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March 2011 blog entries
Faithful Witness
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, March 19, 2011
“Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness” (Revelation 1:5).The men and women of this generation have heard the name of Jesus many times. What they want to know is very simple-"Can I trust him?” In a world of religious charlatans, this is where we must begin. This verse calls Jesus “the faithful witness.” A witne…
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Firstborn from the Dead
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, March 20, 2011
“Jesus Christ, who is . . . the firstborn from the dead” (Revelation 1:5).When Jesus rose from the dead, he was the “firstborn from the dead.” What exactly does that mean? It means he is the first person who ever rose from the dead never to die again. During his ministry Jesus raised several people from the dead, includin...
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Rulers of the Kings of the Earth
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, March 21, 2011
“Jesus Christ, who is . . . the ruler of the kings of the earth” (Revelation 1:5).The word for “ruler” means he is the ultimate authority over all the kings of the earth. They are great, but he is greater. They are mighty, but he is mightier. Millions answer to them, but they answer to him. He is not merely one of the kin...
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Wonderful Counselor
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, March 12, 2011
“He will be called Wonderful Counselor” (Isaiah 9:6).Literally this title means “a wonder of a counselor,” speaking of the wisdom of his plan. The word “wonderful” means “astonishing” or “extraordinary.” The writers of the Old Testament used it for acts of God which man cannot understand. ...
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Mighty God
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, March 13, 2011
“He will be called . . . Mighty God” (Isaiah 9:6).This speaks of the “Power of Accomplishment.” It is first of all a statement of deity. The baby born in the manger is not just the Son of God, he is also God the Son. All the fullness of God dwells in the Lord Jesus Christ. As the ancient creeds declare, he is “very God ...
Everlasting Father
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, March 14, 2011
“He will be called . . . Everlasting Father” (Isaiah 9:6).In the Hebrew the phrase is literally “the Father of Eternity.” This speaks of the purpose of his coming.He is before, above, and beyond Time. He is the possessor of eternity.. He is eternally like a father to his people. This is not a statement about the Trinity, but...
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Prince of Peace
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
“He will be called . . . Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6).The phrase literally means “the prince whose coming brings peace.” It is the climax of all that has gone before. The word “prince” means something like “General of the Army.” It speaks of his high position. The word “peace” speaks of hi…
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Seed of the Woman
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, March 9, 2011
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed” (Genesis 3:15).This is the first promise given after the Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. Theologians call it the protoevangelium–or first gospel because these words spoken by God contain the first promise of redemption in ...
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Alpha and Omega
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, March 10, 2011
“I am the Alpha and the Omega” (Revelation 22:13). Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.Omega is the last letter.To say Jesus is the Alpha means he is the beginning of all things.He always was.To say Jesus it the Omega means he is the end of all things.He always will be.The first and the last stand for everything in between.Th...
Chief Shepherd
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 11, 2011
“When the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away” (1 Peter 5:4).Who is the Chief Shepherd? It’s Jesus. When will he appear? His coming is imminent. What will the faithful elder receive? The crown of glory. What will be its quality? It will never fade away. In those days the winner of a...
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Lion of the Tribe of Judah
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, March 26, 2011
“See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah . . . has triumphed” (Revelation 5:5).C. S. Lewis understood.When he wanted to symbolize Jesus in the Chronicles of Narnia, he created Aslan the lion. And not just any lion. He’s the King of the Beasts and the real ruler of Narnia. He is mostly unseen in the book because he is always on the mov...
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Lamb of God
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 25, 2011
“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).What an amazing statement that is. First, Jesus is God’s lamb sent from heaven to earth. If we offer a sacrifice, the best we can do is to offer a literal lamb or a goat or to round up a bull and bring it to the priest. Animal blood was what we could offer. W...
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Prophet
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, March 24, 2011
“I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers” (Deuteronomy 18:18).In Deuteronomy 18 God promises through Moses to raise a line of godly prophets in Israel. That line would culminate in one person who would be the “prophet like me” of verse 15: “The Lord your God will raise up for you a pro...
Great High Priest
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 18, 2011
“We have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God” (Hebrews 4:14).Most of us are at a disadvantage when we read this verse because we don’t have a clear notion of what a high priest is. In the Old Testament the high priest was the number one person spiritual leader. There were various levels a...
Word of God
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1).Nothing is more invisible than a thought.You don’t know what I am thinking nor can I tell what you are thinking. But let a man speak and his words reveal his thoughts. Take the deepest thought and clothe it in words, and it will be visible t...
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Friend of Sinners
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, March 31, 2011
“A friend . . . of sinners” (Luke 7:34). They meant it as an insult. They said it with a sneer."That Jesus, he hangs out with sinners,” almost spitting out the last word."Sinners!"Prostitutes.Drunkards.Troublemakers.Trashy types.Low-class, no-count losers.He wasn’t a front-runner. He didn’t gravi...
