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Murder One: Why Do We Hate Each Other?
by Ray Pritchard

This is the story of Cain and Abel. It is a story that is so well known that many people […]

Text: Genesis 4:1-16
Sermon Series: First Things: The Amazing True Story of How the World Came to Be (Genesis 1-11)
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Farewell to Paradise: Cast Out That We Might Someday Return
by Ray Pritchard

Adam could not go back and undo the original sin. And he could not stay forever in paradise. The deed was done and the wreckage was all around him. The only option left for him was to go forward. All of us have to come to grips with that sooner or later. The good news is that through Christ, The Tree of Life is waiting, the door has been opened, the Son of God has shed his blood, the price has been paid, the sacrifice made, atonement has been accomplished.

Text: Genesis 3:20-24
Sermon Series: First Things: The Amazing True Story of How the World Came to Be (Genesis 1-11)
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Snake Eyes: The Four Stages of Temptation
by Ray Pritchard

Reading Genesis 3 is like reading the devil’s playbook because his tactics haven’t changed.

Text: Genesis 3:1-7
Sermon Series: First Things: The Amazing True Story of How the World Came to Be (Genesis 1-11)
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Adam’s Rib: How God Arranged the First Marriage
by Ray Pritchard

Yesterday I performed a wedding ceremony for Chris Hall and Kara Hansen. It was a lovely occassion, as weddings usually […]

Text: Genesis 2:18-25
Sermon Series: First Things: The Amazing True Story of How the World Came to Be (Genesis 1-11)
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The Sixth Law: There is No Growth Without Struggle
by Ray Pritchard

Life is hard. Does anyone reading these words have any question about that? I didn’t think so. Because we live […]

Text: James 1:2-4
Sermon Series: Seven Laws of the Spiritual Life
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Nothing Shall Offend Them: A Message for Unhappy, Irritated, and Bent-Out-of-Shape Christians
by Ray Pritchard

For our final message in this short series from Psalm 119, I want to look at a verse I first […]

Text: Psalm 119:165
Sermon Series: Living by The Book (Psalm 119)
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“How Sweet Are Your Words”: Learning to Love the Word of God
by Ray Pritchard

This year at Calvary we are attempting to read through the entire Bible together. For those who are on the […]

Text: Psalm 119:97-104
Sermon Series: Living by The Book (Psalm 119)
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Branded for Christ: A Solemn Call to Glory in the Cross
by Ray Pritchard

Six months after we started, we come at last to the end of our journey through the book of Galatians. […]

Text: Galatians 6:11-18
Sermon Series: Galatians: Truth on Fire
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Restoring the Fallen, Helping the Hurting: Two Ways You Can Serve the Lord
by Ray Pritchard

We begin with a famous story from the early days of the Salvation Army. As the eyes of the nation […]

Text: Galatians 6:1-5
Sermon Series: Galatians: Truth on Fire
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Does Jesus Live in Oak Park?
by Ray Pritchard

“Perfect what you have begun, and grant me what you have made me long for.” Prayer of Anselm of Canterbury […]

Text: Galatians 5:19-26
Sermon Series: Galatians: Truth on Fire

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