RG AUDIO 082918   Exodus 1:11-22 In many countries it is illegal to follow Christ and Christians are persecuted. Yet, God continues to use these faithful followers to grow his church. Those of us who do not face this kind of persecution fight against unchristlike cultural norms and expectations. Often, we are tempted to climb […]

RG AUDIO 082818   Genesis 12:1-9 When God fulfills his promises, it almost never looks like what we think it should, but is always what we need. Abraham probably never thought his decedents would end up in Egypt, yet here they are. Years later the promise God made to multiply Abraham’s children has been fulfilled […]

RG AUDIO 082718   Genesis 12:1-9 My daughter started asking about her birthday party months in advance. We had promised her a party on her birthday. Despite the wait, she trusted that we would keep our promise and months later we had a party on her birthday. God began his relationship with the Hebrews with […]

RG AUDIO 082618   Psalm 107:1-16 The noise coming from my vacuum cleaner was unusual. However, I didn’t smell the belt burning, and the particles on the floor were still being sucked into the machine, so I kept vacuuming for several minutes. It wasn’t until my son pointed to the dust cloud in the room […]

RG AUDIO 082518   Lamentations 3:52-66 Although she didn’t linger long, Heather Dorniden knows the depths of the pit. It was Dorniden who, while running a 600 meter race for the University of Minnesota in 2008, fell flat on her face just as she was taking the lead. There was no interference, just a runner […]

RG AUDIO 082418   Lamentations 3:34-51 Cynthia came to the office expecting the worst. She made a major mistake; it was expensive in terms of time, money, and emotions. Cynthia knew her negligence could cost her job. Frank, Cynthia’s boss, came to the office dreading the conversation. Cynthia was a top producer, but the oversight […]

RG AUDIO 082318   Lamentations 3:19-33 Famished and sitting down at a restaurant, it is easy to fill up on the dry crackers and stale bread baskets. Once the main meal is served, the diner sends away a large part of the choice portion because they chose to overindulge in the ordinary fillers. We are […]

RG AUDIO 082218   Lamentations 3:4-18 I was in fifth grade, and on my first basketball team. One occasion, I found myself dribbling ahead of the pack towards the basket. The adrenaline rushed and I narrowed my focus on the target, causing me to block out the shouts from the stands. My coach was yelling […]

RG AUDIO 082118   Lamentations 2:15—3:3 She burned his letters by candlelight. He slept on the couch in his office. The betrayal of infidelity was unimaginable. The life of founding father, Alexander Hamilton, brings to life the heartache caused by sin. The heartache was present, not only in the marriage relationship, but as Hamilton faced […]

RG AUDIO 082018   Deuteronomy 28:15-26 “If I hadn’t gotten sick, I don’t know where I’d be right now. In a way, my illness saved me.” During his young adult years, he was reckless. College opened his mind not only to his studies, but to women, drugs, and alcohol as well. It wasn’t long before […]