RG AUDIO 042222   Acts 17:1-9 The Jewish leaders were displaying jealousy and pride. It doesn’t sound like they were very good leaders. A good leader is honest and self-controlled. These Jewish leaders needed to hear Paul’s future message telling the Galatians (Galatians 5:22-23) that if they would allow the Holy Spirit to control their […]

RG AUDIO 042122   Acts 16:33-40 Would you believe it if I told you that a local prison guard invited two prisoners to his home? Not only did the jailer in Acts 18 invite prisoners into his home, he fed them and washed their wounds as well. Do you think the prison guard’s family wanted […]

RG AUDIO 042022   Acts 16:25-32 At first, Paul probably felt sorry for the poor possessed slave girl, but he got impatient when she repeatedly announced their arrival. She was giving away the “punch line” to their good news message and she just would not stop. Paul got frustrated and lashed out . . . […]

RG AUDIO 041922   Acts 16:11-24 In Acts 16, we are told how the Lord opened Lydia’s heart to respond to the gospel. It sounds as if she had already been worshiping God before this meeting of Paul and his traveling companions with the group of women gathered outside the city gate. Something special happens […]

RG AUDIO 041822   Acts 16:1-10 It is part of the human experience to have a travel schedule that does not go as planned. It can be frustrating to have our plans changed without our consent. In simply trying to get from point A to point B, we are often delayed in traffic, stuck in […]

RG AUDIO 041722   1 Corinthians 15:51-58 Paul pens the phrase “a holy mystery.” Then he describes this wondrous day where believers, both dead and alive, shall be changed in an instant. I confess that at times I struggle when I imagine this day. It seems so fantastical. I can only paint a picture in […]

RG AUDIO 041622   Matthew 12:15-21 “The nations” calls to mind a great diversity of thought, practices, experiences, appearances, and expectations. We observe regularly how people allow diversity to divide them, instead of bringing them together. Yet, the Bible repeatedly assures us that all nations will be unified around Christ. How can this be? As […]

RG AUDIO 041522   Matthew 28:1-10 In Matthew 28, women watched Jesus die. They watched Him be buried. They hadn’t left Him until it was all finished. It had happened, just as Jesus had said it would. At dawn after the Sabbath, they did not hesitate. They headed to the tomb. What would they find […]

RG AUDIO 041422   Psalm 141:1-8 It is not uncommon to hear Christians encourage one another with the words, “The Lord will go before you!” In Psalm 141, David asks God to guard his mouth, to help him control his desires, and to bring people to keep him in line. He is aware of the […]

RG AUDIO 041322   Psalm 116:13-19 What can I return to the Lord for all of His goodness? How can I repay Him? That desire is strong, but it is foolishness, as well. A small child receives a gift from their parents, a treasure she desperately hoped for. She unwraps it, hugs it to her […]