Valley Creek Church Weekend Messages

We have a lot of different ideas about what it means to live on mission. For some, it's just about salvation for when you die, but what if it's about so much more? In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we can see that mission is more about helping people live a life of purpose and freedom right now – not just through our words, but through our whole lives.

Living on mission can feel complicated, but what if it's as simple as loving the people nearby? In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we see the parable of the Good Samaritan in a new light. We learn that true compassion takes action and love gets involved in the lives of the people around us.

We know that Jesus said, "Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men", but what does that mean? In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we break down what it means to follow Jesus into a life of being on mission through invitation and inclusion.

The word "mission" can mean different things. So, what does it look like to live on mission with Jesus? In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we begin to understand that people are not an interruption to our lives, but the point of our lives. And God chose us to help people discover that Jesus is available to them today.

Part of moving forward is reflecting back. This weekend we responded to all God has been speaking to us in this collection of talks on movement. As we move forward, we celebrate and ask, listen, and respond together to God's voice.

When we want to know if something is alive, we look for movement. The same is true for our spiritual lives. In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we see that movement is the evidence of life, and God is inviting us to move with Him into the unknown.

We tend to think that following God is a straight line towards the destination of heaven. But, what if it's less direct than that? What if it's less about getting somewhere than being with someone? In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we learn about the walls we may hit on our journey with Jesus and how He leads us one next step at a time.

Are you saved? What does "saved" even mean, and how is it relevant to our lives right now? In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we talk about salvation, the gospel, and what it would look like if we acted as if the "good news" were true.

We all have times when we feel unsatisfied. It's that feeling of being restless in your soul. What if that was God's grace leading you back to Himself? In this message from Pastor John Stickl we learn that divine discontentment is explored for what it is – God using what we want to show us Who we need.

We can’t make God move, but we can prepare for when He does. In the first talk in "A Collection of Talks," Pastor John Stickl shares five ways to cultivate our hearts for a move of God. God has so much He wants to say to us, and revival requires hearts that are ready.

What gets in the way of acting on what God has spoken to us is, most often, ourselves. We want to fix ourselves with external things, but God wants to heal our souls from within. In this message from Pastor Becca Reynolds, we learn that, to truly overcome, we must come under the will of God so we can live free.

Failure just means to fall short, but we tend to think it's fatal. Failure can feel final, but what if it's just an opportunity to receive God's grace? What if the story we're telling ourselves is that our failure is more powerful than God's grace? In this message from Eric Sommerhauser, we explore four questions that help us to process our failures and overcome them with God&#...

What do you use to escape the pressure or what brings you comfort? Anything other than God is an idol in our lives. In this message from Justin Lanham, we learn how idolatry steals our freedom and how to overcome it with small acts of obedience. True identity helps us overcome false idolatry.

Today, we gathered as one church to pay attention and call attention to the goodness of God all around us. We practiced celebration by worshipping, praying, and taking communion together. We celebrated that we have access to the kingdom of God through Jesus as His beloved sons and daughters! What are you celebrating today?

Most of us think that we're pretty secure, but what are we secure in? In this message from Dawson Shields, we learn from the life of Moses that anything we place our security in other than Jesus is misplaced trust, but we can overcome insecurity with humility.

Have you ever felt left out or overlooked? Have you ever felt like your life is just not that significant? In this message from Caleb Chapple, we see how King David was a person just like us who struggled through feeling insignificant and show us through his life how to overcome it.

Looking out for ourselves seems logical, but what if it's really just selfishness in disguise? In this message from Karrie Johnston, we talk about the story of Ruth and how we were made to overcome selfishness by becoming servants.

When was the last time you thanked God for a trial you had to overcome? It can be hard to be grateful when we're in pain, but trials shape us into who we were created to be. In this message, Pastor Jason Hillier kicked off a new series about overcoming unbelief. In order to overcome, we must believe that we can because God is writing His story in our lives.

Living like Jesus with peace, joy, and self-control can feel unattainable, but we can all live like Jesus if we live the lifestyle of Jesus. In this message from Pastor Jason Hillier, we walked through putting together a summer practice plan and choosing one spiritual practice to focus on. This will help us not just hope to be godly, but train ourselves to be godly.

We were never created to be afraid, but so many of us live our lives in fear. In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we see that God's love is the antidote to fear and we can begin to live free when we experience God's good will for us.

What are you worried about? What troubles your heart and mind? To worry is to be consumed about what might happen to me; love is to be confident about Who (Jesus) is for me. In this message, Pastor John Stickl reminds us that we are loved by God, and His love frees us from worry. Jesus wasn’t worried because He lived loved, and so can we. It starts by simply receiving the love of the Father today!

What if you didn't have to spend another minute of your life trying to prove yourself or earn love? What if you believed you were loved just for who you are? In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we discuss how to move from the knowledge of God to experiencing Him and we learn that our core identity isn't based on what we do, but who we are - beloved sons and daughters.

The cross answers the question of whether we are loved, but are we living like that's true? This message from Pastor John Stickl starts a new series where we explore how to live in the freedom of believing that we're unconditionally loved by God.

The deepest question in the heart of every human – the deepest question in each of us – is, "Am I loved?" And when we know we're loved, it changes everything. So, the question this Easter is are you living like you're loved?

The best way to understand someone's character and heart is seeing them when they are under pressure. In this message by Pastor John Stickl, we look at the seven statements of Jesus on the cross. Each statement reveals His compassion for our suffering when He was suffering Himself and His heart for us.