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Sunday May 24th 2020 John 17:1-11 Pastor Galen Zook Churches are Essential This past Friday, the president of the United States of America made an announcement stating that churches and other places of public worship should be considered “essential,” and mandated that states allow churches to reopen. This of course comes a few months afterContinueContinue reading “Glory”

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”