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Something Big Is Happening Here - Ephesians 3:10 - Jul 21, 2010 - 1253
Sometimes you discover a new truth by accident. That happened to me recently as I was reading through Ephesians. Actually I’ve been reading and re-reading Ephesians for the last few months. When I read David Powlison’s advice that we should master Ephesians and be mastered by it because ... More
Is Anything Too Hard For God? The Doctrine of God's Omnipotence - Jeremiah 32:17 - Mar 9, 1997 - 472
This is the third and final sermon on the “omni” attributes of God. I have remarked earlier that these attributes are difficult to grasp because they describe truths about God that have no analog in human experience. We are limited as to place, power and personal knowledge. God is not. T ... More
Beyond Your Dreams - Ephesians 3:14-21 - Jan 26, 2003 - 498
Martin Luther, the father of the Protestant Reformation, had a good friend and assistant by the name of Friedrich Myconius. In 1540, Myconius became sick and was expected to die shortly. On his deathbed he wrote a tender farewell message to Luther. When Luther read the message, he immediately sent a ... More
Why We Pray - Romans 15:30-33 - Aug 30, 2007 - 743
A quarter-century ago, when we were living in the Los Angeles area, I attended an all-day seminar on prayer led by Warren Wiersbe. Those who know Dr. Wiersbe will not be surprised when I say that it was an extremely profitable day. I still remember his first words. He looked at us for a moment as if ... More
Praying With Paul - Jan 5, 2003
PRAYING WITH PAUL by Ray Pritchard Our 2003 church theme is “Lord, Teach Us to Pray.” If you wonder how we choose the themes each year, the answer is, “It varies.” Sometimes the pastors spend a long time discussing it and sometimes the answer comes very quickly. This year the the ... More
The Wind Blows Wherever It Wills - John 3:8 - May 15, 2005 - 200
This is the first in a six-part series on the Holy Spirit called Experiencing God Today. Two months ago I had no idea that I would be preaching on the Holy Spirit once we finished I Peter. But as I thought about the matter, I felt impressed by the Lord that this is the direction we should go. There ... More
Emergency Prayers - Romans 15:30-33 - Apr 27, 2003 - 507
This is the final sermon in the series, Praying with Paul. We started on the first Sunday of January and we come to an end on the final Sunday of April. In my first message I introduced our church theme for 2003, “Lord, teach us to pray,” and I mentioned that this was a logical follow-up ... More
Why Are We Here? The First Question of the Catechism - Jeremiah 24:7; John 17:3; Ephesians 1:17; 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - Jan 5, 1997 - 466
As this is the first Sunday of a new year, it is an appropriate moment to begin a new sermon series. Beginning today, and continuing into May, we will be considering the attributes of God in a series called “Our Awesome God.” In particular, this sermon series will focus on the person of ... More
God in Three Persons: A Doctrine We Barely Understand - Jan 12, 1997
My problem this morning is simple: to explain a doctrine that all Christians believe but no one really understands. And I have to do it in 30 minutes!So let’s start at the very beginning. All Christians believe the doctrine of the Trinity. If you do not believe this—that is, if you have ... More
“Big Mouth, Big Feet” - Mar 23, 2003
“BIG MOUTH, BIG FEET” by Ray Pritchard Several weeks ago while preaching at Word of Life Florida, Harry Bollback told me the secret of Jack Wyrtzen’s faith. I had just finished my sermon on “Beyond Your Imagination” from Ephesians 3 when Harry said, “Jack had a se ... More
So That ... - Sep 19, 2004
SO THAT by Ray Pritchard Recently I picked up a useful insight from some friends who were eating supper with us. Somehow the conversation turned to prayer, and a man shared an insight that was new to me. “When I pray,” he said, “I always try to include the phrase ’so that.&r ... More
By Faith - Hebrews 11:1-2 - Jun 12, 2008 - 1156
With this message we are beginning a new series on Hebrews 11 called Outrageous Faith. I have a personal interest in this chapter that goes back to the first church I pastored immediately after graduating from seminary in May 1978. Two months later I preached my first sermon as pastor of a small chu ... More
When You Are Unfairly Accused - Matthew 5:11 - Aug 4, 2010 - 1254
When Jesus Comes to Church - Revelation 2:1-7 - Oct 15, 2011 - 1295
If Jesus visited your church, what would he say about it? Would he be impressed by the things that impress others? Would he comment on your buildings? Would he mention the size of the congregation? Would he notice how much money was given last week? Would he feel like an outsider? Pastors always fe ... More
