Stepping Out in Faith
2020 GOALS Today is our annual meeting. After worship, you are invited to join together in the Fellowship Hall to go through the annual report, evaluate 2019 and look ahead […]
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Rev. Kim Gilliland
Building Community
ANNUAL MEETING PREP One of the big events in the life of this congregation is the Annual Congregation Meeting that happens next week. For those who are guests or new
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An Attitude of Gratitude
BEING GRATEFUL The book of 1 Corinthians is one of the most interesting in the Bible. It is a letter written by Paul to the church in the Greek city
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Finding Where You Belong
WHERE DO YOU BELONG? This is the last Sunday of the year. In fact, it’s the last Sunday of the decade. Next week we are into 2020. To be honest,
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Acknowledging the Mercy of God
Today’s message starts 732 years before the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem. King Ahaz has just become king of Judah after the death of his father Jotham. He is a
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Telling the Story
MERRY CHRISTMAS Here we are, the third week of Advent. Christmas is just ten days away. I know that most of the preparations at our house are coming together. Most
Are You Ready?
MY NEW PHONE I finally broke down a couple of weeks ago and got a new cell phone. The clerk, of course, had to look up my contact to see
All Hail the Shepherd King
CHRIST THE KING Here we are at the last Sunday of the church year. Next week is the first Sunday in Advent with marks the beginning of another year. That
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Generous Giving
PARABLE OF THE SOWER Christmas donations Today, we’re going to look at two stories that will remind us of both generosity and thanksgiving. The first story is Jesus’ parable of
God Grants Peace
FEELING HOMELESS My name is Kim Gilliland. I am a retired chaplain with the Canadian Armed Forces with 30 years of service. I started off as an officer cadet back
Our Hearts Go Out
PARABLE OF THE SOWER This if the fourth and final message in our stewardship series. In the first message, we read the story of the Good Samaritan and how the
Partners in the Gospel
SHARING Back in 1990, Robert Fulghum wrote a book that would go on to be a best seller. It was entitled “All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in
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