. Raul: I didnt even care! Raul: My father had a very bad, bad habit. I got me the biggest one I could with a leather thing, and I put it on. To his high-school friends he was a violent, dangerous combatant. Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone by making a one-time donation today. Having an aggressive nature, he sought to become a fierce street fighter and this desire lead him to the Kung Fu studio of Grandmaster Jimmy H. Woo, where he became a first generation Master of the art. Raul Ries married Sharon Faith Farrel, whom he met during his senior year of high school. Pastor Raul's reputation as a Master in the art of Kung Fu San Soo has opened many unlikely doors for him to share the Gospel. I have been disturbed by so called witches since l was young including my father. Somebody Loves You Raul Ries 1d ago Somebody Loves You features systematic & comprehensible teaching of God's Word with Pastor Raul Ries. Raul was bent on a murderous rampage when he had a dramatic, life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ. I mean, I didnt have any feelings for him. And they had little ones, and middle me- medium sized ones, and then they had these big sharks, you know? Each one was a new journey, a new step of faith which required discipline. Get a hunger. Both he and his wife, Sharon, thought their time in ministry was coming to an end, as the flashbacks grew more intense and more frequent. And they were bombarding me with stuff, man. Today, Raul shares his dramatic testimony of how God has given him peace and freedom from the fury that had fueled him for so long. Raul returned home on Easter morning, 1972, filled with rage, believing his marriage was over. Like Paul, I have said, Lord, your grace is sufficient, if you want me to have this affliction, I accept it, In 2007, Raul returned to Vietnam for the first time since his Marine Corps military service. Program #3756 - Aired in 2023 . Well, what does that have to do with ministry? I happened across this on TV and saw the last 20 minutes. I dont care what youve done, God forgives us. "The church needs to return to its first love," meaning the saving grace of Jesus Christ. At lunchtime, I would sit out on the grass area, and all these kids would look at me with my fish and my Bible, and they hated me. We went and sold 12 acres for $15 million. But I mean, there were times that we left people laying there, and we thought they were dead. Raul himself became a very angry and violent young man. He challenged today's Church in his message to talk about the fundamentals of the scriptures and not shy away from the message of sin, although doing so without criticizing the person. Or request your CD and donate as you can at focusonthefamily.com/broadcast. She decided to leave Raul, and he decided he would never allow that to happen. "So many people today compromise the gospel of Jesus Christ. In Raising a Godly Family in an Ungodly World, Pastor Raul Ries outlines what it takes to be a godly parent and gives biblical guidance in raising children in the ways of the Lord. In Vietnam, he was a top-notch fighting Marine, yet a danger to his own commanding officer. And I remember, at the age of 15, having a lot of confrontations with my father. As he planned his attack, he experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ. For sure discipline has shaped my life. Raul: the Bible, and I walked in, and the f- next thing I know is the police are escorting me off the campus because they think Im nuts. Don: Amen. Pastor Don has been serving in the Calvary Chapel movement since 1971 . I go, I, I, I dont need this stuff! Just as home brings a sense of belonging, rest, and security, so does a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I mean, we ripped people. Some realtors came to buy a part of our property. He is the author of several books including Fury to Freedom (translated in to six languages), Seven Steps to a Successful Marriage and Raising a Godly Family in an Ungodly World. Whew! Carol Kuykendall: letting go of your children and helping them become confident adults is the bridge to the very best season of parenting, and that is to be friends with your adult children. And Im only telling you this tonight because I know there are some of you here that God wants to use your life, and Ive been, you know, I mean, just in incredible places that I never thought that God would take me, and how my book and my movie has not only got into so many languages, but I mean, its got all over the world, and how God has used that testimony. Its like when a lot of people say, Im done now. Previous. You know? But I remember the going to the airport, and getting on this plane, and leaving Mexico City at the age of 10 years old, and coming to America, and being in America. As a Vietnam Marine veteran, Ries has always had a heart for the military and their families. At the game, he was honored for his contributions as a pastor to the greater Los Angeles area and for his military service. 1,679 posts. At the church here they are very graceful. After his wife had threatened to leave him, he intended to kill her. He proves that through science, communication, and even war, Gods sovereign hand is on us at all times, and His grace abounds. His name stood for fear, for fighting, and for fury. Raul Riesco. Terms & Conditions */. To his high-school friends he was a violent, dangerous combatant. Learn more about Raul at his website, raulries.com. His name stood for fear, for fighting, and for fury. Well trust others will cover the cost of that. I went the next day to a Christian bookstore and I bought me a Bible. And it seemed like when he talked, when he was talking to the TV, he was talking to me. When he got to the television, he struck it with the butt of his rifle and it switched on. 2021 Calvary Chapel Magazine (CCM). Raul Ries: I just, by faith, prayed a prayer, and I felt a complete change in my life. l need your prayers; please pray for me! To his high-school friends he was a violent, dangerous combatant. Pastor Raul leads Calvary Chapel Golden Springs, which has over 12,000 regular attenders meeting on a 25-acre site in Diamond Bar. When you believe in the saving and redeeming work Jesus did by giving His life for you on the Cross, he will