Misty Creek Community Church Sermons

Our youth group will be participating in the service. The theme is “Patience”. Our Scripture focus is Isaiah 40:28-31.  John and Vickie Mancina are coming up from New Orleans to visit Misty Creek this Sunday. Our congregation has been praying for John and Vickie for several months. John had serious cancer return to his mouth and had to have facial and palate reconstruction at MD Anderson to g...

Help Wanted Mark 10:35-45 Help Wanted, Help Wanted, Help Wanted . The signs are everywhere. Many places of business are understaffed. To attract workers some businesses are offering perks. What would you say are the best employee perks in your workplace? Some places offer “casual Fridays,” where the dress code is less formal. For most workplaces, that’s as cutting-edge as they get when it comes to...

In God We Trust  Mark 10:17-31 The story of the rich young ruler may not be one of our favorite passages of scripture. For one thing, most of us probably don’t think of ourselves as rich. Like Erma Bombeck, we have our own definitions of “rich.” Rich is . . . carrying a lap dog as an accessory. Rich is having a TV screen the same size as your SUV. Rich is having no idea of the actual cost of...

At Misty Creek we are blessed to offer several unique worship services throughout the year. One of my favorite services is the bluegrass service. Not only is the music off the charts amazing, but the Holy Spirit is also active and moving throughout the service as the Word of God is proclaimed.  The Bluegrass & BBQ service is cosponsored by Misty Creek and First Baptist Church of Sandy Spr...

HOLDING ON (Let Go and Let God)  Job 1:1; Job 2:1-10 There are times in our life’s journey when many of us will whisper those desperate words, “I must hold on. I must hold on.” There was an interesting man in the Old Testament who certainly knew what it was to hold on. His name was Job. Listen as the author of this drama describes Job: “In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job....

DRIVEN TO COMPETE  Mark 9:30-37 Would you consider yourself a competitive person? Or maybe I should ask, in what area are you most competitive? Maybe you’re competitive in getting the best grades in your class or the best parking spot at work. Maybe you compete to make the best pancakes in your family or tell the funniest knock-knock joke or to get up the earliest on Christmas morning. Humans...

Me, Myself and I: CAN YOU DENY YOURSELF? Mark 8:27-38  Jesus says to us,  “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.”  In our culture, we have lost the understanding of dying to our self. That’s what the cross meant...

Remembering 9/11 (20th anniversary) This Sunday we will welcome several first responders to Misty Creek, and we will honor their service. We remember those who lost their lives when our country was attacked by evil on September 11, 2001. Many of us know where we were and what we were doing 20 years ago. We remember how we felt because to some degree we have felt that way ever since, and this...

GIVING OUR BEST WHEN RUNNING ON EMPTY Mark 7:24-37 A few weeks ago, Karen and I went to see Jackson Brown and James Taylor in concert. We went with our friends Doug, Sherry, Kerry, and Martha. We had a marvelous time. The concert was one of the best I had ever attended. In 1977 singer songwriter Jackson Browne released a live album with the title song, Running on Empty.  The song was fea...

"How To Beat A Stress Test" The End of Summer Series, Pt.4 8/29/21 Sermon from Misty Creek Community Church Senior Pastor, Stephen Streett

Wisdom Ephesians 5:15-20 “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make mu...

Worth Fighting For Matthew 15:21-28 There are times when Christ wants us to stand up for ourselves.  Jesus doesn’t want us to be wimps. It takes a strong person to stand up to his or her peers and do the right thing. It is so much easier to do the expedient thing than to do the right thing. That’s true in school when bullying is taking place. That’s true at work when ethical corners are...

The End of Summer Series, pt. 1: "Great Expectations" 8/8/21 sermon from Misty Creek Community Church Message by Misty Creek Senior Pastor, Stephen Streett

ARE YOU BEING TESTED? Romans 5:1–5 and I Corinthians 10:13 Do you ever feel like you are being tested?  “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our suffering...

What Are You Hungry For? Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Jesus alone has the power to satisfy our hungry hearts. We end our Bible passage the same way we began it. After a day of ministering to people, Jesus and the disciples still hoped to get away for a while. So that night they took a boat and went to the other side of the lake. But again, as soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized them and flo...

What Love is Not and How Love Grows the Church 1 Corinthians 13 Contrary to popular opinion, 1Corinthians 13 was not written for weddings. It was written as a rebuke. Just look at the first 12 chapters, it is all about dysfunctional churches. They were divided. They were arrogant, boastful, prideful, self-seeking and the list goes on and on. Paul referred to them as spiritual infants. Love without...

Because We Are Chosen Ephesians 1:3-14 We are blessed that we have been chosen! Paul writes to the Ephesians, reminding them God has blessed them “with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world.”  The words “in Christ” appears ten times in the book of Ephesians. Paul wants us to realize that Jesus did the work for us. We...

Blind Spots 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 July the 4th Weekend          This weekend our nation celebrates Independence Day, which commemorates the day that the 13 original colonies joined together to declare their independence from Great Britain. In fact, the first time we were ever referred to as the “United States of America” was in the Declaration of I...

God Goes Where We Go! Matthew 14:22-33 Preceding Sunday’s lesson Jesus has just fed the 5,000 men and unknown numbers of women and children. He had gone to rest and pray. He sent the crowd away and sent the disciples across the Sea of Galilee. Remember the Sea of Galilee was a big lake. When evening came a big storm came and waves pounded the boat to the point it was far away from land. The Discip...

WHEN STORMS HIT HOME The best way to get to know God is to be caught in a storm with Him. Mark 4:35-41 (Father’s Day) Good fathers and mothers have a natural impulse to protect their children and to serve as an example to them in tough times. I think it’s appropriate that our Bible text for Sunday falls on Father’s Day. This is a story about the disciples caught in a terrible storm. They need cour...

Power in the Ordinary Mark 4:26-34 Mustard seed faith celebrates the importance of attitude to accomplishment. Where there is faith in God, there is hope. Where there is faith in God, there is joy. Where there is faith in God, there is peace. Faith is a positive force. Faith is an active force.  I have learned in my studies as a clinical chaplain that patients who have cheerful feelings...

Living Out the Gospel Luke 14:25-33 In Luke 14:25-33 Jesus says some very harsh words as he challenges the people to realize that, though living out the Gospel is not always an easy matter or pleasing matter, like most things in life, one gets what one is willing to pay for. To be in good physical shape you must be willing to exercise, get the right amount of rest, and eat a good diet.  ...

5/30/21 Sermon from Misty Creek Community Church "Worth the Wait" Stephen Streett, Senior Pastor

Do You Know the Master's Voice? John 10:14-16, 27-28 Jesus tells us in John that He is the Good Shepherd and that His sheep know His voice. The power of voices are significant in our lives, God created us to be relational beings and voice recognition is a big part of our interaction with others. The Triune God, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost wants to have a relationship with us, that's a pretty as...

Happiness Is Part 2 Telling Our Story (THE MAIN BUSINESS OF THE CHURCH) Acts 1:1-11 Ascension of the Lord Here, my friends, is the main business of the church—to witness to the love of God made manifest in Jesus Christ.  We, the church, do not exist for own pleasure or fellowship. Neither are we simply a social service institution. We are the body of Jesus Christ reaching out with loving...