Dr. Jim Richards

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 me this week to find Biblical answers to your questions about celebrating Christmas and other holidays.

When the angels brought the announcement of our Savior’s birth they broke out in praise, “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" The announcement was in reference to the Covenant of Peace that would be made in the Lord Jesus, freeing man from the curse of the law and promising peace between God and man. Join me this week and discover how the curse was broken through the Lord Jesus!

Like many Bible stories we have reduced the birth of Jesus to a childhood story that has no relevance in real life. Few people realize Jesus was born and crucified at the exact time the Bible prophesied. The circumstances surrounding His birth were prophesied in great detail. Knowing how these prophesies were fulfilled in such detail is a real faith builder. Join me this week and discover the Power of the Christmas Story.

Holidays can be times of terrible depression and internal conflict. After fighting this battle for most of my life, I discovered the secret to Overcoming Holiday Depression. I want to share these insights with you so you can start creating happy holidays and wonderful memories for your family!

So many believers struggle over their shortcomings, faults, and failures. They give their life to Jesus and then live in torment as they try to fix all they believe to be wrong with them. To learn more, click here: http://www.impactministries.com/product/dignity-worth/ Excellent for individual or small group study! This is a battle we don’t need to fight. It has already been won! Paul likened this to a shadow boxer who is fighting an imaginary opponent. Your old man is dead! He doesn’t need counseling, he doesn’t need to be cleaned up; he needs to be buried with Christ. As hard as it is to believe, once we accept that all we imagine ourselves to be outside of Christ is a lie, most of our struggles end. We are then free to be who we choose to be in Jesus. Join me this week as we discover: The Paradox of Transformation. This can be the end of your struggles!

One of the most important yet misunderstood and twisted Bible doctrines is the authority of man and how it works. Our capacity to exercise authority doesn’t come because we shout, use force, nor for any other religious exercise we employ. Our authority is intimately linked to our sense of self-worth. When you know who you are in relationship to God and in the person of Jesus, authority expresses itself effortlessly. When you have that sense of dignity and worth you take authority over all things that violate your identity! Join me this week and discover the true secret to your authority: Authority and Identity.

Religion tries to make you feel badly about yourself; it focuses on all your failures. God wants you to feel great about who you are because you are His child. He wants you to walk through this life with your head held high and confident in His love, mercy, and grace. Until you accept the dignity and worth wherewith you were crowned you will struggle with every aspect of life. Join me this week and discover a gift God has given you that will change your life dramatically, but you may not even realize: Crowned with Dignity & Worth.

Sometimes we limit the blood of Jesus to something that only affects us when we are born again. But the Bible talks about the blood of Jesus’ effect on our conscience. In other words it cleanses us from the guilt we feel from our personal failures. The blood of Jesus never loses its power and it never stops bringing benefit to our life. Join me this week as we take a new look at The Cleansing Blood and you will experience freedom from guilt and shame.

A clear conscience is not as simple as doing what’s right and wrong. Many people feel guilty when they do the godly thing, which tends to lead to codependent enabling, being easily manipulated, and confusion in hearing the voice of God! Join me this week as we will learn what the Bible says about How to Keep Your Conscience Clear, making it possible to enjoy the best life has to give!

Everyone has an internal compass that exudes peace when we walk in God’s ways and conflict when we walk in selfishness and sin. This internal compass is The Voice of the Conscience. A conscience that is healthy, whole, and single produces life in every aspect of your being. A conflicted conscience brings stress, disease, and torment. Most of what we have thought was God convicting us is actually the voice of our own conscience. Join me this week and learn the importance and power of recognizing and following The Voice of Your Conscience!

Every decision you have ever made or ever will make is filtered through your Internal Hierarchy which comprises your core beliefs about yourself and God. Join me this week and learn God’s solution for reprogramming this internal filter so you always choose that which gives life and peace.

Do you ever wonder why you keep repeating some of the same mistakes, being attracted to the same kind of person, or trusting those who shouldn’t be trusted? Even more importantly, do you want to do something about these patterns so your future will not be a repeat of the past? Join me this week and discover the power of The Life Matrix; what it is, how it affects you, and what you can do about it!

From the Old Testament to the New, the idea of entering into an exchange with God has been the secret to power, life, and strength. Isaiah talks about waiting on the Lord and renewing (exchanging) our strength. Join me this week and discover how to activate the life and strength of God.

When we think of darkness we tend to think of some horrible sin or some gross deception. But very often the concept of darkness or blindness has to do with a distorted or limited perception of reality. The darkness that cannot take hold of the life of God is very often our own cultural bias and personal opinions. We can’t see God as He is until we see Him through the life of Jesus. This means surrendering any doctrine or concept of God that is not rooted in the life, teaching, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. Join me this week and discover how to make the journey of Coming Out of the Darkness and experiencing the light.

So many believers seem to wear themselves out attempting to become the person they want to be. We fail to understand that we don’t need to become someone or something else; we simply need to release our new nature. The Apostle John points out that transformation comes by revelation: when we see God as He really is, through the life, teaching, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus we are effortlessly transformed into that image. Join me this week and put an end to your striving as you discover the secret of Transformation by Revelation.

God’s Word promises that when nothing else will work in our relationships, walking in love is the only possibility. Sadly many people apply what they consider to be love, but it turns out to be enabling or some other destructive substitute for love. One of the greatest revelations about the commandments of the Old Testament is they were never meant to be a list of laws and regulations. According to Jesus they are the basis for how we should treat one another, i.e. God’s prescription for loving one another. Join me this week and discover the incredible power that is released as we learn to love in God’s wisdom instead of our own.

Jesus exalted love to the top priority in life: love God; Love your neighbor and love yourself! Then Jesus show us in His life, teachings, personal conduct and death, burial and resurrection what that looks like in application. To learn more, click here: If love is the most important thing, my interpretation of every scripture would make me love God, people and myself more. If it doesn’t then I am not applying Jesus teaching to the word: my view of the scripture is not light but darkness. The true light, truth, revelation of God’s Word always reveals love to us, through us and in us! Join me this week For Light Reveals Love

Jesus is the life and the life is the light of men. From this we realize that light does not precede life. We tend to think we can gather enough biblical knowledge or have enough persona revelation to ultimately experience the life of God. As a result of this we tend to read the bible, listen to sermons and read books, which are things that should be done. But we allow this pursuit of knowledge to replace intimacy and fellowship with Jesus. This has crippled the church for the last 1500 years. Light, knowledge, never gives life. It can, however, lead us to the sources of life. This week I want to help you return to the only source of life: fellowship with Jesus!

Jesus is the life and the life is the light of men. From this we realize that light does not precede life. We tend to think we can gather enough biblical knowledge or have enough persona revelation to ultimately experience the life of God. As a result of this we tend to read the bible, listen to sermons and read books, which are things that should be done. But we allow this pursuit of knowledge to replace intimacy and fellowship with Jesus. This has crippled the church for the last 1500 years. Light, knowledge, never gives life. It can, however, lead us to the sources of life. This week I want to help you return to the only source of life: fellowship with Jesus!

God’s word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path… or is it? If we misinterpret God’s Word it will not be light for us, to make our paths safe, instead it will be darkness that causes us to stumble and fall. Most of our interpretation and ideas about application of the Word of God did not come from Jesus. They came from some part of our culture. They may have enough truth to shine a dim light on the treacherous path through the valley of the shadow of death, but it will never be enough light to see clearly. This week I will be sharing The Light in the Darkness. You will discover God’s recipe for interpreting His Word. When you apply this truth to your knowledge of the Word, you will finally come to know Jesus as your wisdom.