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God Is Knocking
RG AUDIO 091221 Revelation 3:14-22 Recently I helped install a door for a friend. I was under the impression that it was going to be fairly simple. The project turned into much more. The doorway...
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A Generation of Murder
RG AUDIO 091321 Genesis 4:1-8 It is the first murder recorded in our human genesis. Of course, the real death came earlier, in the garden, when the humans ate from the tree. Sin enters there and it...
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Sin Destroys Everything
RG AUDIO 091421 Genesis 4:9-16 There are obvious sins: habits, excesses, and activities that are easily seen, easily recognized for what they are. They are sin and we know them as sin. Adam and Eve...
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Blood On Our Hands
RG AUDIO 091521 Matthew 27:15-26 Pilate’s custom was to release a prisoner. His wife urged him to release Jesus. Even after the crowd calls for Barabbas to be released, Pilate offers a way out to...
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Remedy For Sin
RG AUDIO 091621 Acts 4:1-12 Christ is our only salvation. His death and His resurrection make a way for salvation—a salvation that is found in no one else. Without Christ’s work, there is no path to...
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Repent and Believe
RG AUDIO 091721 Romans 10:1-11 The cultural context in which Paul writes was inherently tricky. No matter how he approached the topic of piety and acts, someone would be upset. Doesn’t that sound...
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Everybody Repent
RG AUDIO 091821 2 Peter 3:8-13 The Lord is patient. The Lord wants all to come to repentance. These are beautiful, hope-filled, life-transforming truths. Yet often the world has the very opposite...
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Strong Words About Sin
RG AUDIO 091921 Psalm 50:12-23 In Psalm 50, God speaks clearly and plainly about His righteous anger towards sin. It’s hard sometimes to think of the anger of God, but we must realize that God hates...
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God’s Broken Heart
RG AUDIO 092021 Genesis 6:1-8 One of the things I remember well about my childhood was an illustrated Bible storybook. The images of God were all big and powerful. It was easy to think of God in...
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God of Second Chances
RG AUDIO 092121 Genesis 6:9-22 Country music star, Vince Gill, had a hit a few years ago about a relationship that was in trouble. The plea was for the offender to be forgiven for the apparent ways...
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God Cares For Us
RG AUDIO 092221 Genesis 9:1-7 How do you know that someone cares for you? Hearing someone say they care may bring a measure of comfort. However, when we are on the receiving end of a tangible...
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A Binding Covenant
RG AUDIO 092321 Genesis 9:8-17 I can remember enduring many consecutive days of rain, even to the point of flooding portions of our home on one occasion, but never 40 days in a row. Imagine what Noah...
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A Living, Life-Giving Covenant
RG AUDIO 092421 Psalm 25:1-10 God’s covenant story with humans in the early stages of the relationship, as described in Genesis, begins to take a deepening turn through the words of David in Psalm...
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God’s New Covenant
RG AUDIO 092521 Luke 22:14-23 Family gatherings around a table often can be the scene of important conversations. Luke describes the inviting idea of a relaxed, familial setting at the Passover...
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The Superior Covenant
RG AUDIO 092621 Hebrews 8:1-6 We did not have a television in our house until I was 12 years old (1972). Looking back, I can remember looking forward to going over to a friend’s house to watch the...
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Building Instructions
RG AUDIO 092721 Genesis 10:32—11:9 Building blocks are an invitation to see just how high you can stack them. If more than one person is involved, the building can often turn competitive: who can...
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King of the Castle
RG AUDIO 092821 Psalm 127:1-5 An Irish entertainer bought an old castle that needed renovation. He borrowed the money and had the ideas. He hired a contractor. He failed, however, to hire an...
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Delight in God
RG AUDIO 092921 Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 Some people like to be scared. I am not one of those people. I don’t like scary movies or books. I choose not to go to places designed to frighten people. For...
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Don’t Ever Give Up
RG AUDIO 093021 Ecclesiastes 12:1-8. 13-14 Have you played a game with a child? I distinctly remember playing a board game with a child. All was fine until the game was close to ending. Suddenly, he...
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Sure Foundation
RG AUDIO 100121 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 Over the past several weeks, my four-year-old and I have been observing construction workers busy on a corner lot. I knew what kind of building would be...
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