It’s COMING!
Shhh…It’s a secret. You can’t tell ANYBODY! I divulge this information only because you have been sworn to absolute secrecy. There is something looming on the horizon that will change countless lives, young and old. Soon an army will arise from the ashes of a church,...
Faith Comes By Hearing…So Let’em Hear
There are times once or twice a month when I have the opportunity to go into a nursing home and deliver a message for their Sunday service. I spend a great deal of time in prayer and study to prepare these messages. I take them seriously and, for the most part, so do...
Restored to the KING’s TABLE!!
At the Gathering Church, we are currently being taught about the restorative powers of our Almighty God. God restored a lot to a lot of people in the Bible. I don't know that I can come out and clearly say that restoration is a promise, but I can say that there seems...
Pattern For Prayer: Our Father…
Let's see if we can delve into Matthew 6:9 which is the first verse of what we have all come to know as "The Lord's Prayer".9. "Pray, then, in this way: Our Father who is in Heaven, Hallowed by Your name."Seems pretty simple right? Weelllll...not really. There is more...
Let’s Not Play Church-Part Deaux
We have all seen it before. Cars pulling into parking lots finding their customary parking spaces. People are getting out of their cars dressed in their Sunday finest and walk briskly into the church building to distribute children, middle school, and youth to their...
Instructions for Prayer
I have elected to re-post this entry as it was the beginning entry I had posted in March when I felt instructed to "not write anything". Further teaching will come very soon but I just wanted to make sure that we could all start from the same page. God Bless!We all...
Let’s Not Play Church #1
What is the church?We have all heard the term “church” thrown about in many occasions. “We are going to church.”“Do you know brother (enter desired name) at church?” The church is at (enter desired address). In the above mentioned contexts, the church seems to be...
A New Beginning
Let’s be honest here. Lonnie Richardson Ministries drew its first infantile breaths late last year. Just as a baby learns to identify his/her parents certain developmental milestones began to be accomplished, God graced us with a small measure of success. However, we...
Thoughts on this coming EASTER…
Never considered myself to be a great writer, or teacher for that matter. However, it has been pointed out to me that I occasionally have spurious knack for putting words in a way that can be thought provoking. As I contemplate this Easter I am reminded that Jesus...
Prayer: A Pattern Worth Repeating
We all know Matthew 6:9-13 as "The Lord's Prayer". However, do you realize the significance of that passage of Scripture? Do you realize that Jesus has given us explicit and detailed instructions on how we are to pray? Jesus' opening words "Pray, then, in this way:"...
About LJRM
I grew up in Northeast Louisiana in a very rural area five miles east of Kilbourne. I work as a Licensed Practical Nurse in a nursing home providing care for people with various forms of dementia. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Religion from Liberty University and I am an ordained Deacon at our church, The Gathering Church, in South Knoxville, TN. Additionally, I am an ordained Minister of the Gospel by the same church....read more