Creekside

What does God actually look at when He looks at you? Working through the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, Chaz Austin defines kingdom character as the consistent condition of the heart that produces a consistent pattern of life, then turns the parable into a mirror for honest self-examination. Main text: Luke 18v9-14 Outline: - Defining kingdom character: the heart God sees, not the...

Speaker: Rex Dutton Originally Aired: Apr 26th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596

When the gospel actually goes to work in a church, it leaves fingerprints. Acts 2v36-47 shows the first congregation wearing six of them, and this lesson walks through each one as a portrait of what a kingdom community is supposed to feel like, sound like, and cost. Main text: Acts 2v36-47 Outline: - Kingdom culture lives out a common response (Acts 2v36-37) - Kingdom culture lives out a costly re...

A Creekside elder traces 35 years of mission work back to one humbling moment in a Honduras orphanage, then turns to Paul to argue that every baptized believer has been appointed an ambassador for Christ. Whether you go, pray, or give, the calling is the same. Main text: 2 Corinthians 5v20 Outline: - A personal calling that started in high school and got redirected by a 1990 trip to Honduras - A p...

Speaker: Rex Dutton Originally Aired: Apr 19th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596

For a hundred years Christians have taken turns naming the Antichrist and the mark of the beast. Every new headline becomes a candidate, and somewhere in the noise, fear quietly takes the throne that belongs to God. Main text: Matthew 10v28 Outline: - The idol of fear: when we fear the world more than the Lord, we have already chosen a god (Matthew 10v28; 1 John 4v18; Proverbs 9v10) - The fruits o...

Smyrna was the only one of the seven churches Jesus did not rebuke. They had lost jobs, customers, even their homes for refusing to bow to the trade-guild gods, and Jesus answers their poverty with a stunning line: "but you are rich." Main text: Revelation 2v8-11 Outline: - Recap of Ephesus, the loveless church - Smyrna's setting: an industrial city where faith cost you your job - J...

Temptation hits every disciple, as it hit Jesus. In this lesson from Matthew 4:1-11 and 1 Corinthians 10:13, we walk through what temptation is and what it is not, why spiritual people still face real pressure, and how God provides a way of escape without removing our responsibility to choose obedience. You’ll see how Jesus answered Satan with Scripture, why isolation can magnify vulnerability, an...

In Luke 9:18-26 Jesus answers the biggest discipleship question: what does it really mean to follow Him. To practicing "the Way". This sermon walks through self-denial in a culture trained for self-fulfillment. We look at Jesus’ own path of suffering and rejection, then His call to deny ourselves, take up the cross daily, and follow. You will hear practical clarity on surrendering autono...

Speaker: Rex Dutton Originally Aired: Apr 12th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596

This morning we focus on Romans 4:25 and the gospel claim that Jesus was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. The resurrection is not only a past miracle, it is God’s confirmation of the cross, Christ’s vindication, and the foundation for Christian assurance. We walk through why the early church preached the empty tomb, the fulfilled predictions, and the eyewitness enc...

In Exodus 33-34, God doesn’t just give Moses information, He proclaims His own name and shows what He is like: merciful, gracious, patient, overflowing in steadfast love and truth, yet perfectly just. In this sermon, we walk through the moment God reveals His covenant name and see the three responses it produces in real life: worship Him, want Him, and watch Him at work through obedient faith. Alo...

Speaker: Rex Dutton Originally Aired: Apr 5th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596

What does it mean to be a citizen of God's kingdom? In Philippians 3, Paul reminds us that our citizenship is in heaven - and that changes how we live. This sermon looks at how Kingdom Citizens live with a distinct walk, a defining authority, and a deferred reward. Scripture: Philippians 3:16-21 Speaker: Chaz Austin

"By what authority are You doing these things?" The chief priests and scribes demanded an answer from Jesus. This sermon walks through how Kingdom Command is established by God's Word, exhibited by the life of Jesus, and ensured by the reign of the King. Scripture: Mark 11:27-28 Speaker: Chaz Austin Originally Aired: Mar 29th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Bra...

Speaker: Chaz Austin Originally Aired: Mar 29th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596

Speaker: Chaz Austin Originally Aired: Mar 22nd, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596

In Luke 15, the prodigal son goes to a far country, but the bigger journey is the one back home. This sermon frames forgiveness as returning from a F.A.R. country: Forgiveness, Accountability, and Reconciliation. We’ll walk through what it means to release vengeance without pretending the offense didn’t matter, how Jesus teaches us to address sin with truth and love, and when reconciliation is pos...

Speaker: Chaz Austin Originally Aired: Mar 15th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596

In Exodus 33:12-17, Moses learns that God doesn’t only give commands, He gives His name. In this lesson from “God Has a Name,” we walk through what it means that YHWH knows His servants by name, offers grace, invites intercession for others, promises His presence, and forms a distinct people. We connect Moses’ plea for God’s presence with the rest God gives, the identity God shapes, and the way Je...

Originally Aired: Mar 8th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596

Speaker: Chaz Austin Originally Aired: Mar 8th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596

Speaker: Chaz Austin Originally Aired: Mar 1st, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596

In this lesson for struggling Christians, we tackle three honest questions that many believers are afraid to ask out loud. How do you know if you’re ready for baptism when you still wrestle with sin. How do you pray when doubt whispers, “Maybe God won’t answer.” And why Scripture says we should fear God instead of simply respect Him. Using passages like Acts 2:38, Romans 6, 1 Peter 3:21, Matthew 6...