I never comment on these things but WOW was something revealed. Not long ago, I had watched a video on a girl who referred to Richard as a "false prophet." this was because Richard had called her and her boyfriend out in the audience and said that God wants to use them but he can't if they are in fornication. She was very upset because she claimed that they had never had sex and gave their sexuality to God. Both her and I assumed that fornication only meant having sex. But it doesn't!!!! I was conflicted after that video but wow the Lord revealed the truth to me today...
Exactly, it’s committed in the heart first. For example, a couple of months ago some one foodworker got at me sideways like he was sick and I ended up starting to get in the flesh and had thoughts of punching him out to even shooting him. I was thinking 🤔 ‘ the old me would’ve been handled him, he lucky I’m a Christian’ and just all these demonic thoughts that even went down to my heart. So when I got in my car I instantly started to repent and bless him until all the yucky feelings in me went away. So I literally already committed assault and murder towards that man, but thank God for the gift of repentance!
Me too I'm 53 and I would only date to marry. Not just boo up with anyone. First off my God is most important and my heart isn't something to mess with Honey!! 😊
Facts that what God lead me to to we should only date if God leading us to marry the person but Rich is telling the truth we court in the kingdom no bf gf Worley garbage which is basically a marriage covenant without God we should be able to get engage with bf gf whatever
You don’t need a man/woman to make you happy. You find your worth in Jesus. A love you will never experience with someone else. In the lords timing he will bring your husband/wife. I use to try to fill a void with having a boyfriend until I experience the lords love 🙏❤️
Yes but no Genesis 2:18: It is not good for the man to be alone God’s loves is unconditional and infinity but we as humans need a physical partner sometimes, what if you were the only person in the world, lonely, no family, no friends, absolutely nobody to talk with, would you be happy or depressed?
I had 2 kids out of wedlock and wasted many years out of alignment with God. I broke up with my boyfriend of 14 years (I know, silly right?) because he is worldly and refuses to seek salvation. I went a year without dating and focusing on bettering myself. I started talking to a fellow then prayed that God let me know early if he was not a potential spouse and true man of God. Well, God answered sooner than later. I learned my lesson. I’m focused on becoming a virtuous woman and pleasing God. He’ll add unto me in due time. I’m a living sacrifice for my Father. ❤
This made me feel better about being "single" I definitely need to remember My marriage to GOD. I need to pray and repent for even desiring a relationship outside of God's timing/plan
Me and my husband were guilty of fornication. And we were tired and we BOTH prayed for a spouse and we met and still committed fornication but we felt an urge to marry. We both were like…..are we sure about this? And some how we still signed those papers in the court house and felt like this is right. 5 years later we have a prosperous marriage and blessed with 2 children when I was supposed to be barren.
I’m 62 years old and never heard a sermon preached like this! My spirit was convicted! Repentance and soul ties cut! I was just talking to God about this very thing! The struggle with fornication is real! I just repented and asking God to send the husband he has for me! This sermon was powerful!
1 Timothy 4:2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 1 Timothy 4:3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.
Amen, I'm 61 and thought I was the only one..thank you Jesus for allowing me to see this (young lady's😊)response 🙏 I repent as well and I ask that your grace would be sufficient upon us both..in Jesus Mighty Name 🙏 amen..
Me and my husband met shortly after I got saved, the Lord put it on my heart to never kiss another man until He confirmed the man was my husband. And also to respect my future husband. Me and my hubby married 3 months later and now have 2 babies ❤ Gods way is the best way!
I wish I have known this message decades ago. I got my first boyfriend when I was 19 years old. We fell into sin. The number one reason why I didn’t give up the relationship is my low self esteem and not being rooted in God. I was an unbeliever that time. But now is a perfect timing. Repented. Lesson learned. Time to share this to my kids.
The Lord revealed this truth to me 2yrs ago. It’s only a gateway for the enemy to mess with your life while you’re in fornication. It’s either you court to marry or you’re just friends. There’s no in between. Thank God for this revelation!
What does it mean to court? I have a girlfriend and her and I are looking to marry within less than a year! - but it sounds like even engagement is a form of fornication so i’m a bit confused on how to approach this under God’s way and need help.
Whats funny is the op wont answer nut is 100% certain This is a very reasonable question.. I dont grasp if you find someone you like, you see potential in them as a partner and you "date with the purpose of marriage in mind" with no sexual affairs, how is this wrong? Better yet How is 1 to court anybody without dating them? I dont grasp how you cam even marry someone without dating them in the 1st place so how does 1 "court" someone and how is it different? If the lord revealed it to you 2 years ago And you posted this a month ago with such certainity, im sure you can find a few moments to explain to your fellow brothers/sisters what this truly means The irony is, this pastor, was dating his wife for many many years before they got married Granted he admitted once convicted and after being delivered, he ceased any fornication, i find it ironic how he claims you have to coyrt, yet he was in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with his wife prior to MARRYING It just doesnt add up
Fornication is sex outside marriage. Adultery is breaking a covenant of worshipping God and only God which can involve sex if a man sleeps with a married woman that is not his wife.
Thats amazing but I feel like the Lord doesnt want you to dress provocatively like in your picture but in a pure way so that men see you for your spirit and not your body.Amen
ive been fighting a jezebel since birth and im still fighting her;; in thanks to His Mighty Name i will not bow!! stand thee behind me!!! in JESUS name!!!! amen.
Definitely a convicting message. After a couple of heartbreaks 'dating' in the Christian community... which included unhealthy soul ties, being unhappy, unable to respect or see myself marrying my 'boyfriend'.... I decided to stop being in relationships and dating. It makes a lot of sense, because if you have a bf/gf you are giving your heart to someone before you know if you will actually marry them. I pray that God will heal and deliver me of anything that may hinder me from accepting and submitting to the right person 🙏
All christians are few and far between. Can't expect a perfectionist, doesn't exist. True love, genuine love doesn't exist either, trust no one. Marriages are not perfect. 80% divorce rates we are living a new generation than our ancestors did, where we meet strangers on daily basis thinking they'll be the one because they have it together. Marriage that ends in divorce sends depression rates sky rocketing, and children hurting over the separation. Not worth the drama, and waste of time. Satan is attacking marriages too leading to divorce.
@@Majesty12-12no one is trying to be perfect, we are trying to turn away from sin and obey the word. Stop justifying living a sinful lifestyle and not making the effort to think and act like Jesus Christ
Praying for a husband and not a boyfriend! ✋🏾 Come Lord Jesus. I repent Lord for all that I have done in my relationship with the last. I knew better. We both knew better. Forgive us God
Praise jesus i found my husband a week after i prayed for the first time in years, he has delivered me from new age practice and from so many demons! Love from Las Vegas!! If anyone needs deliverance in las vegas let me know 😊 i pray for anyone reading this, in jesus name!
Ive always thought fornication was sexual. Hearing this had me sobbing. I've been with my girlfriend for almost 4 years now, we started getting closer to God about a year ago and not gonna lie its been on and off because we kept falling back into sin. Recently We've both given our lives to Christ completely and said there's no going back to our old selves and we've been stronger than ever in our faith. Weve forgetten everyting of this world and just focus on working on ourselves and our relationship with Jesus. we were planning on getting baptized next week and then getting married and even planning about a baby after that. We were so happy today after church talking about all of this.
Some of what's being said is true but not all. Having a boyfriend or girlfriend is not considered fornication however scripture teaches us to focus on him before seeking a spouse. 1 Corinthians 7:Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: Fornication-is the greek word porneia: illicit sexual intercourse adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse with animals etc. sexual intercourse with close relatives; Lev. 18 sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman; Mar 10:11,Mar 10:12 (refs2) metaphorically the worship of idols of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols Fornication- in the Hebrew is zanah: to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot (Qal) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication to commit adultery to be a cult prostitute to be unfaithful (to God) (figuratively) (Pual) to play the harlot (Hiphil) to cause to commit adultery to force into prostitution to commit fornication
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” , the key is to seek him only and not the wife or husband and threw seeking him first God will bless you with a spouse
I needed this word so much. I used to jealous ppl being in a girlfriend boyfriend situation not knowing God has a better plan and future for me. I’m praying for a man of God that is on fire for God and understand the blessings and the beauty of waiting. God loves us and wants the best for us so if I have to wait I will wait I’m not compromising anymore. 🙏🏾
Thank you for this! I have been celibate since being saved two years ago, & I needed to hear this. I desire a husband, but Jesus is preparing me so that my future husband & I court & marry His way & not the world’s way. I rebuke all past boyfriend/girlfriend titles in my life in Jesus name!
