RG Audio 051222   Acts 21:1-9 Not long ago, our church graciously gave us a six-week sabbatical. We used the first week to fly to Florida and meet our son and his family at Disney World. We flew back to Indianapolis, regrouped, and headed out again, this time on the road. We visited family in […]

RG Audio 051122   Acts 20:32-38 While traveling from Philippi to Troas, Paul’s ship stopped at Miletus to unload and receive cargo. Taking advantage of his time there, Paul invited the leaders of the church at Ephesus to travel thirty miles to Miletus to meet with him. Preaching a pastoral message to these elders, the […]

RG Audio 051022   Acts 20:22-31 2020 was a rough year for all. In the early days of the pandemic, I landed in a hospital while on vacation! We were visiting our son and his family in Virginia, when I realized I was in trouble. With the “no visitors” policy, I was dropped off at […]

RG Audio 050922   Acts 20:17-21 Years ago I heard an evangelist proclaim that we are good at a lot of things, but not repentance. It seems that some will testify to being saved from their sins and even to being sanctified wholly, all the while harboring some form of unrepentance deep within their hearts. […]

RG Audio 050822   Acts 8:26-35 In Acts 8, Phillip obeyed the promptings of the Holy Spirit to bring the gospel to an African dignitary while riding in a chariot. God used this cross-cultural encounter to bring the good news to the continent of Africa. Today, God continues to empower us to share our faith […]

RG Audio 050722   Acts 8:9-21 God wants to bring a complete work of His redemptive love into every heart. Our hearts yearn for what is real, pure, and powerful. There are times in our daily prayers we might confess, “I desire what You have for me. Put me where You will, God, and fill […]

RG Audio 050622   Acts 8:1-8 Acts 8 opens with the stoning of Stephen. The first martyr’s death sent shock waves through the church in Jerusalem. Did the church hunker down and wait for the violence to die down? Oh no! The Christians left Jerusalem running for their lives and scattered all over the world. […]

RG Audio 050522   Isaiah 11:1-10 Jesse’s youngest son, David, was a shepherd boy who later became King of Israel. His life was anointed. It is through David we experience the heart of a poet when we read Psalms. He was a strong leader in battle and at times a fallen individual who relied upon […]

RG Audio 050422   Jonah 3:1-10 The Old Testament word for loving-kindness is hesed. Hesed love is a Hebrew term that has two pillars. Pillar one: God’s hesed love includes justice, mercy, and compassion. In this extreme story, God shows loving-kindness for all Gentile men and women living in Nineveh. The Bible teaches that God […]

RG Audio 050322   Acts 19:11-20 Luke provides a description of an incredibly unique time in the Church. There were extraordinary accounts of healing and deliverance from evil spirits. The power of the Holy Spirit was unleashed and as a result, new believers purged their valuable sorcery paraphernalia. Although these were days of powerful miracles, […]