Creekside Sermons

All sin is inherently addictive! Therefore, all of us need to know how to find hope and victory against the bad habits and sinful addictions that will, if left unchecked, destroy our lives. Discover both biblical principles and practical steps to aid in your fight for faithfulness.

Fear and anxiety are unavoidable in this precarious world. While some of us struggle with these only periodically, many others suffer daily with full-blown panic attacks and anxiety disorders. So how do you find hope and healing when fear and anxiety invade your life?

Sadly, following Jesus doesn't spare us from the discouragements of this life nor protect us from the possibility of depression. But there is good news. We can find hope even in our darkest moments. Here's how.

Loneliness touches all of our lives. So, how can we find genuine, enduring hope in the midst of crushing loneliness? And how can we help others struggling with loneliness?

How do we deal with the reality that some people have greater opportunity to hear the gospel than other people? What about babies, or those who are incapable of understanding the gospel? What does the Scripture say about God's fairness and justice in saving men and women through Jesus? Can we trust Him?

The concept of hell is probably the most unpopular doctrine in Christianity. And yet, Jesus talked about hell quite a bit. What does the Scripture say about hell? Who goes there, and why? What is it like? And how can it be avoided?

Have you ever looked around you and thought, "The world should be better than this"? If so, you are really longing for heaven. When Jesus comes back, heaven will come to earth. We will have perfect bodies, perfect relationships, perfect surroundings, and perfect occupations. In the meanwhile, we place all of our hope in the promise of God's kingdom, and we share the good news that heaven is on its...

We often focus on heaven as being a mysterious place in the future, but much of our life, ministry, and relationships are shaped by our understanding of heaven.

Death is always a source of grief, and it always raises tough questions. Where do people go when they die? Is death permanent? Are heaven and hell real places? The Scripture tells us that death is our enemy, but Jesus has defeated it. Although we grieve, we can grieve with hope. Those who believe in Jesus can have assurance that they will live with Him forever. Not even death can defeat God's peop...

Death is always a source of grief, and it always raises tough questions. Where do people go when they die? Is death permanent? Are heaven and hell real places? The Scripture tells us that death is our enemy, but Jesus has defeated it. Although we grieve, we can grieve with hope. Those who believe in Jesus can have assurance that they will live with Him forever. Not even death can defeat God's peop...

Our world is broken, full of sin and sadness. We need a righteous and perfect leader to save us. The good news of Christmas is that God sent us a King to save us and to lead us into a perfect future. This Christmas, let's pause and worship our King and submit our lives to His authority.

We are in the midst of a spiritual war, a fight to remain faithful to Jesus in the midst of a hostile world. The good news is that God has provided everything we need in order to win. He calls us to stand firm in our faith, knowing that the war has been won in Jesus Christ.

God created human beings for work, and He cares about our work. He cares more about our character than about our position, and He will reward those who faithfully represent Christ through their work, even when it is difficult to do so.

Why do we sing during our worship services? What is the point? Is it just filling time before the message or does it serve a greater purpose?

Parenting is a difficult and exhausting task, but it's also a deeply rewarding and eternally significant task, as well. The relationship between parents and children works best when we keep in mind the most important goal, that children learn to trust and follow Jesus.

Marriage can be wonderful, but it can also be challenging. However, God intended our marriages to be a reflection of the relationship between Jesus and the church. As each partner fulfills his or her role in marriage, the world gets a glimpse of the love of Jesus.

At important moments in their history, the people of Israel paused to remember God's faithfulness and prepare for what was ahead of them. This week, we pause to thank God for His faithfulness to Grace Creekside and to look ahead with joy to all that He has in store for us.

If we know Jesus, we are called to run from the darkness of sin, and to walk in the Light of Christ's love. Instead of sin, God wants us to pursue holiness. The best antidote to sin is to flood our hearts and minds with praise and thanksgiving.

Put off old habits and patterns.

Jesus has called us to a new way of life, a life free from the lies and selfishness of sin. He wants us to walk in a way consistent with His righteousness and holiness. In order to do that, we need to daily set aside our old sinful ways and put on the new way of life we have learned from Jesus.

In light of the gospel, God's people are called to walk in unity and love, as a reflection of the love of Jesus. When we use our spiritual gifts to build up the body of Christ, we are contributing to the maturity of the church, so that God's people can become all that He wants us to be. Will you use your gifts for the benefit of the church?

Perhaps our greatest need is to know that God truly loves us. In Jesus Christ, He demonstrated His perfect and unbelievably wonderful love toward us. The more we understand and experience Christ's love for us, the more we are equipped to reflect and share that love with those around us.

God calls his Church to unity, not uniformity, as a witness to His multi-colored wisdom.

The gospel is the only hope for reconciliation between us and God, and between us and other groups of people. Through Jesus, God has turned outsiders into insiders, and enemies into friends. Once we understand the gospel, we will understand that our first allegiance is not to our earthly tribes, but instead to the kingdom of God in Jesus.

When we were dead in our sin, God's grace gave us life. The best news in the world is that God freely gave us eternal life through the death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus. We only have to believe in order to receive it.