“Enlightened by the Morningstar”

Rev. Dr. Gary ShahinianSermonMarch 2, 2014Park Congregational ChurchWorcester, Massachusetts“Enlightened by the Morning Star”Text: 2 Peter 1:16-21 Dear people of God, the gathering of believers are only a few, not anything like it was two or three generations ago when the church was packed. The wider culture has become very secularized, believing in an assortment of …

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“The Worth of Work”

Rev. Dr. Gary ShahinianSermonSeptember 1, 2013Park Congregational ChurchWorcester, Massachusetts“The Worth of Work”Scripture Texts: Colossians 3:22-4:1Philemon 8-22 Dear people of God, Labor Day is one of those fuzzy holidays about which we’re not sure hot it all got started. The story goes like this. You may have heard of Pullman cars, those luxurious train cars made …

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“Being Bent”

Rev. Dr. Gary ShahinianSermonAugust 25, 2013Park Congregational ChurchWorcester, Massachusetts “Being Bent” Dear people of God, have you known someone like the woman in our Scripture Lesson today? She was a bent woman, a woman who has been stooped over for so long that she can no longer look up. Can you imagine not being able …

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