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    We Are Blessed

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 31, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,104 views

    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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    United

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 23, 2011
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,964 views

    1. If there is going to be unity in the church we have to give up having to always be right. 2. Our unity is meant to be a reflection of the unity of God. 3. The purpose of unity is that the world may believe.

    In August of 1999 in Landover, Maryland, the papers reported that 100 years of Christian fellowship, unity, and community outreach ended in an act of congregational discord. Holy Creek Baptist Church was split into multiple factions. The source of the dissension was a piano bench which sits ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Called

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 20, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,963 views

    A sermon intended to help people see that they are not here just to be saved, but to serve. We have a purpose that needs to be fulfilled in this present world.

    Called 1Corinthians 1:1-9 Broadway play: Spider Man: Green Goblin has Spider Man in his grip as they fight atop the Chrysler Building in NYC. It is hundreds of feet to the ground. The Goblin says to Spider Man, “Look down there Spider Man. What do you see? Look at all those people. They look ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Message Of Jesus

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 16, 2009
    based on 36 ratings
     | 13,110 views

    1. Salvation is more than just me being forgiven for my sins. 2. The goal of the Christian life is not just salvation, but transformation. 3. We are transformed in order to be God’s transforming agents in the world.

    Several years ago, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks did a comedy skit called “The 2013 Year Old Man”. In the skit, Reiner interviews Brooks, who is the old gentleman who has lived for over 2000 years. At one point, Reiner asks the old man, “Did you always believe in the Lord?” Brooks replied: “No. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Weakness Of God

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 27, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,825 views

    The current church seems so obsessed with the power of God. What kind of power is it? Is it after all a power that comes from weakness?

    It has been my habit for many years to read through the Bible each year. As I continue this practice I am increasingly amazed at how absurd God’s plan for the world and his kingdom is — that is, in human terms. God seems to delight in abuse and rejection, for he receives plenty of it. He seems, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Walking As Children Of The Light

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 26, 2008
    based on 38 ratings
     | 8,541 views

    Three errors today’s Christians make: 1. Seeing salvation merely as a legal transaction. 2. Believing that being right is more important than treating other people right. 3. Living out of fear rather than faith.

    Walking as Children of the Light Mark 10:32-37 In the Scripture today we have one example of many where the disciples simply do not “get it.” Jesus has just expressed what is facing him, and is more vulnerable than at any other time of his life. But the disciples can only think of themselves. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Waiting For God's Ultimate Kingdom

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 16, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,886 views

    John the Baptist understood the power of the miracles, but wanted judgment to accompany them. He was having trouble waiting for justice -- as we do.

    Third Sunday in Advent -- Lectionary A: Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146:4-9; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-12 I was cleaning out some things this week and came across some papers, among which were some cartoons I had saved. I must have been having a bad day, for one of the cartoons was Ziggy sitting at a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Shepherd & His Sheep

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 2, 2007
    based on 104 ratings
     | 35,703 views

    This scripture talks about: 1. The nature of sheep. 2. The nature of the enemies of the sheep. 3. The nature of the Shepherd.

    This past Christmas, the Dallas family from our church gave us a wonderful gift of Noah’s Ark complete with hand-carved animals. The problem is that it is especially fascinating to children. We have had to glue poor Noah back together more than once. After one visit from our grandchildren, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Blindness & Light

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 23, 2007
    based on 104 ratings
     | 51,835 views

    This story addresses: 1. The question of suffering. 2. The reality of spiritual blindness. 3. The hope of a new world

    A recent article reported, “The blind will be able to see the light with a new bionic eye implant which is said to be available within 2 years. The development of the bionic eye will at last restore blind people’s sight. The prototype high tech implant will be fitted to approx 50 to 75 patients, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jesus & Sinners

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,546 views

    A look at how Jesus dealt with sinners.

    In July of 2007 President George W. Bush granted a pardon to I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, sparing him from a 2 ½ year prison term in a CIA leak case. Libby was the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. He was convicted in March of lying to authorities and obstructing the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Bread & Expectations

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 9, 2007
    based on 35 ratings
     | 10,412 views

    1. We want a god we can control. 2. We want a god we can understand. 3. We want a god who will not make demands.

    Bread & Expectations John 6:22-35 I was watching TV not long ago — just sitting back on the couch and relaxing. I had eaten a great dinner Sue had prepared. I probably ate too much. But as I was watching a television program, I saw a guy eating a sandwich, and suddenly I had an urge for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Blessings & Ingratitude

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 1, 2007
    based on 46 ratings
     | 12,486 views

    A lesson from the life of the paralytic at the pool of Bethesda.

    The movie Fourth Of July tells the true story of Ron Kovic played by Tom Cruise. Kovic is a patriotic, All-American small town athlete who surprises his family by enlisting with the Marines to fight in the Vietnam War. However, once he is in Viet Nam the glory of war and heroism fades quickly. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Samaritans And Other Sinners

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 17, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,763 views

    A look at how Jesus treats sinners.

    Eastern European Jews in the early 1900s had a very ordered society that was not so different from the Jewish culture of Jesus’ day. Their attitudes toward women were very similar. For them, the world of sacred and scholarly learning belonged only to men. In the movie Yentl, a young, unmarried ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Religion & Relationship

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 10, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,339 views

    How do we enter the Kingdom? Many who think they know, do not know.

    The story of Nicodemus is one of the best known stories of the Bible, and it comes to a close with one of the most often quoted passages in the Bible, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Weddings & Miracles

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 26 ratings
     | 9,396 views

    A look at the wedding in Cana in it relation to the first wedding in Eden and the final wedding feast of the Lamb.

    MSNBC reported on an archaeological dig in Cana, Israel in 2004. The article read: “Among the roots of ancient olive trees, archaeologists have found pieces of large stone jars of the type the Gospel says Jesus used when he turned water into wine at a Jewish wedding in the Galilee village of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist