Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.6.07 in Preaching, Sermons
Let’s suppose you’re a pastor and you’re preaching this Sunday. That’s six days away. To the man or woman in the pew, that seems like a long time, but it’s not. Perhaps you’ve heard of the Preacher’s Calendar. It goes like this . . .MondayTuesdaySundayThat’s the way it feels t …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.5.07 in Sermons
We have just posted a sermon called In God’s Waiting Room: Lessons From the “Down Times” of Life. Here’s an excerpt:Here’s an insight you may never have considered. When God puts us in a position of waiting on him, the answer almost always surprises us. Consider the situation in Acts 1. The Lord Jesus told …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.14.07 in Sermons
We have just posted a new sermon called Breaking Points. Here’s an excerpt:I have a friend who is going through a crisis regarding his newborn grandchildren who are having serious medical issues. He spoke of being on a roller coaster of emotions as the doctors first gave bad news, then good news, then news that is som …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.11.07 in Sermons
We have just posted a new version of an old sermon called Unworthy. I first preached this message 20+ years ago when I pastored in Garland, Texas. I preached it again in my early years in Oak Park, IL. I hadn’t thought about it in years until I had a conversation with a total stranger who stopped me more or less out o …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.23.07 in Sermons
We have just posted a new sermon on the website: Hold Lightly What You Value GreatlyHere’s an excerpt:The rich farmer did well in so many ways. He worked hard, he played by the rules, he spent his money wisely, he found good land, he worked it in the hot sun, he planted and he irrigated and when the harvest came in, h …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.12.07 in Sermons
We have just posted a new sermon on the website called No Hopeless Cases. Here’s an excerpt:Don’t judge God by the things you see around you. I received an email from a woman who has been witnessing to a Jewish friend for over 30 years. It’s not that her friend is hardened against the gospel. It seems to b …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.27.07 in Sermons
We’ve just posted a new sermon on the website: Lessons for Modern-Day Sowers of the Word. Here’s an excerpt:It’s easy for a pastor to be sidetracked into a thousand things that don’t really matter in the ministry. I meet pastors all the time who work hard, stay busy all week long, and have their hand …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.13.07 in Sermons
We have just posted a new sermon called God’s Multicultural Church. Here’s an excerpt:We have some young friends in their early 20s who serve as pioneer missionaries to an unreached people group on the other side of the world. When I say “unreached,” I mean that in the literal sense. They are so far away from Am …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.6.07 in Sermons
We have just posted a new sermon called Grumblers Anonymous. I preached this sermon at the Spring Bible Conference at New Brunswick Bible Institute, April 26-29, 2007. The conference ended with the graduation ceremonies. This message was part of my series on the parables of Jesus. Here’s an excerpt:I want to make a fe …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.25.07 in Sermons
We have just posted a new sermon called Create in Me a Clean Heart: A Serious Call to Sexual Purity. Here’s an excerpt:Purity is worth it because the pure in heart see God. They know him deeply, personally, intimately. They have an inner peace that others do not have. They see God and know the comfort of his presence …
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