Author Archives: Galen Zook

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 July 22nd 2018, Sermon by Pastor Galen Zook In our society we have a love-hate relationship with crowds. We measure the success or popularity of a speaker, musician, and even preacher by the size of the crowd they draw. We assume that a book must be good if it’s a best-seller, andContinueContinue reading “Sheep and Bubbles”

Mark 6:14-29 July 15th, 2018, Sermon by Pastor Galen Zook The opening lines of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities could be an apt description of the time of Jesus and King Herod. Dickens, referring to the cities of London and Paris during the French Revolution, said, It was the best of times, it was theContinueContinue reading “A Tale of Two Kingdoms”

Mark 6:7-13 July 8th 2018, Sermon by Pastor Galen Zook How many of you have ever said the phrase, “stick together!” when your children or grandchildren were leaving the house?  Or how about, “hold hands when you’re crossing the street!” Or, “go with someone!” Why do we say that? Well, there’s a lot of wisdomContinueContinue reading “Sent Together”

Mark 5:21-43 July 1st, 2018, Sermon by Pastor Galen Zook How many of you are twelve years old or younger?  I have three daughters, all twelve twelve and under. For those of you here this morning who are under twelve, twelve years probably seems like forever, doesn’t it?  I’m sure it does, because it’s yourContinueContinue reading “The Hem of His Garment”