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Steve Smith : Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 15, 2020 “John... said to Him, ‘Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?’” From Pastor Steve’s message on Matthew 11:1-6, we gain two insights from John the Baptist’s doubts about the true identity of Jesus that can help us drive out our own doubts. Steve's message follows a brief new member announcement by Norb Metzler. Worshi...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 8, 2020 As we consider recent elections and constant changes in leadership of our nation, God's word reminds us that investing our hope in anyone other than Jesus is an invitation to disappointment. Kyle Clarkson preaches from Matthew 10:34-39 the truth that Jesus matters most—more than our own peace, our own people, our own person, or our own...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 1, 2020 What are you afraid of? God gave us reasons to allay our fears based on His ability and affection. Pastor Steve preaches from Matthew 10:24-30, where Jesus articulates three compelling reasons for His followers to fear not: the surety of our vindication, the supremacy of God, and the significance of our lives to Him. Steve’s message follo...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 25, 2020 It’s no lie that embracing the truth of the Gospel and following Jesus is a potential minefield of trials and persecution. Preaching from Matthew 10:16-23, where Jesus sends His disciples out “as sheep among wolves,” Pastor Steve highlights the dangers of discipleship in 3 ways. Steve encourages us also that nothing can separate us from t...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 18, 2020 God entrusts ordinary people with an extraordinary mission and message. Steve Smith preaches from Matthew 10:1-15, where Jesus takes two particular steps to equip His followers to be effective ministers of the Gospel, investing them with divine authority and instructing them on conducting ministry. Steve encourages Christians to be a peop...

Guest Speaker :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 11, 2020 “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.” Guest speaker and Creekside-supported missionary Matt* continues our series in Matthew with this commission from Jesus to His disciples. Matt preaches from Matthew 9:35-38 about the worker’s task, motiv...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 4, 2020 Should Christians get political? How does belief impact behavior in the realm of politics? Does it even matter if we are electing presidents and not pastors? In Pastor Steve’s final sermon in this series, Scripture reveals at least three steps believers should take in our participation in politics—pursuing the welfare of our city and count...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 27, 2020 If your faith is genuine, your faith will guide your politics. Steve Smith preaches from Romans 13 and other scriptures to bring to light four key elements in what the Bible has to say about our earthly authorities. These truths from God’s word regarding government—God’s role in it, our responsibility to it, the limitations of it, and t...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 20, 2020 "National, political, social and governmental disasters and misdemeanors can all be traced to this one source: the Word of God has been sidelined.” (Alec Motyer) Steve Smith preaches from a number of scriptures that speak to contemporary issues of racism and justice. Steve’s message lays out two big steps we can all take to model holine...

Bob Short,:: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 13, 2020 Contrast is good, and God made us with differences—beautiful ones. Bob Short preaches from the book of Ephesians a message of unity in the face of diversity for the church, our families, and the nation. There is no unity without the Trinity, and Bob draws a Godly path to unity that involves God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in t...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 6, 2020 The roots of racism are found in Genesis, where God created one race—the human one—but something happened to God’s good creation. Steve Smith begins a 5 message series on a biblical view of race, justice and government with three perspectives from God’s word that provide the explanation for and the solution to racism. Worship music permi...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 30, 2020 Fame, credibility, and authority are often established by a series of events. In Matthew 9:18-34, Pastor Steve presents four powerful demonstrations of Jesus’ authority—His power over death, disease, disability and demons—that further confirm his identity, call us to His family, comfort us on our journey, and compel us to sincerity in our...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 23, 2020 How do we decide who’s all in for Jesus? In Pastor Steve’s message on Matthew 9:9-17, Jesus’ interactions with others reveals 3 hallmarks of a disciple. We demonstrate that we are “all in” through our commitment to rely on Christ, our compassion for the rebellious, and our concern for being righteous. Steve’s message follows a brief announ...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 16, 2020 Kyle Clarkson preaches about a “through the roof” encounter with Jesus from Matthew 9:1-8. In this account of Jesus healing a paralyzed man, Kyle examines what we can learn from the ones who literally brought their friend to Jesus, from the spiritual need that outweighs the physical, and from the forgiving heart of our Savior. Pastor Ste...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 9, 2020. Jesus reigns as Lord over all forces physical and spiritual. Steve Smith preaches on the might and mercy of the Messiah from Matthew 8:23-34, where Jesus calms a storm and frees two men possessed by demons. These demonstrations of Jesus’ authority and power serve to confirm His identity, comfort believers on our journey in the faith, and c...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 2, 2020 Scripture lays out a number of tests for would-be followers of Jesus to determine if we are in fact willing to follow. From Matthew 8:18-22, Pastor Steve preaches about two tests of discipleship given to confront our delusion, call us to a decision, and compel our devotion to Jesus Christ. In a way, Christianity is a death sentence: a call...

Creekside hosted Brett Ricley, Associate Pastor at The Mission Church in Urbandale, for an excellent 2 hour workshop on personal evangelism on July 26th, 2020. Christ's Great Commission is not optional and believers should be motivated, equipped and available to engage others with the Gospel. Brett led an in-person and online Zoom audience through very practical ways to watch for opportunities, li...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 26, 2020 In this exposition through the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus proved His identity as the true Messiah and King in many ways. As Pastor Steve begins chapter 8, we find three demonstrations of Jesus’ power that confirm His identity as the King of Glory—His authority over disease, paralysis, and sickness both physical and spiritual. The text becomes...

Micah Tuttle :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 19, 2020 Christians are in a spiritual battle with a world that seeks to pry us away from the hope that we have in Christ. Missionary to Peru Micah Tuttle preaches from Hebrews 10:23 and challenges believers into “vice-grip mode”, to “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” Micah reminds us that if Go...

Missionary to Peru Micah Tuttle presented a workshop on evangelism at Creekside in July 19th, 2020 to encourage and equip believers to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ in practical ways by being bold without being weird. Using the examples of Paul, Jesus, and others in scripture, Micah makes a 4 point case for why we should be doing evangelism, and directing us toward certain attributes of God...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 12, 2020 "...everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock." Steve Smith concludes a section of preaching over the Sermon on the Mount with a foundational message from Matthew 7:23-29. Jesus calls us to action in obedience to Him and gives us two incentives for choosing to be ri...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 5, 2020 Following Christ is a difficult road that leads to a vista. Pastor Steve invites us to take the road less traveled—the narrow way of the righteous rather than the broad way of the religious—in this message covering Matthew 7:13-23. In it, Jesus posts two spiritual road signs directing us into God’s family and deterring us from false security....

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 28, 2020 Where is your super suit? Prayer is our super suit. From Matthew 7:7-12, Pastor Steve teaches inspiration to pray from the admonition of Jesus, and the compassion and instruction of our heavenly Father. When we "ask... seek... knock", the Spirit of Christ gives us the power to receive what God has promised. Worship music permitted under CCLI...

Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 21, 2020 Jesus taught His followers to "Judge not, that you be not judged." In his message from Matthew 7:1-6, Bob Short explains Jesus' directive for judging a brother, the importance of seeing ourselves clearly so we can see others clearly, and restoration as the goal in identifying sin. Bob's message follows a brief announcement about WOW VBS (WOWVB...

Alan Crim :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 14, 2020 This world offers so many opportunities to be anxious, and what we see in the news almost seems intent to amplify that anxiety. Alan Crim preaches from Matthew 6:25-34, where Jesus bids worried followers to “look at the birds” and “consider the lillies”, presenting a 3-part antidote to anxiety anchored in God’s providence, His omniscience, and...