Seeing is Believing

1 Peter 3:1-9, John 20: 19-31 Rev. Nick Cheek 28 to 3. That was the score with only 2 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. 28 – 3. On arguably the grandest stage in sports… the New England Patriots were down 25 points with only 18 minutes left in the game. It was over....

The Dusty, Dirty Road

Luke 24: 13-35 Rev. Rebecca Heilman-Campbell At my previous call in New York City, I was responsible for the homeless shelter in the basement of the church. We co-hosted with the church just two blocks up. They were responsible for finding the volunteers and we were...

Holy Week

Matthew 21: 11-23 Rev. Nick Cheek You can’t help but be drawn into a parade. They have that effect on you. They’re exciting. I imagine it was like that when Jesus rode into Jerusalem. His popularity was arguably at an all-time high. Just days before the parade, Jesus...

Holy Availability

Ephesians 2: 4-10 and Matthew 9: 18-26 Rev. Nick Cheek It is a bustling time of day. Folks are in a hurry – moving in all directions. Shoulders brushing up against other shoulders, ears filled with the jumbled sounds of multiple conversations at once… The other...

The Parable of the Lost Son

Luke 15:11-32 Rev. Nick Cheek It’s one of the most well-known parables in the Bible. There is a father with two sons. The younger son asks his father for an early deposit of the promised inheritance. Taking it, he runs off to a faraway land and squanders it.  He...

Between Grace and Repentance

*Isaiah 55.1-9 Psalm 63.1-8 I Corinthians 10.1-13 *Luke 13.1-9 Between Grace and Repentance Rev. Matt Samson A few weeks ago, I stood before you with the call of the prophet Isaiah in sight. The prophet’s call was affirmed in the temple when on of the seraphim touched...