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Job
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Frederick Buechner comments on the story of Job. Job never got an explanation for the losses he had suffered, and that did not matter, because he had experienced God directly.
Job 38:1-7, 34-41
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God's Will, God's Wisdom, God, Job
Abraham, Sarah, and Laughter
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this sermon illustration on Genesis 17:1-7 and 17:15-17, an excerpt from Frederick Buechner's "Beyond Words" demonstrates that God's plans are much bigger than ours could ever be.
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-17
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Lent, God's Will, Illustration, The Power Of God
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
Sermon Illustrations on Control
Andy Cook | The Pastor's Workshop
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
These sermon illustrations on control by Andy Cook, Ruth-Haley Barton, Max Lucado, Dorothy Bass, Frederick Buechner, Clay Scroggins, and Luke Norsworthy, emphasize that the Lord is in control; includes image of a pilot and co-pilot.
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God's Will, Control, Illustration, Time
No Easy Answers: Job, Suffering, and the Presence of God
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
As Frederick Buechner ponders God's speech at the end of Job, he suggests that Job is far more satisfied with God's presence and his restoration than with any kind of accounting for his previous tribulation.
Job 38:1-7
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Wisdom, God's Will, Job, Glory
Jacob
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Taking inspiration from Genesis 25:24-28:17, this book quote from Frederick Buechner's "Peculiar Treasures" explores how God blessed Jacob—a deceitful sinner—through freely given grace. God's love can only be given; it is not earned.
Genesis 25:24-34; 26 27, 28:1-17
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God's Will, Jacob (biblical Patriarch), Sinner, God's Love
Foolishness
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this sermon illustration from 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, Frederick Buechner reflects on how the people of Paul's day considered as foolishness his preaching of Christ crucified as Messiah, Lord, and Savior of who trust in him....
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
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Wisdom, Folly, God's Will, God's Wisdom
The Fullness of Time
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
While packing up on the final day of class, then stepping out into the snow, Frederick Buechner realized how we can be part of something greater than ourselves (like the church) without realizing it.
Ephesians 1:7-10
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Eschatology, History Of Redemption, Daily Living, Mystery
Law
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Describing the two kinds of law as (1) the way things ought to be, and (2) the way things are, Buechner notes God's law, "Whoever does not love abides in death," is in category two.
1 John 3:14
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Law, God's Will, Love, Death
The Lord's Prayer
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Book Quote
Reflecting on the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13), Frederick Buechner notes the "boldness" [Episcopal liturgy] involved in asking for God's will to be done, for God's kingdom to come, and in recognizing our impotence without God.
Matthew 6:9-13
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Lord’s Prayer, Prayer, Kingdom Of God, Boldness
The Cock Crows the Whole Night Through on Christmas
Frederick Buechner | Preaching Today Requires paid account
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Frederick Buechner quotes a conversation from Hamlet in which the characters discuss the power of Christmas as a time of holiness. Shakespeare's words provide us with another angle from which we can marvel at the incarnation.
Luke 2:8-20; John 1:1-5 2 Corinthians 4:5-6
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Birth, Christmas, Advent, Conversion
Vocation
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
Our vocation should be neither meaningless to the world, nor meaningless to us. The place God calls us to is the place where our deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.
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God's Will, Calling, Vocation, Work