Misty Creek Community Church Sermons

Happiness Is...  (Part 1) John 15: 9-17 This Sunday we honor Mothers.  I would like to thank all of you who shape our lives and build our families and serve as our safe place as we go out into the world. Mothers have a unique power to influence their children no matter how old those children get. It is not easy being a mom. But most of us have learned to appreciate the many sac...

Where Do You Find Your Identity? John 15:1-8 Where do you find your identity? Because your identity—who or what you identify with—shapes your life. It impacts your values and choices and relationships. If your identity is rooted in being an athlete, you’re not going to sit on the couch and binge-watch Netflix. You’re going to spend your spare time building your physical and mental endurance. If yo...

Spirit Come The Spirit of God was with us two years ago as we first gathered in the Menefee’s living room for Home Church.  The Spirit is with us now in this sacred space, where hundreds of lives have been saved since it was dedicated over 100 years ago. After standing empty, void of worshippers for the last few years, God had a plan to fill this beautiful chapel with His worshipper...

THE LIFE OF THE PARTY (Having joy and confidence) Luke 24:36b-48 I read a story recently about a man named Fred Karger who has earned the unofficial title of the “World’s Greatest Party Crasher.” Over the years, Karger has crashed hundreds of high-profile parties and celebrity events. He even ended up several years ago on the stage at the Academy Awards and at the White House Correspondents’ Dinne...

Removing All Doubt John 20: 19-31 Research tells us that no one is easier to fool than a really smart person. Do you think that’s why Thomas refused to believe the other disciples when they told him that they had seen the risen Christ? Was he afraid of appearing gullible? Afraid to trust something that was too good to be true? Is that why we have trouble believing in Jesus’ resurrection too, some...

It’s Time to Heal Part 5: Flawless Easter Sunday The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the single act in history that separates Christianity from every other religion, every other philosophy, and every belief system. Jesus is on the loose. He is alive, he is risen, heaven's gates are open wide! We find like those at the tomb, that what looks like an ending is a beginning. Life is about endings...

"Have You Seen The Lord?" 2021 Easter Sunrise Service - Misty Creek Community Church Sermon: Pastor Stephen Streett Praise and Worship: Doug Allen Dramatic Presentation: Melissa Culpepper

"Sunday Is Coming" Good Friday 2021 - 4/2/21 Misty Creek Community Church Sermon and dramatic presentation by Misty Creek Senior Pastor, Stephen Streett

It’s Time to Heal Part 4: Misguided Expectations Palm Sunday Mark 11:1-11 When the people along the way saw Jesus riding a colt approaching Jerusalem, they immediately thought that Jesus would enter the city to smash, shatter and break up the established order. They thought it would be a showdown between Jesus and the Roman officials. This was what they wanted; this was what they were hoping for....

It’s Time to Heal Part 3: What’s Important to You? John 12:20-33 In our Scripture this Sunday, some men from Greece were seeking to meet Jesus. It was very important that they see Him. There was something about the very person of Jesus himself that has fascinated people of every generation over the twenty centuries since he first caused such a commotion in that little region called Galilee. That i...

It’s Time to Heal Part 2: Dodging Anger John 2:13-22 It’s sad, but the pandemic, riots, elections and injustices have caused people to have short fuses.  There have been studies that show that Americans are angrier than ever. National Public Radio and IBM Watson Health teamed up to survey Americans on their attitudes toward anger. The results may not surprise you. Eighty-four percent of...

Does Normal Feel Wrong? It’s Time for Us to Heal Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 It has been almost a year that normal disappeared. It’s time for us to heal. Healing requires faith like that of Abraham and Sarah. Our lesson for Sunday is from the book of Genesis and begins like this: “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, (that’s pretty old, wouldn’t you agree) the Lord appeared to him and said, ‘I am God A...

The Motivation Factor Part 4: Motivated to Please Genesis 9:8-17 You know just two years ago I felt like a complete failure. Have you ever felt that way? There are so many people right around us that feel hopeless (two suicides in our community, isolation, mental illness, etc.). What are we to do? Listen to I Corinthians 4:20 “For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.” One of the things...

The Motivation Factor Part 3: Motivated to Sacrifice 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 St. Paul writes, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” A few lines later he adds, “Now is the day of salvation...

An inspiring message for Ash Wednesday from Misty Creek Community Church Senior Pastor, Stephen Streett.

Motivated to Love 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 & Luke 9:28-36 (Transfiguration Sunday 2/14) In our reading from 2 Corinthians this Sunday we get the notion from Paul that the glory of God is reflected, not seen directly. How true of life, that God’s surprises break out in the most unexpected ways and places: in that little moment where someone reaches out to you in a time of need (for those of you w...

The Motivation Factor Part 1:  THE GREATEST MOTIVATOR  1 Corinthians 9:16-23 My heart and mind have been racing this week with the thought of folks contracting this virus through our church community. I am sad that several precious souls have been so sick. I can tell you from working in the medical field that this virus is everywhere and in the most unsuspecting of places. God has given...

ARE YOU TROUBLED BY DEMONS? Mark 1: 21-28 All of us have times in our life when we are confronted with problems and emotions that almost overwhelm us. There have been times in my life when, emotionally, I was at the end of my rope and feared it would break. Perhaps you have had that experience too. What comfort it is to know that we have a Friend who can heal brokenness of any kind—whether it is p...

In Matthew 1:14-20 we find Jesus walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.  “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. If that is not an opportunity, I do not know what is. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you o...

Get Used to Different Part 3: A QUANTUM DECISION Mark 1:4-11 (Baptism of the Lord) There is a book with the interesting title, Quantum Change. The authors of this book interviewed people who had what they called a moment of great clarity that led them to make a decision that changed the course of their lives—hence the title, Quantum Change. The authors noticed two things about this sudden, life-ch...

Get Used to Different, Pt. 2: "The Searching Still Continues" 01/10/21 Sermon from Misty Creek Community Church Senior Pastor, Stephen Streett

Did You Get My Message? John 1:1-5 Do you want to head into this New Year with a message from God? Then these verses from John have some exciting things to tell us.  When we look at Jesus, we see God’s plan for our lives.  From the beginning of time, God planned for us to be His children. We see it in verse 12 here: “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name,...

Senior Pastor Stephen Streett's Christmas message from a special Candlelight Christmas Eve service from Misty Creek Community Church in Sandy Springs, GA. 12/24/2020

This Sunday is the 4thSunday of Advent (Hope) The Angel’s Message Luke 1:26-38 Long ago, in a remote corner of this earth God broke into our world through the voice of an angel named Gabriel. Gabriel came to a young woman named Mary.  As was the custom of the day, Mary’s parents made all the arrangements for her marriage.  At the proper age she would marry Joseph the local carp...

Sunday is the 3rd Sunday of Advent (Joy) Prepare the Way John 1:6-8;19-28 Advent is a time for us to prepare for the peace, joy, love and hope of Christmas (Jesus), as well as to prepare our hearts for the days ahead with an awareness that God goes with us. You are invited to join us each Sunday in worship for the Advent sermon series, “Christmas Snapshots.” Remember, if you miss a Sunday, you can...