RG AUDIO 072118     2 Timothy 3:10—4:5 At my grandmother’s funeral, my cousin gave the family a charge—a mission so to speak: carry on the tradition of the family. You see both of my grandparents were gone and now their legacy rested on their children. What would they do with their new position as […]

RG AUDIO 072018   Galatians 1:11-24 Passing someone else’s work as your own is commonly known as cheating. If either of my sons were to turn in a paper at school with their name signed but someone else’s answers, I would expect the teacher to not reward them with a passing grade. Paul wants the […]

RG AUDIO 071918   2 Corinthians 4:7-18 Have you ever tried to crush an aluminum can? Perhaps you have used a special tool designed for crushing cans or you have simply tried to stomp on it. Either way, when an aluminum can is crushed, it can not be straightened back into it’s original form. The […]

RG AUDIO 071818   Romans 5:1-11 Playing a musical instrument is just as much about having the right timing as it is playing the correct note. Many people are attracted to the percussion instruments—drums can be fun and loud. However, those same people may not understand the skill that is involved in counting and waiting […]

RG AUDIO 071718   Jeremiah 29:15-23 The Israelites were in a pickle: because of their disobedience to God they found themselves in foreign territory. Since the covenant with Abraham, God’s blessings were revealed as having many descendants and having a place to call home. The Israelites in Babylon did not have their own place to […]

RG AUDIO 071618   Jeremiah 29:1-14 Once all my cousins decided to play hide and seek. Finding the perfect hiding spot took creativity and patience. The game finally ended when the seeker got tired of looking for me and I had to reveal my hiding place. The Israelites have found themselves in the middle of […]

RG AUDIO 071518   John 17:1-12 Jesus is praying for his disciples pleading to the Father on their behalf. There is agony in his voice, a deep love for his people in this prayer. Jesus prays for on their behalf for two things in particular: protection and unity. Jesus knew that his disciples, those who […]

RG AUDIO 071418   John 1:14-16, 29-34 We live in a world where many are biblically illiterate. There was once a time when people could watch commercials featuring some kind of biblical reference and everyone would know it came from the Bible. When John said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin […]

RG AUDIO 071318   John 1:1-13 When we think of God we often think of God as Creator. God created the heavens and the earth, the day and night. God created all that we see, hear, touch. God created us. From the very first verse in John we get this sense of God creating in […]

RG AUDIO 071218   Jeremiah 30:12-24 “And you will be my people and I will be your God.” Our identity could not be more clear. God himself has given us our primary identity: we belong to God. When there is nothing else—our allies, our friends, and even our families have abandoned us—God calls us his […]