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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 9, 2018

“Mary said: ‘My soul exalts the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior...’” In the second sermon in our Advent series Christmas Carols from Scripture, Steve Smith preaches from Mary’s song of praise in Luke 1:46-56. Mary’s song teaches 3 important lessons regarding the mercy of God at Christmas in the proper origin, outpouring, and object of praise. Steve’s message follows brief announcements.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 2, 2018

The main event of Advent is about Jesus. The danger in this season is our tendency to focus on the parade but miss the main event. Steve Smith begins a Christmas season series from the first two chapters of Luke with the story of Elizabeth's visit from Mary (Luke 1:39-45). Elizabeth’s example reveals two ways God works in and through us to convince us of His plan and to communicate it to the world so we don’t miss the main event. Steve’s message follows announcements and the baptism of four young believers.

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 18, 2018

Everyone needs to know that they are loved. Kyle Clarkson preaches from Hebrews 7:17-28 about the greatest advocate we have in Jesus Christ, a high priest who is promised, permanent, and the one Person able to able to save us completely and speak to God on our behalf. Kyle’s message follows announcements and a presentation by Ryan Carter about His experience in Haiti (Visit CreeksideDM.com for more info). Dakota Derr led worship along with several of Creekside’s youth.

Mark Kline :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 11, 2018

The intended audience of the book of Hebrews was in large part recent converts from Judaism and spiritually lazy or immature Christians, like many in our churches today. As the author labored to push his readers toward a mature faith and a “meatier” grasp of the truth of Jesus Christ as our great high priest, Mark Kline preaches from Hebrews 7:1-10 and the heftier teaching of Melchizedek. Mark covers the typeology, superiority, and contemporary relevance of this ancient priest and king, who was a picture of the coming Christ for Old Testament Israel. In the way Melchizedek was greater than Abraham and other patriarchs, so too is Jesus, our priest and king, greater than any other way to God. Mark’s message follows announcements and a salute to Creekside’s military veterans.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 4, 2018

As a track coach motivates runners to finish the race, Hebrews 6:9-20 encourages believers to move ahead towards maturity and prove our identity as God’s children. Steve Smith unpacks a message to instill and ensure confidence from “this hope we have as an anchor of the soul.” Steve’s sermon follows brief announcements about next week’s missionary offering and a baptism planned for December 2nd.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 28, 2018

Like a bonsai tree, spiritually immature believers have shallow roots, bear no fruit, and don’t grow much at all. Every new Christian starts small, but the "elementary teachings about Christ" are stepping stones, not stopping places. In a call to move beyond the ABCs of the Christian life, Steve Smith profiles the “bonsai believer” and presents from Hebrews 5:11-6:8 two tactics to inspire professing followers of Christ toward spiritual maturity in order to prove genuine faith and avoid eternal condemnation.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 21, 2018

Genuine faith in Christ offers not just escape from pain but enjoyment of God’s presence and power in our lives. Steve Smith preaches from Hebrews 4:14-5:10, highlighting two truths about the supremacy of Christ as our High Priest that encourage us toward genuine faith and provide strength for the continued exercise of faith so we might fully enjoy the pleasures of His presence.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 14, 2018

Nobody wants to fall short of their goal. We spend a lot of time concerned about the tests that have to do with our earthly preoccupation, but how concerned are we with the test that has to do with our eternal destination? In light of the dire consequence of unbelief mentioned in chapter 3, Steve Smith preaches from Hebrews 4:1-13, relaying two important instructions to keep us from falling short of entering “God’s rest”, emphasizing the necessity of genuine faith.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 9, 2018

Our lives are filled with warning signs, many of which we ignore. We often read them but do not heed them because warning signs grate against our independence and insult our intelligence. Preaching from Hebrews 3:12-19, Steve Smith highlights two warnings against unbelief—unbelief that keep believers from genuine faith. Steve encourages us to learn from mistakes of the past, and for the present, heed God’s exhortation against unbelief and toward faith in Christ, for both ourselves and others.

Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 30, 2018

“Consider Jesus...hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.” Where in the world do you place your confidence? And what would happen if it were taken away? The author of Hebrews encouraged people who thought pretty highly of Moses to think even more highly of Jesus, our “apostle” and “high priest”. Bob Short preaches from Hebrews 3:1-6 with a call to daily consider Jesus, the Son over and builder of “God’s house”, and to hold confidently to the hope that we have in Him.