CreeksideDM

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Corruption always has a cost. In a challenging passage (2 Samuel 21:1-14), Pastor Steve walks through 4 concepts to grasp in understanding the painful reality—and the remedy—for God’s wrath against sin to help us in living rightly. Steve’s message follows brief announcements.

Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 2, 2025

Rebellion, remorse, ruthlessness, reason and reassurance—The characters in 2nd Samuel chapter 20 inform us of and inspire us to face some sobering realities of kingdom living. Pastor Steve's message follows brief announcements. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Have you ever come home to an abrupt reality check? King David’s return to Jerusalem in 2nd Samuel 19:9-43 elicits at least 3 proper responses to the rule of the Lord’s Anointed. Pastor Steve’s message follows several announcements.

Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 16, 2025

The story of Absalom’s death (2 Samuel 18-19:8) has 3 important lessons about God’s work in preserving and promoting His kingdom that encourage and equip His children. Pastor Steve preaches about the sovereign crushing of our enemies, the sad consequences of our iniquities, and the stern confrontation of our inadequacies. Steve’s message follow several announcements.

Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 9, 2025

The world’s kingdoms are temporary, but God’s is forever. Pastor Steve’s message from 2nd Samuel 17 is a comfort that God’s king and kingdom will prevail, through the secret and seen sovereignty of our God, the silencing of His enemies, and the support of His allies. Steve’s message follows announcements.

Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 2, 2025

Knowing our enemies—the enemies of God, God’s King, and God’s kingdom—enables us as God’s children to resist and respond in godly ways. In Pastor Steve’s message from 2nd Samuel 16, we are exposed to three types of enemies: those who manipulate, those who denigrate, and those who are apostates—none of whom can deny the victory we have in Christ. Steve's message follows announcements and a prayerful sendoff for our team headed for Haiti this week.

Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 26, 2025

As we see in 2nd Samuel, rebellion against God’s wisdom and assaults on His kingdom and people are nothing new. Following announcements, Pastor Steve preaches from chapter 15 and reveals two important insights on how to respond to rebellion against God’s king and kingdom.

Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 19, 2025

“‘I must know one thing,’ the king replied, ‘and tell me the truth… Did Joab put you up to this?'" 2nd Samuel 14 is a story of deception, manipulation and insincerity—by King David’s nephew Joab, the woman he sent to facilitate the return of David’s son Absalom, and the supposed reconciliation between the two that followed. Pastor Steve’s sermon from this chapter shows us the toll manipulation takes on our spiritual and relational health. Steve’s message follows announcements and some information on this summer’s mission trip to Immanuel Mission.

Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 12, 2025

In 2nd Samuel 13, tragically, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. From Pastor Steve’s message, we see the glaring failures of the main characters that reveal the depth of human depravity as well as our need for a Savior and victory over the penalty and power of sin. Prior to Steve’s message, Bob and Debbie Short shared parting words as they begin a focus of their ministry in Carlisle.

Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 5, 2025

Pastor Steve resumes our sermon series in 2nd Samuel. Preaching from chapter 12, Steve explores 3 ways that God shows His amazing grace in response to our rebellion. Our God graciously rebukes the rebellious, reconciles the repentant, and restores the righteous.

Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.