Discovery Papers
by former PBC Pastor Ron Ritchie

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Six Messages on the New Covenant (PBC Cupertino) (0530-0535)

• How Can We Maintain Peace of Mind? (2 Cor. 2:12-17) (0530) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Gain a Sense of Competence? (2 Cor. 3:1-11) (0531) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Attain a Transparent Lifestyle? (2 Cor. 3:12-4:6) (0532) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Find Strength to Cope? (2 Cor. 4:7-15) (0533) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Avoid Being Discouraged? (2 Cor. 4:16-5:10) (0534) | (PDF)
  
• How Should We Now Live? (2 Cor. 4:16-5:10) (0535) | (PDF)
  

God's Runaway: Two messages on Jonah (3556-3557)

• Jonah: You Can't Get There from Here (Jonah 1:1-2:20) (3556) | (PDF)
  
• Jonah: Now That I'm Here I Don't Like It (Jonah 3:1-4:11) (3557) | (PDF)
  

If It Feels God, Do It! 9 messages on Judges (3610--3611, 3640-3643, 3702-3707)

• All We Are Meant to Be (Judges 9) (3610) | (PDF)
  
• Doomed to Success (Judges 7:1-25) (3611) | (PDF)
  
• The World is Looking Good Again (Judges 2:1-5) (3640) | (PDF)
  
• Whatever Became of Evil (Judges 2:11-3:6) (3641) | (PDF)
  
• Set Free From Self-Righteousness (Judges 3:7-11) (3642) | (PDF)
  
• An Impossible Situation (Judges 4:1-16) (3643) | (PDF)
  
• If We Live by the Spirit, Let Us Walk by the Spirit (Judges 14) (3702) | (PDF)
  
• Whatever a Man Sows, That Shall he Reap (Judges 15) (3703) | (PDF)
  
• Sin is Crouching at the Door (Judges 16) (3704) | (PDF)
  

Two Messages on Psalm 103 (3929a-3630a)

• Why Count Your Blessings When You Can Complain?! (3629a) (Part 1) | (PDF)
  
• Why Count Your Blessings When You Can Complain?! (3630a) (Part 2) | (PDF)
  

Two Messages (3645a-3646a)

• What A Difference A Humble Spirit Makes! (3645a) | (PDF)
  
• What A Difference The Holy Spirit Makes! (3646a) | (PDF)
  

Our Changless Lord (5 messages) (3719-3723)

• Our Changeless Lord In A Changing Society (Psalm 33) (3719) | (PDF)
  
• Our Changeless Lord's Instructions To A Married Man (Psalm 126:1-6) (3720) | (PDF)
  
• Our Changeless Lord's Instructions To A Married Couple (Psalm 127) (3721) | (PDF)
  
• Our Changeless Lord's Instructions To Parents (Psalm 78:1-8) (3722) | (PDF)
  
• Our Changeless Lord's Instructions on How to Use Teachable Moments (Joshua 4) (3723) | (PDF)
  

"You Shall Be of My Witnesses" 6 messages in Acts (3800-3805)

• ...to the Jewish People (Acts 3:1-20) (3800) | (PDF)
  
• ...to the Jewish Rulers (Acts 4:1-4) (3801) | (PDF)
  
• ...to the Religious Folk (Acts 8:4-24) (3802) | (PDF)
  
• ...to Religious Foreigners (Acts 8:25-40) (3803) | (PDF)
  
• ...to the Ordinary People (Acts 16:13-34) (3804) | (PDF)
  
• ...in the Supreme Court (Acts 17:22-31) (3805) | (PDF)
  

Godly Living in a Corrupt World, 9 messages in 2 Peter (3887-3895)

• How Can We Survive In A Corrupt World? (2 Peter 1:1-4) (3887) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Mature in a Corrupt World? (2 Peter 1:5-11) (3888) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Be Certain Jesus Is The Christ? (2 Peter 1:12-21) (3889) | (PDF)
  
