RG AUDIO 101918   Numbers 14:26-35 We are, without a doubt, relational people. This makes a lot of sense when you consider the fact that we serve a relational God. We are made for community. This being the case, we often find that our attitudes and dispositions rarely affect only us. They can affect or […]

RG AUDIO 101818   Numbers 14:1-12 Moses knew the Lord. He had seen many amazing things by this point from burning bushes to divided bodies of water. He was well versed with arguing with God and with doubt. Therefore, it is safe to assume that he understood the concerns of God’s people pretty well. It […]

RG AUDIO 101718   Numbers 14:1-12 Fear is a powerful emotion. Fear controls behavior. Fear intimidates. Often fear is used as a way to manipulate in the realms of both religion and politics. Fear lends itself well to getting us to make decisions that we believe are in our best interests. God’s people, to put […]

RG AUDIO 101618   Numbers 13:21-33 One of the hardest things about following the Lord’s direction comes where our worst fears are realized. When all of our anxiousness seems to have been confirmed it’s hard to move forward. While we may have hoped for a pleasant surprise in finding things to not be nearly as […]

RG AUDIO 101418   1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 First Thessalonians 4 makes it abundantly clear that God cares about us being His holy people in every aspect of our lives. One who is holy doesn’t raise his or her hands in praise and speak of God’s goodness in church on Sunday morning and then go out […]

RG AUDIO 101318   Romans 7:1-12 In my 16 years of pastoral ministry, I have noticed two things. First of all, many people, even in our churches, are “biblically illiterate,” meaning they don’t read or know a whole lot about what is actually in the Bible. Secondly, many people have false ideas about the character […]

RG AUDIO 101218   Leviticus 19:26-37 Recently I was in a large city when the Lord told me to stop and talk to a homeless woman. Her story was heartbreaking. As I talked with her, attempting to empathize with her, she said, “You just remember that you’re just one step away from being where I […]

RG AUDIO 101118   Leviticus 19:11-25 In ancient Israel, there was no division between the sacred and the secular. “In the major and minor decisions of life, Israel was constantly reminded that she was different; that she was holy, set apart for God’s service.”* Some of the decrees in Leviticus 19 make perfect sense to […]

RG AUDIO 101018   Leviticus 19:1-10 In our Wesleyan Holiness tradition, we believe not only that has God called us to be a holy people, but that he can actually make a way for this to happen. Some traditions teach that we “daily sin in word, thought, and deed.” Our spiritual forefather, John Wesley, taught […]

RG AUDIO 100918   Leviticus 18:21-30 “I am the LORD.” This phrase, or a longer version of it, appears nearly 50 times in the book of Leviticus alone. From early on in my relationship with Jesus I have been taught that when God repeats something in the Scriptures it is important, so I’d better listen […]