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The Road Goes On
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Frederick Buechner
’s sermon on John 14:6 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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Faith,
God's Grace,
Ministry,
Truth
Easter Symbols
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Frederick Buechner
reflects on Matthew 28:1-10 and explores ways in which modern culture has distorted Easter. The narrative that the Gospel writers give is as fragmented, shadowy, and incomplete as life itself because something unimaginable happened.
Matthew 28:1-10
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Easter,
Tomb,
Truth
The Two Battles
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Frederick Buechner
says that humans are engaged in two battles: competition with other people for success; and the struggle "to become whole and at peace inside our skins." The latter is the subject of Ephesians 6:10-18.
Ephesians 6:10-18
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Illustration,
War,
Armor,
Devil
A Preacher with Integrity
Frederick Buechner
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Center for Excellence in Preaching
Book Quote, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Scott Hoezee's sermon starter on 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 considers what makes God's Word different from all of the other words we hear on a daily basis. Includes an illustration from
Frederick Buechner
's 'Wishful Thinking.'
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13
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Paul/saul,
Word Of God (god Speaking),
Truth,
Politics
Prophet
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
This resource pairs Numbers 11:24-29 and an excerpt from
Frederick Buechner
's "Wishful Thinking," which could be used as a sermon illustration.
Numbers 11:24-29
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Love,
Prophecy,
Truth
Telling the Truth
Frederick Buechner
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In the Meantime
Book Quote, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
David Lose writes about telling the truth in preaching, based on John 1:1-18. He shares a quote from
Frederick Buechner
on the gospel “fairy tale,” that is more true than our limited sense of reality.
John 1:1-18
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Darkness,
Knowledge Of God,
Light,
Testimony
God's Law as Descriptive
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Commenting on Psalm 1,
Frederick Buechner
notes that while God's law can't make us human, it can at least keep us honest. However, failure to keep his law puts us at risk of his judgment.
Psalm 1
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Law,
God,
Morality,
Truth
Bad News and Good News
Frederick Buechner
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Center for Excellence in Preaching
Book Quote
A excerpt from a book by
Frederick Buechner
, who explains how the Gospel runs the gamut from bad news (tragedy) to good news (comedy) and fairy tale (how the good news gets worked out).
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Guilt,
Sin,
Miracle,
Truth
The Magic and Mystery of the Gospel
Frederick Buechner
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Center for Excellence in Preaching
Book Quote
This quotation from
Frederick Buechner
's "Telling the Truth" reminds us not to try to recount the gospel “with the high magic taken out, the deep mystery reduced to a manageable size.”
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Gospel,
Truth,
Magic,
Mystery
The Jailer
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
A sermon illustration based on Acts 16:16-34.
Frederick Buechner
talks about how we sometimes create a prison for ourselves where we become the jailer and a way to get out of it.
Acts 16:16-34
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Hope,
Suffering,
Truth,
Church
Being Afraid of the Light
Frederick Buechner
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Preaching Today
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Frederick Buechner
explains why we fear the light as well as the darkness. The light reveals parts of ourselves we would rather not see nor have be seen (John 3:19-21; Ephesians 5:6-14; 1 John 1:7; 2:8-9).
John 3:19-21;
Ephesians 5:6-14;
1 John 1:7, 2:8-9
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Sin,
Light,
Truth,
Confession
Hope
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
This resource pairs Romans 5:1-5 with an excerpt from
Frederick Buechner
's "Wishful Thinking," which can be used as a sermon illustration.
Romans 5:1-5
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Hope,
Resurrection Of Jesus Christ,
Truth,
Jesus Christ's Work
The Trouble with Prophets
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
In this sermon illustration on Numbers 11:24-29,
Frederick Buechner
describes the particular hardship of the prophets--speaking on behalf of God and incurring wrath from those against whom the truth was being spoken.
Numbers 11:24-29
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Prophecy,
Persecution,
Truth
What It Means To Be A Christian
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Reflecting on John 14:6,
Frederick Buechner
suggests that being a Christian is "living, participating in, being caught up by" Jesus' way of life, and that would be possible for someone who had not heard of Christ.
John 14:6
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Way,
Jesus Christ,
Disciple,
Orthodoxy
The Seeing Heart
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
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
Humor from One Lost Sheep
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote
This sermon illustration taken from
Frederick Buechner
's book, Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale, presents Jesus' parables in Luke 14:15-24, 15:1-7 as a humorous comedy that indicates "the outlandishness of God."
Luke 15:1-7
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Truth,
Humor,
Parables
The Truth of Stories
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this book excerpt,
Frederick Buechner
reflects on the silence of Jesus before Pilate in Mark 15:2-5 and John 18:33-38. No words could contain the truth that Pilate was seeking.
Mark 15:2-5;
John 18:33-38
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Pontius Pilate,
Silence,
Truth
I Am the Truth
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Pilate asks, “What is truth?” and Jesus answers with silence. When we remember that Jesus is truth, we remember that truth is too large to be contained. Two readings from
Frederick Buechner
appropriate for John 18:33-38.
John 18:33-38
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Silence,
Crucifixion,
Truth
The Truth of Stories
Frederick Buechner
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Day1
Book Quote
Buechner notes: Whenever Jesus tries to put THE truth into words, he uses a form that itself moves and shifts and beckons us in different ways and comes at us from different directions--he tells stories.
Mark 15:2-5;
John 18:33-38
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Silence,
Truth,
Jesus Christ,
Palm Sunday
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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Flesh,
Grace,
Love,
Truth
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