RG AUDIO 092421   Psalm 25:1-10 God’s covenant story with humans in the early stages of the relationship, as described in Genesis, begins to take a deepening turn through the words of David in Psalm 25. Lasting, healthy relationships are built on trust. God’s relationship with us is no different. A former American leader was […]

RG AUDIO 092321   Genesis 9:8-17 I can remember enduring many consecutive days of rain, even to the point of flooding portions of our home on one occasion, but never 40 days in a row. Imagine what Noah and his family must have thought about halfway into that extended cruise. The storms were howling at […]

RG AUDIO 092221   Genesis 9:1-7 How do you know that someone cares for you? Hearing someone say they care may bring a measure of comfort. However, when we are on the receiving end of a tangible expression of God’s care, we feel it in a visceral way that words alone cannot match. The presence […]

RG AUDIO 092121   Genesis 6:9-22 Country music star, Vince Gill, had a hit a few years ago about a relationship that was in trouble. The plea was for the offender to be forgiven for the apparent ways in which he had let down his beloved. It went further to say that the problems were […]

RG AUDIO 092021   Genesis 6:1-8 One of the things I remember well about my childhood was an illustrated Bible storybook. The images of God were all big and powerful. It was easy to think of God in strong and wrathful terms, especially when it came to stories of disobedience. Thus, it was interesting to […]

RG AUDIO 091921   Psalm 50:12-23 In Psalm 50, God speaks clearly and plainly about His righteous anger towards sin. It’s hard sometimes to think of the anger of God, but we must realize that God hates sin because it destroys the creation He loves. God hates sin for what it does to you and […]

RG AUDIO 091821   2 Peter 3:8-13 The Lord is patient. The Lord wants all to come to repentance. These are beautiful, hope-filled, life-transforming truths. Yet often the world has the very opposite concept of God. They believe that God is angry with them, uncaring, unconcerned, unloving, unfaithful. Some even believe that God inflicts pain […]

RG AUDIO 091721   Romans 10:1-11 The cultural context in which Paul writes was inherently tricky. No matter how he approached the topic of piety and acts, someone would be upset. Doesn’t that sound familiar as we live in a day where it seems everyone can be easily offended? Paul offers a correction: Christ is […]

RG AUDIO 091621   Acts 4:1-12 Christ is our only salvation. His death and His resurrection make a way for salvation—a salvation that is found in no one else. Without Christ’s work, there is no path to salvation for anybody. Eternal life comes through accepting Christ, and only Christ, as our Savior. Our beautiful Wesleyan […]

RG AUDIO 091521   Matthew 27:15-26 Pilate’s custom was to release a prisoner. His wife urged him to release Jesus. Even after the crowd calls for Barabbas to be released, Pilate offers a way out to Jesus. Pilate seems torn, trying to find a way to release Jesus. Finally, resolutely, Pilate washes his hands, declaring […]