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A Place to Belong
by Ray Pritchard

What happened in Acts 2 is not unique. It is possible whenever the church is the body of Christ and not simply an institution.

Text: Acts 2:41-47
Sermon Series: A Place to Belong
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From Athens to Oak Park: Why God Put Us Here
by Ray Pritchard

Let me imagine a situation for a moment and ask how you would respond. Let’s suppose that you are a […]

Text: Acts 17:16-17
Sermon Series: From Athens to Oak Park (Acts 17)
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Dice in the Prayer Meeting: Making Tough Decisions with God’s Help
by Ray Pritchard

4 … 9 … 30 … 34 … 48 … 8. Do you know what those numbers mean? Frank and […]

Text: Acts 1:21-26
Sermon Series: The Adventure Begins (Acts 1)
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You Will Be My Witnesses: God’s Job Description for Every Christian
by Ray Pritchard

I first heard the question 27 years ago from my friend, Ben Wilkinson, a Presbyterian evangelist. He came to the […]

Text: Acts 1:8
Sermon Series: The Adventure Begins (Acts 1)
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The Baptism of the Holy Spirit: The Source of Our Power
by Ray Pritchard

“I believe baptism in the Holy Ghost is exactly on the same plane as baptism in water—we never need to […]

Text: Acts 1:4-5
Sermon Series: The Adventure Begins (Acts 1)
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The 53rd Sunday
by Ray Pritchard

This morning I am interrupting my series in 1 Thessalonians to preach two sermons on the subject of Christian giving. […]

Text: 1 Chronicles 28-29
Sermon Series: Christian Giving
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Deacons & Deaconesses: Servants of Christ
by Ray Pritchard

First images stay in the mind forever. Whenever I hear the word “deacon,” I always think of Hilliard Felton. He […]

Sermon Series: In Search of the Early Church
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The Eyes of God Are Upon You
by Ray Pritchard

Our story begins in 1833 when a man named Joseph Kettlestrings, an Englishman from Yorkshire, arrived in the Chicago area. […]

Text: Various
Sermon Series: State of the Church Sermons
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Portrait of a Godly Leader
by Ray Pritchard

We begin with the words of Robert Cook: “There is no substitute for character. You can buy brains, but you […]

Text: I Timothy 3; Titus 1
Sermon Series: Standalone Messages
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You Gotta Serve Somebody
by Ray Pritchard

We’ll call him Bill, but it doesn’t matter. He’s been a Christian for three or four or five years. Although […]

Text: Romans 6:15-23
Sermon Series: New Life In Christ (Romans 5-8)

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