Rick Manis Ministries Podcast

You are ALIVE because Christ is your supply -- He IS life! Don't get caught up in what life here on earth has to offer, but instead, live in the fullness of all your Heavenly Father created you to be!  "Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." ~...

Scripture tells us that we will be known by our love. When we know Jesus and experience His love, it changes us from the inside. As we catch a greater glimpse of His vision for the world, we begin to love others, build others up, and share God's heart with those that we meet. Who are your Samaritans? How does God feel about them? How can you love them as Jesus has so lavishly loved you?   But...

Do you know about God, or do you truly KNOW God? The most beautiful thing is to know God and His kingdom. To be in a relationship with Jesus is to be safe, secure, and full of joy -- Doctrine, law, and rituals will never bring freedom. Say YES to Jesus today, and spend time getting to KNOW your Father's heart. Those who are loved by God, let his love continually pour from you to one another,...

God doesn't expect us to "scrub ourselves clean" to be righteous. Righteousness has been gifted to us by our Father because HE IS GOOD! Shame and fear have no place because of the finished work of Jesus. He has done all the work for us, and all that's left is to believe and receive what He has done.  "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean a...

ONE WAY: PART 1 Grace Church Orlando Version It doesn't take much for us to begin judging what is in front of us, but God has given us a new way, the way of life! There is a path of life before us, and it comes from God. When we choose to see others and our circumstances after the Spirit, we find an abundance of joy. Ask, and you will receive! Seek, and you will find! THAT is the Father'...

Shame is defined as the intensely painful feeling of believing we are flawed, and therefore unworthy of love and belonging. Our flesh is constantly at war with the Spirit that is within us, and shame is so often something we feel here on this side of Heaven. Even though Jesus doesn't condone the sin that makes us feel shame, He also doesn't condemn us.  The reality is that Jesus made us...

It doesn't take much for us to begin judging what is in front of us, but God has given us a new way, the way of life! There is a path of life before us, and it comes from God. When we choose to see others and our circumstances after the Spirit, we find an abundance of joy. Ask, and you will receive! Seek, and you will find! THAT is the Father's heart.  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, t...

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Who appreciates the women in their lives? God created women so beautifully and uniquely and has always used them in His story of love. In the beginning, God created man and women in His own image, but as a result of the Fall, Eve lost her identity and Her voice.  BUT THEN... Jesus came along and flipped the script, redeeming the past and redefining the future.  In Scripture, we see Jesus welcoming...

Everyone wants to be seen -- acknowledged, affirmed, understood. Not only can we have confidence that God sees us, but He set the example for what it looks like to see others and offer the same kind of love that we've received. We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we migh...

There is nothing that can stop the vision of God. His vision is that the entire world would know His love, and it's happening NOW! When people say love is not enough, they are talking about human love. Fix your eyes on God's love, which will always be enough! When you see how much God loves you, fear leaves, transformation takes place, you find yourself loving others like Jesus does. Tak...

Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4, NKJV) These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. (John 16:33, NKJV) He is risen! He is risen...

"But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God... Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God."  -2 Corinthians 9:10,12 NKJV The brain is a remarkable thing that God has given us to help us navigate our life, b...

For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God. (Hebrews 6:7, NKJV) God gives to us. Everything we need is in Him. We receive from Him. Just as the earth receives the rain as a blessing from God, we receive what we need from our good Father.  Be wide in your receiving like a wide receiver in foo...

The world system has come out of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which we chose from the beginning. It puts the pressure on us to attain something that is not possible to fully attain. It makes us uncomfortable with our imperfections and flaws and demands, through condemnation, guilt and shame, we motivate ourselves to do better. A great example of a world system is the diet culture, which Judi sh...

Jesus came to give us abundant life. He came to give us the God-kind of life, which we could define as agape love. Too many Christians struggle in life because they are looking at God through the lens of the knowledge of good and evil rather than LIFE. God, who is love, is in our hearts. That love brings life to us, not just in the hereafter but in the here and now. Throughout the New Covenant, we...

Struggling with other humans? When we've done all we can, God takes us into a bigger Love, joy and peace! And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins." (1 Peter 4:8) The church receives from God, and then gives to the earth a Love without any demands. Support the show

This message explores our friendship with God, how this relationship is central to our knowing His voice which is always kind, inspiring you towards love, where you experience inner heaven. This takes you out of living in reaction to a fallen, hurting world.  Support the show

There are many voices in the world clamoring for our attention. You can hear the voice of the Good Shepherd. He will always lead you in quietness and peace and joy. The voice of the stranger will lead you into frustration and turmoil. Listen for the voice of the Shepherd who is good. He lays down His life for you and leads you by still waters. Voices of the world will distract and lead you into fe...

Real peace comes from reconciliation with God. It's a treasure of infinite value. At Christmastime, we are reminded that God initiated reconciliation with man by entering our realm. He gives us a peace that is not like the kind of peace the world gives (which promises to come when all the circumstances line up for us). Real peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the presence of the livin...

The world encourages binary thinking. What's right and what's wrong? In the church, and in the world, we are pushed to either condemn or condone, but Jesus offers us a third option. He offers us the Kingdom of Heaven, full of His grace and love.  Support the show

What was the actual curse of Adam? What happened with the choice to partake of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil? The world system operates under the realm of good versus evil. Most people believe they are on the side of good, but those who disagree with them are on the side of evil. Each fights to overpower the other. Jesus brought a third option which brings in the reality of His Kingdo...

We have a secret advantage in the world with the Holy Spirit living in us. We are led and guided in Truth. The Spirit was given to us so that we might know what has been freely given us. When we are pulled into carnality, we forget who we really are and we rob the world of what they really need. They need the light that lives within us.  Support the show

1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love.  John 1:3-4 says, "All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men." Love creates, love gives, love extends itself to us in various ways. As you look around you have so much evidence of love... in the beauty of nature, in the smile of a stranger, in the laughter of a...

Jesus said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation... the kingdom of God is within you." (see Luke 17:20)  In Romans, we see that the love of God has been poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (see Romans 5:5). It is God working IN us to both will and do His good pleasure (see Philippians 2:13). It's an inside job. The kingdom of God exists from the inside out. T...