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<title>Richard Ellis Talks</title>
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<itunes:subtitle>The daily podcast with Richard Ellis. Follow / Like him @TalkWithRichard</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary>The daily podcast with Richard Ellis. Follow / Like him @TalkWithRichard</itunes:summary>
<description>The daily podcast with Richard Ellis. Follow / Like him @TalkWithRichard</description>
<itunes:owner>
<itunes:name>Richard Ellis</itunes:name>
<itunes:email>connections@richardellistalks.com</itunes:email>
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				<title>But Dust</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ In the grand scheme of eternity we are here on earth for only a brief time, just as a vapor appears and disappears so quickly. Rather than wasting that precious time by following the ways of the world, we need to follow God’s call on our lives to honor Him in all that we do, remembering that not only do we represent Him to the world but we also carry Him around in us by His Spirit.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ In the grand scheme of eternity we are here on earth for only a brief time, just as a vapor appears and disappears so quickly. Rather than wasting that precious time by following the ways of the world, we need to follow God’s call on our lives to honor Him in all that we do, remembering that not only do we represent Him to the world but we also carry Him around in us by His Spirit.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ In the grand scheme of eternity we are here on earth for only a brief time, just as a vapor appears and disappears so quickly. Rather than wasting that precious time by following the ways of the world, we need to follow God’s call on our lives to honor Him in all that we do, remembering that not only do we represent Him to the world but we also carry Him around in us by His Spirit.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Earthly Purpose, Urgent Living</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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				<title>All Hat No Cattle</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Too many Christians follow religious rules and feel good about themselves while looking down on others who are struggling. God wants a relationship with us that makes the change in our lives that He brings real to the core of our being.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Too many Christians follow religious rules and feel good about themselves while looking down on others who are struggling. God wants a relationship with us that makes the change in our lives that He brings real to the core of our being.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Too many Christians follow religious rules and feel good about themselves while looking down on others who are struggling. God wants a relationship with us that makes the change in our lives that He brings real to the core of our being.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Heart Change, Hypocrisy</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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				<title>Well, Well, Well</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Just like Jesus struck up conversation with the woman at the well, knowing her secrets and bringing her into knowing Him as Messiah anyway, we need to be looking for conversations to have with others. God already knows all of our junk that we keep hidden, but He loves and saves us anyway, desiring for us to take His love and salvation to the rest of the world.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Just like Jesus struck up conversation with the woman at the well, knowing her secrets and bringing her into knowing Him as Messiah anyway, we need to be looking for conversations to have with others. God already knows all of our junk that we keep hidden, but He loves and saves us anyway, desiring for us to take His love and salvation to the rest of the world.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Just like Jesus struck up conversation with the woman at the well, knowing her secrets and bringing her into knowing Him as Messiah anyway, we need to be looking for conversations to have with others. God already knows all of our junk that we keep hidden, but He loves and saves us anyway, desiring for us to take His love and salvation to the rest of the world.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Healing, Secret Sin</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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				<title>My Way</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When it comes to living God’s way, He calls us to die to ourselves and take up our cross, which is a symbol of suffering and death. The truth is that there will always be suffering and we will all die physical deaths, but we can choose to stand before God at the end and say we did it our own way or we can hear Him say if we chose His way, “Well done.”]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When it comes to living God’s way, He calls us to die to ourselves and take up our cross, which is a symbol of suffering and death. The truth is that there will always be suffering and we will all die physical deaths, but we can choose to stand before God at the end and say we did it our own way or we can hear Him say if we chose His way, “Well done.”]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When it comes to living God’s way, He calls us to die to ourselves and take up our cross, which is a symbol of suffering and death. The truth is that there will always be suffering and we will all die physical deaths, but we can choose to stand before God at the end and say we did it our own way or we can hear Him say if we chose His way, “Well done.”]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Denying Ourselves, Living For God</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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				<title>Trophy Case</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ We so often get caught up with recognition from other people and winning trophies for earthly accomplishments. Those things are not bad to have, but we should be doing everything to bring God glory, knowing that the crown He places on our head in Heaven is worth far more than anything we could obtain on earth.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ We so often get caught up with recognition from other people and winning trophies for earthly accomplishments. Those things are not bad to have, but we should be doing everything to bring God glory, knowing that the crown He places on our head in Heaven is worth far more than anything we could obtain on earth.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ We so often get caught up with recognition from other people and winning trophies for earthly accomplishments. Those things are not bad to have, but we should be doing everything to bring God glory, knowing that the crown He places on our head in Heaven is worth far more than anything we could obtain on earth.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Glorifying God, Heavenly Rewards</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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				<title>Mumbo Jumbo</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God doesn’t want us to come up with extravagant words and phrases when we speak to Him. He wants us to simply come to Him in prayer as His kids. When we talk about God to other people, we should do it in a way that is easy to understand, presenting the Gospel clearly and how it’s made a difference in us.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God doesn’t want us to come up with extravagant words and phrases when we speak to Him. He wants us to simply come to Him in prayer as His kids. When we talk about God to other people, we should do it in a way that is easy to understand, presenting the Gospel clearly and how it’s made a difference in us.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God doesn’t want us to come up with extravagant words and phrases when we speak to Him. He wants us to simply come to Him in prayer as His kids. When we talk about God to other people, we should do it in a way that is easy to understand, presenting the Gospel clearly and how it’s made a difference in us.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Sharing The Good News, Talking With/About God</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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				<title>Go Ahead</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Too often we wait for other people in the Church, especially those in authority, to step up and reach those that are lost. God has given us each specific skills, all that ultimately bring Him glory by ministering to others. Instead of waiting on someone else to do it, we need to take initiative and minister in the ways that God leads us.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Too often we wait for other people in the Church, especially those in authority, to step up and reach those that are lost. God has given us each specific skills, all that ultimately bring Him glory by ministering to others. Instead of waiting on someone else to do it, we need to take initiative and minister in the ways that God leads us.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Too often we wait for other people in the Church, especially those in authority, to step up and reach those that are lost. God has given us each specific skills, all that ultimately bring Him glory by ministering to others. Instead of waiting on someone else to do it, we need to take initiative and minister in the ways that God leads us.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Using Our Gifts, We Are The Church</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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				<title>Hot Head</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Anger is a common struggle, and there are some people that seem to walk around just looking for things to get mad about. This hot headedness is not how God wants us to live. When we let His Spirit take over in our lives, His fruit of peace, joy, love, and so on are what come flooding out so that we can help others grow the same fruit in their lives.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Anger is a common struggle, and there are some people that seem to walk around just looking for things to get mad about. This hot headedness is not how God wants us to live. When we let His Spirit take over in our lives, His fruit of peace, joy, love, and so on are what come flooding out so that we can help others grow the same fruit in their lives.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Anger is a common struggle, and there are some people that seem to walk around just looking for things to get mad about. This hot headedness is not how God wants us to live. When we let His Spirit take over in our lives, His fruit of peace, joy, love, and so on are what come flooding out so that we can help others grow the same fruit in their lives.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Anger, Heart Change</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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				<title>That’s the Spirit</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity of God that is mentioned throughout Scripture. As believers, He dwells in us and by His power can do amazing things for the Kingdom of God through us.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity of God that is mentioned throughout Scripture. As believers, He dwells in us and by His power can do amazing things for the Kingdom of God through us.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity of God that is mentioned throughout Scripture. As believers, He dwells in us and by His power can do amazing things for the Kingdom of God through us.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Power</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>God’s Odds</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Jesus left His disciples with the command to spread the Gospel and make disciples of all nations, ultimately reaching everyone in the world with the Good News. This command is passed to us and seems impossible, but with God backing us up it is not impossible. We just have to focus on Him and obey what He calls us to do and He will fulfill His plans through us.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Jesus left His disciples with the command to spread the Gospel and make disciples of all nations, ultimately reaching everyone in the world with the Good News. This command is passed to us and seems impossible, but with God backing us up it is not impossible. We just have to focus on Him and obey what He calls us to do and He will fulfill His plans through us.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Jesus left His disciples with the command to spread the Gospel and make disciples of all nations, ultimately reaching everyone in the world with the Good News. This command is passed to us and seems impossible, but with God backing us up it is not impossible. We just have to focus on Him and obey what He calls us to do and He will fulfill His plans through us.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Making Disciples, The Great Commission</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Boom</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Often times we see other people who seem to have become successful and be blessed in many ways and we either get jealous or we come up with reasons why God won’t do the same for us. God may hold back monetary blessing because we wouldn’t be able to handle it, or He may be waiting to pour it out but we have to be willing to receive it. Whatever God has for us, we must be content and give Him glory.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Often times we see other people who seem to have become successful and be blessed in many ways and we either get jealous or we come up with reasons why God won’t do the same for us. God may hold back monetary blessing because we wouldn’t be able to handle it, or He may be waiting to pour it out but we have to be willing to receive it. Whatever God has for us, we must be content and give Him glory.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Often times we see other people who seem to have become successful and be blessed in many ways and we either get jealous or we come up with reasons why God won’t do the same for us. God may hold back monetary blessing because we wouldn’t be able to handle it, or He may be waiting to pour it out but we have to be willing to receive it. Whatever God has for us, we must be content and give Him glory.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Contentment, God's Blessings</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>78 Lincoln</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ We have all had things in our lives that we regret neglecting because of the consequences that came with that neglect. The worst thing we could ever neglect is God’s invitation to us for salvation; neglecting that invitation comes with eternal regret. The way we can handle the mess we’ve already made in our lives by the things we’ve neglected is to repent and do not neglect what God is calling us to do any longer.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ We have all had things in our lives that we regret neglecting because of the consequences that came with that neglect. The worst thing we could ever neglect is God’s invitation to us for salvation; neglecting that invitation comes with eternal regret. The way we can handle the mess we’ve already made in our lives by the things we’ve neglected is to repent and do not neglect what God is calling us to do any longer.