RG AUDIO 081918   Psalm 79:1-13 God is holy and can have nothing to do with sin. Yet he created humanity to have fellowship which was broken when sin entered the world. Reconciliation and redemption are at the heart of God’s character. When God offers us salvation he is giving us the incredible gifts of […]

RG AUDIO 081818   Titus 1:1-16 There are times when it is important to offer correction to a brother or sister who is distorting the word of God. It is on this point we must be careful. Paul refers here to rebuking those who are offering false teaching and leading people astray. This is not […]

RG AUDIO 081718   Matthew 23:29-39 After much suffering, the people of Judah eventually were released from captivity to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. By the time Jesus was born, it was once again a grand city with a beautiful new Temple. The priests and leaders, however, had returned to corruption. As Jesus stood overlooking […]

RG AUDIO 081618   Lamentations 1:18—2:4 No Temple. No markets. No commerce. No infrastructure. Jerusalem was a shell. It is easy for us to overlook that those left to fend for themselves in Jerusalem did so for many years. Those who could survive the famine and the elements must have lived in misery. Jerusalem would […]

RG AUDIO 081518   Lamentations 1:18—2:4 In humility Jeremiah took the sins of the people upon himself. He expressed before God what the people of Judah no longer could. It is a desperate cry. Jeremiah is “distressed, ” “in torment,” and “disturbed.” Facing the consequences of sin in our lives will leave us feeling alone […]

RG AUDIO 081418   Lamentations 1:10-17 Who is weeping? Jeremiah, the author of Lamentations is the obvious answer perhaps. However, I cannot help but think that Jeremiah is echoing the sorrow of God himself. Though he was told at the beginning of his ministry that the people would not listen, I am sure he carried […]

RG AUDIO 081318   Lamentations 1:1-9 It is hard to overestimate the significance of Jerusalem’s destruction. The city was a bustling hub of activity and the center of Jewish worship. In fact, God’s presence was in the Temple. There was no other place for the Jewish people to worship in God’s presence. We take for […]

RG AUDIO 081218   Galatians 2:1-16 One of my favorite passages of scripture is 1 Corinthians 1:27-28, “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the […]

RG AUDIO 081118   Acts 12:25—13:12 There are many lessons that could be unpacked in Acts12. However, as I read these verses, two words jumped off the page: “for me.” Pastor Andy is a friend of mine who was also a church planter. As he followed God’s leading to sponsor new church plants he began […]

RG AUDIO 081018   Jeremiah 43:24—45:5 What is life? The world’s view is get all you can, look out for number one, whoever dies with the most toys wins, winners never lose and losers never win. I once heard a story about a man who was lying on his bed moments before death. He was […]