Author Archives: Galen Zook

https://www.facebook.com/HampdenMethodistChurch/videos/359880019110944 August 22nd 2021 homily on Ephesians 6:10-20 by Pastor Galen Zook This past week I was up in the Pocono mountains of northern Pennsylvania for several days of meetings related to my campus ministry role. Unfortunately, when I got there and started to unpack, I realized that I had completely forgotten to pack anyContinueContinue reading “Armored”

https://www.facebook.com/HampdenMethodistChurch/videos/351614183257212 August 1st 2021 homily on Ephesians 4:1-16 by Pastor Galen Synchronized Diving Like many of you, our family has been watching the summer Olympics over these past few weeks. Watching elite athletes perform at the top of their abilities is always awe-inspiring, but what most impresses me is those sports where multiple athletes haveContinueContinue reading “Getting in Sync”

For the Christians living in Ephesus who had been deprived of the knowledge of God’s love for so long, Paul’s greatest desire was that they would be filled to overflowing with the knowledge of God’s abundant love.

Through Christ, God has come near to us. Christ broke through the wall that separated us from God, and in doing so, he broke down the walls that separate us from one another as well. That doesn’t mean that our physical differences disappear, but it does mean that our differences do not exclude us from God’s love, and should not divide us from one another.

One of my favorite things in school was to be chosen by the teacher to run a special errand or to be given a special responsibility, like taking a note to the principal’s office, or showing a new student around the school…