The Waiting
RG AUDIO 020720 Romans 8:18-30 Hope is a funny thing. Sometimes when we say that we hope for something, what we’re really saying is, “I kinda don’t want to expect anything because I don’t want to be...
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RG AUDIO 020820 Romans 8:31-39 Most sports superstars have a philosophy of winning that is something like, “winning takes everything.” It’s understandable, that’s their job. Yet I have never heard...
View ArticleCompletely Forgiven
RG AUDIO 020920 Psalm 18:16-29 Psalm 18 is nearly word-for-word the song David wrote when he was running from King Saul (2 Samuel 22). I’ve always wondered why it was included twice in the Old...
View ArticlePriorities
RG AUDIO 021020 Haggai 1:1-13 I have a friend, Miss L, who is the ultimate planner. She has two big planners that she uses to organize both her personal and professional life. Miss L spends a great...
View ArticleHigher Calling
RG AUDIO 021120 Haggai 2:1-9 My first real job in high school was sitting with a young man after school. For two years I would hang out with him at his house until his parents got home from work. I...
View ArticleCause and Effect
RG AUDIO 021220 Haggai 2:10-19 From a young age, humanity begins learning the relationship between cause and effect. An infant cries, she is fed or changed. A toddler runs in the house after being...
View ArticleGod’s Preferences
RG AUDIO 021320 Isaiah 56:1-7 I’ve been to several churches in my life. I grew up in a church on a corner. In college, I attended a church within walking distance. When I moved to the big city, I...
View ArticleJehovah Jirah
RG AUDIO 021420 Matthew 6:25-34 Andrea was blessed to marry a godly, hard-working man that takes the role of provider seriously. He’s an excellent example of a loving, earthly provider. As a...
View ArticleEvery Little Bit
RG AUDIO 021520 Luke 20:45—21:4 I am a firm believer in the phrase, “every little bit counts.” The last little bit in a bottle, coins with the lowest value, five minutes worth of effort—it all adds...
View ArticleThis or That
RG AUDIO 021620 Luke 20:45—21:4 Have you ever stopped to think about the number of choices you make in an average day? While the majority of decisions are unconscious and come naturally, others...
View ArticleNot By Power
RG AUDIO 021720 Zechariah 4:1-7 Power and might are highly sought after in our world. Those with power in our world will often go to almost any length to maintain their power. Those who feel...
View ArticleWho Sends?
RG AUDIO 021820 Zechariah 4:8-14 Darius, the ruler of the Persian Empire at the time of Zechariah, was not necessarily motivated by good will for the people of Judah or a desire to do the will of God...
View ArticleGod Provides Through Others
RG AUDIO 021920 Luke 10:1-7 When Jennifer and her husband were in their first pastoral assignment one of the larger churches on theirr district “adopted” them for Christmas. This was a wonderful time...
View ArticleFaithful Service
RG AUDIO 022020 Luke 10:8-12, 16 Ministry can be hard. Reaching out to people who don’t know Jesus, who are broken and hurting can be hard. Sometimes they welcome the message of Christ with open arms...
View ArticleGet What You Give
RG AUDIO 022120 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 There is a phrase, “You get what you give.” This is a similar idea to what Paul is telling the Corinthian Christians in this passage. In farming, if you only...
View ArticleThrough God’s Strength
RG AUDIO 022220 Philippians 4:10-20 The verse found in Philippians 4:13 is often assigned as a memory verse for children in church. On many occasions I have encouraged kids in my ministry to...
View ArticleMountains Do Not Hide
RG AUDIO 022320 Psalm 121:1-8 Last summer Jennifer’s daughters’ Girl Scout troop went on a weeklong camping trip in the mountains. She got to go along as a chaperone. They had an amazing week...
View ArticleLife-Light For All
RG AUDIO 022420 John 1:1-13 The stories were so dark. Yet, the women telling them were so full of light. Hope does this. Love does this. Faith does this. These women had met their Life-Light, Jesus...
View ArticleLight The Way
RG AUDIO 022520 John 1:14-23 John the Baptist’s single mission was to light the way for the coming of the Light of the world. John was the servant appointed to issue the clarion call that the king...
View ArticleReveal The Light
RG AUDIO 022620 John 1:24-34 John models our simple testimony. Be excited to talk about Jesus. Point Him out whenever you can. Let people know that it is your life aim to reveal Him to the world....
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