The Bible Explored with Rico Tice

With many people trying to live their lives according to the Sermon on the Mount, Rico explains how meekness is power under control and sees Christ as the ultimate example of this.

The Lord's Prayer is one of the most well-known prayers throughout the world. Rico unpacks the request "Give us today our daily bread" word by word to make us consider what it really means.

Whilst everything we have and own has been given to us by God, Rico makes it clear that we should not not let our possessions blind us to our dependence on God,. We should instead be thankful to Him every day.

As Jesus is invited to a meal with a wealthy tax collector, Rico highlights who else is on the guest list and the embarrassing conversations that ensue over the meal.

In a world full of evil and hatred, Rico asks where God is in the midst of it all. Rico shows how currently evil and good live together in this world but shows how they will be separated in a coming day.

Rico explains that a gospel that doesn't include the judgement to come is deficient because salvation can only be real if we know what we are being saved from.

As Rico takes us through the events of Palm Sunday, he shows that Jesus riding on a donkey was a sign of power not weakness. Rico explains how that Jesus being in control of the situation then gives us hope when our circumstances are difficult.

Whilst God supplies us with everthing we need for our existence on this earth, Rico explains from the parable in Matthew21 that we are not the owners of the world but merely tenants.

Rico takes us into the Upper Room with Jesus and reveals fresh truths as Christ shared the Last Supper with His disciples. He draws our attention to the fact that, astonishingly, Judas was given a place of honour in the room by Jesus.

As Rico takes us into the book of Galatians, he explains how painful it must have been to the Apostle Paul to be falsely accused of not preaching the true gospel, when his accusers were actually the ones who were corrupting it.

Rico continues his studies in the book of Galatians and shows what it was like for the Apostle Paul to be rejected by the Christians of his day because they would not accept his rebuke of their false teaching.

Whilst many people think that freedom means being able to do as I please, Rico turns that idea completely on its head by showing that true freedom for the believer can only be found in humbly serving others.

Our natural instinct will cause us to choose evil over good, so therefore it is not possible for us to discover Christ in and of ourselves. Rico explains how it's the Holy Spirit who opens our eyes to see who Christ is.

Rico uses the example of the relationship that Kate Middleton had with the future King of England to show us from Ephesians chapter 2 how we, as Christians, have been brought into a relationship with the King of Kings, Jesus Christ.

In the face of the assertion that we are only sinners because we do sinful things, Rico uses the words of Jesus who said that "it's what's inside a person's heart that defiles him" to explain original sin and the grace of God.