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    Triune Marriage Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 25, 2011
     | 4,798 views

    Just as the church is made one with God through Jesus Christ, man and women are made one through Christ. Christian marriage consists of three people: husband, wife, and Jesus.

    Many preachers would probably prefer to avoid today's passage if at all possible. The idea of submission isn't particularly popular in today's world. In fact, when the Southern Baptist Convention issued a newly revised declaration in June of 1998 that included a special section on marriage and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Just Say Yes Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 25, 2011
     | 9,471 views

    We do not receive the Spirit just by saying "No" to a list of prohibited actions. We receive him by saying yes to the call of God, and yes to the commands of God

    Life sometimes really does seem a lot like a shell game. It moves faster than you can keep track of and what you reach for is often disappointingly empty. For many people life feels just plain random, a big gamble but at least it's not rigged against you. But sometimes life may feel like a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    From Dark To Light Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2011
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     | 6,164 views

    There are three people from whom we cannot hide if we are to mature as Christians: God, ourselves, and our brothers and sisters in Christ.

    When I was in high school we got a little orange cat from the pound. We named him Kumquat because he was such a very small orange; he fit in the palm of your hand. He didn’t stay that way, though. He grew. But he never figured it out. He had formed the habit of sleeping on the round needlepoint ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Imitation Of God Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2011
     | 4,173 views

    It grieves the Holy Spirit when our broken, crazy, noisy world has more effect on our actions than does our experience and knowledge of the love of God.

    A couple of weeks ago I flew out to Minneapolis for just 36 hours to see my godson Ted in The Music Man. If he hadn’t skipped the cast party and come home early Thursday night I wouldn’t have gotten to see him off stage at all. But there we were, at 10:30 at night, both exhausted and happy, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The King’s New Clothes Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2011
     | 4,101 views

    If we clothe ourselves only in the name of Jesus, the world will see right through it - and through us. We have to put on his life, death and resurrection as well.

    If you change the word “Gentiles” in the first verse of today’s passage to “Americans” the whole lesson moves right into our own situation. They are practically a mirror of contemporary society. Listen to this: “[Americans] are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Family Ties Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 9, 2011
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     | 4,095 views

    Everyone who calls on God the Father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ is connected, willy-nilly, to every other Christian. We haven’t any choice about it. We are one, like it or not.

    Do you know what the Zen Buddhist said to the hot dog vendor? “Make me one with everything.” English is a remarkably flexible language. You can play wonderful games with it. “Make for me one hot dog with everything on it” is a far cry from the Buddhist ideal, which is in fact to become One with ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Spiral Stair Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 9, 2011
     | 3,620 views

    The journey of faith is like a spiral stair, the whole held up by the love of God, but the sequence of steps always the same. Commit yourself to the grace of God. Surrender more of yourself to Christ. And love the people he puts in your path as if he h

    I wish I could play the piano. Not just picking out a tune with my right hand, but really playing - composers like Bach and Beethoven and Mozart. As most of you know, my mother plays. She’ll be back here in May, and Martie’s already agreed to let her play for the service. Even ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Blood Relations Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 9, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,489 views

    Blood is thicker than water. But the blood that matters is not ours - not our common ancestors, not our genetic heritage, not even a shared cultural or legal identity. The blood that makes the church a family is Jesus’ blood.

    One of the things I have always like about being here in Clayton is the small town, family atmosphere. I moved around so much when I was young that I don’t know anyone I went to kindergarten with; I hardly even know most of my relatives. But here... We have multiple generations sitting right here ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    One For All Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 8, 2011
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     | 3,818 views

    The only walls appropriate for the household of God are load-bearing walls, to strengthen us for the work of the church.

    Almost everywhere I looked while preparing this sermon I found a reference to Robert Frost’s wonderful poem, “Mending Wall.” He begins it with the famous line, “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” The poem then goes on to tell of two neighbors who meet at the wall between their two ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Living On Purpose Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 6, 2011
     | 4,644 views

    We are on earth to demonstrate God’s glory and goodness to the world by our lives and actions.

    Why on earth are we here? What is the purpose of life? Rick Warren, the author of The Purpose-Driven Life, said to TV news personality Bill O’Reilly that this is the key question that he hears over and over again as he goes around the country talking to people about their lives. And my preaching ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Power Hungry

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 6, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,206 views

    The power of God to live as Jesus’ followers is a blank check for good in a chaotic and dangerous world.

    Bad things happen. Bad things happen to good people, and bad things happen to bad people. Bad things happen. Sometimes the cause is obvious: greed and hatred, poverty and ignorance, all cause suffering in greater or lesser degrees, and we can point to sin as the reason. But sometimes the deaths ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Reading God’s Will Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 6, 2011
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     | 4,308 views

    God’s last will and testament gives us countless unimaginable blessings - but only in Christ, who is their embodiment.

    How many of you have a will? Did you put a lot of thought into it? Did you go over the people you love, and the How many of you have a will? Did you put a lot of thought into it? Did you go over the people you love, and the things that matter to you, and try to make the two match? How many times ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Out Of The Frying Pan

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2011
     | 4,996 views

    When the going gets tough, do you go with the flow or stand firm with confidence in God?

    I thought about calling this sermon “Denial is a river in Egypt” but decided after considerable struggle that it was just a little bit TOO clever. Just because you forgive most of my puns doesn’t mean that I have a permanent free pass. But denial is a big part of what this ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Don't Lose It Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,984 views

    Losing your temper may lead to losing a lot more than that.

    One of my favorite shows is Law and Order, and so of course I’ve been watching the new spin-off, Trial by Jury. Last Friday the story featured a man who shot a pedophile who had been paroled back to the neighborhood where he had been apprehended for his original crime. And of course many ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Power Grab Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,293 views

    Grasping after power that belongs to God is not only wrong, it's dangerous.

    This is communion Sunday. Here on the table are special elements set aside for worship. In the Presbyterian tradition, only a minister of word and sacrament is authorized to consecrate the elements. And only ordained officers of the church are granted the privilege of distributing the elements to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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