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Church of the Atonement is an Anglican church in the city of Buffalo, New York. We're seeking spiritual rhythms to renew our souls and sustain our city. This podcast includes sermons and other teaching material. www.atonementbuffalo.com

Bryan Wandel

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10/24/21: Gratitude (Psalm 105)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 18:27

Gratitude comes as we remember what God has done for us. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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10/17/21: Awareness: Yearning for God (Psalm 84)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 18:38

We move from a place of pain, to becoming aware that all pain and loss shows our need for the greatest fulfillment. And so we become aware of our desire for God. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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10/10/21: From Pain to Lament (Psalm 22:14-24)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 20:28

Transform the pain of your body to the pain of a soul, and transform the pain of a soul to pain before God. That is Lament. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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10/3/21: What God Has Joined Together (Mark 10:2-12)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 20:28

What does Jesus' teaching on marriage tell us about a Christian worldview?Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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9/26/21: Open to Others, Holy to God (Mark 9:38-48)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 23:11

Jesus was both open to others, and radically committed to holiness in an uncompromising way. This is also the way of Jesus for you. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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9/19/21: First Shall Be Last (Mark 9:30-37)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 13:15

Be received into the presence of God. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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9/5/21: An Ear You Have Dug Out for Me (Mark 7:31-37)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 21:34

The miracle of the deaf coming to hear. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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8/29/21: What Defiles a Person (Mark 7:14-23)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 18:07

What does our culture consider impure? Associating with people who hold fundamentally different values. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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8/15/21: Cast Your Anxieties on Him (1 Peter 5:1-11)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 16:58

How do we cast our anxieties on God?Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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8/8/21: Trials (1 Peter 4:12-19)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 19:31

Trials give us a choice: give in to the temptation of the Inner Ring, or know Christ more deeply through suffering. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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8/1/21: Arm Yourself With the Mind of Christ (1 Peter 4:1-11)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 19:12

How do we live as outsiders in a secular culture? Arm yourselves with the mind of Christ. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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7/25/21: Be Prepared to Give an Answer (1 Peter 3:13-22)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 24:32

Jesus suffered outside the camp and he calls outsiders to himself. It's hard to be an outsider. How will we witness to Jesus suffering in the midst of our own pain?Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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7/18/21: The Beauty of the Temple (1 Peter 3:8-12)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 12:50

What will our church be known for? Before they listen to our truth claims or consider whether our morals are good, they will be captivated by something beautiful. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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7/11/21: Sacrifice and Submit (1 Peter 3:1-7)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 41:10

How do we understand the biblical teaching on husbands and wives in marriage?Why do the apostles come back to this 4 times over the New Testament, while teaching us the gospel?Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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7/4/21: Be Subject for the Lord's Sake (1 Peter 2:13-25)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 35:01

Live as people who are free, living as servants of God. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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6/27/21: A Spiritual House (1 Peter 2:4-12)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 22:58

Jesus is building us up into a temple.Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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6/20/21: The Futile Ways of Your Forefathers (1 Peter 1:13-2:3)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 23:03

Do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance. Let's start a new cultural inheritance in the church. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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6/13/21: Elect Exiles (1 Peter 1:1-12)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 25:04

What's our name? What's our identity? Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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6/6/21: Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit (Mark 3:22-35)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 19:04

What is the eternal sin? How do religious people today sometimes implicitly call God's Spirit an “unclean Spirit”?Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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5/30/21: Follow Me (Matthew 4:18-25)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 18:20

On the occasion of commissioning new acolytes (followers) for Church of the Atonement), we learn what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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5/23/21: Pentecost and the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-18)

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 19:06

Pentecost: What happens when the Holy Spirit comes?Sunday sermon by Bishop Steve Breedlove on the Ordination of Matt Traylor.

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5/16/21: Healthy Living with God (John 17:11-19)

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 22:05

How does Jesus ascension help us not live frantic lives?Sunday Sermon by Dcn Matt

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5/9/21: Dwell in Christ's Love (John 15:9-17)

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 17:58

To rest is to dwell in another's love. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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5/2/21: Spirit of Truth (John 14:15-21)

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 22:18

How can we experience the Holy Spirit?Sunday sermon by Deacon Matt Traylor

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4/25/21: Who am I? I Proclaim (Proverbs 1:1-7)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 25:10

The last in our 3-part vision series. What does it mean for me to be a person who proclaims the gospel? First, I must be a seeker of the truth. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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4/18/21: Who am I? I Serve (Isaiah 58:6-12)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 18:32

The second sermon in our series on vision: Worship, Serve, Proclaim. We focus on what these things say about who we are. Sunday Sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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4/11/21: Who am I? I Worship (Joel 2:12-17)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 20:31

