RG AUDIO 112419   Mark 12:28-34 My father and his cousin were walking along a road in a forest. They rounded a corner and suddenly came upon a bear. They quickly turned around and went the other way. Thankfully the bear did not follow. They knew it was not in their best interest to encounter […]

RG AUDIO 112319   James 2:1-13 James 2 speaks of the “law that gives freedom.” This is the law of Christ. The freedom we experience in Christ allows us to freely love others. I had a dog who could not be confined by fence or chain. Misty was not that big, but she could jump […]

RG AUDIO 112219   2 Corinthians 4:1-12 Once when I was four years old, our electricity went out because of a strong thunderstorm. My father was not home, it was dark, and my brother and I were afraid. My mother lit a candle and placed it in the center of the room. That tiny light […]

RG AUDIO 112119   Romans 10:5-15 Sometimes we get confused about what a blessing is. Romans 10 promises a blessing to all who call on Jesus. Why does it matter that there is no difference between Jew and Gentile? Because anyone can call on Jesus now and be saved. There is no exclusion based upon […]

RG AUDIO 112019   Romans 4:1-12 Abraham is the “father of all who believe” (v. 11). What is so great about this message? This informs us that God welcomes all who believe. One does not have to be born a Jew to be welcomed into God’s family. Further, Paul was indicating that Abraham did not […]

RG AUDIO 111919   Acts 15:12-21 As children, we loved to form clubs. My favorite club was “no boys allowed.” We would make a list of rules. Soon, however, the list of rules became so complicated, not even the founders of the club could follow them. It was this problem that the apostles tried to […]

RG AUDIO 111819   Acts 15:1-11 Having just moved to a new school as a third grader, I discovered what it meant to be excluded. This was my first experience of changing schools, but it would not be my last. Playground time went one of two ways: the other children would insult me, or just […]

RG AUDIO 111719   1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Paul faced some very serious accusations from the Thessalonians. They accused Paul of being a flim-flam scam artist of an itinerate preacher. Paul denies that he and his fellow ministers ever took advantage of the people in his charge. Never did he come to this budding church out […]

RG AUDIO 111519   Acts 13:26-41 Paul’s mission to the synagogues, and especially to the God-fearing Gentile, was a fairly bold move. Listening and worshipping for a while with them, he waited for his moment to speak. Then he spent the majority of his narrative establishing common ground with everyone in attendance. All present that […]

RG AUDIO 111419   Acts 13:13-25 What Paul did in Acts 13 was especially clever. He quietly sat down as all the other members of the synagogue listened to God’s Word from the Law and the Prophets. After the message, he waited for an invitation from the local leaders for anyone to speak an exhortation. […]