RG Audio 050222   Acts 19:1-10 Paul invested two years of his life discipling believers in Ephesus. In its infancy, the Church was called “the Way,” and church planting was just getting started at Ephesus. Acts 19 describes the Holy Spirit descending upon disciples who had only received the baptism of John. As Paul was […]

RG Audio 050122   Matthew 10:16-23 Following Jesus is not a promise of a life of ease. In fact, Jesus is clear that we will face hardship. The message in Matthew 10 was spoken to particular people, at a particular time. A time when they knew that following Jesus would lead to hardship. The promise […]

RG AUDIO 043022   1 Thessalonians 2:7-16 Growing up, we were taught to refer to the adults in our church with familial language. Aunt and uncle are the titles I remember the most; it was a way for us to be respectful while also understanding that our relationships with people in the church were different. […]

RG AUDIO 042922   Ephesians 4:7-16 Learning to hold our tongue is a measure of maturity. We often teach our children that there is an appropriate time to speak, and appropriate times to be quiet. In Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus he connects speaking the truth in love with spiritual maturity. This seems […]

RG AUDIO 042822   2 Corinthians 13:1-10 It would be safe to say that none of us like being called out about our sin. We squirm, justify, or even hide to try to escape the reprimand. In this text Paul is reprimanding the church in Corinth. A repeated sin that they keep struggling with is […]

RG AUDIO 042722   Acts 18:18-28 Having a community of faith is important. We often over emphasize the personal component of a relationship with Christ, but this passage is a great example of why being together is important. Apollo was a man who learned about, and chose to follow, Jesus. Because of the community of […]

RG AUDIO 042622   Acts 18:9-17 The place of judgement where Paul was placed on trial is still in Corinth. There is a post of stone where Paul would have been chained, as those who placed him on trial would have looked down to find fault with him. It’s a sobering location, and it would […]

RG AUDIO 042522   Acts 18:1-8 We often think of Paul as a great evangelist who spread the gospel to the many places he went. Because of our thinking of him as a hero, we often forget about the struggle. Not everyone listened to Paul’s preaching. He went week after week into the synagogue to […]

RG AUDIO 042422   Acts 17:18-28 Curious people are open to hearing other opinions and ideas—sometimes purely for the joy of learning about another culture, person, ritual, or principle. It is humbling when you learn that there are many more viewpoints other than your own and it is a gift to another when you focus […]

RG AUDIO 042322   Acts 17:10-17 Acts 17 tells us that the Berean people were open-minded and willing to listen to Paul and Silas’ teaching, but they did not just blindly accept everything they heard. They checked it against the scriptures every day. Many of the people in Paul’s day could not read. They were […]