August 23rd 2020 Rev. Curt Luthye, guest preacher Psalm 17:1-7, 15 When I was a kid and my mother would start our bedtime routine, she would tell me to “brush my teeth and get ready for bed.” I would regularly look at her in all sincerity and full of youthful honesty and say, “I alreadyContinue reading "Psalm 17"

August 16th 2020 Pastor Galen Zook Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Matthew 15:21-28 Jesus had been going around teaching and preaching, healing the sick, and performing miracles. As a traveling rabbi, Jesus had disciples and crowds of people who followed him wherever he went, listening to every word that he had to say. But here, in MatthewContinue reading "To the Lost Sheep"

August 9th 2020 Pastor Galen Zook 1 Kings 19:9-13a, Matt. 14:23-33, Rom. 10:5-8 "The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart" Zealous In 1 Kings 19, Elijah was running for his life from Queen Jezebel. Elijah had just staged a dramatic demonstration on Mount Carmel. He had called all of theContinue reading "The Word Is Near You"

August 2nd 2020 Pastor Galen Zook Matthew 14:13-21 When I was in college, I served as the president of our Christian club on campus. We were one of the larger student organizations on campus, with over 100 active members. I’m not completely sure how I was chosen to serve as the president, since I wasn’tContinue reading "You Give Them Something"

Sunday July 26th 2020 Pastor Galen Zook 1 Kings 3:5-12; Romans 8:31-39 2020 In Romans chapter 8, the Apostle Paul says, “We are more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Rom. 8:37). I don’t know about you, but just surviving in the year 2020 makes any of us feel like conquerors. 2020 has beenContinue reading "More Than Conquerors"