Worship Christ with your Gifts
RG Audio 122121 Matthew 2:7-12 That Christmas Aimee’s parents had told her that there was no possible way she would get a Cabbage Patch Doll: the dolls were too expensive and hard to find. She had...
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RG Audio 122221 Matthew 17:1-9 Peter, James, and John follow Jesus up the mountain, Jesus becomes dazzling white, and Moses and Elijah join Him. Then they hear the voice of God: “This is my Son, whom...
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RG Audio 122321 Mark 14:1-9 I loved looking down the table at our church potluck and seeing everyone’s famous dishes. The best of everything. The woman that enters Simon’s house brings Jesus her most...
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RG Audio 122421 Luke 14:25-35 Within this flurry of activity, it is easy to lose focus on the true meaning of Christmas. Our focus slowly fades from the reality of the nativity to the picture of the...
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RG Audio 122521 Hebrews 2:14—3:6 Driving my 5-year-old home from school he asked, “I know Jesus was with God and the Holy Spirit during creation, but who created Jesus?” My first thought was that I...
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RG Audio 122621 Psalm 95:1-11 Whenever my house gets too tense or full of bad attitudes we cry out, “Alexa, play a song.” The moment the music fills the air, all of the molecules in the room shift to...
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RG Audio 122721 Matthew 5:1-12 Our world is infatuated with winners. We are drawn to the “brightest and best.” We want to be included in the popular crowd. I’ve seen this played out on the local...
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RG Audio 122821 Matthew 5:13-20 When I would visit my grandmother, she would chide me for reading books without enough light, “You’ll ruin your eyes.” My 20/20 vision seemed impervious to the amount...
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RG Audio 122921 Matthew 5:21-26 Stefanie and her husband sometimes joke that their oldest should consider becoming a lawyer when he gets older. A stickler for details and exactness, their oldest will...
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RG Audio 123021 Matthew 5:27-37 One of my peeves as a parent is when I ask a child to do a task. If I ask the child to do a simple task and they affirm they will do it, I do not like finding that...
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RG Audio 123121 Matthew 5:38-48 Stefanie and her husband have three children. The first and third look a lot like Stefanie and her side of the family. The middle child is a miniature of his father....
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RG AUDIO 010122 2 Timothy 3:10-17 I recently had an acquaintance ask me about translation of Bibles and differences that can be found. This young adult was concerned about changes in words and cross...
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RG AUDIO 010222 Psalm 51:10-19 Growing up in central Illinois, I attended school in a rather small town. Due to the nature of the environment, any snow we received would either have to be significant...
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RG AUDIO 010322 Matthew 7:1-12 When you learn about the law, immediately you will want to apply it. The twist is that we like to apply it to others. We often fight for the judges’ seat. It’s so much...
View ArticleThe Words of Our Mouths
RG AUDIO 010422 James 3:1-12 Once we spill words out of our mouths, we have to live with the consequences. My dad used to tell me when I wanted to get away with my excuses, “that is a tall story.” We...
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RG AUDIO 010522 Matthew 23:1-12 What a privilege it must be for Moses to write and apply the law to the Israelites. Although, I think it had to be very challenging. Moses is one of my favorite...
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RG AUDIO 010622 Matthew 23:13-24 The church has been tagged as a “bunch of hypocrites.” Growing up in the church, I saw many people hurt, from pastors to members, for different reasons. Most of this...
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RG AUDIO 010722 Matthew 23:25-39 Every time we try to cover some kind of dirt, brush it under the carpet, repaint, spray it with fragrance to cover the smell, soon or later the dirtiness will come up...
View ArticleHumility: Act of Discipline
RG AUDIO 010822 James 4:1-12 At a women’s conference, a lady asked, how do you practice humbleness? Hmm! That is the million-dollar question, isn’t it? It is a tough answer: you practice humility by...
View ArticleHome Is Where We Teach
RG AUDIO 010922 Proverbs 3:27-35 I was praising and recognizing my sister who posted a picture of her 3-year-old grandchild praying for her. We talked about the values of raising our kids in the...
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