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The Rejected Stone
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
“The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone” (Psalm 118:22).The image comes from the ancient quarries where highly-trained stonemasons carefully chose the stones used in construction. No stone was more important than the cornerstone because the integrity of the whole structure depended on the cornerstone containing exactly t...
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Servant
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, March 17, 2011
“I am among you as one who serves” (Luke 22:27). Ambition has become something of a dirty word in our day. To many people it implies an overwhelming desire for personal advancement regardless of the cost—and regardless of who is hurt in the process. Let’s face it. There is entirely too much of that kind of ambition in the bu...
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Author of Salvation
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, March 22, 2011
“It was fitting that God . . . should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering” (Hebrews 2:10).The whole earthly life of Jesus is summed up in one phrase. He was made “perfect through suffering.” The word can also mean complete. But wasn’t Jesus perfect when he was born in the manger? And didn’...
Balm of Gilead
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, March 16, 2011
“Is there no balm in Gilead?” (Jeremiah 8:22).In three different places the Old Testament mentions the “balm” or healing ointment that comes from Gilead, the mountainous region east of the Jordan River. When Joseph’s brothers conspired against him in Genesis 37, they sold him to a caravan of Ishmaelites from the region...
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Bronze Snake
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, March 27, 2011
“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up” (John 3:14). Nearly all of us know John 3:16. Let’s go back two verses and see what leads into that most famous of all the biblical promises. “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up”...
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Teacher
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, March 23, 2011
“Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go” (Matthew 8:19).It may interest you to know that Jesus was a teacher. Other words come more quickly to mind—Lord, Savior, Master, and Redeemer. But here’s an amazing fact. Of the 90 times Jesus was addressed directly in the gospels, 60 times he was called Teacher. This was the w...
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Two Terrific Bible Apps
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
If have an iPhone or an Android, here are two highly recommended Bible apps. Both are free:YouVersion This app was put together by LifeChurch.TV. Besides offering a huge selection of Bible versions, it has the largest collection of Bible reading plans I’ve ever seen. Clearly the people who put this app together want you to read your Bible. Th...
On the Road to Rochester
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, March 3, 2011
I’m on the road once again, this time flying to Rochester, New York. I confess that I didn’t really know where it was until I looked at the map yesterday. It’s on Lake Ontario in western New York, between Buffalo and Syracuse, and just across the lake from Toronto. To get there I’m flying from Tupelo to Memphis to Detroit to…
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When You Don’t Know What to Preach
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 4, 2011
A question came recently from a young friend who has been invited to preach in a few weeks. He’ll be filling in for the pastor who is away that Sunday. It’s a small congregation, and he doesn’t know the people or much of anything about the church. Did I have any suggestions about how to choose a sermon?There are two ways to go her...
Great Sermons are a Bother
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, March 6, 2011
In one of his books Warren Wiersbe quotes a famous preacher who said, “Great sermons are a bother.” He meant something like this. In the ministry we’re tempted to try and solve our problems by preaching one “great” sermon. Of course no one knows exactly what a “great” sermon is. I suppose in this context it...
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KBM Releases First Ebook
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, March 5, 2011
I have some big news. We are releasing our first-ever ebook. My book “In the Shadow of the Cross: The Deeper Meaning of Calvary” is now available as an ebook. It is now available in both Kindle and Nook formats. We have also added a PDF version.Here’s the back story. About ten years Broadman & Holman published “In the Sh...
Report from Rochester
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, March 5, 2011
This morning we wrapped up the John 17 conference in Rochester, New York. Church leaders from all over the region gathered for three days of fellowship and biblical teaching. Pastor Ray Viola of Koinonia Fellowship was on a missions trip to India two years ago when after preaching on Jesus’ prayer in John 17, especially the prayer that &ldquo...
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Lenten Blog Series Begins Tomorrow
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
On Wednesday Christians around the world begin the observance of Lent, the traditional time of spiritual reflection that leads us to Good Friday and Easter Sunday. A quick check of the Wikipedia entry will give you some helpful background. Note that in the Western tradition, Lent starts with Ash Wednesday and continues until Holy Saturday, the d…
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Anchor # 8 on Moody’s All-Time Bestseller List
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 18, 2011
I just received a copy of a brand-new history of Moody Bible Institute written for their 125th anniversary called The MBI Story. On pages 203-204 author James Vincent mentions that four of the top eight all-time bestsellers from Moody Publishers have been released in the last 25 years. Coming in at number 8 is An Anchor for the Soul. I had no idea ...
Ark of Salvation
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, March 28, 2011
“God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved” (1 Peter 3:20).Thought Noah was a “preacher of righteousness” (2 Peter 2:5), it doesn’t appear that he made any converts outside his own family. While Noah patiently built the ark and warned men o...
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Four Days at Mt. Gilboa
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Last Saturday afternoon I arrived in Campbellsville, Kentucky to preach at a short revival meeting for Pastor Fred Miller and the good folks at Mt. Gilboa Baptist Church. It was an unusual event for me since I hardly ever speak at a revival meeting. I suppose I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve done that over the years. If you ar...
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