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The Road Goes On
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Frederick Buechner
's commencement address on John 14:6 reflects on the ironies facing those called to be ministers and the grace that will be required to navigate them.
John 14:6
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Ministry,
Trust,
Grace,
Pastoral Leadership
The Road Goes On
Frederick Buechner
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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
Christmas Itself Is By Grace
Frederick Buechner
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Global Worship
Book Quote
Frederick Buechner
's quote on the incarnation explores John 1:14, marveling that the stupendous miracle of it resists our efforts to domesticate it.
John 1:14
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Christmas,
Grace,
Incarnation,
Salvation
Parable
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Frederick Buechner
says most of Jesus’ parables have “a kind of sad fun” about them, and "with parables and jokes both, if you've got to have them explained, don't bother."
Matthew 20:1-16
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Parable,
Generosity,
Labor,
Vineyard
A Magnificent Defeat
Ronald Rolheiser
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Grandin Media
Article about Theology
Ron Rolheiser shares
Frederick Buechner
's take on the story of Jacob's wrestling with the stranger (Genesis 32:24-32). In being defeated, Jacob finds the blessing of love, which can only be received as a gift.
Genesis 32:24-32
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Blessing,
Stranger,
Jacob (biblical Patriarch),
Wrestling
Parables as Comedy
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this illustration for Luke 15:11-32,
Frederick Buechner
shows that we hear the Gospel best when we hear it as a wild and marvelous joke about the preposterousness of God and his grace.
Luke 15:11-32
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Grace,
God's Love,
Prodigal Son,
Humor
The Sacred Journey: Once Beyond Time
Frederick Buechner
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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
Not Much To Look At
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
"Little by little the forgiven person became a forgiving person." In this illustration for 2 Corinthians 12:2-10,
Frederick Buechner
gives an overview of Paul's life and highlights some of the themes in his letters.
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
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Paul,
Life,
Ministry,
Forgiveness
The Fruit of the Spirit
Frederick Buechner
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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
Absalom
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Reflecting on the death of Absalom (2 Samuel 18),
Frederick Buechner
says that although King David would have given his own life to make Absalom alive again - only a God could do that.
2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
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Love,
Jesus,
Crucifixion,
Grace
The Coming Day of Judgment
Frederick Buechner
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Preaching Today
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Frederick Buechner
meditates on the bad news and good news of the coming judgment. We will be judged, but the one who judges us will be Jesus, who bore our judgment on the cross.
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Death,
Grace,
Love,
Judgment
The Cock Crows the Whole Night Through on Christmas
Frederick Buechner
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Preaching Today
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
Sermon Illustrations on Pastors
Albert Mohler Jr
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The Pastor's Workshop
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Several sermon illustrations on pastors, including the primary role of the pastor, the need for pastors to witness to God's presence in their lives, and the impossible expectations people have for pastors.
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Ministry,
Church,
Pastor,
Spirituality
Hands for the Harvest
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
An excerpt from
Frederick Buechner
's "Book of Bebb," used as an illustration of Luke 10:1-3, in which Bebb reflects how being in prison made him "ripe for the harvest."
Luke 10:1-3
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Gratitude,
Hope,
Evangelism,
Grace
Just Beyond Our Grasp
Frederick Buechner
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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
The Experience of Grace
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
In this lecture on preaching
Frederick Buechner
encourages preachers to "draw on your life, not for illustration but draw on it for truth, not for illustrations of grace, let's say, but for the experience of grace."
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Grace,
Truthfulness,
Conflict/disagreement,
Listening To God
Zaccheus
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Reflecting on the story of Zaccheus (Luke 19:1-10), Frederick Beuchner reminds us that scripture is filled with individuals who were deemed undesirable by those around them and yet God treasured them.
Luke 19:1-10
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Grace,
Greed,
Hospitality,
Jesus
Searching For Home
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote
Frederick Buechner
describes waiting for God to provide the words or grace to write something he is unable to produce on his own.
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Grace,
Writing,
God
Letting an Empty Place Open Up
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote
Frederick Buechner
writes of the empty spaces that open up while he is writing, and the way God fills that space.
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Grace,
Writing,
Waiting,
Waiting Upon God
No Theological Axe
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Article about Preaching
Writer
Frederick Buechner
explains the tension of being a Christian novelist: While he makes a concerted effort not to preach in his novels, he strives to be true to his experience as a Christian.
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Goodness,
Doubt,
Grace,
Writing
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