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Rodney Buchanan
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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Barriers
Contributed on Apr 28, 2013
Instead of removing barriers to faith, Jesus erects them. Why?
The story we have read together today is surprising in many ways. The way Jesus handles this situation is confusing, because some of the things Jesus are saying are upsetting his followers, and it seems that he does not make it easier, but harder for them. Our natural instinct is to take down ...read more
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Role Reversal
Contributed on Apr 4, 2013
A look at who "got it" when Jesus came and who did not. What you would expect is not what happened.
Role Reversals Luke 8:4-9 Think about it for a moment. If you knew nothing about all the stories of the Bible, especially the New Testament stories about Jesus, who would you expect to be the most enthusiastic and welcoming to the idea of God visiting planet earth? Who would be those most ...read more
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The Will Of God
Contributed on Jan 20, 2013
Understanding the difference between the sovereign will of God, the perfect will of God, the permissive will of God and the ultimate will of God.
On November 30, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School, had its security protocol upgraded, requiring visitors to be individually admitted after an identification review by video monitor. The school had 456 children enrolled in kindergarten through fourth grade. The doors to the school were locked ...read more
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Blindness & Light
Contributed on Aug 6, 2012
Who is blind and has sight in the story of Jesus healing the blind man?
A recent article reported, “The blind will be able to see the light with a new bionic eye implant which is said to be available within 2 years. The development of the bionic eye will at last restore blind people’s sight. The prototype high tech implant will be fitted to approx 50 to ...read more
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Christianity, Jesus Style
Contributed on Jul 23, 2012
What is a true Christ follower?
A few years ago I was driving to the Adirondack Mountains where I would spend a week in the Whitney Wilderness area. My canoe was on top of the car, my backpack and other equipment was in the back and I was set for the long trip to upper state New York. Driving that far is a little boring so I ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Apostle's Creed
Contributed on Jun 10, 2012
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The Character Of Jesus
Contributed on Feb 25, 2007
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Amazing Grace Sunday
Contributed on Feb 18, 2007
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Sermon On The Mount
Contributed on Jan 23, 2005
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The Book Of Acts
Contributed on Aug 29, 2004
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Pope Francis: Fulfilling His Role
Contributed on Apr 4, 2013
POPE FRANCIS: FULFILLING HIS ROLE A wonderful story of a religious leader who really does "get it" is the new Pontiff of Rome, Pope Francis. It is the story of role fulfillment. One reporter wrote: "Last night, in a break from tradition the Pope, Pope Francis, did not celebrate what is ...read more
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Longing
Contributed on Jan 15, 2012
LONGING In his book The Spiritual Life of Children, the famous Harvard psychiatrist Robert Coles tells the story of Alice, a ten-year-old girl who came from a family that did not believe in God. She expressed her doubts to him with these words: "I remember... I saw the people next door coming ...read more
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The Heaviest Loads
Contributed on Oct 30, 2011
THE HEAVIEST LOADS N. T. Wright, in writing about this passage (Mt 23:1-12), tells the story of trying to prepare for a hiking and camping trip. He went to an outfitter who took him around the store showing him everything he would need. The salesman recommended a good sleeping bag and a ...read more
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Who Is This Guy?
Contributed on Aug 29, 2011
WHO IS THIS GUY? Chuck Colson relates this interesting story in his book How Then Should We Live?: "In William Steig's Yellow & Pink, a delightfully whimsical picture book for children, two wooden figures wake up to find themselves lying on an old newspaper in the hot sun. One figure is ...read more
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The Wizard Of Oz: Getting Home
Contributed on Jul 10, 2011
THE WIZARD OF OZ: GETTING HOME I remember watching the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy is trying to find her way home, and along the way she runs into a scarecrow with no brain, a tin man with no heart, and a lion with no courage. But they learn that there is a wizard in the land of Oz who can help ...read more