RG AUDIO 070120   Nehemiah 5:1-10 Life can get busy. All the details of life can take a great amount of our time. We can even experience busyness within the church. Attending worship, teaching Sunday School, being a part of a committee, taking meals to shut-ins, and so on can add to our already busy […]

RG AUDIO 063020   Nehemiah 4:13-23 When my son was a toddler, we decided to buy a swing set. We purchased a large box containing the swing set and brought it home. As I began to unpack the swing, it became apparent this was going to be quite an undertaking. There were many, many pieces […]

RG AUDIO 062920   Nehemiah 4:1-12 Bullying is an epidemic in our society. Statistics show that, nationwide, about 20% of students ages 12-18 experience some type of bullying. Even as adults we can experience bullying. Nehemiah, in a sense, was being bullied. God had commanded Nehemiah and His people to rebuild the city wall. The […]

RG AUDIO 062820   Psalm 86:1-13 Our human nature is susceptible to the divisiveness that comes with pressure and stress: the dictates of life, family, work, emotions, and circumstances, which are often beyond our control, tap our inner resources. We cannot be ignorant of the fact that Satan uses and organizes these obstacles as a […]

RG AUDIO 062720   Titus 2:6-15 I am not sure that we often understand saying “no” to temptations as grace. At least, I don’t think that I do. Saying “no” to things that are tempting, but not good for me is hard, sometimes painful. Paul tells his young charge, Titus, that the grace of God, […]

RG AUDIO 062620   Luke 14:25-35 When missionary James Calvert was on a ship with his family on-route to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the ship’s captain implored him to turn back, “You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among such savages.” To that, Calvert replied, […]

RG AUDIO 062520   Nehemiah 3:1-12 Edward Kimball was a Sunday school teacher in Detroit in 1854. From Kimball, who built a relationship with a teenager named D. L. Moody, a timeline of people coming to faith and becoming obedient to the Lord can be traced all the way to Billy Graham. One obedient step […]

RG AUDIO 062420   Nehemiah 2:11-20 The life of faith to which God calls us requires courage and resolve. We need courage to believe that God will do what He says. In Nehemiah’s story, God blesses the rebuilding of the wall. Both practically and metaphorically, this is a clarion call to God’s people to re-establish […]

RG AUDIO 062320   Nehemiah 2:1-10 When we bring our passions in line with God’s will, we are often surprised at the outcome. Sometimes, God works in ways that follow a predictable timeline, and sometimes He surprises us. When the king asks Nehemiah about his sadness, he admits fear. Servants were not allowed to show […]

RG AUDIO 062220   Nehemiah 1:1-11 Sometimes bad news comes like a wrecking ball, and sometimes, it materializes from the shadows waiting for the right time to step into reality. Broken dreams. Broken Plans. Broken families. Broken bodies. Broken walls and city gates. For Nehemiah, news of the state of his people in exile brought […]