• How Should We Handle False Teachers? (2 Peter 2:1-11) (3990) | (PDF)
  
• How Dangerous Are The False Teachers? (2 Peter 2:12-16) (3991) | (PDF)
  
• What Are The Wages Of The False Teachers? (2 Peter 2:17-22) (3992) | (PDF)
  
• How Should We Answer The Mockers? (2 Peter 3:1-7) (3993) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Deal With Our Own Doubts? (2 Peter 3:8-13) (3944) | (PDF)
  
• What Should We Do Until Christ's Return? (2 Peter 3:14-18) (3945) | (PDF)
  

Titus, 4 messages (3908-3911)

• The Need For Godly Elders (Titus 1:1-9) (3908) | (PDF)
  
• The Need For Teaching Elders (Titus 1:10-16) (3909) | (PDF)
  
• The Need For Pastoring Elders (Titus (2:1-15) (3910) | (PDF)
  
• The Need For Reminding Elders (Titus 3:1-15) (3911) | (PDF)
  

1 Peter, 14 messages (3934-3947)

• How Can We Find Peace In The Midst Of Suffering? (1 Peter 1:1,2) (3934) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Maintain A Living Hope In The Midst Of Suffering? (1 Peter 1:3-5) (3935) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Cope With Our Present Suffering? (1 Peter 1:6-9) (3936) | (PDF)
  
• Is It Possible To Have Life While Living?(1 Peter 1:10-12) (3937) | (PDF)
  
• What Should Be An 'Alien's' Lifestyle In The Midst of Suffering? (1 Peter 1:13-25) (3938) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We be Spiritually Mature In The Midst Of Suffering? (1 Peter 2:1-10) (3939) | (PDF)
  
• What Should Be Our Community Responsibility In The Midst Of Suffering? (1 Peter 2:11-17) (3940) | (PDF)
  
• How Should We Respond to Market--Place Injustice? (1 Peter 2:18-25) (3941) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Maintain Our Marriage in the Midst of Suffering? (2 Peter 3:1-12) (3942) | (PDF)
  
• How Should We Respond To Personal Intimidation? (2 Peter 3:13-22) (3943) | (PDF)
  
• How Can We Overcome Temptation In The Midst Of Suffering? (2 Peter 4:1-6) (3944) | (PDF)
  
• What Should Be Our Lifestyle In These Last Days? (2 Peter 4:7-11) (3945) | (PDF)
  
• What Is God Doing To Us In Our Present Suffering? (2 Peter 4:12-19) (3946) | (PDF)
  
• An Encouraging Word In A Discouraging World (2 Peter 5:1-14) (3947) | (PDF)
  

The Second Coming Of Our Lord, 8 messages in 2 Thessalonians (3996-4003)

• Living . . .In Light of His Coming (2 Thess. 1:1-14) (3996) | (PDF)
  
• Suffering . . .In Light of His Coming (2 Thess. 1:5-12) (3997) | (PDF)
  
• Resting . . .In Light of His Coming (2 Thess. 4:13-18) (3998) | (PDF)
  
• Waiting...In Light of His Coming (2 Thess. 2:1-5) (3999) | (PDF)
  
• Remembering...In Light Of His Coming (2 Thess. 2:6-12) (4000) | (PDF)
  
• Hoping . . .In Light Of His Coming (2 Thess. 2:13-17) (4001) | (PDF)
  
• Praying...In Light Of His Coming (2 Thess. 3:1-5) (4002) | (PDF)
  
• Working...In Light Of His Coming (2 Thsss. 3:6-18) (4003) | (PDF)
  

Elijah: God's Instrument of Grace (4367-4372, 6 messages)

• Love the Lord Your God With All Your Heart, 1 Kings 16:29-17:24 (4367) | (PDF)
  
• You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me, 1 Kings 18:1-19 (4368) | (PDF)
  
• Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve, 1 Kings 18:20-46 (4369) | (PDF)
  
• O Lord, Take My Life, 1 Kings 19:1-21 (4370) | (PDF)
  