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ We have all had things in our lives that we regret neglecting because of the consequences that came with that neglect. The worst thing we could ever neglect is God’s invitation to us for salvation; neglecting that invitation comes with eternal regret. The way we can handle the mess we’ve already made in our lives by the things we’ve neglected is to repent and do not neglect what God is calling us to do any longer.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Regret, Repentance</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Tight</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The greatest two commandments are to love God and love others. We cannot do the second without first doing the first, and we cannot love God until we receive His love for us. When we are relationally aligned vertically, we can’t help but spill out that love onto anyone else we come in contact with.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The greatest two commandments are to love God and love others. We cannot do the second without first doing the first, and we cannot love God until we receive His love for us. When we are relationally aligned vertically, we can’t help but spill out that love onto anyone else we come in contact with.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The greatest two commandments are to love God and love others. We cannot do the second without first doing the first, and we cannot love God until we receive His love for us. When we are relationally aligned vertically, we can’t help but spill out that love onto anyone else we come in contact with.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Loving God and Others, Relationships</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>With A Little Help From My Friends</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ A true friend is someone who mourns when you mourn and rejoices when you rejoice. This is the kind of friendships that should be among believers in the church because others will look at that relationship and believe that they can be loved and accepted as well. All friendships have to be grounded in love.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ A true friend is someone who mourns when you mourn and rejoices when you rejoice. This is the kind of friendships that should be among believers in the church because others will look at that relationship and believe that they can be loved and accepted as well. All friendships have to be grounded in love.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ A true friend is someone who mourns when you mourn and rejoices when you rejoice. This is the kind of friendships that should be among believers in the church because others will look at that relationship and believe that they can be loved and accepted as well. All friendships have to be grounded in love.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Friendship, Loving Others</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Return Address</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ No one knows when Jesus will come again, but while we wait for His return our job is to spread the Gospel to the world. God will equip us with all that we need to fulfill His purpose on this earth, we just need to be obedient in preparing ourselves and others for Jesus’ return.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ No one knows when Jesus will come again, but while we wait for His return our job is to spread the Gospel to the world. God will equip us with all that we need to fulfill His purpose on this earth, we just need to be obedient in preparing ourselves and others for Jesus’ return.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ No one knows when Jesus will come again, but while we wait for His return our job is to spread the Gospel to the world. God will equip us with all that we need to fulfill His purpose on this earth, we just need to be obedient in preparing ourselves and others for Jesus’ return.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Christ's Return, Sharing The Good News</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Where In the World Are You Going?</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God has given us His Spirit once we make Jesus our Lord and Savior to guide us in our everyday decisions. We need to walk with the Spirit continuously so that we are always in tune to hearing His direction and following His leading.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God has given us His Spirit once we make Jesus our Lord and Savior to guide us in our everyday decisions. We need to walk with the Spirit continuously so that we are always in tune to hearing His direction and following His leading.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God has given us His Spirit once we make Jesus our Lord and Savior to guide us in our everyday decisions. We need to walk with the Spirit continuously so that we are always in tune to hearing His direction and following His leading.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260819.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260819.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Spirit-Led, Wise Choices</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Solo Dolo</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Since the beginning God saw that it was not good for man to be alone. He created us for community with Himself and with each other. When we live life together with others, we are held accountable and are able to grow stronger and healthier as God transforms us into the people He created us to be.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Since the beginning God saw that it was not good for man to be alone. He created us for community with Himself and with each other. When we live life together with others, we are held accountable and are able to grow stronger and healthier as God transforms us into the people He created us to be.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Since the beginning God saw that it was not good for man to be alone. He created us for community with Himself and with each other. When we live life together with others, we are held accountable and are able to grow stronger and healthier as God transforms us into the people He created us to be.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260818.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Community, Isolation</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Wardrobe Malfunction</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The truth about sin is that it reveals our nakedness, but a sacrifice must be had in order for us to be covered. Jesus chose to put on mankind, live amongst us, be violently beaten and hung completely exposed for our sake. When we stop running around using the temporary things of this world to seemingly cover us for a time, we will find the peace that our soul longs for.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The truth about sin is that it reveals our nakedness, but a sacrifice must be had in order for us to be covered. Jesus chose to put on mankind, live amongst us, be violently beaten and hung completely exposed for our sake. When we stop running around using the temporary things of this world to seemingly cover us for a time, we will find the peace that our soul longs for.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The truth about sin is that it reveals our nakedness, but a sacrifice must be had in order for us to be covered. Jesus chose to put on mankind, live amongst us, be violently beaten and hung completely exposed for our sake. When we stop running around using the temporary things of this world to seemingly cover us for a time, we will find the peace that our soul longs for.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260817.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Covered By Christ, Sin</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>The Mulberry Bush</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Just as armies in the Old Testament waited for God’s leading before they went into battle, we need to wait on God to follow Him so that He can fight our battles for us and we can be conquerors. We must have faith in what we cannot see to know that God fights for us and loves us.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Just as armies in the Old Testament waited for God’s leading before they went into battle, we need to wait on God to follow Him so that He can fight our battles for us and we can be conquerors. We must have faith in what we cannot see to know that God fights for us and loves us.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Just as armies in the Old Testament waited for God’s leading before they went into battle, we need to wait on God to follow Him so that He can fight our battles for us and we can be conquerors. We must have faith in what we cannot see to know that God fights for us and loves us.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260815-16.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 05:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, More Than Conquerors, Spiritual Battles</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>My Soul To Take</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The world is full of temptations, and the devil is constantly offering anything we could want in return for our soul to stay dead in trespasses and sins. Jesus came and died for us, making it possible to be saved. The only way for our soul to be in eternity with God forever is by choosing to deny the temptations of this world and our flesh and follow Jesus.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The world is full of temptations, and the devil is constantly offering anything we could want in return for our soul to stay dead in trespasses and sins. Jesus came and died for us, making it possible to be saved. The only way for our soul to be in eternity with God forever is by choosing to deny the temptations of this world and our flesh and follow Jesus.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The world is full of temptations, and the devil is constantly offering anything we could want in return for our soul to stay dead in trespasses and sins. Jesus came and died for us, making it possible to be saved. The only way for our soul to be in eternity with God forever is by choosing to deny the temptations of this world and our flesh and follow Jesus.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Denying Ourselves, Temptation</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Prune Juice P2</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Just as there is purpose for the fruit that grows on trees, there is purpose for the fruit of the Spirit that grows in us. God wants to use us to reach the world, but we are only able to be used by Him and grow fruit when we remain connected to Him in every area of our lives.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Just as there is purpose for the fruit that grows on trees, there is purpose for the fruit of the Spirit that grows in us. God wants to use us to reach the world, but we are only able to be used by Him and grow fruit when we remain connected to Him in every area of our lives.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Just as there is purpose for the fruit that grows on trees, there is purpose for the fruit of the Spirit that grows in us. God wants to use us to reach the world, but we are only able to be used by Him and grow fruit when we remain connected to Him in every area of our lives.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260813.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Abiding In Him, Fruit of the Spirit</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Prune Juice</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The Bible tells us that if we remain connected to God that He will work in our lives, sometimes in painful ways, to prune away the areas that are not productive. As Christians, we are to bear much fruit from His Spirit, and when others see that fruit they glorify Him.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The Bible tells us that if we remain connected to God that He will work in our lives, sometimes in painful ways, to prune away the areas that are not productive. As Christians, we are to bear much fruit from His Spirit, and when others see that fruit they glorify Him.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Bible tells us that if we remain connected to God that He will work in our lives, sometimes in painful ways, to prune away the areas that are not productive. As Christians, we are to bear much fruit from His Spirit, and when others see that fruit they glorify Him.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260812.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Bearing Spiritual Fruit, God's Refining Process</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Seconds</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Since Adam screwed everything up by bringing sin into the world, Jesus came and paid the price to offer us a second birth so that we may become eternally alive spiritually. When the Holy Spirit speaks to us to take Him up on this offer, we must respond and receive this gift.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Since Adam screwed everything up by bringing sin into the world, Jesus came and paid the price to offer us a second birth so that we may become eternally alive spiritually. When the Holy Spirit speaks to us to take Him up on this offer, we must respond and receive this gift.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Since Adam screwed everything up by bringing sin into the world, Jesus came and paid the price to offer us a second birth so that we may become eternally alive spiritually. When the Holy Spirit speaks to us to take Him up on this offer, we must respond and receive this gift.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260811.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260811.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Born Again, Eternal Life</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Powered On</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God’s Spirit lives inside of us when we become Christians, and it is through the power of His Spirit that we are prompted to speak to others about the Gospel. We need to have His power turned on in our lives so that we can respond to those prompts and fulfill His purpose in and through us.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God’s Spirit lives inside of us when we become Christians, and it is through the power of His Spirit that we are prompted to speak to others about the Gospel. We need to have His power turned on in our lives so that we can respond to those prompts and fulfill His purpose in and through us.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God’s Spirit lives inside of us when we become Christians, and it is through the power of His Spirit that we are prompted to speak to others about the Gospel. We need to have His power turned on in our lives so that we can respond to those prompts and fulfill His purpose in and through us.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260810.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260810.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Evangelism, Holy Spirit Power</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>In The Flesh</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The Bible is very clear that not only did Jesus come to earth in a real body taking on real flesh, but it was also His real flesh that was resurrected from the dead. Through His victory, He offers us a new life where He can live in and through us and change the world.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The Bible is very clear that not only did Jesus come to earth in a real body taking on real flesh, but it was also His real flesh that was resurrected from the dead. Through His victory, He offers us a new life where He can live in and through us and change the world.