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We hope that this message finds you healthy and safe. Although we must continue to keep our distance from others, there are a few new things to share with you to help you stay connected with your Gale friends! Family…

Sermon Short for April 26th, 2020 And our eyes were opened Luke 24:13-35, Psalm 116; 1-4, 19-19             The Gospel of Luke is unique in giving us this story that takes place shortly after the events of Easter. Two people…

Sermon Short for April 19th, 2020 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF EASTER John 20:19-31, Acts 4:32-35             Easter was an event that changed so much. The disciples’ lives were turned upside down. The outcome, although many years in the making,…

SUNDAY APRIL 12th, 2020, 10:30 a.m. EASTER God is a surprise! Death is natural. It’s what we expect – perhaps not in a time and fashion that we expect but we know it is the reality of all life. Imagine,…

FRIDAY APRIL 10th, 2020, 10:00 a.m. GOOD FRIDAY Ragman Isaiah 53:1-12, John 19:16-30 The worries, sins and injuries we suffer by living our lives hang upon us like torn, tattered rags. Do these rags we wear define us? Is this…

TUESDAY APRIL 7th, 2020, 7:00 p.m. TUESDAY TABLE Join us for an online Lenten communion service via Zoom. Here is a link to the liturgy for you to download. 04-07-20 – Communion over Zoom WE WILL NOT MEET AT THE…

Sermon Short for April 5th, 2020 – Palm Sunday Everybody loves a parade! Philippians 2:5-11, Matthew 21: 1-11 The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem was a parade – a crowd of people acclaiming an unlikely celebrity with fanfare. People joined in,…

Messiah in the Passover (online) On Tuesday, March 31st, we had planned to have a special presentation lead by Rev. Jorge Sedaca of Chosen People’s Ministries. He was going to lead us through The Messiah in the Passover. We have…

Good morning! Another week has passed.  A lot has happened but through it all our God remains faithful. We were encouraged to see so many people join our first ever live-streamed service last week! What a wonderful way to be…

Sermon Short for March 29th, 2020 Interesting times Isaiah 43:1-3a, Matthew 10:28-33               Many pithy sayings can have dual, and contradictory interpretations. A co-worker of mine from a few years ago would often say “May you live in interesting times.?…

Sermon Short for March 22nd, 2020 Through the Crisis Psalm 23             This Sunday we will break away from our Lenten series on the Seven Last Words of Christ. Instead, looking at the Revised Common Lectionary we find The 23rd…

Live-streaming Gale’s church services We are pleased to announce that you can now join in a worship service at Gale from the safety and comfort of your own home. Starting this Sunday at 10:30 a.m., the service will be live-streamed…

Sermon Short for March 15th, 2020 We are family John 19:25 –27, Psalm 127             Among the seven last words of Jesus on the cross there are these sayings, “Woman, here is your son” and, “Here is your mother.” It…

Sermon Short for March 8th, 2020 THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD Romans 8:31-39, Luke 23:39–43             There are a host of memes about “two types” of people. I have a plaque on my desk that quotes,…

Sermon Short for March 1st, 2020 I THINK IT’S ABOUT FORGIVENESS Micah 7:18-19, Luke 23:33 –38             This week is the beginning of Lent. We do lots of different and special things to mark this season in our church. Tuesday…

SERMON SHORT FOR FEBRUARY 23rd WHAT ONE CAN DO Philippians 4:1-14, John 15:1-11 The Christian church is littered with many missteps in its history of proclaiming “The Good News.” And equally prevalent are the shining of examples of saints who…

Sermon Short for February 9th, 2020 WHEN THE GOOD BOOK WAS NOT SO GOOD Exodus 3:7-12, The Revelation 22:14-20 How far will Christians sometimes go to make a point? Even if the point is so opposite to the Good News…

Sermon Short for January 19th, 2020 Can I be a prophet? 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31 The Luke story about the rich man and Lazarus is very odd. In the Revised Common Lectionary it shows up in the fall and…

Sermon Short for January 12th, 2020 Who is Jesus? Matthew 3:13-17, Isaiah 42:1-9 The Lectionary wants us to consider Christ’s baptism this Sunday. It gets me to thinking – Why does Jesus need baptizing? Who is this guy, anyway? Over…

SERMON SHORT FOR DECEMBER 22nd, 2019 Isaiah 7:10-16, Matthew 1:18-25 He is born This is the Sunday just before Christmas. Lots of visitors in our homes and in our churches. Love is all around. This week we will reflect more…