More Than a Fresh Coat
RG AUDIO 082321 Revelation 21:1-8 It’s amazing what a fresh coat of paint does to brighten up a home, a school, or a church. The busier the indoor traffic, the greater numbers using it, and...
View ArticleWhere Friends Await Me
RG AUDIO 082421 Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 Travel has been one of the joys of my life. Though my first airplane flight was taken at 20 years old, jobs and ministry opportunities, after completing...
View ArticleIn God’s Eternal Day
RG AUDIO 082521 Revelation 22:1-7 The American Academy of Ophthalmology defines night vision as “ability to see in low light conditions.” Night vision occurs as the iris opens wider, making the pupil...
View ArticleWork Like Jesus Until He Comes
RG AUDIO 082621 Revelation 22:8-21 Funeral service completed; family members made their way to a dining room near the kitchen for lunch prepared by church volunteers. Needing help carrying the savory...
View ArticleWhat Quenches Life’s Thirst
RG AUDIO 082721 Isaiah 55:1-9 I have a morning routine that many may share. I’m not talking about Bible reading and prayer, though I too practice that important daily discipline to begin each day....
View ArticleFrom The Well To Winning Others
RG AUDIO 082821 John 4:1-14 Mahalia Jackson was an influential gospel singer and civil rights activist for over 40 years, with a dozen million-selling songs. Known as the Queen of Gospel, she was the...
View ArticleReady When He Is
RG AUDIO 082921 Luke 12:35-43 “Are you ready?” Those three words form one of the more loaded questions in any relationship. It can be an innocent inquiry by a spouse or parent when the time comes to...
View ArticleYou Are Very Good!
RG AUDIO 083021 Genesis 1:1-10 The Hebrew word for “good” in Genesis 1:10 is tov. Tov is a small, but an explosive word. Tov is the word God calls light, water, seeds, day/night, and animals after...
View ArticleWe’re All In God’s Image
RG AUDIO 083121 Genesis 1:24-31 God created each of us in His image to rule and reign for Him. Adam was called to rule over “every living thing that moves on the ground” (Genesis 1:28). We are...
View ArticleBe A Good Steward
RG AUDIO 090121 Genesis 2:7-15 Adam was called to work the garden of Eden, to take care of it. The Hebrew word for “work” (abad) means to till or cultivate. Adam was called to be a caretaker of...
View ArticleNo Shame
RG AUDIO 090221 Genesis 2:16-25 Adam and Eve felt no shame. They did not believe they were flawed and broken, unworthy of love, or unworthy of belonging. They were whole. Adam and Eve were loved, and...
View ArticleRemember Whose You Are
RG AUDIO 090321 John 15:1-8 Jesus’s words to His disciples would have reminded them of the scriptures that taught them that Israel was the vine in which God planted (Psalm 80:8-9; Hosea 10:1). Israel...
View ArticleRemember: Others Also Have God’s Image
RG AUDIO 090421 1 Timothy 4:1-6 When Paul told Timothy, “For everything God created is good,” it would have been a reminder of the creation poem found in Genesis 1, where God created everything and...
View ArticleGod Is Perfectly Good
RG AUDIO 090521 James 1:9-18 Have you ever tried to count your blessings? We have so many blessings from God, don’t we? Think about it: family, friends, church, food, shelter, and Jesus, of course....
View ArticleLies, Lies, Lies
RG AUDIO 090621 Genesis 3:1-8 Our 5-year-old has begun telling lies. Simple things that are not true, like, I ate all my apple, when clearly, he did not. This is not something that we have taught...
View ArticleGod’s Plan, Grace
RG AUDIO 090721 Genesis 3:9-16 Two wrongs don’t make a right. In Genesis 3, we hear a lot of blaming. It’s someone else’s fault. Look at them, not me. Often we hear this amongst siblings in a family....
View ArticleBoundaries: For Your Protection
RG AUDIO 090821 Genesis 3:17-24 There are so many things in our lives that are there for our protection. Some of them are in travel: seat belts, airbags, and antilock brakes. When we are moving, we...
View ArticleNew Beginnings
RG AUDIO 090921 John 1:1-14 There are places in the world today that don’t have access to very many new things. They must keep the old things running. They are constantly rebuilding and restoring old...
View ArticleWhy Did Christ Die?
RG AUDIO 091021 Romans 5:1-8 Christ died for all! He died to bring His people back into relationship with Him. How do we relate to this in our daily lives? When I think about God’s love, I think...
View ArticleSharing God’s Grace
RG AUDIO 091121 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Reconciliation is a word that is often talked about in South Africa. Looking back on the country’s difficult past and trying to make a new way forward, Nelson...
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