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Obey the Law
RG AUDIO 092518 Exodus 20:18-26 People petting a house cat may notice that the cat will occasionally extend its claws out just a little. The cat does not intend to scratch the person; it is more that...
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God as Our Parent
RG AUDIO 092618 Deuteronomy 8:1-11 Parents, or those who spend time with young children, have likely experienced the endless string of “why?” questions toddlers are so adept at asking. Children’s...
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Obedience Brings Light
RG AUDIO 092718 Matthew 5:13-20 Have you ever been in a place so dark you could not see anything, not even your own hand? When there is enough light to see something—anything—again, one may...
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Jesus Knows Us; We Know Jesus
RG AUDIO 092818 Luke 24:36-45 In a job interview, an applicant talked about the importance of building relationships, explaining that regardless of size of the team or class, good teachers and...
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God’s Laws Are in Us
RG AUDIO 092918 Romans 2:1-16 Traveling in an unfamiliar locale can cause some anxiety, not the least of which is wondering if one may accidentally get in trouble due to ignorance of the local laws....
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Obedience Is Not Skin Deep
RG AUDIO 093018 Romans 2:17-29 Think of deep things: the Grand Canyon, the Marianas Trench. Think about how deep a single layer of skin is, and you can probably appreciate the irony of the term “skin...
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Misplaced Faith
RG AUDIO 100118 Exodus 32:1-14 Taking action in response to impatience often brings about disastrous results. Moses had been up on Mount Sinai receiving instructions from the LORD for quite awhile by...
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Are You For God Or Not?
RG AUDIO 100218 Exodus 32:15-26 The scene couldn’t be more chaotic: people running around and acting like complete fools. The golden calf ground to pieces and sprinkled on the water for people to be...
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God Our Father Is Just
RG AUDIO 100318 Exodus 32:27-35 “God is love” (1 John 4:8). This belief is central to our Christian faith. People, however, sometimes can understand this to mean “unrestricted freedom without...
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Don’t Go Alone
RG AUDIO 100418 Exodus 33:1-11 The Israelites had disobeyed God and created an idol, and followed it up with pagan-like revelry. Many suffered as a direct result (32:28, 35). Just when they thought...
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Rest In God’s Presence
RG AUDIO 100518 Exodus 33:12-23 Rest and anxiety are opposed to one another. There are few things that make for a more restless night’s sleep than anxiety. You have likely experienced having trouble...
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God’s Blessings
RG AUDIO 100618 Psalm 29:1-11 One night last year, a thunderstorm was moving in around midnight. My youngest son was awakened by the thunder and lightning and was frightened by it. I went into his...
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God My Fortress
RG AUDIO 100718 Psalm 46:1-11 When I was a boy and trouble arose, I would look to my parents for help. Today, my parents live 300 miles away and aren’t around to help. My cell phone is a great source...
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Called To Be Holy
RG AUDIO 100818 Leviticus 18:1-20 Israel was called to be different. They were called to live differently than the pagan nations around them (v. 3). It is no surprise that, after issuing this...
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Follow His Lead
RG AUDIO 100918 Leviticus 18:21-30 “I am the LORD.” This phrase, or a longer version of it, appears nearly 50 times in the book of Leviticus alone. From early on in my relationship with Jesus I have...
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Clean Hearts
RG AUDIO 101018 Leviticus 19:1-10 In our Wesleyan Holiness tradition, we believe not only that has God called us to be a holy people, but that he can actually make a way for this to happen. Some...
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Lord of All
RG AUDIO 101118 Leviticus 19:11-25 In ancient Israel, there was no division between the sacred and the secular. “In the major and minor decisions of life, Israel was constantly reminded that she was...
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Heal the Broken
RG AUDIO 101218 Leviticus 19:26-37 Recently I was in a large city when the Lord told me to stop and talk to a homeless woman. Her story was heartbreaking. As I talked with her, attempting to...
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Walk in the Light
RG AUDIO 101318 Romans 7:1-12 In my 16 years of pastoral ministry, I have noticed two things. First of all, many people, even in our churches, are “biblically illiterate,” meaning they don’t read or...
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The Real Deal
RG AUDIO 101418 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 First Thessalonians 4 makes it abundantly clear that God cares about us being His holy people in every aspect of our lives. One who is holy doesn’t raise his or...
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