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    We Are Blessed

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 31, 2011
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    The beatitudes: 1. Are often misinterpreted. 2. Help us to be like God. 3. Are not promises for the present, but guarantees of our future.

    We Are Blessed Matthew 5:1-12 Blessed are those who have gone through a divorce. Blessed are those who cannot pay their bills and may be facing bankruptcy. Blessed are those who have just heard that they have a terminal illness. Blessed are you when you have been fired from your job. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Gift Of Intercession

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 12, 2012
    based on 87 ratings
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    The important place of prayer in the Christian's life.

    The Scripture this morning contains two entirely different stories which seem unrelated, but, in fact, have much the same message. The first is an early meeting of Jesus with Peter, James and John before they became disciples. They had worked all night with all the skill of professional ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Wise Fool

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 1, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
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    Solomon’s mistakes were that he started out well, but did not end well, he was a minimalist and he allowed his strength to become his weakness.

    Have you see the bumper sticker that says, “I took an IQ test and the results were negative”? Sometimes very intelligent people can get very negative results on their IQ tests. For instance, people are paid a lot of money to write the things that appear on the packages and products we buy. But a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Easter's Surprises

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 1, 2001
    based on 148 ratings
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    What God does is eternal -- We are surprised by significance. What God does is impossible -- We are surprised by power. What God does is unexpected -- We are surprised by joy.

    I will never forget walking into the funeral home several years ago to meet with the family who had just lost a 40-year-old son and husband. He was not dressed in a typical suit, but a pair of bib overhauls and a dirty ball cap. He had died of a heart attack, but in the pocket of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jesus' Approach To Prayer Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 16, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,470 views

    A look at the various elements in the Lord’s prayer.

    C.L. Null, in Christian Reader says, “My Sunday school class of youngsters had some problems repeating the Lord’s Prayer, but they didn’t lack in imagination. One child prayed, ‘Our Father, who art in heaven, how’d you know my name?’” It is a wonderful thing when we realize that God knows our ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Treasure In Heaven Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 10, 2005
    based on 35 ratings
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    Jesus warned: 1. Don’t store up treasure. 2. Guard your heart. 3. Focus your eye. 4. Have only one Master

    I read a recent magazine article about a pastor and his encounter with some unbelievers while having breakfast. Here is how he tells the story: “My wife and I were vacationing in Estes Park, Colorado, and had breakfast in a coffee shop. It was empty except for four men at another table. One was ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Why, Oh Lord?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 136 ratings
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    Dealing with life’s big questions.

    The scripture reading today is only one verse. It says it all, because Habakkuk is asking the question that all of us have asked at times: “Oh Lord, if you are good, why is life sometimes so bad?” As he wrote this, Habakkuk understood that his nation had sinned and offended God. He understood ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    No Longer Condemned

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 30, 2000
    based on 216 ratings
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    Living in the freedom of grace

    Many of you will remember the riots which took place in South Central Los Angeles. Buildings were burning and stores were being looted. During all the confusion an unsuspecting truck driver named Reginald Denny made a wrong turn and ended up in an area of some of the worst rioting. Millions of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Out Of The Cradle

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000
    based on 297 ratings
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    Allowing Christ a larger place in our lives and in our world than as the Babe of Bethlehem

    Babies are something special. I can never forget what it was like to see my two girls at their birth. That is a feeling and experience that nothing else can quite match — unless it is the birth of grandchildren. There is a special feeling each time I visit new parents in the hospital. There ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    An Old Testament Christmas

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000
    based on 119 ratings
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    Christmas begins in the OT with the promise of the Messiah.

    Christmas really begins in the Old Testament. The promise of a coming Messiah filled the pages of the Hebrew Bible, and the Jews were watching for his coming. It is interesting that the Jews use a different arrangement of the Old Testament books than we do. After the first five books there is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Hope Of Advent: Coming Alive In Christ

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000
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    Christmas is the promise of new life in Christ. We know what Christ is like. We know the joy of sins forgiven. We know the hope of heaven.

    THE HOPE OF ADVENT: COMING ALIVE IN CHRIST Ephesians 2:1-10 Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Lion Is A Lamb

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000
    based on 44 ratings
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    God’s power is often displayed in weakness.

    It may seem strange to speak about Christmas with a passage from the book of Revelation. But we see here, perhaps more clearly than anywhere else, the great paradox of God — the power of God displayed in weakness. Let’s look at this passage with an attempt to understand its meaning and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Exclusive Savior

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000
    based on 59 ratings
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    Jesus is the exclusive and universal Savior.

    Cary Grant, the movie star, once told how he was walking along a street and started to pass by a man who began staring at him with a look of excited recognition. The man said, “Wait a minute, you’re... you’re — I know who you are; don’t tell me... uh, Rock Hud... No, you’re....” The famous ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Confronted By Truth

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000
    based on 491 ratings
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    The woman at the well is confronted by the truth which Jesus presents her.

    Charles Swindoll, in his book Growing Deep in the Christian Life, tells the true story of a man who bought fried chicken dinners for himself and his girlfriend to enjoy on a picnic one afternoon. He was in for a surprise because the person behind the counter mistakenly gave him the wrong paper ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Unexpected Converts

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000
    based on 66 ratings
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    Grace. Those most people thought were least likely to become God’s people are the ones who come to Christ; while the ones often thought to be most likely became his enemies.

    Two of the surprises that we come across as we read the New Testament are the people who become close to Jesus, and the people who are alienated from Jesus. It is surprising because it is exactly the opposite of what we would expect to find. We would expect Jesus to be close to the religious folk ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist