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• God’s Guarantee - 39 : 39 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Apr 4, 2012)
  The Holy Spirit is the “first installment” of our salvation. He is God’s “deposit” in our lives, guaranteeing that God will one day finish what he has started.
• Press On! - 40 : 24 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Mar 28, 2012)
  In the spiritual life, direction makes all the difference. True believers aren’t in heaven yet, but they aim their steps in that direction.
• How God Helps a Caveman - 42 : 55 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Nov 12, 2011)
  If you keep your eyes open for God, pretty soon you’ll see him everywhere.
• Empty Barrel Graduate School - 40 : 37 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Oct 13, 2011)
  Are we willing to obey God even when it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense?
• Do You Love Me? - 30 : 32 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Sep 1, 2011)
  One reason we don’t get better is beacuse we don’t want to face the hard truth about what we have said and done.
• The Man Who Would Be King - 30 : 00 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jul 29, 2011)

  Light received leads to more light. Light rejected leads only to the darkness.

• Will the Real Sinner Please Stand Up? - 35 : 51 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Apr 17, 2011)
  We will never enjoy God’s blessings until we have his heart for the lost.
• The Greatest Revival in History - 43 : 34 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Apr 8, 2011)
  God can do greater things through us than we have ever dreamed.
• Did I Make the Right Decision? - 24 : 12 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Feb 3, 2011)
  When you are tempted to despair, remember that you can’t go back, you can’t stay where you are, but by God’s grace you can move forward one step at a time.
• Exploring the Word - Justification by Faith - 54 : 26 - DOWNLOAD
  Radio Interview - Ray Pritchard (Oct 28, 2010)
  On this edition of “Exploring the Word” Ray Pritchard and Marvin Sanders discuss Martin Luther and justification by faith in the light of Reformation Sunday, October 31, 2010. Callers ask about eternal security and the meaning of “It is finished.”
• Just Say No - 39 : 07 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Oct 7, 2010)
  God honors those who dare to say no.
• Theology at Midnight - 46 : 08 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Sep 9, 2010)
  If with Paul and Silas you can sing praise to God at midnight, then what you’ve got is real.
• Praying for Your Prodigal - 36 : 15 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jan 20, 2010)

  When you pray for a loved one who seems hardened against the Lord, pray that the eyes of their heart might be opened so that the light of God can come flooding in.

• Seventy Times Seven - 38 : 11 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Sep 29, 2009)
  When it comes to forgiveness, remember these words: Release them and you will be set free.
• Walk on Water, Pete! - 42 : 24 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Sep 15, 2009)
  How much are you willing to risk? Staying in the boat may be comfortable and safe, but that’s not what the life of faith is all about.
• How God’s Will Can Mess Up Your Life in a Good Way - 40 : 11 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Sep 8, 2009)
• Open My Eyes, Lord - 25 : 42 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Aug 24, 2009)
  Sometimes we worry too much about the symptoms without dealing with the root issues of life. We should pray, “Open the eyes of my heart, Lord,” because when that happens, life will radically change.
• Faith, Sickness, and Prayer for Healing - 45 : 05 - DOWNLOAD
  Radio Interview - Ray Pritchard (Aug 10, 2009)
  Ray Pritchard joins Tim Wildmon and Marvin Sanders on “Today’s Issues” to discuss the role of faith in praying for the sick. How should we pray? What are we asking God to do? This topic touches a difficult and sometimes controversial area. The second half of the program includes calls from listeners.
• Faith for the Future - 43 : 08 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jun 9, 2009)
  Go back? Never! The God who brought us this far will see that we make it all the way home to heaven.
• Is Total Forgiveness Realistic? - 46 : 38 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (May 26, 2009)
  Without forgiveness, there is no future, no freedom, and no healing. But where there is forgiveness, there is grace and mercy and a future as bright as the promises of God.
• Ten Sleepy Virgins - 31 : 32 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Apr 14, 2009)
  No one can “borrow” another person’s faith. One day you will stand before the Lord and he will say, “Why should I let you into my heaven?” What answer will you give?
• Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is? - 25 : 33 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Mar 24, 2009)
  We hope and pray that Jesus will come soon. But this much is certain. He is coming back. Are you ready?
• What is the Meaning of Life? - 43 : 53 - DOWNLOAD
  Radio Interview - Ray Pritchard (Feb 3, 2009)
  Host Tim Wildmon got the ball rolling by asking, “What is the meaning of life?” Ray Pritchard and Marvin Sanders provide biblical insight to this age-old question. Listeners joined in the second half of the program with some excellent questions.
• Grumblers Anonymous - 43 : 52 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jan 28, 2009)
  We grumble because we overestimate our own importance and we underestimate the grace of God. When we see how good God has been, our grumbling comes to an end.
• Pentagon Prayer Breakfast - 41 : 04 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jan 13, 2009)
  This is the message Dr. Ray Pritchard gave at the Pentagon Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. on September 24, 2008.
• Overcoming Fear of the Future - 25 : 32 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Dec 30, 2008)
  No one can say with certainty what the New Year will bring. None of us knows if we will even be here 12 months from now. But that thought should not alarm us in any way. To all our fears the Lord says quite simply: “Fear not.”
• Overcoming Loneliness - 30 : 16 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Dec 17, 2008)
  In this Christmas sermon Pastor Ray focuses on the phrase “God with us.” There are three words in that phrase and each one teaches us something about who Jesus really is.
• Does Prayer Make a Difference? - 47 : 43 - DOWNLOAD
  Radio Interview - Ray Pritchard (Dec 5, 2008)
  On the radio program “Fire Away,” Ray Pritchard joins the AFR team to discuss the power of prayer. They took calls from listeners about faith, how to pray without ceasing, fasting, and how to pray for the dying.
• Good News for the Next 100 Years - 33 : 35 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Nov 25, 2008)
  Dr. Ray Pritchard preached this message at the 100th anniversary service of the Chinese Bible Church of Oak Park, IL. The podcast includes a simultaneous Cantonese translation by Mr. C. W. Chan.
• One Sleepless Night - 21 : 46 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Nov 11, 2008)
  From the story of Jesus praying in Gethsemane we learn something about God’s will, something about temptation, and something about the high cost of our salvation. The “cup” he drank was the cup of our sins. He drank that cup because there was no other way we could be saved.
• Elijah Principles Part 2 - 34 : 20 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Oct 7, 2008)
  Elijah’s story teaches us that sometimes God sets us aside for a period in order to prepare us for greater work in the future. When we finally graduate from “Dry Brook University,” we are ready for bigger challenges and new adventures.
• The Elijah Principles Part 1 - 44 : 26 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Sep 24, 2008)
  Almost four years ago Ray and Marlene Pritchard began to pray, “Lord, do things we’re not used to.” This message tells how God answered that prayer by redirecting their steps in some amazing ways.
• We Shall Be Like Him - 36 : 08 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jul 31, 2008)
  Better days are coming, child of God. Let this thought encourage you in your long journey home. God has determined to make you like Jesus. Because you are his child, you will one day be like his Son. That family resemblance, which is today so faint as to sometimes be almost invisible, will in that happy day be so clear that no one in the universe could miss it.
• Hold Lightly What You Value Greatly - 47 : 24 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jun 25, 2008)
  We call this the parable of the rich fool. But he wasn’t a fool because he was rich. He was a fool because he forgot he was going to die. This isn’t a parable about the dangers of being rich and successful. This is a parable the dangers of having the wrong kind of heart. And that can happen to any of us.
• Why You Need Your Enemies, and Your Enemies Need You. - 41 : 46 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jun 25, 2008)

