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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 6, 2018

Believers have numerous reasons to trust God, but we often don’t. Steve Smith preaches on highlights from the life of Joseph from Genesis 37-50. God’s sovereign control over several aspects of Joseph’s life—his family, his adversity, his prosperity and his reality—should encourage us toward the same tenacious trust that Joseph eventually grew into. Steve’s message follows a brief announcement from Alan Crim.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 29, 2018

Christian faith today is marginalized and trivialized and in some places criminalized, and in many ways we might relate to the experience of Noah maintaining his faith in a wicked pre-Flood world. Steve Smith presents a portrait of Noah from Genesis 6:5-9:13 and 3 aspects of Noah’s life that can equip and encourage us to live against the tide through what seems to the world to be outrageous obedience to God. Steve's message follows brief announcements and music.

Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 22, 2018

Resist your reputation, grasp God's gift. Following some announcements from Steve Smith, Bob Short introduces a new sermon series, "Portraits of Faith." Bob presents a Biblical character study of Mark, the gospel writer who by many accounts was not always portrayed favorably, but in the end was a faithful servant of Christ. Our reputation may tempt us to self-promote or get discouraged and quit. Just as Jesus "made Himself of no reputation" (Phil. 2:7), Mark followed that example and persevered in serving Christ by faithfully using the gifts God gave him—leaving us a great example of using our spiritual gifts despite the judgment of others.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 15, 2018

Whether we are trying to make it to the World Series or just to make the team, we need Spring training. Steve Smith takes us through practicing two fundamentals and our highest priorities as believers based on Matthew 22:37-40: Loving God and loving our neighbor.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 8, 2018

We know we possess what we profess if we practice what we preach. As a concluding message in our sermon series on the various tests of authentic faith found in First John, Steve Smith teaches about what “we know” from the end of chapter 5. Verses 18-21 reveal 3 guaranteed benefits of knowing Christ that encourage Godly living instead of using our security as a license to return to the sin over which we have victory.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 1, 2018

The reality of Christ’s resurrection is our only hope for victory and eternal life that begins right now. Steve Smith preaches an Easter Sunday message from Mark 16:1-8, where the women in these 8 verses reveal 3 possible ways of interacting with Jesus that convince us of the Resurrection reality, confirm for us Jesus’ true identity, convict us that only personal faith brings victory over sin and death, and compel us to share that story.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 25, 2018

“These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.” Amidst worldly forces working against a confident Christian faith, Steve Smith preaches about the work of God in the chaos to bring about His purposes, giving believers assurance of salvation and answered prayer that we can rest on from 1 John 5:13-17. Steve’s message follows an update from Bob Short on this Saturday’s Easter Egg Hunt.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 18, 2018

Authentic Christian faith is grounded in our acceptance of God’s testimony concerning Jesus Christ. After an announcement of new Creekside members and an update on our Easter Egg Hunt preparation, Steve Smith explores 1 John 5:6-12, presenting 3 ways in which God’s witness about His Son educates and motivates us to believe who Jesus is and to live for Him.

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 11, 2018

Champions are not the big winners of the world, but those who overcome the world. After brief announcements, Steve Smith preaches from 1 John 5:1-5 where we find that the secret to overcoming the world is to be “born of God”, the proof of which is seen in our faith in God, our love for others, and our obedience to His Word. We also learn what it means to be an overcomer, empowered for victory by the spirit of God.

Roy Kosin :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 4, 2018

Our response when we see others rejoicing is a good indication of whether we really appreciate God’s grace. Following announcements and special music from the Emmaus Bible College Ensemble, guest speaker from Emmaus Roy Kosin presents a message from Luke 15. Instead of focusing on the returning prodigal son, Roy uses the story’s older brother as an important lesson in understanding God’s grace. In his jealousy, he was so was hung up on the father’s celebration of his little brother’s homecoming that he missed the fact that he was invited to the feast too. Sometimes we are the older brother, mistaking the evidence of grace (the Father’s blessing of others) for grace itself (the Father Himself). Roy challenges us to get off the porch and join the party.