RG AUDIO 090818   1 Peter 1:3-16 Who shared the Good News of Jesus with you? Andrew found his brother Simon, and told him about Jesus. Simon (now Peter) told thousands of people on the day of Pentecost. Those people told their friends and family, who told their friends . . . and eventually someone […]

RG AUDIO 090718   Exodus 5:22—6:8 What do you do when an item you have purchased doesn’t operate as promised? You contact the manufacturer—the creator—of the item to ask for help or instructions. Moses’ first attempt to convince Pharaoh to let God’s people go seemed to backfire. Rather than granting Moses’ request, Pharaoh ordered the […]

RG AUDIO 090618   Exodus 4:18-31 Has God brought people into your life to help you with the work to which He has called you? In my years of working in Christian ministry, God has brought many amazing helpers along my path. Volunteers, co-workers, friends—each one enhanced my life and my service in unique ways. […]

RG AUDIO 090518   Exodus 4:1-17 A trusted colleague said the following words to us as we were changing pastoral assignments: “Everything you have experienced and learned up to this point in your lives will help prepare you for this next assignment.” Oh, how those words proved to be true! Have these words proved true […]

RG AUDIO 090418   Exodus 3:12-21 When God called Mary’s husband to attend seminary, he struggled with doubts. It meant moving away from family and friends, finding jobs, and even finding the money for the move across the country. Fear of all those unknown elements seemed to overwhelm them. Amid those uncertainties, a promise from […]

RG AUDIO 090318   Exodus 3:1-11 One of the great milestones of parenting is when your child first calls you “Mama” or “Dada.” Realizing that your child knows your “name,” and associates that word with you as a person, brings joy and excitement to parents and grandparents alike. Can you imagine what it felt like […]

RG AUDIO 090218   Psalm 145:10-21 We tend to segment our life into church, work, family, play time, and so on. When we go to church and church activities, that is God’s time. We go to church or do our devotions and then continue about our day without a thought to God. The Lord desires […]

RG AUDIO 090118   Psalm 145:1-9 Growing up I had a dog named Sandy. Every time Sandy would do something she was not supposed to, she would run and hide behind the couch with her head hung in shame. She was so afraid of the consequences of her actions that she had forgotten our relationship. […]

RG AUDIO 083118   Exodus 2:11-25 There our times in our lives where it feels like God has forgotten us. It is hard for us to see God at work in those moments. I imagine the Israelites must have felt this way. God had promised to make them a great nation, yet here they were […]

RG AUDIO 083018   Exodus 2:1-10 Moses’ mother does a remarkable thing: she obeys God by refusing to kill her son. When she can no longer hide him, she technically obeys Pharaoh by placing the baby in the river. Yet she still refuses to harm her child. Instead she puts him in a basket—the same […]