  If I keep a heavenly perspective and believe Romans 8:28, enemies are not really enemies. They are some of the best friends I have. What is sometimes meant by some to hurt me actually helps bring about a work of grace in me that wouldn’t take place any other way. My enemies are a gift from God to me. They make me like Christ so that I can show Christ to them.

• Some Advice to the Discontented - 45 : 49 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jun 23, 2008)
  Contentment is not about geography. It’s about your heart. You can serve God in Babylon just as well as you can in Jerusalem. It’s a hard lesson, but it is also good news if we will receive it from the Lord. Let God define your life, not your circumstances.
• Trapped! - 44 : 59 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jun 13, 2008)
  What do you do when you don’t like the circumstances of your life and it seems as if those circumstances aren’t going to change anytime soon? You must go back and find out where God is in the midst of your frustration.
• When God Prays For You - 41 : 10 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (May 30, 2008)
  Romans 8:26-27 assures us that when we can’t pray, the Holy Spirit prays for us. When the words won’t come, when we don’t know what to pray for, God has given the Spirit who prays for us.
• The Healing Power of Forgiveness, Part 5 - 25 : 00 - DOWNLOAD
  Radio Interview - Ray Pritchard (May 23, 2008)
  This is the final message in the series “The Healing Power of Forgiveness,” broadcast on Back to the Bible, May 23, 2008.
• When You Need to Know, You’ll Know - 42 : 49 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (May 18, 2008)

  Proverbs 3:5-6 is a short course in knowing God’s will for your life. Five key words unlock the message of this text. When you need to know, you’ll know. If God is God, that must be true.

• Moody Radio Interview - Q & A on Nancy Turner’s morning show - 39 : 35 - DOWNLOAD
  Radio Interview - Ray Pritchard (Apr 17, 2008)
  Pastor Ray visits Nancy Turner on her Moody Radio morning show in Chicago, Illinois on April 14, 2008. Listeners ask Pastor Ray their questions about evangelism, Oprah, Eckhart Tolle, ministering to grieving and broken family members and friends and Pastor Ray’s book “An Anchor for the Soul".
• If I Believe Why Do I Doubt? - 47 : 29 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jan 30, 2009)
  Doubt does have its uses. Deep doubt is often the prelude to an even deeper faith. I love the way one writer expresses it: “Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving."It is a wonderful truth that the greatest doubters often become the strongest believers. And honest doubts — once resolved — often become the bedrock of an unshakable faith.
• Don’t You Believe in Miracles? - 45 : 13 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jan 23, 2008)
  We are fully justified in asking God to work miracles on behalf of our loved ones. But God doesn’t limit himself to our understanding of what our loved ones need most. He is fully able to do spectacular miracles today just as he did in Bible times. But more often he gives strength to the weary and courage to the fainting and hope to those who feel like giving up. God’s miracles come in more than one variety, a truth we can experience every day.