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What Kind of Power?
RG Audio 031820 Philippians 2:1-11 Our culture is obsessed with superhero movies. The plot is in many ways like real life: the world is falling apart and only a hero can save it. The villains are...
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Superpowers
RG Audio 031920 Colossians 3:1-14 If you could have just one superpower, what would it be? The ability to fly? To time-travel? To become invisible? Yet, we are quickly awakened from this sort of...
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Masks
RG Audio 032020 James 3:9-18 Every Halloween my wife and I sit out in the front driveway huddling near the warmth of a firepit and welcoming the many neighbors whose children come to ask: “Trick or...
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Self-Serve
RG Audio 032120 1 Peter 5:1-11 In the late 1970s the National Basketball Association was facing a public relations nightmare. Public perception was that the players were selfish and prone to...
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Grab Your Shovel
RG Audio 032220 Acts 20:17-24 My close friend was the chairperson for our city’s annual Christmas parade. The residents loved this unique parade and packed Main Street each year in support. Less than...
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A Genuine Simplicity
RG Audio 032320 Matthew 6: 5-15 On an evening run through a city suburb in December, I was reflecting on the lights and décor of the holiday season. I saw plenty of big houses with lots of lights and...
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First Hand Knowledge
RG Audio 032420 John 17:1-8 Have you ever embarked on a journey or project toward a certain goal only to realize the real joy and beauty wasn’t in the outcome but the journey itself? In spiritual...
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Strength For The Body
RG Audio 032520 John 17:9-19 In Jesus’ farewell prayer, we see quite clearly those things for which He is most concerned. In John 17, Jesus calls out to the Father for the people with whom He has...
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In Hopeful Anticipation
RG Audio 032620 John 17:20-26 It is a common sentiment expressed in many stories through life: “we’ve been praying for you before we even knew who you were.” It’s told at wedding celebrations by...
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Asking For Deliverance
RG Audio 032720 Acts 12:1-11 It’s easy to succumb to the physical realities of our world, believing that what we see, hear, taste, and touch is all that is going on. This can lead us to deduce that...
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Words From The Spirit
RG Audio 032820 Ephesians 6:10-21 Have you ever faced a task bigger than your resources? Ever felt inadequate for the work you have been given? Sometimes we recoil from these challenges, yielding to...
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Heartfelt Thanks
RG Audio 032920 Psalm 66:10-20 One of the hallmark characteristics of a God-centered and prayer-filled life is an attitude of thanksgiving. When we become aware of all the ways we benefit from...
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The Fragrance of Salvation
RG Audio 033020 John 12:1-11 On Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem, Lazarus, whom Jesus had previously raised from the dead, hosted Jesus at his home. In an extravagant act of love, Mary chose to...
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Do You Understand?
RG Audio 033120 John 12:12-19 The Pharisees never understood Jesus. They rejected His words and downright refused to accept Jesus’ divinity. They held firm to their own interpretations of Scripture...
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Following Is Dying to Self
RG AUDIO 040120 John 12:20-36 One day Philip is approached by some Greeks who wanted to see Jesus. The Passover was near and many people were headed to Jerusalem. This included Jews, of course, and...
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Light in the Dark
RG AUDIO 040220 John 12:37-50 Darkness can be scary and intimidating. It takes away our vision. Familiar paths seem uncertain. Known objects can transform into frightening shadows. The tiniest bit of...
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The Most Beautiful Message
RG AUDIO 040320 John 3:10-21 Nicodemus was a man full of questions. Sneaking away to see Jesus in the middle of the night, he was curious to know more about this man who had performed miracles. How...
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Throw Out the Yeast!
RG AUDIO 040420 1 Corinthians 5:1-8 There are many references to bread in the Bible, as well as its leavening agent, yeast. Yeast is often used as a metaphor for sin. A little bit of sin can grow...
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Praise Belongs to God
RG AUDIO 040520 Psalm 118:19-29 I learned recently that the word “salvation” actually has several meanings. Of course, it refers to Jesus’ death and resurrection but it also means being set free from...
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Adopted
RG AUDIO 040620 John 20:1-18 I have two cousins who are adopted., They are so much a part of the family that it’s difficult to imagine otherwise. Many years ago, we were at a church gathering...
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