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Accept God’s Cleansing Way
RG AUDIO 112917 Isaiah 12:21-31 My mother is a great believer in bleach. Bleach kills bacteria, mold, all that yucky stuff you don’t want part of your life. A clean house requires thorough cleaning,...
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Irrefutable Evidence
RG AUDIO 113017 Acts 4:8-22 The sceptic’s axiom, “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” certainly fits the scene in Acts 4. The day before, Peter and John had healed a lame beggar “in...
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The Universal Message
RG AUDIO 120117 Acts 13:26-41 Science fiction authors come up with clever ways to get around the alien language problem. Douglas Adams’ satirical The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy had the Babel...
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Repentance Without Regret
RG AUDIO 120217 2 Corinthians 7:5-16 The apostle Paul had a rocky relationship with the church in Corinth. He helped found the church while on his second missionary journey (see Acts 18). The New...
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Hallelujah Chorus
RG AUDIO 120317 Psalm 146:1-10 Over the last 25 years, the late Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” has become a standard performed when a somber tone is needed in a “spiritual, but not religious” sort...
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An Open Invitation
RG AUDIO 120417 Isaiah 49:1-13 I recently received one of the most unusual invitations I have ever received. “Come join us for a meal, along with several people from another faith tradition. Please...
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Never Forgotten
RG AUDIO 120517 Isaiah 49:1-13 I recently received one of the most unusual invitations I have ever received. “Come join us for a meal, along with several people from another faith tradition. Please...
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This Is God’s Work
RG AUDIO 120617 Acts 3:1-13 God often works with and through the servants of God. When a sermon “works.” When a pastor’s prayer is answered, beyond anyone’s expectations. When a believer leads a...
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What Will We Get?
RG AUDIO 120717 Acts 3:14-26 Christmas brings great anticipation to the hearts of children. They are sometimes quick to ask, “What will you get me for Christmas?” We all love to receive gifts that we...
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Contagious Grace
RG AUDIO 120817 Acts 3:45-52 Over the last several years, I have come to a deep appreciation for the remarkable movements of the Holy Spirit that seem to spring up spontaneously in various places...
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Midnight Songs
RG AUDIO 120917 Acts 16:22-32 It is not unusual for the midnight hour to be described as “deep darkness.” That is the time when daylight is long gone, and not to occur again for hours. It is often...
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Praise Anyway
RG AUDIO 121017 Psalm 42:1-11 Difficult times are hard. Difficult times as we approach the celebration of Christmas seem to magnify in their impact on us. Many people find the Christmas holiday to be...
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Coworkers With God
RG AUDIO 121117 Isaiah 61:1-11 We immediately recognize the words of Isaiah 61 as the words Jesus read in the synagogue in Nazareth when He announced His redemptive mission to the world. In the...
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Coworkers Together
RG AUDIO 121217 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Paul had an interesting, sometimes complicated relationship with the church in Corinth. Though he dearly loved them, he was also at times frustrated with them,...
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Build It; Don’t Wreck It
RG AUDIO 121317 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 I watched with fascination as the old sanctuary of our church in Richardson, Texas, was demolished. We were in the process of constructing new facilities, and the...
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Anointed By God
RG AUDIO 121417 2 Corinthians 1:12-24 Sometimes we find ourselves the object of criticism, not because we have been duplicitous or deceptive, but because of circumstances beyond our control. Even...
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Hang In There! Together!
RG AUDIO 121517 Galatians 6:1-10 The Christian life is not a solo journey! We need one another. We need the encouragement that others can give, and we need to be accountable to one another. We should...
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Gentle And Respectful
RG AUDIO 121617 Galatians 6:1-10 One of the lingering effects of the national elections in the United States in 2016 was the strident tone and angry rhetoric of the political environment. It seemed...
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Hopeful And Strong
RG AUDIO 121717 Psalm 31:14-24 In anticipation of the celebration of Christmas, Psalm 31 is highly fitting. The anguish of Israel in that time was deep, their hope strained and failing. All seemed to...
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Be Firm In Your Faith
RG AUDIO 121817 Isaiah 7:1-9 Standing firm in your faith isn’t about tenaciously solving your personal problems. It is about living with the assurance that God will be with you and can be trusted in...
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