Blessed are the Meek

October 19, 2025 Rev. Nick Cheek Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”  Some of you may remember the Southern comedian Jerry Clower. He was a storyteller from Mississippi who became popular in the 1960s — not only for his down-home humor but also for...

A Spacious Place

Rev. Matt Samson Jeremiah 29.1, 4-7 Psalm 66.1-12 Luke 17.11-19 [2 Timothy 2:8-15] October 12, 2025 Prayer for Illumination – Merciful and Gracious God of Creation, your ways are not our ways and your thoughts are not our thoughts. Yet, in a broken and troubled world...

Beloved are the Peacemakers

October 5, 2025 Luke 19: 29-44 As an off the charts introvert, I look forward to my lunch breaks that I often take outside here at the church. I need that hour of peace to recharge, zone out, and just be. So I’m trusting you with this information about my secret lunch...

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

Rev. Nick Cheek Matthew 5: 1-10 Intro: This morning we are continuing our sermon series on the Beatitudes. As a little refresher, the beatitudes (talk about Jesus’ first teaching really… so we should pay attention to them. Through these Beatitudes, Jesus is presents...

The Blessed Way

Rev. Nick Cheek Matthew 5: 1-10 The crowd gathered that day had only heard about this man for a few weeks. Word spread rapidly throughout Galilee—news of his healings, his compassion, his grace. He preached about the Kingdom of Heaven, a kingdom that didn’t feel far...

Bring Sundays Back

Rev. Nick Cheeck Isaiah 58: 9-14 “Sabbath” – The word Sabbath is a verb that literally means “ceasing” or “to stop.” The traditional Shabbat is portrayed in Jewish liturgy, song, and story as a day of joy, a sanctuary from labors, and even a foretaste of the perfected...