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A Friend in High Places
by Ray Pritchard

We’ve got connections in heaven. We’ve got a friend at the throne of grace who delights to answer our prayers. Nothing you say will surprise him. Come boldly. Come often. Come to the throne of grace and pour out your heart to God. You will not be turned away.

Text: Hebrews 4:14-16
Sermon Series: Standalone Messages
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Knocked Down But Not Knocked Out
by Ray Pritchard

So what can we expect as Christians who live in this world? Well, we can say with Jimmy Stewart, it’s a wonderful life. But it’s not an easy life.

Text: 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
Sermon Series: Never Give Up! (2 Corinthians)
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Living on a Spiritual Plateau, Part 2
by Ray Pritchard

The plateaus of life make us deeper, stronger, tougher and more resilient. If you’re on a plateau right now, give thanks to God because it’s part of his plan to make you more like Jesus.

Text: Galatian 5:16-17
Sermon Series: Living on a Spiritual Plateau
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The God-Dependent Life
by Ray Pritchard

While living in this flesh, we face the same limitations as others do. We keep going because our confidence is on God, not in ourselves.

Text: 2 Corinthians 3:4-6
Sermon Series: Never Give Up! (2 Corinthians)
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On the Victory Side
by Ray Pritchard

We are still the aroma of Christ to the saved and to the lost. Some believe and are saved. Others reject and are lost. That was true 2000 years ago, and it is still true today.

Text: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17
Sermon Series: Never Give Up! (2 Corinthians)
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Deliver Us From Evil
by Ray Pritchard

This petition reminds us of how weak we really are. We are sitting ducks for the flaming darts of the devil. Unless the Lord helps us, we will not only face temptation, we will succumb to it every single time.

Text: Matthew 6:13
Sermon Series: And When You Pray: The Deeper Meaning of The Lord’s Prayer
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Does God Lead His Children Into Temptation?
by Ray Pritchard

“And lead us not into temptation.” Matthew 6:13a Before we begin: What is the difference between temptation and testing? How […]

Text: Matthew 6:13
Sermon Series: And When You Pray: The Deeper Meaning of The Lord’s Prayer
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Nothing More, Nothing Less, Nothing Else
by Ray Pritchard

Praying “Your will be done” is an act of God-ordained rebellion. This is not a prayer for the weak or the timid. This is a prayer for troublemakers and rabblerousers.

Text: Matthew 6:10
Sermon Series: And When You Pray: The Deeper Meaning of The Lord’s Prayer
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How to Kill a Giant
by Ray Pritchard

If you are in the will of God, the giants who fight you are actually fighting God. That’s why God sends giants in our path on a regular basis: First, to see if we will run or fight. Second, to allow us an opportunity to honor our God.

Text: 1 Samuel 17
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What Christ Does With Failure
by Ray Pritchard

John 21 is in the Bible so that all of us Peter-types would know that though we fall again and again, by God’s grace we can keep
on getting back up. If he did it for Peter, he can do it for me and for you.

Text: John 21
Sermon Series: Beyond Denial: Finding Ourselves in Peter’s Story

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