• Do Not Covet Anything That Belongs to Your Neighbor, 1 Kings 21:1-29 (4371) | (PDF)
  
• How Would You Spend Your Last Day on Earth?, 2 Kings 2:1-18 (4372) | (PDF)
  

Elisha: Prophet of Compassion (4373-4378, 6 messages)

• Compassion for the Widows, 2 Kings 4:1-7 (4373) | (PDF)
  
• Compassion for the Childless, 2 Kings 4:8-23 (4374) | (PDF)
  
• Compassion for the Apparently Incurable, 2 Kings 5:1-19 (4375) | (PDF)
  
• Confronting the Greedy, 2 Kings 5:20-28 (4376) | (PDF)
  
• Compassion for the Blind, 2 Kings 6:1-23 (4377) | (PDF)
  
• Compassion for the Hungry, 2 Kings 6:24-7:20 (4378) | (PDF)
  

The Messianic Prophecies (4383-4388, 6 messages)

• Jesus: Born of a Virgin, Isaiah 7:10-14 (4383) | (PDF)
  
• Jesus: Born to Rule, Isaiah 9:6-7 (4384) | (PDF)
  
• Jesus: Born of Mary to Save , Psalm 35:9 (4385) | (PDF)
  
• Jesus: Born in Humility, Micah 5:2-3 (4386) | (PDF)
  
• Jesus: Born to be Worshipped, Psalm 72:1-11 (4387) | (PDF)
  
• Jesus: Born to Serve, (Isaiah 61:1-2, Luke 4:16-21) (4388) | (PDF)
  

Joseph: Man of Faith (Genesis, 4417-4423; 7 messages)

• The Potter and the Clay, Gen 37:1-3 (4417) | (PDF)
  
• The Lord is With Us, Gen 39:1-23 (4418) | (PDF)
  
• Steps Toward Spiritual Maturity, Gen 40-41 (4419) | (PDF)
  
• God Is Not Mocked, Gen 42:1-3 (4420) | (PDF)
  
• Life In the Son, Gen 45:1-46:7 (4421) | (PDF)
  
• The Blessing, Gen 48:1-22 (4422) | (PDF)
  
• How God Turns Evil Into Good, Gen 50:1-26 (4423) | (PDF)
  

He's Alive! (4361-4366S; 7 messages)

• Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places John 11:17-44 (4361) | (PDF)
  
• Life is Found Only in Jesus, the Prince of Peace, Matt 21:1-17 (4362) | (PDF)
  
• Life Cannot Be Found in a Cemetery, Matt 28:1-10 (4363) | (PDF)
  
• Life Forever Present, Matt 28:16-20 (4364) | (PDF)
  
• Life Dissolves Prejudice, Acts 10 (4365) | (PDF)
  
• Life Dispels Fear, Acts 18:1-11 (4366) | (PDF)
  
• Life Who Is, Was, and Is to Come, Revelation 1:4-20 (4366S) | (PDF)
  

How to Live Christ-Like in a Post-Christian Society
(2 Corinthians, 4335-4340, 5 messages)

• Christ-Like Living..., 2 Cor 2:12-17 (4335) | (PDF)
  
• Becoming Christ-Confident..., 2 Cor 3:1-11 (4336) | (PDF)
  
• Becoming Transparent in a Veiled Community, 2 Cor 3:12-18 (4337) | (PDF)
  
• Carrying the Light of Truth to Darkened Minds, 2 Cor 4:1-12 (4338) | (PDF)
  
• Remaining Encouraged in a Discouraging Environment, 2 Cor 4:13-5:10 (4339) | (PDF)
  
• Hope to Hopeless Humanity, 2 Cor 5:11-6:2 (4340) | (PDF)
  

Awesome Father, Precious Son
(Deuteronomy, 4447-4453, 7 messages)

• There is only One Living God, Deuteronomy 4:32-40 (4447) | (PDF)
  
