RG Audio 052222   2 John 1:1-13 Love is the defining characteristic of one who follows Jesus. When we love God, we obey Him. Love is not motivated by fear or legalism, but by relationship. True followers of Jesus live out of love, and that those who are actively working against Jesus (antichrist) are not […]

RG Audio 052122   Philippians 3:12-21 Paul has a pretty despicable past, he was well known for murdering Christians before becoming one himself. It would be easy to allow those choices to haunt him. To replay them over and over again, but here in Philippians 3, we find him choosing instead to look forward. He’s […]

RG Audio 052022   2 Corinthians 3:7-18 There are times where it feels like the Christian faith is one of prohibitions. So often we focus on what we can’t do, or what we lose, with a great rigidity. This hyper-focus often extends to others as well, what they can’t do or shouldn’t do. It becomes […]

RG Audio 051922   Romans 12:1-8 We often think of worship as a dedicated time and place, usually pertaining to music. Romans 12 tells us that our bodies and lives are an act of worship to God. The text goes on to detail how all of us have been given different gifts. We are to […]

RG Audio 051822   Acts 26:19-32 When we first started planting a church, people thought we were out of our minds. We left well paying jobs, trusting that the God who called us would be faithful to provide for us. We had this confidence that we were called, and so despite the accusations, we went. […]

RG Audio 051722   Acts 26:12-18 Paul’s conversion story is spectacular. A bright light, a voice from heaven, and a complete transformation on the road. It’s the type of conversion that might leave some of us wondering if our conversion is all that special. I have always loved Jesus, as long as I can remember. […]

RG Audio 051622   Acts 26:1-11 Acknowledging our past can be a difficult thing for some of us to do, especially a past before Jesus. Paul knew this well. Paul’s past was filled with legalistically following the law, and persecuting Christians. He says in verse 11, “I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I […]

RG Audio 051522   Acts 21:27-36 I used to think everyone loved a pastor—until I became one! In one church, it came to my attention that one of our teen teachers had been involved in something immoral. Calling him and his wife into my study just before Sunday School, I relieved him of his duties. […]

RG Audio 051422   Acts 21:17-26 Looking back over four decades of full time pastoral ministry, there are many things I remember, but a few I’ve forgotten. I don’t remember all the special offerings. I cannot tell you every evangelist and what they preached when they visited. I can’t recall the games won by our […]

RG Audio 051322   Acts 21:10-16 Paul always listened for the Spirit before he acted. In Acts 21, he is headed to Jerusalem but everyone is warning him of potential danger. Paul, however, was ready to die, if necessary, for His Lord and Savior. Growing up in Atlanta, we lived in a duplex owned by […]