2nd Sunday in Lent

Genesis 15:1-6   1.  Way In The Dome of the Rock built on the site where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac, atop Mt. Moriah his precious son – the one God promised Abraham was prepared to sacrifice Isaac to answer God’s call as he had done before when God called him to leave all he [...]

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2nd Sunday Of Lent

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Mark 8:31-38 Walk   I.        Way In A.      You can tell the way somebody walks – “spot them a mile away,” you could tell these from TV and movies, even if all you saw was a shadow or outline 1.      Charlie Chaplin (waddle – like a penguin) 2.      John Wayne (swagger – [...]

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Baptism of the Lord

Baptism of the Lord January 11, 2009 First Presbyterian Church of Sidney, OH Rev. Joe Hinds Mark 1: 4-11; Genesis 1: 1-5   I.        Way In A.      Baptism here last month 1.      heavens weren’t torn apart 2.      don’t remember a voice from heaven 3.      but I do remember the way we gathered … a.      to [...]

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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Genesis 45:1-15 “I am Joseph, your brother.”   I.         Way In A.      Ever had a ‘big mistake’ come back to kick you in the ass?  CLEAN THIS UP 1.      Moment when you realized you were totally found out 2.      Taken completely off-guard 3.      Physical, emotional reaction 4.      Consequences a.      What you expected b.      Worse than [...]

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13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Genesis 22:1-14   I.        Introduction to today’s message A.      Different way to tell B.      Two messages 1.      From today’s lectionary 2.      What happened Friday afternoon a.      Connect with message 2 Sundays ago II.      Message 1 A.      Way In 1.      The story of Abraham and Isaac [...]

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12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Genesis 21:1-7 Now THAT’S funny Way In I remember a regular section in Reader’s Digest, “Laughter, the Best Medicine” still there? Can you remember times when you had your biggest laugh? A big “belly laugh? I found my biggest laugh easier to remember than my biggest cry Didn’t that big laugh feel good? I remember [...]

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11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Genesis 18:1-15 A.     Genesis 18:1 says, “the Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day.” I. Way In        1.      we can relate to that a.      the heat of the day b.      when [...]

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