Author Archives: Galen Zook

Watch the video of this sermon. Sunday June 7th 2020 Trinity/Peace with Justice Sunday Psalm 8; Matthew 28:16-20 Pastor Galen Zook “Can’t We all Just Get Along?” This past Wednesday I had the opportunity to travel down to Washington DC to participate in a prayer vigil coordinated by the Episcopal archdiocese of Washington DC. TheContinueContinue reading “Your Commission, Should You Choose to Accept It”

Audio version of this sermon can be found here Video version of this sermon Sunday May 31st 2020 Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-6; John 20:19-22 Pastor Galen Zook Like Breathing Breathing is something that most of us don’t usually give much thought to. We breathe in and out all the time, every moment of the day,ContinueContinue reading “Breathe”

Sunday May 24th 2020 John 17:1-11 Pastor Galen Zook Churches are Essential This past Friday, the president of the United States of America made an announcement stating that churches and other places of public worship should be considered “essential,” and mandated that states allow churches to reopen. This of course comes a few months afterContinueContinue reading “Glory”

Sunday May 17th 2020 Psalm 66:8-10, 16-20; John 14:15-21 Pastor Galen Zook  Tested and Tried as Silver The psalmist said,  “For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.” I don’t know if any of you have ever felt like you’ve been “tested” by God, or if you’ve everContinueContinue reading “Tested and Tried”

Sunday May 10th 2020 1 Peter 2:2-10 Pastor Galen Zook Living Stone Today we begin a new sermon series entitled “Chosen and Precious,” which comes from our New Testament  lesson for today, The second chapter of 1st Peter, in which Peter refers to Jesus as the “cornerstone, chosen and precious” (1 Peter 2:6). Peter actuallyContinueContinue reading “Living Stones”