Reliable Truth
Welcome to Reliable Truth with best-selling author Richard E Simmons III. Are you searching for truth in your life? Looking for talks that will get you thinking? Each week Richard talks on topics like how to find happiness in your work, or how to improve your marriage.
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The Yearning of the Soul - Richard E. Simmons III (opens the original)
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What is it that really drives us as human beings? We really have two primary dimensions: 1) The physical dimension - our bodies, and 2) The spiritual dimension - our souls. So every human body has a soul, and that soul thirsts for God. But many of us don't realize that we yearn for Him. Psalm 42:1-2 tells us, "As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?" >>Watch on YouTube
Faith in the Public Square - Richard E. Simmons III (opens the original)
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How should we be sharing our faith in the public square? Paul gives us some great instruction about dealing with with those outside the faith. In Colossians 4:5-6 he says, "Conduct yourself with wisdom towards outsiders (those outside of the faith). Let your speech be with grace, seasoned as it were with salt, so that you know how to respond to each person." I think Paul is following his own instruction and we should too. Acts 17:16-17 tells of Paul's time in Athens: "Now while Paul was waiting
What Will You Do With Your Life? - Jerry Leachman (opens the original)
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Once you realize how big God is, is anything too hard for Him? What's harder for God to pick up one pound or a million pounds? Neither one. Nothing's hard for God. Remember that when you say your prayers. Preach to yourself. If you take all the teachings of Christ, they can be distilled down to three ways you can spend your life: You can just waste it. It's like the Lord's given you a bag of tremendous seeds to grow marvelous things and you just walk around. There's a hole in your bag, then the
Prayer Power: The Power That Counts - Jerry Leachman (opens the original)
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What happens when we truly understand the power and privilege of prayer? In this encouraging and challenging message, Richard's guest, Jerry Leachman calls believers to take their prayer lives seriously—not as a religious exercise, but as direct access to the God who created and rules the universe. Drawing from Scripture, personal experiences, and powerful stories from history, Jerry reminds us that praying in the name of Jesus is powerful, that God looks for a sincere and humble heart, and that
A Second Touch - Jerry Leachman (opens the original)
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We are re-airing this popular episode by Richard's guest, Jerry Leachman of Leachman Ministries Are we in the land of the living? Actually, we are in the land of the dying. My guest today, Jerry Leachman, would tell you that this is a message from a dead man. Five years ago he had a massive heart attack, and experienced what his doctor described as “sudden death”. Jerry tells his story about being with Jesus during that time, and the message that he was impressed with to share with us. A second
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