The Joy of the Lord is Our Strength
Overview The joy of the Lord is our strength because joy is a spiritual fruit that exalts, elevates and praises God above all else, even in the midst of a […]
The Kingdom of God
Overview The kingdom of God is an understanding of God’s sovereignty and care over all time and all things: God rules and cannot be dethroned. In this teaching, Rev. Rico […]
Freedom from Limited Options
Overview Freedom from limited options means refusing the trap of choosing only among the bad choices other people hand you, because God has already prepared a way out that is […]
Look Ye Out Among You
Overview When the early church needed additional leaders, the apostles asked the believers to identify people of honest report who were full of spiritual wisdom. Rev. Rico Magnelli explains how […]
Go to God
Overview Going to God means doing what David did at Ziklag: when his city was burned, his family taken captive and his own men spoke of stoning him, he encouraged […]
Work Out Your Own Salvation
Overview Philippians 2 does not teach that people earn eternal life. God accomplished salvation through Christ by grace. To work out your own salvation is to live in light of […]
The Throne of Grace
Overview Coming boldly to the throne of grace means taking mercy as your own. The words we may obtain in Hebrews 4:16 are the Greek word lambano, which is best […]
Wisdom, the Treasure of the Golden Years
Overview Scripture treats old age as the season God awards wisdom, not the season He sets people aside. Rico Magnelli reads Isaiah 46:4, where God says that even to old […]
Life Cannot Be Forced
Overview Life cannot be forced: God’s timing, understanding of the things of God, other people’s decisions, ideal circumstances and the wisdom of God all have to develop graciously rather than […]
Forgiveness and Healing
Overview Rev. Rico Magnelli presents “Forgiveness and Healing,” beginning with well, please turn to Psalm 103. The teaching draws from Psalm 103, Genesis 3, Luke 5, Luke 23:34 and applies […]
Let No Man Glory in Men
Overview First Corinthians 3 uses two pictures to correct misplaced glory. In the agricultural analogy, ministers plant and water, but God gives the increase. In the construction analogy, Jesus Christ […]
Fellowship
Overview Hebrews 10 speaks of drawing near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, and that assurance is what makes real fellowship possible. If the work is finished, […]
Montana Christian Festival #1: The God of All Creation
Overview The God of all creation is the point of creation: nature is not about nature, it is about the author, the originator, the source, and its one eternal message […]
Principle and Preference
Overview A preference is something an individual likes or finds comfortable. A principle is a fundamental truth that applies across situations. Confusing the two produces judgment, pressure, and division. Through […]
The Word is a Heart Endeavor
Overview The Word is a heart endeavor because it is a deliberate endeavor of the heart and not exclusively an academic or scholarly activity, and the labor we put into […]
Whole Heart
Overview Rev. Rico Magnelli presents “Whole Heart,” beginning with please turn to John chapter 10. The teaching draws from John 10:10, Proverbs 27:17, Luke 22, Proverbs 3 and applies these […]
The God of Heaven
Overview Rev. Rico Magnelli traces the phrase “the God of heaven” through Israel’s exile and the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. He explains how God protected and prospered His people […]
The Pure Word
Overview Rev. Rico Magnelli presents “The Pure Word,” beginning with please turn to Psalm 12. The teaching draws from Psalm 12, Psalm 119, John 1:5, Isaiah 9 and applies these […]
Love is Our Aim
Overview The aim of Christian leadership is love. First Timothy describes that love as coming from a pure heart, a good conscience, and faith without hypocrisy. This teaching contrasts that […]
