South Creek Messages

Distortions: No One's Beyond Redemption Luke 19:10 Pastor Jerry Ausbrook Download Dear Church Family, This past Sunday we continued our series Distortions: Naming the Things That Keep People From the Real Jesus , and this week we looked at one of the most damaging distortions of all: the belief that some people are beyond God's grace. Using the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19, we were reminded that...

Distortions: The Problems with Power Mark 8:34-36 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Hey South Creek Family, This past Sunday we continued our series Distortions, and this week we named one of the most common ones: that Jesus is about power. Getting it, keeping it, and protecting it. It’s not hard to see where that idea comes from. Throughout history and still today, people have taken the name of Jesus a...

Distortions: I Have to Qualify to Belong Ephesians 2:8-9 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Hey South Creek Family, This past Sunday we continued our series Distortions, and this week we named one of the most common ones: "I have to qualify to belong." Most of us know the feeling of scanning a list for our name and not finding it. Few things wound us like being left out and feeling like we're not enough,...

Distortions: Nobody Cares About My Pain Genesis 16-13 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Hey South Creek Family, This past Sunday we continued our series Distortions: Naming the Things That Keep People From the Real Jesus, and this week we named one of the most common ones: Nobody cares about my pain. Here's the truth underneath it: at our core, everyone wants to be seen, heard, and cared for. When we're...

Distortions: Christians Are Hypocrites Matthew 7:3-5 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Hey South Creek Family, This past Sunday we continued our series  Distortions: Naming the Things That Keep People From the Real Jesus , and this week we named one of the most common ones:  Christians are hypocrites. Here's the truth underneath it:  hypocrisy is receiving grace and refusing to give it. &...

Distortions: Distortions and Doubt Mark 9:24 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Hey South Creek family, This past Sunday we kicked off a new series called Distortions: Naming the Things That Keep People From the Real Jesus. Here's the idea we'll come back to again and again over the next six weeks: A distorted picture of Jesus leads to a distorted response to Jesus. But a real encounter with the real Jes...

Who We Are - Kingdom First - Matthew 6:33 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This week we closed out our "Who We Are" series with a message called  Focused on the Kingdom  — and it might be the one that ties everything else together. We started with a story about hiking the Narrows in Zion National Park — walking upstream, against the current, the whole way. Here's the thing...

Who We Are - Open Hands - 2 Corinthians 9:8 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This past Sunday we continued our  Who We Are  series by looking at two more of our core values:  Radical in Generosity and  Eager to Serve . We started with the story of the Toledo War — when Michigan gave up the city of Toledo to Ohio and received the "worthless" Upper Peninsula in ret...

Who We Are - Praying With Purpose Luke 11:5-8 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, We continued our "Who We Are" series this week, moving from being rooted in Jesus into what that rootedness actually looks like in practice: persistent prayer. We opened with the story of Colonel Sanders of KFC — pitching his fried chicken recipe to restaurant after restaurant, hearing "no" over a thousan...

Who We Are - Together In Love Luke 5:17-20 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This weekend we continued our "Who We Are" series, moving into two more of our core values that are deeply connected: Gracious in Love and Committed to Community. We opened with a personal story — a season right after college that started in the warmth of real, consistent friendship, and then shifted into a...

Who We Are - Rooted In Jesus Luke 6:43-45 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, If you were with us Sunday, you know we kicked off our new series, Who We Are — a look at the seven core values that shape South Creek — starting with the one everything else depends on: Rooted in Jesus. We talked about our mission (to love people and lead them to new life in Christ) and our vision as a churc...

Boat Stories - The Fire - John 2:1-19 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, f you were with us Sunday, you know we brought our Boat Stories series to a close — and fittingly, it ended right back where it started, with Peter and a boat. We looked at John 21:1-19, the story of Jesus meeting Peter on the shore of the Sea of Galilee after the resurrection. Peter had already seen the risen Je...

