Larry Rice Ministries


Journey into God's Word!

You are about to begin one of the most exciting journeys of your life through multiple studies in God's Word.  I call it exciting because if you faithfully continue this journey of reading through God's Word, under the direction of the Holy Spirit, you will be discovering treasures you have never before experienced.

-Rev. Larry Rice
Founder and Director of New Life Evangelistic Center


From the following list, click on the study that you'd like to view.
Studies in God's Word
Study Subject
Building Persistent Faith  Real Biblical Faith is persistent faith.
Doing Justice When we pray we must also seek God as to what He wants us to do to address issues of injustice.
How to Overcome Depression From September 2004 to April 2005, I experienced first hand a deep, dark pit of depression.
Experiencing and Exercising Peace As we walk daily in the presence of God under the direction of His word, we experience new-found peace, purpose and possibilities.
Experiencing the Freedom of Forgiveness Forgiveness is the key to freedom.
Facing Death We do not need to fear death if we believe that Jesus Christ paid the price for our sins through his death and resurrection.
Knowing God  God's desire is that we would not just know about Him but would come to know Him in an intimate, powerful way.
Applying Life Principles to Knowing God Study Questions for Knowing God.
Accepted, Affirmed and Approved Some of us are on the brink of emotional starvation because we have difficulty feeling accepted, affirmed and approved of.
You Do Make a Difference When we realize that God is at work in every situation, life becomes an adventure in faith.
Celebrating Christmas We are no longer alone, for "God is with Us".
The Christ in Christmas The birth of Jesus Christ is a fulfillment of God's promise to His people to send a Savior.
Whatever Became of Sin It has been wiped out, forgiven and defeated through the shed blood of Jesus.
More Than Conquerors The key to consistent daily victory is abiding in the consciousness of God's love for us, demonstrated through our resurrected Lord Jesus Christ.
Living in the Light If we give into the despair and hopelessness in moments of darkness, we will never come into the light of the miracle that God has prepared for us.
Freedom Now Earth Day and Easter have much more in common than most realize.  Earth Day reminds us of our responsibility to preserve creation while Easter provides us with the inspiration and power to fulfill this responsibility.
A Stone for a Pillow When we encounter a bump in the road of life, we are tempted to jump off and seek an easier route. 
Cobwebs are Useless for Clothing "Their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cover themselves with what they make," Isaiah 59:6.
If My People God's invitation in 2 Chronicles 7:14 is an invitation to experience the glorious freedom provided to those he refers to as 'My People'.
Tuning In Being tuned into the living God to the extent that His love flows through involves being set free from the prison of the self.
The Helper The Holy Spirit will help us in our weakness.
Do Not be Entrapped Looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.  Throw off everything that leads to the entrapment of sin.
Letting the Spirit Flow Daily surrendering to the Living God and allowing our Helper, the Holy Spirit, to work in us and through us results in the fruit of the Spirit springing forth spontaneously within us.
Intimacy with God Finding Rest with God is what Intimacy with God is all about.
Dealing with Anger Anger is like toxic waste.  Sooner or later it will come out.
Good News -- Bad News In a world saturated with bad news, we all need some good news.
Hope Has A Future At this time when so many are losing hope, remember, "There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off."
Going Over The Edge It is not theories or talk that is needed, but an awakening to the fact that God is present in the most hopeless of circumstances and situations.
Experiencing The Power Of Intercessory Prayer As the New Testament points out, there is a spiritual battle under way which requires each of us to put on the full armor of God.
The Resurrected Christ and the Power of Prayer Prayer causes us to shift our attention from the problem to the Living God.
Faith is the Victory Hebrews 11 is the great faith chapter, which gives us examples of people who lived a life a faith, and overcame the world.
Experiencing God Accepting the reality that the love of God, demonstrated in the resurrected Jesus Christ, extends to the need I am now facing, releases me from my anxiety and frees me to pray.  
Knowing where you are Going 1 John shares with us 9 ways we know we have eternal life.
Stand Firm Satan is determined to draw you away from God, to mess up God's will in your life, and destroy your witness to Jesus Christ.
Never Alone Moving from loneliness to solitude involves the realization that God is with us.
Freed from Stinking Thinking It is time for us to rise above the blame game and take responsibility for our thoughts and actions.  We have got to stop letting the events of the past, the circumstances of the present or the fears of the future determine the course of our lives. 
Through it All It is when I am suffering and feeling rejected and alone that I know my survival depends upon the knowledge the Holy Spirit points out from the reading of the Scriptures that He desires to infuse within me
Becoming an Overcomer God is calling us each to be overcomers through the resurrected power of Jesus Christ.
Fear Not In order to be people of faith, we must daily be immersed within the scriptures.
Fruitful Fasting As we fast and pray, we are able to enter, in a small way, the world of hungry multitudes who go without food for days.
Creation and Christmas Christmas is a time when we reflect on God's provision for the redemption of creation.
Free to Serve: Action in behalf of the poor As we discover the freedom to serve we are free to let God's word do its work in our daily lives.
Justice Now As we pray, we must believe that God and know that God cares about the issue of Justice.
What is your Destiny? Who am I?  What am I living for?
Hating the Waiting Hope placed in the Living Lord does not disappoint us.
Living the Life of Faith The book of James shares with us many insights in how we can experience victory in the midst of troubles.
Discovering Biblical Medicine for Daily Problems God's Word is a needed medicine in our daily lives.
It Won't be Long It won't be long before Jesus will be returning.
Why Do We Remain Silent? Why do we remain silent when the poor are suffering?
Make a Difference for Good When we realize that God is at work in every situation, life becomes an adventure of faith.
Who is Jesus? ...the way, the truth and the life.
Why Care, Why Share? Many today are asking, "why should I help the poor and homeless?"
Firm Faith Results in Knowing God Knowing God involves more than just knowing about God.
Freedom From Fear The first step towards freedom from fear is recognizing our fears and then turning to God for freedom from fear.
Keep the Faith Faith in the midst of uncertainty is absolutely essential.
Experiencing Persevering Faith It is hard to persevere when day after day passes and there is little evidence of change.  Yet we are commanded to hang on to the confidence of things unseen. 
Making Poverty Personal God is asking us to make poverty personal.
Can You Here Their Cries? Hearing the groaning of creation as described in Romans 8:22 can awaken us to the injustices of that which is considered normal.
Don't Give Up Sometimes it’s easy for us to give up in the midst of the daily grind of frustrations and disappointments.  Troubling times have a way of destroying our joy until we have a crying need for encouragement. 
Rising Above Our Personal Pain What we are told to do in the middle of these times of trials and uncertainties is to ask God for wisdom.
Where Is Justice? Our cry for justice can go on and on as we look about in this sin stricken world. 
Being Faithful Stewards of Creation In the same way Jesus was entrusted with the welfare of humanity and the salvation of all the earth, people have been given the responsibility of the well being of creation.  
The Ministry of Encouragement We are living in a hurting world filled with people who are crying out for encouragement and affirmation.
A Future Filled With Hope “If we live in hope, we have a future.  If hope dies, then the future dies with it.  The person who is without hope can only live with the legacy of the past and the circumstances of the present.”
A Place to Call Home

Let Him now fill you with the peace that passes all understanding which comes from knowing He has a place called home prepared for you both now and for all eternity.

A Revolution of Compassion Now that we have been freed to serve let us go forth as revolutionaries of compassion sharing in word and deed the love of God.
A Caring Economy Now God is calling all of us to love people out of the hell they may find themselves in and encourage them to come into the economy of caring and sharing that Christ’s love provides.
An Anchor for the Soul Hebrews 6:19 says, “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” 
Ecological Homelessnes “What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?”  Providing homes for the homeless doesn’t make sense if our planet is becoming homeless. 
God Is Able If you are going to accomplish that which God has called you to do you also must be fully persuaded that God is able. 
Hard Questions Concerning Homelessness Help me Lord to ask the hard questions of myself, my church, and my community that will bring about the changes that are so desperately needed in the middle of this epidemic of homelessness.
Redemptive Homecoming - A Culture of Dislocation Now is the time for each of us to experience Christ’s redemptive homecoming in this culture of dislocation. 
Resisting Satan's Bait Satan wants to devour you.  What are you doing to resist his bait? 
Shalom Shalom involves humans being at peace in all relationships including God, oneself, other people and creation.
The Ultimate Gift Have you unwrapped the greatest gift ever given? 
Why Pray? Prayer is a relationship, a relationship with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.  Prayer involves both listening as well as talking to God.

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