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Abundant Love
For the Christians living in Ephesus who had been deprived of the knowledge of God’s love for so long, Paul’s greatest desire was that they would be filled to overflowing with the knowledge of God’s abundant love.
He Is Our Peace
Through Christ, God has come near to us. Christ broke through the wall that separated us from God, and in doing so, he broke down the walls that separate us from one another as well. That doesn’t mean that our physical differences disappear, but it does mean that our differences do not exclude us from God’s love, and should not divide us from one another.
Setting Our Hope
One of my favorite things in school was to be chosen by the teacher to run a special errand or to be given a special responsibility, like taking a note to the principal’s office, or showing a new student around the school…
We Are Family
The nation of Israel was in disarray after the death of King Saul, with half of the nation being ruled by King David, and the other half ruled by Saul’s son. For years they fought against each another….
Giving What You Have
Every year, for at least the first few weeks of the school year, the school secretary of the local elementary school would routinely collect the lunch money from the new kindergartens at the start of each school day, just to make sure the money didn’t get lost during the course of their busy morning activities….
Asleep in the Boat
In Mark 4:35-41 The disciples found Jesus asleep in the back of the boat in the midst of a storm at sea, causing them to ask, Jesus, don’t you care what we’re going through?
A New Creation
For the past few weeks we’ve had sort of a vivid illustration all around us of new creation – of the old passing away, and everything becoming new – as the 17-year cicadas have been emerging from the ground, and leaving behind their shells, emerging as these sort of new creatures.
Renewed by the Spirit
Mark Twain once said, “Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.”
Born of the Spirit
The 2006 film Amazing Grace tells the story of the 18th century British politician William Wilberforce…
Center Stage
One of my favorite actors is Hugh Grant, the British movie actor who has appeared in such films as Four Weddings and a Funeral…
Unless I See
April 11th 2021 homily on John 20:19-31 by pastor Galen A Raging Pandemic The year was 165 A.D., and a devastating…
Holy Thursday
April 1st 2021 Homily on John 13:1-17, 31b-35 and 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 by Pastor Galen
Temperature Check
February 7th, 2021 Homily on Isaiah 40:21-31 and Mark 1:29-39 by Pastor Galen Zook
Follow Me
January 24th, 2021 homily on Jonah 3:1-5 and 10, and Mark 1:14-20 by Pastor Galen Zook Wrong Turn How many…
A New Name
Jan. 3rd 2021 homily on Ephesians 1:3-14 by Pastor Galen. “It’s the start of a new year, and I have never seen…
Hope
Nov. 29th, 2020 — homily by Rev. Antoine “Tony” Love. 1 Cor. 1:3-9 The Start of our Advent Journey To…
The Sheep and the Goats
Nov. 22nd, 2020 — homily on Matthew 24:31-46 by Pastor Galen Zook Not Enough Good Works? There are many jokes…
Parable of the Talents
Nov. 15th, 2020, homily on Matthew 25:14-30 by Pastor Galen Zook In Matthew chapter 25, Jesus tells the story about…
The Shout at Midnight
Nov. 8th, 2020, homily on Matthew 25:1-13 by Pastor Galen Zook This week many of us probably felt like the…
These Are They
Nov. 1st, 2020 — homily on Revelation 7:9-17 for All Saints/All Souls Sunday by Pastor Galen Zook I’ve been contemplating…
One These Two Commandments
October 25th, 2020 — Sermon by Rachel Snack, InterVarsity Campus Minister at McDaniel and Hood Colleges; Matthew 22:34-46 I am…
Known By Name
Homily on Exodus 33:12-23 and 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 by Pastor Galen Zook at Hampden United Methodist Church in Baltimore, MD.…
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