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Exploring life, church, spirituality and pizza living in a small Texas town.

Barry Pritchard


    • May 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    May 11 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 29:58


    It's Mother's Day and I want to look at a "bitter" mother.  Naomi had a lot of reasons to be bitter.  Life had not worked out for her.  She said her name was now Mara, which means bitter.  Yet through her life and story God was at work and I would like to image that at the end when someone called her Mara she corrected them and said, "You can call me Naomi."  She was no longer the bitter one.

    May 4 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 29:59


    Practice generosity.  This means with more than just your money.  How else can we be generous?  Let's explore.

    April 27 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 29:23


    We should be consistent and steadfast in our prayers.  We also need to be watchful.  How can we be more watchful in our prayers and what difference does it make?

    April 20 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 32:20


    The Road to Emmaus story in Luke 24 is what I like to call the "First Supper" after the Last Supper.  Jesus is present with us whether we recognize it our not.  And when we do, it makes all the difference.

    April 13 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 25:00


    Work as though you are working for the Lord.  It matters how we do the jobs that we have.

    April 6 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 32:39


    “The best way to forget the high cost of living is to live so that life is worth more.”  I do not know who to contribute this quote to, but there is a truth there.  One way we make life worth more is to grow ourselves spiritually as well as physically.  Proverbs chapter 10 has some ways we can do this.  Let's explore.

    March 30 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 29:00


    Is there a solution to the way in which the world beats us down and oppresses us?  Let's explore Ecclesiastes chapter 4 and see a different way that life can be done.

    March 16 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 27:29


    Paul tells fathers not to exasperate their children.  Good advice but what does that look like?  Lets explore.

    For Your Drive #186

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 8:05


    Rocks, hills, stones, trees and so many other things in creation can praise and teach us about God.  We jsut need to listen.

    March 9 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 23:09


    Wives submit to your husbands.  Submit can seem like a bad word today.  Is it or does it have a different meaning in the Bible than our culture uses it today?  Let's explore.

    March 2 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 26:01


    Letting the peace of Christ rule in your hearts is something we wish for.  But it seems an impossible task, at least sometimes.  How can we have this peace?

    February 23 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 22:45


    We return to dust Solomon tells us.  But the news is that God knows what to do with dust.  That makes all the difference.

    For Your Drive #185

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 12:40


    It's so easy to be misled we have to be careful what we believe.  One way we are easily misled is when what we hear is sensational or affirms something we already believe.

    Februrary 16 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 24:49


    "All You Really Need is Love."  That can be true if you understand what love is.  If you do not it can cause lots of problems.  Paul tell us that love is what binds the other graces together so how does that work?  Let's explore.

    For Your Drive #184

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 8:47


    Some clarifications to February 9th sermon.  Specifically about gossip and what is it.

    February 9 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 30:43


    How does Christ being in all change the way we treat each other.  Anger, wrath, slander and obscene talk are all something we need to putout of our lives, but they just keep coming up time and time again.  Putting on Christ does make a difference in how we live.

    For Your Drive #183

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 15:13


    Jesus or Barabbas?  It's a question as to which one you will choose.  The way of Jesus or the way of Barabbas is one question we need to ask ourselves each day.  Choose wisely.

    February 2 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 25:42


    How is coveting idolatry?  Let's explore.

    For Your Drive #182

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 14:13


    We are told by Paul is Colossians 3:5 to put to death sexual immorality in our lives.  Why do Christians have such a different standard about sexuality than the world around us.  Let's explore why God cares so deeply about how we express ourselves sexually.

    January 26 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 23:22


    God has put eternity in our hearts.  We know there is more and we have questions about purpose and meaning in our lives.  Let's see what Ecclesaistes 3:9-15 can tell us about this.

    For Your Drive #181

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 12:07


    That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; Ecclesiastes 3:15 ESV. Interesting verse!  How are we to understand this?  Let's explore how "that which is to be has already been."

    January 12 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 27:48


    Set your mind on things above.  How do we do that?  Let's exlpore.

    December 22 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 22:00


    When the wise men came to Jerusalem and asked about the king of the Jews Herod was upset.  He was bothered there was another king.  What about us?  Are we really willing to let Jesus be king or are we bothered as well that Jesus is the true king and not us?

