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Be Daring
RG AUDIO 092019 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 A few years back, Staples had a commercial series based around something called the “Easy Button.” The concept was that if you got in a bind, there would be a...
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Keep On Being Confident
RG AUDIO 092119 Hebrews 10:26-36 It’s one thing to muster up the courage to act confidently in a moment. It’s another thing to sustain that kind of courageous living over time. Toward the end of...
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We’re Under God’s Protection
RG AUDIO 092219 Psalm 55:15-23 In Psalm 55, David is shaken with fear and trembling as he’s being attacked by enemies. At one point he prays, “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he...
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Spirit-Induced Jubilee
RG AUDIO 092319 Acts 4:32-37 Fifty days after Passover, Pentecost has come. The Holy Spirit pouring out on those first believing Christians unified them as one beating heart and thinking mind....
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Fooling Ourselves
RG AUDIO 092419 Acts 5:1-11 These first events of the early church jogs our memory to the parallels of creation played out in Genesis. All started out heavenly and perfect until sin and its curse...
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Spirit-Filled Ministry
RG AUDIO 092519 Acts 19:1-10 Twelve disciples were found in Ephesus on Paul’s missionary journey who needed more instruction. Their mentor, Apollos (Acts 18:24-28), was a vibrant teacher of the Way...
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Well Known
RG AUDIO 092619 Acts 19:11-20 God performed unheard-of miracles through Paul by healing and exorcising afflicted persons when they simply touched cloth that had made contact with Paul’s skin. These...
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Truest Judgment
RG AUDIO 092719 1 Corinthians 4:1-13 Being misjudged is disheartening. It seems no amount of explaining will convince that our motives were pure. Other times we make early judgments and cause...
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Power of Truth
RG AUDIO 092819 Proverbs 12:15-28 Lying is a desperate attempt to get out of dreaded punishment, but lying shows great weakness. Given plenty of time, the truth rises to the top, exposes the lie, and...
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Perfect Law Exists
RG AUDIO 092919 Psalm 19:7-14 In human government, laws are created for the people to prosper. As more laws are created it gets trickier to decipher if the law is helpful or harmful for the people....
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Don’t Get Distracted
RG AUDIO 093019 Acts 6:1-7 It’s easy for us to be distracted. Typically we think about sin that distracts us from God. However, we can just as easily be distracted by things that appear good. In Acts...
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Stand Firm Inspiring Others
RG AUDIO 100119 Acts 6:8-15 What does it mean to stand firm in our faith? We might imagine someone standing in a bold stance, with a serious face, and clenched fists. Perhaps we think of a lineman on...
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Tell God’s Story
RG AUDIO 100219 Acts 7:1-16 When I was a kid, Christians used to stand up and share their testimony regularly in church. This still happens from time to time in some congregations, but it’s becoming...
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Accept God’s Purpose
RG AUDIO 100319 Acts 7:17-32 Every person is appointed by God for a plan and a purpose. Some people accept that appointment and some don’t. Moses was appointed by God to lead the Israelite nation. He...
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Mercy That Never Fails
RG AUDIO 100419 Acts 7:33-43 Becoming a parent is taking a step out into the unknown. Parenthood is not for the faint of heart. Just when you think you have it all figured out, your child will find...
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A Heart Like His
RG AUDIO 100519 Acts 7:44-60 “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” We’ve mostly dispelled that myth in today’s world of anti-bullying campaigns. We spend a great deal...
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Faster and Further Everyday
RG AUDIO 100619 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 I ran a lot when I was preparing to leave for the military. I had a friend who had ran track in high school and was now running in college. I asked her for any...
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Carry Jesus With You
RG AUDIO 100719 Acts 8:1-8 “Look now, nobody wants trouble.” It’s a line belongs in an old Western flick just before the gun fighting erupts. It’s also a line that describes our general disposition...
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The Great Power of God
RG AUDIO 100819 Acts 8:9-17 Simon was a great sorcerer who mesmerized the entire town for some time. He even had a nickname, “The Great Power of God.” It’s no wonder that Simon was quite full of...
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State of the Heart
RG AUDIO 100919 Acts 8:18-25 For Jesus, the transformation of the heart is always the goal. This is because He understood that everything else in our lives flows from the heart (see Matthew 12:34 and...
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