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Sermon Title: Help is here (Pentecost) Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 Date: May 28 2023 Location: United Church of Hyde Park   0. opening – the important day for “church”   Our senior pastor, Rev. Charlene Hill, is under the weather. Today, I am fitting in to provide the message. And I believe it also resonates with the original sermon title.   Let us pray. 耶和華──我的石磐，救贖我的主啊，願我的嘴所講的、心所想的佇你的面前得著接納。 ( 詩篇 19:14)( 巴克禮台語漢字版， 1933) Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14) (NRSV Updated Edition). Amen. 1. the challenge of a homogenous community For some Christians, today is the day of Pentecost, fifty days after Easter. Pentecost in Greek means “50.” Traditionally, the color used in the worship service is in red, to represent the scripture we read today: “(The Spirit was like) Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them .” (Acts 2:3) For Jewish peo

  Date: May 21 2023 Theme: Pacific Islanders and Asian American Ministries (PAAM); a contextual conflict and convergence of views Sermon title: “Provision for the poor” Scripture: Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36   0. opening Good morning. There is exciting news that some of us might have heard. It’s about the Bible. I do not indicate those who participated in the bible study class with Dr. Jay this morning. This Thursday in New York, the oldest, most complete Hebrew Bible has sold for $38.1 million dollars, becoming the most valuable manuscript sold at auction. The Codex Sassoon, the $38.1 million dollars Hebrew Bible, is thought to have been written about 1,100 years ago. US former ambassador Alfred Moses bought it for the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, Israel. [1] For Christians, some of us call the Hebrew Bible the “Old Testament.” Today’s scripture is from here.   Let us pray. 耶和華──我的石磐，救贖我的主啊，願我的嘴所講的、心所想的佇你的面前得著接納。 ( 詩篇 19:14)( 巴克禮台語漢字版， 1933) Let the words