Creekside Community Church of Elizabeth

Join us as we continue our Worlds Apart series with this week’s message, Singled Out. In this sermon, we’ll explore biblical truths about singleness and how it fits into God’s greater plan for sanctification and community. Whether you’re single or married, discover how Christlikeness is the ultimate goal and how the church can be a family for everyone. Don’t miss this important message of purpose,...

Today we explore the story of Eli and his sons from 1 Samuel 2–3. We’ll uncover the dangers of neglecting boundaries, the power of modeling faithfulness, and how passivity can lead to devastating consequences in our families. Whether you’re parenting young children or guiding adult ones, this message offers biblical wisdom and practical steps for creating a legacy of love, grace, and faithfulness....

Welcome to Creekside Community Church! In today’s message, Luke explores the story of Isaac and Rebekah from Genesis 25 and 27 to address a question that’s as relevant today as ever: How can we keep ideological differences between men and women—or husbands and wives—from leading to division and disunity? From the miraculous beginnings of Isaac and Rebekah’s marriage to the deep mistrust and manipu...

This Sunday, we welcome guest preacher Dr. Scott Wenig as he shares an inspiring message on church unity, based on Psalm 133. Discover the beauty and blessing of living together in harmony as God’s people. Don’t miss this powerful time of worship and teaching! For more info about our church community, or to connect with us, go to www.creeksideelizabeth.com

As we step into a brand-new year, how will you make space for God to lead? In this message, we’ll dive into Acts 8:26-40 and explore what it means to surrender our plans and follow the Holy Spirit’s lead—whether it aligns with our agenda or interrupts it. Discover how being open to divine detours can lead to unexpected joy, purpose, and eternal impact. Let’s start 2025 by saying, “This year, His w...

This week, we continue our Advent series, And He Shall Be Called, with the message: The Light of the World. 🌟 Big Idea: Sin doesn’t just destroy—it blinds. But Jesus doesn’t just forgive—He restores. As the Light of the World, Jesus came to heal our spiritual blindness and guide us out of the darkness into His life and truth. 📖 Scripture Passages: Isaiah 59:7-10 John 1:1-5 Revelation 21:22-27 ✨...

Welcome to our Sunday worship service! Today, we continue our Advent series, And He Shall Be Called, with a message titled Prince of Peace. The world often feels far from peaceful—wars, conflict, and division surround us. But in the birth of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, we find a promise of lasting peace that begins in our hearts and extends to every corner of creation. This peace is more than the...

This Sunday, we begin our Advent series, And He Shall Be Called…. This week, we focus on the name Emmanuel—"God with us." Through Zechariah 2:6-13 and Matthew 1:18-25, we’ll explore how God’s presence transforms our deepest struggles. Just as God promised His people in exile that He would dwell with them, Jesus’s birth fulfills that promise and invites us to experience the hope, healing, and joy o...

Welcome to our livestream! Today’s message, The Spirit of the Law, dives into Romans 7-8, exploring how the Holy Spirit empowers us to live a holy life. Together, we’ll uncover how the law reveals our need for transformation, but the Spirit provides the power to fulfill the heart of God’s law. In this service, we’ll discuss: What Paul teaches about the law’s purpose and limits. How the Holy Spirit...

Join us live for Creekside Community Church’s Sunday worship service! This week, we continue our Outlawed sermon series. Together, we’ll explore some of the Bible’s strangest Old Testament laws and discover their deeper purpose in calling God’s people to holiness. Through passages like Leviticus 19:19, Numbers 19:11-13, and Exodus 23:19, we’ll uncover how these ancient laws were about more than ru...

In this week’s message, Pastor Luke tackles one of the most challenging questions about the Old Testament: If God is good and just, why did He give laws that seem harsh or offensive by today’s standards? Join us as we explore two types of offensive laws—those that reflect ancient cultural limitations and those that challenge our own cultural blind spots. Together, we’ll examine how God’s laws on s...

Welcome to our live-streamed service! Today’s message, "Fulfilled—Not Abolished," is part of our series, Outlawed, where we’re diving into what Jesus meant when He said He came to fulfill the law, not abolish it. In this teaching, we’ll explore how Jesus completes the law’s purpose by transforming our hearts, creating a cross-national kingdom, and becoming our eternal High Priest and sacrifice. Jo...

Join us live for the first message in our new series Outlawed? This week, we’re diving into the heart of Old Testament law by exploring Jesus’s powerful summary: love God and love others. Discover how the Ten Commandments reveal timeless principles about how God calls His people to live and learn a practical approach for understanding Old Testament laws that might otherwise seem confusing. 📖 Guid...

Join us for the final message in our Fog of War series, titled Suit Up. This week, we’re diving into Ephesians 6:10-20 to uncover the significance of the armor of God. We'll explore how each piece—truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and the Word of God—represents more than spiritual equipment. It’s about embodying the very character and presence of Christ Himself. As we learn what it me...

Join us for Week 3 of our "Fog of War" series with a message titled Tempting Lies & Triumphant Truths, preached by our Youth and Young Adults Minister, Jake Silvera. We’ll be diving into 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, exploring how we can demolish the strongholds of deception by taking every thought captive to obey Christ. This message highlights the spiritual nature of lies and the power of God’s trut...

Join us for today’s service as we dive into part 2 of our "Fog of War" series: The Danger of the Occult. In Acts 19:11-20, we see a powerful example of how dabbling in occult practices, which may seem harmless or intriguing, is a dangerous spiritual trap. We’ll explore why God warns us so strongly about these practices, the difference between true spiritual authority and counterfeit power, and how...

Join us as we kick off our new series, The Fog of War, with today's message: "The Unseen Battle". We live in a world that’s shaped by more than just what we can see. The Bible reveals an unseen spiritual realm that impacts every part of our lives—and within it, a very real enemy is at work. In this message, we’ll explore 1 Peter 5:8-9 and uncover the subtle but dangerous presence of Satan, the spi...

Join us this Sunday for our church service livestream! In this week's message, "The Anvil of Community," we'll explore the vital role of Christian community in shaping our spiritual lives. Drawing from Hebrews 10:24-25 and 1 Thessalonians 5:11-15, we'll dive into how mutual encouragement, support, and challenge are essential for true transformation. Stay tuned as we reflect on how we, as the churc...

Welcome to Creekside Community Church’s livestream! Today’s message explores how spiritual disciplines position us for transformation by the Holy Spirit. Focusing on Ephesians 5:18-21 and 1 Timothy 4:7-8, we’ll see how corporate worship, gratitude, and submission put us in the right posture for God’s work in our lives. The Big Idea: The Christlikeness you show tomorrow is shaped by the discipline...

Welcome to Creekside Community Church’s livestream! Today’s message, The Hammer: Forged in Fire #2, focuses on how the Holy Spirit works in our lives, shaping us with every decision we make. Drawing from Jeremiah 18:1-12 and Romans 8:1-13, we’ll explore how God gives us the choice to either submit to His transformative work or resist and regress. Every moment of conviction from the Holy Spirit spa...

Welcome to Creekside Community Church’s livestream! In today’s message, Forged in Fire: The Forge, we explore the challenging question, What are we supposed to do with suffering? Using the Apostle Paul’s experience (2 Corinthians 1:9-11) as a guide, we’ll see how suffering can drive us to rely on God in ways that transform us like nothing else can. Suffering isn’t a sign of God’s absence but an in...

Welcome to Creekside Community Church's online service! Guiding Question: What does it mean to be a faithful witness to Jesus during a time when influence and favor seem to be fading? Join us as we explore the third week of our "Sojourners" series, titled Behind Enemy Lines. In this message, we will unpack what it looks like to stand firm in our faith and be a witness to Jesus, even...

Welcome to Creekside Community Church's online service! In Week 2 of our "Sojourners" series, we delve into the story of Daniel and his friends as they navigate the temptations of Babylon. Guiding Question: How do you know where to draw the line? Join us as we explore Daniel 1:1-21, where Nebuchadnezzar’s plan to turn young Israelite nobles into Babylonians backfires. Discover how Da...

Welcome to the livestream of today's service at Creekside Community Church! Join us as we explore the biblical theme of exile, tracing its significance from the Old Testament through to the New Testament. Discover how the experience of exile shapes our understanding of faith and identity as followers of Jesus in a world where we don't truly belong. 🔍 Key Points: Understanding exile: a sta...

Welcome to the livestream of today's service at Creekside Community Church! Join us as our guest preacher, Mike Anderson, helps us conclude our study of the book of Ecclesiastes. Today we explore what it means for the young to view their life priorities in light of old age, and how all of us can learn to obey the Lord from the heart, in light of our ultimate future. Don't forget to like, s...