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Bible is very clear that not only did Jesus come to earth in a real body taking on real flesh, but it was also His real flesh that was resurrected from the dead. Through His victory, He offers us a new life where He can live in and through us and change the world.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260808-09.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Jesus' Resurrection, New Creation</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>TiVo</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Life is like the TiVo function on a TV in that God is outside of time and knows all that will happen because He’s already designed it and seen it happen. The Bible tells us about what the end times will be like and it is necessary that we heed to warnings given and share them with others.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Life is like the TiVo function on a TV in that God is outside of time and knows all that will happen because He’s already designed it and seen it happen. The Bible tells us about what the end times will be like and it is necessary that we heed to warnings given and share them with others.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Life is like the TiVo function on a TV in that God is outside of time and knows all that will happen because He’s already designed it and seen it happen. The Bible tells us about what the end times will be like and it is necessary that we heed to warnings given and share them with others.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260807.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, End Times, Sharing The Good News</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Do or Die</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Just like God had perfectly orchestrated the details in Esther’s life to get her in a position to save her people, God has worked in our lives to put us exactly where we are for His purpose. We must step out in obedience and share the Gospel with those around us so that we can fulfill our purpose on earth and grow His Kingdom by reaching others for His sake.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Just like God had perfectly orchestrated the details in Esther’s life to get her in a position to save her people, God has worked in our lives to put us exactly where we are for His purpose. We must step out in obedience and share the Gospel with those around us so that we can fulfill our purpose on earth and grow His Kingdom by reaching others for His sake.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Just like God had perfectly orchestrated the details in Esther’s life to get her in a position to save her people, God has worked in our lives to put us exactly where we are for His purpose. We must step out in obedience and share the Gospel with those around us so that we can fulfill our purpose on earth and grow His Kingdom by reaching others for His sake.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260806.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Boldness, Evangelism</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Feet First</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ It’s easy to get busy and distracted by doing a bunch of good things, but none of it can take away from the importance of being still and sitting with Jesus. Our relationship with Him is grown when we spend time with Him and it is out of that relationship that we should serve, not the other way around.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ It’s easy to get busy and distracted by doing a bunch of good things, but none of it can take away from the importance of being still and sitting with Jesus. Our relationship with Him is grown when we spend time with Him and it is out of that relationship that we should serve, not the other way around.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ It’s easy to get busy and distracted by doing a bunch of good things, but none of it can take away from the importance of being still and sitting with Jesus. Our relationship with Him is grown when we spend time with Him and it is out of that relationship that we should serve, not the other way around.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260805.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Distractions, Spending Time With Jesus</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Beyond A Doubt</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ People have struggled with doubting God since the beginning of time, even in the first sin. The goal is not to get rid of all our doubts, but rather to choose to believe despite our doubts and see God reveal Himself to us along the way, whatever our path may hold.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ People have struggled with doubting God since the beginning of time, even in the first sin. The goal is not to get rid of all our doubts, but rather to choose to believe despite our doubts and see God reveal Himself to us along the way, whatever our path may hold.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ People have struggled with doubting God since the beginning of time, even in the first sin. The goal is not to get rid of all our doubts, but rather to choose to believe despite our doubts and see God reveal Himself to us along the way, whatever our path may hold.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260804.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Doubt, Staying Faithful To God</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>300</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The story of Gideon in the Bible shows us a picture of God’s great power as He stripped away time and again what would be attributed to men’s power and made it clear that it was God’s power that led Gideon to victory. As Christians, we have no reason to fear anything we face because God’s same power that was in Gideon resides in us through the Holy Spirit.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The story of Gideon in the Bible shows us a picture of God’s great power as He stripped away time and again what would be attributed to men’s power and made it clear that it was God’s power that led Gideon to victory. As Christians, we have no reason to fear anything we face because God’s same power that was in Gideon resides in us through the Holy Spirit.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The story of Gideon in the Bible shows us a picture of God’s great power as He stripped away time and again what would be attributed to men’s power and made it clear that it was God’s power that led Gideon to victory. As Christians, we have no reason to fear anything we face because God’s same power that was in Gideon resides in us through the Holy Spirit.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/re20260803.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, God's Power, Spiritual Battles</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Fruit or Vegetable</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we live without bearing fruit, God may choose to allow crap come into our lives in order to fertilize us so that we can be useful to Him and bear fruit. He does not want us to be a vegetable and do nothing for Him, never changing or growing. When we abide in Him, we grow and change and our relationship with Him bears fruit in our lives that others can see.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we live without bearing fruit, God may choose to allow crap come into our lives in order to fertilize us so that we can be useful to Him and bear fruit. He does not want us to be a vegetable and do nothing for Him, never changing or growing. When we abide in Him, we grow and change and our relationship with Him bears fruit in our lives that others can see.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we live without bearing fruit, God may choose to allow crap come into our lives in order to fertilize us so that we can be useful to Him and bear fruit. He does not want us to be a vegetable and do nothing for Him, never changing or growing. When we abide in Him, we grow and change and our relationship with Him bears fruit in our lives that others can see.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Abiding In Him, Bearing Spiritual Fruit</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Can of Worms</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Often times it’s like opening a can of worms when we talk about pain and suffering we’ve gone through. Rather than keep these things hidden away, Jesus wants to use those worms to go fishing for other hurting people. When we allow God to use our pain to reach others, His purpose gets fulfilled in our lives.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Often times it’s like opening a can of worms when we talk about pain and suffering we’ve gone through. Rather than keep these things hidden away, Jesus wants to use those worms to go fishing for other hurting people. When we allow God to use our pain to reach others, His purpose gets fulfilled in our lives.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Often times it’s like opening a can of worms when we talk about pain and suffering we’ve gone through. Rather than keep these things hidden away, Jesus wants to use those worms to go fishing for other hurting people. When we allow God to use our pain to reach others, His purpose gets fulfilled in our lives.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Purpose, Wounds</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>In the Red</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we are not getting filled by God continually through reading His truth in Scripture, our spirits get in a place of deficit and we are vulnerable to attack. God has given us His Word so that we may take in His truth, apply it to our own lives and then share it with others. It is His truth that we can stand firmly in, but it does not help us unless we read it and understand it.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we are not getting filled by God continually through reading His truth in Scripture, our spirits get in a place of deficit and we are vulnerable to attack. God has given us His Word so that we may take in His truth, apply it to our own lives and then share it with others. It is His truth that we can stand firmly in, but it does not help us unless we read it and understand it.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we are not getting filled by God continually through reading His truth in Scripture, our spirits get in a place of deficit and we are vulnerable to attack. God has given us His Word so that we may take in His truth, apply it to our own lives and then share it with others. It is His truth that we can stand firmly in, but it does not help us unless we read it and understand it.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260730.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Reading the Bible, Spiritual Deficit</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Holy Kiss</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we experience God’s forgiveness at great lengths, we find ourselves loving others all the more. The Bible encourages us to greet each other with a holy kiss, showing intimacy in a way that lets go of hatred, animosity, insecurities and indifference.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we experience God’s forgiveness at great lengths, we find ourselves loving others all the more. The Bible encourages us to greet each other with a holy kiss, showing intimacy in a way that lets go of hatred, animosity, insecurities and indifference.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we experience God’s forgiveness at great lengths, we find ourselves loving others all the more. The Bible encourages us to greet each other with a holy kiss, showing intimacy in a way that lets go of hatred, animosity, insecurities and indifference.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260729.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260729.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Church Unity and Intimacy, Forgiveness</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Over the Top</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ There are times when we feel as though our lives are so full of suffering that we cannot take anymore, and yet His mercy covers us and keeps us going throughout each day. Then there are times when His goodness is poured out over our lives in ways that we are so full we can’t help but spill it out and give to others.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ There are times when we feel as though our lives are so full of suffering that we cannot take anymore, and yet His mercy covers us and keeps us going throughout each day. Then there are times when His goodness is poured out over our lives in ways that we are so full we can’t help but spill it out and give to others.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ There are times when we feel as though our lives are so full of suffering that we cannot take anymore, and yet His mercy covers us and keeps us going throughout each day. Then there are times when His goodness is poured out over our lives in ways that we are so full we can’t help but spill it out and give to others.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260728.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, God's Mercy, God's Provision</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>So That’s Your Plan</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God did not save us so that we could sit around waiting to go to Heaven. He saved us and left us here to accomplish His plan which is to seek and save all others who are lost.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God did not save us so that we could sit around waiting to go to Heaven. He saved us and left us here to accomplish His plan which is to seek and save all others who are lost.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God did not save us so that we could sit around waiting to go to Heaven. He saved us and left us here to accomplish His plan which is to seek and save all others who are lost.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260727.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, God's Plan, Living with Purpose</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Can You Hear Me Now?</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God wants us to have constant communication with Him, through the good times and the bad. He wants a relationship with us so that He can speak to us and show us His will. When we abide in this relationship then our prayers start to match up with His will and we see His amazing answers.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God wants us to have constant communication with Him, through the good times and the bad. He wants a relationship with us so that He can speak to us and show us His will. When we abide in this relationship then our prayers start to match up with His will and we see His amazing answers.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God wants us to have constant communication with Him, through the good times and the bad. He wants a relationship with us so that He can speak to us and show us His will. When we abide in this relationship then our prayers start to match up with His will and we see His amazing answers.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260725-26.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, God's Will, Prayer</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Know Doubt</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ While it’s not wrong to have doubts about our salvation, there is a time to get past our doubts and fully surrender to God in faith. We must acknowledge when we have doubts, face them and then move past them because continuing to live in doubt without moving into faith can be the most detrimental choice to choose.