RG030322   Psalm 42:6-11 You are a work in progress. We may come to God broken or weary with our souls downcast, and yet we are drawn to the One who is holy and faithful. Admittedly, there will be days when doubts and frustrations seem to outweigh our faith. We must remember that our God […]

RG030222   Psalm 42:1-5 As we mature in our faith, we experience seasons for growth. These valleys of dark shadows are lean times where problems seem to outnumber solutions. During times of personal lament, we may experience loneliness, heartache, or defeat. We literally cry out to God when no one else is around. Do you […]

RG030122   Psalm 63:6-11 For those of us who have experienced sleepless nights, we know what tension and worry can do to our bodies. The assault of our imaginations can bring about sleeplessness, stress, and fatigue. In Psalm 63, David is under attack and his enemy is seeking to destroy him. David is a mighty […]

RG AUDIO 022822   Psalm 63:1-5 Your prayers count. But what if your soul is as dry as an old sponge? As we crack open Psalm 63, David voices what we all experience from time to time: a spiritually dry season. “I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and […]

RG AUDIO 022722   Proverbs 3:1-8 Researchers found that our minds make decisions in two ways: fast and slow. Fast decision making is characterized by habit, instinct, intuition, and emotion. These are split second decisions we make without conscious thought. The second is slow thinking. It requires conscious thought, focus, energy, and reasoning. Most of […]

RG AUDIO 022622   Acts 17:10-15 Paul’s early mission to the ancient northern Greek kingdom of Macedonia had met with mixed success. There were the notable successes: Lydia and the Philippian jailer and their households; there were new believers, some Jewish and “a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women” at […]

RG AUDIO 022522   Mark 13:28-37 Fig trees are aggressive and prolific, they are among the first to set new growth in the spring. They are early harbingers of a fruitful new year. It is no wonder that the Jews chose figs as symbols to decorate their Temple and the garments of their high priest. […]

RG AUDIO 022422   Matthew 25:31-46 The scene is a vast judgement hall. Jesus, “the Son of Man,” appears in His divine glory with all His angels. He is seated on a glorious throne to judge all nations, literally all humanity. He divides them into two groups “as a shepherd separates the sheep from the […]

RG AUDIO 022322   Matthew 25:22-30 The unprofitable servant in Jesus’ “Parable of the Bags of Gold” or “Parable of the Talents” in Matthew 25 sought to justify his inaction by what he describes as the harsh nature of his master. Ralph Earle noted about the man’s excuse, “If he knew his master was so […]

RG AUDIO 022222   Matthew 25:14-21 In Jesus’ parable of the “bags of gold” or “talents” there are two types of people: a “master” and his “servants.” They are all men, but of very different positions and authority. The master owns everything, from the gold to the servants. The servants bring nothing but their response […]