• You Shall Love God, Deuteronomy 5:1-15 (4448) | (PDF)
  
• You Shall Love Your Neighbor, Deuteronomy 5:16-21 (4449) | (PDF)
  
• Teach Your Children About God, Deuteronomy 6:1-15 (4450) | (PDF)
  
• Our God is an Awesome God, Deuteronomy 10:12-22 (4451) | (PDF)
  
• Our God is a Testing God, Deuteronomy 13:1-5 (4452) | (PDF)
  
• So Choose Life, Deuteronomy 30:11-20 (4453) | (PDF)
  

Series: "Now Concerning Spiritual Gifts"
(Various, 4476-4481, 6 messages)

• Good Stewards of God's Gifts, 1 Peter 4:10-11, (4476) | (PDF)
  
• The Benefits of Spiritual Gifts, Romans 12:1-8, (4477) | (PDF)
  
• The Joy of Spiritual Growth, Ephesians 4:7-13, (4478) | (PDF)
  
• The Proper Use of Gifts, 1 Corinthians 12:1-30, (4479) | (PDF)
  
• Expressing our Gifts, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, (4480) | (PDF)
  
• Order out of Chaos, 1 Corinthians 14, (4481) | (PDF)
  

Series: Jesus, Lord of His Church
(Revelation, 4501-4507,7 messages)

• Jesus, the Alpha and the Omega, Revelation 1:1-20, (4501) | (PDF)
  
• Ephesus, Guard Your Love, Revelation 2:1-7, (4502) | (PDF)
  
• Smyrna and Pregamum: Remain Faithful, Revelation 2:8-17, (4503) | (PDF)
  
• Thyatira: Be Holy, Revelation 2:18-29, (4504) | (PDF)
  
• Sardis: Wake Up!, Revelation 3:1-6, (4505) | (PDF)
  
• Philadephia: Door of Opportunity, Revelation 3:7-13, (4506) | (PDF)
  
• Laodicea: Love Jesus With All Your Heart, Revelation 3:14-22, (4507) | (PDF)
  

Single Messages

• Why Pray When you Can Worry? (Philippians 4:4-7) (0483) | (PDF)
  
• Lord! Teach us to Number Our Days, Psalm 90 (4213) | (PDF)
  
• Everyone is Looking for You!, Mark 1:21-39 (4115) | (PDF)
  
• Faith Revived, Luke 24:13-32 (0481) | (PDF)
  
• A Thorn in the Flesh, 2 Cor. 11:30-12:10 (3103) | (PDF)
  
• Put it on the Master Charge, Philemon, (3104) | (PDF)
  
• Love of Strangers, Luke 14:1-14 (3105) | (PDF)
  
• A Life Style of Godly Giving, 1 Chron. 29:1-22 (3106) | (PDF)
  
• About Those False Teachers, 2 John (3107) | (PDF)
  
• Walking in the Truth, 3 John (3108) | (PDF)
  
• Suffering: Or, Why Me Lord? (2 Cor. 1:1-11) (3100) | (PDF)
  
• Teachable Moments (Joshua 4) (3101) | (PDF)
  
• All the Other Voices (Luke 10:38-42) (3102) | (PDF)
  
• Are You Still Doubting The: Resurrection Of Jesus? (John 20:19-29) (3948) | (PDF)
  
• What A Difference A Day Makes..! (Easter) (3644a) | (PDF)
  
• Just Because You're Breathing Doesn't Mean You're Living! (Easter) (3700) | (PDF)
  
• Behold Children are a Gift of the Lord (S909) | (PDF)
  

Special Flyer

• Spiritual Gifts (1/96) | (PDF)
  

Two Longer Series of Messages

Paul, an Instrument of the Risen Christ
(Acts, 29 messages, 4031-4037; 4051-4058; 4101-4115)


Jesus, Savior of the Lost (Luke, 69 messages, 4116-4156, 4257-4284)

Ron Ritchie is now a pastor on the staff of Fellowship Bible Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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