The first in a 3 part series on our vision: Worship the Lord, Serve the Poor, Proclaim the Gospel. Specifically, what do these tell us about who you are?Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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4/4/21: Easter Sunday

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 14:11

“God is inviting each of us to see the struggles of the last year as an opportunity for greater rejoicing.”Easter sermon by Deacon Matt Traylor

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4/2/21: Good Friday

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 16:54

The Silence of Jesus (1 Peter 2:23-25)Good Friday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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4/1/21: Maundy Thursday

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 18:51

John 13:1-15Maundy Thursday sermon by Deacon Matt Traylor

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3/28/21: The True Peak (Mark 11:1-11)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 18:46

A Palm Sunday message about Easter. Sunday Sermon by Fr. Bryan

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3/21/21: Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-16)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 19:24

The last in our series on themes from Genesis 1-4. Sunday sermon by Dn. Matt Traylor

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3/14/21: The Gift of Marriage and the Gift of Self (Genesis 2:18-25)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 21:50

Family and marriage have caused much pain and frustration. But it was not so from the beginning. Part of our series on Themes from Genesis 1-4. A Sunday sermon for families and singles by Fr. Bryan Wandel.

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3/7/21: The Trauma of Sin (Genesis 3:14-19)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 19:51

God cares about our sin because he cares about our trauma. In our Lenten series on themes from Genesis 1-4. Sunday sermon by Deacon Matt Traylor

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2/28/21: Kings and Queens of the Ordinary (Genesis 1:26-31)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 17:16

Our Lenten series on themes from Genesis 1-4Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel on the image of God

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2/21/21: Temptation (Genesis 3:1-13)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 24:23

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2/14/21: Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-9)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 17:38

Sunday Sermon by Fr Bryan Wandel.

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2/7/21: Mission to the World (Matthew 28:16-20)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 19:10

World Mission Sunday Sunday sermon by Deacon Matt

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1/31/21: God Proclaims the Truth (Proverbs 8:1-11)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 20:29

Our third element of Vision is the Proclaim the Gospel. What does this tell us about God?Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan

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1/24/21: Serve the Poor (Phil 2:4-11)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 18:01

We worship God, serve the poor, and proclaim the gospel.Our quarterly vision series focuses this time on who God is, with respect to worship. Sunday sermon on Phil 2:4-11 by Fr. Bryan Wandel.

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1/17/21: There is no God like you (1 Kings 8)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 11:21

We worship God, serve the poor, and proclaim the gospel.Our quarterly vision series focuses this time on who God is, with respect to worship. Sunday sermon on 1 Kings 8:1-11, 22-23, 27-30, by Fr. Bryan Wandel.

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1/10/21: A New Kind of Person (Mark 1:7-11)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 17:25

It's not enough to scrub away the shame. You have to become a new kind of person.Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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1/3/21: Christ Provides for the Vulnerable (Matt 2:13-23)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 23:41

Read Matt 2:13-23 before listening!Jesus comes to us in our vulnerability and achieves for us victory. Sunday Sermon by Deacon Matt Traylor

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12/27/20: For Us and For Our Salvation (John 1:1-18)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 21:24

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. What happened? How did it happen? And why?Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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12/20/20: Faith is Like a Pregnant Woman (Luke 1:26-38)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 13:06

What is it like to experience Christ's work in the world? Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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12/13/20: A Secure Future (John 1:19-28)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 27:50

The season of Advent invites our souls to move back to God. Where can we find a secure future?Sunday Sermon by Dcn. Matt Traylor

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12/6/20: Tiring Preoccupation (Mark 1:1-8)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 23:36

The season of Advent invites our souls to move back to God. Perhaps you've been preoccupied in this challenging season? John the Baptizer invites us to not be preoccupied but prepared to receive God.Sunday Sermon by Dcn. Matt Traylor

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11/29/20: Wake Up Your Spirit (Mark 13:32-37)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 18:44

The season of Advent invites our souls to move back to God. The first step is to stay awake. Sunday Sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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11/22/20: How, in the Absence of Christ, to See Him (Matthew 25:31-46)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 28:24

Christ is not physically with us now. How do we see him in this world?This is the 3rd of a 3 part series on living in the Absence of Christ, in the judgment parables of Matthew chapter 25. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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11/15/20: How, in the Absence of Christ, to Serve Him (Matthew 25:14-30)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 26:07

Jesus Christ is not physically with us. How do we serve him as our Lord until he returns?Sunday sermon on the Parable of the Talents by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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11/8/20: How, in Christ's Absence, to Savor Him (Matthew 25:1-13)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 22:11

Christ is not physically with us, but he will be one day. How do we prepare for him? How do we savor him and receive now from his presence?Part 1 of a series on the judgment parables of Matthew 25. Sunday sermon by Fr. Bryan Wandel

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