RG AUDIO 050721   Ephesians 2:1-10 I’ve played drums since my school days, marched in college, and taught percussion, both as a private instructor and at various public schools. Beyond these experiences, I have started building drums. Once you have the shell, you must choose and add the hardware. Measurements must be taken (twice), holes […]

RG AUDIO 050621   1 John 2:15-25 Have you ever watched someone and thought, “that looks easy!” No matter what it is he or she is doing, if you aren’t familiar with the steps involved you can be mesmerized by the ease with which the task is performed. Are you ever tempted to think that […]

RG AUDIO 050521   1 Peter 1:13:23 My youngest son loved the train table at preschool; every school day he would play there. It wasn’t long, however, before the teacher would call students over to a different table for the lesson. He would be the last to comply as he looked at the train table, […]

RG AUDIO 050421   Romans 11:28—12:2 Have you ever called out for mercy? One of the immediate images that comes to my mind is wrestling. My nephew has been a heavyweight wrestler for several years now; he went all the way to the state championship wrestling meet twice. If you have ever watched this sport, […]

RG AUDIO 050321   Romans 11:17-27 Gardeners can use grafting as a method to propagate new plants. It isn’t new. Grafting can be traced back as far as ancient China and Mesopotamia. Grafting is an artificial process of propagation. The new plant that grows from the bud will be exactly like the plant it came […]

RG AUDIO 050221   Hebrews 13:1-8 The world we live in is upside down. What was once considered wrong, is now up for debate. Up is down and left is right. Truth often is considered intolerance. God’s Word is in constant danger of being silenced and considered irrelevant. His people are seen as intolerant. The […]

RG AUDIO 050121   Matthew 5:13-20 Jesus spoke of the light of a city on a hill, a powerful image then and now. We have all driven through town at night and seen the twinkling lights of houses sparkling in the darkness. The points of light stand in stark contrast to the darkness that surrounds […]

RG AUDIO 043021   Matthew 10:29-42 As Jesus prepared the twelve disciples to go out in His name and minister, He gave them this instruction, “Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 10:39). Jesus challenged His disciples, and us as well, to not […]

RG AUDIO 042921   Deuteronomy 30:11-20 Prestige is king in our culture. We often judge others, and ourselves, by the status of our careers, income, neighborhood, or even our position in the church. Too often we equate status with value. The higher the status, the higher the value we give someone, and vice versa. Paul […]

RG AUDIO 042821   Deuteronomy 30:11-20 “Why isn’t God blessing me?” At times of frustration, this is a question we often ask ourselves. We hit rough times and wonder if God has forgotten us. We find ourselves doing an inner inventory of what we are doing, or not doing, in our lives. Are we doing […]