RG Audio 122321   Mark 14:1-9 I loved looking down the table at our church potluck and seeing everyone’s famous dishes. The best of everything. The woman that enters Simon’s house brings Jesus her most precious offering. She has been saving the perfume for her own burial and has to honor Jesus. She is compelled […]

RG Audio 122221   Matthew 17:1-9 Peter, James, and John follow Jesus up the mountain, Jesus becomes dazzling white, and Moses and Elijah join Him. Then they hear the voice of God: “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” (Matthew 17:5b). Those words cause the disciples […]

RG Audio 122121   Matthew 2:7-12 That Christmas Aimee’s parents had told her that there was no possible way she would get a Cabbage Patch Doll: the dolls were too expensive and hard to find. She had geared herself up to be thankful for whatever she was given, but there before her was a doll-shaped […]

RG Audio 122021   Matthew 2:1-6 When the wise men faced Herod with their astrological findings. They did not stop to think about how their quest would impact King Herod, or maybe they wanted to find the child beyond any other concern. The wise men quested after the child to honor Him. When King Herod […]

RG Audio 121921   Romans 5:15-21 We all faced an extremely difficult year in 2020. Some had more hardships to walk through than others, but the entire world faced a pandemic like hadn’t been seen in over 100 years. One single source, a virus, spread and created even more hardships. We were a world in […]

RG Audio 121821   2 John 1:1-8 How do we know if something or someone is authentic? Antique Roadshow was a popular television program that strived to do this for everyday people and the items they believed to be valuable. It was an interesting scene to see a variety of people lined up with such […]

RG Audio 121721   Luke 2:36-40 My family decided to adopt a puppy a few years ago. We ended up with a fluff-ball that is part Cavalier Spaniel and part Poodle. Ginger is smart and very friendly (I remind her that not everyone loves her as much as she loves them). Ginger is also a […]

RG Audio 121621   Luke 2:25-35 Waiting is not for the faint of heart. Ask any child this time of the year, and you will discover just how hard it is to wait. Remember your childhood and how long the month of December was? December was ages long. Now think of how December flies by! […]

RG Audio 121521   Luke 2:8-18 That dark night the shepherds were guarding their flocks from danger. The night was likely still and quiet—aside from the sounds of sheep. Suddenly, “An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified” (v. 9). Terrified is […]

RG Audio 121421   Matthew 1:18-25 Have you ever been convinced of something so much you were absolutely certain of the reality of your belief? A few years ago there was a debate on social media concerning a picture of a simple dress: was it white and gold or blue and black? Such radically different […]