RG AUDIO 060417   Matthew 5:1-16 The adult Sunday School class I am privileged to teach is named the “Salt and Light” class. They are a remarkable group from a wide variety of backgrounds. Yet, we all have a remarkable hunger to learn and live out the truth of God’s Word. Though very different we […]

RG AUDIO 060317   Hebrews 11:29-40 Some employees at a large international banking firm met weekly for Bible study and prayer on their lunch hour. They used an available conference room for their meetings. This all ended when an executive who attended the group received an email from the human resources department informing him that […]

RG AUDIO 060217   Romans 12:9-21 Tribalism is far from an extinct relic. When we say “tribe” our minds tend to go to nomadic primitive people living in small hunter-gatherer groups. These groups are often characterized as being fearful, even hostile, toward outsiders. Such preconceived notions may blind us to our own “tribes.” Modern tribes […]

RG AUDIO 060117   Acts 2:38-47 Purity in the human heart can be an elusive virtue. Like humility, once it is recognized, the very moment we try to force or focus on it, it vanishes. This is because purity is not a goal, in and of itself, it is the result of an encounter with […]

RG AUDIO 053117   Isaiah 42:1-9 In June of 2016 Matt and Melissa Graves endured the greatest horror any parent can imagine. While visiting a Florida resort heir two-year old son, Lane, was snatched from ankle deep water by an alligator. Despite their valiant attempts to rescue the child he was pulled under water. Many […]

RG AUDIO 053017   Proverbs 11:19-31 We who live where good food and clean water are both available and affordable know little of real hunger and thirst. We see videos of people without these necessities due to war or famine scrambling over one another to catch bags of rice or bottles of water tossed from […]

RG AUDIO 052917   Psalm 86:1-17 It had been a very busy morning. One task completed was stopping at the ATM to make a bank deposit. Then, I found a place to park some distance from the busy fast food place where I planned to get some lunch. I waited and made my selections. As […]

RG AUDIO 052817   Psalm 62:1-12 Every person longs for rest from the stresses and problems of life. Many Christians are weary and in need of physical rest, but they fear being called lazy. Many even feel guilty for taking the Sabbath rest ordained by God. This is because we misunderstand the purpose of rest. […]

RG AUDIO 052717   1 Timothy 1:1-11 Life has no greater purpose than to know God and to make Him known. God is love and Jesus is the very expression of that love. Jesus is the model: the “pioneer and perfecter” of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). As disciples of Jesus, our purpose in life is […]

RG AUDIO 052617   2 Thessalonians 2:9-17 Parents remember clearly the first unstable steps of a young child and the anticipation of watching the child grow more and more steady on their feet. Paul, as a spiritual parent, was concerned for the believers in Thessalonica. He wrote to them so that he could provide counsel […]