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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 14, 2018 Company is coming! Doesn’t news like this launch us into cleaning mode to make sure our house is in order? Steve Smith resumes our “Possess What You Profess” series with a message from 1 John 2:28-3:3, how the way we live in light of the imminent return of Jesus Christ indicates an authentic faith in Him. Steve draws from this passage 3 w...

Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 7, 2018 As 2018 begins, what do we do with the good and the bad of the past year? Bob Short preaches from Philippians 3:12-16 on what to carry forward and what to leave behind—in short, pitch it or pack it, but always “press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Bob helps us discern whether past experiences slo...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 24, 2017 “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men...” Steve Smith’s Christmas Eve message from Titus 2:11-14 points out 3 ways the birth of Jesus motivates us to live out what we profess to believe. Following music and Bob Short's reading about the birth of Jesus from Matthew 1, Steve preaches that we can make every day C...

Mark Bristow & Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 17, 2017 "What have I to offer to heaven's King? I'll bring my life, my love, my all…" Today’s service began with our Sunday School kids signing about the birth of Jesus while Mark Bristow read through Luke 2:1-20. Following the program, Steve Smith preaches on the same passage and important truth that the Christmas story is incomp...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 10, 2017 We possess what we profess if we abide in the truth. With the world’s growing opposition to Christ, Steve Smith reminds us from 1 John 2:18-27 of two resources we have as Christians to combat this opposition: the Holy Spirit and the knowledge of God’s truth. If we confess Christ and let His truth abide in us, we can see the error in any...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 3, 2017 Our identity in Christ impacts our activity in the world. In this 4th test of authentic faith in 1 John 2:12-17, Steve Smith preaches that our divergence from the world demonstrates an authentic faith in Jesus. From young to old, loving God and others means we do not commit ourselves to the ways of the world John describes as “the lust of...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 26, 2017 We belong to Jesus only when we behave like Jesus. Steve Smith’s message is about loving one another, a commandment that was both old and new when Christ gave it. From 1 John 2:7-11, we see that hatred for others is a symptom of walking in the darkness, and God’s remedy is true light in the person and work of Jesus Christ, whose love ena...

Lucas Richard :: Sunday, November 19, 2017 :: Creekside Church “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places...” Guest speaker and missionary to Liberia Lucas Richard presents a message from Ephesians 1 on the blessings available in Christ. Lucas’ message follows a brief announcement about our annual Turke...

Mark Kline :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 12, 2017 How do we know we are Christians? True Christians are called to holiness, but can we have confidence in our salvation from the wages of sin while living in a fallen world where sin is still a reality? Mark Kline presents this series’ second test of authentic faith from 1 John 2:1-6, explaining how a believer’s lifestyle of obedience can g...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 5, 2017 “...if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” ‭‭(1 John‬ ‭1:7‬) Steve Smith preaches on the first test of authentic faith in this series, faith that is proved if we embrace the Light of Jesus Christ, and if we erase through repentan...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 29, 2017 For any building to stand for a long period of time, it needs a firm foundation—the Christian faith is no different. Steve Smith begins an exposition of the First Epistle of John highlighting tests of authentic faith found within the book. In this introductory passage (1 John 1:1-4), Steve showcases the foundation for authentic faith as t...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 22, 2017 Often things that seem strange are just misunderstood. Steve Smith begins a baptism service with a message to help make baptism understood, explaining why we baptize (Matthew 28:19), who we baptize (Acts 16:25-34) and what getting wet in front of witnesses is supposed to accomplish (Romans 6:3-6). Following Steve’s message we heard testim...

Micah Tuttle :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 15, 2017 God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called. Micah Tuttle, missionary to Peru, delivers a message from Judges chapter 6 about the call of Gideon, a man of fear God turned into a man of faith. In a world where idols compete for our worship, revival begins with a wake up call from a God who meets us in our darkest hour, encour...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 8, 2017 Acting like a baby is only cute when you’re a baby. Kyle Clarkson concludes our “Where From Here?” series preaching from 1 Corinthians 3:1-7, Paul’s admonition to a church stuck in spiritual infancy. Kyle’s message brings a challenge toward spiritual maturity for each individual believer, for leaders, and for the church as a whole, to be...

Steve Smith / Dan Eakins :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 1, 2017 What gets you up in the morning? In order to speak up, grow up, build up, and power up in the Christian faith, we need a reason to get up and live for Jesus. Steve Smith preaches about two important motivations for believers rooted in not only the commands of God—the Great Commandment and the Great Commission (Matt. 22:37-39 a...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 24, 2017 To speak up, grow up, and build up the church, Christians need to power up their connection with the Holy Spirit. Steve Smith continues our “Where From Here?” series with a message on the Spirit’s work in our salvation from sin, our proclamation of Christ, and our sanctification to holy living.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 17, 2017 Our charge is to build up, rather than to break up, the body of Christ. Steve Smith preaches on the ministry of cooperation, teaching that unity in Christ comes with responsibilities to put on love and be devoted to one another (Romans 12:10; Colossians 3:12-14), and responsibilities between leadership and the rest of the church (1 Pete...

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 10, 2017 God expects us to grow up in Jesus, but it's hard to grow up when we're tempted to grow comfortable (or give up). Steve Smith preaches from Colossians 1:24-29 and shares a practical path to maturity in Christ through a steady diet of God's Word, exercising our faith, and living in relationship with a community of believers.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 3, 2017 When it comes to talking about Jesus, Christians should speak up instead of shut up. Creekside's new pastor Steve Smith begins a new series called "Where From Here?", charting a course through 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 and our responsibility of reaching the lost for Christ through the ministry of reconciliation, heralding the divine exchange...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 27, 2017 “Do we really believe [Jesus] is worth abandoning everything for? ... Do you and I believe him enough to obey him and to follow him wherever he leads, even when the crowds in our culture—and maybe in our churches—turn the other way?”(David Platt) To many, following Jesus is something to be done within certain limits, or delayed until we'...

Mark Bristow :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 20, 2017 How we are to live together in unity is laid out in God's word, so that the world may believe in Him. Mark Bristow preaches from John 17:20-26, Jesus' prayer for unity in the Spirit for His followers. We are challenged that Christians being one means surrendering to God's will by loving and forgiving one another. Following this message on...

Jordon Korell :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 13, 2017 Life can be confusing and chaotic, and things often seem to go from bad to worse. Jordon Korell preaches from Habakkuk 1:1-11 about God's plan, where we know God is doing a work we can't see yet. Not knowing all the answers gives us the opportunity to seek God and His word for them and to grow in Christlikeness. Jordon's message is a les...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 6, 2017 Jesus, who desires to restore the relationship between sinners and God, didn't come for those who think they have it all together, but for those who realize they need Him. From John 4, Kyle Clarkson preaches about the conversation Jesus had with the Samaritan woman at the well, a place that reminded her of her sin and promised only short-...

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 30, 2017 If you want to be in the kingdom, you have to know the King. Kyle Clarkson presents a message from John 3 and the story of Nicodemus, a Pharisee who was thought to have it all. A secret follower or Jesus, Nicodemus visits Him in the dark of night to discover the Light of the World, where he finds new life, new family, new purpose, and a ne...

John Ottley :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 23, 2017 Life gets pretty foggy sometimes. Where do you place your trust when the path is uncertain? John Ottley preaches on Proverbs 3:5-6, part of the wisdom of God that ultimately culminates in the person of Christ Jesus: "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make...