RG AUDIO 072122   Hebrews 13:11-21 The task of being people of peace can seem really daunting. Peace is a big word and an even bigger concept, and in today’s world it can seem incredibly countercultural. How do we even know where to start? How do we know that we are doing it right? Is […]

RG AUDIO 072022   Hebrews 13:1-8 I had the experience of working in refugee camps a few years ago. We would usually go in the afternoons around lunch time, and so often I would find myself in an unknown tent, surrounded by children I had only met that morning, eating a spread of food seemingly […]

RG AUDIO 071922   Hebrews 12:9-17 Over and over in the Bible we are reminded that we are supposed to be a people set apart. In our words and our actions, the way we interact with each other—every aspect of our lives is supposed to be a reflection of the radical kingdom of God. In […]

RG AUDIO 071822   Hebrews 12:1-8 There is a lot in life to trip us up in our faith journey. Life can be so hard, full of tragedies and frustrations that tempt us to throw in the towel at any given opportunity. However, we are not left alone in our temptations; God has given us […]

RG AUDIO 071722   1 Peter 1:13-23 Again we hear the words: Stand firm in your faith. To stand firm means to “come to a final decision” or to place your hope on the grace to come when Jesus Christ is revealed. This is the grace that allows us to stand confidently in His presence. […]

RG AUDIO 071622   1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 We can be too late. A house cannot be prepared to stand in the hurricane while in the midst of the storm. You cannot study for an exam when the exam is on the desk in front of you. You cannot keep an appointment if you leave after […]

RG AUDIO 071522   Colossians 1:15-23 The story is told of Thermopylae where the Persians, the most powerful army at the time (480 CE) were attacking Greece when it was not yet the great empire known in history. By all odds the Greeks were doomed. The Greeks fought bravely and were winning until a traitor […]

RG AUDIO 071422   Ephesians 2:11-22 When Paul contrasts the Gentiles and Jews, he concludes that there must be unity in the church because Jesus has removed all barriers. Gentiles are no longer foreigners but full members in the family of God. The foreigner is one who lives in a place but is not considered […]

RG AUDIO 071322   Hebrews 10:32-39 In the face of the horrible first century persecution in the Roman Empire, the temptation for Jewish Christians was to retreat back to the safety of the Jewish community. But there, in safety from persecution, the gospel of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection was rejected. The temptation was great, […]

RG AUDIO 071222   Hebrews 10:26-31 We hear many stories of people who reject the love of another: parent/child, husband/wife, friends. Believers are warned to not reject the love of God and therefore deliberately turn away from the redemptive work of the Messiah. If one turns away from God’s love demonstrated in Jesus, there is […]