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Nick Reed :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 1, 2017

What God calls you to He will equip you for. For this first Sunday of the new year, Creekside's 'Family Church' Sunday included this service for all ages. Nick Reed's message from Nehemiah 1:1-4 encouraged us to make New Years resolutions sure to succeed: resolutions that line up with God's by considering our passions, our talents, and what breaks our hearts. Heather Reed follows with a lesson for our Sunday School kids on how we can be like Nehemiah, who knew God, loved God and others.

Nick Reed :: Creekside Church :: Saturday, December 24, 2016

Choose today which kingdom you will serve. Nick Reed finishes our 'A King from Small Things' series with a Christmas Eve message from Luke 1:31-33. The humble birth of Jesus led to His ministry, death, resurrection, and ultimately His eternal reign as King. Nick challenges us to make Christmas personal by putting our trust in the eternal throne of our Savior Jesus Christ rather than earthly kingdoms. In His gospel is where we find hope in a broken world, no matter our circumstances.

Nick Reed :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 18, 2016

God's plan has always been to reign as King and redeem sinners like us. Our King, who uses unlikely means—sinners like us—to display His power, chose to reveal His plan of salvation not to kings or priests, but to lowly shepherds. Nick Reed preaches from Luke 2:8-20, the humble beginning of a gospel message God wants revealed to everyone, and one we should preach to ourselves, especially at Christmas. In light of the fact that our identity has been changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ, what is God calling you to hear, believe and act upon?

Nick Reed :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 11, 2016

In a season of remembering the birth of Jesus, it's easy to caught up in everything except Jesus. Some Christmas music, our Sunday School Christmas program, and Nick Reed's message brings our focus back to Christ. Introducing our Christmas season series, 'A King from Small Things.' Nick preaches on Mary's humble story from Luke 1:26-38. God's power is seen through the unlikely. Mary found favor with God not because her own greatness, but because of what God in His grace wanted to do through her. What does God have for you to be a part of?

Mark Kline :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 4, 2016

Are you suffering? Are you cheerful? Are you sick? In this climactic and encouraging final message on James (5:13-18), Mark Kline presents three answers to the above situations facing us all. Mark also teaches on the role of elders in the church, the relevance of anointing with oil, and the restorative power of prayer. What a blessing it is to be a church that cares for each other to glorify a God who cares for us.

Alan Crim :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 27, 2016

Where is your treasure? Alan Crim teaches from James 5:1-11, giving us a portrait of two kinds of treasure, one that ruins (vs. 1-6), and one that renews (vs. 7-11), both beginning with desires that can lead to either judgment or better treasure depending on how we act of them. In short, what we treasure will transform us, for better or worse. Alan's message follows a brief announcement from the deacons about Creekside's mortgage.

Nick Reed :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 11, 2016

"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God." (James 4:6,7) Nick Reed covers chapter 4 of James, showing that the pursuit of true righteousness begins with godly humility. Nick's message follows a quarterly missions update from Mark Kline, a prayerful send-off to the Hillesheim family, and an Angel Tree announcement from Marge McKeever.

Nick Reed :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 13, 2016

Our words start in our hearts. Whether it's in church, with our families, or on Facebook after a particularly contentious presidential election, we clearly need serious help in controlling what we say. Nick Reed covers James 3 and how much we need the Spirit of God to tame the tongue, to consider how words affect others and ourselves, to take every thought captive, and to build a heart-changing habit of abiding in Christ—the only way to really redeem our words.

Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 6, 2016

After some reassuring words about the shootings in Des Moines this past week, Bob Short covers James 1:26-2:13 and the sin of playing favorites. What we believe (that all people are created in God's likeness) should impact what we do (in loving your neighbor and meeting their needs without showing favoritism). Bob also explains the royal law (2:8) and the law of liberty (2:12), God's judgment under which should guide how we speak and act.

Nick Reed :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 30, 2016

Actions give a bullhorn to your faith. Nick Reed continues our series from the book of James with a message from 1:19-26 and 2:14-26 about a living faith that combines belief and action, a faith that overcomes fear and proves Jesus to the world by walking the talk.