RG AUDIO 042517   1 Kings 21:1-14 In Melville’s classic, Moby Dick, Captain Ahab was bent on killing the great white whale if it were the last thing he did. Captain Ahab wasn’t concerned about who or what got in his way, so long as his desired catch was achieved. Much like Melville’s Ahab, King […]

RG AUDIO 042417   1 Kings 20:34-43 I recently came across an internet meme that read: “God takes obedience pretty seriously.” At first glance, our initial reaction might be, “Well, of course He does!” However, if we were to be entirely honest with ourselves, most of us find it easy to offer God less than […]

RG AUDIO 042317   Ruth 4:1-17 Everyone loves a story with a happy ending. Naomi and Ruth had a guardian-redeemer. Boaz married Ruth, and they had a son. Their son Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of King David. If you read the genealogy in Matthew 1, you will discover […]

RG AUDIO 042217   Ruth 3:10-18 Unlike Naomi’s instructions for Ruth, to wait and see if Boaz was going to become her guardian-redeemer, we don’t have to wait. God has already settled the matter of our redemption. However, our story does not end with our redemption. Redemption is just one location on our journey with […]

RG AUDIO 042117   Ruth 3:1-9 The story of Ruth reaches its climax in chapter 3. Naomi decided the time was right to find a husband for Ruth. Boaz, as her closest unmarried relative, and as one who had already shown kindness and compassion to them, seemed an ideal choice. From our 21st-century perspective, it […]

RG AUDIO 042017   Ruth 2:14-23 Can you remember a time in your life when someone showed you kindness and favor? Maybe it was a kind word when you were feeling blue. Or, a gift you felt you didn’t deserve. Ruth had lost her husband and left her home of origin; she was now working […]

RG AUDIO 041917   Ruth 2:1-13 How often do we think of our labors in the kingdom of God as being richly rewarded? Sometimes we begin to believe that God’s plan for us is to be like Ruth gleaning in the fields to provide for Naomi and herself. We feel we are following far behind […]

RG AUDIO 041817   Ruth 1:15-22 Ruth was totally committed to Naomi. She was committed to traveling with her. She was committed to staying with her. She was committed to her family. She was committed to following Naomi’s God. Are we willing to go where God tells us to go, and stay where God tells […]

RG AUDIO 041717   Ruth 1:1-14 Naomi felt hopeless and alone due to the deaths of her husband and two sons. She felt that the Lord’s hand was turned against her. This hopelessness led to a loss of faith in her only true Redeemer. Yet God had a plan for her and was already putting […]

RG AUDIO 041617   Psalm 118:15-24 It is hard to imagine anything we can give God. After all, “The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it” (Psalm 24:1). But there are things we can give, things God wants and are within our power to give. Praise: […]