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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 3, 2021 It's a new year, but with all of last year's challenges and uncertainty. Pastor Steve preaches a sermon from 2 Chronicles 17-20 and the lives of Judah's King Jehoshaphat and God's prophet Micaiah, extracting helpful scriptural guidance on how to approach 2021 and beyond. Steve encourages us toward a commitment to prioritize intimacy with G...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Thursday, December 24, 2020 Christ the newborn King was promised and provided via the little town of Bethlehem to pardon our sins. Pastor Steve’s Christmas Eve message considers several significant, faith-affirming connectors between Jesus and His hometown of Bethlehem. In response, Steve leaves us with the challenge to do what the humble shepherds who first hear...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 20, 2020 “An angel of the Lord appeared to him... saying, ‘Joseph... do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife...’” (Matthew 1:20); “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary...’” (Luke 1:30); “...(The shepherds) were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid...’”(Luke 2:10). For many, 2020 has been a year of fear....

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 13, 2020 Charles Dickens' ‘A Christmas Carol’ portrayed the transformation of Scrooge that gained his favor with the people in his life, but not with the author of his life. Pastor Steve preaches from Galatians 4:1-7 how God used the incarnation of Jesus Christ for our escape from enslavement to sin and our adoption into God’s family as sons and...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 6, 2020 Are you weary or burdened? Does your soul need rest? Steve Smith’s message from Matthew 11:25-30 reveals 3 ways Jesus dispels doubt and compels faith in Him that brings rest for our soul, an invitation we simply shouldn’t pass up. Jesus’ words comfort us with God’s electing grace, confront us with Jesus’ true identity, and invite us to ex...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 29, 2020 In Pastor Steve’s message from Matthew 11:16-24, Jesus condemns unbelief that results either from impossible expectations, or in spite of overwhelming evidence. This warning is an attempt to deliver the doubting from deadly consequences and inspire believers to boldly share the truth. Steve leads off his sermon with an exhortation toward...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 22, 2020 How do you measure greatness? Jesus used four measures of the greatness of John the Baptist so that those who believed John would ultimately believe in the Messiah John preached about. From Matthew 11:7-15, Pastor Steve preaches about these marks of greatness to provide us an example to follow, to prove John was God’s prophetic messenger...

Steve Smith : Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 15, 2020 “John... said to Him, ‘Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?’” From Pastor Steve’s message on Matthew 11:1-6, we gain two insights from John the Baptist’s doubts about the true identity of Jesus that can help us drive out our own doubts. Steve's message follows a brief new member announcement by Norb Metzler. Worshi...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 8, 2020 As we consider recent elections and constant changes in leadership of our nation, God's word reminds us that investing our hope in anyone other than Jesus is an invitation to disappointment. Kyle Clarkson preaches from Matthew 10:34-39 the truth that Jesus matters most—more than our own peace, our own people, our own person, or our own...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 1, 2020 What are you afraid of? God gave us reasons to allay our fears based on His ability and affection. Pastor Steve preaches from Matthew 10:24-30, where Jesus articulates three compelling reasons for His followers to fear not: the surety of our vindication, the supremacy of God, and the significance of our lives to Him. Steve’s message follo...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 25, 2020 It’s no lie that embracing the truth of the Gospel and following Jesus is a potential minefield of trials and persecution. Preaching from Matthew 10:16-23, where Jesus sends His disciples out “as sheep among wolves,” Pastor Steve highlights the dangers of discipleship in 3 ways. Steve encourages us also that nothing can separate us from t...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 18, 2020 God entrusts ordinary people with an extraordinary mission and message. Steve Smith preaches from Matthew 10:1-15, where Jesus takes two particular steps to equip His followers to be effective ministers of the Gospel, investing them with divine authority and instructing them on conducting ministry. Steve encourages Christians to be a peop...

Guest Speaker :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 11, 2020 “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.” Guest speaker and Creekside-supported missionary Matt* continues our series in Matthew with this commission from Jesus to His disciples. Matt preaches from Matthew 9:35-38 about the worker’s task, motiv...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 4, 2020 Should Christians get political? How does belief impact behavior in the realm of politics? Does it even matter if we are electing presidents and not pastors? In Pastor Steve’s final sermon in this series, Scripture reveals at least three steps believers should take in our participation in politics—pursuing the welfare of our city and count...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 27, 2020 If your faith is genuine, your faith will guide your politics. Steve Smith preaches from Romans 13 and other scriptures to bring to light four key elements in what the Bible has to say about our earthly authorities. These truths from God’s word regarding government—God’s role in it, our responsibility to it, the limitations of it, and t...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 20, 2020 "National, political, social and governmental disasters and misdemeanors can all be traced to this one source: the Word of God has been sidelined.” (Alec Motyer) Steve Smith preaches from a number of scriptures that speak to contemporary issues of racism and justice. Steve’s message lays out two big steps we can all take to model holine...

Bob Short,:: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 13, 2020 Contrast is good, and God made us with differences—beautiful ones. Bob Short preaches from the book of Ephesians a message of unity in the face of diversity for the church, our families, and the nation. There is no unity without the Trinity, and Bob draws a Godly path to unity that involves God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in t...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 6, 2020 The roots of racism are found in Genesis, where God created one race—the human one—but something happened to God’s good creation. Steve Smith begins a 5 message series on a biblical view of race, justice and government with three perspectives from God’s word that provide the explanation for and the solution to racism. Worship music permi...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 30, 2020 Fame, credibility, and authority are often established by a series of events. In Matthew 9:18-34, Pastor Steve presents four powerful demonstrations of Jesus’ authority—His power over death, disease, disability and demons—that further confirm his identity, call us to His family, comfort us on our journey, and compel us to sincerity in our...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 23, 2020 How do we decide who’s all in for Jesus? In Pastor Steve’s message on Matthew 9:9-17, Jesus’ interactions with others reveals 3 hallmarks of a disciple. We demonstrate that we are “all in” through our commitment to rely on Christ, our compassion for the rebellious, and our concern for being righteous. Steve’s message follows a brief announ...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 16, 2020 Kyle Clarkson preaches about a “through the roof” encounter with Jesus from Matthew 9:1-8. In this account of Jesus healing a paralyzed man, Kyle examines what we can learn from the ones who literally brought their friend to Jesus, from the spiritual need that outweighs the physical, and from the forgiving heart of our Savior. Pastor Ste...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 9, 2020. Jesus reigns as Lord over all forces physical and spiritual. Steve Smith preaches on the might and mercy of the Messiah from Matthew 8:23-34, where Jesus calms a storm and frees two men possessed by demons. These demonstrations of Jesus’ authority and power serve to confirm His identity, comfort believers on our journey in the faith, and c...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 2, 2020 Scripture lays out a number of tests for would-be followers of Jesus to determine if we are in fact willing to follow. From Matthew 8:18-22, Pastor Steve preaches about two tests of discipleship given to confront our delusion, call us to a decision, and compel our devotion to Jesus Christ. In a way, Christianity is a death sentence: a call...

Creekside hosted Brett Ricley, Associate Pastor at The Mission Church in Urbandale, for an excellent 2 hour workshop on personal evangelism on July 26th, 2020. Christ's Great Commission is not optional and believers should be motivated, equipped and available to engage others with the Gospel. Brett led an in-person and online Zoom audience through very practical ways to watch for opportunities, li...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 26, 2020 In this exposition through the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus proved His identity as the true Messiah and King in many ways. As Pastor Steve begins chapter 8, we find three demonstrations of Jesus’ power that confirm His identity as the King of Glory—His authority over disease, paralysis, and sickness both physical and spiritual. The text becomes...