RG AUDIO 041222   Psalm 116:7-12 You may recall a moment where you were in desperate need and God showed up! However, we are not just pulled out of our troubles to sit in the resulting brokenness. We are not rescued to stay surrounded in the shadow of death, but to walk, head held high, […]

RG AUDIO 041122   Psalm 116:1-6 I came to worship that night, empty. The job I’d hoped for had fallen through, as had dozens before it. I’d had plans which had been ruined. I’d had dreams which had been diverted. I was miserable. I sat there, speechless, prayer-less. What would I say to God anyway? […]

RG AUDIO 041022   Acts 4:1-12 Much of the world was annoyed because of Jesus. After the healing of a lame man outside the church door, Peter and John were preaching the gospel, especially the promise of the resurrection. This aggravated the priests, the temple’s captain, and, of course, the Sadducees. You see, the Sadducees […]

RG AUDIO 040922   John 1:1-9 Jesus was born into a world that was dark with sin. The first chapter of Romans paints the picture of all the ungodliness of the day. Jesus was “the light” we read about in the beginning of John’s gospel. John the Baptist was the forerunner. He came to pave […]

RG AUDIO 040822   Proverbs 4:10-18 Nothing is more beautiful than a sunset, except maybe, a sunrise. When I was a summer youth pastor in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, my fiancé (now my wife) came down for a visit. Early one morning we set out in the dark and headed to the beach to watch the […]

RG AUDIO 040722   Psalm 118:22-29 As a teenager, I watched our neighborhood in East Atlanta become rougher by the week. One Friday night the neighbors next door got out of control to the point that someone called the police. My sister, brother, and I turned out our lights and got on our knees in […]

RG AUDIO 040622   Psalm 118:15-21 In an early pastorate, I preached on “the carnal nature,” gave an altar call, and several believers were sanctified wholly. One young man stood and gloriously testified, “God delivered me tonight from that ‘carmel nation!’” The Lord knew his heart and understood his exclamation of victory. It’s always a […]

RG AUDIO 040522   Psalm 118:8-14 While FaceTiming with our three-year old granddaughter, Lyric, she sang a little song for us about bringing home a baby bumblebee which finally “stings” her and we all laughed. But that was just a song. A bee sting is no laughing matter, especially when there’s a swarm of them! […]

RG AUDIO 040422   Psalm 118:1-7 Here, sandwiched between the shortest and the longest psalms, is Psalm 118, probably that of a king who expresses his gratitude to God not only for victory over his enemies but also for sparing his own life. “The Lord” or “Yahweh” is mentioned twenty-seven times in this psalm because […]

RG AUDIO 040322   Philippians 1:18-26 There have been people over the years who have shared how they want to get out of this world so they can be with Jesus. There is a frustration in them about having to stick around here on earth. Paul speaks into this tension in Philippians 1 to the […]