Valley Creek Church Weekend Messages

What do you use to escape the pressure or what brings you comfort? Anything other than God is an idol in our lives. In this message from Justin Lanham, we learn how idolatry steals our freedom and how to overcome it with small acts of obedience. True identity helps us overcome false idolatry.

Today, we gathered as one church to pay attention and call attention to the goodness of God all around us. We practiced celebration by worshipping, praying, and taking communion together. We celebrated that we have access to the kingdom of God through Jesus as His beloved sons and daughters! What are you celebrating today?

Most of us think that we're pretty secure, but what are we secure in? In this message from Dawson Shields, we learn from the life of Moses that anything we place our security in other than Jesus is misplaced trust, but we can overcome insecurity with humility.

Have you ever felt left out or overlooked? Have you ever felt like your life is just not that significant? In this message from Caleb Chapple, we see how King David was a person just like us who struggled through feeling insignificant and show us through his life how to overcome it.

Looking out for ourselves seems logical, but what if it's really just selfishness in disguise? In this message from Karrie Johnston, we talk about the story of Ruth and how we were made to overcome selfishness by becoming servants.

When was the last time you thanked God for a trial you had to overcome? It can be hard to be grateful when we're in pain, but trials shape us into who we were created to be. In this message, Pastor Jason Hillier kicked off a new series about overcoming unbelief. In order to overcome, we must believe that we can because God is writing His story in our lives.

Living like Jesus with peace, joy, and self-control can feel unattainable, but we can all live like Jesus if we live the lifestyle of Jesus. In this message from Pastor Jason Hillier, we walked through putting together a summer practice plan and choosing one spiritual practice to focus on. This will help us not just hope to be godly, but train ourselves to be godly.

We were never created to be afraid, but so many of us live our lives in fear. In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we see that God's love is the antidote to fear and we can begin to live free when we experience God's good will for us.

What are you worried about? What troubles your heart and mind? To worry is to be consumed about what might happen to me; love is to be confident about Who (Jesus) is for me. In this message, Pastor John Stickl reminds us that we are loved by God, and His love frees us from worry. Jesus wasn’t worried because He lived loved, and so can we. It starts by simply receiving the love of the Father today!

What if you didn't have to spend another minute of your life trying to prove yourself or earn love? What if you believed you were loved just for who you are? In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we discuss how to move from the knowledge of God to experiencing Him and we learn that our core identity isn't based on what we do, but who we are - beloved sons and daughters.

The cross answers the question of whether we are loved, but are we living like that's true? This message from Pastor John Stickl starts a new series where we explore how to live in the freedom of believing that we're unconditionally loved by God.

The deepest question in the heart of every human – the deepest question in each of us – is, "Am I loved?" And when we know we're loved, it changes everything. So, the question this Easter is are you living like you're loved?

The best way to understand someone's character and heart is seeing them when they are under pressure. In this message by Pastor John Stickl, we look at the seven statements of Jesus on the cross. Each statement reveals His compassion for our suffering when He was suffering Himself and His heart for us.

We're not just a church for a weekend–we're a church for generations! In this message, Pastor John Stickl reminds us that we are a family on mission, and each of us is Jesus' outreach strategy. So, let's continue growing in having a passion to reach new people, pursue new encounters, and raise up new leaders. It's time to let some wild things grow in this season because to experience a harvest mea...

It's really easy to create a vision, but it's a lot harder to actually accomplish it. This weekend, Pastor John Stickl gave us an update on where we are as a church after our Missional Move commitment and a framework on how we can journey well together.

So many of us believe the lie that we're insignificant people doing insignificant things. But God wants to remind us that we matter and so do our choices. This weekend, Pastor Jason Hillier showed us through scripture that our lives have a ripple effect and we have a responsibility to the people around us.

Jesus is doing a good work in you. The question is, are you aware of it? This weekend, three of our next gen communicators told us about what God is teaching them in this season. There's so much to learn from each other as we become a movement of hope!

Sometimes life can move so fast that we forget to simply pause, to breathe, to rest in the joy and presence of God. So, this weekend, we're taking a Selah – an interlude where we pause, breathe, rest in God. In this experience, we worship and walk through the Father's Heart that answers the questions: Who am I?, Who is God?, and Why am I here? How are you resting in the joy and presence of God tod...

As we commit to go on mission, we're reminded that Jesus has already gone on mission for us. He created a future for us that didn't exist so that we could be with God. In this message, we wrapped up our Missional Move: Create the Future series with a Commitment Weekend.

Have you ever thought about why you're here? Or why we should be part of the Church? Or why God gave us money? These are the fundamental questions we should be thinking about as we enter the next season of creating the future together. In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we explore all these questions in light of the three Missional Move: Create The Future commitments.

When we can't see the future in front of us with clarity, we're reminded that faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. In the message from Pastor John Stickl, we're told the story of Jonathan and his armor-bearer. They moved forward in faith, even though they were uncertain about the future – just like God calls us to do today.

We were created to create the future. It's our purpose. In this message by Pastor John Stickl, we continued talking about Missional Move: Create The Future. This missional move is not for us, but for the good of others and the glory of God. As we step out in faith, we're reminded that creativity demonstrates wisdom, is evidence of a spirit-filled life, and is an act of spiritual warfare.

The first thing God tells us about Himself is that He's a creator. "In the beginning, God created." So, what kind of future are we creating for others? In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we learned where God is leading us in the next five years. God created us to create, and God is waiting on us to create the future that doesn't currently exist for the good of others and the glory of God.

Story is how we know who we are, what we are, where we are, when we are, and how to move forward. You can't create the future with God without knowing where your story aligns with His bigger story. In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we were reminded of our story – an incredible journey of faith and God's grace. May this story inspire us to go create the future together!

Does the way we're living allow us to become the people we want to be? And while many of us would say "no", the good news is that Jesus offers us a different way. In this message from Pastor John Stickl, we walked through the core principles of our A Different Way series so we could design a practice plan that will allow us to become disciples of Jesus together.