Thank you pastor I decided yesterday to leave my boyfriend. He did not want to submit to GODly Authority.He has a perverted view of life. He is in love with power and money. I am sad because I have been with him for 9 years and we have a son, but yesterday I chose to let him go. I choose my LORD over that mess. This video convicted me. I’m thank you for preaching this I didn’t know I was in sin. I thought us not having sex was enough. Lately I have not been growing as a Christian and my Money has been draining like nothing. I was supporting him because he had made a bad mistake in his career. Then I watched this video not wanting to listen but got convicted. Talk to him about it and all he said is we are already married we do not need to get married and submit to anything. Then I knew. I’m wasting our time. Now I feel broken and alone but maybe GOD can use me now. Thank you pastor for your obedience. Msging you from all the way in El Paso Texas. You said if one would turn thank you
wow, and I am having trouble letting go of my girlfriend of 1 year who doesn't truly know christ. It saddens me that I cannot be with the first person I fell in love with, but I was living in sin thinking it was okay, but the Lord has convicted me and now I must do what I know is right.
Recently I have been struggling with “relationships”, I almost got pregnant by my ex and I was thinking about marriage with him. I asked God to show me if it is real and you uploaded this video today. I never knew relationships were a form of fornication, I recently started reading my bible and i now realize how important it is to educate yourself biblically. I have always had trouble with guys who would claim they are believers in Christ but would manipulate me into thinking fornication of all kind was okay. I have fallen deep into these soul ties and i’m really struggling to let it go, they constantly reach out to me and try to talk/meet with me but i never realized how much i’m hurting myself by doing this. Thank you Pastor Rich, you have saved me from a long journey of sin, I have always believed in God but I never truly lived my life for God, it is only after I discovered your page that I finally have the obedience to follow Jesus the correct way. You don’t know how much i appreciate what you’re doing. I have told everyone around me about your videos, you are truly sent from God. Thank you
Before my husband I was dating someone who said he was all for God. But all he wanted was to fornicate. I even said ok you know what let’s wait till marriage and he was like NO! We can’t stop cold turkey. He was against abortion but if he got me pregnant he wanted me to have an abortion because I would ruin his life. Iv always had very bad examples of Christianity because all these people never truly walked in Christ. It was just a title and going to church was just a ritual. Something you did. Amen for this teaching.
I needed to hear this…. Yesterday I was on the way to the gym and I seen my ex and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, & last night I had a vivid dream of us holding hands, crying and kissing. I woke up and was confused why I kept dreaming about this one girl. I even googled why “i kept dreaming about my ex”. Soon after I went to the Lord, asked him and repented because I realized the internet wasn’t gonna give me true answers lol, only Jesus gives revelations. It all makes sense now, I made a covenant relationship outside of God’s perimeters, and I created a soul tie with this person. I believe that I was kissing a jezebel spirit/demon because the kiss was so dry and the breath smelt awful (it wasn’t like that in real life lol). This all makes sense now, God bless you!
Sobbing and repenting; Lord Jesus thank you for placing this message I didn’t know I needed to hear in my path. Sharing this with my family and brothers and sisters in Christ 🙏🏽❤️✝️
My church also teaches not to date but to do courtship or betrothal. It was refreshing and exciting to hear this being thought outside of my church and even taking it to the next level through deliverance 🔥💙 love it!
I have been speaking on this for years and even wrote a book. Dating is not biblical, marriage is biblical and we need to seek Gods will even in marriage.
What is your book called ? I believe we are meant to follow christ in all things I never knew how much but even relationships can be corrupt with good intentions. People can mean well and do evil. I'm learning too
Dating is biblical what are y’all talking about😂 1 Corinthians 7:9 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.” Just because it’s coming out of godly man doesn’t mean he can’t be wrong remember we eat from the tree of the knowledge good and evil Dating is okay and biblical my beautiful people just listening to other people and do your own digging for knowledge I’m 20 years old been in a great beautiful relationship with a woman of god and we are growing in god together god is love god gave man female for a reason and that reason wasn’t just to make babies but to have relationship
@@absolutefreedom8035 , that’s the worlds way. The world’s way has made us lackadaisical and lazy to how God joins together a marriage. In order to understand Gods will & way we must go back to the beginning (the example of Adam and Eve). Read Matthew 19. God made us male and female, meaning He made/created us together in pairs. Do you think Adam and Eve got to know each other? Do you think Adam got to try Eve out or do you think Eve got to try out or “get to know” Adam? No, they did what God created them for and that is how it was intended from the beginning but man has perverted it because they believed the enemy over Gods way. If you go read Matthew 19, after Jesus got through talking to people about the seriousness of marriage, and how it is really done. People questioned if they should even get married because it was so hard. If you want to do Gods will in marriage this is my advice; repent of succumbing to the worlds way of doing things, specifically in this area. Submit to the Holy Spirit leading so that the Holy Spirit can minister to you about God’s will & way. God bless!
I have been truly saved for almost 6 years been single for the last 2 years and I was engaged but sadly we were living together but not having sex but the holy Spirit convicted me. I didn't realize shacking up was a sin, even though we weren't doing anything but living in separate rooms but it was still a sin. Even though I was a saved Christian I was giving the appearance that it was ok to live with someone who is not your spouse. I thought I was doing right because we weren't having sex, but in reality it was wrong. He quickly moved out the same day but sadly we broke up later on he wasn't on fire for Christ like I was. I have been celibate for over 5 years now. I use to be a big fornicator before I was saved. But God has delivered me and filled that void that those men I was seeking after couldn't fill. Now I don't look for men anymore but wait for God to send my husband to God be the glory. We dont want to stand in the way of sinners by our life styles. God bless you Pastor Rich and your beautiful wife and family. Please pray for me that I will be who God has called me to be.
Amen! And blessing to you sister! I understand where you are coming from in a lot of respects, for I too have been the same way (granted a few things differ from our stories) I always had women around me and always had "girlfriends" my last being in 2018. I've sinned physically once since then but I'd say more than a million times mentally and in my heart. I aim to break generational curses put on me and my bloodline long ago, I've been reading the Bible more and more these past days and am starting to see real change, growth, and progress within myself. I suppose I'm writing this to ensure you that you're not alone in your walk as aren't I. But I am here, we are here all your brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank you for sharing.
@@Beau1990 God bless you continue to read the Bible that's where the renewing of your mind takes place. All the things we thought were ok we begin to learn it's not. As you read the word the Holy Spirit he begins to transform your heart, your mind. Your desires start to shift to the desires of the Lord. That's why the enemy tries to distract us from reading or bring tiredness on us when we try to read the word. The word is our weapon against the enemy. I pray the Lord will encourage and strengthen you to continue to read his word in Jesus name Amen.
Wow this was so powerful! Never knew boyfriend & girlfriend relationships were ungodly (I thought only sexual immorality). Great teaching! Praying for my future husband for strength to break away from soul ties in Jesus name. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Wow! So good, i felt a dark shadow infront of me as soon as i started worshipping and praying along with y’all during that deliverance, as soon as i spoke and sang in tongues, it was gone, i felt light enter into the room. Thank you for your wisdom and obedience brother! God bless you!
I was saved and had a job but was taking public transportation when I met my potential wife. I got an apartment and proposed to her and in 8 months she was my wife. We've been married for 14 years under the grace of God. I wanted her and I did not honor her and her dad and family and ask her hand in marriage as she was not close to her family but I wish I had done it. Thank God I get along with her family and she loves my family. This teaching is amazing. Everyone has to be led by Holy Spirit and by His Word. Everyone may not get it right. But marriage is so powerful and I pray whoever desires marriage will seek God and have a covering like pastor Rich is explaining. God bless everyone ❤
My marriage is currently ending due to sexual immorality. So glad this message is being taught! I wish more was being said to married couples and not just boyfriend and girlfriend relationships! God help us!!!
THANK YOU!!! I've been trying to tell people this FOREVER! Nobody wants to listen to this and PREACHERS dont touch on this. I guess because of fear of church members leaving. ⛪💒 I'm so glad you're preaching this. What a breath of fresh air! ❤❤
NGL pastor Rich, this is a tough one for me to swallow. Though I definitely hear you. I’ve been with my girl for 3 months and I won’t say we haven’t done anything. I’ve been repenting for that and now I watch this which is making me feel even more convicted. I’ve been growing in my faith for a bit now and so this is probably one of the hardest lessons for me. Taking this to God for sure for my next course of action, thank you for ALL the lessons you’ve taught me on my faith walk.
@@danilaroche1156 it’s hard because I wouldn’t say I’m not ready to marry her, I am but we BOTH agree we are not in a good financial position to get married just yet. We’re actually working on something together to get us some more income to be able to afford a home. I’m thinking we’ll marry as soon as we’re able to do that so we can live together. Though I think some sort of counseling is good so you’re right about that! I’ll be thinking and praying on this! Giving it to God too because I know he’ll have the most perfect plan for us anyway 🙏
@@gabrielcabrera7823 I'd marry her soon as I could. Who knows how long it will take to buy a house? You need good Godly counsel too. Your thinking about getting all your ducks in a row and yet the devil will try to break you up by any means necessary. I'd marry my boyfriend in my sweats in a courthouse. I'd live in a tent with him. That's not our scenario but you get my drift. Get married!
@@gabrielcabrera7823bro I totally feel you because me and my girlfriend have been in a relationship for 5 years now and yes we've slipped up and fell into sin, we've never had sex but definitely overtime God has opened my eyes as to why it was wrong and how lust hurts her and me in the process, we want to get married and have plans to but we can't yet because of the same financial situation but we are both currently working and I'll love to get married to her when I can have a place to put her. But this video has me in conflict wether I'm in sin or not.
I drove past my ex that I haven't seen in almost a year as I was listening to this, it was confirmation that the relationship was not how God wanted it to be
This makes so much sense ive been single for about 5 years i walked away from a relationship i even moved backed in with my grandmothers house..if i ever visit florida i should visit your ministry i need this type of accountability because i almost died in the streets and what ever it takes for me to walk this out for Jesus im down...this video is real ❤
This answered exactly what I’m going through as I’ve started to walk out my faith and my husband feels “it doesn’t take all that” and we’re unequally yoked. I’ve been going through such warfare but thank God for this confirmation. I will continue to walk this walk and let my light shine ✨ Glory to God and I repent for even letting my mind consider divorce.
You gotta let God lead you, you say you're married and I sincerely wish you all the best. May your walk with God unveil your Husband's eyes, by your example.
I’m feeling convicted to flee from jezebel. my “girlfriend” is a gorgeous and pure woman of God and I know I want to marry her but I kept feeling torn down in my spiritual walk with Christ and didn’t know why until I saw this video… I pray and am willing to listen to God convicting my heart. I repent from sin and want to follow you again Jesus Christ my Lord and my savior🙏🏼🤍🩵
God opened my eyes through you pastor Rich. I got so emotional I fell and smoked a cigarette. And I’m not a smoker from yesterday. Please pray for me whoever sees this comment 😢
Myself and my future husband APPROVED BY GOD are 750 miles apart. This allows us to be under God, not fornicate, be covered etc etc. Doing pre marriage counseling. Talked to those who are older than myself. I didn’t realize how healthy it was until watching this video. I now appreciate the distance and being able to connect with God and getting me some me time. This is the correct way and I am blessed. As a Christian ngl long distance has been blessing. It keeps me right with God. I appreciate the way God sent my Husband.
I asked God, what am i sopoused to do. Even i have my future husband in distance and also approved by God and now I don't know how to call my future husband with the title of "friend" or "future husband"
@@CarlaG76565 , this happens often when I pray online with any of the pastors I follow. It’s definitely a connection with the Holy Spirit but tonight, even my fingers were tingling with chills!
The truth hurts, but it will set you free! You literally made me cry. I got so upset but I’m glad that I learned so much within this video. Thank you so much. For the love and truth that you do on your videos keep up the great work God bless thank you!❤
@@tammykalii9360 "remember Eve deceived Adam. The man is the covering over the home." You didn't like that part either did you? This man met the Lord Jesus in his apartment after years of Satan led living. Now he evangelizes proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ everywhere he goes, leading people out of darkness and into the light. Smh Phil. 1:18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
This is 🔥 ! I wish I knew all of this Back then it would of saved me so much heart break or trouble in the spirit and physical, but I thank GOD for saving me for allowing me to see to repent and turn away from my sin ❤
So glad you are talking about this. It's shameful to see pastors praying for people who are living together in sin and dating outside of marriage. Apostal/Pastor Rich you are the called out ONE! Thanks for this message. So many Christians are not getting this type of teaching. God Bless you and family ❤😇
Everyone deserves prayer, prayer is loving one another as one’s self. My pastors prayed for me and my ex, they prayed for our salvation and God worked it out how He saw fit. Prayer saves lives! Speaking from experience, my ex and I lived together in sin and God knew that I wanted Him and needed Him and I needed that village of prayer. But I agree we need to allow God to give his children partners as God did for Adam according to the will of God!
Great message! Good word! The Holy spirit has been speaking to me for months and I finally listened and ended my live in relationship with my EX boyfriend
Ouch! This is some heavy conviction! Thank you Pastor Rich for speaking this plainly and making it understandable & giving clear answers to excuses we could be making in our heads while hearing this.
I'm in my 60s and never heard it preached like this! Pastors let young people n divorcees hang all over each other in churches hoping God will convict their hearts.
Wow, this is the best sermon for lasting covenant marriages!! Thank you!! Pastor I hope you get invited to mega churches to preach this message. It is so powerful! This sermon can bring so much healing to marriages and familys
@@imarip9781 Bring me the verse of this sin he's talking about then. Also, it's not just this teaching.. It's other things he has done. Telling someone who practices witchcraft they're going to heaven? C'mon man..
If I were in a relationship, I wouldn't recieve this well, but because God's timing is perfect, my eyes are opened. I would want a relationship but I *do not* want fornication EVEN MORE than that. I'd rather stay single. Thank you for this video!
This is the first video I’ve seen, and I have never known that the whole boyfriend/girlfriend relationship is the wrong way to go. I’m so grateful for this lesson and on Gods timing I will meet my husband.
So how will that come? The Husband I mean; what about courting or dating you see the problem here there is nothing in the bible that states this Now it does mention marriage a lot which is the golden standard to achieve in honor of God
Hi Pastor Rich. I’m emotional but it’s because I’m so grateful for you telling us the unfiltered truth straight to the nitty gritty 😭😭 and God bless you for that frfr🔥🔥🔥 I’m single and have been hesitant to even consider “dating” or “courting” because there has never been any telling us what is the right way, just the wrong way and what not to do. Even the thought of having a boyfriend to get married seemed like it didn’t have boundaries and correct guidelines. Thank you sooo much Pastor Rich! This is what we need 🔥🔥🔥
This was such a powerful message. I never courted how God wanted me to and now married for 14 years going through spiritual warfare and on the brink of divorce. I got deliverance April of this year and things seem to be going south even more but I’m going to walk out my faith no matter what it costs me. I’m saving this to share with my kids in their teens. This is meaty teaching right here.
Mine too and as he’s talking about it she’s leaving the room and cussing im like ok but why did i click on nba video and this popped up instead I really think shes mocking this message in the other room as i speak… shes 8 months pregnant bro
I can relate to this. I have been married to my husband since 2016. We started dating in 2013 and we broke up after two months. We fornicated. We reconciled November of 2013. And we fornicated on and off in 2014. We stopped fornicating a year in a half because we realized that it was against God. But we did it more for the religious point “you don’t have sex before marriage.” Our lives were wushu washy. I was a lukewarm Christian and he parted from the Lords ways. Long story short, he asked me to marry him on May 28 2016 and I married Him in October of 2016. We didn’t pray about it, we’re not seeking God, we just did it because we were together for a while “boyfriend and girlfriend” and it was the right thing to do. Today im still with my husband and it’s been tough. The first few years were horrible. I hated my husband. Today I am healing, I am trying to carry my Cross, and God is restoring my marriage. I love my husband, we have a 4 year old son. And I will continue to persevere in Christ for my family. ❤
This is most definitely true, I’m in love with the word of God and read the Bible every single day. Pastor Rich is real This is all True but nobody wanna hear the truth. These kids out here trying to have any man or woman try to fix them bouncing around fornicating with anyone, same sex all kinds of craziness. Amen 🙏🏽 Rich thank you for being real ❤
Hey bro I'm 35 strong believer and luke warm Christian😔 but every day I talk with him, pray to him but life is so HARD! But you've reached me my dude Fr good stuff keep it up pushing the word AMEN!
Grateful for this brother in Christ Testimony. Was brought here through another video thankfully he answered the call of God in his heart ❤Believe it he has lived a lifestyle which only select few of us have experienced & been delivered. Seek ye first the kingdom of God
I'm a single father I have been single for almost 4 years, I don't feel I'm even ready to have another relationship, plus I promised my daughter that I wouldn't bring another women in to her life, her mother recently got engaged and is having another baby, which I know my child has mix feelings about it, and now has been with me every day for almost 6 months. I'm happy alone It's so hard to find someone that wants to live for God, and that you can trust. So I rather be single
I see your heart on this for your daughter🥺 but I’m not so sure you should have made her that promise, especially if it was from a place of pain or fear. She deserves to see a good godly kingdom marriage modeled for her. And Gods redemptive love in presenting an opportunity for you to love your bride like Jesus loves the church. The word says it’s not good for man to be alone, my hope is that God would heal your heart in the area of marriage and you would desire that kind of love again especially when it’s from God. Kingdom marriage is good. ♥️
@@Greatboldness thank you I appreciate that, but I made a choice to be alone I choose to be alone I love being alone it's hard to find someone that is on fire for God. But my promise to my daughter will stand no matter what and if God wants me to be with someone then he will n it will happen but till then I'm happy with or without God bless
Thank you, Pastor Richard. I needed to hear this. I pray that the Lord gives me discernment regarding my spouse and marriage. Truthfully, I've recently been feeling convicted about dating and having a boyfriend.. even just talking to guys and possibly developing soul ties.
I want to be married someday to a Godly wife. But I know I can't provide for whomever God chooses her to be, because I have a family member that I have to take care of. They're in need of surgery, I've prayed and felt the answer came back from God to wait until after the surgery is done to seek out employment and opportunities. I'm not sure why yet, but I'm trusting that God has a reason and that when they are done with their surgery I can start on whatever path of work the Lord leads me down. Following Jesus is always worth it!
I would never have thought that having a boyfriend was a bad thing... I just assumed if it was Godly then then there's no problem This just opened my eyes to a lot of things
Through this video, the enemy has left this body of Christ. I feel this new sensation of being cleansed. Thank you Richard for your helpful hand due obeying Jesus; In Jesus name.
I like it cause everybody being deli er from demons and the jazebell spirit and you preach what is right that brakes the back of the devil keep up the good work need more preachers like you my brother in. Chirst
I would suggest reading up on Hebrew customs for marriage. In which the concept of dating/ loyalty before marriage was relevant back then. Dating just to date is wrong, dating for marriage is different.
I really needed this I surrender to my Father and leave everything behind ❤ A lot of my family members have that spirit Including my parents , May God set them free .
I love ❤️ this message. This is what people need to here no matter the age they are or the era they grew up in. Fornication has been normalized and its destroying us.
One of the best teachings I’ve ever heard on dating! I’m now married for 11 years and together for 15 years but how I wish I had this kind of counsel because like you mentioned so much heartache wouldn’t have been involved.
This was so powerful, ty for teaching this. I'm a rededicated Christian of over 3 years. I have never heard a pastor teach this subject about girlfriend/boyfriend relationships this way. I am one of those Christians that has been in a relationship now over 10 years. Holt Spirit is convicting me now even more, we are gonna marry, but also live together. Please pray for me. 🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭
As much as I didn’t want to hear this, I’m glad I did. I want nothing more than to follow Christ. So thank you for correcting my thinking. I don’t expect it to be easy to do, but I know God will keep me strong. I’ve accepted bf/gf so much that I can’t even imagine how I’m going to marry someone I haven’t dated yet. But again, I know God will help me through it all
Thank you so much for posting this i received freedom from a mental stronghold I had for years because of this video , from guilt and shame of my past relationships even before coming to Christ. - THANK YOU!!!! I look forward to a proper courtship and Marriage that honors God!!!
i’ve been praying for my future husband and having a relationship is a no go for me. when i watched the sermon that you had taught and you also spoke about being in a relationship outside of God’s covenant with the opposite sex was not biblical was deep pastor Rich. thank you for biblically speaking on worldly relationships and i didn’t even know until you explained it in your sermon. this is very helpful advice and thank you. 😊
This is so good & needs to be taught in Church we don't see any boyfriend girlfriend in the Bible only marriage/the preparation for it everything else was not right in God's Eyes, I have been forgiven for these fornication type relationships & can verify the truth in everything you say brother I needed deliverance after both of these wrong relationships as I took on spirits from the other person as well as a lot of emotional baggage but God was & is faithful i pray my children won't fall into the same traps & temptations that I did & that their hearts stay faithful to Jesus until & only if He decides to bring the right person for covenant marriage 🙏
I never comment on these things but WOW was something revealed. Not long ago, I had watched a video on a girl who referred to Richard as a "false prophet." this was because Richard had called her and her boyfriend out in the audience and said that God wants to use them but he can't if they are in fornication. She was very upset because she claimed that they had never had sex and gave their sexuality to God. Both her and I assumed that fornication only meant having sex. But it doesn't!!!! I was conflicted after that video but wow the Lord revealed the truth to me today...
Amen!
i also saw that video!!!
Yup I seen that video also .
Amen
Exactly, it’s committed in the heart first. For example, a couple of months ago some one foodworker got at me sideways like he was sick and I ended up starting to get in the flesh and had thoughts of punching him out to even shooting him. I was thinking 🤔 ‘ the old me would’ve been handled him, he lucky I’m a Christian’ and just all these demonic thoughts that even went down to my heart. So when I got in my car I instantly started to repent and bless him until all the yucky feelings in me went away. So I literally already committed assault and murder towards that man, but thank God for the gift of repentance!
Praying for a husband. NOT a boyfriend 💯
In Jesus name. AMEN!
@@irene_zantae💯
Its gonna happen in Jesus name
I would be praying for a wife if it's in God's will. Im very content with being single and happy
@@JESUSISLOVE.26facts I don’t even need a wife right now because I’m grinding
Spiritual maturity is learning dating shouldn’t be done unless you’re ready for marriage.
I agree with you I would only date to marry
@@JESUSISLOVE.26100% avoid heartbreak & unnecessary soul ties
Me too I'm 53 and I would only date to marry. Not just boo up with anyone. First off my God is most important and my heart isn't something to mess with Honey!! 😊
Facts that what God lead me to to we should only date if God leading us to marry the person but Rich is telling the truth we court in the kingdom no bf gf Worley garbage which is basically a marriage covenant without God we should be able to get engage with bf gf whatever
Amen 🙏
You don’t need a man/woman to make you happy. You find your worth in Jesus. A love you will never experience with someone else. In the lords timing he will bring your husband/wife. I use to try to fill a void with having a boyfriend until I experience the lords love 🙏❤️
Yes but no
Genesis 2:18: It is not good for the man to be alone
God’s loves is unconditional and infinity but we as humans need a physical partner sometimes, what if you were the only person in the world, lonely, no family, no friends, absolutely nobody to talk with, would you be happy or depressed?
@crowzsher9623 In a way that's true, or we may fall to sin just being lonely.
Amen ❤
I had 2 kids out of wedlock and wasted many years out of alignment with God. I broke up with my boyfriend of 14 years (I know, silly right?) because he is worldly and refuses to seek salvation. I went a year without dating and focusing on bettering myself. I started talking to a fellow then prayed that God let me know early if he was not a potential spouse and true man of God. Well, God answered sooner than later. I learned my lesson. I’m focused on becoming a virtuous woman and pleasing God. He’ll add unto me in due time. I’m a living sacrifice for my Father. ❤
Relevant!! I’ve experienced and gone through the same thing!!!! I’ll do ANYTHING for my kids though!!!!! 💯
This made me feel better about being "single"
I definitely need to remember My marriage to GOD. I need to pray and repent for even desiring a relationship outside of God's timing/plan
Amen ❤
Me and my husband were guilty of fornication. And we were tired and we BOTH prayed for a spouse and we met and still committed fornication but we felt an urge to marry. We both were like…..are we sure about this? And some how we still signed those papers in the court house and felt like this is right. 5 years later we have a prosperous marriage and blessed with 2 children when I was supposed to be barren.
Amen God Ian good
Praise god !
To God be the Glory!!!!! God said you not barren!!!💃🏽 I feel like dancing!!
God is merciful. Thanks to God for His grace upon your lives.
I was just about to ask if my relationship can be saved 😭🙏
I’m 62 years old and never heard a sermon preached like this! My spirit was convicted! Repentance and soul ties cut! I was just talking to God about this very thing! The struggle with fornication is real! I just repented and asking God to send the husband he has for me! This sermon was powerful!
