RG AUDIO 041721   Acts 16:25-34 Paul and Silas were not superheroes. These men of God were being punished for sharing the gospel. They were not in prison for taking a life, or stealing, or some crime that one should serve time in prison. Paul and Silas saw this prison as a place they could […]

RG AUDIO 041621   Mark 9:17-27 What helplessness the father must have felt! Helplessness can lead to hopelessness. For the believer, God can do all things. Jesus was asked to take pity on the boy and do what He could for him. The father’s faith was weak. Was he hoping to control the severe outbursts […]

RG AUDIO 041521   Genesis 50:14-21 When you have wronged someone, intentionally or unintentionally, someone needs to make the first move to bring reconciliation. There must be a time of “clearing the air” to move forward. Joseph had reason to punish his brothers. After all they had teased him, humiliated him, sold him into slavery, […]

RG AUDIO 041421   Romans 8:33-39 Most of us desire to accomplish something and make a difference each day. We never want to see the ordinary and the routine of life as something that does not matter. In God’s perspective everything that matters to us, matters to Him. What concerns us is never too small, […]

RG AUDIO 041321   Romans 8:26-32 Have you ever been in a situation where you were choosing up sides? Everyone looks around hoping not to be the person who will be picked last. This situation causes some to feel less valuable than others. Even against such a backdrop, some then try to do their best […]

RG AUDIO 041221   Romans 8:18-25 It seems that waiting is something most people do not like to do. Waiting requires patience as things we cannot control override what we hope to become a reality. Time spent waiting is not in vain, however. Romans 8 talks about an expectation we have when we see that […]

RG AUDIO 041121   Hebrews 9:7-15 In the days of the temple, the high priest entered the Holy of Holies once a year to sprinkle blood for the pardon of sins. While the sacrifices brought forgiveness, they did not bring transformation. The writer of Hebrews points to Jesus as a better version of the sacrifice. […]

RG AUDIO 041021   2 Corinthians 3:1-8 Sometimes I drive the speed limit. Sometimes I don’t. I know what the law says, but the law does not always convince me to make the wisest choice. Speed limit laws, while necessary, have yet to change my heart. This is the struggle with trying to live by […]

RG AUDIO 040921   Titus 3:1-11 Washed and renewed. Cleansed and made new. Not because of the good things we have done, but because of the mercy of God. This is who our God is: a saving and merciful God. A God who is on our side. A God who dwells in us by the […]

RG 040821   Galatians 5:22—6:10 Sometimes it is easy to think of the work of God in the past tense. We have been forgiven. We have been set free. We have been made new. The work of God, however, is not something that happens only in the past. Keeping in step with the Spirit suggests […]