First Congregational United Church of Christ

Preached by the Rev. Douglas Clark
December 30, 2007
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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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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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Rev. Douglas Clark
Preached October 21, 2007
As I said at the beginning of my sermon last week, an important strand in my personal narrative is my love for baseball in general and the Red Sox in particular. I realize, of course, that I need to be careful about assigning profound theological or spiritual meaning to the […]

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Rev. Douglas Clark
Preached October 14, 2007
There is something important you need to know about me, especially at this time of year. I am a lifelong baseball fan. Growing up in Springfield,
Massachusetts, I wasn’t much of a baseball player; but I can remember the joy of going to Pynchon Park to watch the minor league Springfield […]

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