RG Audio 121818   Luke 2:13-21 In the totality of world history, what act has ever been so cosmic, awe-inspiring, and serene than the birth of Jesus, God’s only Son? Jesus who made himself nothing by being made in human likeness (Phil. 2), humbled himself and came down not just to earth, but to a […]

RG Audio 121718   Luke 2:1-12 Luke 2 floods us with memories of family, worship, Christmas’ past and the story of Mary riding on a donkey, the dusty and hilly road, the starry night, the cattle lowing, the sleeping sheep, and the unfortunate circumstances that has caused the Bethlehem inn to have a no vacancy […]

RG Audio 121618   Psalm 67:1-7 I’m afraid we’ve come to see God’s blessings as an end in themselves. God blesses us just because God blesses us. The Psalmist clearly sees God’s blessings as an avenue through which God’s ways and salvation will be known on earth, among all nations; “so that” he would be […]

RG Audio 121518   Proverbs 16:18-33 As children, many of us made decisions using the “eeny, meeny miney, moe” method. The ancients believed Yahweh revealed his will as they cast lots. There are some interesting Scriptural examples: the assigning of land plots as the Israelites entered into Canaan and again after the Babylonian exile; the […]

RG Audio 121418   Romans 15:1-13 When Paul wrote to the church at Rome he was addressing the challenges they were experiencing because of different groups in the church. Many of our churches are a mixture of demographic markers: age, ethnicity, education, social status. Paul describes how Jesus came as a servant, not to please […]

RG Audio 121318   Matthew 11:1-10 It seems that John was expecting the traditional type of Messiah, yet he saw something in Jesus that caused him to question that conventional wisdom. Jesus didn’t give John’s disciples a straight answer when they asked if he was the one who was to come, but simply pointed to […]

RG Audio 121218   Matthew 3:1-12 John preached in the desert on a well-traveled route along the banks of the Jordan river. John’s call was to prepare the people of Israel for the arrival of the Kingdom of Heaven ushered in by the Messiah. In those days, roads were specially prepared for the arrival of […]

RG Audio 121118   Luke 1:67-80 We all have hopes and dreams for our children. We watch as their gifts and graces become evident. We guide and provide for them as they begin to develop interests. We encourage them to trust the Lord and teach them that God will show them their path. Our highest […]

RG Audio 121018   Luke 1:57-66 When a young married couple of our acquaintance goes for many years without a child, we notice. Sometimes we discover childlessness is their choice and we accept it. Other times we are privy to the fact that they really would like to have a child and are struggling with […]

RG Audio 120918   Psalm 18:21-31 Mary no doubt heard this Psalm as she was growing up. She may have memorized it at her own mother’s knee. That may be why we hear it echoed in her Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55). She had been faithful like the Psalmist and was experiencing God’s favor. God had lifted […]