RG AUDIO 050719   Ephesians 4:25—5:2 I will never forget the words that were said to me that day. My friend stabbed me in the back, and the memory of it still stings. What comes to mind when you read the word “forgiveness”? Do you recall heartaches, wounds, and conflict from your past? These memories […]

RG AUDIO 050619   Ephesians 4:17-24 Every year my parents took me back-to-school shopping and bought me several new outfits. My dad, the practical one, always wanted to get the clothes a size larger than I needed so I could grow into them. So every year I started school with clothes that didn’t fit right […]

RG AUDIO 050519   1 Corinthians 10:14-24 Have you seen the movie Spiderman, the one with the Sandman in it? In a few scenes you see the scattered parts of sand come together to form the Sandman. When the sand is scattered the Sandman isn’t really much of a threat. However, as the sand forms […]

RG AUDIO 050419   1 Corinthians 10:14-24 At our church we have a teenager who is allergic to peanuts. He understands that contact with peanut residue could end his life. As a church we do what we can to ensure that all food items arrive with labels and avoid peanuts in general. Peanuts are a […]

RG AUDIO 050319   1 Corinthians 3:10-23 The body is the temple—the Church—and the Church has the Holy Spirit living in and among us. We read that Paul has built the foundation of the Church on Jesus and that Jesus is the only way. The Holy Spirit serves in part as a guide and helps […]

RG AUDIO 050219   Romans 12:1-8 In Christ, we are one body and each part of that body is equipped to do different things well. We each have a special job to do. It’s tempting to allow others to do all the work, even work they may not be gifted to do. When your right […]

RG AUDIO 050119   Ephesians 4:9-16 Even the most loving families disagree at times. Disagreements even occur within the Church. The key to having Christ-like disagreements is love. There are times when the truth needs to be shared and as members of the Body of Christ, we seek to share the truth in love. Speaking […]

RG AUDIO 043019   Ephesians 4:1-8 We are bound together by Christ’s love; we are one in HIm. We belong to each other. Though differences may arise, we are to be patient with each other, doing all that we can to stay perfectly unified. As we are gracious with others, we remain united through the […]

RG AUDIO 042919   Ephesians 3:1-13 Look around and you will find two groups of people at odds. Rich and poor, black and white, left and right, legal and illegal, traditional and contemporary, Jew and Gentile. And, there are Christians on both sides. Paul speaks into this division and says, no more! Our belief in […]

RG AUDIO 042819   Galatians 6:11-18 This past year my family moved into a new house. It was winter when we moved and a blanket of snow covered the backyard, flower beds, the deck, and the sidewalk. As the snow melted and winter turned to spring, I watched with anticipation as the new flowers began […]