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The “Coincidences” of Life
RG AUDIO 072718 Hebrews 8:1-13 Abraham Lincoln had been a failure in about everything he tried. Depressed one day and rummaging through an old trash barrel, he found a set of Blackstone...
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One Misdialed Number
RG AUDIO 072818 Hebrews 9:11-15, 24-28 Mike, overwhelmed with life, sat one day with a gun in his mouth and plans to end his pain. Suddenly, the phone rang. It was a man who had misdialed by one...
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Giving Thanks
RG AUDIO 072918 Hebrews 12:18-29 Have you ever watched one of Oprah’s Give Away shows? She was giving gifts to everyone in the audience: bracelets, house slippers, popcorn. As people received these...
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Necessity of the Valley
RG AUDIO 073018 Jeremiah 32:1-15 Oftentimes we feel the most hopeful when there are no storms surrounding us. Storms have a tendency to cloud the reality of hope but let’s not assume that storms are...
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He Can and Will
RG AUDIO 073118 Jeremiah 32:16-29 I have never met a Christian who doubted that God created the heavens and the earth. We marvel at the fact that the Supreme Ruler over all creation simply spoke...
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True Love Is Always Unfair
RG AUDIO 080118 Jeremiah 32:30-44 One word seems to pop up in my mind from verse 40: oxymoron. Oxymorons are fun to put together and certainly some come to mind right now. God inspires us to fear him...
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Heaven’s Got Talent
RG AUDIO 080218 Mark 10:17-31 Television talent shows are amazing. There are young people across America sitting in their rooms gifted with talent, then someone invents a show giving the youngster a...
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Hope Is a Verb
RG AUDIO 080318 Romans 12:9-18 Did you know that you can hear a smile? Try it. The next time you are on the phone with someone listen for their smile. I promise, it works. That same principle applies...
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No Pressure, Just Promise
RG AUDIO 080418 Hebrews 4:1-13 A good rule of thumb to live by is to avoid those pressure advertisements that urge, “Act now or lose it forever.” The promise of good fortune, according to the...
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To Share Or Not To Share
RG AUDIO 080518 Psalm 92:1-15 The pivotal word in Psalm 9:1-2 is “proclaiming.” Consider the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. The Sea of Galilee has water flowing in and water flowing out. The Dead...
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Don’t Flow Like Water
RG AUDIO 080618 Jeremiah 36:1-10 There is a book called Do Hard Things that challenges its readers to avoid the easy way of doing life. I haven’t read it so please don’t take this as a...
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Confidence In The Call
RG AUDIO 080718 Jeremiah 36:11-19 I am an ordained minister. I will never forget as I was working toward my ordination having to sit in front of a panel of ordained ministers to give an account of my...
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Who Can Be Against Us?
RG AUDIO 080818 Jeremiah 36:20-32 Jesus warned that those who follow him will be despised by those who do not (Matt. 10:22). In our passage today, we read that the Word of God was presented to people...
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The Struggle of Obedience
RG AUDIO 080918 Jeremiah 43:1-13 Obedience to God should come with blessing, right? I’ve had conversation with friends who wondered why life isn’t any easier because of their obedience. I am reminded...
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What’s Your Legacy?
RG AUDIO 081018 Jeremiah 43:24—45:5 What is life? The world’s view is get all you can, look out for number one, whoever dies with the most toys wins, winners never lose and losers never win. I once...
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Ecclesia: The Called-Out Ones
RG AUDIO 081118 Acts 12:25—13:12 There are many lessons that could be unpacked in Acts12. However, as I read these verses, two words jumped off the page: “for me.” Pastor Andy is a friend of mine who...
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The Wisdom of God
RG AUDIO 081218 Galatians 2:1-16 One of my favorite passages of scripture is 1 Corinthians 1:27-28, “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the...
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Sin Is a Dirty Business
RG AUDIO 081318 Lamentations 1:1-9 It is hard to overestimate the significance of Jerusalem’s destruction. The city was a bustling hub of activity and the center of Jewish worship. In fact, God’s...
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Consequences to Sin
RG AUDIO 081418 Lamentations 1:10-17 Who is weeping? Jeremiah, the author of Lamentations is the obvious answer perhaps. However, I cannot help but think that Jeremiah is echoing the sorrow of God...
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Seek God
RG AUDIO 081518 Lamentations 1:18—2:4 In humility Jeremiah took the sins of the people upon himself. He expressed before God what the people of Judah no longer could. It is a desperate cry. Jeremiah...
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