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Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 4, 2015

"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize." (1 Corinthians 9:24) Kyle Clarkson closes our Family Ties series with a message about the dash between the dates on our tombstones. Kyle presents the lives and legacies of three Old Testament kings to highlight the Biblical picture of living our time on earth that echoes into eternity, and a life worthy of the gospel. Kyle's message follows an introduction to Operation Christmas Child by Kari McLaren.

Alan Crim :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 27, 2015

"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in discipline and instruction in the Lord." (Ephesians 6:4) The third in a 4-message series on leveraging our position for God's kingdom, wherever we happen to be on the spectrum of family, Alan Crim speaks on parenting. Alan teaches that the Bible directs parents not to provoke their children, but to parent their hearts and point them to Jesus, nourishing and sharpening them, remembering that the end goal is that they get to know and serve our heavenly Father.

Nick Reed :: Creekside Church : Sunday, September 20, 2015

Marriage is not eternal, so why not focus your marriage on what is? Nick Reed continues our 4-week "Family Ties" series with a message on marriage based on Matthew 22:30 and 1 Corinthians 7:25-31, relating that the most important thing about your marriage is not actually your marriage. Earthly marriage is a picture of the heavenly union between the church and Christ, and all believers in Jesus, regardless of marital status, should look forward to and live in light of this truth. More information on the book Nick references, Francis and Lisa Chan's 'You and Me Forever', can be found at http://YouAndMeForever.org.

Nick Reed :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 14, 2015

God's call on us always holds the most Gospel reward. Beginning a 4 week series called Family Ties, Nick Reed approaches 1 Corinthians 7 and the topic of being single, highlighting five advantages of this calling. The most important thing is not your marital status, but your devotion to God and His mission wherever he has you right now. Pursue God and leverage your singleness for His kingdom.

Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 6, 2015

God hears the outcry of the oppressed. Kyle Clarkson concludes our Genesis series with a message from chapter 19 and the destruction of Sodom, a city known throughout Scripture by the outcries over its lack of justice, mercy and humility. Where can righteousness be found? Not in Sodom (Gen. 18), in Lot or his family, or even in Abraham. From this Kyle teaches that God will spare the unrighteous for the righteous only because of the righteous one Jesus. Kyle's sermon follows an announcement from Mark Kline about small groups and Awana.

Nick Reed :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 30, 2015

Is God our butler? Or is prayer meant to be something more than a way of getting what we want? Nick Reed preaches on the often frustrating and confusing topic of prayer from Abraham's bold and persistent appeal to God on behalf of Sodom in Genesis 18. Through relationship, persistence, and a healthy fear and understanding of who God is, prayer aligns not God's heart with ours, but ours with His.

Tim O'Byrne :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 23, 2015

God asked Abraham to do some pretty crazy things. As Tim O'Byrne teaches from Genesis 17, this included becoming circumcised at age 99, along with the males with him, to mark a covenant between God and Abraham's descendants. This man of faith obeys God, but also struggles with doubt when God promises a child to Sarah at age 90. God may be asking us to do some pretty crazy things too, and lives are changed when the faithful listen to God. But like Abraham, whose righteousness was credited to him by faith, we aren't saved by our acts of obedience, but Christ's (Romans 4). Tim's message follows an introduction to Fall small groups by Alan Crim.

Mike Johnson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 9, 2015

Session 1 in a four-session “Creekside U” Biblical teaching series on Christian apologetics, co-taught by Mike Johnson and Mark Kline. This is the first half of our August 9th class. In this session, Mike introduces Christian apologetics, discusses where faith fits in, and presents two arguments for the existence of God.

• The what, why, who and how of apologetics

• The role of faith and reason

• The argument from reason for God's existence

• The argument from morality for God's existence

Handouts (PDF) and slides (PowerPoint) for all sessions are available for download at CreeksideDM.com.

Mike Johnson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 16, 2015

The last in a four-session “Creekside U” Biblical teaching series on Christian apologetics, co-taught by Mike Johnson and Mark Kline. This is the second half of our August 16th class. In this session, Mike discusses the debates over the age of the Earth and the Genesis Flood as well how to think about evil and suffering in the world.

• How old is the Earth? How big was the Flood? How much does it matter?

• Too much evil and suffering in the world?

• Unanswered questions lead to atheism

Handouts (PDF) and slides (PowerPoint) for all sessions are available for download at CreeksideDM.com.

Mark Kline :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 9, 2015

Session 2 in a four-session “Creekside U” Biblical teaching series on Christian apologetics, co-taught by Mike Johnson and Mark Kline. This is the second half of our August 9th class. In this session, Mark teaches an apologetic overview of the Word of God.

• What are the different forms of the Word of God?

• How do we know the Bible is God's word?

• How did we get our Bible?

• Are there any errors in it?

Handouts (PDF) and slides (PowerPoint) for all sessions are available for download at CreeksideDM.com.