Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 12, 2021 While at the Temple in Jerusalem, Jesus took aim at what He saw as lifeless and empty worship that focused on religion rather than a relationship, on ritual rather than true righteousness. From Pastor Steve’s message on Matthew 21:23-32, we see Jesus condemn religious hypocrisy and commend true faith. Believers are challenged to acknowledge Jesus’ divine authority and act with spiritual sincerity. Steve’s message follows Norb and Kare...
Sep 10, 2021•51 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, September 5, 2021 Jesus tipping tables in the Temple, curing the disabled, and cursing a fig tree were confrontational acts. Who was He confronting and what are the lessons for us today? Pastor Steve's sermon from Matthew 21:12-22 provides 3 examples of Jesus' divine authority that confront religious hypocrisy and confirm His identity as a King worthy of worship. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Sep 04, 2021•54 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 29, 2021 Creekside’s mission statement—leading people everywhere to devoted relationship with Jesus Christ—requires us to reach out with Christ’s love to a lost and hurting world. Pastor Steve’s philosophy of ministry message leaves us with a recipe for outreach that includes a compassionate concern for the lost and a courageous commitment to good works. Steve challenges the church to ask God for compassion for the lost and do good for His glory ...
Aug 28, 2021•52 min
Doug Elrick :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 22, 2021 “And when He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, ‘Who is this?’ And the crowds said, ‘This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.’” Doug Elrick preaches from Matthew 21:1-11, the city-stirring triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on a donkey. Doug relays the significance of this day as well as the donkey, the prophecy fulfilled, the line of King David, and the perfect timing of God to reveal Jesus as Kin...
Aug 21, 2021•50 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 15, 2021 Giving sight to the blind, Jesus wanted those seeking Him to see and know the depth of His compassion. From Matthew 20:29-34, Pastor Steve outlines a 3 step process exposing Jesus' mercy in order to comfort believers, compel us to seek His mercy, and how to live in response to it. Steve's message follows a brief introduction to baptism and the testimonies of two young people who were baptized during the service. Worship music permitted u...
Aug 13, 2021•38 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 8, 2021 Pride is something that is highly praised in our culture but deeply problematic for followers of Christ. In Pastor Steve’s sermon from Matthew 20:17-28, Jesus offers a prescription for abolishing selfish ambition, which is the secret to greatness in the kingdom. “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many.” In a quite literal “come to Jesus” meeting with His disciples, the Lord reveals w...
Aug 07, 2021•54 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, August 1, 2021 Understanding that “the last shall be first, and the first, last” is a Biblical inoculation against jealousy. From Jesus’ parable about the vineyard workers in Matthew 20:1-16, Pastor Steve warns against a jealousy that presumes upon the grace of a generous God—or grumbles when God appears to be more gracious to others than to us when it comes to salvation. We sinners all have equal access to “grace, grace, God’s grace—grace that is great...
Jul 31, 2021•52 min
Alan Crim :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 25, 2021 Jesus told His disciples, “…I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Alan Crim preaches from Matthew 19:16-30, where Jesus challenges a young, wealthy person of influence who must weigh the value of the world’s riches and God’s eternal reward. The rich man’s greatest liability was a superficial view of goodness and the law, and he missed out on a far better tr...
Jul 24, 2021•48 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 18, 2021 The way the world regards marriage and family runs increasingly counter to what God designed, defined and destined them to be. In Pastor Steve’s message covering Matthew 19:1-15, Jesus taught 3 powerful lessons related to family on the permanence of marriage, the parameters of singleness, and the priority of children. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Jul 17, 2021•45 min
Jamel Crawford :: Creekside Church :: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 As a conclusion to our summer series exploring Critical Race Theory, special guest Jamel Crawford spoke to us at Creekside about a Biblical approach to racial reconciliation. Christians are reconciled back to God through Jesus Christ, and the church can model that reconciliation amidst current racial tensions and in light of historic racism in American society. Jamel encourages believers toward recognizing the image of God in differi...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 22, 2021 “Then Peter came and said to Him, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.’” The equation Jesus presented to Peter about forgiveness was solvable mathematically, but in terms of our debt and the limit on mercy, it represented something unattainable. Pastor Steve’s message from Matthew 18:21-35 guides the...
