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Our Sins Affect Others
RG AUDIO 081618 Lamentations 1:18—2:4 No Temple. No markets. No commerce. No infrastructure. Jerusalem was a shell. It is easy for us to overlook that those left to fend for themselves in Jerusalem...
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God Awaits Our Repentance
RG AUDIO 081718 Matthew 23:29-39 After much suffering, the people of Judah eventually were released from captivity to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. By the time Jesus was born, it was once again a...
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Rebuke Those in Sin
RG AUDIO 081818 Titus 1:1-16 There are times when it is important to offer correction to a brother or sister who is distorting the word of God. It is on this point we must be careful. Paul refers...
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God Is Our Savior
RG AUDIO 081918 Psalm 79:1-13 God is holy and can have nothing to do with sin. Yet he created humanity to have fellowship which was broken when sin entered the world. Reconciliation and redemption...
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Thank God For Curses
RG AUDIO 082018 Deuteronomy 28:15-26 “If I hadn’t gotten sick, I don’t know where I’d be right now. In a way, my illness saved me.” During his young adult years, he was reckless. College opened his...
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Forgiveness: Unimaginable
RG AUDIO 082118 Lamentations 2:15—3:3 She burned his letters by candlelight. He slept on the couch in his office. The betrayal of infidelity was unimaginable. The life of founding father, Alexander...
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Message Like Arrows
RG AUDIO 082218 Lamentations 3:4-18 I was in fifth grade, and on my first basketball team. One occasion, I found myself dribbling ahead of the pack towards the basket. The adrenaline rushed and I...
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Skip the Crackers
RG AUDIO 082318 Lamentations 3:19-33 Famished and sitting down at a restaurant, it is easy to fill up on the dry crackers and stale bread baskets. Once the main meal is served, the diner sends away a...
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You Go First
RG AUDIO 082418 Lamentations 3:34-51 Cynthia came to the office expecting the worst. She made a major mistake; it was expensive in terms of time, money, and emotions. Cynthia knew her negligence...
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Don’t Fear: Finish Strong
RG AUDIO 082518 Lamentations 3:52-66 Although she didn’t linger long, Heather Dorniden knows the depths of the pit. It was Dorniden who, while running a 600 meter race for the University of Minnesota...
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The Love Vacuum
RG AUDIO 082618 Psalm 107:1-16 The noise coming from my vacuum cleaner was unusual. However, I didn’t smell the belt burning, and the particles on the floor were still being sucked into the machine,...
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First, God Made A Promise
RG AUDIO 082718 Genesis 12:1-9 My daughter started asking about her birthday party months in advance. We had promised her a party on her birthday. Despite the wait, she trusted that we would keep our...
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God Keeps His Promise
RG AUDIO 082818 Genesis 12:1-9 When God fulfills his promises, it almost never looks like what we think it should, but is always what we need. Abraham probably never thought his decedents would end...
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Oppressed? Stay Faithful
RG AUDIO 082918 Exodus 1:11-22 In many countries it is illegal to follow Christ and Christians are persecuted. Yet, God continues to use these faithful followers to grow his church. Those of us who...
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God Blesses the Faithful
RG AUDIO 083018 Exodus 2:1-10 Moses’ mother does a remarkable thing: she obeys God by refusing to kill her son. When she can no longer hide him, she technically obeys Pharaoh by placing the baby in...
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God Does Not Forget
RG AUDIO 083118 Exodus 2:11-25 There our times in our lives where it feels like God has forgotten us. It is hard for us to see God at work in those moments. I imagine the Israelites must have felt...
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The Lord Is Compassionate
RG AUDIO 090118 Psalm 145:1-9 Growing up I had a dog named Sandy. Every time Sandy would do something she was not supposed to, she would run and hide behind the couch with her head hung in shame. She...
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The Lord Is Nearby
RG AUDIO 090218 Psalm 145:10-21 We tend to segment our life into church, work, family, play time, and so on. When we go to church and church activities, that is God’s time. We go to church or do our...
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God Does the Calling
RG AUDIO 090318 Exodus 3:1-11 One of the great milestones of parenting is when your child first calls you “Mama” or “Dada.” Realizing that your child knows your “name,” and associates that word with...
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The Promise of Presence
RG AUDIO 090418 Exodus 3:12-21 When God called Mary’s husband to attend seminary, he struggled with doubts. It meant moving away from family and friends, finding jobs, and even finding the money for...
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