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ While it’s not wrong to have doubts about our salvation, there is a time to get past our doubts and fully surrender to God in faith. We must acknowledge when we have doubts, face them and then move past them because continuing to live in doubt without moving into faith can be the most detrimental choice to choose.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ While it’s not wrong to have doubts about our salvation, there is a time to get past our doubts and fully surrender to God in faith. We must acknowledge when we have doubts, face them and then move past them because continuing to live in doubt without moving into faith can be the most detrimental choice to choose.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260724.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Doubt, Faith</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Whack Jesus</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The religious leaders were mad that the Israelite people were believing in Jesus as the Messiah because it caused them to lose their position of authority to the people. Even throughout their plots to kill Jesus, He remained sovereign over the timing and how it was done. He calls each of us to follow Him, and all we have to do is believe and let Him live through us.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The religious leaders were mad that the Israelite people were believing in Jesus as the Messiah because it caused them to lose their position of authority to the people. Even throughout their plots to kill Jesus, He remained sovereign over the timing and how it was done. He calls each of us to follow Him, and all we have to do is believe and let Him live through us.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The religious leaders were mad that the Israelite people were believing in Jesus as the Messiah because it caused them to lose their position of authority to the people. Even throughout their plots to kill Jesus, He remained sovereign over the timing and how it was done. He calls each of us to follow Him, and all we have to do is believe and let Him live through us.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260723.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Belief, Jesus the King</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Live &amp; Learn</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The Bible teaches us that obtaining wisdom and applying it to our lives can keep us from having to learn from our mistakes. God urges us to seek after wisdom despite the cries of the world that beckon us to follow in its ways of destruction.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The Bible teaches us that obtaining wisdom and applying it to our lives can keep us from having to learn from our mistakes. God urges us to seek after wisdom despite the cries of the world that beckon us to follow in its ways of destruction.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Bible teaches us that obtaining wisdom and applying it to our lives can keep us from having to learn from our mistakes. God urges us to seek after wisdom despite the cries of the world that beckon us to follow in its ways of destruction.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260722.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Applying God's Wisdom, Wise Choices</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Pooper Scooper</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ We all still struggle with certain sins, but over time we should be growing in our relationship with God so that the mess from sin becomes less and less. When we get involved in a church family, we can receive help from others to scoop up our messes and eventually we can begin helping other new believers with their sin struggles.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ We all still struggle with certain sins, but over time we should be growing in our relationship with God so that the mess from sin becomes less and less. When we get involved in a church family, we can receive help from others to scoop up our messes and eventually we can begin helping other new believers with their sin struggles.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ We all still struggle with certain sins, but over time we should be growing in our relationship with God so that the mess from sin becomes less and less. When we get involved in a church family, we can receive help from others to scoop up our messes and eventually we can begin helping other new believers with their sin struggles.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260721.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Helping Struggling Christians, Spiritual Maturity</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>24-7</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ There is never a time when God is sleeping or distracted from caring for us. The same God that intricately designed and created the entire universe looks after each of us because of His great love for us.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ There is never a time when God is sleeping or distracted from caring for us. The same God that intricately designed and created the entire universe looks after each of us because of His great love for us.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ There is never a time when God is sleeping or distracted from caring for us. The same God that intricately designed and created the entire universe looks after each of us because of His great love for us.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260720.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260720.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Fear, God's Protection</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Zero Zilch Zip Nada</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The Bible tells us that we can trade our nothing in to get Jesus who gives us life. We are also told to not be anxious about anything, but rather to give thanks in everything. God promises to take care of us and provide all that we could ever need.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The Bible tells us that we can trade our nothing in to get Jesus who gives us life. We are also told to not be anxious about anything, but rather to give thanks in everything. God promises to take care of us and provide all that we could ever need.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Bible tells us that we can trade our nothing in to get Jesus who gives us life. We are also told to not be anxious about anything, but rather to give thanks in everything. God promises to take care of us and provide all that we could ever need.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260718-19.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, God's Provision, Thankfulness</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Victorious Secret</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ We are all in a spiritual battle, but we may not all be on the same side. When we love God, we obey His commands and He provides us with armor, weapons and a plan to make us victorious over sin and the devil.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ We are all in a spiritual battle, but we may not all be on the same side. When we love God, we obey His commands and He provides us with armor, weapons and a plan to make us victorious over sin and the devil.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ We are all in a spiritual battle, but we may not all be on the same side. When we love God, we obey His commands and He provides us with armor, weapons and a plan to make us victorious over sin and the devil.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260717.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260717.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Spiritual Warfare, Victory Over Sin</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>To Not Fall Pray</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we pray to God, He encourages us to ask with persistence for the things that we care about. When we live in constant prayer, we keep our eyes on Him and it can help keep us from falling into temptation. Our surrender to God must always remain in our prayers, asking for anything with an openness to His will being done in our lives.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we pray to God, He encourages us to ask with persistence for the things that we care about. When we live in constant prayer, we keep our eyes on Him and it can help keep us from falling into temptation. Our surrender to God must always remain in our prayers, asking for anything with an openness to His will being done in our lives.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we pray to God, He encourages us to ask with persistence for the things that we care about. When we live in constant prayer, we keep our eyes on Him and it can help keep us from falling into temptation. Our surrender to God must always remain in our prayers, asking for anything with an openness to His will being done in our lives.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260715.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260715.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Prayer, Temptation</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Breaking Wind</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we become saved, our lives will show God’s active work in us and through us. When we share the Gospel news to others, we must believe that God is working on the other side where we can’t see and trust the Holy Spirit to do the work to bring them to salvation.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we become saved, our lives will show God’s active work in us and through us. When we share the Gospel news to others, we must believe that God is working on the other side where we can’t see and trust the Holy Spirit to do the work to bring them to salvation.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we become saved, our lives will show God’s active work in us and through us. When we share the Gospel news to others, we must believe that God is working on the other side where we can’t see and trust the Holy Spirit to do the work to bring them to salvation.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260716.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Evangelism, Holy Spirit</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ As Christians, we need to stop categorizing our lives by church, home and work. Our lives are supposed to be lived congruently, meaning that our Christianity must be woven in everywhere we go. In all that we do, we must work in a way that honors and glorifies God, remembering that the biggest blessing is eternal life with Him.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ As Christians, we need to stop categorizing our lives by church, home and work. Our lives are supposed to be lived congruently, meaning that our Christianity must be woven in everywhere we go. In all that we do, we must work in a way that honors and glorifies God, remembering that the biggest blessing is eternal life with Him.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ As Christians, we need to stop categorizing our lives by church, home and work. Our lives are supposed to be lived congruently, meaning that our Christianity must be woven in everywhere we go. In all that we do, we must work in a way that honors and glorifies God, remembering that the biggest blessing is eternal life with Him.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260714.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Glorifying God, God@Work</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Make It Home</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ It’s easy to run away from God and live our lives according to our own rules and the world’s deceptive ways. No matter how long we’ve been gone, we can always return home to God in our hearts and He will always welcome us. It is also important that we find a church to call home so that we can have accountability and spiritual family to build us up.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ It’s easy to run away from God and live our lives according to our own rules and the world’s deceptive ways. No matter how long we’ve been gone, we can always return home to God in our hearts and He will always welcome us. It is also important that we find a church to call home so that we can have accountability and spiritual family to build us up.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ It’s easy to run away from God and live our lives according to our own rules and the world’s deceptive ways. No matter how long we’ve been gone, we can always return home to God in our hearts and He will always welcome us. It is also important that we find a church to call home so that we can have accountability and spiritual family to build us up.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260713.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Church Family, Coming Home</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Bow Wow</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ As His children, God wants us to come to Him and tell Him we love Him. You cannot do that unless you know Him and see the things He has done for you. When you have that relationship with Him, you cannot help the worship that then overflows.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ As His children, God wants us to come to Him and tell Him we love Him. You cannot do that unless you know Him and see the things He has done for you. When you have that relationship with Him, you cannot help the worship that then overflows.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ As His children, God wants us to come to Him and tell Him we love Him. You cannot do that unless you know Him and see the things He has done for you. When you have that relationship with Him, you cannot help the worship that then overflows.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260711-12.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260711-12.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Knowing God, Worship</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Go Fishing</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Jesus said to His disciples that if they follow Him that He would make them fishers of men. He says the same to us, making it inevitable that if we are truly following Jesus then we will be “catching fish” all along the way.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Jesus said to His disciples that if they follow Him that He would make them fishers of men. He says the same to us, making it inevitable that if we are truly following Jesus then we will be “catching fish” all along the way.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Jesus said to His disciples that if they follow Him that He would make them fishers of men. He says the same to us, making it inevitable that if we are truly following Jesus then we will be “catching fish” all along the way.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260710.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260710.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Evangelism, Fishers Of Men</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>The Master Race</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we love other people that are different, we show others that our love comes from God and it’s Him who can unite us all. God loved the whole world and sacrificed His Son so that we could all be a family. No matter what reasons we may have to hate other people, we are called for higher reasons to love them with God’s help.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we love other people that are different, we show others that our love comes from God and it’s Him who can unite us all. God loved the whole world and sacrificed His Son so that we could all be a family. No matter what reasons we may have to hate other people, we are called for higher reasons to love them with God’s help.