Good Friday
PILATE TAKES THE EASY WAY Pontius Pilate was not known to be a nice man – not that many high Roman bureaucrats should ever be referred to as nice. He […]
Rev. Kim Gilliland
After the Awe
JESUS ENTERS JERUSALEM Here we are starting the last week of Jesus’ earthly life. Friday’s coming and with it the crown of thorns and the cross and the tomb. Friday’s
New Life, New Faith
LAZARUS Today, we read one of the best known stories in the Bible, the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Just a bit of background for this story
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Open My Eyes Lord
THE MAN BORN BLIND One day, Jesus was walking through the streets of Jerusalem with his disciples. They came across a blind man by the side of the road. The
What’s In a Name
NAMES What’s in a name? That’s a good question. I remember when Ruth and I started having children. It was really important to us that we select good names for
Rainbows and Rumblings
RAINBOWS How many of you have ever seen a rainbow? I imagine that most of you have. We see rainbows after rain storms and sometimes even when it’s raining. I’m
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Being Sure of What You Believe
TRANSFIGURATION On this Sunday, we remember the story of the transfiguration. To me it’s one of the most powerful stories in the New Testament. It’s also one of the strangest.
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Building on a Firm Foundation
DO NOT BE AFRAID Here we are, one week after the quickest Annual Congregational Meeting of all time. Do you realize that, by my watch anyway,we were done by 12:15
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Coming Together in Jesus
A NEW BEGINNING It’s Annual Meeting Sunday which means that right after worship today, we are all invited to gather in the Fellowship Hall to do two things. The first
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Being Salt and Light
SALT & LIGHT Next week is our Annual Congregational Meeting and there is just one more thing I want to share with you this morning about that. Before I do
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Experiencing the Blessing
THE METHODISTS I’ll warn you in advance that this might be the shortest sermon you’ve ever heard me preach. I mentioned that to Andy last night and he assured me
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Accepting the Call
RESPONDING TO “COME AND SEE” Last week we talked about the important of hearing Jesus’ call. Do you remember what he said? He said, “Come and see.” Jesus called people
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