Commit Wholeheartedly To God
RG AUDIO 061219 1 Peter 4:12-19 Praying for the persecuted church is important. A missionary shared that in a country where churches are bombed, people meet together in public anyway. Boldly, they put...
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RG AUDIO 061319 1 Peter 5:1-11 Fear and worry can leave us looking older than we actually are and makes us a vulnerable target for the enemy. Ninety percent of the things we worry about never...
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RG AUDIO 061419 Romans 12:1-8 Every year, one full-time carpenter puts together one or two Work and Witness trips, organizing dozens of teenagers and adults to build three to seven houses in a...
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RG AUDIO 061519 Luke 14:25-35 The call of God to go and sell all they had was a new experience for a pastoral couple ready to retire. Yet, God was calling them to go, sell it all, and train 3,000 new...
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RG AUDIO 061619 Proverbs 19:7-17 She lived on a limited budget and never quite knew how she would eat each month. Yet she would pray, asking God for a chicken dinner; a whole chicken with mashed...
View ArticleSeek His Word: Walk In The Light
RG AUDIO 061719 Psalm 19:1-19 Finding your way through a dark room is hard. Especially if the room has stuff in it. At first we might move confidently, but after a few stubbed toes we slow down....
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RG AUDIO 061819 Psalm 119:30-40 There is a view of God that is prominent in the world, and even in the church to a certain extent, that has done a lot of harm. Many people see God as an angry judge...
View ArticleGod’s Economics
RG AUDIO 061919 Matthew 6:19-34 Money is an insatiable master. When people don’t have enough money to pay for their basic necessities, life can seem to become a desperate chase for money. When people...
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RG AUDIO 062019 Luke 11:29-36 God called Jonah to preach in Nineveh to tell them that their casual abuse and violence would no longer be tolerated. Jonah, however, refused because the Ninevites were...
View ArticleGreater Than One
RG AUDIO 062119 Acts 20:25-38 Even with the gift of Scripture and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, sometimes it can be hard to know what God wants us to do in difficult situations. God has given us a...
View ArticleLove Each Other
RG AUDIO 062219 1 John 2:3-17 It seems like it should go without saying that those who have been welcomed into the family of God should love each other. However, if you’ve spent any time in the...
View ArticleThe Life Of Love
RG AUDIO 062319 Psalm 40:1-10 Have you ever given someone the perfect gift? It is hard to do. You have to know who they are and what they care about in a deep way to get perfect gift. Most of the...
View ArticleGod Is The Ultimate Authority
RG AUDIO 062419 Daniel 7:15-28 My closet stood at the end of my bed like a dark, looming cavern ready to devour me. The summer breeze blew through my window, bringing my curtains to life. I lost all...
View ArticleGoverning Authority: God’s Servants
RG AUDIO 062519 Romans 13:1-7 One sunny afternoon my dad was headed off somewhere—I can’t remember where now. I do remember, however, that I desperately wanted to go with him. He said no. As he...
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RG AUDIO 062619 Romans 13:8-14 My brother Michael has three amazing little boys. At different times throughout the years he and his wife have kept my children for a little while, or I’ve kept theirs....
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RG AUDIO 062719 1 Peter 2:1-10 The clear blue waves of the Atlantic lapped up on the beaches of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. All 19 of my family members were walking, swimming, or laying in...
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RG AUDIO 062819 1 Peter 2:11-21 The fog in my mind was heavy. I could see the people around me and hear their voices. I could see their compassionate faces. The moments, days, and weeks following my...
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RG AUDIO 062919 1 Peter 3:8-17 I am the older to identical triplet brothers. I lived—that in itself is pretty amazing. It is hard to believe, but the four of us did not always get along: we fought,...
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RG AUDIO 063019 Psalm 16:1-11 In high school I worked at an outdoor drama theater located in Grandview National Park, West Virginia. The park is known for its amazing beauty. It sits 1,400 feet over...
View ArticleRespect His Wisdom
RG AUDIO 070119 Proverbs 9:1-12 The origin of things and how they came about is fascinating to me. Have you ever looked at someone who seemed so deep and had a wealth of insight into the issues of...
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