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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 29. 2023 We need God’s presence in us, before us, on behalf of us and through us. In the wake of the capture of the Ark of God—and with it, the glory of God—by the Philistines in 1 Samuel 4, God assured His people that His presence was not diminished, but demonstrated and elevated to show their need for Him. Following an update from his recent minis...

Jesse South :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 12, 2023 1st Samuel 4 doesn’t start or finish well for the nation of Israel, but God remains in control and isn’t finished with His people. From this story, Creekside Youth Pastor Jesse South considers several incorrect views about God held by Israel, their Philistine enemies, and the wife of Phinehas—and the devastating consequences of getting God...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 5, 2023 We can’t escape the Word of God, but we can embrace it. Kyle Clarkson preaches from 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1a, bringing out important lessons on the infallibility of God’s word from the strengths and weaknesses of the high priest Eli and the call and confirmation of his son, the prophet Samuel. Kyle’s message follows brief announcements. Worship m...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 26, 2023 Abuse and misuse is troubling in the world but tragic among God’s people. But God is faithful when we are not. Pastor Steve preaches from 1 Samuel 2:11-36, where the actions of Israel’s high priest Eli and his sons disgraced God. In Samuel’s time, God was cleaning house by cultivating faithful leaders (like Samuel) and calling out the un...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 19, 2023 Following her journey from hopelessness to joy, Samuel's mother Hannah writes a song of thanksgiving to God in 1 Samuel 2:1-10. In Pastor Steve’s message, what Hannah’s song teaches us about God’s personal, powerful and promised deliverance inspires us to worship the only One who is worthy. Steve’s message follows brief announcements and...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 12, 2023 First Samuel focuses on three kings—Samuel, Saul and David—but points to a messianic King now on the horizon. Pastor Steve begins a sermon series from this Old Testament book with the birth of Samuel and the prayer of his mother Hannah (chapter 1), whose example shows us 3 faithful responses for believers resting in God's sovereign purpo...

Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 6, 2023 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God..." To conclude our series in Ephesians, Alan Crim, Doug Elrick, Mark Kline and Mike Johnson share short devotionals covering Eph. 6:10-20 in place of Bob Short, who was out due to illness. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 29, 2023 “Children… Fathers… Slaves... And masters..." In Pastor Steve's message from Ephesians 6:1-9, Paul outlines the practical application of mutual submission in two more realms: the relationship between children and parents, and the relationship between slaves and masters—the latter being descriptive (not prescriptive) of the culture in Paul...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 22, 2023 With the definition and expectations of marriage being constantly challenged by today’s culture, the matters of marriage matter perhaps more than they ever have. Pastor Steve’s message about the Biblical responsibilities of husbands and wives detailed by Paul in Ephesians 5:21-33 lays out what it means practically for married couples to b...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 15, 2023 “Be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise…. do not be foolish, but understand… do not get drunk with wine…but be filled with the Spirit…” Our identity in Christ should inform and inspire how we live. Pastor Steve preaches from Ephesians 5:15-21 outlining Paul’s encouragement to walk as imitators of God and not as imposter...

Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 8, 2023 “Be imitators of God, as beloved children...” Bob Short preaches from Ephesians 5:1-14 about the “imitators”—Who they are, who they’re imitating, the depth of their imitation, and the outcome. We are encouraged to live a life of thanksgiving, prayerfully discerning what pleases God, and shining as a light that doesn’t blind but reveals what...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 1, 2023 So many resolutions we make end up dying prematurely from either forgetfulness or regretfulness. Pastor Steve preaches a New Years Day message suggesting 3 worthwhile resolutions for life in a particularly challenging world: a commitment to knowing God’s truth, a consistency in showing God’s truth, and a constancy in sharing God’s truth. S...

Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 25, 2022 A morning of Christmas hymns and short scriptural devotionals by Paul Kline, Colin Short, Eric McLaren, and Tom Baird about the promise, arrival, and sacrifice of Jesus our Redeemer, finishing in a time of communion and an invitation to salvation from Pastor Steve Smith.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 18, 2022 “Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him Immanuel, which translated means, 'God with us.’” Jesus was God born in a body, and Pastor Steve presents 3 reasons why this matters. “God with us” was a promise that was foretold (Isaiah 7:14), a presence that was factual (Matthew 1:21-23), and for the pu...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 11, 2022 Living out our Christian faith doesn’t come from behavior modification, but a new creation—trading the “old self” for a "new self.” From Ephesians 4:17-32, Pastor Steve brings out two tactics Paul uses to inspire us theologically and instruct us practically to walk in a manner consistent with our new identity in Christ. Steve’s message f...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 4, 2022 Unity plus diversity of gifts or roles in the church leads to maturity in the faith. Preaching from Ephesians 4:7-16, Pastor Steve builds onto the unity Paul teaches in the first part of chapter 4 to uncover the contribution of diversity and the consequence of maturity in the equation, revealing what it means to “walk worthy” in relations...

Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 27, 2022 As Christians, our lives ought to reflect our beliefs as we “walk in a manner worthy” of our calling. Bob Short’s message from Ephesians 4:1-6 points to the what, where, when, why, and how of walking worthy. Bob’s message follows brief announcements from Doug Elrick. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 20, 2022 In Ephesians 3:14-21, the apostle Paul transitions from teaching who we are in Christ to instruction on how to live in light of that truth. From Paul’s passionate prayer in this passage, Pastor Steve looks at three parts that reveal God’s desire for the church to know His love fully, grow in spiritual maturity in order to bring God glory...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 13, 2022 What had at the time been concealed, the apostle Paul revealed that all believers, Jew or Gentile, “are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.” Pastor Steve’s message from Ephesians 3:1-13 shows how this mystery revelation serves to enlighten, encourage, and em...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 6, 2022 In a world of disunity and division, the blood of Christ offers something to come together on. In Pastor Steve’s message from Ephesians 2:11-22, Paul presents three facts that confirm the unity of believers in one body, compel us to live together in harmony, and conduct ourselves like a family. Steve’s message follows several announcement...

Alan Crim :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 30, 2022 “You were dead in the trespasses and sins… But God…made us alive…” Alan Crim preaches from the powerful depiction of the Gospel found in Ephesians 2:1-10, explaining sin's ruin, the Savior's rescue, and our salvation's riches in Jesus Christ. Alan’s message follows announcements about this year’s Christmas program and exciting news about Cr...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 23, 2022 If you found money in the pocket of a jacket you put away last Spring, you know a little of what it’s like to have treasure you didn’t realize. Pastor Steve presents three steps to fully realizing and resting in the God-given treasures of our salvation in Christ. From Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:15-23, we see that our treasures are appre...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 16, 2022 We often don’t receive what this world promises, but a Christian’s inheritance in Christ is secure. Pastor Steve preaches the 2nd part of a message about the promised blessings for the believer in Ephesians 1, a guarantee from the Holy Spirit that is the anchor, the assurance, and the aim of our hope and inheritance in Christ. Worship mus...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 9, 2022 “Christ’s riches are our riches, His resources are our resources, His righteousness is our righteousness…” (John MacArthur). God the Father selected us in Christ and saved us in Christ. Pastor Steve preaches from Ephesians 1:3-10 about these two praiseworthy blessings believers have because of our identity in Christ. Steve's message follow...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 2, 2022 The authority behind a message should affect how much attention we give it. Pastor Steve begins our sermon series on the book of Ephesians, a message with the authority of Christ written to those who are in Christ concerning the riches of Christ—–so that we can live like Christ. In Ephesians 1:1-2, Paul employs three tactics to connect God...