7th Sunday of Easter + 5 June 2011

7th Sunday of Easter June 5, 2011 First Presbyterian Church of Yellow Springs Rev. Joe Hinds Acts 1:6-14 1. Way In (“Is it time?”) Looking off into space – or at least not where I’m going New Orleans As a kid, teenager Going with my Father to Saints football games Then after, walking with him [...]

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4th Sunday of Easter + 15 May 2011

Acts 2: 42-47 (The Message, translation by Eugene Peterson) They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell [...]

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Pentecost

Acts 2  “Yelling”   1.  Way In This is a picture from our trip to Mississippi spent the night with my sister in both directions to break up the drive had a nice visit – they live on the Cumberland River Nashville area still recovering from flood a real disaster and still lots to clean [...]

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Ascension Sunday

  Acts 1:1-11;  16:16-34      1.  Way In   My father taught me how to drive in a Ford pick-up truck with a standard transmission  theory: once I learned to drive a standard, I would be able to drive anything  I think he was right  I’m very glad to be able to drive with a [...]

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10th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Acts 2:37-47    1.  Way In What a day for the disciples – what a sermon for Peter last week we looked together at the account of what happened at Pentecost people from all over the world had gathered in Jerusalem religious holiday – a big deal – shavout the Greeks called it Pentecost – [...]

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Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21    1.  Way In Christians celebrate Pentecost as … the day of the coming of the Holy Spirit among the followers of Jesus and the birthday of the church not the building, but the people “Here is the door, here is the steeple …” Remember, the church, is “the people” we gather today [...]

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Ascension Sunday

Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:44-53 Witnesses 1.  Way In The folks on the DPNC (Search Com. for newcomers) will have to check me out on this I don’t think I told y’all about one of my jobs – a summer job – college years worked for a radio station several jobs receptionist traffic manager scheduled ads [...]

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5th Sunday of Easter

Acts 8:26-40 Rejoice   1.  Way In It’s a whole new world out there I have lived in Atlanta, New York (L.I. and Upstate) and never have I seen what I encountered here, in Sidney OH – and only entered last week that’s when I first negotiated, for myself, a drive-thru convenience store  I have [...]

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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Candidating at First Presbyterian Church of Sidney, Ohio Acts 2:43-47 (not today’s lectionary text) “Church, Steeple, People”   I.        Way In A.      God’s greatest gift 1.      Aside from God’s only begotten son, Jesus Christ our Lord a.      And the reconciliation and new life we have in Jesus… 2.      God’s greatest gift to humankind is the [...]

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Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21 Called by your name to church I.         Way In A.       Christians celebrate Pentecost as … 1.        the day of the coming of the Holy Spirit among the followers of Jesus 2.        and the birthday of the church a.        not the building, but the [...]

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