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Sunday May 17th 2020 Psalm 66:8-10, 16-20; John 14:15-21 Pastor Galen Zook  Tested and Tried as Silver The psalmist said,  “For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.” I don’t know if any of you have ever felt like you’ve been “tested” by God, or if you’ve everContinueContinue reading “Tested and Tried”

Sunday May 10th 2020 1 Peter 2:2-10 Pastor Galen Zook Living Stone Today we begin a new sermon series entitled “Chosen and Precious,” which comes from our New Testament  lesson for today, The second chapter of 1st Peter, in which Peter refers to Jesus as the “cornerstone, chosen and precious” (1 Peter 2:6). Peter actuallyContinueContinue reading “Living Stones”

Sunday May 3rd 2020 Acts 2:42-47 Pastor Galen Zook Comfort Foods In times of tragedy and crisis, we often find ourselves going “back to the basics.” We become concerned with (and some might even become obsessed with) ensuring that all of our basic needs will be met.  We want to make sure that we haveContinueContinue reading “Back to the Basics”

Sunday April 26th 2020 Luke 24:13-35 Pastor Galen Zook So Sad that They Couldn’t See Straight There’s a saying that we use to describe someone who is experiencing intense anger. We say that they are “so mad that they can’t see straight.” The same thing happens when we experience intense feelings of sadness or griefContinueContinue reading “Dinner with Jesus”

Sunday April 19th 2020 Psalm 16:5-11; Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Pastor Galen Zook I’ll Believe It When I See It Two months ago, if you had told me that businesses, restaurants, and schools would all be shut down, that grocery stores would be completely out of toilet paper, and that we would all be walking aroundContinueContinue reading “Seeing is Believing”