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The Two Battles
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
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
God's Law as Descriptive
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
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
A Preacher with Integrity
Scott Hoezee | Center for Excellence in Preaching
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
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, Word Of God, Truth, Politics
The Trouble with Prophets
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
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, Prophet, And Prophetess, Persecution, Truth, Prophet
Bad News and Good News
Frederick Buechner | Center for Excellence in Preaching
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, 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, Gospel, Miracle
The Resurrection
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Reflecting on Acts 2:14, 22-32, Frederick Buechner points out that the resurrection of Jesus is not described; it is "simply proclaimed as a fact." Without its truth, there would be no Christianity.
Acts 2:14, 22-32
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Easter, Faith, Hope, Jesus
The Magic and Mystery of the Gospel
Frederick Buechner | 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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Preaching, Gospel, Truth, Magic
Humor from One Lost Sheep
Frederick Buechner | 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 Seeing Heart
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Prayer
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
What It Means To Be A Christian
Frederick Buechner | 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, Disciple, Orthodoxy
Being Afraid of the Light
Frederick Buechner | 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 (cf., Romans 7:7-25, John 3:19-21; Ephesians 5:8-14).
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Death, Sin, Deceitfulness, Light
Something Better and Truer
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
A reflection by Frederick Buechner on success as a gift of something better or truer than deserved.
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Joy, Truth, Writing, Social Class
In Your Own True Voice
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Article about Preaching
In this lecture, Frederick Buecher encourages preachers and writers to speak and write in their own voice; i.e., to be a credible witness--somebody who when you listen to them, you can believe in them.
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Faith, Faithfulness, Preaching, Incarnation
The Power of Words
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
Frederick Beuchner reflecting on the power of the Word, and of words generally, "that not even across great distances of time and space do they ever lose their capacity for becoming incarnate."
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Truth, Incarnation, Words, Word
Using Words to Challenge the Familiar
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
Excerpt from Now and Then by Frederick Buchner, encouraging creative use of words that challenge the familiar.
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Creativity, Words, Truth, Writing