| Sermons God's Kingdom Is Granted, Not Taken for Granted. Pastor Buuck deals with Jesus' "hard" sayings in Luke 13:22-30, in a message delivered August 29, 2010. How does God's love fit in with these harsh-sounding warnings? When Goods Are God...And Are Not Good. Based on Jesus' teaching--and Parable of the Rich Fool--in Luke 12:13-21, Pastor Buuck fields the topic of the problem and proper view of material goods. Food for thought for 21st Century Americans. Delivered August 8, 2010 "Faith in the Real World -- Discerning Authority". Speaking from the story of the Centurion's faith in Luke 7:1-10, Pastor Buuck speaks to the need for authority in our world, and the goal of discernment in education, recognizing graduates. Delivered June 6, 2010 Not As the World Gives. Jesus once spoke of giving a peace to His followers that was a different kind of peace that one can find in this world. With a baseball story, Pastor Buuck plumbs the meaning of this term. Delivered May 9, 2010. Jesus Is Our Captain -- Catch His Urgency. Jesus said some startling things from time to time. One of these is in Luke 12:49-53. Pastor Buuck considers these in the light of Jesus as our captain and hero from another passage. Delivered August 22, 2010. Needed in the Kingdom: Receivers, Not Takers. Jesus speaks about the nonsense of greed and loving things too much in our text from Luke 12. What does "Give, give, give" have to do with Christianity? Pastor Buuck answers that in a sermon delivered August 15, 2010. A Good Mystery: Christ In You. Like a good summertime mystery, the Second Lesson for today spins out a mystery with divine dimensions. It's a good mystery, from Colossians 1:27. Delivered July 25, 2010. The Wounded Traveler, the Good Samaritan, and You. Or, The Problem with the Good Samaritan Parable (Luke 10:25-37). A new and Gospel-based way to see Jesus' answer and parable is explained by Pastor Buuck shortly after his 2-week trip to southern Mexico. Delivered July 18, 2010. It's Not About You. Based on Jesus' words in Luke 9:23-24, Pastor Buuck speaks the Master's truth in the face of our self-centered, materialistic culture. These words are meant to save us. Delivered June 27, 2010. The "Good" Good and the "Bad" Good. Based on the intriguing story of Jesus and the Sinful Woman, as told by St. Luke in chapter 7:36-50 of his gospel, Pastor Buuck opens us up to the great surprises in the story. Delivered June 20, 2010. "Faith in the Real World -- Discerning Authority". Speaking from the story of the Centurion's faith in Luke 7:1-10, Pastor Buuck speaks to the need for authority in our world, and the goal of discernment in education, recognizing graduates. Delivered June 6, 2010 A Rich Disciple's Gamble - Changed By the Cross. A disciple who was there on Easter describes his experience at the cross and tomb. Delivered on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009. |
