Misty Creek Community Church Sermons

The combination of our recent experiences of “Thin Spaces” between heaven and earth, and the powerful sense of God’s manifest presence through the body of Christ at Misty Creek, reminded me again of the scene from Jesus Revolution where Lonnie Frisbee spoke to Pastor Chuck Smith. He said, “My people are sheep without a shepherd, chasing hard after lies. It’s a quest for God. How can you not see th...

If We Are The Body: Part 4 Romans 12:1-5 and 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Many of you have heard Joye Percival and I speak of thin places, meaning a thin space between heaven and earth.” While we cannot manufacture these thin spaces, where heaven and earth meet, there are those sacred moments (some are practices) that are predictable and even promised “thin spaces.” God promises that when we draw near to...

"If We Are The Body... " (pt3) Romans 12:1-5 & 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 8/6/23 Sermon Misty Creek Community Church Senior Pastor, Stephen Streett

Swimming Against the Current Matthew 5:14-16   As followers of Jesus, we have been called to be light in a dark world, to proclaim truth where there is deception, bring peace where there is chaos and spread hope where there is utter despair. It may seem like this world has fallen far beyond saving but greater is He who is in us (Jesus) than he who is in this world. Christian, God Almighty has prom...

If we are the Body: Part 2 Romans 12:1-5 & 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 The sermon this Sunday will be broadcasted live from Misahualli, Ecuador. We will begin with each MC3 Into the Wild Team member sharing about the trip.  If the reception is good, our mission team may sing a song during the message. Questions the team will be answering: How has our team been the body of Christ this week? Share yo...

If we are the Body: Part 1 Romans 12:1-5 & 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 Back in 1985, William R. Greer performed an in-depth chemical analysis of the human body and its mineral properties. His conclusions were published in the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times. Greer claimed that the average human body contained 5 pounds of calcium, 9 ounces of potassium, 1 and 1/2 pounds of phosph...

You Are Not Alone Psalm 139 “You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.” Psalm 139:2   Often the loneliest people are the people we assume are not lonely at all. They may seem to be social butterflies; however, deep down, many feel utterly alone. God knows every microcosm and nanosecond of your existence—every cell, atom, and molecule; every interest, weakne...

A note from our Pastor  Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Lose and Nothing to Fear (What makes a person truly free?) Galatians 5:16-25 What makes a person truly free? Just because we live in a free country doesn’t make us free. I have known many young people who thought that becoming an adult would make them free. There are many adults that will tell you that’s not true. What makes us free? I think ther...

Pray for Your Enemies? Love Your Enemies? Are You Kidding?  Luke 6:27-38 Lucy says in a Peanuts cartoon, “I love humankind; it’s people I can’t stand.” Love your enemy? Pray for our enemies? These days? Possible perhaps, but not likely. In fact, we would prefer not to. But now we pick up our Bibles and are confronted by the words of Jesus: "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do go...

Complete Joy John 15:9–11 Currently, we are no strangers to stress. Mental tension and worry caused by our problems and life in general can be a hallmark of daily life. Stress can fuel cancer, shrink the brain, age you prematurely, lead to clinical depression, weaken your immune system, and increase the risk of stroke and heart attack. In short, stress is killing us. Many of you are dealing with a...

How to Start a Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit, pt.9 That’s so Fire!!  John 17:1-11 That’s so fire! That’s current Gen Z teen slang for “off the charts awesome!” When something happens that is dynamic, amazing, and, as we older generations might say, “really, really cool,” it’s now “SO fire!” People in the workforce recognize “FIRE” as a different concept. For many, FIRE means “financial independenc...

How to Start a Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit, Pt.8 "Getting Directions" John 14:25-27 & Acts 16:9-15 We have been living on borrowed time. In the over 3,100 years of recorded world history, the world has only been at peace 8% of the time or a total of 286 years, and 8,000 treaties have been made and broken. On any given day, soldiers are firing in thirty to forty nations. Wars of lib...

5/28/23 SERMON ONLY "What Is Pentecost?" (How to Start a Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit, 7) Misty Creek Community Church Senior Pastor: Stephen Streett

How to Start a Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit, pt.6 Empowered by the Spirit, Part 2  1 Corinthians 12:1-12 Imagine a church where everyone understands his own gifting as well as the giftings of the other believers they serve with.  Imagine understanding the gifts given to your children and spouse.  Imagine being able to recognize these gifts in new believers and helping them grow into them. We talk...

How to Start A Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit, Pt.5 Empowered by the Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:1-12 Before we can go any further with this teaching series about the Holy Spirit, let me warn you, you will undergo transformation. That does not mean that you will become weird, charismatic, or Pentecostal.  Did you know that three different sets of gifts are given in the Bible? The Father, the Son, and t...

How to Start A Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit, Pt. 4 Unconditional Surrender   John 16:5-16 This month we will celebrate the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven and the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. In this sermon series we are learning that God came in all his glory and power when he sent the Holy Spirit. And when you accept Jesus into your heart, you also accept the Holy Spi...

How to Start A Fire Part 3: Receive the Holy Spirit Baptism of the Holy Spirit  Luke 3:15-22 The heavens are breaking open. Breaking wide open. Can you hear the voice of God? Imagine with me that we are part of the crowd, gathered around the Jordan River, witnessing the baptism of Jesus. Witnessing the heavens opening… We’re expectant…filled with great expectations of what might be happening. We’v...

How to Start A Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit Is the Holy Spirit a Person?  Romans 8:26–28; Ephesians 4:25–32 The Holy Spirit has a distinct personality. As the third person of the Trinity, He has a soul. He has the mind of God, He knows the will of God, and He has God’s emotions. The Holy Spirit is a person, and He has a mind. If you don’t see the Holy Spirit as a person, then you won’t develop a...

How to Start A Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit John 14:16–17, 25–26, 15:26, 16:7, 12–13 This Sunday, we begin  a new six-week sermon series How to Start a Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit The most misunderstood person in the Trinity is the Holy Spirit. Many people don’t know how to interact with the Holy Spirit or what His presence offers us. In this six-week series,  How to Start a Fire: Receive the H...

Goodbye is Not the End John 20:1-18     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.   We find, like those at the tomb, that what looks like an ending is actually a beginning. Life is about endings and beginnings. Life is a succession of losses. Do you think God doesn’t know tha...

"I Will Rise" Sermon from the 2023 Easter Sunrise Service at Misty Creek Community Church. Senior Pastor: Stephen Streett

"Words From The Cross" Sermon message from Good Friday 2023 at Misty Creek Community Church. Senior Pastor: Stephen Streett Worship Pastor: Doug Allen

"Radical Humility" Sermon from the 2023 Maundy Thursday service at Misty Creek Community Church. Holy Week 2023

JESUS IN THE WILD Part 6:  THE BEAUTY AFTER THE BATTLE  Luke 4:14 This Sunday is Palm Sunday.  "They took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"  John 12:13 Hosanna is from a Biblical Hebrew phrase meaning "Pray, save us." Any kind of thanks and adoration aimed at God could be considered a hosanna...

JESUS IN THE WILD Part 5: THE POWER OF “IT IS WRITTEN” Luke 4:4, 8, 12 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’” “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’” “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”  Jesus has been tempted. And the Word-of-God-Made-Flesh begins his answer to each temptation with a form of one, small, universe-bending...