    December 15 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 25:13


    Jesus was a "man of sorrows" yet we sing "Joy to the World."  It was because he bore our sorrows that we are able to sing about Joy.

    December 1 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 32:03


    Distractions can come from worldly things and they can come from religious ones as well.  Paul warns us about getting caught up in religious things that are bot really important, but others will try to impose things on us.  Do not let yourself be judged by another over some "shadow" issue.

    November 24 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 25:05


    There is a time for everything we are told in Ecclesiastes 3.  Timing means a lot in life and so does getting things into the right order and sequence.  We ahve to plant before we harvest and even then it matters when we plant and when we harvest.  Take a listen as we explore this famous passage.

    For Your Drive #180

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 10:15


    "What possessed you?"  Ever had somone ask you that question?  Let's explore what might have possessed you.

    November 17 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 23:09


    Do not grow weary in doign good.

    For YOur Drive #179

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 9:55


    Be sure you are growing your inner life.

    For Your Drive #178

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 12:51


    Is it the destination or the journey that matters?  I have known people who hold that it's the journey and others who say it is the destination.  I say it is both and this has implications for our life as followers of Jesus.  Paul tells us how hard he is working to present those he knows as mature in Jesus.  Why does it matter?  Let's explore.

    November 10 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 19:29


    The three B's of baptism.  Burial, Birth and bath.

    For Your Drive #177

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 15:16


    This episode we take a look at Trinitarian thinking in Churches of Christ in our hymnody.

    November 3 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 27:54


    Colossians 2:1-10 we hear Paul emphasizing that in Jesus we are complete.  He warns us against getting caught in worldly ways of thinkiing and how this under mines what Jesus is doing in our lives.

    For Your Drive #176

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 13:12


    Proverbs 22:13 says. "The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!  I shall be killed in the streets!”  What in the world does this mean?  Maybe it's a warnning about all the excuses we like to give.  Give it a listen and see what you think.

    October 27 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 28:39


    We continue the series in Ecclesiastes.  This time I looked at chapter 2 and all the things that we think will bring us happiness but do not.  It may be much simpler than we think and it may not be the answer that we want, but there is hope for how to find your way in life.

    October 20 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 22:46


    We continue our series in Colossians.  Paul puts before us the importance of keeping Jesus first in your life.

    October 6 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 26:30


    Continued our series on Colossians by looking at 1:3-14.  Special emphasis on thinking spiritually and what that looks like.

    For Your Drive #175

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 13:09


    Paul was a praying man.  It's good to pay attention to what he prayed about for the churches then and see how his praying can instruct us today.

    September 29 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 27:24


    Why the church needs deacons.

    September 22 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 6:04


    A mistake was made and the sermon was not recorded.  What is here is a short (6 minute) recap of the main points of the sermon.  Sorry

    For Your Drive #174

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 8:58


    What makes Christians different.  Love.

    September 15 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 30:19


    Ecclesiastes is either liked or disliked.  I am starting a series from Ecclesiastes but will just preach on it once a month as I work my way through it.  Today we looked at chapter 1.  Main focus:  Life is fleeting.  How do we make the most of it?

    For Your Drive #173

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 12:50


    Let's explore Chesterton's quote about doing things badly.

    For Your Drive #172

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 10:59


    What does it mean to worship.  Think of it as "worth ship."  What you give worth to.

    September 8 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 28:36


    Paul, an apostle by the will of God.

    August 25 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 28:13


    Part 2 of how to be a worthy man by looking at Boaz.

    For Your Drive #171

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 9:06


    Teaching children is fun.  They make us relook at things that we would usually go on by.  Teaching the children about Satan testing Jesus they want to know why didn't Jesus go ahead and turn the stones to bread.  Seems reasonable.  I tried to explain that it matters who you listen to.  Choose, will you listen to God or Satan?

    August 18 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 31:50


    Ruth was a worthy woman for several reasons, but one that stands out is that she never thought she was worthless.

    For Your Drive #170

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 15:31


    The story of Ruth is obviously about Ruth, but there is also a man, Boaz, who is also worthy of study.  Let's take a look at this worthy man and see what we can learn from him.

    August 11 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 25:43


    Back to school time.  Let's take a look at some things it's important for our children to know as they go back.

    August 4 Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 28:04


    Part two of sermon about David and every man's need for a Nathan.

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