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we love other people that are different, we show others that our love comes from God and it’s Him who can unite us all. God loved the whole world and sacrificed His Son so that we could all be a family. No matter what reasons we may have to hate other people, we are called for higher reasons to love them with God’s help.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260709.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260709.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Love, Prejudice</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Inner Light</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we accept God’s forgiveness and give ourselves to Him, He shines a light in us and cleans us up. That light shines through us to anyone around, exposing the darkness they live in and attracting them to hearing about the Gospel and how they can also begin living in the light.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we accept God’s forgiveness and give ourselves to Him, He shines a light in us and cleans us up. That light shines through us to anyone around, exposing the darkness they live in and attracting them to hearing about the Gospel and how they can also begin living in the light.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we accept God’s forgiveness and give ourselves to Him, He shines a light in us and cleans us up. That light shines through us to anyone around, exposing the darkness they live in and attracting them to hearing about the Gospel and how they can also begin living in the light.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260708.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260708.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Evangelism, God's Light In Us</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Pronounced Dead &amp; Alive</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The Bible teaches that there is both a physical and a spiritual death. Unless Jesus returns in our lifetime, we are all going to experience a physical death. In order to be saved and made alive spiritually forever we must believe in the saving work of Christ on the cross for our sins.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The Bible teaches that there is both a physical and a spiritual death. Unless Jesus returns in our lifetime, we are all going to experience a physical death. In order to be saved and made alive spiritually forever we must believe in the saving work of Christ on the cross for our sins.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Bible teaches that there is both a physical and a spiritual death. Unless Jesus returns in our lifetime, we are all going to experience a physical death. In order to be saved and made alive spiritually forever we must believe in the saving work of Christ on the cross for our sins.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260707.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260707.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Salvation, Spiritual Death</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>This Message Contains No Content</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we look for Biblical teaching, we need to be willing to find something that may make us uncomfortable because it convicts us of our sin. When we are teaching others we need to speak the truth to them, but in a loving way. When the Word of God is preached, the power of God, through Christ, comes with it and brings change.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we look for Biblical teaching, we need to be willing to find something that may make us uncomfortable because it convicts us of our sin. When we are teaching others we need to speak the truth to them, but in a loving way. When the Word of God is preached, the power of God, through Christ, comes with it and brings change.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we look for Biblical teaching, we need to be willing to find something that may make us uncomfortable because it convicts us of our sin. When we are teaching others we need to speak the truth to them, but in a loving way. When the Word of God is preached, the power of God, through Christ, comes with it and brings change.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260706.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260706.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Biblical Instruction, Speaking Truth In Love</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Oh, Say Can You See?</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God has chosen specific people to reveal Himself to through Scripture. If the light has not turned on for us to see the power that God offers us, we must ask Him to show us so that we may live with purpose between now and Heaven.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God has chosen specific people to reveal Himself to through Scripture. If the light has not turned on for us to see the power that God offers us, we must ask Him to show us so that we may live with purpose between now and Heaven.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God has chosen specific people to reveal Himself to through Scripture. If the light has not turned on for us to see the power that God offers us, we must ask Him to show us so that we may live with purpose between now and Heaven.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260704-05.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260704-05.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, God's Calling, Purpose</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>We Hold These Truths</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The world offers us life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, yet following the world’s way brings us death, slavery to sin, and despair. The Bible tells us the truth about following Jesus as the only way to have an abundant life, true freedom from slavery to sin, and joy the exceeds all the sorrows of this world.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The world offers us life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, yet following the world’s way brings us death, slavery to sin, and despair. The Bible tells us the truth about following Jesus as the only way to have an abundant life, true freedom from slavery to sin, and joy the exceeds all the sorrows of this world.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The world offers us life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, yet following the world’s way brings us death, slavery to sin, and despair. The Bible tells us the truth about following Jesus as the only way to have an abundant life, true freedom from slavery to sin, and joy the exceeds all the sorrows of this world.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260703.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260703.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Freedom In Christ, Joy</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Show &amp; Tell</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ It is only by God’s Spirit revealing to us the promises and truth in Scripture that we are able to see and understand what He offers to us. God did not just give us a ticket to Heaven but instead He continues to reveal Himself and His limitless power through His living Word.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ It is only by God’s Spirit revealing to us the promises and truth in Scripture that we are able to see and understand what He offers to us. God did not just give us a ticket to Heaven but instead He continues to reveal Himself and His limitless power through His living Word.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is only by God’s Spirit revealing to us the promises and truth in Scripture that we are able to see and understand what He offers to us. God did not just give us a ticket to Heaven but instead He continues to reveal Himself and His limitless power through His living Word.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260702.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260702.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Holy Spirit, Scripture</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Out of Love</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Jesus modeled perfect love by giving His life for us. He calls us to love each other as He loves us. When we love God, we cannot help but to obey Him and that love and obedience shows the world to whom we belong.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Jesus modeled perfect love by giving His life for us. He calls us to love each other as He loves us. When we love God, we cannot help but to obey Him and that love and obedience shows the world to whom we belong.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Jesus modeled perfect love by giving His life for us. He calls us to love each other as He loves us. When we love God, we cannot help but to obey Him and that love and obedience shows the world to whom we belong.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260701.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/re20260701.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Love, Obedience</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Ground Zero</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God hates evil and promises to hold vengeance in His hands, yet He also uses times in our lives when we feel destroyed to turn us around to follow Him. We will all come to an end in this life whether by death or by Jesus returning, but the question we have to face is where we’ll be after this life. The only way to hold assurance to the hope that is offered through Christ is to surrender to Him, acknowledge our sin, and repent.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God hates evil and promises to hold vengeance in His hands, yet He also uses times in our lives when we feel destroyed to turn us around to follow Him. We will all come to an end in this life whether by death or by Jesus returning, but the question we have to face is where we’ll be after this life. The only way to hold assurance to the hope that is offered through Christ is to surrender to Him, acknowledge our sin, and repent.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God hates evil and promises to hold vengeance in His hands, yet He also uses times in our lives when we feel destroyed to turn us around to follow Him. We will all come to an end in this life whether by death or by Jesus returning, but the question we have to face is where we’ll be after this life. The only way to hold assurance to the hope that is offered through Christ is to surrender to Him, acknowledge our sin, and repent.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260630.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260630.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Eternity, Repentance</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>School of Fish</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Instead of focusing on just getting to Heaven, we need to look around for whom we can take with us. When it comes to evangelism and discipleship we need to be trained by others so that we can train others to go and do the same thing. As a Church, we need to work together because our unity, explained only in Christ, will attract more people to join in.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Instead of focusing on just getting to Heaven, we need to look around for whom we can take with us. When it comes to evangelism and discipleship we need to be trained by others so that we can train others to go and do the same thing. As a Church, we need to work together because our unity, explained only in Christ, will attract more people to join in.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Instead of focusing on just getting to Heaven, we need to look around for whom we can take with us. When it comes to evangelism and discipleship we need to be trained by others so that we can train others to go and do the same thing. As a Church, we need to work together because our unity, explained only in Christ, will attract more people to join in.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260629.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260629.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Disciples Making Disciples, Fishers Of Men</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Holy Cow</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ It is too easy, and sadly too common, to make fun of what other people believe. The truth is that what we believe as Christians is just as crazy to them when they hear the Gospel story. Rather than make fun of someone else’s beliefs or idols, we need to be open to hearing about their beliefs so that at some point they will be open to hearing about ours.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ It is too easy, and sadly too common, to make fun of what other people believe. The truth is that what we believe as Christians is just as crazy to them when they hear the Gospel story. Rather than make fun of someone else’s beliefs or idols, we need to be open to hearing about their beliefs so that at some point they will be open to hearing about ours.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is too easy, and sadly too common, to make fun of what other people believe. The truth is that what we believe as Christians is just as crazy to them when they hear the Gospel story. Rather than make fun of someone else’s beliefs or idols, we need to be open to hearing about their beliefs so that at some point they will be open to hearing about ours.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260627-28.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260627-28.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Loving Others, Sharing The Good News</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Be Very Afraid</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The world is full of “what ifs” that can cause us to fear greatly. When we truly give our lives to God, we can find peace and rest in the fact that He holds our lives and nothing happens to us that He has not allowed and protected us through.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The world is full of “what ifs” that can cause us to fear greatly. When we truly give our lives to God, we can find peace and rest in the fact that He holds our lives and nothing happens to us that He has not allowed and protected us through.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The world is full of “what ifs” that can cause us to fear greatly. When we truly give our lives to God, we can find peace and rest in the fact that He holds our lives and nothing happens to us that He has not allowed and protected us through.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260626.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260626.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Fear, Held By God</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Rest Stop</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Since creation God has designed everything to need a time of rest. He commands us in the Old Testament to take a day of rest out of every seven days, but too often we get caught up in the busyness of our lives to take a break. Jesus says that we should come to Him when we are weary because He will help carry our burdens and give us the rest we need.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Since creation God has designed everything to need a time of rest. He commands us in the Old Testament to take a day of rest out of every seven days, but too often we get caught up in the busyness of our lives to take a break. Jesus says that we should come to Him when we are weary because He will help carry our burdens and give us the rest we need.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Since creation God has designed everything to need a time of rest. He commands us in the Old Testament to take a day of rest out of every seven days, but too often we get caught up in the busyness of our lives to take a break. Jesus says that we should come to Him when we are weary because He will help carry our burdens and give us the rest we need.