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Divine healing? Try it. Pray for it.
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Frederick Buechner reflects on Jesus' many healings (e.g. Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-42). He encourages praying for healing, and "if God doesn't seem to be giving you what you ask, maybe he's giving you something else."
Mark 10:46-52
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Jesus, Healing, Bartimaeus, Prayer
The Road Goes On
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Frederick Buechner’s address at a seminary commencement reflects on the foolishness, the faith, the grace, the truth, the trust involved in the journey of Christian ministry.
John 14:6
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Forgiveness, Trust, Grace, Power
Examining Holy Week
Kim Lawton | Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
Article about Scripture, Article about Theology
An interview by Kim Lawton with Frederick Buechner (1926-2022) where Buechner explores the irony of Palm Sunday, the mystery of the resurrection, and the role of suffering in the life of faith.
Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34 Luke 19:28-44, 22:41-44
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Faith, Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Suffering
Jairus' Daughter
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this sermon on Mark 5:21-43, Frederick Buechner describes the power of Jesus as "that life-giving power" at the heart of the story of Jairus' daughter; power of new life, new hope, new being.
Mark 5:21-43
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Jesus, Fear, Faith, Jairus
The Clown in the Belfry
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
This sermon on Psalm 23 by Frederick Buechner celebrates a church's 200th anniversary, reminding them of the "Thou" at the center of the Psalm and of faith—a "Thou" that turns the world upside down.
Psalm 23
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Faith, Faithfulness, Death, Life
Hope
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
A sermon illustration from the work of Frederick Buechner based on Romans 5:1-5 reminds us that hope is rooted in remembering what God has done in the past as we anticipate the future.
Romans 5:1-5
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Awareness Of God, Faith, Hope, History Of Redemption
The Gift of Doubt
Frederick Buechner | Re-Worship
Book Quote
This quote by Frederick Buechner causes us to wonder if doubt is really the enemy of faith. "Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving."
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Easter, Faith, Doubt
The Sacred Journey: Once Beyond Time
Frederick Buechner | Duke University Chapel
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
In this audio sermon on Matthew 19:16-30, Carl Frederick Buechner reads from his memoir. Buechner describes how he came to be healed from the reality of his father's death through God's gift of holy grace.
Matthew 19:16-30
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Faith, Healing, Grace, Love
The Power of God and the Power of Man
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
Reflecting on Jesus' healing of a sick boy (Luke 9:38-43), Frederick Buechner says to those who wonder whether God has real power: "Ask, and you will receive" (Matthew 7:7).
Luke 9:38-43
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Lent, Faith, Healing, Prayer
The Resurrection
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Reflecting on Acts 2:14, 22-32, Frederick Buechner points out that the resurrection of Jesus is not described; it is "simply proclaimed as a fact." Without its truth, there would be no Christianity.
Acts 2:14, 22-32
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Easter, Faith, Hope, Jesus
Defining Your Calling
Frederick Buechner | Preaching Today
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
This single-line sermon illustration is a quote from writer and preacher, Frederick Buechner. He defines calling and vocation as the relation of the unique individual to the needs of the world.
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Faith, Evangelism, Faithfulness, Community
Simon, Son of John, Do You Love Me?
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
This illustration from Frederick Buechner addresses Peter's life, including his designation as "the Rock," fishing for people, keeping the keys, feeding the sheep, as well as his mistakes and wrong questions.
John 21:9-17
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Faith, Illustration, Journey, Peter
The Greatest Fact in the World
Frederick Buechner | Preaching Today
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
An illustration about the different ways that the resurrection could be written off as something other than literal.
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Faith, Truthfulness, Jesus, Resurrection
The Fruit of the Spirit
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Reflecting on Galatians 5:18-23, Frederick Buechner reminds us that although good works do not earn salvation, "they are nonetheless the mark and effect of it."
Galatians 5:18-23
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Fruit Of The Spirit, Grace, Good Works, Law
The Seeing Heart
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Prayer
In this sermon on John 20:19-29, Frederick Buechner explains how the apostle Thomas believed not because of what his eyes had seen but because of what his heart had seen.
John 20:19-29
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Faith, Imagination, Truth, Belief
Thomas
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
As Frederick Buechner reflects on John 20:19-29 he imagines that there isn't a believer anywhere who wouldn't have traded places with Thomas, given the chance, if that meant seeing the resurrected Jesus in the upper room.
John 20:19-29
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Jesus, Sermon, Illustration, John
To Wait In Hope
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this sermon illustration on Romans 5:1-5, Frederick Buechner discusses the nature of hope. Hope begins in a memory of the past and anticipates a future of joy, peace, and life in Christ.
Romans 5:1-5
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Faith, Hope, Peace, Jesus
Just Beyond Our Grasp
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Cited as an illustration of Hebrews 11:1, Frederick Buechner says faith begins with being loved and is "stepping out into the unknown with nothing to guide us but a hand just beyond our grasp."
Hebrews 11:1
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Faith, Grace, Love, Trust
Just Beyond Our Grasp
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Sermon illustration on Hebrews 11:1. A brief excerpt from Frederick Buechner's sermon describing what faith means.
Hebrews 11:1
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Faith, Hebrews
Be Still
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Faith is like fiction. A sermon illustration by Frederick Buechner on Psalm 46:10 about fashioning faith out of the great hodgepodge of life.
Psalm 46:10
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Faith, Illustration, Psalms
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