Righteousness and Holiness on Rice Family Ministries

Romans 10

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Righteousness

Romans 10:1-11

Intro.

Imagine yourself a Jew, having been given the law, having been God’s people your whole life! Knowing you are to offer sacrifices, and to go to the Temple. Knowing the laws and books of the Bible that had been given to your people to hold on to. Knowing that God for literally thousands of years had worked through your people. Granted it had been a couple hundred years since a prophet actually had a vision, or prophetic Word from the Lord, but still. Then, the Messiah comes, only, the religious jewish leaders rejected him. What do you do? Jesus, was he really the Messiah? Many of the common people had no problem seeing it, but many of the very religious devout jews greatly struggled with how this fit the passages they had spent their life reading. Many struggled understanding how this now worked, it was a completely NEW way!

Romans 12:9

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Keys to a Holy Life

Romans 12:9

Introduction

In verses 9-21, we are going to look at Holy living! There are some very, very practical things given in the Word of God, that He expects us to adhere to. They are not written simply so we can read them and be aware of them. They are written, that we may PRACTICE them in our life.

Keys to a HOLY Life – These set the tone for the rest of this chapter. Verse 9 is a foundational truth for the rest of the verses that are given.

Mark 6:14 - Standing for Righteousness

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Standing for Righteousness

Mark 6:14

Introduction

Bob Jone’s senior said, “Do right till the stars fall!” – We need people who are dedicated to doing right, living right!

Prov. 14:34 ¶ Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

Thank the Lord for our Country, and the liberty we have. Our country is not perfect, but it is literally the best country in the World. It was founded on God’s Word! Our founding Father’s unashamedly quoted the Bible!

Psalm 101

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

September 24, 2025

Psalm of Practice

Psalm 101

Introduction

This is an incredible Psalm. A lot of the wisdom of the Proverbs was most certainly taught to Solomon by his father David. And ultimately God multiplied that wisdom for Solomon.

We find a good outline for managing a family, a business, a kingdom, or government. This Psalm has great advice and help for us.

David was considered a man after God’s own heart, and we see a strong sense of purity in this psalm. We see the principles in which David desired to guide his kingdom. David was not perfect, but he certainly had good desires.

Proverbs 11:1

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

October 9, 2019

Lessons from Proverbs 11

Proverbs 11:1

Intro.

Much of this chapter deals with Righteousness or being upright, or just. You will see these words used more than any other topic in this chapter.

I. Righteousness Defined (1, 3)

“The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.” (Proverbs 11:3)

A. Honesty - (1)

Bible times, they didn’t have digital scales. They would have a set of weights, and a scale. If you wanted a lb of flour, they would put a 1lb weight on one side, and weigh out 1lb of flour. To cheat people, their 1 lb weight, wouldn’t weigh a pound.

Mark 12:13 - Questioning God

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

April 19, 2026

Questioning God

Mark 12:13

Introduction

We have a lengthy portion before us, and I will not read it all in the beginning. Lord willing we will get down to verse 40 this morning. We have a series of questions which are asked, but not out of sincerity, but rather out of malice, and with the idea of entrapping, and ensnaring our Lord Jesus Christ. Questions can be a very interesting study in the Bible! Questions are sometimes asked of us to cause us to reflect. Sometimes questions are asked out of sincere desire to know something. Sometimes questions are used in sarcastic manner to make someone feel dumb. Sometimes questions are “trick” questions, that are used to trap someone with their words. That is exactly what is going on here. They were trying to trick, and entrap Jesus.

Proverbs 21 - Way

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

August 5, 2020

Which Way Should You Go?

Proverbs 22:1, 2, 8, 16, 21, 29

Introduction

I have never made any claims about being good with directions, because the truth of the matter is I’m not that good with directions. I have to see a map, and really spend some time looking at a map to figure things out.

Some people struggle with directions on a spiritual level, and are often confused, and struggle with the right direction in their life. All the verses we will look at this evening deal with the Way. Perhaps you ask yourself, Which Way Should I Go? Many times we stand at a cross road in our life, trying to figure out the best path to take. I hope tonights message will help you, and encourage you to take the right path.