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260625.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Rest, Sabbath</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Whole Wide World</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When Jesus left the planet, He gave us the Holy Spirit that empowers us to bring the Gospel message to all the nations of the world. The Bible tells us that it is God’s desire for all to be saved, and we are His messengers sent to the nations to do His work and bring His Kingdom here on earth.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When Jesus left the planet, He gave us the Holy Spirit that empowers us to bring the Gospel message to all the nations of the world. The Bible tells us that it is God’s desire for all to be saved, and we are His messengers sent to the nations to do His work and bring His Kingdom here on earth.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When Jesus left the planet, He gave us the Holy Spirit that empowers us to bring the Gospel message to all the nations of the world. The Bible tells us that it is God’s desire for all to be saved, and we are His messengers sent to the nations to do His work and bring His Kingdom here on earth.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260624.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260624.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Sharing The Good News, The Great Commission</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Puzzling</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Just like Abraham had faith in God and obeyed God’s instructions a little at a time, we need to trust that God has a plan and purpose that we cannot see and we need to simply take each step as He leads. When we obey with each piece He gives us, we eventually see the picture He had planned all along.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Just like Abraham had faith in God and obeyed God’s instructions a little at a time, we need to trust that God has a plan and purpose that we cannot see and we need to simply take each step as He leads. When we obey with each piece He gives us, we eventually see the picture He had planned all along.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Just like Abraham had faith in God and obeyed God’s instructions a little at a time, we need to trust that God has a plan and purpose that we cannot see and we need to simply take each step as He leads. When we obey with each piece He gives us, we eventually see the picture He had planned all along.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260623.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260623.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Obedience, Walking By Faith</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Text Messages</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The truth and hope that we need in our daily lives is all in Scripture. Rather than assuming that we won’t understand what’s in it, we need to dive deeply into reading the Bible and learning from this text message that God wrote for us to teach us about Him and how to live our lives.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The truth and hope that we need in our daily lives is all in Scripture. Rather than assuming that we won’t understand what’s in it, we need to dive deeply into reading the Bible and learning from this text message that God wrote for us to teach us about Him and how to live our lives.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The truth and hope that we need in our daily lives is all in Scripture. Rather than assuming that we won’t understand what’s in it, we need to dive deeply into reading the Bible and learning from this text message that God wrote for us to teach us about Him and how to live our lives.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260622.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260622.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Reading the Bible, Studying Scripture</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Make Your Daddy Proud</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Multiple times in the Gospels Jesus shows us a picture of His relationship with the Father by seeking His guidance and approval before stepping out on His own. We need to live in the same way, asking God to show us how to use what He has given us for His purposes and step out in obedience.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Multiple times in the Gospels Jesus shows us a picture of His relationship with the Father by seeking His guidance and approval before stepping out on His own. We need to live in the same way, asking God to show us how to use what He has given us for His purposes and step out in obedience.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Multiple times in the Gospels Jesus shows us a picture of His relationship with the Father by seeking His guidance and approval before stepping out on His own. We need to live in the same way, asking God to show us how to use what He has given us for His purposes and step out in obedience.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260620-21.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260620-21.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Good Stewardship, Obeying God's Call</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Fathered</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God loved us so much that He sent His Son to die for our sins so that we could be brought into His family for eternity. While our earthly fathers may fail us, God promises that He will never leave us or forsake us, and that He will always take better care of us than anyone else ever could.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God loved us so much that He sent His Son to die for our sins so that we could be brought into His family for eternity. While our earthly fathers may fail us, God promises that He will never leave us or forsake us, and that He will always take better care of us than anyone else ever could.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God loved us so much that He sent His Son to die for our sins so that we could be brought into His family for eternity. While our earthly fathers may fail us, God promises that He will never leave us or forsake us, and that He will always take better care of us than anyone else ever could.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260619.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260619.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, God Our Father, Never Forsaken</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Daddy’s Home</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Because of Christ’s death on the cross we now have the opportunity to become joint heirs with Him and call God our Daddy. When we become Christians, He lives inside of us, and when we die here on earth we get to go home to be with Him forever.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Because of Christ’s death on the cross we now have the opportunity to become joint heirs with Him and call God our Daddy. When we become Christians, He lives inside of us, and when we die here on earth we get to go home to be with Him forever.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Because of Christ’s death on the cross we now have the opportunity to become joint heirs with Him and call God our Daddy. When we become Christians, He lives inside of us, and when we die here on earth we get to go home to be with Him forever.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260618.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260618.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Adoption, God Our Father</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>More</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Sin is a slippery slope, and the devil entices us using things he knows will get our attention and leave us continually wanting more. God can give us the wisdom to know how to get out of these situations, but we must use it and actually make the right choices to follow God.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Sin is a slippery slope, and the devil entices us using things he knows will get our attention and leave us continually wanting more. God can give us the wisdom to know how to get out of these situations, but we must use it and actually make the right choices to follow God.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Sin is a slippery slope, and the devil entices us using things he knows will get our attention and leave us continually wanting more. God can give us the wisdom to know how to get out of these situations, but we must use it and actually make the right choices to follow God.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260617.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260617.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Applying God's Wisdom, Overcoming Sin</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Walkie Talkie</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The best way for us to truly show our faith in Christ is through our actions. If we don’t back up our faith with our works then our faith is dead and makes no difference in our lives.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The best way for us to truly show our faith in Christ is through our actions. If we don’t back up our faith with our works then our faith is dead and makes no difference in our lives.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The best way for us to truly show our faith in Christ is through our actions. If we don’t back up our faith with our works then our faith is dead and makes no difference in our lives.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260616.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260616.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Faith &amp; Works, Good Works</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Take A Stand</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God gives us the strength and resources to win every battle, but we must be willing to stand up and fight. When we take a stand in small things along the way, we will be ready to take a stand when the big challenges and battles come.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God gives us the strength and resources to win every battle, but we must be willing to stand up and fight. When we take a stand in small things along the way, we will be ready to take a stand when the big challenges and battles come.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God gives us the strength and resources to win every battle, but we must be willing to stand up and fight. When we take a stand in small things along the way, we will be ready to take a stand when the big challenges and battles come.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260615.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260615.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Spiritual Warfare, Taking A Stand</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Giants &amp; Ravens</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ We all face giants in our lives, something that seems too big and strong for us to handle. We also have moments when we question if we will have all that we need because the circumstances we find ourselves in are so overwhelming. Just as God has fought for His people throughout Scripture, and just as He provides for all of His creation, He has promised to take care of us so we need not fear.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ We all face giants in our lives, something that seems too big and strong for us to handle. We also have moments when we question if we will have all that we need because the circumstances we find ourselves in are so overwhelming. Just as God has fought for His people throughout Scripture, and just as He provides for all of His creation, He has promised to take care of us so we need not fear.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ We all face giants in our lives, something that seems too big and strong for us to handle. We also have moments when we question if we will have all that we need because the circumstances we find ourselves in are so overwhelming. Just as God has fought for His people throughout Scripture, and just as He provides for all of His creation, He has promised to take care of us so we need not fear.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260613-14.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260613-14.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Fear, God's Provision</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>I Got This</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ We often go about our lives making choices, big or small, without ever consulting God. Instead of asking Him to bless our choices after the fact, we should seek His wisdom and His plans for us, letting Him lead our decisions in all that we do.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ We often go about our lives making choices, big or small, without ever consulting God. Instead of asking Him to bless our choices after the fact, we should seek His wisdom and His plans for us, letting Him lead our decisions in all that we do.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ We often go about our lives making choices, big or small, without ever consulting God. Instead of asking Him to bless our choices after the fact, we should seek His wisdom and His plans for us, letting Him lead our decisions in all that we do.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260612.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260612.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Applying God's Wisdom, God's Will</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Help, I Need Somebody</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ It is important to be involved in a community of believers so that when we need help we can simply ask and receive the help that others offer. At the same time, when someone asks for help we can help them and trust that when our time of need comes that we will receive the same help that we offer others.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ It is important to be involved in a community of believers so that when we need help we can simply ask and receive the help that others offer. At the same time, when someone asks for help we can help them and trust that when our time of need comes that we will receive the same help that we offer others.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is important to be involved in a community of believers so that when we need help we can simply ask and receive the help that others offer. At the same time, when someone asks for help we can help them and trust that when our time of need comes that we will receive the same help that we offer others.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260611.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260611.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Community, Supporting Each Other</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Passing On The Baton</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Our purpose on earth is about more than just receiving salvation and going to Heaven when we die. We are left here for the sake of others, to reach out to them with the Gospel and to disciple them in their relationship with the Lord. We disciple others so that they can go and do the same, growing the Kingdom in the process.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Our purpose on earth is about more than just receiving salvation and going to Heaven when we die. We are left here for the sake of others, to reach out to them with the Gospel and to disciple them in their relationship with the Lord. We disciple others so that they can go and do the same, growing the Kingdom in the process.