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    The Prayer Of Jabez

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 8, 2001
    based on 838 ratings
     | 194,478 views

    Jabez prayed a model prayer that God would bless him, increase his territory, place his hand upon him and keep him from evil.

    “Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, ‘Because I bore him in pain.’ And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, ‘Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    In Search Of A Relationship With God

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 22, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 9,135 views

    There are four essentials to a relationship with God: Genuine confession, repentance, faith and obedience.

    In a collection of cartoons by Bill Watterson, entitled The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, ornery little Calvin is talking to Hobbes, his friend the stuffed tiger, about what he has done to little Susie. Calvin says, “I feel bad that I called Susie names and hurt her feelings. I’m sorry I ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Trials And Temptations

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 4, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 6,891 views

    We have to endure trials, resist temptations and take responsibility for our own lives.

    Oscar Wilde, the Irish born writer, liked to say, “I can resist anything … except temptation!” Wilde also believed: “The best way to deal with temptation is to yield to it!” All of us deal with temptation. If a person is not a Christian they just give in to temptation. But temptation is ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How Do I Know That God Exists?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 28, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 5,765 views

    We offer three agruments: 1. Cosmological -- God’s fingerprint is on the cosmos. 2. Teleological -- God’s design is seen in the universe. 3. Anthropological -- God’s character is reflected in mankind.

    Jim Carrey plays one of his more serious roles in the 1998 movie The Truman Show. It is a fascinating film in which Carrey plays Truman (True Man) Burbank, a young man who was adopted as a newborn by the OmniCam Corporation. OmniCam has created a movie set the size of a city and places Truman in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Cultivating A Grateful Heart

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 21, 2004
    based on 128 ratings
     | 28,193 views

    If I am going to cultivate a grateful heart, I need to change my focus: 1. From what I don’t have to what I do have. 2. From getting a blessing to being a blessing. 3. From earth to eternity.

    One of the great mysteries of our culture is that we are the most privileged and prosperous people who have ever lived on the face of the earth — past and present — and yet many Americans are not happy. We have more of everything, and yet we are not content. Even when good things happen we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    An Enemy Has Done This

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 25, 2005
    based on 55 ratings
     | 18,728 views

    The parable tells four basic truths: 1. There seems to be injustice in the way the world works. 2. The evil in the world is the work of the evil one. 3. There is a reason God tolerates evil. 4. There is a day of reckoning coming.

    Our country has been devastated in recent days by storms and floods. First it was Hurricane Katrina, and now Hurricane Rita. But they are not the only things we have faced as far as natural disasters in the world. Wildfires started by lightning, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, disease and plague, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Deep Restoration

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 17, 2004
    based on 81 ratings
     | 22,774 views

    1. God meets us in our brokenness. 2. God continues to heal us in our brokenness. 3. God will deliver us from our brokenness.

    “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Kingdom Of God

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 24, 2004
    based on 55 ratings
     | 33,356 views

    1. The kingdom of God transforms us individually. 2. the kingdom of God transforms the world. 3. The kingdom of God is Now. 4. The kingdom of God is Not Yet.

    As Jesus began his ministry, the Bible says that he, “traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God” (Luke 8:1). The concept of the kingdom of God was central to the teaching of Jesus, and therefore it is critical to our understanding of what ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What Do You Do When The World Is On Fire?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 16, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
     | 7,508 views

    1. You have to decide what is of value. 2. You have to let go. 3. You have to seek out others who have been through the fire.

    A few weeks ago Eli and I attended the National Outreach Convention, along with our wives, in beautiful San Diego, California. Shortly after we returned, fires blazed through that entire area. After the convention Sue and I drove to one quaint little town which was filled with antique and gift ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The God Who Knows Me Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 10, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 23,585 views

    David observes: 1. God knows us intimately. 2. There is no way we can get away from God. 3. There is no way we can hide from God.

    A friend emailed me this week and told me about a conversation her daughter had with her young son. Megan, the boy’s mother, was addressing some mail and decided to find out how much her young son understood. She asked her son, “Where do you live?” “At my new house,” he replied. She agreed ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Nicodemus

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 15, 2001
    based on 30 ratings
     | 18,126 views

    A right standing with God does not come through 1. correct beliefs, or 2. correct moral conduct, but 3. through an ongoing relationship with God.

    A national magazine recently ran a contest to see who could come up with the best real-life quotes resembling the cartoon “Dilbert.” If you are not familiar with Dilbert, he is a character caught in a bizarre office situation where bureaucracy rules and common sense is uncommon — a workplace not ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Developing Healthy Self-Esteem

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 2, 2001
    based on 301 ratings
     | 49,973 views

    An accurate view of yourself come from 1. an understanding of God’s view of who you are. 2. knowing the truth of who you are. 3. having a humble view of who you are.

    In the Scripture reading today, we hear the Lord saying to Jeremiah: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” It seems that when most people think of God coming to them and saying something, they think of him ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Finding Security In An Unsafe World

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 13, 2001
    based on 238 ratings
     | 28,867 views

    The truths we need to have planted in our lives are: Our security is: 1. In God, not the things of this world. 2. In our faith, not our safety. 3. In eternity, not our present circumstances. 4. The fact that even though life is dangerous, life is good.

    When the events of this week began to unfold, we were all in shock. We didn’t know what to think. Was this an accident, or was it something planned? But when the second plane slammed into the World Trade Center building there was little doubt that terrorism was involved. Then when the Pentagon ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Male And Female Created He Them

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 21, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 8,721 views

    God created men and women: 1. Different physically 2. Different in Temperament. 3. To live out different roles.

    Brian Bill has put together a “Top-ten List” of “You might be a male if . . .” 10. You know stuff about tanks. 9. You can go to the bathroom without a support group. 8. Someone forgets to invite you to something and he can still be your friend. 7. You can drop by to see a friend without ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Kingdom Awareness Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 4, 2007
    based on 40 ratings
     | 12,903 views

    1. People often miss the presence of God. 2. The Kingdom of God comes in simple ways. 3. We are called to live in awareness.

    “How do you expect me to believe in God,” asked Woody Allen, “when only last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of my electric typewriter?” There are many people like Woody Allen who focus on the annoyances of life rather than wonderful things of life. It always seems that the troubles of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist