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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”

Sunday July 21st 2019 Pastor Galen Zook Colossians 1:15-28 Looking Just Like Mom How many of you have ever been told that you look like your mom or dad or grandparent or another relative? I have a brother who is 5 years older than me, and when we were growing up, everywhere we went, peopleContinueContinue reading “Mirror Image”