Sunday July 28th 2019 Pastor Galen Zook Colossians 2:6-19 The Year of Living Biblically Several years ago, New York Times Bestselling author A.J. Jacobs wrote a book entitled The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, in which he humorously documents his year-long experiment at tryingContinueContinue reading “Rooted”
Author Archives: Galen Zook
Mirror Image
Sunday July 21st 2019 Pastor Galen Zook Colossians 1:15-28 Looking Just Like Mom How many of you have ever been told that you look like your mom or dad or grandparent or another relative? I have a brother who is 5 years older than me, and when we were growing up, everywhere we went, peopleContinueContinue reading “Mirror Image”
Inheritance
Sunday July 14th 2019 Pastor Galen Zook Colossians 1:1-14 Feeling like a Billion Bucks Imagine with me that all of a sudden you received a call out of nowhere letting you know that some long-lost relative whom you’ve never met has just died, leaving you with an inheritance of a billion dollars. It sounds crazy,ContinueContinue reading “Inheritance”
Working for the Good of All
Sunday July 7th 2019 Pastor Galen Zook Galatians 6:7-10; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Working for the Good of All The apostle Paul says in Galatians 6, “So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith” (Galatians 6:10 NRSV). Whenever I thinkContinueContinue reading “Working for the Good of All”
Our Wesleyan Heritage Part 4: “Rekindle the Flame”
Pastor Galen Zook Sunday June 30th 2019 2 Kings 2:8-14; 1 Timothy 1:1-10 A Legacy of Faith In 2 Timothy 1:6, Paul exhorts Timothy to “rekindle the gift of God that is within you.” To “kindle” means to “light up.” It’s this image of fanning a spark to make it grow into a flame, toContinueContinue reading “Our Wesleyan Heritage Part 4: “Rekindle the Flame””
