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Waiting for Results
RG112418 Acts 14:19-28 How impatient we modern humans can be! We hate waiting. We want to see immediate results, we want immediate answers, and if we don’t see them, we consider our efforts to be in...
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God Is in Control
RG112518 Hebrews 10:26-39 When difficulties come our way in life, we have two possible reactions. We can either say, “God, how are you going to get me out of this?” Or we can say, “God, what are you...
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Comfort
RG112618 Isaiah 40:1-8 Israel suffered under the power and rule of Babylon. Destruction and exile reigned over the people of God. The Promised Land—that which God said would be theirs when they were...
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Breaking the Silence
RG112718 Luke 1:1-13 Zechariah and Elizabeth’s story sounds familiar to those who have heard or read Old Testament stories. Much like Abraham and Sarah before them, these two were faithful but they...
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Are You Sure?
RG112818 Luke 1:14-25 Are you sure? Can you blame Zechariah for his doubt? He and his wife were older. They have never had children. The Lord had been silent for so long. Zechariah hesitated. He had...
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You Can Be Sure
RG112918 Luke 1:26-38 Like her cousin Elizabeth, Mary has had news of God’s work in her life. Like her cousin, Mary had no reason to expect God to work in the way he announced. Elizabeth was older...
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Walk This Way
RG AUDIO 113018 Hebrews 13:1-8 If you ever need an example of what it means to imitate someone and be like them, spend some time with a toddler. The author of Hebrews begins Chapter 13 instructing...
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Be Not Afraid
RG Audio 120118 Malachi 2:17—3:5 Children and laundry are a packaged deal. In order to remove the stain, you have to deal with the stain. You can’t ignore it. Often you have to apply a strong soap...
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At Just The Right Time
RG Audio 120218 Psalm 75:1-10 Getting the time right in music is as important as playing the correct notes. Imagine a percussionist who has to play a cymbal at the very end of a long piece of music....
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Blessed Affirmation
RG Audio 120318 Luke 1:39-45 It was probably Mary’s mother who wisely decided, upon hearing Mary’s news, to hurriedly send her daughter to Elizabeth. Sending Mary to visit her relative would kill the...
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My Spirit Rejoices
RG Audio 120418 Luke 1:46-56 Mary’s song has become one of the great hymns of the Church—the Magnificat. She began with her own gratitude for the favor God had bestowed on her. She was at the bottom...
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An Epiphany
RG Audio 120518 Matthew 2:7-15 The story of the Wise Men is one of mystery, intrigue, and adventure. Its characters have captured our imagination and are recognized the world over. It seems so...
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Do Whatever He Tells You
RG Audio 120618 John 2:1-10 Jesus attended a wedding at Cana with his family and disciples. Some fun-loving among us like to point out that his ministry began at a party! Others matter-of-factly...
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Members of God’s Family
RG Audio 120718 John 19:16-27 It was natural for Jesus to think of his mother at such a time. He knew that his beloved disciple would care for her. However, the writer of this Gospel may have been...
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We’re In It Together
RG Audio 120818 Colossians 4:2-18 From its beginning, God’s ways have been about collaboration. The Holy Trinity, God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, work together like a well-choreographed dance....
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A Psalm For All Seasons
RG Audio 120918 Psalm 18:21-31 Mary no doubt heard this Psalm as she was growing up. She may have memorized it at her own mother’s knee. That may be why we hear it echoed in her Magnificat (Luke...
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The Joyful Mercy
RG Audio 121018 Luke 1:57-66 When a young married couple of our acquaintance goes for many years without a child, we notice. Sometimes we discover childlessness is their choice and we accept it....
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Born To Prepare The Way
RG Audio 121118 Luke 1:67-80 We all have hopes and dreams for our children. We watch as their gifts and graces become evident. We guide and provide for them as they begin to develop interests. We...
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Prepare Yourself With Repentance
RG Audio 121218 Matthew 3:1-12 John preached in the desert on a well-traveled route along the banks of the Jordan river. John’s call was to prepare the people of Israel for the arrival of the Kingdom...
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What Do They See?
RG Audio 121318 Matthew 11:1-10 It seems that John was expecting the traditional type of Messiah, yet he saw something in Jesus that caused him to question that conventional wisdom. Jesus didn’t give...
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