Misty Creek Community Church Sermons

Easter Sunrise - SERMON ONLY - 4/17/22 - Misty Creek Community Church Senior Pastor: Stephen Streett

He Walked a Mile in My Shoes Luke 19:28-40; Philippians 2:5-11 As we celebrate Palm Sunday this week—as we celebrate the joyful procession and the cheering crowds—let’s acknowledge that Jesus’ life was not always that way, just as our life is not always that way. His was a life begun and ended in shame. His was a love reaching to the least and the lowest. But more importantly he is the light that...

Resurrection Stories Part 3: A Generation Apart: What Will Unite Us? 2 Timothy 1:1-7  The divisions in our nation seem many these days, and not just between political parties. “What divides Americans most,” said a recent Time magazine article, “isn’t race, gender, geography, or ideology. It is the year we were born.” The biggest gap between us is the generation gap. An extensive new Pew Resea...

Resurrection Stories Part 2: God is Waiting for You! Luke 15:1-3,11b-32  I think it’s important to point out before I jump into our Bible story today that we have all made decisions that have moved us further from the ideal person we want to be. We have all made decisions that have moved us further from the ideal person God made us to be. That’s exactly what sin is: moving away from God’s per...

Resurrection Stories Part 1: Be Still, Give Thanks, Reflect, Pray and Hope For the next two Sundays we will hear from folks in our congregation who have experienced their own “Resurrection Story.” These testimonies will inspire as well as encourage us to share our own story that God is writing for our lives. Sunday, we will have the opportunity to experience an ancient method of prayer given to us...

Finding Your True North (Developing a Relationship with God Through His Word) Hebrews 4:12 & 2 Timothy 3:16-17 We've always needed the truth of God's Word but never more than today. We live in a day where deception is running rampant. Our society doesn't know up from down, or truth from lies. In America, it seems that everyone wants to do what is right in their own eyes and the desire for...

Handling Pressure Luke 4:1-13 (First Sunday of Lent) Our Scripture lesson on Sunday is about Jesus confronting temptation in the wilderness. On a deeper level, it’s about how our wilderness times are the training ground for experiencing God’s power in our lives. In Luke 3, Jesus is publicly baptized by John the Baptist. The Holy Spirit comes down on him in the form of a dove, and God speaks from h...

Why Ash Wednesday? There is no literal mention of Ash Wednesday in the Bible. But there is a tradition of donning ashes as a sign of penitence that predates Jesus. In the Old Testament, Job repents “in dust and ashes,” and there are other associations of ashes and repentance in Esther, Samuel, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. We find this reference in Genesis 3:19 “By the sweat of your face You will eat brea...

Do You Love Regardless? (Motivated to Love Our Enemies)  Luke 6:27-39 Our passage for Sunday mentions grace and mercy. What is God’s grace and mercy? God’s grace is His unmerited favor and unconditional love.  Ephesians 2:8-9,  “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” God’...

Are you Tired? (How to heal a tired spirit)  Luke 5:1-11 A study came out last year that was disturbing but not necessarily surprising. The World Health Organization did a study of people around the world who worked 55 or more hours per week compared to those who worked 35-40 hours per week. The study covered health and workplace data from the 1970s to 2018 and included workers in 154 countri...

Got Hope? (Hope for the world, hope in God, hope in the future) Romans 8:28  Last weekend on the visioning retreat, I floated around to each of the small groups. There was such synergy and unity amongst the groups. People came together in a brief weekend retreat to produce something great as the Spirit directed them. I left with such hope for Misty Creek. Hope for the world, hope in God,...

Wounded?  Romans 8:18 & Colossians 3:4 This Sunday will be a Service of Restoration and Wholeness. The apostle Paul assures us that when we are tested beyond our strength, God will provide a way through, until, free on the other side, we can walk forward into the light of a new day. Where there is hope there is life. The Bible tells us “ We are saved by hope ” (Romans 8:24). Never more th...

When Faced with Crisis (Restoration Amid Turmoil)  John 2:1-11 Our Scripture this Sunday is about a wedding planner faced with a crisis. Jesus and his disciples and his mother are attending a wedding in Cana. In that culture, wedding parties lasted for days. At some point during the festivities, the hosting family ran out of wine. Jesus lived in a culture that valued hospitality and community...

Is There A God?!  Luke 4:14-21  God Has Come to Bring you Good News The passage Jesus read in the synagogue was a prophecy from the prophet Isaiah, who had lived about 700 years earlier. But instead of interpreting this passage for his listeners in the synagogue, Jesus simply ended his reading of the scripture with these words: “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” I guara...

Living Without Fear: How Big is your God?  Jeremiah 1:4-10 We all know what it’s like to wake up from a frightening dream and think, “Wait a minute! Was that real?” And once we get a little more alert, we realize that it was just a dream, and we hopefully fall back to sleep. Psychologists say there is one type of dream that is nearly universal. Can you guess what it is? It’s the dream of bein...

What Happens When We Pray? Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 According to the Gospel writer Luke, John the Baptist was baptizing people on the banks of the Jordan River. Then Luke makes one of the most startling pronouncements in the New Testament. He writes, “When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too.” Each year on the First Sunday after Epiphany, liturgical churches celebrate the Baptism...

"What Is God's Plan For Your Life In 2022?" 1/2/22 Sermon Misty Creek Community Church Senior Pastor: Stephen Streett

"What If Things Are Not Perfect This Christmas?" An Unbreakable Christmas, Pt.5 12/24/21 Sermon Misty Creek Community Church Sermon from Christmas Eve Service 2021 at Misty Creek Community Church Senior Pastor: Stephen Streett

An Unbreakable Christmas Part 4: MARY’S WITNESS Luke 1:39-55 I’ve got some good news for you. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been that good this year. Jesus still came for you. The Christmas story is such a magnificent one—so full of tenderness and love. The young bride-to-be of Joseph knew that God was at work in her life. Her cousin Elizabeth knew too. When she greeted Mary, she spoke out...

An Unbreakable Christmas Part 3: The God of Joy and Peace Philippians 4:4-7 No matter what your Christmas preparations look like, I hope you experience the love, joy, hope and peace of God this Christmas season and all year. We all know in our hearts that there is no gift that can compare to the gift of knowing God. That’s why our Bible passage for Sunday is so relevant. It was written by a man wh...

An Unbreakable Christmas Part 2 PREPARING FOR THE KING Luke 3:1-6 During this season of Advent, you and I are preparing our hearts to celebrate Christ’s coming. We are buying our gifts, putting out our brightly colored lights, baking special treats for family and friends. The preparation and anticipation are part of the joy of Christmas. But are such preparations adequate? Considering John’s messa...

An Unbreakable Christmas Part 1 Mary’s Song (1st Sunday of Advent) Luke 1:46-55 How do we prepare the way of the Lord? Misty Creek has been asking this question, not just during Advent, but since we began as a home church. The last several weeks we have been anticipating acquiring the chapel and the surrounding campus that we've met in for the last 2 years. Today, we celebrate what God has do...

DON’T WORRY—GIVE THANKS Matthew 6:25-33 What are you worried about? If you are like most people, you are probably worried about your weight. Don’t you think it is ironic that right before Thanksgiving is when we are worried most about our weight. And then comes the eating extravaganza of the Christmas season (we have no chance). Our text for Sunday should begin like this: “Therefore I tell you, do...

IT’S NO FUN TO MOVE ( Veterans’ Day Sunday Observance 11/14 )  Ruth 1:1-18 Sunday we will hear the story of Jacob Deshazer. He was a Doolittle Raider and a bombardier in a B-25 bomber in WWII. In 1942, Jake was captured by the Japanese and remained a POW until the end of the war.  While in prison, he gave his life to Christ and his heart was filled with love and forgiveness for his...

Crying is Okay Laminations 3:22 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 November 7 is All Saints Sunday, we remember those who have served God on earth and now enjoy his company in heaven. This is not a day of sorrow, but a day of gladness, for we know that because Christ lives, we, two shall live with the company of all those who are part of the family of Christ. We remember the words of Paul when he instruc...