Sid: My guest by way of telephone is Pastor Ricky Sinclair; Sr. Pastor of Miracle Church in Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Ricky was set for a life crime; he was set for life in prison; he was set to die many, many times. But God had a plan for his life; he had a destiny and no matter how bleak a situation looks if you take a look at what God did with Ricky he can do it with you. Ricky your wife says that when you picked up this revelation of love and it’s really what Jesus said. We Jewish people call it the Shema. “Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad. Here of Israel the Lord our God the Lord is One. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart with all of your mind, and with all your strength. And you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” When you got that revelation your wife says that there was a total change in you which reflected a change in everyone you met. How did you get that revelation Ricky?
Ricky: Sid, I don’t know how I got it all I know is that I’ve been living for God; serving God in my ministry and never really saw the supernatural. Of course read the Bible and I saw the miracles in the Bible but I never really saw the supernatural. But I just realized that it wasn’t about tradition and different denominations and religions. And it wasn’t about religion, but what it was about was just simply loving God and loving people. That if I would live my life and put God first and then to love the precious people that He created then that was what life was really about.
Sid: And in love God is there because God is love. Tell me about a few people that I’m interested in in your congregation. Tell me about Adrian
Ricky: Adrian now Sid let just say we see 100’s of miracles, but we don’t really make a big deal out them. We don’t document them; people have been delivered from alcohol and drugs every day. We see people delivered from homosexuality; we see people… we see tumors fall off. We see blind eyes open; we see deaf ears. We don’t really make a big deal. The biggest miracle we see love come into people’s heart, joy, hope come into people’s lives. We’ve seen them transformed right before our eyes through the love of God. But Adrian was a young lady that came to visit our church. And often times Sid too we don’t even pray for people. When they walk in the building something supernatural takes place in their heart and in their life and they change. And so it’s not like I don’t want to… it’s not like a big hype thing. Really, love is a decision and it’s action and that’s… Listen being kind to the person at the grocery store; being gentle and really caring and genuinely caring that’s what love really is. Love is action and so when people walk into our church or just simply come around us we see the power of God just touch their heart and their life. Adrian was a young lady that came to visit out church; she had been battling with cancer since she was 14 years old; and it went into remission twice. Here she comes to visit us about 18 years old in the church.
Sid: And that’s cancer of the ovaries.
Ricky: And that’s exactly right and she couldn’t get pregnant either; they said that she would never be able to have a baby. Well we prayed for her and God healed her of the cancer; we literally laid hands on her and prayed for her. Then ultimately she got pregnant and so now she’s got a precious new baby and she is healed of cancer and that’s just one.
Sid: Now tell me of someone that had HIV AID’s.
Ricky: That’s a woman that came to us; her name is Lindy. Now let me tell her story; at our church is not a normal typical four wall church. Our church is kicking it’s 21st century church. It’s church on the move; it’s fun, it’s exciting. And there’s a coffee shop in our church; there’s an ice cream parlor, there’s a snack shop. The youth has a car we cut in half; there’s Christian graffiti on the walls; the music is upbeat it’s not dead or stale. And so here we are 4th of July shooting fireworks in our parking lot with the Fire Marshall with us. And Lindy is over strung out on cocaine and on heroin living on the streets across the railroad tracks. She sees all these fireworks and she thinks to herself, now this is what she’s told us since she’s given her life to the Lord and since she’s starting coming to our church and ultimately healed of even HIV. But she said, “I thought that any church that is shooting fireworks has got to be a cool church.” Sid let me tell you something; love does not put on a show; love doesn’t put on an act that’s hypocrisy. Love is real and so she came to our church actually she tried to come to our church twice; she came into the parking lot on Sunday and could not get into the door twice. On the third time she came to visit our church she made it into our service and then at the end of the service she came to the altar and gave her life to the Lord. Then she had HIV and then ultimately she went to the doctor they tested her and she was… it was documented she had it and then it is documented that she is totally free of the virus of HIV. And then we never even; listen Sid let me say this. It’s not a big hype thing; it’s not a big hokey pokey, for lack of better terminology, a hokey pokey thing. We never prayed for her; that’s what happens in the love of God it just simply happens because it’s supernatural and it’s a work of God.
Sid: Now God did such a miracle in your life and in your wife’s life and in your son’s life. And look at the destiny you would have had if God had not come into your life. If you had not yielded really to God and look at all of these what 800 people come to your church right now. I haven’t been there yet but I am told that the whole atmosphere is like electric with the love of God.
Ricky: It is just simply the love of God; that’s what it’s all about. It’s not putting on a mask; it’s not putting on a show; it’s not putting on an act acting like you’re something that you’re not. It’s just simply being genuine and sincere and walking in love according to God’s plan.
Sid: Are you finding marriages are being restored by people that come to your church.
Ricky: By the 100’s.
Sid: By the 100’s.
Ricky: Listen, listen every family that comes here….
Sid: Don’t say that too loud my whole staff are liable to leave me and go out to your church; now you be still. (Laughing)
Ricky: I don’t want them, we’ll love them right on back to you. (Laughing)
Sid: Okay. (Laughing) You know I’m just getting to know you but you are carrying an anointing. I guess that it’s got something to do with the brokenness you’ve gone through but it’s a gift from God.
Ricky: Yes Sir.
Sid: Walking in God’s love is a gift from God. I know that it’s a decision but you’ve moved from the decision stage to the reality stage. I believe that everyone that wants to walk in this love and this love realm and this God realm. Someone’s neck and back and head and anything in the head you need you’re healed. Sinus conditions and in the head area you are whole in Jesus Name. But I believe Ricky if you will pray for people right now and backs are being healed so strongly; anyone that has a back problem you just pull to the side of the road. But don’t even do that right now Ricky, you pray for those that are hungering and thirsting to walk I the love of God realm please.
Ricky: Lord right now we just release Your love; God Your power to touch every heart and every life that’s listening to us today. And we thank You Lord that you’re doing great miracles in peoples’ lives right this second and right now in the Name of Jesus. I thank you that joy is coming into people’s lives. I thank you that you’re raising people up where they were downtrodden; where they were hurt Lord your encouraging them; your strengthening them right now.
Sid: Now Ricky with all the junk that you did are you a forgiven man?
Ricky: Yes Sir you got to walk in forgiveness. When you forgive what you’re saying is I hold no debt in any person. And so when you forgive you say “I totally release you and let you go; my heart is clean and pure towards you.” And then when you do that you release the power of God.
Sid: Ricky, were out of time. Mishpochah if you don’t know Jesus just ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins. Tell Him you’re sorry and believe the blood of Jesus has washed that sin away and changed you. And ask Him to be your Messiah and Lord and live inside of you.
