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Sunday September 1st 2019 Pastor Galen Zook Jeremiah 2:4-13; Luke 14:1; 7-14 A Fresh New Start Earlier this morning we prayed a prayer of blessing for those children, teenagers and adults who are going back to school in a few short days.  Many of us are affected by the start of the new school yearContinueContinue reading “Fountain”

Sunday August 18th 2019 Zachiah Zook, age 13 Children’s Sunday Good morning, everyone! My name is Zachiah Zook, and today, I will be sharing with you what we learned this week at Hampden United Methodist Church’s Vacation Bible School.  As you may know, this year’s theme was “Make a splash with Jesus!” so most ofContinueContinue reading “Dive In”

Sunday August 11th 2019 Pastor Galen Zook Isaiah 1:16-20; Luke 12:32-40 Playing the Stock Market Several years ago I became curious about the stock market, and so I decided to invest in a few stocks for my kids, just for the fun of it. I had about $60 that I was willing to lose ifContinueContinue reading “Where Your Treasure Is”

Sunday August 4th 2019 Pastor Galen Zook Colossians 3:1-11 Fresh and Clean As I’ve been growing older, I’ve been learning to appreciate the simple, everyday pleasures in life. One of life’s simple pleasures is stepping out of a nice hot shower and drying off with a brand new, freshly laundered fluffy warm towel, and thenContinueContinue reading “Fresh and Clean”

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”