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Redemptive Relationships: Marriage Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 21, 2003

based on 84 ratings

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Marriage becomes redemptive when we understand: 1. It is to be a model of our relationship with Christ. 2. It is where we learn to love and be loved. 3. It is intended to be a source of joy.

I am one of those fortunate people who grew up in a good home that was fairly normal and functional. There was love, my mother was a stay-at-home mom, and my dad worked long hours. We did not have a lot, but we were well cared for. It was not a home without its kinks, but it was a good home ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:4-14

Denomination: Methodist

Learning To Be A Disciple

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 8, 2001

based on 79 ratings

| 6,423 views

We learn to be a disciple when we make a commitment to learn, to grow and to be in relationship.

As we have thought together about what it means to be the church, we have considered what it means to worship, what it means to have a relationship with God, and what it means for us to be in relationship with each other. This morning we consider what it means to truly be a disciple of Christ. I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-9

Denomination: Methodist

Kingdom Living

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 6, 2002

based on 118 ratings

| 29,511 views

Kingdom living means: 1. We live with an awareness of the kingdom. 2. We understand that the kingdom is within. 3. We experience the blessing of his reign. 4. We are a part of a subversive movement. 5. We wait for it expectantly.

Stanley Hauerwas and William Willimon begin their book Resident Aliens with a story from their youth: “Sometime between 1960 and 1980, an old, inadequately conceived world ended, and a fresh, new world began. . . . When and how did we change? Although it may sound trivial, one of us is tempted ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:18-21

Denomination: Methodist

Developing A Grateful Heart

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 24, 2002

based on 66 ratings

| 30,794 views

We need to ask God to change our hearts from 1. Complaints to Praise. 2. Criticism to Encouragement. 3. Cynicism to Faith.

Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Immediately they ran toward the nearest fence. The storming bull ran after them in hot pursuit, and they realized that they were not going to make it. Terrified, one man shouted to his friend, “Say a prayer, John. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:4-8

Denomination: Methodist

The Promise

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 8, 2002

based on 39 ratings

| 6,145 views

The message of the prophets show us: 1. God has a plan. 2. God has a hopeful plan. 3. God has a complete plan.

A little over two years ago, on March 26, 2000, Seattle’s famed Kingdome was demolished. It was the home of the Seattle Seahawks, Mariners, and at times, the SuperSonics. But a Maryland-based company called Controlled Demolition Incorporated (CDI) was hired to do the job of imploding the 25,000 ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Denomination: Methodist

The Fulfillment

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 15, 2002

based on 47 ratings

| 6,884 views

Jesus Christ came to 1. The sinful. 2. The poor and sick. 3. The Faithful.

Last week we spoke about the prophecies that brought hope to the minds and hearts of God’s people — those who were anticipating the arrival of God’s Messiah into the world. Those prophesies created such longing, such expectancy and such a desire to see what God was going to do in the world that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:36-49

Denomination: Methodist

Is There A Conflict Between Faith And Science? Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 28, 2002

based on 141 ratings

| 12,016 views

Those seeking truth should consider: 1. Christian faith birthed science. 2. Miracles are not things done against natural law, but according to natural law. 3. To close the door to the possibility of the existence of God goes against the very fabric

How do you explain miracles to a scientist? How do you explain science to a Christian? Can it be done, and is there a conflict between the two? How do we use objective critical reasoning and still believe in things like the parting of the Red Sea, a virgin giving birth to a child, shriveled ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-25

Denomination: Methodist

Aren't All Religions The Same? Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 1, 2002

based on 196 ratings

| 24,336 views

A look at Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

Recently one of the major denominations met in Columbus to debate, of all things, whether or not Jesus Christ is the one true Savior of the world. Is he the universal Savior or might there be several? What about the other world religions and their claims? Some people wonder if perhaps there ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:5-13, Jeremiah 23:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Integrity And The Christian

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 14, 2002

based on 74 ratings

| 9,067 views

Christians need integrity in these important areas: Money, Sex, Power.

The news has been rife with stories of the lack of integrity in our culture. First it was the Enron scandal and the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson. Then it was WorldCom. Even Martha Stewart, the apron-clad icon of hominess, has been brought into disrepute through what appears to be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:20-23, Isaiah 1:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Seals, Trumpets And Bowls: The Unfolding Of The World's Last Days Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 20, 2002

based on 54 ratings

| 12,447 views

The purpose of these judgments is: 1. To bring people to repentance. 2. To demonstrate the patience of God. 3. To establish God’s justice.

In the book of Revelation there are three major judgments that come to the earth. The first wave is called the seal judgments. They unfold as the Lamb breaks the seals of the scroll. As each seal is broken, it unleashes a new barrage of God’s judgment against an evil and Christ-rejecting world. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:1-17

Denomination: Methodist

Is Jesus The Only Way To God? Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 3, 2002

based on 65 ratings

| 11,451 views

When Jesus says he is the way, it means: 1) You are not the way. 2) Other religions are not the way. 3) Jesus Christ is the only way to God.

Godfrey Saxe’s poem The Blind Men and the Elephant is based on a fable from India. (See the complete poem at the end of the sermon. May also be used as a skit.) In it, six blind men go to observe an elephant to understand what one really is. One blindly walks into the elephant’s side and ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

God's Plan For Children

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 20, 2001

based on 45 ratings

| 8,642 views

1. Children need to learn a positive view of life. 2. Children need to learn obedience. 3. Children need to learn values.

This past March there was a congressional hearing on human-reproductive cloning in Washington, D.C. Brigitte Boisselier, a chemist who works with couples wanting to use cloning to have children, read a letter from a father who had lost his 11-month-old son after heart surgery. In the letter he ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:7-11

Denomination: Methodist

The Gift Of Leadership Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 11, 2003

based on 107 ratings

| 18,100 views

A leader is a person of 1. integrity 2. vision 3. endurance

We are looking at the gift of leadership today, because it is one of the most important gifts of the Spirit. We are emphasizing spiritual gifts because we want you to desire the gifts of the Spirit and pray to receive at least one, if not more of them, in order that your life might be used by God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Denomination: Methodist

What Is Heaven Like?

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 31, 2005

based on 60 ratings

| 11,803 views

Heaven is a place of 1. Inconceivable blessing. 2. Growth 3. Fellowship 4. There is only one way to heaven.

It was only a nickel, but the owner was able to retire on it. It is one of only five nickels like it, and Ed Lee of Merrimack, New Hampshire, sold the nickel for $4.15 million dollars. It is the second-highest price ever reported paid for a rare coin. Speaking for the coin dealership which ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46

Denomination: Methodist

Whose Is It?

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 29, 2006

based on 30 ratings

| 10,094 views

1. The world belongs to God. 2. All we have belongs to God. 3. Our lives belong to God.

It is said that Bishop Edwin Hughes once delivered a sermon on “God’s Ownership” of all that we have. In his congregation there was a very wealthy parishioner who took offense at his message. That week he called and asked the Bishop to come over to his home for lunch. During their visit, the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

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