RG AUDIO 041218   Matthew 8:5-13 When we read the story in Matthew 8, often the focus of the centurion’s faith is around the fact that he believed Jesus could heal his servant simply by speaking a word. His faith seems so extraordinary because it is so matter-of-fact. The centurion’s authority means his commands are […]

RG AUDIO 041118   Joshua 6:15-25 Imagine the emotions felt by Rahab and her family as they were brought out of Jericho. Thankful that their lives had been spared, but also terrified at the sight of their home and everything they had ever known being utterly destroyed. The promise with the spies was to spare […]

RG AUDIO 041018   Joshua 2:12-24 The basic purpose of spies in time of war is to gather information about the enemy that will inform strategic planning. The spies of Jericho were indeed gathering information. But it was not for the purpose of strategic planning. The Lord already had promised that Jericho and the surrounding […]

RG AUDIO 040918   Joshua 2:1-11 Life is full of choices. While many of the choices we make are simply a matter of preference, some choices are a matter of right and wrong. When it comes to making the right choice, there are two important assumptions to remember. First, we have to recognize that there […]

RG AUDIO 040818   Psalm 149:1-9 Humility is not a fruit of the Spirit, but it is most definitely part of the character of each Christian. In Psalm 149 we are told “For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory” (v. 4). We are commanded in 1 Peter 5:6 […]

RG AUDIO 040718   Galatians 5:13-26 “For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other” (vv. 14-15). As a pastor I have found that criticism and a lack of unity are […]

RG AUDIO 040618   Proverbs 12:15-28 I come from a very stable family. My parents were always two of my best friends and their opinions of me mattered more than any other. This provided protection to my sense of self-worth and my way of relating to others. Criticism, though, does shape our view of ourselves […]

RG AUDIO 040518   Numbers 12:10-16 So Miriam was shut up outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until Miriam was received again. The Bible has many examples of the sin of a single person affecting the whole of the community. Paul makes it clear in numerous epistles that […]

RG AUDIO 040418   Numbers 12:1-9 “The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he left them” (v. 9). If God were a human being we would maybe interpret this as petulance or an anger so great that He was afraid of losing control. God left rather than doing something He would regret. I […]

RG AUDIO 040318   James 3:1-12 If I were going to do a modern translation of the key passage from James 3 it would go like this: “The same Facebook account talks about God and your sex lives, about how God loves people and about what a (insert your own word) your ex is, my […]