In the heavenly justice system, God’s people are affected by two separate but equally important concepts—the LAW which convicts the heart and causes despair, and the GOSPEL, which allows us to be judged not guilty. These are their stories. LAW. No…

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Who is Jesus? There are many answers to that question. In our modern days, we pretty much define ourselves. But in ancient Palestine, one’s identity was given by others—who they thought you were, you were. We see this notion reflected in the scri…

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Where do you get your news? Television? “Fair and balanced,” or the other one? Radio? Anyone count on the radio to keep them in the know? The internet! Blogs, and vlogs, and RSS feeds, social networking systems, and streaming quicktime video on the…

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Grace and peace to you from God our Father, and from the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 08.08.08. Do you know what I’m referring to? Let me give you a hint…(Olympic theme). 888. That’s the opening day of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Comi…

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Grace and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

“Nearer to Thee.” That’s the title of this sermon. When I sat down Tuesday evening at Camp Calumet to start working on it, I must admit, I had no inkling as to why I had named it thus.
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Grace and peace to you from God, our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ.

[Music starts, announcer talks over it]

ANNOUNCER: Live, direct from Camp Calumet on the shores of Ossipee Lake, New Hampshire—it’s time to play everyone’s favorite horticultural game show…Seed, or Weed. I’m your announcer, John Junkins, and now [...]

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Seed or Weed?Pentecost 10A Calumet 7/20/08Matt 13:24-30Grace and peace to you from God, our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ.[Music starts, announcer talks over it]ANNOUNCER: Live, direct from Camp Calumet on the shores of Ossipee…

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Sermon preparation takes up a good portion of my week. There’s lots to do before I can feel confident up here in front of all of you: studying the texts, reading commentaries, interpreting the passage so I can explain its ins and outs to you, and then discerning what message God wants us to hear [...]

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Sermon preparation takes up a good portion of my week. There’s lots to do before I can feel confident up here in front of all of you: studying the texts, reading commentaries, interpreting the passage so I can explain its ins and outs to you, and the…

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I’m beginning to think I watch too much TV. It’s always in my head and it’s become my major point of reference. And I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’m finding that television shows are creeping more and more into the sermon. So, I’m …

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