The Mystery of Prayer

Scripture and Prayer (Ephesians 1:15-23) Rev. Nick Cheek Twentieth Century Theologian, Karl Barth said that “Prayer is the act by which we accept and make use of a divine gift.”  Prayer a divine gift. But I wonder, do we really think of it that way?...

Breaking Down Dividing Walls

Ephesians. 2:11-20 Rev. Nick Cheek / Trinity Presbyterian Church When I was 21 I backpacked through Europe. One of the stops was Berlin. All throughout the city remnants of the Berlin wall still remain.  In 1961 the Berlin wall was built. Its official purpose was to...

Chosen

(Ephesians 1:1-14) Reverend Nick Cheek, This summer, we are beginning a series called Summer School, and our curriculum is the book of Ephesians. In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul wrote a lot of letters—letters to churches facing conflict, false teaching, or...

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...