Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.30.08 in Evangelism, Preaching
A friend from overseas sent the following email several days ago:What is the relevancy of the Holy Spirit in the gospel message in our times? I am working on a paper but would appreciate to get different views from different scholars.I am not a scholar, but I am happy to offer my brief thoughts on this vital question. Here …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.5.08 in Preaching, Sermons
This question arrived a few minutes ago. I’m going to take a stab at it and then invite others to weigh in. Perhaps this is a question you could post on your blog. I’m a young guy just starting to preach. I’m still learning how to exactly formulate my notes and thoughts for good delivery on Sunday morning. …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.4.08 in Preaching, Sermons
Brian Bill is one of my favorite preachers. I say that because a) I have know him for almost 20 years, b) I have seen his pastoral work up close and personal, and c) I read his sermons every week. Brian serves as pastor of Pontiac Bible Church, a growing congregation located about 80 miles south of Chicago. On his sermon pa …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.3.08 in Preaching, Sermons
Bryan Chapell offers the following scenario for preachers. It’s 3 AM Sunday morning and your wife rolls over, wakes you up, and asks, “Honey, what are you preaching on this morning?” If you can’t answer in one clear, crisp sentence, your sermon isn’t ready to preach.
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.26.08 in Preaching, Sermons
For Christmas Mark and Vanessa gave me an iPod Shuffle, a neat little device, smaller than a credit card, in which I can store songs or sermons and listen to them (using the “ear buds” provided with the Shuffle) as I travel. It turned out to be a most practical and welcome gift. Once I got the hang of it, I started taking m …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.28.08 in Pastors, Preaching
A pastor told me the following story. It seems that in his congregation there was a very rich man who decided to leave the church because the pastor was preaching through Romans and the rich man thought the book was “too difficult.” He didn’t like the pastor preaching on such a “difficult book” and so he decided it wa …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.27.08 in Current Events, Preaching
I can’t remember exactly when I first heard of William F. Buckley or when I first saw an issue of National Review, but I know it must have been in 1966 or thereabouts. I was a teenager at the time and far disconnected from life outside the small town in Alabama where I grew up. This is what I do remember. David Neal a …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.19.07 in Personal, Preaching, Travel
I am writing this note from our room at Word of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, New York. Marlene and I arrived this afternoon after two bumpy flights from Tupelo to Atlanta to Albany. On the drive to the Inn we noted the spectacular fall colors—brown, burnt orange, rust, red, maroon, yellow, cinnamon—covering the trees on both …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.6.07 in Churches, Preaching, Travel
This morning I met with these men at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. After eating breakfast together, we spent 2 1/2 hours talking about preaching. In the photograph the man to my immediate right (in the striped shirt) is Pastor H. B. Charles, Jr. It was at his invitation that I came to Los Angeles this …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.4.07 in Churches, Preaching, Travel, Uncategorized
This Sunday I’m preaching at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California where H. B. Charles, Jr. is the pastor. He is one of my favorite pastors in America and has been for several years. I say that even though we have never met in person. Back when I was pastoring in Oak Park, he somehow found me …
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