RG Audio 120321   John 10:1-9 Imagine visiting someone’s house, but instead of entering through the front door you climb through a window. I doubt many of us would do that. Now suppose you looked out your window and saw someone entering a neighbor’s house through a window. I’m sure you would be alarmed. In […]

RG Audio 120221   Ezekiel 34:9-16 Several years ago, while vacationing, I was shopping with my four-year-old daughter. She let go of my hand, I looked down, and she was gone. I didn’t panic because it had just been a moment. But as seconds turned into minutes my heart began to sink and panic overtook […]

RG Audio 120121   Genesis 12:1-9 We all have networks of friends. Sometimes these groups overlap, but more often than not we have autonomous groups of friends that rarely, if ever, interact.  God designed us to be friends with both believers and unbelievers. He called us to be a light while we are careful to […]

RG AUDIO 113021   Genesis 3:8-16 From the beginning, God established enduring hope found only in Christ. God knew there would be evil and the subsequent fall of mankind. In God’s sovereign provision, He is the Savior that provides hope for redemption from the penalty of sin. As we look forward to celebrating the expectation […]

RG AUDIO 112921   Jeremiah 23:1-8 Perhaps you have had a child or friend wronged. Your immediate response is it to defend your loved one. Perhaps you have been wronged. Maybe others have falsely accused you of something that hurt your reputation. In fact, it may feel like the world is against you. In those […]

RG AUDIO 112821   Colossians 3:1-13 On this first Sunday of Advent, the people of God are called to begin anew the journey from the manger to Pentecost. We need this reminder every year to slow down and put our priorities in order. We wait for the light of Christ to come into the world. […]

RG AUDIO 112721   Genesis 50:12-21 Joseph had already forgiven his brothers for their efforts to kill him. He wept when they reconciled. They buried their father together as a family. There was just one problem: the brothers could not forgive themselves. They knew how evil their thoughts and intentions had been. They could not […]

RG AUDIO 112621   Genesis 50:1-11 While at the end of my first year in seminary, my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer, which he had valiantly fought for years. In one of the hardest decisions of my life, I withdrew from classes for the next year and headed back to my parents’ home to […]

RG AUDIO 112521   Psalm 86:1-10 Christ followers are familiar with the praises, “Our God is faithful! God is good! God loves us!” While we believe these truths in our heads, at times we doubt. When walking through illness, relationship difficulties, or financial problems, we may question if God really is good. God understands our […]

RG AUDIO 112421   Genesis 45:1-9 Sometimes we see things better in hindsight. We have all experienced difficulties in life. In the middle of a crisis it may be impossible to see the hand of God working in the circumstances. In those long years of separation from his family, Joseph had learned that God was […]