hurl your past behind you and give you a new beginning. Get rooted. @ryanries_. Whatever Your prescription for him is, naturally, if need be hospitalized for a short season, then help him see a blessing in this should it become necessary. Ale. Raul Ries' Biography. Raul and his wife, Sharon, have three grown sons. You can transform our nation one family at a time! Now, I didnt know anything about Bibles, so I was looking at Bibles. And I just pray for each one of you, that you would give your life completely to Him. He loves you so much that He is now willing that any should perish but all should come to repentance. God has had His hand upon her; shes telling me no matter how much cancer she has, no matter whats going on, shesgonna go out and shes gonna do it for the Lord, and thats what shes done. The best-selling book in history remains one of the most controversial. Raul himself became a very angry and violent young man. It was in the skate and music culture that he found his passion and his identity. And all of a sudden, I find myself that I, I begin to put my ear more to it, and then I find myself that, as I was listening, I found myself on my knees and for the first time in my life, I began to cry like a baby. You know how that is? (Part 1 of 2). A collection of geographic papers written as a Festschrift to honour Professor Hector F. Rucinque, from Bogota, Colombia, on the occasion of his 90 birthday. As a Vietnam Marine veteran, Ries has always had a heart for the military and their families. John: Mm. He has the answers that you are seeking, and He is waiting for you to turn to Him. Well, at that time, I say, You know what? W- w- Vietnam was going on. In the final of the three-part interview between pastors Don McClure and Raul Ries, Raul discusses faithfulness and discipline in ministry, as well as his familys health struggles throughout. And my wife, whod never preached to me, she would share the Gospel with me by, by sharing, you know, her love with me, but never giving me tracts, or you know, putting tracts in my sandwiches, and I bite down, and, you know, Jesus loves nothing like that, or putting stickers on Never like that. Raul Angulo. And, and, and one thing that I never wanted to do, I never wanted to be like my dad where I would become a physical abuser. There were little Bibles, big Bibles, you know, huge Bibles. Now more than three decades later, Ries pastors a congregation of more than 14,000 people and can be heard internationally on more than 350 radio stations. Im not dangerous, though ha, ha. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. But just her life living. In Vietnam, he was a top-notch fighting Marine, yet a danger to his own commanding officer. Somebody Loves You features systematic & comprehensible teaching of God's Word with Pastor Raul Ries. Theyre gonna go to hell. Login or Sign-up to show all important data, death records and obituaries absolutely for free! Lord, bless all the means that are used for his recovery, and restore him to full health, all according to Your Will and in Your perfect timing; however, if You appoint otherwise for him, Your blessedness will also be done. We were seniors. Raul abused his wife and hated his father. He had a problem with drinking, big time drinking. When I am teaching and I have an episode, one of the pastors will finish the message. When you believe in Jesus, you become a son/daughter of God with authority and rights in His kingdom. What, what are you trying to say? You know? After much prayer, he felt the Holy Spirit heal him, and his ministry has been enhanced by this experience. She didnt really believe it. After his experience with flashbacks, his compassion grew and he has been compelled to minister more to the men and women serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world, along with their families. And this guy almost died. Download the App! . People named Raul Ries. As we look around the world today, we see that the family unit is dying. And every time we were almost OK, God would give us a bigger challenge and a bigger building and a bigger thing to do and each time He stretched us. Raul Ries is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Golden Springs in Diamond Bar, Calif., and President of Somebody Loves You Ministries. If you guys can pray for me that God can continue to move through my life and work through my life because its very frustrating to get up in the pulpit and try to preach and all of a sudden you have this situation happening in your life, he stated. The first thing that I did is I started, you know, pushing her around, and kicking her, and punching her, and pretty soon I was choking her. Your stories are educating to me and give me strength that keep me going. Do you desire to walk in the fullness of all that God has for you in Christ? Has Focus on the Family helped you or your family? This is a list of the largest megachurches in the United States with an attendance of more than 10,000 weekly, sometimes also termed a gigachurch. And I was, uh, listening a minute, I, I, I, and I said to I wanted to shoot him, you know, with my gun, and I couldnt pull the trigger. Don: We really want this to be something that challenges people when they read this. (Check our website for details.). And boy, if youre on the fence about Christianity, I hope you really heard what Pastor Ries was saying there and that youll give your life completely to the Lord Jesus Christ. And finally, after 11 months of being in Vietnam, and doing all of the things, they finally, they finally caught up with us, and the government, they called us in. In this broadcast, Pastor Raul share his fascinating story about the amazing grace of God and its power to transform even the most hardened hearts. You know why? Guests Raul Ries Raul: In 1957, uh, we uh, right after the major earthquake of Mexico City, which was a real big earthquake, my, uh, grandmother, my moms mother and sister and my grandfather, we were living in L.A. And so, they gave my mother an invitation to come up and leave my father. After years of abusing his wife, Ries came home one night to find her bags packed. Death record, obituary, funeral notice and information about the deceased person. 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