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A Reputation To Keep
RG AUDIO 100420 Psalm 25:1-12 As a teenager, when I would go out with friends, my mother would offer this reminder: “Remember who you are.” I knew what she meant. As I faced various choices over the...
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Finding God’s Rhythm
RG AUDIO 100520 Exodus 20:8-11 Sometimes I find myself in patterns and rhythms of inexplicable busyness. My very being is caught up in all the “doing” of life. I can feel the extra pressure building...
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Whose Law Is It Anyway?
RG AUDIO 100620 Luke 6:1-5 Have you ever encountered someone who questioned you or your intentions? Luke 6 dives into Jesus’ experience of being questioned by those who spent their lives studying and...
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It’s Compassion, Not Work
RG AUDIO 100720 Luke 6:6-11 Just as we work to align our lives to the will of God, we must also align our practices of resting and observing the Sabbath. Within the context of our society, there has...
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Expectation of Renewal
RG AUDIO 100820 Acts 16:9-15 When was the last time you took some time to venture outside into nature expecting to find a place of prayer? Admittedly, this doesn’t seem to happen very often during...
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Remember Christ
RG AUDIO 100920 1 Corinthians 11:19-26 I love bread. Our three children love bread. I will never forget the Sunday when we first attended a new church. Our oldest daughter was just a few weeks shy of...
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It’s A Restful Time
RG AUDIO 101020 Hebrews 4:1-13 There are Marys and there are Marthas in this world. Who do you relate to in Hebrews 4? I will admit that too often I find myself in the role of Martha. I get carried...
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A Song for the Sabbath
RG AUDIO 101120 Psalm 92:1-8 Sometimes I feel some insecurity when singing around all my fellow Christians who have beautiful voices. Rather than lean into that insecurity, I focus on all the ways I...
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Respect Your Parents
RG AUDIO 101220 Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 19:1-5 The definition of “family” has changed over the years. Growing up in the 1970s I had a clear idea of family: it consisted of my mother and father and...
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Obedience and Care
RG AUDIO 101320 Ephesian 6:1-9 Several years ago as a high school teacher, I would tell students that should I need to be absent, they were expected to follow the directions of my substitute “unless...
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Provide for your Family
RG AUDIO 101420 Ruth 2:-3, 14-18 Ruth was extremely brave. She had lived the entirety of life in Moab and now found herself in a foreign land. It was Ruth’s responsibility to help provide for her...
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Do Right By Your Parents
RG AUDIO 101520 Proverbs 10:1-5 I watched my mother mourn the loss of her son. She still saw the little boy toddling around and getting into trouble. Even though he was an adult with grown children...
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Honor and Blessing
RG AUDIO 101620 Proverbs 20:17-21 Words have power. They can either build up or tear down. They can be encouraging or discouraging. They can speak blessing or curses. In ancient times, a curse was...
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We Are All Family
RG AUDIO 101720 John 19:23-27 Mary’s son is about to die a cruel, senseless death on a Roman cross. Still, in the midst of the pain and suffering, Jesus’ concern was for His mother. In that moment...
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Godly Relationships
RG AUDIO 101820 2 Timothy 1:1-5 Family plays a crucial role in perpetuating spiritual heritage. Some have the blessing of being raised in a home where faith in God has successfully been passed from...
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Lock The Door
RG AUDIO 101920 Exodus 20:13; Matthew 5:21-26 Cain killed his younger brother Abel out of jealousy over God’s favor. God specifically and personally warned Cain before he picked up the stone, “Why...
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Love Goes Above and Beyond
RG AUDIO 102020 Romans 13:8-14 John finally saved the money to put a down payment on a new work truck. His old truck ran fine, so he offered it for sale. A man who worked in the same factory with...
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Who Are You Following?
RG AUDIO 102120 1 John 3:1-10 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have developed algorithms that can discern our interests based upon what we search for, or click on, while using their service. Search...
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Out of the Heart
RG AUDIO 102220 1 John 3:11-18 The FBI identifies a mass shooting as any shooting that involves four or more victims. Mass shootings represent less than one percent of all gun murder victims.* A side...
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The Bystander Effect
RG AUDIO 102320 Luke 10:25-32 A group conducted an experiment based on what is known as “The Bystander Effect.” They had actors pretend to be in distress along a busy sidewalk.* They filmed people’s...
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