It’s All Heart
RG AUDIO 111121 Proverbs 3:1-10 The Bible has a lot to say about the heart. In Western culture we associate the heart with the center of our being, our will, and where decisions are made. As...
View ArticleBaby Steps
RG AUDIO 111221 Proverbs 16:1-9 I love watching a baby learn to take his or her first steps. While loved ones stand by, smile, and applaud at those first movements forward, even falling cannot dampen...
View ArticleGod’s All-Inclusive Plan
RG AUDIO 111321 Jeremiah 29:4-13 Some scriptures have become so popular we rely on in-vogue interpretations because they fit our narrative. Jeremiah 29:11 is a good example. This verse can be found...
View ArticleGenerational Faithfulness
RG AUDIO 111421 Acts 7:9-17 Stephen gives one last sermon before he dies. He knows what is about to happen. Perhaps a small part of him wonders if his words will change the outcome. More likely, he...
View ArticleIntegrity Is Utmost
RG AUDIO 111521 Genesis 39:1-9 Joseph’s story is a hard one to put ourselves into. His life was exceedingly difficult at times, yet God was with him and blessed him. Through the work of the Lord,...
View ArticleIntegrity Is Costly
RG AUDIO 111621 Genesis 39:10-20a Joseph went from having much as a member of his family to having nothing as a slave. He went from having great responsibility to having nothing as a prisoner....
View ArticleGod Is With Us
RG AUDIO 111721 Genesis 39:20b—40:8 God is with us all the time—the good times and especially the hard times. The poem, “Footprints in the Sand”* often is referred to when discussing God’s presence...
View ArticleBeing Forgotten
RG AUDIO 111821 Genesis 40:9-23 Even in our darkest times, people can forget you and your needs. In this passage, Joseph gave favorable information to the cupbearer, only to be forgotten when things...
View ArticleDon’t Give Up
RG AUDIO 111921 Psalm 13:1-6 Sometimes it even feels like God has forgotten us. During some really hard times a few years ago, it felt like that in our lives. So much loss and heartache kept coming....
View ArticleBeing A Helper
RG AUDIO 112021 Hebrews 6:4-12 At a food ministry I have been able to help with recently, the people receiving the food are so incredibly grateful. They often thank us for our volunteering. We simply...
View ArticlePatience and Perseverance
RG AUDIO 112121 James 5:7-12 My son likes to plant seeds, but often wants to see progress right away. I tell him that seeds take time, and we must be patient. Each day we will check on the seeds,...
View ArticlePowerless to Prominent
RG AUDIO 112221 Genesis 41:37-43 Joseph certainly paid his dues. If it was his arrogance that got him into the mess of being enslaved in Egypt, it was his faithfulness to God that led him through it....
View ArticleGod Inhabits Our Praise
RG AUDIO 112321 Psalm 89:1-8 Praising God is so important! Why? It helps us to understand our role in God’s order of the universe. God is God, and we are not. Take notice of how David frames his...
View ArticleVision
RG AUDIO 112421 Genesis 45:1-9 Sometimes we see things better in hindsight. We have all experienced difficulties in life. In the middle of a crisis it may be impossible to see the hand of God working...
View ArticleSing Like You Mean It
RG AUDIO 112521 Psalm 86:1-10 Christ followers are familiar with the praises, “Our God is faithful! God is good! God loves us!” While we believe these truths in our heads, at times we doubt. When...
View ArticleGrace In The Midst of Grief
RG AUDIO 112621 Genesis 50:1-11 While at the end of my first year in seminary, my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer, which he had valiantly fought for years. In one of the hardest decisions of...
View ArticleA Beautiful Panorama
RG AUDIO 112721 Genesis 50:12-21 Joseph had already forgiven his brothers for their efforts to kill him. He wept when they reconciled. They buried their father together as a family. There was just...
View ArticleThe Light of Reconciliation
RG AUDIO 112821 Colossians 3:1-13 On this first Sunday of Advent, the people of God are called to begin anew the journey from the manger to Pentecost. We need this reminder every year to slow down...
View ArticleOne True Friend
RG AUDIO 112921 Jeremiah 23:1-8 Perhaps you have had a child or friend wronged. Your immediate response is it to defend your loved one. Perhaps you have been wronged. Maybe others have falsely...
View ArticleMaster Plan
RG AUDIO 113021 Genesis 3:8-16 From the beginning, God established enduring hope found only in Christ. God knew there would be evil and the subsequent fall of mankind. In God’s sovereign provision,...
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