What A Day!
RG AUDIO 042122 Acts 16:33-40 Would you believe it if I told you that a local prison guard invited two prisoners to his home? Not only did the jailer in Acts 18 invite prisoners into his home, he fed...
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RG AUDIO 042222 Acts 17:1-9 The Jewish leaders were displaying jealousy and pride. It doesn’t sound like they were very good leaders. A good leader is honest and self-controlled. These Jewish leaders...
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RG AUDIO 042322 Acts 17:10-17 Acts 17 tells us that the Berean people were open-minded and willing to listen to Paul and Silas’ teaching, but they did not just blindly accept everything they heard....
View ArticleGod’s Beautiful Mosaic
RG AUDIO 042422 Acts 17:18-28 Curious people are open to hearing other opinions and ideas—sometimes purely for the joy of learning about another culture, person, ritual, or principle. It is humbling...
View ArticleA Different Way
RG AUDIO 042522 Acts 18:1-8 We often think of Paul as a great evangelist who spread the gospel to the many places he went. Because of our thinking of him as a hero, we often forget about the...
View ArticleDo Not Be Afraid
RG AUDIO 042622 Acts 18:9-17 The place of judgement where Paul was placed on trial is still in Corinth. There is a post of stone where Paul would have been chained, as those who placed him on trial...
View ArticleCommunity of Faith
RG AUDIO 042722 Acts 18:18-28 Having a community of faith is important. We often over emphasize the personal component of a relationship with Christ, but this passage is a great example of why being...
View ArticleRepentance
RG AUDIO 042822 2 Corinthians 13:1-10 It would be safe to say that none of us like being called out about our sin. We squirm, justify, or even hide to try to escape the reprimand. In this text Paul...
View ArticleSpeaking Truth In Love
RG AUDIO 042922 Ephesians 4:7-16 Learning to hold our tongue is a measure of maturity. We often teach our children that there is an appropriate time to speak, and appropriate times to be quiet. In...
View ArticleFamily of God
RG AUDIO 043022 1 Thessalonians 2:7-16 Growing up, we were taught to refer to the adults in our church with familial language. Aunt and uncle are the titles I remember the most; it was a way for us...
View ArticleThe Holy Spirit Is With Us
RG Audio 050122 Matthew 10:16-23 Following Jesus is not a promise of a life of ease. In fact, Jesus is clear that we will face hardship. The message in Matthew 10 was spoken to particular people, at...
View ArticleDiscipleship Training
RG Audio 050222 Acts 19:1-10 Paul invested two years of his life discipling believers in Ephesus. In its infancy, the Church was called “the Way,” and church planting was just getting started at...
View ArticlePurity and Power
RG Audio 050322 Acts 19:11-20 Luke provides a description of an incredibly unique time in the Church. There were extraordinary accounts of healing and deliverance from evil spirits. The power of the...
View ArticleGod’s Redemptive Love
RG Audio 050422 Jonah 3:1-10 The Old Testament word for loving-kindness is hesed. Hesed love is a Hebrew term that has two pillars. Pillar one: God’s hesed love includes justice, mercy, and...
View ArticleThe Root of Jesse
RG Audio 050522 Isaiah 11:1-10 Jesse’s youngest son, David, was a shepherd boy who later became King of Israel. His life was anointed. It is through David we experience the heart of a poet when we...
View ArticleUnsettled
RG Audio 050622 Acts 8:1-8 Acts 8 opens with the stoning of Stephen. The first martyr’s death sent shock waves through the church in Jerusalem. Did the church hunker down and wait for the violence to...
View ArticleNot For Sale
RG Audio 050722 Acts 8:9-21 God wants to bring a complete work of His redemptive love into every heart. Our hearts yearn for what is real, pure, and powerful. There are times in our daily prayers we...
View ArticleChasing Chariots
RG Audio 050822 Acts 8:26-35 In Acts 8, Phillip obeyed the promptings of the Holy Spirit to bring the gospel to an African dignitary while riding in a chariot. God used this cross-cultural encounter...
View ArticleRepent and Be Saved!
RG Audio 050922 Acts 20:17-21 Years ago I heard an evangelist proclaim that we are good at a lot of things, but not repentance. It seems that some will testify to being saved from their sins and even...
View ArticleTell Them About Jesus!
RG Audio 051022 Acts 20:22-31 2020 was a rough year for all. In the early days of the pandemic, I landed in a hospital while on vacation! We were visiting our son and his family in Virginia, when I...
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