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Celebrating God’s Faithfulness
RG AUDIO 060620 Ezra 6:13-22 The story of Passover is an epic story of adventure, protection, and a momentous deliverance. Passover refers to the deliverance of the Israelite families from the...
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God Has A Plan For Us
RG AUDIO 060720 John 1:1-14 What does it mean to you to “receive Christ”? In Christian circles we often toss this phrase around as though it means something limited to a cognitive agreement that...
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How Can We Not?
RG AUDIO 060820 Ezra 2:1-13 Imagine yourself in their shoes: over 70 years exiled in a foreign land. This wasn’t your choice; you were forced to go. That’s what happened to the Israelites when they...
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Expect It!
RG AUDIO 060920 Ezra 4:1-5 I love basketball. I play with a co-ed group on Monday nights at our church gym. During a game I deflected the ball from the opposing team and the player swore at me. She...
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You See, God Always Provides
RG AUDIO 061020 Ezra 6:1-12 One of my favorite stories of my dad was when he was the pastor of a small church and taught at a public school to support our family. There were months when the church...
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Study, Observe, Teach
RG AUDIO 061120 Ezra 7:1-10 One of my favorite pastimes living in the Puget Sound is catching seafood. In the summer I take my girls at low tide to dig up manila clams and oysters at the beach. At...
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Strengths In Numbers
RG AUDIO 061220 Ezra 7:11-20 When the Golden State Warriors basketball team made it to the finals in 2015, they rolled out a campaign called “Strength in Numbers.” It was inspired by their strong...
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Live Out Loud
RG AUDIO 061320 Ezra 7:21-28 King Artaxerxes had a very high regard for Ezra. So much so that when the king sent Ezra back to Israel, he allowed any Israelites from his kingdom to go with Ezra. Not...
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Hope, A Good News
RG AUDIO 061420 Colossians 1:1-14 Christ followers carry a deep sense of hope in their lives. This hope is evident in their love for others and their joy in life. When one experiences this hope that...
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The Hand of God
RG AUDIO 061520 Ezra 8:21-23, 31-35 The river held a significant place for the Israelites throughout the exile story; at the river they gathered and grieved for what they had left behind, wondering...
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The Work of the Whole
RG AUDIO 061620 Ezra 9:1-7 Throughout Ezra 9, the grief and sorrow of Ezra is tangible and easily visualized. Yet again, Israel has failed to follow the instruction of God. The people have not...
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Courage In Failure
RG AUDIO 061720 Ezra 9:8-15 The story of the people of God in Ezra is one of restoration and renewal; God gave this faithless people a chance to start over, to begin again. In the past, they had...
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The Cost of The Covenant
RG AUDIO 061820 Ezra 10:1-8 The remnant of Israel, who had come home after living through generations in exile, were survivors. They had firsthand experience with God who does not give up. As Ezra...
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Let Us Listen
RG AUDIO 061920 Ezra 10:9-17 At times there are no easy answers or simple solutions. The wrongs that people have done are tangled up in the lives of others; their sin affects the entire community. As...
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Freedom In Love
RG AUDIO 062020 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 Christians in Corinth fought against a popular belief that the body and the spirit were two separate entities; culture said one could be “spiritual” on the...
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Freedom In Christ
RG AUDIO 062120 John 8:31-40 True freedom can only be received as a gift. As adults we sometimes hesitate to receive gifts, thinking instead about what is earned or deserved. Children have no such...
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How Strong Is Your Passion?
RG AUDIO 062220 Nehemiah 1:1-11 Sometimes bad news comes like a wrecking ball, and sometimes, it materializes from the shadows waiting for the right time to step into reality. Broken dreams. Broken...
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Response To Our Passion
RG AUDIO 062320 Nehemiah 2:1-10 When we bring our passions in line with God’s will, we are often surprised at the outcome. Sometimes, God works in ways that follow a predictable timeline, and...
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God Blesses
RG AUDIO 062420 Nehemiah 2:11-20 The life of faith to which God calls us requires courage and resolve. We need courage to believe that God will do what He says. In Nehemiah’s story, God blesses the...
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They Rebuilt It
RG AUDIO 062520 Nehemiah 3:1-12 Edward Kimball was a Sunday school teacher in Detroit in 1854. From Kimball, who built a relationship with a teenager named D. L. Moody, a timeline of people coming to...
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