RG AUDIO 022122   Matthew 25:1-13 Our fourth grade teacher announced, “Open your books to chapter 12 and begin reading. I have to step out for a few minutes. I will leave the door open. If I hear anything there will be consequences!” Thirty 9 and 10-year-olds opened our English books. A few turned their […]

RG AUDIO 022022   Revelation 19:4-9 Worshiping God is one of the most empowering experiences. One day at the church my husband was playing the piano and I began to sing. It was already late and we thought nobody would come to the service. While we sang, we felt God’s presence listening to our worship. […]

RG AUDIO 021922   Isaiah 61:5-11 The good news is well expressed in this chapter of Isaiah. We have been called priests and ministers to spread the good news to all the nations. What a privilege! And at the same time it is a responsibility. We have the call to come out of the darkness […]

RG AUDIO 021822   2 Peter 3:1-9 Our memories are built up with the stories and things that we keep repeating over and over. At the dinner table, we repeat stories to affirm the memories we have. We don’t want to forget our stories because they remind us of who we are. The younger ones […]

RG AUDIO 021722   Luke 14:16-24 The master and the servant are having a very interesting dynamic. His people were full of excuses and the servant reported the lame answers. I think the most powerful sentence is “then the master told his servant. . . .” It opens up the possibilities for everyone to come […]

RG AUDIO 021622   Matthew 24:36-42 I remember the days my parents had to go to a district gathering when I was little. Years ago in Mexico, the gathering was seven days of conventions and meetings full of activities for pastors and leaders. If I behaved like a good boy, I wanted them to return […]

RG AUDIO 021522   Matthew 22:8-14 We all know how embarrassing it can be if we attend an event without the proper attire. I prefer not to go. I don’t like dressing up, taking too much time shave and fix my hair, makeup, or find the right pair of shoes to wear; I find this […]

RG AUDIO 021422   Matthew 22:1-7 When I call my family to the table, they had better come or the food will get cold. I like them to come right away. If they don’t I feel like they don’t care about all the time I invested in that meal; that makes me angry. I cannot […]

RG AUDIO 021322   Jude 1:17-25 Nobody said this would be easy! Sometimes we assume that if we are having a hard time, are facing opposition, or are being sorely tempted, something is terribly wrong. Brother Jude is quite clear: divisions come; some folk follow their own natural instincts rather than the Holy Spirit; people […]

RG AUDIO 021222   2 Timothy 1:1-10 The relationship Paul had with Timothy was close, deeply formed by a mutual love and respect. Paul was a mentor and guide to the young man and became a model of service to Christ and His Church. I imagine that Timothy might have been a bit shy, even […]