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    Ho-Hum

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 2, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,678 views

    We are lost in the swamp of compromise, because: 1. We value security over significance. 2. We value what is easy over what takes effort. 3. We value the material over the spiritual. 4. We value mediocrity over excellence.

    John Steinbeck, winner of the Nobel Prize, decided to travel around the country he loved in order to explore and enjoy it more deeply. He was also planning on writing about his experiences in a book, but he was surprised that very few people encouraged him to go. Some even said that it was too ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Crucifixion And Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 13,531 views

    Jesus invites us to share 1. In his death. 2. In his life. 3. In his resurrection.

    Richard Bandler tells about visiting a psychiatric hospital and dealing with a man who believed that he was Jesus Christ. He did not believe it in a spiritual sense, but literally. Bandler walked in to the room to meet this man, and said: “Are you Jesus?” “Yes, my son,” came the reply. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Gift Of Leadership Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 11, 2003
    based on 107 ratings
     | 18,114 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

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Developing A Grateful Heart

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 30,809 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

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Promise

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 8, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 6,151 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

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Fulfillment

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 15, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 6,891 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

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Kingdom Living

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 6, 2002
    based on 118 ratings
     | 29,522 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

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Christmas And Culture

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 23, 2006
    based on 83 ratings
     | 34,668 views

    1. Christmas informs the culture. 2. Christmas transforms the culture. 3. Christmas forms a new culture.

    Christmas is about God breaking through at surprising times, and showing up in unusual places in the world. You never know when, where, or how God is going to show up. The Bible is full of stories of how God broke into the world at the very time that people thought he was nowhere to be found. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Whose Is It?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 29, 2006
    based on 30 ratings
     | 10,097 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

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Trusting God With Everything

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 19, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 14,416 views

    Trusting God results in: 1. the ability to give. 2. the ability to be thankful. 3. the blessing of God.

    Then the word of the Lord came to him: “Go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food.” So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, “Would you bring me ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Trusting God In Difficult Times

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 2, 2006
    based on 30 ratings
     | 64,946 views

    The beliefs we must commit ourselves to when facing suffering are: 1. God is good, even when life is bad. 2. God can redeem the evil that comes into our lives. 3. We must do the right thing, even when it does not seem to pay off.

    Those of you who have seen the classic movie Fiddler on the Roof remember the scene where Tevye, the main character, is walking on a dusty road, pulling both a milk cart and a lame horse. He says: “Ah, dear God, was that necessary? Did you have to make him lame just before the Sabbath? That ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jesus, The Living Saviour

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 15, 2006
    based on 49 ratings
     | 19,617 views

    What if there is no resurrection? It means death has won and there is no life. It means darkness reigns and there is no hope. But Christ has been raised, therefore now we have God’s gift of life and hope.

    [I’ve taken some points in this sermon from Rodney Buchanan’s sermon ‘Jesus, the Living Savior’ at SermonCentral.] BUDDHA’S FINGERS In 1981 there was a devastating flood in central China. During the flood an ancient pagoda collapsed at Famen Temple. A few years later, archaeologists were ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Looking For Pennies

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 19, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,897 views

    Looking for Pennies (story from Annie Dillard) is important because: 1. The created world is a window into the heart of God. 2. The created world provides opportunities to praise the goodness of God. 3. The created world is a source of joy for thankful

    Annie Dillard, in her wonderful Pulitzer Prize winning book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, tells a story about pennies. It was in her chapter entitled “Seeing” that I read her wonderful childhood story. I will let her tell it in her own words: “When I was six or seven years old, growing up in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What Does It Take To Be A Church? Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 11, 2004
    based on 51 ratings
     | 5,052 views

    The early Christians devoted themselves to: 1. The Apostle’s teaching - learning. 2. The Fellowship - worship. 3. Breaking Bread - friendship. 4. Prayer

    This description of the early church is truly amazing. Something had happened to these otherwise ordinary people. The people who were a part of this church no longer thought of themselves — their own rights and possessions — their whole identity was a group identity. They found their meaning ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Second Coming Of Christ And The Last Battle Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 17, 2002
    based on 86 ratings
     | 14,006 views

    At the second coming: 1. Christ will return with great power. 2. Christ will return with great glory. 3. Christ will return with great people.

    Ray Bakke tells a story which happened during World War II: “I knew an old Glasgow professor named MacDonald who, along with a Scottish chaplain, had bailed out of an airplane behind German lines. They were put in a prison camp. A high wire fence separated the Americans from the British, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist