Sunday March 29th 2020 Pastor Galen Zook Psalm 130; John 11:32-45 Out of the Depths Psalm 130 begins with the words “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice!” (Psalm 130:1 NRSV) Or, as the Message paraphrase of the Bible says, “Help, God—the bottom has fallen out of myContinueContinue reading “Psalm 130”
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Psalm 23
Sunday March 22nd 2020 Pastor Galen Zook Psalm 23 A Psalm for 2020 Psalm 23 is entitled “A Psalm of David,” but it could very much be entitled “A Psalm Written for the Year 2020 and the Coronavirus Pandemic.” I don’t know about you, but it really seems as though we are walking through aContinueContinue reading “Psalm 23”
Psalm 95
Sunday March 15th 2020 Pastor Galen Zook Psalm 95:1-7; Romans 5:1-11 Psalm 95 Today we continue our Lenten series of the Psalms by looking at Psalm 95. Our study of the Psalms has felt very appropriate not only to this season of Lent leading up towards Easter, but also to this time of change andContinueContinue reading “Psalm 95”
Psalm 121
Sunday March 8th 2020 Pastor Galen Zook Psalm 121; John 3:1-17 A Psalm of Ascents The superscription in most of our Bibles states that Psalm 121 is a “Song of Ascents” — most likely one of the songs that was sung by travelers as they made their way to worship at the temple in Jerusalem.ContinueContinue reading “Psalm 121”
Psalm 32
Sunday March 1st 2020 — First Sunday of Lent Pastor Galen Zook Psalm 32 Selah: Life in a Minor Key Today we begin a new sermon series for the season of Lent entitled “Selah: Life in a Minor Key,” where for the next five weeks we will focus on the Psalms in our lectionary readings.ContinueContinue reading “Psalm 32”
