2007 Sermons by Ray Pritchard

Adoption: Plenty of Room in the Family (Jan 07, 2007)

God’s Medicine for a Sick World (Jan 07, 2007)
Love is the medicine for a sick and fallen world. We need to see love and feel love and experience it in our lives. And we need to know how to pass it along to others. This is the fulfillment of all that God asks of us.

Do Not Neglect Your Spiritual Gift (Jan 11, 2007)
Is ministry your Spiritual Gift? No man calls himself into the ministry or into local church leadership. A self-called man and a God-called man are two different people. One man thinks he’s qualified so he calls himself. The other man feels unworthy but responds to God’s call. If God has called you, rise up, go forth and serve the Lord.

Do You Know What Time It Is? (Jan 17, 2007)
Christians, do you know what time it is? The Apostle Paul tells us it’s time to wake up, put off the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. In light of the return of Christ, and the lateness of the hour, how should we then live?

Peace, Be Still!A Short Sermon from the Sea of Galilee (Jan 29, 2007)
Lord, don’t you care - that my child is sick, my marriage is falling apart, I have no money, I feel so alone? All of us have moments when life tumbles in around us, when we feel utterly alone and forgotten by God. In those moments we have a choice to make.

How to Kill a New Christian - Part 1 (Feb 08, 2007)
Part 1. There are many ways to kill the faith of a new Christian, but the easiest way - and the quickest - is through criticism and a lack of acceptance. We all have a tendency to criticize people who don’t do or say things the way we think they ought to be said or done. Terrible things can happen when we are too quick to offer personal judgments on believers who don’t meet our personal standards. How can we overcome the impulse to criticize our brothers and sisters in Christ?

How to Kill a New Christian - Part 2 (Feb 09, 2007)
Christians have always disagreed - a lot! And it’s not a bad thing. But there is always a danger that our own personal preferences will grow so important that we no longer accept our brothers and sisters in the Lord who disagree with us. The great unifying factor for the people of God is the Lord Jesus Christ. He has broken down the wall that separated us from God and from one another. In Him we are joined together in the body of Christ. If we truly believe in Him, we can let Him deal with those who disagree with us. In the meantime, don’t forget to treat those who disagree as brothers and sisters in the Lord.

A Warning to Wine-Drinkers (Feb 14, 2007)
Christian Liberty - You are free! Absolutely free. Christ has liberated you from the terrible burden of having to prove your worth by keeping a set of rules. You are free from the law, free from rule keeping, and free to make responsible choices. God has set you free so that you can please him with the choices you make.

Ballistic Christianity (Feb 25, 2007)
“Then He said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few…’ What did Jesus mean? He meant there were many people ready to be harvested for the Kingdom. All around us there are broken, bleeding, hurting people, ripped apart and left to die, they are ready to be reached if only someone will go to the harvest fields. If only someone will tell them about Jesus. Where are the harvest fields today? Let me name a few ….

Letter From a Friend (Mar 06, 2007)

When Christians Disagree (Mar 12, 2007)

Why We Don't Have to Win Every Argument (Mar 19, 2007)

Caiaphas: Close But Not Close Enough (Mar 24, 2007)

Father, Forgive Them (Mar 30, 2007)

Where is Jesus When We Need Him? (Apr 07, 2007)

Where Are the Nine? (Apr 14, 2007)

Inside the Wedding Ring (Apr 20, 2007)

Create in Me a Clean Heart: A Serious Call to Sexual Purity (Apr 25, 2007)

Grumblers Anonymous (May 06, 2007)

God's Multicultural Church (May 12, 2007)

What is a Christian? (May 20, 2007)

Lessons for Modern-Day Sowers of the Word (May 26, 2007)

When You Pray, Never Give Up (Jun 05, 2007)

No Hopeless Cases (Jun 12, 2007)

Hold Lightly What You Value Greatly (Jun 23, 2007)

Unworthy (Jul 11, 2007)

Breaking Points (Jul 14, 2007)

In God’s Waiting Room: Lessons from the “Down Time” of Life (Aug 05, 2007)

Up with Worship! (Aug 13, 2007)

Portrait of a Godly Pastor (Aug 19, 2007)

I’m Coming To Rome Someday, I Hope: Seven Reflections on Knowing the Will of God (Aug 25, 2007)

Why We Pray (Aug 30, 2007)

Let's Bring Back the Holy Kiss: Rediscovering Real Love in the Family of God (Sep 07, 2007)

Trouble in the Church! (Sep 15, 2007)

Men As Trees Walking (Oct 07, 2007)

Jesus Christ and Him Crucified (Oct 07, 2007)

When You Need to Know, You'll Know (Oct 18, 2007)

Sense and Nonsense About God's Will (Oct 18, 2007)

How Can I Discover God's Will For My Life? (Oct 26, 2007)

The Hardest Prayer You Will Ever Pray (Oct 26, 2007)

Love is Blind but Marriage is a Can Opener (Oct 26, 2007)

Arrows From Heaven (Oct 27, 2007)

Curing the Itch Mites (Oct 28, 2007)

If I Believe, Why Do I Doubt? (Nov 07, 2007)

Will We See Our Loved Ones Again? (Nov 20, 2007)

How God Revealed the Ingratitude of My Own Heart (Nov 22, 2007)

Out of Egypt (Dec 05, 2007)

When Was Jesus Born? (Dec 05, 2007)

Does Jesus Know My Name? (Dec 05, 2007)

His Kingdom Will Never End (Dec 10, 2007)

Good News for Poor Performers and Splendid Sinners (Dec 16, 2007)