The gift has been given. The promise has been fulfilled. We have been invited into God&apos;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 you." - John 15:15Support the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

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Given Unto Us- Everlasting Father

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 like a forest. The Lord’s justice will dwell in the desert, his righteousness live in the fertile field. The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever." -Isaiah 32:15-17Support the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

I Once Was Blind. Now I See: Part 2

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&apos;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 man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. - Mark 10:51-52Support the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

I Once Was Blind. Now I See.

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 cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.” Ezekiel 16:8 NLTSupport the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

Grace Poured Out

Graceful means "elegant" and "beautiful". Our God is just that, beautiful, and when you see it, you can&apos;t look away or have a desire for anything less. God&apos;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 among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." - John 1:14 NKJVSupport the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

Grace is Graceful

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&apos;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 sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance." -Psalm 89:15, NKJVSupport the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

A Certain Sound From Heaven

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 using your faith, the life of Christ will be released deep inside you, and the resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life. Then you will be empowered to discover what every holy one experiences—the great magnitude of the astonishing love of Christ in all its dimensions. How deeply intimate and far-reaching is his love! How enduring and inclusive it is! (Ephesians 3:16-21 TPT)Support the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

Come, Let's Reason Together

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 throws at us, we can TAKE HEART, for HE HAS OVERCOME!“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” - John 16:33Support the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

This is Your Life: Drawing from the Well

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&apos;s like to know Jesus and be filled with His glory. Support the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

This Is Your Life

You are ALIVE because Christ is your supply -- He IS life! Don&apos;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." ~John 4:14 NKJVSupport the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

I Exist

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&apos;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 a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine;  and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”  ~Luke 10:33-37, NKJVSupport the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

I Want To Be Your Neighbor

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&apos;s heart.Those who are loved by God, let his love continually pour from you to one another, because God is love. Everyone who loves is fathered by God and experiences an intimate knowledge of him. The one who doesn’t love has yet to know God, for God is love. (1 John 4:7-8. TPT)Support the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

Unknown God

God doesn&apos;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&apos;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 and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints." -Revelation 19:8Support the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

One Way: Part 2

ONE WAY: PART 1Grace Church Orlando VersionIt doesn&apos;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&apos;s heart.Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6, NKJV) Support the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

One Way: Part 1

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&apos;t condone the sin that makes us feel shame, He also doesn&apos;t condemn us. The reality is that Jesus made us new -- we are righteous! We can walk in freedom, knowing that even when our flesh fails, because it will, we are still loved, worthy, children of God. And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declare my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine. (Ezekiel 16:8, NLT)Support the show (https://paypal.me/RickManis?locale.x=en_US)

No Shame

Messages about the amazing grace and unconditional love of God the Father shown through his son Jesus Christ.

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