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Our purpose on earth is about more than just receiving salvation and going to Heaven when we die. We are left here for the sake of others, to reach out to them with the Gospel and to disciple them in their relationship with the Lord. We disciple others so that they can go and do the same, growing the Kingdom in the process.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260610.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Disciples Making Disciples, The Great Commission</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Single or Double</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ People in the church tend to celebrate marriage and act like that is the goal for everyone, looking at those who are single as simply waiting to be married. While God can gift someone with a spouse, He can also gift people with the freedom of singleness that should be celebrated by the Church as someone lives their life serving the Lord. If we are all following Jesus in obedience, than whatever life He calls us to live is a gift.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ People in the church tend to celebrate marriage and act like that is the goal for everyone, looking at those who are single as simply waiting to be married. While God can gift someone with a spouse, He can also gift people with the freedom of singleness that should be celebrated by the Church as someone lives their life serving the Lord. If we are all following Jesus in obedience, than whatever life He calls us to live is a gift.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ People in the church tend to celebrate marriage and act like that is the goal for everyone, looking at those who are single as simply waiting to be married. While God can gift someone with a spouse, He can also gift people with the freedom of singleness that should be celebrated by the Church as someone lives their life serving the Lord. If we are all following Jesus in obedience, than whatever life He calls us to live is a gift.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260609.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260609.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Serving God, Single Life</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Wholly, Wholly, Wholly</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Jesus committed Himself to us, going all the way to death on the cross. We must follow Him by wholly committing ourselves to obedience to His Word and direction.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Jesus committed Himself to us, going all the way to death on the cross. We must follow Him by wholly committing ourselves to obedience to His Word and direction.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Jesus committed Himself to us, going all the way to death on the cross. We must follow Him by wholly committing ourselves to obedience to His Word and direction.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260608.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260608.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Committed Life, Walking In Obedience</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Memo</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The Bible was given to us by God to remind us how we should live our lives. When we read His instructions, we need to not just hear what it says but obey.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The Bible was given to us by God to remind us how we should live our lives. When we read His instructions, we need to not just hear what it says but obey.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Bible was given to us by God to remind us how we should live our lives. When we read His instructions, we need to not just hear what it says but obey.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Doer of the Word, God's Word</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Shock &amp; Awe</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ There are moments in our lives that will shock us because we are faced with difficult circumstances out of nowhere. When we allow God to use us through those times to reach other people for His sake we can be in awe of His work to expand His Kingdom.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ There are moments in our lives that will shock us because we are faced with difficult circumstances out of nowhere. When we allow God to use us through those times to reach other people for His sake we can be in awe of His work to expand His Kingdom.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ There are moments in our lives that will shock us because we are faced with difficult circumstances out of nowhere. When we allow God to use us through those times to reach other people for His sake we can be in awe of His work to expand His Kingdom.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Expanding the Kingdom, Giving Ourselves to God</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>The Doors</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When the Bible talks about God bringing opportunities and opening doors for us, it is referring to moments for us to share the Gospel with others and to bring God glory. God wants us to be in close relationship with Him so that when He opens a door for us, we see it and go through it, trusting Him to provide all that’s needed so that He can get the glory.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When the Bible talks about God bringing opportunities and opening doors for us, it is referring to moments for us to share the Gospel with others and to bring God glory. God wants us to be in close relationship with Him so that when He opens a door for us, we see it and go through it, trusting Him to provide all that’s needed so that He can get the glory.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When the Bible talks about God bringing opportunities and opening doors for us, it is referring to moments for us to share the Gospel with others and to bring God glory. God wants us to be in close relationship with Him so that when He opens a door for us, we see it and go through it, trusting Him to provide all that’s needed so that He can get the glory.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Responding to God's Call, Sharing The Good News</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Smear Christianity</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Just as our words can be used to build others up and encourage them, they can also be used to destroy people’s lives. When we talk poorly about others, we are really only showing our own insecurities. Rather than using our words to damage, we should be using them to spread the Gospel and share Christ with others.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Just as our words can be used to build others up and encourage them, they can also be used to destroy people’s lives. When we talk poorly about others, we are really only showing our own insecurities. Rather than using our words to damage, we should be using them to spread the Gospel and share Christ with others.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Just as our words can be used to build others up and encourage them, they can also be used to destroy people’s lives. When we talk poorly about others, we are really only showing our own insecurities. Rather than using our words to damage, we should be using them to spread the Gospel and share Christ with others.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Choosing Our Words, Sharing Christ</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>About Face</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The term “about face” means to turn around completely and go in the opposite direction. When Jesus died on the cross He made it possible for us to turn from the sinful life we’d been living and follow Him. When we choose to follow Christ we begin a relationship with God, and when we die one day we will have a familiar face to face encounter and we will live with Him forever in Heaven.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The term “about face” means to turn around completely and go in the opposite direction. When Jesus died on the cross He made it possible for us to turn from the sinful life we’d been living and follow Him. When we choose to follow Christ we begin a relationship with God, and when we die one day we will have a familiar face to face encounter and we will live with Him forever in Heaven.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The term “about face” means to turn around completely and go in the opposite direction. When Jesus died on the cross He made it possible for us to turn from the sinful life we’d been living and follow Him. When we choose to follow Christ we begin a relationship with God, and when we die one day we will have a familiar face to face encounter and we will live with Him forever in Heaven.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260602.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Following Jesus, Repentance</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Maxed Out</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ We all experience suffering at different points in our lives, whether brought on by ourselves, others, or God Himself for the purpose of refining us. He always has purpose in every suffering that He allows, and when we look to Him we can find the strength to make it through. As we are led by Him, He will also use us to comfort others and help them through their suffering.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ We all experience suffering at different points in our lives, whether brought on by ourselves, others, or God Himself for the purpose of refining us. He always has purpose in every suffering that He allows, and when we look to Him we can find the strength to make it through. As we are led by Him, He will also use us to comfort others and help them through their suffering.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ We all experience suffering at different points in our lives, whether brought on by ourselves, others, or God Himself for the purpose of refining us. He always has purpose in every suffering that He allows, and when we look to Him we can find the strength to make it through. As we are led by Him, He will also use us to comfort others and help them through their suffering.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/re20260601.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, God's Strength, Suffering</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Sophia</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ People are looking for something that is making a difference, and having knowledge of Biblical truth does not make a difference unless we are applying it to our lives. When God’s Word is made known to us and we take further steps of application, transformation takes place and others see that and are pointed to God.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ People are looking for something that is making a difference, and having knowledge of Biblical truth does not make a difference unless we are applying it to our lives. When God’s Word is made known to us and we take further steps of application, transformation takes place and others see that and are pointed to God.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ People are looking for something that is making a difference, and having knowledge of Biblical truth does not make a difference unless we are applying it to our lives. When God’s Word is made known to us and we take further steps of application, transformation takes place and others see that and are pointed to God.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260530-31.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Applying God's Word, Spiritual Transformation</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>On Fire</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we are caught up in sin and chasing it with all of our lives, we find ourselves being burned by the sin we’re chasing with consequences and destruction. The fire that God can light in us through His Holy Spirit can burn away the desire for sin and stir an all consuming passion in our hearts for chasing after Jesus.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we are caught up in sin and chasing it with all of our lives, we find ourselves being burned by the sin we’re chasing with consequences and destruction. The fire that God can light in us through His Holy Spirit can burn away the desire for sin and stir an all consuming passion in our hearts for chasing after Jesus.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we are caught up in sin and chasing it with all of our lives, we find ourselves being burned by the sin we’re chasing with consequences and destruction. The fire that God can light in us through His Holy Spirit can burn away the desire for sin and stir an all consuming passion in our hearts for chasing after Jesus.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260529.mp3"/>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 05:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Holy Spirit, Turning Away from Sin</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Take, Eat</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When Adam and Eve ate of the tree in the garden that God told them not to eat from, sin entered our world and brought spiritual death to all of us. God offers us a bite from the tree of life but in order to receive that life we have to take Jesus in by accepting His sacrifice for our sin and letting His life replace our spiritual death.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When Adam and Eve ate of the tree in the garden that God told them not to eat from, sin entered our world and brought spiritual death to all of us. God offers us a bite from the tree of life but in order to receive that life we have to take Jesus in by accepting His sacrifice for our sin and letting His life replace our spiritual death.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When Adam and Eve ate of the tree in the garden that God told them not to eat from, sin entered our world and brought spiritual death to all of us. God offers us a bite from the tree of life but in order to receive that life we have to take Jesus in by accepting His sacrifice for our sin and letting His life replace our spiritual death.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260528.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Eternal Life, Salvation</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Work In Progress</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Rather than being wrapped up in one single event, the Christian life is a work in progress that involves struggling through sin and temptation. If we are not struggling, we are not moving. We will never arrive at completion until we see Jesus, and until then we need to continue to grow and mature.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Rather than being wrapped up in one single event, the Christian life is a work in progress that involves struggling through sin and temptation. If we are not struggling, we are not moving. We will never arrive at completion until we see Jesus, and until then we need to continue to grow and mature.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Rather than being wrapped up in one single event, the Christian life is a work in progress that involves struggling through sin and temptation. If we are not struggling, we are not moving. We will never arrive at completion until we see Jesus, and until then we need to continue to grow and mature.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260527.