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Overcoming Boredom - Ecclesiastes 9:10; Colossians 3:17 - Nov 17, 2002 - 703
A ten-year-old boy was asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Influenced by the threat of nuclear war and the reality of terrorist attacks around the world, the boy thought for a moment and then replied with just one word: “Alive.”All of us join him in his wish. Th ... More
Have a Blast While You Last - Jan 15, 2008
A ten-year-old boy was asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Influenced by the threat of nuclear war and the reality of terrorist attacks around the world, the boy thought for a moment and then replied with just one word: “Alive.” All of us join him in his wish. T ... More
Overcoming Disappointment - Ezra 3 - Nov 10, 2002 - 702
The year is 537 B.C. The place is Jerusalem. The Jews have just returned from a long captivity in Babylon. Some have been gone from their homeland for 70 years. Others have been gone for 50 years. They were sent into captivity as part of God’s judgment on generations of disobedience. Now at la ... More
His Kingdom Will Never End - Luke 1:33 - Dec 10, 2007 - 81
“He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end” (Luke 1:33). “I’m gonna be famous.” That’s what Robert Hawkins wrote in his suicide note before going to the mall in Omaha last Wednesday where he murdered eight people and th ... More
The Overcoming Series - Oct 6, 2002
THE OVERCOMING SERIES by Ray Pritchard Everyone has a story to tell, even the people who seem to smile all the time. This is one of the first things a young pastor learns when he graduates from seminary and begins his ministry. Some people look so well-adjusted and happy that you think they don’ ... More
The Most Important Ingredient - Acts 16:6-10 - Sep 15, 2005 - 699
When was the last time you played with modeling clay? It may have been a while unless you have a house full of preschoolers. As all parents know, children love modeling clay because they can make almost anything with it. When it first comes out of the can, the clay feels cold and clammy and mushy. I ... More
Deciding the Big Ones - Acts 16:6-10 - Jun 5, 1993 - 392
"Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the Word in the province of Asia. When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. So they passed by ... More
Marching Off the Map - Esther 4 - Oct 17, 1993 - 386
In our previous studies, we have uncovered some basic principles about God’s will: 1. God wants you to know his will more than you want to know it. 2. God himself takes personal responsibility to see that his will is done by us. 3. God’s will is revealed to us one step at a time. 4. ... More
The Shaking of the Nations - Haggai 2:20-23 - Jun 8, 1997 - 295
All of us need some special encouragement from time to time. It may be that you need encouragement to stay in school, or to stay on the job, or just to get out of bed in the morning. Maybe you’re facing the surgeon’s knife and you fear what the future may hold. Perhaps you are struggling ... More
Kingdoms in Conflict - Matthew 6:10 - Oct 6, 2009 - 1219
“Your kingdom come.” Matthew 6:10Before we begin: What is the kingdom of God? In what sense is it a present reality? In what sense is it yet to come? How would things be different if you had a “God invasion” in your life? Your family? Your workplace? Your neighborhood? Someti ... More
