sermons – Page 27 – Hampden United Methodist Church

Freed from Shame

March 12, 2023 homily on John 4:5-42 by Pastor Galen This morning we are going to dig into this story of one of the first evangelists in the New Testament – the woman from Samaria who has a transformational encounter with Jesus at a well, that leads her to bring her whole village to Christ. ButContinueContinue reading “Freed from Shame”

Into the Unkown

Abraham and Sarah’s journey inspires us to trust God in uncertain times.

Every Word

Pastor Galen explores how the serpent tempted the first humans and how Jesus resisted the devil’s temptation in the wilderness.

But I Say

February 12th, 2023 homily on Matthew 5:20-24 by Pastor Galen Zook Bigger and Better When I was in high school, my teacher told our class about a game that he and his friends used to plan when he was in high school. (For the young people here, this was a really long time ago!) Anyway, theContinueContinue reading “But I Say”

You Are

February 5, 2023 homily on Matthew 5:16-20 by Pastor Galen “Religion of the Light” In 635 AD, Persian Christian missionaries traveled 3000 miles across deserts and mountains along the Silk Road and arrived in the Chinese imperial city of Xi’an. Xi’an “was a cosmopolitan city with upwards of a million residents” (Ray Riegart and Thomas Moore,ContinueContinue reading “You Are”