Boat Stories: The Walk Matthew 14:22-33 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, We have been walking through our  Boat Stories  series — and this week took us out onto the water with Peter. We looked at Matthew 14:22-33, the story of Jesus walking on the sea in the middle of the night, and Peter's brief, wobbly walk out to meet him. It's a story a lot of us grew up on as a lesson...

Boat Stories: The Storm Mark 4:34-41 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This past Sunday we continued our Boat Stories series by looking at one of the most vivid moments in the Gospels — Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4. But as we walked through the text, we discovered the real question at the center of the story wasn't about a storm at all. It was about a heart. Jesus and His discip...

Boat Stories: The Catch Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This past Sunday we launched our new series,  Boat Stories , by looking at one of the most familiar miracles in the Gospels, the miraculous catch of fish in Luke 5. But as we walked through Peter's story, we discovered that the greatest catch that day wasn't the fish. It was a fisherman. One of the most encouraging discov...

A Season In The Minors: Malachi Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we wrapped up our  Season in the Minors  series by looking at the final book of the Minor Prophets, Malachi. Malachi reminds us that Israel's greatest problem wasn't that they had abandoned God. They had simply begun treating Him as ordinary. Their worship continued, but their hearts had dri...

A Season In The Minors: Haggai Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This Sunday we continued our series,  A Season in the Minors , by looking at the message of the prophet Haggai. After years in exile, God graciously brought His people home. They had every intention of rebuilding the temple, but as life became busy, their priorities slowly shifted. They rebuilt their homes, pursued...

A Season In The Minors: Micah Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This Sunday, we continued our series,  A Season in the Minors , by looking at the book of Micah. Micah spoke to people who looked spiritually healthy on the outside. They had worship, sacrifices, and the temple. Yet beneath the surface, they had forgotten God’s faithfulness, neglected justice, and assumed God would...

A Season In The Minors: Amos Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This past Sunday in our  A Season in the Minors  series, we explored the book of Amos. Amos was a shepherd and farmer whom God called to deliver a message to the Northern Kingdom of Israel during a time of prosperity and success. At first glance, everything appeared healthy. The economy was strong, the nation wa...

A Season In The Minors: Hosea Pastor Cole Maxwell Download Dear Church Family, This Sunday, we began our new series,  A Season in the Minors , by looking at the book of Hosea. Hosea reminds us that God’s people have always struggled with spiritual drift. Israel wanted God’s blessing, but they also chased after other idols. And if we are honest, we can do the same. We may not bow before Baal,...

Hope That Honors and Heals: 1 Peter 3:1-18 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This Sunday in Living Hope, we looked at how Jesus gives us a hope that changes everything, including how we live with people, respond to conflict, and speak about our faith. In 1 Peter 3:1–18, Peter reminds us that hope is not just something we believe internally; it becomes visible in the way we treat othe...

Hope in the Everyday: 1 Peter 2:11-25 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This Sunday, we continued our  Living Hope  series by asking a simple but powerful question: What are you known for? Jesus made a bold statement in John 13:34–35 — His followers would be known by their love. Not their opinions. Not their arguments. Their love. And then, about 30 years later, P...

Hope Gives Us A New Identity: 1 Peter 2:4-12 Pastor Jerry Ausbrook Download Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, Pastor Jerry Ausbrook continued our  Living Hope  series by walking through 1 Peter 2:4–12 and reminding us of something powerful: God is not just saving individuals, He is building something. Peter describes us as  living stones , being built into a spiritual...

Hope That Shapes How We Live: 1 Peter 1:13-21 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our  Living Hope  series by looking at how the hope Jesus gives doesn’t just shape what we believe, it shapes how we live. In 1 Peter 1:13–21, Peter challenges us to be intentional, not passive. To be alert, to set our hope fully on Jesus, and to liv...

The Living Hope: 1 Peter 1-9 Pastor Aaron Perry Download Dear Church Family, This past Sunday we kicked off our new series,  Living Hope , with a simple but powerful truth: Jesus gives a hope that changes everything. We started in 1 Peter 1, where Peter writes to people who felt scattered, out of place, and overlooked. And before he tells them how to live, he reminds them who they are. Chosen...