Valley Creek Church Weekend Messages

In this experience, we wrapped up our Hope Carrier Initiative series. The kingdom of God is a movement of hope, and God wants His kingdom to flow into every area of life, not just in the church. God has empowered us, as His children, to be the ones to carry His kingdom into the places we go every single day! Pastor John Stickl commissioned us to do just that – to be hope carriers, disciples of Jes...

What does hope carrier mean to you? The Hope Carrier Initiative is more than a series; it's a way of life. Being a hope carrier is far more about what God is doing inside of us than what He does through us, and learning to live as a hope carrier is simply learning to live like Jesus. The Kingdom of God isn't complicated or overwhelming; following Jesus is meant to be easy and light. In this experi...

How do you define success? In the kingdom of God, success is obedience not results, and obedience is proof of discipleship. So, as hope carriers, success looks different to us than it does to the world. In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that hope carriers define success as doing what God asks us to do, when God asks us to do it, how God asks us to do it. We know that it doesn't matter...

Are you present in your life? Or are you just waiting for "it" (school, the semester, the commitment, the season you're in) to be over? Are you present? Or are you focused more on your feelings, circumstances, or your past than on where God's placed you today? In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that being present means wherever we are, we're there with all our heart, mind, soul, and st...

The evidence of a Spirit-filled life is the ability to dream with God. In other words, a heart that is captivated by God will always be full of dreams! In this message, Pastor John Stickl reminds us that we are God's dream! And the greatest way to steward the garden He has given us is by dreaming with Him about what could happen within it. Do you spend more time pursuing a dream or pursuing God? W...

As followers of Jesus, we are ambassadors of heaven. We have been empowered and created to change our world, and the evidence of a Spirit-filled life is the ability to dream with God! In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that dreaming with God is when we partner with Him to create a future that doesn't exist. It's working with God to see His kingdom come in the area of life we have been...

This is the story of Easter according to Scripture. When we begin to grasp how much Jesus did for us, it changes everything! The story of Easter is good news; the good news of who Jesus is and what Jesus did. He came to show us who the Father is and what life in the kingdom is all about. He came to show us what it looks like to be fully alive, and how to live in complete freedom. All these are wri...

Identity determines behavior; who you are determines what you do, and a changed identity changes how we live. Religion is focused on changing how people behave, but God cares about changing what people believe. In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that to believe something is to act as if it were so. Our behaviors will always reveal what we truly believe. Do you just say you believe you...

Hope can't be contained, and hope is on the move! In this message, we hear stories of hope! Stories about kids, students, young adults, business leaders, parents, firefighters, and more — people of the kingdom that are carrying the hope of Jesus into every area of life. Life-change is happening, and God is working through hope carriers. We know that the church doesn't have a mission; the mission h...

When was the last time you felt at rest? When was the last time you felt at peace? In this experience, we take time to mediate on God's word, worship God, experience peace, and take communion together. Scripture is one of the ways the Father shows us who He is, how much He loves us, and how good He is to us. The "Peace (Spoken Scriptures)" track is designed to help remind you of God's truth. What...

Sometimes a moment of silence to listen to what God's saying can tell us more than 100 hours of speaking. Anyone who wants to be great at something – whether it's music, sports, or following Jesus – must first learn how to practice. In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that hope carriers practice what they've been taught. Hope carriers hear and obey; they listen and respond. If we don't...

In Jesus, we receive God's grace, experience His presence, and release His kingdom. Jesus restores our identity, reconciles our relationship, and redeems our purpose. This is the gospel of the kingdom of God, and it all starts with grace. In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that, through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, we are now dead to sin and alive to grace. Sin no long...

What is the normal Christian life? In Acts 3, people were astonished by the power and godliness of Peter and John as they performed miracles and carried hope in the name of Jesus. But why were the people surprised? In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that when we surrender our will to Jesus, power and godliness are the result. That is the normal Christian life! When we obey God, we get...

In John 17, Jesus tells the disciples His prayer for us: that we would be in the world, but not of the world. In other words, He prays that we would be hope carriers! We carry hope by bringing the kingdom of God into the world around us. But what is the kingdom? In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that God's kingdom is His rule and reign; it's wherever His will is done. God's will is di...

To become a hope carrier, we need a vision, a foundation, to practice, and a life-giving community. In this message, Pastor John Stickl helps us build a deeper foundation by sharing further commentary on Week's 2 message, "Garden City." A hope carrier is a disciple of Jesus living on mission to change their world. Which means, if we're ever going to be a hope carrier, we have to first know what th...

We were created to work... and that's a very good thing! Ever since the beginning, God has called and commissioned us to do good work. Work is in the fabric and fiber of who we were created to be! When Adam fell, it changed the way we saw work. But what we lost in the garden, Jesus restored for us! We're not supposed to work to become anyone or achieve anything; we work because we are God's good w...

What does it look like for us to live on mission with God in the midst of our everyday lives? You were created for more than just going through the motions of life. You were created to change your world, and the key to doing that is the kingdom of God that lives within you. Colossians 1:27 says when Christ is within us, we become a heavenly treasure chest of hope. We literally become living, walki...

How are you going to follow and become like Jesus this year? Do you realize that the God of the universe wants to speak to you? The people of God and the Word of God can bring our hearts back to life. We can't cultivate the soil of our own hearts; we need other followers of Jesus to help us stoke the fire of our hearts. It's through Circles that we follow Jesus together! Circles change our life, a...

Jesus can RE anything, and in Jesus, there is always more! During Day 3 of RE. 2023, we gathered together to give God our year. We declared Scriptures together, we prayed for our next generation, our Circles, our church, our city, and each other, and we desire to begin this new year by surrendering our families, our finances, our bodies, and our daily lives to God. May His kingdom come in 2023 bec...

Happy New Year! What's your vision for 2023? Reminder, we won't have services at our physical campuses, so grab your friends and family on Sunday, January 1 for a quick message from Pastor John Stickl as we start the new year. In this message, Pastor John shares a preview of what's coming in 2023 here at Valley Creek. Set a reminder & make a plan to watch this experience on New Year's Day!

Merry Christmas! Without Jesus, all we have is darkness, but Christmas is when Jesus came to bring His light into our darkness. May the simplicity of our candlelight experience fill you, your family, and your friends with peace, joy, and hope in Jesus' name! This is a great experience to share with all of those you know.

Are you ready to usher in the awe and wonder of Christmas, or is this season hard for you? No matter how you feel about Christmas, we all face the real danger of missing the true and simple meaning of the season. Pastor Cordel Robinson takes us back to the simplicity of Christmas with five Christmas truths about Jesus. Simply put, Christmas is when the Son of God became a man so that men and women...

What do we do with what God has shared with us? What do we do with the revelation He's given us? We have a responsibility to give what we have received. The best way we can steward God's kingdom is to give it away to the world around us. In this message, Pastor Becca Reynolds teaches us that, through this kingdom value, we have a responsibility to people, not a responsibility for people. Their res...

We will do whatever it takes to reach the lost and develop leaders. These aren't just some words we declare; this is the cry of our hearts! It cost Jesus everything to go on mission for us, so it'll cost us something to go on mission for others. In this message, Pastor Dave Scriven shares that this value can only come to pass when we truly believe in the redemptive potential of humanity, and he re...

We are passionate about the presence of God, and we live with a spirit of gratitude. In this experience, we respond to these two values by practicing God's presence and expressing our gratitude together. God's presence holds us together, His presence surrounds us, His presence is within us, His presence is in our godly relationships, His presence is tangible in our worship, and His presence is in...