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• Empty on the Inside: How God Reveals Himself to Us - 38 : 18 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (May 8, 2012)
  If you don’t know God, it’s not God’s fault. God has already done everything necessary for you to have a relationship with him.
• He Doesn’t Need Your Help - 35 : 53 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (May 3, 2012)
  The gospel begins with God. It doesn’t begin with Jesus or with us. The divine plan of salvation begins with the God who designed it.
• To an Unknown God: How to Find Common Ground - 41 : 06 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Apr 26, 2012)
  Between you and your unbelieving friends there is abundant common ground if only you will look for it.
• Harold Camping and the End of the World - 43 : 44 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Mar 21, 2012)
  Jesus is coming soon. Are you ready?
• Praying for the Sick - 41 : 28 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Mar 15, 2012)
  When we pray for the sick, we are doing the work of Jesus in the world.
• 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?
• Will Everyone Eventually Be Saved? - 37 : 33 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (May 11, 2011)
  If God didn’t move in mercy, we would all end up in hell.
• 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.
• When You Are Falsely Accused - 35 : 20 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jan 27, 2011)
  Before you get angry, remember that we are going to heaven because a good man was falsely accused.
• Lucky to Love - 39 : 43 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Oct 1, 2010)
  Nothing is too small to bring to God’s attention. If it matters to you, it matters to him.
• 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.
• Cannon Beach Q&A July 2, 2010 - 53 : 55 - DOWNLOAD
  Q & A - Ray Pritchard (Jul 5, 2010)
  Hear the live recording of a question and answer session featuring Ray Pritchard and Clay Crosse at Cannon Beach Conference Center in Oregon.
• How to Make a Tough Decision - 39 : 43 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Feb 9, 2010)
  In making a tough decision there comes a time when we must take a step of faith and leave the results in the hands of the Lord.
• The Prayers of Gary Olson - 16 : 57 - DOWNLOAD
  Commentary - Ray Pritchard (Nov 1, 2009)
  Gary Olson loved to pray. After he died on November 2, 1999, we compiled some of the prayers he prayed during the worship services at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, IL.
• God’s Freedom - 44 : 03 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jul 28, 2009)
  Our basic problem is that we have allowed God to be everywhere but on his throne. No wonder we are unhappy and frustrated and unfulfilled. Let God be God and all will be well.
• Sound the Trumpet! Jesus is Coming Again - 30 : 34 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Mar 17, 2009)
  Christians have always believed that one day Christ will return to the earth. It is the climax of our creeds and the final proof of the sovereignty of God over human history. His coming will bring an end to this age and usher in the coming kingdom of Christ.
• Be Still And Know - 34 : 24 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Feb 24, 2009)
  Where is God in the midst of hard times? Our first response to that question is crucial. Psalm 46:10 teaches us to be silent, and in our silence we will know God when life makes no sense.
• God Is Not Finished Yet - 29 : 33 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Feb 11, 2009)
  First, there is God. Second, there is prayer. Third, there is hope. Put them all together and we do not give up because God is not finished yet.
• 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.”
• If Christ Had Not Come - 31 : 51 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Dec 24, 2008)
  What if Christ had not come? Where would we be? What kind of world would this be? This message explores the importance of Christmas by examining what the world would have lost if Christ had not come. The good news is, he did come.
• 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.
• How to Leave a Church - 54 : 00 - DOWNLOAD
  Radio Interview - Ray Pritchard (Nov 23, 2008)
  Ray Pritchard discusses “How to Leave a Church” with Chris Fabry on the Moody Broadcasting Network. The program includes calls from listeners.
• The Elijah Principles Part 3 - 44 : 34 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Oct 28, 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.
• Cannon Beach Q and A - 54 : 41 - DOWNLOAD
  Q & A - Ray Pritchard (Oct 20, 2008)
  Several weeks ago Ray and Marlene Pritchard led a question and answer session at Cannon Beach Conference Center in Oregon. Questions ranged from predestination to prayer to humility to Bible prophecy and what is at stake in the current presidential election.
• God Has A Bigger Plan - 48 : 50 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jul 8, 2008)
  We serve a trans-generational God whose purposes span the centuries. He does not confine himself to our timetable or limit himself to our puny understanding of what he intends to do. If you have eyes to see beyond your own problems, look up and you will see the hand of God at work.
• 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.
• 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.
• Strength for the Journey - 34 : 52 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (May 10, 2008)
  This message comes from 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17. Since God has chosen you for salvation, stand fast amid all the trials of life, knowing that God will encourage you and make you strong on the inside so that your life will be filled with good words and good deeds. It’s all there—and it all flows together—doctrine, command, promise and prayer.
• Why God Chooses Splendid Sinners and Lovable Losers - 43 : 02 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (May 2, 2008)

  Based on 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, this sermon explains why God chooses unlikely people for his family and why that choice ought lead to humility and boasting only in the Lord. We are all “splendid sinners,” “lovable losers” and “magnificent failures” apart from the grace of God. Therefore let him who boasts boast only in the Lord.

• Joseph and the Providence of God - 42 : 58 - DOWNLOAD
  Ray Pritchard (Jan 29, 2009)
  We see God’s providence at work in everything that happens to Joseph. That doctrine doesn’t answer every question, but it does tell us that at there is a pattern to the seemingly random events of life and that God is designing something out beautiful out of that which now seems to be only a chaos of clashing colors. Life is hard—make no mistake about that, but God is good. Both those statements are true all the time for all of God’s children.