RG AUDIO 052517   Acts 26:19-32 In Acts 26, the apostle Paul stood boldly before King Agrippa and the gathered audience to proclaim Jesus as the promised Messiah. Agrippa reacted to the gospel by calling Paul insane. How often do people think we are out of our minds for believing and preaching Jesus? Paul responded […]

RG AUDIO 052417   Acts 25:23—26:9 As Christians, we should always live in the hope of knowing that what God wills, He fulfills. Paul’s life and ministry stood firm in hope through the God who always fulfills His promises. When troubles and trials fall on us, what is our answer? If asked, what is the […]

RG AUDIO 052317   Acts 25:13-22 King Herod Agrippa was the last of the evil Herodian line so prominent during the life of Jesus and the early church. While visiting Festus, the local governor, Agrippa was presented with the opportunity to hear about the apostle Paul’s situation. Although Herod was curious, he was not ready […]

RG AUDIO 052217   Acts 25:1-12 The apostle Paul faced great opposition because of his obedience to God in preaching the good news of Jesus Christ. His conscience was clear before God and people in the way he lived out his faith. Is our conscience clear in the way we live out our faith? Conscience […]

RG AUDIO 052117   Proverbs 8:22-36 In the Bible, wisdom can be broadly defined as the skillful or righteous application of knowledge. In Proverbs 8, wisdom is personified as a female teacher: “At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand; beside the gate leading into the city, at […]

RG AUDIO 052017   Psalm 71:14-24 As a pastor, I often paused in public worship to acknowledge someone wanting to give spontaneous expression to their personal experience of God’s faithfulness and blessing. We set aside time in services to hear these testimonies from God’s people. Many were simple expressions of praise for God’s amazing gifts […]

RG AUDIO 051917   Psalm 71:1-13 The preeminent feature of Graham Cave State Park is a cave with a large, wide mouth. The cave is set in a limestone bluff on a gentle slope above the nearby Loutre River in Central Missouri. Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of human habitation they believe may go back some […]

RG AUDIO 051817   Daniel 4:28-37 There is a certain clarity and freedom in madness that sanity rarely allows. King Nebuchadnezzar was troubled by a dream of a great tree. The tree was a fountain of life and blessing, and in its abundance all creatures flourished and found shelter. Shockingly, the tree was stripped, its […]

RG AUDIO 051717   Daniel 3:24-30 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego’s stubborn faith led them to the fiery furnace. The king ordered the furnace stoked to maximum heat. The men were tied up and tossed inside. It was so hot that the soldiers who did the tossing died. We are not told the crowd’s reaction to […]

RG AUDIO 051617   Daniel 3:13-23 King Nebuchadnezzar was “furious with rage.” Who did these young men think they were? Everyone else had bowed down to his golden image. Everything had been going so well, from his point of view, and these idiots had ruined his moment. Perhaps they didn’t hear the clear instructions. They […]