RG AUDIO 040517   Matthew 18:21-35 Jesus told His followers a story to illustrate the reciprocal obligation of forgiveness. The story is of a servant who was forgiven an immense debt by his master, but who refused to forgive his fellow servant who owed him a much smaller amount. The unforgiving servant was condemned for […]

RG AUDIO 040417   Matthew 11:20-30 Growing up the son of a carpenter, Jesus would have been familiar with making and using yokes. Yokes are those bow-shaped wooden beams typically used to harness oxen for plowing, pulling heavy loads, and turning millstones to grind grain. The yoke had to be made smooth and was designed […]

RG AUDIO 040317   Luke 23:26-46 Luke’s account of the crucifixion of Jesus is powerfully personal. We meet real people: Soldiers callously going about their grisly duty; Simon of Cyrene, suddenly thrust under Christ’s cross and forced to carry it; and two criminals, who were crucified beside Him. One of the criminals even joined in […]

RG AUDIO 040217   Proverbs 9:1-12 My grandmother had a plaque hanging in her kitchen that read: “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is the best.” I must have read those words more than a thousand times growing up. Somehow that simple little quote pushed me […]

RG AUDIO 040117   Job 19:21-29 Do you remember memorizing your multiplication tables in the days before math became so complicated? It took time and practice. The easiest part for me was memorizing the fives: 5 times 1 equals 5, 5 times 2 equals 10, and so on. It came so easily. Pretty soon, it […]

RG AUDIO 033117   1 Corinthians 16:5-19 Have you seen The Sandlot? A kid nicknamed Smalls moves to a new neighborhood and meets a group of kids who really love baseball. They play every day. Smalls cannot play well. Some of the boys aren’t too anxious to accept him. Smalls sees his opportunity when they […]

RG AUDIO 033017   Romans 11:11-24 At seven years old, I prayed my very first prayer. It was something like: “Okay God, if you’re really real please help me to learn to ride my bike today. And, if you do, I will always believe in you and follow you.” Now, I wouldn’t suggest bargaining with […]

RG AUDIO 032917   Acts 17:10-15 Have you ever baked cupcakes with a group of children? Once the cupcakes are baked, the children cannot wait to frost and decorate them. However, if you begin before the cupcakes cool, you usually end up with a melted mess. Once they are ready, they can be decorated and […]

RG AUDIO 032817   Acts 17:1-9 Have you ever seen a movie in 3-D? If you do not wear the special glasses, all the images look blurry and distorted. However, when you put on the glasses, you see an incredible picture. The screen comes alive. It provides a completely new perspective. In Thessalonica, the Jews […]

RG AUDIO 032717   Matthew 26:57-68 Every summer evening the neighborhood kids would gather for a game of “Truth, Dare, Double Dare, Promise or Repeat.” The game was geared to get people to take risky dares. The standard dare involved dear Mrs. Burns. You had to go up the steps, ring her doorbell, and run […]