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Obstacle Course
RG AUDIO 122919 Revelation 21:15-27 There is a game that many youth groups have played. A volunteer leaves the room and the group creates an “obstacle course” by flipping over chairs and creating...
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Neither Flame or Flood
RG AUDIO 123019 Isaiah 43:1-7 This past summer my children all took swim lessons at the local pool. My oldest two were fairly comfortable being able to swim and were able to work on different strokes...
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Who Is It?
RG AUDIO 123119 Isaiah 43:8-13 Names can be confusing. Having grown up with a rather unique last name, Stefanie understands when people stumble over a name. She quickly learned as a child to say her...
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Follow the Trail
RG AUDIO 010120 Isaiah 43:14-21 In a world with so many ways of finding our way from point a to point b, we may fail to understand the significance of God’s words in Isaiah 43. If you have ever...
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Because of Who God Is
RG AUDIO 010220 Isaiah 43:22-28 Have you ever received something totally unearned, undeserved? Gifts work that way. We give gifts as a sign of gratitude, love, affection, care. A true gift isn’t...
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Extravagant Love, Every Day
RG AUDIO 010320 Lamentations 3:19-26 Stefanie and her husband have been co-pastors for several years. They’ve lived in a variety of locations. One particular assignment took them to a more tropical...
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Inheritance
RG AUDIO 010420 1 Peter 1:1-9 My paternal grandparents have both now passed. Several years ago they decided to start giving certain items to particular members of the family. My great-grandmother’s...
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Song In My Heart
RG AUDIO 010520 Psalm 40:1-8 My family is fairly musical. My husband plays and teaches percussion at a local high school. My oldest has started drum lessons, my middle child is taking piano lessons,...
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Trust and Obey
RG AUDIO 010620 Hosea 11:1-11 Children don’t always do as they are told. That’s no secret to those of us privileged to work with or have children. Both as a parent and a teacher, I have lovingly...
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Right On Track
RG AUDIO 010720 Hosea 14:1-9 Humanity has many ways it utilizes to stay on track. Some people are list makers, others GPS users. Cooks have recipes and architects have blueprints. Whatever the task,...
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Life Under The Umbrella
RG AUDIO 010820 Matthew 23:13-24 Some Christ followers live under a very dark umbrella. The enemy of our soul markets this umbrella under the brand name “legalism.” Follow the rules! Do good works!...
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When Life’s Not Fair
RG AUDIO 010920 Luke 6:27-36 “Fair” is very much a four-letter word. Too often both young and old equate it with love. Some people believe that if everyone has the exact same set of circumstances,...
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Truth or Dare
RG AUDIO 011020 2 Corinthians 6:3-13 It’s probably safe to say most people have played some form of the game “Truth or Dare” growing up. Many times, humiliating stunts were chosen over being totally...
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Lacy and Pearls
RG AUDIO 011120 1 Peter 3:1-7 I remember the day I found out I was having a girl. I had big plans for a little girl. There would be pretty dresses, braids, doll houses, and princesses. We would have...
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Course Correction
RG AUDIO 011220 Psalm 25:1-11 I have a love hate relationship with my phone’s GPS. I have to put a lot of trust in the instruction it gives because without it, I could not do my job. However, it...
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A Heart For God
RG AUDIO 013120 Joel 2:12-22 The prophet Joel is a man of mystery. We don’t really know anything about him. He is among the minor prophets. That Joel is underappreciated does not mean, however, that...
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The Gift Of God’s Spirit
RG AUDIO 011420 Joel 2:23-32 We continue reading from the prophet Joel. God is continuing to pour out His blessings upon those who have turned their hearts wholly to Him. He pours out His blessings...
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Mind Blown
RG AUDIO 011520 Acts 26:12-23 My teenage daughter and I were eating at a local breakfast restaurant chain that’s name is an anagram. As we were talking, the subject of the name of the restaurant came...
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Hopeful Or Hopeless
RG AUDIO 011620 Romans 15:13-19 I have spent most of my adult life in ministry with children, and one thing I have noticed is that hope makes a huge difference. Many of the kids I have worked with...
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Gifts For Others
RG AUDIO 011720 1 Corinthians 14:1-12 Spiritual gifts seem to have been a big deal for the church in Corinth, or at least Paul spent a lot of time addressing them in his first letter to the...
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