RG AUDIO 090421   1 Timothy 4:1-6 When Paul told Timothy, “For everything God created is good,” it would have been a reminder of the creation poem found in Genesis 1, where God created everything and called it good. God created humans and called us very good. All people are created in the image of […]

RG AUDIO 090321   John 15:1-8 Jesus’s words to His disciples would have reminded them of the scriptures that taught them that Israel was the vine in which God planted (Psalm 80:8-9; Hosea 10:1). Israel was called to be a vine that would produce good fruit for God. However, they did not produce good fruit, […]

RG AUDIO 090221   Genesis 2:16-25 Adam and Eve felt no shame. They did not believe they were flawed and broken, unworthy of love, or unworthy of belonging. They were whole. Adam and Eve were loved, and they knew love. They belonged in the family of God, with the Father dwelling with them in the […]

RG AUDIO 090121   Genesis 2:7-15 Adam was called to work the garden of Eden, to take care of it.  The Hebrew word for “work” (abad) means to till or cultivate.  Adam was called to be a caretaker of what God had given him: the garden of Eden. By cultivating the garden, every living thing […]

RG AUDIO 083121   Genesis 1:24-31 God created each of us in His image to rule and reign for Him. Adam was called to rule over “every living thing that moves on the ground” (Genesis 1:28). We are created to rule and reign as God’s stewards, helping creation to flourish according to His design. We […]

RG AUDIO 083021   Genesis 1:1-10 The Hebrew word for “good” in Genesis 1:10 is tov. Tov is a small, but an explosive word. Tov is the word God calls light, water, seeds, day/night, and animals after creation. Human beings are described as “very good.” God says that anything that functions in a way to […]

RG AUDIO 082921   Luke 12:35-43 “Are you ready?” Those three words form one of the more loaded questions in any relationship. It can be an innocent inquiry by a spouse or parent when the time comes to leave for school or work, or a terse question expressing impatience and frustration. It can be a […]

RG AUDIO 082821   John 4:1-14 Mahalia Jackson was an influential gospel singer and civil rights activist for over 40 years, with a dozen million-selling songs. Known as the Queen of Gospel, she was the first gospel singer to perform at Carnegie Hall, and sang in front of thousands on the day Martin Luther King, […]

RG AUDIO 082721   Isaiah 55:1-9 I have a morning routine that many may share. I’m not talking about Bible reading and prayer, though I too practice that important daily discipline to begin each day. But it also seems my body will make its way into the kitchen before the sun gets very high to […]

RG AUDIO 082621   Revelation 22:8-21 Funeral service completed; family members made their way to a dining room near the kitchen for lunch prepared by church volunteers. Needing help carrying the savory dishes to the serving table, the youth pastor, who assisted with the eulogy before the senior pastor’s sermon, realized this and immediately reached […]