Month: May 2016

Romans 8

The Things of the Spirit, Part 5

May 22, 2016 Rick Alegria 0

We’re preaching about being carried away in the Spirit. In Ezekiel, in Chapter 37, I want us to concentrate on this passage “…down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones…” Do you see how this answers the question of where Ezekiel was carried away. Where is it that the Spirit of God carries his servant? Where can you expect to go being carried away in the Spirit? I don’t know about you, but I want to go places with God. I mean we have preaching for weeks about walking after the Spirit. Well if we’re going to walk, where are we going? Are we on some spiritual tread mill, or does the Holy Ghost take us places? Did God not say, “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” (Jeremiah 33:3) Did the word of God not say, “…they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31) All I’m asking Ezekiel is, “When you were carried away in the Spirit, when the hand of the LORD was upon you, where did he take you? [More…]

Constitution

A Little Bit of Common Sense

May 20, 2016 Rick Alegria 0

I’ll admit, I’ve learned some things during this election cycle. One thing that has come to my attention that I never really realized is this transfer of power from the legislative branch of our government to the executive branch of our government. We know something is wrong in our country. We see it’s effects. We see our nation crumbling. But why can’t we stop these things from happening? I mean what is the plan to get this country back on track. What track? The constitution track. People just don’t understand HOW we’ve strayed from our constitution. Therefore, we don’t understand HOW to get us back on a constitutional track. What is lacking must somehow be provided. This is just one aspect of all this mess. There must be a transfer of power BACK to the legislative branch of government. [More…]

Political

Mark Levin vs Julia Hahn

May 15, 2016 Rick Alegria 5

So the trade wars have begun. Mark Levin says that Reagan was for free-trade. Julia Hahn says that Reagan was actually a protectionist. Who’s right? I have to say that the latest article by Julia is very well written, very sophisticated, very well sourced out with quotes and references to back her up. And when I first read it, I got to admit I was shaken up a bit and thought, “Maybe Levin isn’t quite right about what he’s been saying about trade?” But I went outside and did some work and chewed on all this and read the article again. It took me a while, but I see now that this article, though it’s convincing, is still nothing more than manipulative Trump propaganda. With a little bit of brain power, a common man like me can see this for what it really is. So I quoted the entire article and I added my notes in an italicized red font to explain what really is going on. I know trade talk is boring and doesn’t really make ratings on the cable networks; but it is important. So if you can endure it, please read on. Here’s the entire article: [More…]

Political

Dear Rush… Let me take a shot at this…

May 7, 2016 Rick Alegria 0

I’ve been listening to your program for probably 16 years now. I believe I’ve agreed with most everything you say. But this election cycle, I’m just not connecting with you. And I’m not the only one. And you know it. You lament two or three times a day about how often you’ve explained Trumpism and anti-Trumpism. You’re tired of explaining it over and over ’til you’re blue in the face. [More…]