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 05:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Overcoming Temptation, Spiritual Growth</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Haters</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Most of us have people in our lives that we would consider an enemy, someone who dislikes us and picks at us constantly because of their disdain. The Bible tells us that rather than lashing back at them we are to respond in kindness, and it is that kindness that inevitably heaps coals on their head, which will eventually cause them to question why we respond in love.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Most of us have people in our lives that we would consider an enemy, someone who dislikes us and picks at us constantly because of their disdain. The Bible tells us that rather than lashing back at them we are to respond in kindness, and it is that kindness that inevitably heaps coals on their head, which will eventually cause them to question why we respond in love.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Most of us have people in our lives that we would consider an enemy, someone who dislikes us and picks at us constantly because of their disdain. The Bible tells us that rather than lashing back at them we are to respond in kindness, and it is that kindness that inevitably heaps coals on their head, which will eventually cause them to question why we respond in love.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260526.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Loving Others, Loving Our Enemies</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>I Followed</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Jesus had many followers while He was here on earth, but at one point or another most all of them ditched. The opportunity to pick up and follow Him is always there, the question is simply whether or not we will choose to give up our own lives and follow Him closely or not.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Jesus had many followers while He was here on earth, but at one point or another most all of them ditched. The opportunity to pick up and follow Him is always there, the question is simply whether or not we will choose to give up our own lives and follow Him closely or not.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Jesus had many followers while He was here on earth, but at one point or another most all of them ditched. The opportunity to pick up and follow Him is always there, the question is simply whether or not we will choose to give up our own lives and follow Him closely or not.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260525.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Following Jesus, Obedience</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Corn On The Cob</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we let God have our whole lives, He transforms us just like planting a seed in the ground produces a new plant. God wants to use us to multiply His Kingdom but we must first give ourselves to Him to plant as He pleases.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we let God have our whole lives, He transforms us just like planting a seed in the ground produces a new plant. God wants to use us to multiply His Kingdom but we must first give ourselves to Him to plant as He pleases.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we let God have our whole lives, He transforms us just like planting a seed in the ground produces a new plant. God wants to use us to multiply His Kingdom but we must first give ourselves to Him to plant as He pleases.]]></description>
				<enclosure type="audio/mpeg" url="https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260523-24.mp3"/>
				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260523-24.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Dying To Self, Spiritual Growth</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>The Bears, The Lions &amp; The Giants</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ David lived his life faithfully serving God, perfecting his skills and protecting what God gave him to care for. Because David had been faithful in facing the battles with the bears and the lions to protect his sheep, he was prepared to face the battle against Goliath, knowing that God is the one who has always given Him the strength to win.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ David lived his life faithfully serving God, perfecting his skills and protecting what God gave him to care for. Because David had been faithful in facing the battles with the bears and the lions to protect his sheep, he was prepared to face the battle against Goliath, knowing that God is the one who has always given Him the strength to win.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ David lived his life faithfully serving God, perfecting his skills and protecting what God gave him to care for. Because David had been faithful in facing the battles with the bears and the lions to protect his sheep, he was prepared to face the battle against Goliath, knowing that God is the one who has always given Him the strength to win.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260522.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Faithfulness, Spiritual Warfare</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Another Chance</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God may be telling us to do something and we’ve been ignoring it for any amount of time. When we listen to Him with a willingness to obey, He forgives us for running away and gives us another chance to do what He’s asking us to do. It is better to live in obedience and bring life to others around us than to live in sin and negatively affect everyone else.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God may be telling us to do something and we’ve been ignoring it for any amount of time. When we listen to Him with a willingness to obey, He forgives us for running away and gives us another chance to do what He’s asking us to do. It is better to live in obedience and bring life to others around us than to live in sin and negatively affect everyone else.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God may be telling us to do something and we’ve been ignoring it for any amount of time. When we listen to Him with a willingness to obey, He forgives us for running away and gives us another chance to do what He’s asking us to do. It is better to live in obedience and bring life to others around us than to live in sin and negatively affect everyone else.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260521.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Obedience, Repentance</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>The Big Picture</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God created us as part of His plan to bring Himself glory when we become His children. We may not know all of His plans for us, but we can know our purpose and follow Christ so that our lives have meaning here on earth before we spend eternity with Him in Heaven.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God created us as part of His plan to bring Himself glory when we become His children. We may not know all of His plans for us, but we can know our purpose and follow Christ so that our lives have meaning here on earth before we spend eternity with Him in Heaven.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God created us as part of His plan to bring Himself glory when we become His children. We may not know all of His plans for us, but we can know our purpose and follow Christ so that our lives have meaning here on earth before we spend eternity with Him in Heaven.]]></description>
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				<guid>https://ret.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/re20260520.mp3</guid>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Living with Purpose, Purpose</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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				<title>Don’t Kill Yourself</title>
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				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The devil is after destroying our lives, sometimes even to the point of contemplating suicide. Jesus offers us a complete release from our old lives to step into a whole new life with Him as He lives in and through us, but we must first die spiritually so that we can yield ourselves completely to Him and His leading.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The devil is after destroying our lives, sometimes even to the point of contemplating suicide. Jesus offers us a complete release from our old lives to step into a whole new life with Him as He lives in and through us, but we must first die spiritually so that we can yield ourselves completely to Him and His leading.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The devil is after destroying our lives, sometimes even to the point of contemplating suicide. Jesus offers us a complete release from our old lives to step into a whole new life with Him as He lives in and through us, but we must first die spiritually so that we can yield ourselves completely to Him and His leading.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Dying To Self, New Creation</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Back-Up</title>
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				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The Bible is clear that we face battles constantly that are unseen and in the spiritual realm. We must acknowledge the powers that are fighting against us as well as those fighting for us. When we submit to God, He gives us all we need to fight, and He uses us to help others fight, as well.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The Bible is clear that we face battles constantly that are unseen and in the spiritual realm. We must acknowledge the powers that are fighting against us as well as those fighting for us. When we submit to God, He gives us all we need to fight, and He uses us to help others fight, as well.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Bible is clear that we face battles constantly that are unseen and in the spiritual realm. We must acknowledge the powers that are fighting against us as well as those fighting for us. When we submit to God, He gives us all we need to fight, and He uses us to help others fight, as well.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, God's Strength, Spiritual Warfare</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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				<title>Ewe &amp; Me</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ God has designed His Church to have shepherds that lead the flock and protect them from wolves whose only intention is to devour them. When we plug into a church and submit to its godly authority, we have leadership and protection that is necessary for ourselves and to help us pull others in.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ God has designed His Church to have shepherds that lead the flock and protect them from wolves whose only intention is to devour them. When we plug into a church and submit to its godly authority, we have leadership and protection that is necessary for ourselves and to help us pull others in.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ God has designed His Church to have shepherds that lead the flock and protect them from wolves whose only intention is to devour them. When we plug into a church and submit to its godly authority, we have leadership and protection that is necessary for ourselves and to help us pull others in.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Church Leadership, Spiritual Warfare</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Church: Who Needs It?</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ When we invest in and love other people in God’s family, we are showing the world what the Church is supposed to look like. Everyone needs a place to belong, and they need to see that they can belong in God’s family.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ When we invest in and love other people in God’s family, we are showing the world what the Church is supposed to look like. Everyone needs a place to belong, and they need to see that they can belong in God’s family.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ When we invest in and love other people in God’s family, we are showing the world what the Church is supposed to look like. Everyone needs a place to belong, and they need to see that they can belong in God’s family.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Church Family, Community</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Married vs. Marriage</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ Today’s society amplifies the idea that we should all be happy, and if our marriage relationship is not making us happy then we have the right to leave it. The Bible teaches that marriage is a covenant, not a contract, and is not based on happiness but rather on commitment to see it through to death. The only way this works well is when both the men and the women are committed to God so that the men, being led by God, can lead the women who willingly submit to his leadership.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ Today’s society amplifies the idea that we should all be happy, and if our marriage relationship is not making us happy then we have the right to leave it. The Bible teaches that marriage is a covenant, not a contract, and is not based on happiness but rather on commitment to see it through to death. The only way this works well is when both the men and the women are committed to God so that the men, being led by God, can lead the women who willingly submit to his leadership.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ Today’s society amplifies the idea that we should all be happy, and if our marriage relationship is not making us happy then we have the right to leave it. The Bible teaches that marriage is a covenant, not a contract, and is not based on happiness but rather on commitment to see it through to death. The only way this works well is when both the men and the women are committed to God so that the men, being led by God, can lead the women who willingly submit to his leadership.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 05:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Commitment to a Church, Marriage</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
			<item>
				<title>Almost Stoned</title>
				<itunes:image href="http://richardellistalks.com/wp-content/themes/rer/library/images/richard-ellis-talks-3.png"/>
				<itunes:author>Richard Ellis</itunes:author>
				<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ We often find ourselves feeling guilty and condemning ourselves because of our sin, but Jesus’ death on the cross made a way for us to live without guilt and shame. Receiving His gift of eternal life does not mean that we will never sin again, but instead it means that we are forgiven and we can look up with hope instead of down in shame.]]></itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ We often find ourselves feeling guilty and condemning ourselves because of our sin, but Jesus’ death on the cross made a way for us to live without guilt and shame. Receiving His gift of eternal life does not mean that we will never sin again, but instead it means that we are forgiven and we can look up with hope instead of down in shame.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description><![CDATA[ We often find ourselves feeling guilty and condemning ourselves because of our sin, but Jesus’ death on the cross made a way for us to live without guilt and shame. Receiving His gift of eternal life does not mean that we will never sin again, but instead it means that we are forgiven and we can look up with hope instead of down in shame.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<itunes:keywords>Richard, Ellis, God, Sermon, Forgiveness, Freedom In Christ</itunes:keywords>
			<author>connections@richardellistalks.com</author></item>
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