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RG AUDIO 040122 Luke 15:22-32 The prodigal’s brother and Jonah may have been cut from the same cloth. Both seemed to be frustrated because of the generosity offered to those they deemed unworthy. The...
View ArticleVictory Through Jesus
RG AUDIO 040222 1 Corinthians 15:20-31 Ever considered the biblical report of others who had “fallen asleep” and were brought back from their slumber? Even in life, Jesus had power over death. All...
View ArticleThe Best of Both Worlds
RG AUDIO 040322 Philippians 1:18-26 There have been people over the years who have shared how they want to get out of this world so they can be with Jesus. There is a frustration in them about having...
View ArticleWhat Confidence!
RG AUDIO 040422 Psalm 118:1-7 Here, sandwiched between the shortest and the longest psalms, is Psalm 118, probably that of a king who expresses his gratitude to God not only for victory over his...
View ArticleGod Is Our Salvation
RG AUDIO 040522 Psalm 118:8-14 While FaceTiming with our three-year old granddaughter, Lyric, she sang a little song for us about bringing home a baby bumblebee which finally “stings” her and we all...
View ArticlePraise God For Victory!
RG AUDIO 040622 Psalm 118:15-21 In an early pastorate, I preached on “the carnal nature,” gave an altar call, and several believers were sanctified wholly. One young man stood and gloriously...
View ArticleLord, Shine Your Light!
RG AUDIO 040722 Psalm 118:22-29 As a teenager, I watched our neighborhood in East Atlanta become rougher by the week. One Friday night the neighbors next door got out of control to the point that...
View ArticleGod’s Light Never Diminishes
RG AUDIO 040822 Proverbs 4:10-18 Nothing is more beautiful than a sunset, except maybe, a sunrise. When I was a summer youth pastor in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, my fiancé (now my wife) came down for...
View ArticleSalvation For All
RG AUDIO 040922 John 1:1-9 Jesus was born into a world that was dark with sin. The first chapter of Romans paints the picture of all the ungodliness of the day. Jesus was “the light” we read about in...
View ArticleChrist, Our Only Salvation
RG AUDIO 041022 Acts 4:1-12 Much of the world was annoyed because of Jesus. After the healing of a lame man outside the church door, Peter and John were preaching the gospel, especially the promise...
View ArticleFaithful To Me
RG AUDIO 041122 Psalm 116:1-6 I came to worship that night, empty. The job I’d hoped for had fallen through, as had dozens before it. I’d had plans which had been ruined. I’d had dreams which had...
View ArticlePrepared and Purposed
RG AUDIO 041222 Psalm 116:7-12 You may recall a moment where you were in desperate need and God showed up! However, we are not just pulled out of our troubles to sit in the resulting brokenness. We...
View ArticleHow To Repay?
RG AUDIO 041322 Psalm 116:13-19 What can I return to the Lord for all of His goodness? How can I repay Him? That desire is strong, but it is foolishness, as well. A small child receives a gift from...
View ArticleBefore or Behind?
RG AUDIO 041422 Psalm 141:1-8 It is not uncommon to hear Christians encourage one another with the words, “The Lord will go before you!” In Psalm 141, David asks God to guard his mouth, to help him...
View ArticleJust As He Said
RG AUDIO 041522 Matthew 28:1-10 In Matthew 28, women watched Jesus die. They watched Him be buried. They hadn’t left Him until it was all finished. It had happened, just as Jesus had said it would....
View ArticleAll Nations
RG AUDIO 041622 Matthew 12:15-21 “The nations” calls to mind a great diversity of thought, practices, experiences, appearances, and expectations. We observe regularly how people allow diversity to...
View ArticleA Holy Mystery
RG AUDIO 041722 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 Paul pens the phrase “a holy mystery.” Then he describes this wondrous day where believers, both dead and alive, shall be changed in an instant. I confess that...
View ArticleThwarted Travel Plans
RG AUDIO 041822 Acts 16:1-10 It is part of the human experience to have a travel schedule that does not go as planned. It can be frustrating to have our plans changed without our consent. In simply...
View ArticleSmall Group—Big Benefit
RG AUDIO 041922 Acts 16:11-24 In Acts 16, we are told how the Lord opened Lydia’s heart to respond to the gospel. It sounds as if she had already been worshiping God before this meeting of Paul and...
View ArticlePeace In Prison
RG AUDIO 042022 Acts 16:25-32 At first, Paul probably felt sorry for the poor possessed slave girl, but he got impatient when she repeatedly announced their arrival. She was giving away the “punch...
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