Mines too 🙇🏾♂️
1 Timothy 4:2
Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
1 Timothy 4:3
They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.
Amen
Amen, I'm 61 and thought I was the only one..thank you Jesus for allowing me to see this (young lady's😊)response 🙏 I repent as well and I ask that your grace would be sufficient upon us both..in Jesus Mighty Name 🙏 amen..
I pray God works in your life and heart and bring your husband to you, in Jesus mighty name.
Me and my husband met shortly after I got saved, the Lord put it on my heart to never kiss another man until He confirmed the man was my husband. And also to respect my future husband. Me and my hubby married 3 months later and now have 2 babies ❤ Gods way is the best way!
Thank you Pastor. I repent of adultery. Lord Jesus, please forgive me and deliver me
I wish I have known this message decades ago. I got my first boyfriend when I was 19 years old.
We fell into sin. The number one reason why I didn’t give up the relationship is my low self esteem and not being rooted in God. I was an unbeliever that time.
But now is a perfect timing. Repented. Lesson learned.
Time to share this to my kids.
Amen!!! Wish I’d known about this years ago as well!!
I went to a christian school and was never taught this. Abstinence was the only message.
The Lord revealed this truth to me 2yrs ago. It’s only a gateway for the enemy to mess with your life while you’re in fornication. It’s either you court to marry or you’re just friends. There’s no in between. Thank God for this revelation!
God is good!
What does it mean to court?
I have a girlfriend and her and I are looking to marry within less than a year! - but it sounds like even engagement is a form of fornication so i’m a bit confused on how to approach this under God’s way and need help.
What does it mean to court then?
Whats funny is the op wont answer nut is 100% certain
This is a very reasonable question..
I dont grasp if you find someone you like, you see potential in them as a partner and you "date with the purpose of marriage in mind" with no sexual affairs, how is this wrong?
Better yet
How is 1 to court anybody without dating them?
I dont grasp how you cam even marry someone without dating them in the 1st place so how does 1 "court" someone and how is it different?
If the lord revealed it to you 2 years ago
And you posted this a month ago with such certainity, im sure you can find a few moments to explain to your fellow brothers/sisters what this truly means
The irony is, this pastor, was dating his wife for many many years before they got married
Granted he admitted once convicted and after being delivered, he ceased any fornication, i find it ironic how he claims you have to coyrt, yet he was in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with his wife prior to MARRYING
It just doesnt add up
Fornication is sex outside marriage. Adultery is breaking a covenant of worshipping God and only God which can involve sex if a man sleeps with a married woman that is not his wife.
At the beginning I was like Nahh, I don’t agree. The Holy Spirit convicted me bro. Thank you for this.
Amen 🙏
This💯💯💯💯
Same
That’s where I’m at now nervous to watch
We have been distracted with these clone celebrities that people don't even realize what they've been doing over the years❤
No dusty boyfriends here, Thank you Lord for protecting me 😌
Thats amazing but I feel like the Lord doesnt want you to dress provocatively like in your picture but in a pure way so that men see you for your spirit and not your body.Amen
We need hard words for a soft generation. Thanks for this, a lot of people need to hear this
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ive been fighting a jezebel since birth and im still fighting her;; in thanks to His Mighty Name i will not bow!! stand thee behind me!!! in JESUS name!!!! amen.
Definitely a convicting message. After a couple of heartbreaks 'dating' in the Christian community... which included unhealthy soul ties, being unhappy, unable to respect or see myself marrying my 'boyfriend'.... I decided to stop being in relationships and dating. It makes a lot of sense, because if you have a bf/gf you are giving your heart to someone before you know if you will actually marry them.
I pray that God will heal and deliver me of anything that may hinder me from accepting and submitting to the right person
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Amen
Amen
All christians are few and far between. Can't expect a perfectionist, doesn't exist. True love, genuine love doesn't exist either, trust no one. Marriages are not perfect. 80% divorce rates we are living a new generation than our ancestors did, where we meet strangers on daily basis thinking they'll be the one because they have it together. Marriage that ends in divorce sends depression rates sky rocketing, and children hurting over the separation. Not worth the drama, and waste of time. Satan is attacking marriages too leading to divorce.
@@Majesty12-12no one is trying to be perfect, we are trying to turn away from sin and obey the word. Stop justifying living a sinful lifestyle and not making the effort to think and act like Jesus Christ
how will you know if you can actually marry someone if you don’t date them though lol so you think it’s wiser to marry a complete stranger?
Praying for a husband and not a boyfriend! ✋🏾 Come Lord Jesus. I repent Lord for all that I have done in my relationship with the last. I knew better. We both knew better. Forgive us God
AMEN
Praise jesus i found my husband a week after i prayed for the first time in years, he has delivered me from new age practice and from so many demons!
Love from Las Vegas!! If anyone needs deliverance in las vegas let me know 😊
i pray for anyone reading this, in jesus name!
God Loves You🙏🏻❤️
Ur husband delivered or the Lord?
@@WakeandSlay my husband did the deliverance but im set free because of god. Jesus takes all the credit.
@@KingJackstone thank you, god bless you 🙌
I was in Vegas last week! I didn’t know the Holy Spirit was in Vegas
This sermon delivered me from a lifelong stronghold of lust! and the bondage of it. Praise the Lord!
This is the beginning of my breakthrough!!! I CAN'T and I WON'T contain it!! I thank God for His people who are bold and unashamed!!!
Ive always thought fornication was sexual. Hearing this had me sobbing. I've been with my girlfriend for almost 4 years now, we started getting closer to God about a year ago and not gonna lie its been on and off because we kept falling back into sin. Recently We've both given our lives to Christ completely and said there's no going back to our old selves and we've been stronger than ever in our faith. Weve forgetten everyting of this world and just focus on working on ourselves and our relationship with Jesus. we were planning on getting baptized next week and then getting married and even planning about a baby after that. We were so happy today after church talking about all of this.
then keep going! y’all are doing it right if you’re doing things in purity. go to God don’t judy take this man’s word as truth.
I love how y’all are both being intentional. That’s so good! Keep going
I would take this guy with a grain of salt
He didn't say don't get married! Just don't keep going without intention because like you said it can lead to temptation and backsliding.
Some of what's being said is true but not all. Having a boyfriend or girlfriend is not considered fornication however scripture teaches us to focus on him before seeking a spouse. 1 Corinthians 7:Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit:
Fornication-is the greek word porneia: illicit sexual intercourse
adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse with animals etc.
sexual intercourse with close relatives; Lev. 18
sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman; Mar 10:11,Mar 10:12 (refs2)
metaphorically the worship of idols
of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols
Fornication- in the Hebrew is zanah: to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot
(Qal)
to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication
to commit adultery
to be a cult prostitute
to be unfaithful (to God) (figuratively)
(Pual) to play the harlot
(Hiphil)
to cause to commit adultery
to force into prostitution
to commit fornication
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
, the key is to seek him only and not the wife or husband and threw seeking him first God will bless you with a spouse
Amennnnn!
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I needed this word so much. I used to jealous ppl being in a girlfriend boyfriend situation not knowing God has a better plan and future for me. I’m praying for a man of God that is on fire for God and understand the blessings and the beauty of waiting. God loves us and wants the best for us so if I have to wait I will wait I’m not compromising anymore. 🙏🏾
AMEN
Thank you for this! I have been celibate since being saved two years ago, & I needed to hear this. I desire a husband, but Jesus is preparing me so that my future husband & I court & marry His way & not the world’s way. I rebuke all past boyfriend/girlfriend titles in my life in Jesus name!
Thank you pastor
I decided yesterday to leave my boyfriend. He did not want to submit to GODly Authority.He has a perverted view of life. He is in love with power and money. I am sad because I have been with him for 9 years and we have a son, but yesterday I chose to let him go. I choose my LORD over that mess. This video convicted me. I’m thank you for preaching this I didn’t know I was in sin. I thought us not having sex was enough. Lately I have not been growing as a Christian and my Money has been draining like nothing. I was supporting him because he had made a bad mistake in his career. Then I watched this video not wanting to listen but got convicted. Talk to him about it and all he said is we are already married we do not need to get married and submit to anything. Then I knew. I’m wasting our time. Now I feel broken and alone but maybe GOD can use me now. Thank you pastor for your obedience. Msging you from all the way in El Paso Texas. You said if one would turn thank you
wow, and I am having trouble letting go of my girlfriend of 1 year who doesn't truly know christ. It saddens me that I cannot be with the first person I fell in love with, but I was living in sin thinking it was okay, but the Lord has convicted me and now I must do what I know is right.
