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The Road Goes On
Frederick Buechner | Faith and Leadership
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
This sermon excerpt on John 14:6 by Frederick Buechner gives perspective on ministry, the heart, and how Christ is consistently present and can be trusted.
John 14:6
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Ministry, Heart, Trust, God's Presence
Transfiguration
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
This sermon resource pairs the reading of Mark 9:2-9 with Frederick Buechner's reflection on Jesus' transfiguration where the holiness of Jesus was shining through his humanness. He connects this event with our ordinary yet glorious moments....
Mark 9:2-9
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Transfiguration, Glory, Light, Ordinary Time
Press On
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this sermon illustration for 2 Thessalonians 3:13, an excerpt from a sermon by Frederick Buechner encourages listeners to hear God's voice in everything that happens to them and obey.
2 Thessalonians 3:13
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Obedience To God, Call Of God, God's Presence, Illustration
Connecting Sacred Moments
Frederick Buechner | Young Clergy Women
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Book Quote
Renee Roederer reflects on a quote from Frederick Buechner about cultivating awareness of and appreciation for the preciousness and sacredness of each individual day, connecting it with Philippians 4:8.
Philippians 4:8
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Daily Living, Time, God's Presence, Holiness
What Job Was Really After
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
In this quote from "Secrets in the Dark," Frederick Buechner compares God's answer to Job's suffering with the Incarnation of Christ to show that God responds to our pain with presence.
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Suffering, God's Presence, Real Presence
We Have It in Us
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
"We have it in us to be Christs to each other...We have it in us to work miracles of love and healing as well as to have them worked upon us." An excerpt from Frederick Buechner.
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God's Presence, Daily Living, Love Your Neighbor, Healing
Whenever We Are Made More Alive
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
In this excerpt from "Secrets in the Dark," Frederick Buechner argues that knowing Christ is alive assures us that Christ is present even when our eyes are unable to recognize it.
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God's Presence, Christ, Real Presence, Spiritual Blindness
Preaching the Gospel
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
In this excerpt from "Telling the Truth," Frederick Buechner argues that the Gospel is the humorously unfair place where sin and grace, absence and presence, and tragedy and comedy meet.
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God's Presence, Gospel, Humor, Truth Of God
Tell Them
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
A quote from Frederick Buechner's novel "On the Road with the Archangel" that points to the ways God is working every day.
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Awareness Of God, God's Presence, God's Love, Testimony
No Reason to Fear
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Frederick Beuchner recounts a time in his own life when faith led him through deep fear into far deeper serenity such that he was no longer afraid but joyously peaceful in the face of danger.
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Fear, Security In God, Worry, Death
Sermon Illustrations on Silence
Nikki Toyama-Szeto | The Pastor's Workshop Requires paid account
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Sermon illustrations on silence as a Christian discipline, including the desire to control through speech, inner noise, hearing God's voice, and the silence of God.
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Silence, Anger, Lust, Control
Sermon Quotes on God's Presence
Augustine of Hippo | The Pastor's Workshop Requires paid account
Book Quote
Several quotes about God's presence and related themes such as God's peace, God's omnipresence, and God's sometime apparent absence.
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Peace, God's Presence, Contemplation, God's Omnipresence
Thou
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
In Psalm 23, there is a point where the psalmist moves from referring to God as "he" to "thou." This Psalm reminds us that it is God who is with us and gives us faith.
Psalm 23:4
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Faith, Evil, God's Presence, Death