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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 29, 2022 Compelling faith in God informs, inspires and transforms us into who God wants us to be. Pastor Steve’s first message in our summer series, Compelling Faith in Uncertain Times, studying the faith of Old Testament believers, explores the faith of Abram in Genesis 12. In it we see that Abram received the call of God and rested in the comfort of...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 22, 2022 At the end of Matthew 18, Jesus makes the point that disciple-making is the main thing. Concluding our two and a half year journey through the gospel of Matthew, Pastor Steve’s message on Christ's Great Commission provides motivation from Jesus’ authority as King, instructions to go, baptize, and teach, and consolation in the fact that Jesus...

Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 15, 2022 “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” Christians are saved from the penalty of sin, but also freed from slavery to sin. Bob Short’s message from Romans‬ ‭8:1-17 serves as a reminder of the freedom believe...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 8, 2022 How we treat a person after they’ve died indicates how we valued them when they were living. By some Jesus was esteemed, and by others, as demeaned. Pastor Steve's message about Jesus’ burial in Matthew 27:57-66 reveals two possible and contrasting responses to the person of Jesus that inspire boldness, instill confidence, indict and invite th...

Micah Tuttle :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 1, 2022 Creekside’s centenarian Gene Arns, a few days before his 103rd birthday, began the service sharing what God’s accomplished in his life. Inspired by Gene’s testimony of a life well-lived, missionary Micah Tuttle abandons his planned sermon from Revelation 22 for a more relevant message from Mark 14, asking “Where are the men?” Micah preaches a...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 24, 2022 “Truly this was the Son of God.” Pastor Steve preaches on three aspects of Jesus’ death recorded in Matthew 27:45-56 that led to this Roman centurion’s conclusion. In the death of Jesus, the visceral realities, visible results, and viable responses confirm Him as the Son of God and savior of the world, compelling us to receive Him to gain l...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 17, 2022 If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, the Christian faith is mere fiction. If Jesus physically and historically rose, we have to deal with that fact. Pastor Steve’s Easter Sunday message from Matthew 28:1-15 presents three lines of evidence that provide compelling proof for the resurrection, confirming Jesus as the Messiah, comforting believe...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 10, 2022 In Matthew 27:27-44, Jesus endured the mockery of Roman soldiers, the brutality of the cross, and the hostility of the cynics. In a Palm Sunday message actually better suited for Good Friday, Pastor Steve preaches about these various forms of agony Jesus experienced at Calvary and encouragement for unbelievers to embrace God’s mercy. They s...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 3, 2022 It’s not hard to find examples of injustice in the world. Sometimes the guilty seem to get rewarded while the innocent are held accountable for crimes that are not their own. Pastor Steve preaches from Matthew 27:11-26 and shows 3 aspects of Jesus’ civil trial before Pilate that emphasize the injustice of His condemnation. The evidence prese...

What’s in a name? It’s virtually impossible to hear the name Judas and not think of the word traitor or betrayal. Mark Kline teaches about the life Judas Iscariot and his self-inflicted death from Matthew 27:1-10. Mark imparts the importance of a good name, a genuine faith, a faithful view of Jesus, a clear conscience, and a godly legacy, contrasting Judas’ betrayal to that of Peter, who was event...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 20, 2022 Both Scripture and contemporary experience remind us that even the most faithful followers of Christ can falter. Peter’s denials of Jesus recorded in Matthew 26:69-75 provide answers to some important questions that don’t excuse sin, but explain the reality of it. Pastor Steve’s message from this passage help explains the reason for, and ex...

Alan Crim :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 13, 2021 In the Messiah’s trial, Jesus stood out as the Truth in a room full of lies. What is your judgment? Alan Crim preaches from Matthew 26:57-68 and draws from other gospel accounts to highlight 3 aspects of the overnight trial of Jesus of Nazareth—the accusation He faced, the answer He gave, and the affliction He endured in our place. Worship mu...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 6, 2022 When Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, His submission made possible our salvation. Pastor Steve preaches from Matthew 26:47-56 about three manifestations of Jesus’ willing submission—He consented to betrayal, cooperated with His arrest, and complied with God’s word. Steve explains the impact this should have on unbelievers and...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 27, 2022 God is faithful to us in spite of the frailty within us. Preaching from Matthew 26:31-46, Pastor Steve brings us three scenes from Jesus’ life that expose our human frailty and emphasize our Lord’s loyalty. From this we can know spiritual victory and appreciate more fully God’s redemptive mercy. Worship music permitted under CCLI License...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 20, 2022 After centuries of Jewish observance of the Passover, Jesus, at His last meal, gave the the Passover a new meaning. Pastor Steve preaches from Matthew 26:17-30 and Jesus’ institution of the Lord’s Supper, God’s mission behind it, and what action we should take because of it. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 13, 2022 Matthew 26:1-16 records four significant events that pave Jesus’ way to the cross—the Passover, the plot to kill Jesus, a women’s sincere worship, and Judas’ betrayal of the Messiah. In Pastor Steve’s message we see these events confirming the reality of His death while challenging us to the right side of His story as those who revere ra...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 6, 2022 Knowing what’s coming in the future should affect how we live in the present. Pastor Steve preaches from the end of Jesus’ Olivet Discourse in Matthew 25:31-46 about two particular aspects of Christ’s certain return as King and Judge. The promise and picture of coming judgment should inspire believers to care for their needy brothers, and...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 30, 2022 What does it look like to be both ready for the Lord’s return and serving Him faithfully while we wait? Pastor Steve preaches from Matthew 25:14-30 and brings out three ways Jesus’ "Parable of the Talents" stresses the importance of faithful service for the Lord during His absence: The assignment we’ve been given, the action we take, and...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 23, 2022 We all may be surprised by Jesus' future return, but are ready? Pastor Steve preaches from a parable told in Matthew 25:1-13, where Jesus employs 3 tactics to convince those who merely profess faith in Christ to truly repent and believe, and genuine believers to persevere in preparation for the Lord’s certain, sudden and unpredictable ret...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 16, 2022 After having been teaching about the signs and the certainty of His future return, in Matthew 24:32-51 Jesus admonishes His followers to “live ready” for it. Pastor Steve preaches three ways Jesus challenges and equips us to prepare in anticipation of His second coming—to recognize its nearness, realize its suddenness, and to ready oursel...

Anand Darla :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 9, 2022 God’s name represents His nature and His character. Focusing on the experiences of the prophet Isaiah and the apostle John in scripture, Anand Darla explores the names God revealed for Himself as well as the attributes these names point to, in particular the holiness of God. Considering the martyrdom of Isaiah and John for the Lord, Anand...

Doug Elrick :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 2, 2022 Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, "What is truth?", not realized he was standing in the presence of Truth. Doug Elrick draws from this passage in John 18 and the confusion over truth that persists in our postmodern, relativistic culture to reveal the absolute and objective nature of truth, as well as its personification in Jesus Christ. In consi...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 26, 2021 Unity is important for the longevity of a nation but even more so in the church family. In Pastor Steve’s message from Philippians 2:1-11, the apostle Paul shares the secret to unity in the local church—unity that is predicated on humility—found in the cradle of Bethlehem, the cross of Calvary, and the crown of our risen King. Steve’s me...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Friday, December 24, 2021 Christmas isn’t about us, but Christmas is for us. Pastor Steve’s Christmas Eve message from Galatians 4:1-7 considers the particulars and the redemptive purpose of Christ’s incarnation in order to, in the midst of all the world makes Christmas to be about, direct our attention back to Jesus.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 19, 2021 The prophetic prediction of the coming Messiah provided hope. His presence on earth offered help. His punishment at His crucifixion brought healing. The preeminence of our King returning again should produce humility and worship. “The King is Coming,” Pastor Steve’s Christmas message traces these 4 aspects of the Messiah’s coming through...