I hope you are doing well today. Way to be strong. I know this choice is hard, I am likely about to make it too
I understand, it's not easy letting people go. God will be there for you, don't worry. I believe you did the right thing.
God bless you Cynthia. I pray you find comfort abiding in Him and peace during this time. In Jesus name, Amen.
Recently I have been struggling with “relationships”, I almost got pregnant by my ex and I was thinking about marriage with him. I asked God to show me if it is real and you uploaded this video today. I never knew relationships were a form of fornication, I recently started reading my bible and i now realize how important it is to educate yourself biblically. I have always had trouble with guys who would claim they are believers in Christ but would manipulate me into thinking fornication of all kind was okay. I have fallen deep into these soul ties and i’m really struggling to let it go, they constantly reach out to me and try to talk/meet with me but i never realized how much i’m hurting myself by doing this. Thank you Pastor Rich, you have saved me from a long journey of sin, I have always believed in God but I never truly lived my life for God, it is only after I discovered your page that I finally have the obedience to follow Jesus the correct way. You don’t know how much i appreciate what you’re doing. I have told everyone around me about your videos, you are truly sent from God. Thank you
Cut them off sis . Block them and focus on God whatever is making u get away from God or causing u to sin cut it off
Before my husband I was dating someone who said he was all for God. But all he wanted was to fornicate. I even said ok you know what let’s wait till marriage and he was like NO! We can’t stop cold turkey. He was against abortion but if he got me pregnant he wanted me to have an abortion because I would ruin his life. Iv always had very bad examples of Christianity because all these people never truly walked in Christ. It was just a title and going to church was just a ritual. Something you did. Amen for this teaching.
@@larianyoyola1311Thank God, God sent you someone better. God bless you!
I needed to hear this…. Yesterday I was on the way to the gym and I seen my ex and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, & last night I had a vivid dream of us holding hands, crying and kissing. I woke up and was confused why I kept dreaming about this one girl. I even googled why “i kept dreaming about my ex”. Soon after I went to the Lord, asked him and repented because I realized the internet wasn’t gonna give me true answers lol, only Jesus gives revelations.
It all makes sense now, I made a covenant relationship outside of God’s perimeters, and I created a soul tie with this person. I believe that I was kissing a jezebel spirit/demon because the kiss was so dry and the breath smelt awful (it wasn’t like that in real life lol).
This all makes sense now, God bless you!
Sobbing and repenting; Lord Jesus thank you for placing this message I didn’t know I needed to hear in my path. Sharing this with my family and brothers and sisters in Christ 🙏🏽❤️✝️
My church also teaches not to date but to do courtship or betrothal. It was refreshing and exciting to hear this being thought outside of my church and even taking it to the next level through deliverance 🔥💙 love it!
I have been speaking on this for years and even wrote a book. Dating is not biblical, marriage is biblical and we need to seek Gods will even in marriage.
@@r1reacts446 no. You trust Gods will and what He is leading you to do.
What is your book called ? I believe we are meant to follow christ in all things I never knew how much but even relationships can be corrupt with good intentions. People can mean well and do evil. I'm learning too
Dating is biblical what are y’all talking about😂
1 Corinthians 7:9
Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.”
Just because it’s coming out of godly man doesn’t mean he can’t be wrong remember we eat from the tree of the knowledge good and evil
Dating is okay and biblical my beautiful people just listening to other people and do your own digging for knowledge
I’m 20 years old been in a great beautiful relationship with a woman of god and we are growing in god together god is love god gave man female for a reason and that reason wasn’t just to make babies but to have relationship
@LionellCouplinJr name a single Bible Verse talking about Dating...and it being of God
@@absolutefreedom8035 , that’s the worlds way. The world’s way has made us lackadaisical and lazy to how God joins together a marriage. In order to understand Gods will & way we must go back to the beginning (the example of Adam and Eve). Read Matthew 19. God made us male and female, meaning He made/created us together in pairs. Do you think Adam and Eve got to know each other? Do you think Adam got to try Eve out or do you think Eve got to try out or “get to know” Adam? No, they did what God created them for and that is how it was intended from the beginning but man has perverted it because they believed the enemy over Gods way. If you go read Matthew 19, after Jesus got through talking to people about the seriousness of marriage, and how it is really done. People questioned if they should even get married because it was so hard. If you want to do Gods will in marriage this is my advice; repent of succumbing to the worlds way of doing things, specifically in this area. Submit to the Holy Spirit leading so that the Holy Spirit can minister to you about God’s will & way. God bless!
I have been truly saved for almost 6 years been single for the last 2 years and I was engaged but sadly we were living together but not having sex but the holy Spirit convicted me. I didn't realize shacking up was a sin, even though we weren't doing anything but living in separate rooms but it was still a sin. Even though I was a saved Christian I was giving the appearance that it was ok to live with someone who is not your spouse. I thought I was doing right because we weren't having sex, but in reality it was wrong. He quickly moved out the same day but sadly we broke up later on he wasn't on fire for Christ like I was. I have been celibate for over 5 years now. I use to be a big fornicator before I was saved. But God has delivered me and filled that void that those men I was seeking after couldn't fill. Now I don't look for men anymore but wait for God to send my husband to God be the glory. We dont want to stand in the way of sinners by our life styles. God bless you Pastor Rich and your beautiful wife and family. Please pray for me that I will be who God has called me to be.
Amen! And blessing to you sister! I understand where you are coming from in a lot of respects, for I too have been the same way (granted a few things differ from our stories) I always had women around me and always had "girlfriends" my last being in 2018. I've sinned physically once since then but I'd say more than a million times mentally and in my heart. I aim to break generational curses put on me and my bloodline long ago, I've been reading the Bible more and more these past days and am starting to see real change, growth, and progress within myself. I suppose I'm writing this to ensure you that you're not alone in your walk as aren't I. But I am here, we are here all your brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank you for sharing.
@@Beau1990 God bless you continue to read the Bible that's where the renewing of your mind takes place. All the things we thought were ok we begin to learn it's not. As you read the word the Holy Spirit he begins to transform your heart, your mind. Your desires start to shift to the desires of the Lord. That's why the enemy tries to distract us from reading or bring tiredness on us when we try to read the word. The word is our weapon against the enemy. I pray the Lord will encourage and strengthen you to continue to read his word in Jesus name Amen.
Amen amen Amen to this
Man this hit me deep, the word cut me up. Straight up conviction in this sermon. Wow. It hurts but the truth is painful often times
Wow this was so powerful! Never knew boyfriend & girlfriend relationships were ungodly (I thought only sexual immorality). Great teaching! Praying for my future husband for strength to break away from soul ties in Jesus name. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Wow! So good, i felt a dark shadow infront of me as soon as i started worshipping and praying along with y’all during that deliverance, as soon as i spoke and sang in tongues, it was gone, i felt light enter into the room. Thank you for your wisdom and obedience brother! God bless you!
I was just talking with my ex about this last night. Thank Jesus for you breaking this down biblically Pastor Rich!
God Loves You🙏🏻❤️
God be right on time😊
Amen! Lord, cover & protect me in Your blood. I renounce the fornication spirit in JESUS name. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@@WWBCMedia1ALWAYS ON TIME! Praise The Lord.
@@cetaH2010in Jesus name, amen!
I absolutely agree with you pastor Richard!!!
James 4:7
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
I was saved and had a job but was taking public transportation when I met my potential wife. I got an apartment and proposed to her and in 8 months she was my wife. We've been married for 14 years under the grace of God. I wanted her and I did not honor her and her dad and family and ask her hand in marriage as she was not close to her family but I wish I had done it. Thank God I get along with her family and she loves my family. This teaching is amazing. Everyone has to be led by Holy Spirit and by His Word. Everyone may not get it right. But marriage is so powerful and I pray whoever desires marriage will seek God and have a covering like pastor Rich is explaining. God bless everyone ❤
My marriage is currently ending due to sexual immorality. So glad this message is being taught! I wish more was being said to married couples and not just boyfriend and girlfriend relationships! God help us!!!
THANK YOU!!! I've been trying to tell people this FOREVER! Nobody wants to listen to this and PREACHERS dont touch on this. I guess because of fear of church members leaving. ⛪💒 I'm so glad you're preaching this. What a breath of fresh air! ❤❤
This immediately helped me get over my unsaved ex who broke my heart, but fr tho. Praise Jesus. So blessed to even have watched this
Same❤️
NGL pastor Rich, this is a tough one for me to swallow. Though I definitely hear you. I’ve been with my girl for 3 months and I won’t say we haven’t done anything. I’ve been repenting for that and now I watch this which is making me feel even more convicted. I’ve been growing in my faith for a bit now and so this is probably one of the hardest lessons for me. Taking this to God for sure for my next course of action, thank you for ALL the lessons you’ve taught me on my faith walk.
If you love her and she's in Christ, get Godly premarital counsel and marry! If she's not saved you must leave.
@@danilaroche1156 it’s hard because I wouldn’t say I’m not ready to marry her, I am but we BOTH agree we are not in a good financial position to get married just yet. We’re actually working on something together to get us some more income to be able to afford a home. I’m thinking we’ll marry as soon as we’re able to do that so we can live together. Though I think some sort of counseling is good so you’re right about that! I’ll be thinking and praying on this! Giving it to God too because I know he’ll have the most perfect plan for us anyway 🙏
@@gabrielcabrera7823 I'd marry her soon as I could. Who knows how long it will take to buy a house? You need good Godly counsel too. Your thinking about getting all your ducks in a row and yet the devil will try to break you up by any means necessary. I'd marry my boyfriend in my sweats in a courthouse. I'd live in a tent with him. That's not our scenario but you get my drift. Get married!
@@gabrielcabrera7823bro I totally feel you because me and my girlfriend have been in a relationship for 5 years now and yes we've slipped up and fell into sin, we've never had sex but definitely overtime God has opened my eyes as to why it was wrong and how lust hurts her and me in the process, we want to get married and have plans to but we can't yet because of the same financial situation but we are both currently working and I'll love to get married to her when I can have a place to put her. But this video has me in conflict wether I'm in sin or not.
@@danilaroche1156I hope y'all work it out and have a bright future! Try to hang out in public /not alone
I drove past my ex that I haven't seen in almost a year as I was listening to this, it was confirmation that the relationship was not how God wanted it to be
This makes so much sense ive been single for about 5 years i walked away from a relationship i even moved backed in with my grandmothers house..if i ever visit florida i should visit your ministry i need this type of accountability because i almost died in the streets and what ever it takes for me to walk this out for Jesus im down...this video is real ❤
Thank you so much for recording your sermons. I’m over here crying and repenting. Glory be to GOD
This answered exactly what I’m going through as I’ve started to walk out my faith and my husband feels “it doesn’t take all that” and we’re unequally yoked. I’ve been going through such warfare but thank God for this confirmation. I will continue to walk this walk and let my light shine ✨ Glory to God and I repent for even letting my mind consider divorce.
You gotta let God lead you, you say you're married and I sincerely wish you all the best. May your walk with God unveil your Husband's eyes, by your example.
I’m in this situation and now I broke it for my lord I Need Jesus more😭😭😭😭
This was a revelation!!! Praise God 1,000% for this! Religious ppl gonna HATE!
I didnt know about the covenant of a marriage But later when I came into the maturity of Christ I greatly Repented
I’m feeling convicted to flee from jezebel. my “girlfriend” is a gorgeous and pure woman of God and I know I want to marry her but I kept feeling torn down in my spiritual walk with Christ and didn’t know why until I saw this video… I pray and am willing to listen to God convicting my heart. I repent from sin and want to follow you again Jesus Christ my Lord and my savior🙏🏼🤍🩵
Are you going to marry her?
@@jaaade03 yes
@@alexanderalvarez7861God bless
God opened my eyes through you pastor Rich. I got so emotional I fell and smoked a cigarette. And I’m not a smoker from yesterday.
Please pray for me whoever sees this comment 😢
Fast and prayer brother. I know it is hard but you can do it. Don’t give up Give it to God!
I’ll pray for you 🙏
Stop smoking in the name of Jesus.
AMEN
Jesus is the Prince of Peace ✝️
Myself and my future husband APPROVED BY GOD are 750 miles apart. This allows us to be under God, not fornicate, be covered etc etc. Doing pre marriage counseling. Talked to those who are older than myself. I didn’t realize how healthy it was until watching this video. I now appreciate the distance and being able to connect with God and getting me some me time. This is the correct way and I am blessed. As a Christian ngl long distance has been blessing. It keeps me right with God. I appreciate the way God sent my Husband.
I asked God, what am i sopoused to do. Even i have my future husband in distance and also approved by God and now I don't know how to call my future husband with the title of "friend" or "future husband"
SAMEE LOL IM GRATWFUL
I had chills while praying throughout my whole body during the deliverance part of this video.🙌✝️
That's crazy, I did too even after when it was done.
God Loves You🙏🏻❤️
@@CarlaG76565 , this happens often when I pray online with any of the pastors I follow. It’s definitely a connection with the Holy Spirit but tonight, even my fingers were tingling with chills!
@mountainlife1165 I truly felt it when he was praying. I've never felt that before.
That’s not chills. That’s the Holy Ghost
I'm lived 26 years and I'm never heard this message and I makes so much sense. God bless you 🙏
The truth hurts, but it will set you free! You literally made me cry. I got so upset but I’m glad that I learned so much within this video. Thank you so much. For the love and truth that you do on your videos keep up the great work God bless thank you!❤
How have you only been a man of God since 2019. ... This wisdom comes straight from the throne room. Bless you Brother
@@tammykalii9360 "remember Eve deceived Adam. The man is the covering over the home." You didn't like that part either did you?
This man met the Lord Jesus in his apartment after years of Satan led living. Now he evangelizes proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ everywhere he goes, leading people out of darkness and into the light. Smh
Phil. 1:18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
This is 🔥 ! I wish I knew all of this Back then it would of saved me so much heart break or trouble in the spirit and physical, but I thank GOD for saving me for allowing me to see to repent and turn away from my sin ❤
So glad you are talking about this. It's shameful to see pastors praying for people who are living together in sin and dating outside of marriage. Apostal/Pastor Rich you are the called out ONE! Thanks for this message. So many Christians are not getting this type of teaching. God Bless you and family ❤😇
Everyone deserves prayer, prayer is loving one another as one’s self. My pastors prayed for me and my ex, they prayed for our salvation and God worked it out how He saw fit. Prayer saves lives! Speaking from experience, my ex and I lived together in sin and God knew that I wanted Him and needed Him and I needed that village of prayer. But I agree we need to allow God to give his children partners as God did for Adam according to the will of God!
Yes, lust without love comes from satan, even moving in together before marriage. It’s not what god wants for us.
Lord please forgive us❤
Great message! Good word! The Holy spirit has been speaking to me for months and I finally listened and ended my live in relationship with my EX boyfriend
Ouch! This is some heavy conviction! Thank you Pastor Rich for speaking this plainly and making it understandable & giving clear answers to excuses we could be making in our heads while hearing this.
I'm in my 60s and never heard it preached like this! Pastors let young people n divorcees hang all over each other in churches hoping God will convict their hearts.
Wow, this is the best sermon for lasting covenant marriages!! Thank you!! Pastor I hope you get invited to mega churches to preach this message. It is so powerful! This sermon can bring so much healing to marriages and familys
Amen 🙏
@@restorative-waves It goes to show how mislead a lot of these people are and are falling victim especially to this mans false teaching. 🤦🏾♂️
@@CloudJLaw What is your evidence that this is false teaching? The Bible = Gods Word = Truth. Is that not what he's speaking from?
Amen we need this on the radio.
@@imarip9781 Bring me the verse of this sin he's talking about then. Also, it's not just this teaching.. It's other things he has done. Telling someone who practices witchcraft they're going to heaven? C'mon man..
If I were in a relationship, I wouldn't recieve this well, but because God's timing is perfect, my eyes are opened. I would want a relationship but I *do not* want fornication EVEN MORE than that. I'd rather stay single. Thank you for this video!
This is the first video I’ve seen, and I have never known that the whole boyfriend/girlfriend relationship is the wrong way to go. I’m so grateful for this lesson and on Gods timing I will meet my husband.
So how will that come? The Husband I mean; what about courting or dating you see the problem here there is nothing in the bible that states this Now it does mention marriage a lot which is the golden standard to achieve in honor of God
After hereing this I have ended my relationship with my bf bc my relationship with god is much more important
Hi Pastor Rich. I’m emotional but it’s because I’m so grateful for you telling us the unfiltered truth straight to the nitty gritty 😭😭 and God bless you for that frfr🔥🔥🔥 I’m single and have been hesitant to even consider “dating” or “courting” because there has never been any telling us what is the right way, just the wrong way and what not to do. Even the thought of having a boyfriend to get married seemed like it didn’t have boundaries and correct guidelines. Thank you sooo much Pastor Rich! This is what we need 🔥🔥🔥
It is definitely time for this conversation. Amen! For kingdom's sake.
This was such a powerful message. I never courted how God wanted me to and now married for 14 years going through spiritual warfare and on the brink of divorce. I got deliverance April of this year and things seem to be going south even more but I’m going to walk out my faith no matter what it costs me. I’m saving this to share with my kids in their teens. This is meaty teaching right here.
Thank God for watching this message today, truly God is speaking to me. Thank you Pastor Rich for accepting to be the vessel of Christ🙏
Amen ! Thank you for sharing this. I needed this ! America needs this ! The world needs this !
This preaching came to my life in such perfect timing. God never fails to show up and his timing in perfect. This teaching has blessed my life.
Mine too and as he’s talking about it she’s leaving the room and cussing im like ok but why did i click on nba video and this popped up instead I really think shes mocking this message in the other room as i speak… shes 8 months pregnant bro
Amen ☦️❤️🔥
I can relate to this. I have been married to my husband since 2016. We started dating in 2013 and we broke up after two months. We fornicated. We reconciled November of 2013. And we fornicated on and off in 2014. We stopped fornicating a year in a half because we realized that it was against God. But we did it more for the religious point “you don’t have sex before marriage.” Our lives were wushu washy. I was a lukewarm Christian and he parted from the Lords ways. Long story short, he asked me to marry him on May 28 2016 and I married Him in October of 2016. We didn’t pray about it, we’re not seeking God, we just did it because we were together for a while “boyfriend and girlfriend” and it was the right thing to do. Today im still with my husband and it’s been tough. The first few years were horrible. I hated my husband. Today I am healing, I am trying to carry my Cross, and God is restoring my marriage. I love my husband, we have a 4 year old son. And I will continue to persevere in Christ for my family. ❤
This is most definitely true, I’m in love with the word of God and read the Bible every single day. Pastor Rich is real This is all True but nobody wanna hear the truth. These kids out here trying to have any man or woman try to fix them bouncing around fornicating with anyone, same sex all kinds of craziness. Amen 🙏🏽 Rich thank you for being real ❤
Hey bro I'm 35 strong believer and luke warm Christian😔 but every day I talk with him, pray to him but life is so HARD! But you've reached me my dude Fr good stuff keep it up pushing the word AMEN!
Grateful for this brother in Christ Testimony. Was brought here through another video thankfully he answered the call of God in his heart ❤Believe it he has lived a lifestyle which only select few of us have experienced & been delivered. Seek ye first the kingdom of God
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SEEK THE WORD OF GOD FIRST. GET. IN. YOUR. QUIET. SPACE.
do not just take his word and agree. go to God for yourself.
yes
I got delivered from this Spirit a couple days ago….. it was a stubborn deliverance (took like a hour+). but Jezebel had to leave in Jesus name ‼️
I'm a single father I have been single for almost 4 years, I don't feel I'm even ready to have another relationship, plus I promised my daughter that I wouldn't bring another women in to her life, her mother recently got engaged and is having another baby, which I know my child has mix feelings about it, and now has been with me every day for almost 6 months. I'm happy alone It's so hard to find someone that wants to live for God, and that you can trust. So I rather be single
Good choice, seek after God and he will add whatever he wants in your life.
Amen
I see your heart on this for your daughter🥺 but I’m not so sure you should have made her that promise, especially if it was from a place of pain or fear. She deserves to see a good godly kingdom marriage modeled for her. And Gods redemptive love in presenting an opportunity for you to love your bride like Jesus loves the church.
The word says it’s not good for man to be alone, my hope is that God would heal your heart in the area of marriage and you would desire that kind of love again especially when it’s from God. Kingdom marriage is good. ♥️
@@Greatboldness thank you I appreciate that, but I made a choice to be alone I choose to be alone I love being alone it's hard to find someone that is on fire for God. But my promise to my daughter will stand no matter what and if God wants me to be with someone then he will n it will happen but till then I'm happy with or without God bless
@Diamond-iy5zm God bless you and just be patient he's out there but don't just settle for anyone
Thank you, Pastor Richard. I needed to hear this. I pray that the Lord gives me discernment regarding my spouse and marriage. Truthfully, I've recently been feeling convicted about dating and having a boyfriend.. even just talking to guys and possibly developing soul ties.
So freakin cool to see hundreds of thousands of subs to a Gospel preachin channel!!
Christ is King!
God Bless you, Pastor. I’m blessed to follow.
I want to be married someday to a Godly wife. But I know I can't provide for whomever God chooses her to be, because I have a family member that I have to take care of. They're in need of surgery, I've prayed and felt the answer came back from God to wait until after the surgery is done to seek out employment and opportunities. I'm not sure why yet, but I'm trusting that God has a reason and that when they are done with their surgery I can start on whatever path of work the Lord leads me down. Following Jesus is always worth it!
I would never have thought that having a boyfriend was a bad thing...
I just assumed if it was Godly then then there's no problem
This just opened my eyes to a lot of things
it is okay as long as its not sinful dont listen to him listen to God
Through this video, the enemy has left this body of Christ. I feel this new sensation of being cleansed. Thank you Richard for your helpful hand due obeying Jesus; In Jesus name.
I like it cause everybody being deli er from demons and the jazebell spirit and you preach what is right that brakes the back of the devil keep up the good work need more preachers like you my brother in. Chirst
I would suggest reading up on Hebrew customs for marriage. In which the concept of dating/ loyalty before marriage was relevant back then. Dating just to date is wrong, dating for marriage is different.
I really needed this I surrender to my Father and leave everything behind ❤ A lot of my family members have that spirit Including my parents , May God set them free .
I followed and said the prayer out loud as I sobbed and chills throughout my body. Thank you Jesus🙌🏽❤️❤️ I give you all of me.
I love ❤️ this message. This is what people need to here no matter the age they are or the era they grew up in. Fornication has been normalized and its destroying us.
This is So True, We as a Church of Jesus people we have Got to resist this Evil Demonic spirit. We have to be Married to Jesus First Amen
Whew !!! What a word ! I’ve never heard it put quite like this! This is a major word ! I pray it sets us all free ! Amen !
One of the best teachings I’ve ever heard on dating! I’m now married for 11 years and together for 15 years but how I wish I had this kind of counsel because like you mentioned so much heartache wouldn’t have been involved.
This was so powerful, ty for teaching this. I'm a rededicated Christian of over 3 years. I have never heard a pastor teach this subject about girlfriend/boyfriend relationships this way. I am one of those Christians that has been in a relationship now over 10 years. Holt Spirit is convicting me now even more, we are gonna marry, but also live together. Please pray for me. 🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭
wow i cannot believe how blessed i am by this message what a timely word as i am about to move into my breakthrough season
As much as I didn’t want to hear this, I’m glad I did. I want nothing more than to follow Christ. So thank you for correcting my thinking. I don’t expect it to be easy to do, but I know God will keep me strong. I’ve accepted bf/gf so much that I can’t even imagine how I’m going to marry someone I haven’t dated yet. But again, I know God will help me through it all
You have changed my life. I have listen to hundreds of pastors but none of them had preached the word of GOD, like you have.
I love your bold preaching. So anointed my friend. God is doing mighty work through your ministry Pastor Rich!!!! 🙏❤️❤️
Thank you so much for posting this i received freedom from a mental stronghold I had for years because of this video , from guilt and shame of my past relationships even before coming to Christ. - THANK YOU!!!! I look forward to a proper courtship and Marriage that honors God!!!
i’ve been praying for my future husband and having a relationship is a no go for me. when i watched the sermon that you had taught and you also spoke about being in a relationship outside of God’s covenant with the opposite sex was not biblical was deep pastor Rich. thank you for biblically speaking on worldly relationships and i didn’t even know until you explained it in your sermon. this is very helpful advice and thank you. 😊
Keep blessing I am coming to worship with you all. JESUS is all that!
This is so good & needs to be taught in Church we don't see any boyfriend girlfriend in the Bible only marriage/the preparation for it everything else was not right in God's Eyes, I have been forgiven for these fornication type relationships & can verify the truth in everything you say brother I needed deliverance after both of these wrong relationships as I took on spirits from the other person as well as a lot of emotional baggage but God was & is faithful i pray my children won't fall into the same traps & temptations that I did & that their hearts stay faithful to Jesus until & only if He decides to bring the right person for covenant marriage 🙏