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    Learning To Be A Disciple

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 8, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 6,084 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

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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
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    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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    Doers Of The Word

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 3, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
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    Doers of the Word of God hear with their 1. Wills engaged. 2. Minds engaged. 3. Hands and Feet engaged.

    Max Lucado writes: “For some, Jesus is a good luck charm. The ‘Rabbit’s Foot Redeemer.’ Pocket-sized. Handy. Easily packaged. Easily understood. Easily diagramed. You can put his picture on your wall or you can stick it in your wallet as insurance. You can frame him. Dangle him from your ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Is God Fair?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 10, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
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    To answer the question, we also have to ask: 1. Is God just? 2. Is God impartial? 3. Is God fair?

    Life is not fair. Most of us understand that. It was not fair that some children died at birth or had crippling diseases, and I have been allowed to live and enjoy good health. It was not fair that some were born with cerebral palsy and I was able to grasp difficult concepts and get passing ...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
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    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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    Christmas And Culture

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 23, 2006
    based on 83 ratings
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    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
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    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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    Distraction

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 5, 2006
    based on 56 ratings
     | 36,450 views

    You need to move from: 1. Pragmatism to passion. 2. Being fractured to being focused. 3. Wandering to living life on purpose.

    Men are notorious for being distracted. Most of us could qualify for having ADD — Attention Deficit Disorder. In fact, I heard about a guy who was so distracted over one thing and another that he had to have his wife tell him almost everything. One day his wife came into the room and said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Ho-Hum

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 2, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
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    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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    Got A Ticket?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 2, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,659 views

    Objections to "Ticket Theology": 1. It trivializes the Christian life. 2. It misses the point of the Christian life. 3. It reduces the Christian life to a formula.

    A man in Kiev, Ukraine wanted to be a modern day Daniel. He went to the zoo in Kiev earlier this month and lowered himself by a rope into a den of lions. The lion enclosure is on an isolated “animal island” surrounded by thick concrete blocks to protect people from the lions. The zoo was packed ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God's Plan For Fathers

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 17, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 9,426 views

    Fathers need to take leadership seriously and engage the family by exercising sacrificial leadership.

    A prestigious private school on Manhattan’s Upper West Side has recently outlawed the celebration of family holidays. In a letter to parents, they said, “after much thought and discussion, [we] will not be celebrating Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.” One of the school’s directors explained 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
     | 29,060 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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    Creation Or Accident Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 5, 2002
    based on 135 ratings
     | 12,376 views

    Christianity answers three basic questions: 1. What is the origin of life? 2. What is the meaning of life? 3. What is the value of life?

    On March 5, the Ohio House of Representatives began hearings on two controversial bills which are attempting to allow students to be taught alternative views of biological origins. House Bill 481 would call for “origins science” classes to be “taught objectively and without religious, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Value Of A Woman Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 12, 2002
    based on 347 ratings
     | 144,394 views

    1. A woman’s place is in the home (NOT the approach you might think). 2 A woman’s place is in the world. 3. A woman’s place is in the church.

    When I was growing up we watched family sitcoms like “Ozzie and Harriet,” “Leave it to Beaver,” or “Father Knows Best.” When my girls were growing up it was “The Brady Bunch” and “The Cosbys.” Gender roles were pretty clear, and parents were pretty much in charge of the home. Now a genre of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Can I Have Doubts And Still Be A Christian? Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 26, 2002
    based on 259 ratings
     | 35,386 views

    When it comes to doubt, we need to see that: 1. Doubts can build faith. 2. We will never have all the answers. 3. A cynical spirit leads us away from God.

    Philip Yancey in his book, Disappointment with God, tells of a letter he received from a woman who was struggling with life and her faith in God. He says, “A young mother wrote that her joy had turned to bitterness and grief when she delivered a daughter with spina bifida, a birth defect that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist