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Taking The Plunge
by Ray Pritchard

Of all the issues that divide Christians, none is more hotly debated than the issue of baptism. For centuries godly […]

Sermon Series: Critical Issues
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Make No Small Plans
by Ray Pritchard

Before we moved to Oak Park last August, someone gave us a copy of the Chicago Magazine’s Guide to Chicago. […]

Text: Various
Sermon Series: State of the Church Sermons
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How an Angry Man Gets Even
by Ray Pritchard

It happened again this week, something that’s happened every week during this series from the life of Samson. Someone said […]

Text: Judges 15
Sermon Series: Samson, A Man for Our Times (Judges 13-16)
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We Have Come to Shechem
by Ray Pritchard

A few miles north of Jerusalem the remains of an ancient city nestle between two mountains. To get there you […]

Text: Joshua 24; Hebrews 13
Sermon Series: Our Mutual Covenant
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What Jesus Would Say to Jim Bakker
by Ray Pritchard

When the history of this turbulent decade is finally written, no doubt a large chapter will be reserved for the […]

Text: Luke 16:1-13
Sermon Series: Our Mutual Covenant
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The Salt and Light Brigade
by Ray Pritchard

The year was 1970, the tail end of the wild period of modern American history. Dr. E. Stanley Jones, the […]

Text: Matthew 5:13-16
Sermon Series: Our Mutual Covenant
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You’ve Been Chosen to Clap and Cheer
by Ray Pritchard

How’s your E.Q.? We’re going to find out in just a few moments. But first, just a word about my […]

Text: Hebrews 10:24-25
Sermon Series: Our Mutual Covenant
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What the Bible Says About Homosexuality
by Ray Pritchard

Perhaps the place to begin this morning is with the simple confession that I did not want to preach this […]

Text: Various
Sermon Series: Critical Issues
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Four Ways You Can Serve the Lord
by Ray Pritchard

This week I attended a fascinating seminar entitled “How to Handle Criticism, Conflict and Difficult People in the Church.” Somebody […]

Text: I Thessalonians 5:14
Sermon Series: Our Mutual Covenant
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The Gates Of Hell Shall Not Prevail
by Ray Pritchard

This is the third in a series of four messages on what Jesus had to say about the church. I […]

Text: Matthew 16:18
Sermon Series: I Will Build My Church (Matthew 16:13-19)

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