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Entries from November 2007

Sermon: I Know that my Redeemer Lives!

November 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Rev. Douglas Clark
Preached November 11, 2007
I want to begin this morning by acknowledging the Lutheraninfluences on my sermon. I just happened to notice that this well-known verse from Job—“I know that my Redeemer lives”—is inscribed on the wall beside the lectern here at First Trinity Lutheran. As I was preparing this sermon earlier this week, […]

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Union Thanksgiving Service

November 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

First Congregational UCC will observe Thanksgiving by participating in a Union Thanksgiving service, to be held at Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church (1701 15th Street, NW, WDC 20009)
The service is Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 11 am.

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Week of Sunday, November 25, 2007

November 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Please join us for worship this Sunday at 1 p.m.!
Preaching this Sunday, which is Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday and the last Sunday in Ordinary Time, is Interim Pastor Doug Clark. His text is John 19:13-22. Sermon title is “We Have No King But Caesar!” Guest music director is Loretta Uzelle, with the Community […]

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Week of Sunday, November 18, 2007

November 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Please join us for worship this Sunday at 1 p.m.!
Preaching this Sunday is Adjunct Pastor Ron Hopson. His texts are Isaiah 65:17-25,
Micah 6:8, and Luke 4:18. Sermon title is “Isaiah’s Error.” Guest music director is Steve
Brodd; worship leader is Peter Byrne.
Calendar for the week of Sunday, November 18, 2007
Sunday, Nov. 18
11:30 am: Christian Education […]

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Sermon: Prayer and Prejudice

November 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Rev. Douglas Clark
Preached October 28, 2007
I’m sure all of us here this afternoon would agree that the attitude of gratitude is a good thing. We’ve been taught since we were little children to be thankful for whatever blessings we may enjoy. Author Anne Lamott says the two best prayers she knows are “Help me, help […]

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