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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 26, 2018 Why do the wicked often seem to be on top? Shouldn’t followers of a good and sovereign God flourish instead of flounder? The Levite singer Asaph begins Psalm 73 with the confession: “I was envious of the arrogant as I saw the prosperity of the wicked,” when his experience as a faithful believer didn’t match his expectation. Steve Smith exp...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 19, 2018 "On Christ the solid Rock I stand; all other ground is sinking sand..." In this fleeting life we will see loss, hopelessness, and anxiety, and those experiences can reveal our foundations. Kyle Clarkson preaches from Psalm 102 about the impermanence of man and the immutability of God. When we place our hope in anything in this world, it’...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 12, 2018 "You have placed our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your presence. ... So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom." Steve Smith teaches from Psalm 90:1-17 two important worship lessons related to prayer: How we approach God—with humility—and what that humility brings us to ask of Hi...

Alan Crim :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 5, 2018 “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me.” (Psalm 103:1) We “bless” God by giving Him praise. Sometimes Christians can forget how blessed we are, and it becomes a struggle to worship God with praise that flows easily from our hearts. Alan Crim preaches from the 103rd Psalm and David’s model for how we can preach reminders of trut...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 29, 2018 It's not a matter of if, but when, storms will come in our lives. Where do we go when the storm prevails? Steve Smith preaches from Psalm 57, a prayer written by David while Saul pursued him in order to kill him. While David hid in a cave, his refuge was ultimately in the eternal King. Steve challenges us to bring God glory by resting and re...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 22, 2018 When our team comes home with a trophy, its appropriate to make a lot of noise. How much more should believers enthusiastically "sing for joy" because of who God is and what He has done for us? Steve Smith preaches from Psalm 33, presenting 3 pillars—our call to praise, our cause to praise, and our commitment to praise—upon which God's peopl...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 15, 2018 Our comfortable habits can keep us from enjoying the good things God has for us. In Psalm 19, Steve Smith brings out two valuable lessons for becoming creatures of holiness rather than creatures of habit. From what theologians call God’s “General Revelation” and “Special Revelation,” we find that the works of God and the word of God reveal t...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 8, 2018 “You are my Lord; I have no good besides You.” (Psalm 16:2) Steve Smith preaches from Psalm 16, highlighting David’s trust in the Lord that lead to greater contentment with God in the fray of life, and greater confidence in God in the face of death.

Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 1, 2018 “Whoever is wise... let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.” (Psalm 107:43) Bob Short draws a lesson on God’s steadfast love from Psalm 107, where the lost find satisfaction, prisoners find freedom, the afflicted find joy, and the abused find a safe haven. Bob reminds us that when our problems lead to prayer, God’s provision leads to...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 24, 2018 "Why are the nations in an uproar... against the Lord and against His Anointed..." Steve Smith begins a new series on selected Psalms, covering Psalm 2 and the reign of our King. This Messianic Psalm loudly testifies to the reality, results, and remedy for our rebellion, all in relation to Jesus——the Lord's Anointed. Steve's message follows...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 17, 2018 Courage should inspire. On Father's Day, Steve Smith closes out our Portraits of Faith preaching series with a message from the book of Esther about Mordecai, a Father figure of sorts, exploring 3 facets of his courage that compel believers to follow his example. Mordecai's counter-culture stance should comfort us and challenge unbelievers t...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 10, 2018 "Before him there was no king like him who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might... nor did any like him arise after him." Steve Smith profiles King Josiah from 2 Kings 2:1-22:25 and presents 3 marks of unswerving devotion to the Lord drawn from Josiah’s life. His story challenges us to examine ou...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 3, 2018 “Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.” (Ruth 1:16b) Steve Smith preaches from the book of Ruth, highlighting the loyal love of Ruth in her devotion to her mother-in-law Naomi, which becomes an example for us in sacrifice, service, and submission. Loyal love not only impacts those who receive it, but inspires those who witness...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 27, 2018 “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary...” Steve Smith preaches from Luke 10:38-42, highlighting the worship of Jesus offered by Mary of Bethany in contrast her sister Martha, whose work eclipsed her worship. What is keeping you from sitting and listening at the feet of Jesus? Steve...

Mark Kline :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 20, 2018 “David replied to Abigail, ‘Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you to meet me today!’” (David to Abigail in 1 Samuel 25:32) Mark Kline teaches two “Profiles of Faith” in David and Abigail and a lesson on mercy from 1 Samuel 25. As the fool Nabal, the 3rd character in the story, was the target of David’s wrath, we find David's mer...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 13, 2018 On Mother’s Day, Kyle Clarkson preaches a message profiling Mary the mother of Jesus as part of our Portraits of Faith series. Because the church has historically held different and often controversial views of Mary, we may tend to resist engaging her story. While dispelling some unbiblical beliefs about Mary, Kyle brings to light her falle...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 6, 2018 Believers have numerous reasons to trust God, but we often don’t. Steve Smith preaches on highlights from the life of Joseph from Genesis 37-50. God’s sovereign control over several aspects of Joseph’s life—his family, his adversity, his prosperity and his reality—should encourage us toward the same tenacious trust that Joseph eventually grew...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 29, 2018 Christian faith today is marginalized and trivialized and in some places criminalized, and in many ways we might relate to the experience of Noah maintaining his faith in a wicked pre-Flood world. Steve Smith presents a portrait of Noah from Genesis 6:5-9:13 and 3 aspects of Noah’s life that can equip and encourage us to live against the ti...

Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 22, 2018 Resist your reputation, grasp God's gift. Following some announcements from Steve Smith, Bob Short introduces a new sermon series, "Portraits of Faith." Bob presents a Biblical character study of Mark, the gospel writer who by many accounts was not always portrayed favorably, but in the end was a faithful servant of Christ. Our reputation may...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 15, 2018 Whether we are trying to make it to the World Series or just to make the team, we need Spring training. Steve Smith takes us through practicing two fundamentals and our highest priorities as believers based on Matthew 22:37-40: Loving God and loving our neighbor.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 8, 2018 We know we possess what we profess if we practice what we preach. As a concluding message in our sermon series on the various tests of authentic faith found in First John, Steve Smith teaches about what “we know” from the end of chapter 5. Verses 18-21 reveal 3 guaranteed benefits of knowing Christ that encourage Godly living instead of usin...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 1, 2018 The reality of Christ’s resurrection is our only hope for victory and eternal life that begins right now. Steve Smith preaches an Easter Sunday message from Mark 16:1-8, where the women in these 8 verses reveal 3 possible ways of interacting with Jesus that convince us of the Resurrection reality, confirm for us Jesus’ true identity, convict...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 25, 2018 “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.” Amidst worldly forces working against a confident Christian faith, Steve Smith preaches about the work of God in the chaos to bring about His purposes, giving believers assurance of salvation and answered prayer t...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 18, 2018 Authentic Christian faith is grounded in our acceptance of God’s testimony concerning Jesus Christ. After an announcement of new Creekside members and an update on our Easter Egg Hunt preparation, Steve Smith explores 1 John 5:6-12, presenting 3 ways in which God’s witness about His Son educates and motivates us to believe who Jesus is and...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 11, 2018 Champions are not the big winners of the world, but those who overcome the world. After brief announcements, Steve Smith preaches from 1 John 5:1-5 where we find that the secret to overcoming the world is to be “born of God”, the proof of which is seen in our faith in God, our love for others, and our obedience to His Word. We also learn wh...