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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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How Do You Measure Success?
by Ray Pritchard

God measures our success in terms of lives changed. He’s evidently not that impressed by the size of our budget or by the stained glass in our sanctuary. The One who hung the stars in space doesn’t really care how many books we’ve written or how much money we make or whether or not we see our name in lights.

Text: 2 Corinthians 3:1-3
Sermon Series: Never Give Up! (2 Corinthians)
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The Year of Good Riddance
by Ray Pritchard

Maybe we should make 2010 a Year of Good Riddance in which we say farewell to anger, bitterness, blaming, finger pointing, self-justification and a critical spirit, and ask God to grant us a fresh infusion of his grace in all of our relationships.

Text: 2 Corinthians 2:5-11
Sermon Series: Never Give Up! (2 Corinthians)
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Why Is Life So Hard?
by Ray Pritchard

Don’t waste your pain. Use it to grow closer to the Lord and to his people. Use it as a means to minister to others. Our personal ministry begins as we share with others what God has shared with us.

Text: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
Sermon Series: Never Give Up! (2 Corinthians)
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Singing Through the Lord’s Prayer
by Ray Pritchard

Listed below are hymns, gospel songs and choruses that correspond to the various parts of the Lord’s Prayer. I have found it helpful to sing my way through the Lord’s Prayer using these songs to focus my thoughts.

Text: Matthew 6:9-13
Sermon Series: And When You Pray: The Deeper Meaning of The Lord’s Prayer
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Lord’s Prayer People
by Ray Pritchard

The Lord’s Prayer answers the question, “What does Christian prayer look like?” Truly Christian prayer starts with God, moves to our human needs, and rises to God again.

Text: Matthew 6:9-13
Sermon Series: And When You Pray: The Deeper Meaning of The Lord’s Prayer
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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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Daily Bread Living
by Ray Pritchard

When you pray, “Give us this day our daily bread,” you confess that God is the sources of every blessing. Daily bread living means taking life one day at a time, being confident that God will take care of your needs day by day by day.

Text: Matthew 6:11
Sermon Series: And When You Pray: The Deeper Meaning of The Lord’s Prayer
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Invitation to the Heart of God
by Ray Pritchard

We approach the Lord’s Prayer with humility, saying with the first disciples, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Through prayer we journey from wherever we are on earth to the very heart of God.

Text: Matthew 6:9
Sermon Series: And When You Pray: The Deeper Meaning of The Lord’s Prayer

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