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 […]

RG AUDIO 073018   Jeremiah 32:1-15 Oftentimes we feel the most hopeful when there are no storms surrounding us. Storms have a tendency to cloud the reality of hope but let’s not assume that storms are a bad thing. On the contrary, I believe that some tribulations in life are part of God’s plan to […]

RG AUDIO 072918   Hebrews 12:18-29 Have you ever watched one of Oprah’s Give Away shows? She was giving gifts to everyone in the audience: bracelets, house slippers, popcorn. As people received these gifts they were overcome with excitement and thanksgiving! They were jumping up and down, hugging each other, crying, falling down on their […]

RG AUDIO 072818   Hebrews 9:11-15, 24-28 Mike, overwhelmed with life, sat one day with a gun in his mouth and plans to end his pain. Suddenly, the phone rang. It was a man who had misdialed by one number and Mike answered the phone. Sensing something was wrong the man talked to him and […]

RG AUDIO 072718   Hebrews 8:1-13 Abraham Lincoln had been a failure in about everything he tried. Depressed one day and rummaging through an old trash barrel, he found a set of Blackstone Commentaries—legal textbooks. Over the next few months Lincoln read those books from cover to cover and soon became a lawyer. This led […]

RG AUDIO 072618   Luke 22:7-22 One of the signs of a healthy Christ-follower is a grateful heart. A grateful heart is never based on the outward circumstances of life but rather an inward desire that chooses to give thanks in all things. It is a heart that looks at the gifts, graces, and resources […]

RG AUDIO 072518   Jeremiah 31:21-34 Most of us played with an Etch-a-Sketch growing up. You could turn knobs, make boxes, or draw your name. You were limited by the boundaries on each side. If something ever went wrong with the drawing, you could simply shake it and the drawing was wiped clean. You could […]

RG AUDIO 072418   Jeremiah 31:10-20 A young man faithfully led his family to church each week. One weekend they were invited to the lake to stay with friends. They enjoyed it so much they bought a cabin. Every weekend from May through September, it became all about the lake. One day his nine-year-old daughter […]

RG AUDIO 072318   Jeremiah 31:1-9 Every parent knows the feeling of holding a child in their arms or kneeling beside her bed at night and being so utterly overwhelmed with love for her that they feel their heart could burst. Each time I hold one of my grandsons tight I am reminded that there […]

RG AUDIO 072218   Jeremiah 10:6-16 When a little girl named Dorothy gets whisked away by a twister from her across home, she goes on a journey to find her way back. Through all sorts of adventures, scares, and disappointments, she finally goes home. Her mantra during the entire ordeal? “There’s no place like home!” […]