Recent sermons by Dr. Ray Pritchard

Why God Allows Good Men to Fall

March 18, 2009

Peter still speaks to us today. “If you think you’ve fallen short, if you feel like you’ve denied him, look at what happened to me.” Do not despair. God still loves you, and He loves you so much that it doesn’t matter what you’ve done. If God can forgive Peter, he can forgive anybody.

Sermon 1 of 1 from the Beyond Denial: Finding Ourselves in Peter’s Story series

Why I Am Not a Pessimist

March 18, 2009

Christians are both pessimists and optimists, but we are much more optimistic because though we see what is happening in the world around us, we know that Jesus Christ conquered the grave. And because he lives, we too will live.

Sermon 1 of 1 from the Soul Food: Ephesians for the 21st-Century series

The Next Hero

March 08, 2009

Hebrews 11 is God’s “Perpetual Plaque” of those who lived by faith. And if you look closely, you can see there is plenty of room for more names. There’s room for you and there’s room for me.

Sermon 15 of 15 from the Outrageous Faith series

Miracles Come in Many Varieties

February 22, 2009

I cannot promise you an easy road if you decide to follow Jesus Christ. But I can promise you this. You will be blessed and you won’t be sorry. And in the end, you will discover that the life of faith is full of adventure, and you will be glad you weren’t a couch potato but dared to make a difference in the world.

Sermon 14 of 15 from the Outrageous Faith series

Four Cracked Pots

February 16, 2009

God honors faith, and he seeks it so much that he will honor people who otherwise do some very stupid things. He uses flawed people to accomplish his will so that when the victory comes, he alone gets the glory.

Sermon 13 of 15 from the Outrageous Faith series

From Rahab to Jesus

February 07, 2009

God delights in saving notorious sinners. He proved it by saving Rahab, a prostitute in ancient Jericho whose faith saved her whole family. There is no pit so deep that the love of God is not deeper still. There is no sin so terrible that Jesus cannot forgive it.

Sermon 12 of 15 from the Outrageous Faith series

Can We Still Believe in Life After Death?

January 28, 2009

One day the Sadducees tried to trick Jesus with a very weird question. Jesus’ surprising answer teaches us a great deal about life after death. Our hope of the resurrection rests on the faithfulness of God. Our hope for the future rests not in science, not in speculation, not in some proof text, but in the character of God himself!

Sermon 8 of 8 from the Close Encounters with Jesus series

How Faith Works

January 16, 2009

The life of faith is inherently a life of risk. It is not for those timid souls who want to play it safe all the time. As long as we limit God to what we think he can do, we will never see anything great because our faith remains so small. But once we are willing to suspend our disbelief and renounce our skepticism, then and only then do we become candidates for a miracle.

Sermon 7 of 8 from the Close Encounters with Jesus series

The Standing Orders of the Gospel

January 11, 2009

The real impact of the gospel will be seen when we don’t feel joyful, when we don’t want to pray, and when we can’t think of a reason to be thankful. That’s when we discover if our Christianity is the genuine article or a spiritual counterfeit.

Sermon 14 of 14 from the I Thessalonians series

Why God Makes It Hard When It Ought to be Easy

January 04, 2009

2 Samuel 2-3 tell the story of David’s long struggle to become king over all Israel. His life is a pattern of how God deals with his children. It is God’s plan to vindicate us slowly, bless us openly, surprise us occasionally, and test us continually. God intends to develop our character, and to do that adversity is essential.

Sermon 4 of 4 from the New Years' Message series

Yet

December 26, 2008

What is it that you are waiting for from the Lord? What are you hoping for that you do not yet have? While you are waiting, don’t let go of that little word “yet.” It’s the difference between hope and despair because God is not finished yet.

Sermon 3 of 4 from the New Years' Message series

Sunrise at Bethlehem

December 19, 2008

On the first Christmas morning the sun began to shine in Bethlehem. Now that he has come into the world, nothing can ever be the same again. Now we have light in the darkness, pardon from our guilt, and peace that passes all understanding.

Sermon 21 of 21 from the Christmas Messages series

If God Is Sovereign, What Then?

December 11, 2008

Our problems with the sovereignty of God start when sovereignty becomes personal. We will never understand this doctrine until we remember that we live in a fallen, that evil is personal, that we must start with God, and that God has bought us with the blood of his Son.

Sermon 3 of 3 from the Absolute Praise series

Born of a Virgin

December 09, 2008

Sermon 8 of 8 from the Christ BC series

A Prophet Like Moses

December 08, 2008

Sermon 7 of 8 from the Christ BC series