray and relate to God and see the world around us. When we set our eyes on things above and pray for a God's eye view, we see beauty and goodness everywhere. When you see it, you cannot unsee it, and your vision of His goodness will only increase! “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind m...

As long as we continue to live as if we are what we do, what we have, and what other people think about us, we will remain filled with judgments, opinions, evaluations, and condemnations. We will remain addicted to putting people and things in their "right" place.  ~Henri J. Nouwen  “And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to...

Graceful means "elegant" and "beautiful". Our God is just that, beautiful, and when you see it, you can't look away or have a desire for anything less. God's character is something you can see, know, and experience. If you are tired and worn out by religion, turn to your graceful Father who has poured out His love on you! "And the Word became flesh and dwelt amon...

The more we walk with Jesus, the more we recognize His voice and see His heart for His creation. We are also able to block out the other voices and lies of the enemy because we KNOW our Father's voice better than any other. Stop, and take a moment to see what God is telling you today.  His voice brings healing, joy, restoration, and LIFE!  "Blessed are the people who know the joyful soun...

It is one thing to know about God, and it is another thing to KNOW God. True intimacy with our Heavenly Father is found when we spend time with Him and get to know His heart for His creation.  And I pray that he would unveil within you the unlimited riches of his glory and favor until supernatural strength floods your innermost being with his divine might and explosive power. Then, by constantly u...

There are so many moments in this life where we think we can make it in our own strength until life deals us a situation that feels too big and very unexpected. The good news of the Gospel is that God has given us something eternal. HIS STRENGTH. His strength is available to us for eternity, and it never runs dry.  God is good -- yesterday, today, tomorrow, and forever! No matter what this world t...

Jesus is SEATED at the right hand of the Father because He has already accomplished what He came to do! His Life is ours to access when we believe in Him. We are like trees planted by the river, bearing the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  We are children of God, and we have the opportunity to show the world what it's like to know Jes...