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Feed My Sheep
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
Frederick Buechner reflects on Peter's career path "from fisher of fish to fisher of people to keeper of the keys to shepherd" and his last commission from Jesus to "feed my sheep" (John 21:9-19).
John 21:9-19
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Simon, Peter, Shepherd, Sheep
Salvation
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Frederick Buechner says that "to love God is to be saved." He compares losing one's life for Christ (John 12:24-25) to being in love: forgetting oneself, denying oneself, no longer being the center of one's universe.
John 12:24-25
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Lent, Love, Salvation, Self-denial
Christmas Itself Is By Grace
Frederick Buechner | 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
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
Mark
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Reflecting on Mark 13:24-37 and 16:1-8, Frederick Buechner surveys characteristics of the gospel of Mark and offers clues about who the anonymous author may have been.
Mark 13:24-37, 16:1-8
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Fear, Gospel, Hope, Mark, Book Of
The Way It Was
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Reflecting on Matthew 28:1-10, Frederick Buechner says that the gospel accounts leave us uncertain of exactly what happened when Jesus rose from death, but there can be no doubt that something unimaginable happened.
Matthew 28:1-10
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Death, Disciple, Easter, Gospels
Hallelujah He’s Alive
Roma Waterman | Global Worship
Song or Hymn, Book Quote, Artwork
This resource presents the audio-video for Roma Waterman's "Hallelujah He's Alive"—a song that suits Eastertide; a book quote from Frederick Buechner on the resurrection; and David Jones' woodcut artwork titled "The Resurrection."
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Resurrection, Power, Joy, Hallelujah
The Sheep from the Goats
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
This is an excerpt from Frederick Buechner's "The Faces of Jesus." It illustrates the distinction between the sheep and goats in Matthew 25:31-46 as being the ability to love.
Matthew 25:31-46
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Goats, Love, Resurrection, Service
The Gospel as Comedy
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Based on Matthew 14:13-21 and 1 Corinthians 1:23, Frederick Buechner's book excerpt surveys many comedic aspects of the gospel.
Matthew 14:13-21; 1 Corinthians 1:23
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Folly, Gospel, Humor, Miracle
Recognizing
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this illustration on Luke 24:13-31, Frederick Buechner focuses on the unique way that Jesus recognizes people.
Luke 24:13-31
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Jesus, Resurrection, Emmaus
The Greatest Fact in the World
Frederick Buechner | Preaching Today Requires paid account
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
Lazarus
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
A sermon illustration by Frederick Buechner on John 11:1-45 about the resurrection of Lazarus. When Lazarus opened his eyes to Jesus standing there, he couldn't for the life of him tell which side he was on....
John 11:1-45
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Sermon, Illustration, Heaven, Resurrection
The Secret in the Dark
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
This sermon illustration for Easter Sunday pairs John 20:11-18 with an excerpt from Frederick Buechner's "The Secret in the Dark" to show how Jesus' quiet and limited proclamations make his own resurrection even more miraculous.
John 20:11-18
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Jesus, Resurrection, Illustration, The Gospel
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
The Resurrection
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this sermon illustration on Acts 14:32, Frederick Buechner argues that the resurrection is not just a historical event or a proclamation of the church, but the center of Christianity.
Acts 2:14, 22-32
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Resurrection, Sermon, Miracle, Christianity
They Tell It In Whispers
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this sermon illustration on Matthew 28.1-10, Frederick Buechner's describes the proclamation of the resurrection as "in whispers."
Matthew 28:1-10
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Preaching, Resurrection, Evangelism
They Tell It In Whispers
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
In this article, Frederick Buechner shares how the writers of four gospels proclaim the resurrection, the most extraordinary thing they believed had ever happened.
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Resurrection, Gospels, Evangelism
God So Loved the World
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
This sermon illustration on John 3:13-16 offers an excerpt from The Faces of Jesus, which emphasizes that the sacrificial act of Jesus not only offers life after death but also a life of profound meaning.
John 3:13-16
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Cross, Death, Life, Resurrection