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God’s Free Love
RG AUDIO 102221 John 3:10-18 John 3:16 is full of action: God loved and out of love, God gave. We step into the flow of the wonderful saving grace of God each time we merge our lives, our prayers,...
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No Limit To God’s Love
RG AUDIO 102321 John 3:27-36 We are surrounded by people and projects that will teach us how to optimize our output, how to understand our gifts, how to market our skills. We can optimize our...
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Our Sacrifices For God
RG AUDIO 102421 Matthew 10:32-39 Are there topics you avoid when in conversation with friends or family? Perhaps it is someone who mutually has hurt you. Maybe you never talk about politics....
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Our Plans
RG AUDIO 102521 Genesis 27:1-10 Sometimes, doing what is right is not that simple. Sometimes there are tensions between what our dear ones want and what God wants, as in the case of Rebekah. Her...
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Painful Choices
RG AUDIO 102621 Genesis 27:11-19 Are we ready to bear the consequences of our actions? As imperfect as Rebekah’s obedience to God was, we must acknowledge her courage. As a young woman, she accepted...
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Preferential Love
RG AUDIO 102721 Genesis 27:20-29 Isaac loved his son Esau. And it is safe to assume Esau loved Isaac, in that Esau brought back game from his hunt to feed his father. Isaac loved Esau. Hey, what...
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The Idolatry of Anger
RG AUDIO 102821 Genesis 27:30-41 Today we read about the heart-wrenching story of Esau, how he discovers that his brother has stolen his blessing. What should Esau do? When someone cheats us, what...
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Life Happens
RG AUDIO 102921 Genesis 27:42-46 Rebekah knows her husband is going to die soon. When he dies, her oldest son plans to kill the youngest. What can she do? She chooses the path of sacrifice. She asks...
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Abundant Foolishness
RG AUDIO 103021 Luke 12:13-21 Luke 12 reminds us of our perspective on life. Is our life about getting a bigger car, a bigger house, a better paying job, or such things? Are we trying to protect...
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Power From on High
RG AUDIO 103121 Luke 24:40-53 The disciples had received authority and power to cast out demons and to heal the sick. What was this power from on high that they had to wait for? It is the Pentecost...
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Through It All
RG AUDIO 110121 Genesis 32:1-12 Most everyone has made mistakes, some of which have defined their lives. Jacob is the epitome of someone “with a past.” He cheated his older brother Esau out of his...
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Self-Reliance or God-Reliance
RG AUDIO 110221 Genesis 32:13-21 Jacob is extremely nervous. Yes, he has heard clearly from God that he needs to go back; and, yes, he has received a promise that God will be with him “and make [him]...
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WWG (Wrestling with God)
RG AUDIO 110321 Genesis 32:22-32 All of Jacob’s efforts had gone into avoiding an ambush by Esau. Unexpectedly and unknowingly, however, Jacob is ambushed by God. All of a sudden, he finds himself...
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God Is Up To Something
RG AUDIO 110421 Luke 4:1-14 Luke tells us that after a glorious baptism scene, with voices thundering from heaven and the Spirit descending as a dove (3:21-22), Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, is led...
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For His Special Purposes
RG AUDIO 110521 2 Timothy 2:14-26 I am not ashamed to say that I have a soft spot for kitchen utensils and Scandinavian-style tableware. I try hard to keep the ones I have in good shape so they look...
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The Cleansing Blood
RG AUDIO 110621 Hebrews 9:11-22 We don’t normally think of blood as a cleaning agent. Much the opposite, we know that blood stains are very tenacious when it comes to removing them from clothes and...
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Keep Running
RG AUDIO 110721 Hebrews 11:32—12:3 I was never a running aficionado. That is until about three years ago, when I realized my metabolism was slowing down and I needed something to keep my body in...
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Dreams, Decisions, and the Divine
RG AUDIO 110821 Genesis 37:1-11 Seventeen-year-old Joseph is about to learn a very grown-up lesson: words have consequences. For Joseph, those consequences would lead him into captivity, separated...
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Detour Ahead
RG AUDIO 110921 Genesis 37:12-22 Why did Joseph wear his beautiful coat to travel 100 miles across a desert wasteland to reach his brothers? For his older brothers it was a reminder of his favored...
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RG AUDIO 111021 Genesis 37:23-36 A cistern was a deep pit usually used to tap into a source of water or to catch rainwater. It was about 15-20 feet deep with an opening of 2-3 feet. It had a stone...
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