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Keeping Focus
RG AUDIO 030419 Philippians 1:12-18a Some seasons of our lives are rough; they are filled with hardships. Perhaps, it is just one thing that is all wrong, or maybe everything is out of sorts. During...
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We Are All Growing
RG AUDIO 030519 Philippians 1:12-18a We go through life seeing things only from within ourselves. We see through our eyes, feel our feelings, know our thoughts. It is easy to begin to think that our...
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Living By Faith
RG AUDIO 030619 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 Home is where the heart is. There is no place like home. The idea of home has so much wrapped up in it. It is where we live; where we find life. We find our home...
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Our Weakness, God’s Strength
RG AUDIO 030719 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 What is your greatest weakness? It is a question employers like to ask of job applicants, and a difficult one to answer. We do not like to admit our weaknesses,...
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Living For Jesus
RG AUDIO 030819 Galatians 2:11-21 When Christians are baptized via immersion, we go into the water to represent our death to ourselves. Then we come back up out of the water to symbolize new life in...
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Steadfast In The Midst of It All
RG AUDIO 030919 Galatians 2:11-21 Everything comes at us so fast in this world. We are surrounded by a storm; ever pulsing pictures and continually invading noise. Multitudes of people telling us...
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God Is With Us
RG AUDIO 031019 Psalm 27:1-7 We live in a world of fear: our things being stolen, losing our job, our kids being harmed. We live afraid. Bad things can happen, might happen, do happen. How do we...
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Humble
RG AUDIO 031119 Philippians 1:27—2:4 I’ve just returned from a funeral for man who is a part of my faith community. I saw him every Sunday, sitting quietly, smiling to all nearby. Little did I know...
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Identify With Christ
RG AUDIO 031219 Philippians 2:5-13 What’s in an identity? The whole concept of identity is full of interesting challenges. Conventional wisdom often assumes that identity comes from...
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Perfect Pattern of Practice
RG AUDIO 031319 Philippians 2:14-24 The first time I attended a rodeo, I thought all the events were very interesting to watch. When the barrel racers came out, I was amazed at the coordination...
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Boast In Christ Alone
RG AUDIO 031419 Philippians 2:25—3:6 What lies behind boasting? While it is easy to be an armchair analyst, its root cause is not always clear. There are several truths, however, that Christians can...
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Stand Firm
RG AUDIO 031519 Luke 21:5-19 In 2008, large financial institutions, deemed too big to fail, appeared to be seated at a gaming table, considering their options. As history reveals, some of the...
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Perseverance Rewards The Faithful
RG AUDIO 031619 James 1:12 How do we keep the team together? As we learned in our walk with God, it is not about isolation but community. How do we encourage perseverance not just within our own...
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Learning to Lean
RG AUDIO 031719 Psalm 37:18-24 Friends from miles away, dropped in unexpectedly for a visit. In the middle of visit, my wife decided to go check on laundry. I heard a noise, but didn’t think much...
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What Do You Value Most?
RG AUDIO 031819 Philippians 3:7-14 Paul uses the accounting terms of profit and loss in verse 7 to compare his former values to his current values. Formerly, Paul’s identity as a Jew and his...
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Being A Good Citizen
RG AUDIO 031919 Philippians 3:14—4:3 “We are citizens of heaven,” says the apostle Paul in verse 20. Many people believe that Paul is talking about going to heaven when we die, however, that is not...
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With Your Whole Heart
RG AUDIO 032019 Luke 9:51-62 Why did Jesus say to the would-be disciple that he couldn’t go take care of his family? Jesus seems to be alluding to a story from 1 Kings 19:19-21 when Elijah saw his...
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Follow The Leader
RG AUDIO 032119 John 13:3-17 Have you ever played the childhood game of Simon Says? One person is chosen to be Simon, the others are the players. Simon tells the players what they must do, but the...
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Run The Race
RG AUDIO 032219 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 The Christian’s race is not a sprint—it is a marathon. Patrick Downes lost his left leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings while he was spectating near the...
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Focus On Jesus
RG AUDIO 032319 Hebrews 3:1-13 The Christian’s race is not a sprint—it is a marathon. Distractions are everywhere. Between computer and phone notifications, it is hard to focus on anything these...
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