RG AUDIO 060122   Acts 4:5-12 Salvation is found in no one else but Jesus! He was crucified by a sinful system and world, but God raised Him from the dead! These words must be shouted from the rooftops, proclaimed in our streets, in our workplaces, our churches, and our neighborhoods! Amazingly, it took two […]

RG Audio 053122   Psalm 45:1-7 We want God to defend us, fight for us, clear a path for us (God can and will!). Yet, God wants us to pursue and love truth, humility, justice, and righteousness. God is the God of covenant, to the end. All too often, Christian people want to parse through […]

RG Audio 053022   Hebrews 1:1—2:4 Prophets have a spotty history of effectiveness. It is hard to know which prophets we ought to listen to. That is not to cheapen the call of a prophet. The prophets had critical roles of articulating God’s activity in the world, calling sin out, warning of the consequence of […]

RG Audio 052922   1 Peter 4:1-11 One snowy afternoon, I saw a husky playing. He jumped and rolled and bounded through the white piles, tail wagging happily. One couldn’t see this pup and not see that this was a snow dog, for sure! I couldn’t help but wonder, does this dog sense that he […]

RG Audio 052822   1 Peter 3:13-22 It may feel that in present days we are more challenged to defend our faith than ever before. Yet, more Christians than ever express that either they don’t know what to say, or they see very little point in saying anything. “No one ever changes their mind, anyway,” […]

RG Audio 052722   2 Timothy 2:20-26 False teachers and prophets were a danger to the early believers as they worked tirelessly to establish the Church. Instructions and direction had to be thorough. Even with good guidance, people were apt to believe all manner of twisted gospel. So too, today anyone may preach a convincing […]

RG Audio 052622   Ephesians 5:8-20 Often when a Christian leader suffers a moral failure in the public eye, many will proclaim, “There but for the grace of God, go I!” I understand the sentiment. Moments like those will bring to mind just how deep the chasm of depravity goes and brings up within us […]

RG Audio 052522   Acts 9:32-43 For 8 years, Aeneas lay still, paralyzed, bedridden. He watched life continue on around him. He observed the comings and goings of others, but he remained stuck. Life was passing him by. Tabitha had been living life, giving lavishly for the good of others. She practiced what she preached […]

RG Audio 052422   Acts 28:23-31 We have all witnessed arguments which are fruitless from the beginning. They take place all around us: on social media, at a family gathering, around the company coffee pot. A point is raised and a counter point is given, but no one shifts from their starting position. Emotions are […]

RG Audio 052322   Acts 28:16-22 Paul stands before the local Jewish leaders in Rome. He is granted the favor of an audience and the blessing of their curiosity. However, his motivation for that meeting proves to be quite a bit more than just proving he is a decent human being. As he states his […]