RG AUDIO 072517   Genesis 22:1-13 Who hasn’t heard Abbott and Costello’s comedy routine, “Who’s On First?” It is clever, comical, and yet subtly one of life’s most important questions, especially regarding worship. When it comes to worship, it isn’t who’s on first, but Who is first. This was an issue Abraham had to decide […]

RG AUDIO 072417   1 Timothy 1:18—2:15 What if the church adopted the same philosophy as the military when it came to prayer, i.e., “No one left behind”? I fear too many of us have adopted Cain’s approach to prayer and caring: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Genesis 4:9). According to the Apostle Paul, who […]

RG AUDIO 072317   Psalm 68:1-9, 19-20 How do we respond to the love and favor of a God who cannot be seen or measured? We praise the One “who daily bears our burdens.” Here’s the tricky part. If we keep carrying our burdens on our own, our hearts are too heavy to give God […]

RG AUDIO 072217   Ephesians 2:1-10 Raising a child is a learning experience, especially when they begin talking. The basic questions exhaust us: Why? Who? What? Where? When? How? They challenge us to critically analyze the simple things we take for granted. My daughter was having a bedtime conversation with her 5 year old and […]

RG AUDIO 072117   Ephesians 1:1-10 To be loved is to be richly forgiven. To be richly forgiven is redemption, a gift beyond comprehension. It’s like accepting an immense undeserved gift only to discover another gift inside, and another, and another. God loves us so much that He not only forgives, but lavishes us with […]

RG AUDIO 072017   1 Corinthians 13:1-13 To remain true to the faith is to grow in God’s abundant love. Love becomes more than a command, emotion, feeling, or ideal. Romantic notions cannot compare to this love that is beyond measure and prompts noble character. Love equates to lifestyle for Christ followers. It is the […]

RG AUDIO 071917   Acts 14:19-28 Life changing “Damascus moments” became the norm as Paul and the disciples preached. God increased their faith as they put it into action, revealing Himself as a miracle-working God. In Lystra a man who had never walked, jumped up and started walking! (Acts 14:8-10). Not everyone was convinced. Some […]

RG AUDIO 071817   Acts 9:18-31 If anyone experienced full acceptance, it was Saul. His transformation was so profound that having “a Damascus moment” has become code for our about-face moments in life. Saul, a persecutor of Christians became Paul, an apostle of Christ. The disciples were understandably skeptical. How could this man have a […]

RG AUDIO 071717   1 Timothy 1:1-17 One might think Paul’s introduction to his First letter to his protégé Timothy lacks grandeur when he whittles the purpose statement of Christ down to “a trustworthy saying” (1 Timothy 1:15). Yet, he draws us with two short phrases that serve as bookends, framing the profound statement he […]

RG AUDIO 071617   Matthew 28:8-20 As we come to the end of Matthew’s Gospel, the last words of Jesus are left ringing in our ears. We cannot escape them. We cannot hide from them. We cannot wish them away. Jesus has given a command to his disciples, and we are all included. If we […]