Jul 10, 2021•46 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, July 4, 2021 Are you partial to partiality? Are you willing to restrict your own freedoms for the sake of others? How does love call us to approach sin in our lives and in the actions of others? In Pastor Steve’s message from Matthew 18:10-20, Jesus teaches that love within God’s family is at times both tender and tough. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Jul 03, 2021•52 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 27, 2021 Meekness is not weakness, but disciplined strength. In Pastor Steve’s message from Matthew 18:1-9, Jesus reveals meekness as the route to greatness, through a humility that God requires and Jesus Himself demonstrated, and how we treat our brothers and sister in Christ. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Jun 26, 2021•57 min
Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 20, 2021 Happy Father's Day! Bob Short preaches from Matthew 17:24-27, where a question comes to Peter and Jesus about paying a particular tax, and draws out a lesson about freedom in the family of God. Bob’s message explores Jesus’ unique tax advice, the difference between sons and citizens, and what it means to be truly free—a “family freedom” that fears God first and then honors everyone. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Jun 19, 2021•45 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 13, 2021 Jesus challenged unbelief and championed mustard seed faith that leaned fully and humbly on Him. Pastor Steve preaches from Matthew 17:14-23 about these two steps Jesus took to stress the priority of faith in Him in light of His power and His plan. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Jun 12, 2021•47 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 6, 2021 "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." Jesus' promise from Matthew 16:38 to His disciples, as Pastor Steve explains, was not to be fulfilled in the distant future, but in a vision of the Lord's glorious transfiguration they witnessed in the very next chapter. Steve's message about this incredible event in Matthew 17:1-13 presents 2 for...
Jun 05, 2021•56 min
Mark Kline :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 30, 2021 "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?" Mark Kline preaches from Matthew 16:21-28—Peter's rebuke and Jesus' eternal perspective on discipleship. Mark's message is a challenge to adopt God's word as our mindset and to put God's plans before our own for a life fully lived. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
May 29, 2021•48 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 23, 2021 “Who do you say Jesus is?” Is the most important question to ask and answer. Pastor Steve preaches from Matthew 16:13-20, where that question comes with a conversation with Jesus and His disciples at the inauguration of the church. The apostle Peter’s confession of who Jesus is provides two insights Into Jesus’ person and purpose that should move us to trust Him fully, share Him boldly, and to serve Him faithfully. Worship music permitted u...
May 23, 2021•51 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 16, 2021 “Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline.” -US Consumer Product Safety Commission We are given warning signs not only to understand them but to abide by them. In Pastor Steve’s message from Matthew 16:1-12, Jesus issues warnings to 2 groups of people—those who deny the truth and those who defend it. These warnings alert us to the danger of false teachers so we can avoid the destruction they receive and the damage they cause. Steve’s message ...
May 14, 2021•1 hr
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 9. 2021 Jesus crashed through the usual ethnic, social, and religious barriers of His day, and He can do the same thing today. In Pastor Steve's message from Matthew 15:21-39, we see three examples of Jesus' miracles amidst a diverse array of people that communicate His heart for all people by celebrating their faith, committing to their healing, and being concerned for their strength. Jesus' love for the lost—whoever they are—should compel Christia...
May 08, 2021•57 min
Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 2, 2021 "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me." Jesus' words exposed the hypocrisy of the Pharisees who opposed His emphasis on a pure heart over pious tradition. Kyle Clarkson preaches from Matthew 15:1-20, where Jesus reveals that our inward obedience, devotion, and worship of God is what brings outward reform in our lives. Before Kyle's message we briefly honored Creekside's Gene Arns, who turns 102 on May 6th...
May 01, 2021•40 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 25, 2021 Everybody worships something or someone, but what makes them worthy of worship? From Pastor Steve’s message on Matthew 14:22-36, where Jesus appears to His disciples amidst a stormy sea, several demonstrations of Jesus’ deity and concern for humanity make the King of Kings worthy of our worship. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Apr 24, 2021•53 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 18, 2021 Before his delivering his message about Jesus’ miraculous feeding of 5,000 men near Bethsaida, Pastor Steve encourages us with a word about the importance of faith and love that foster unity in the church during the age of COVID. Steve then preaches from Matthew 14:13-21 and three loving expressions of Jesus that serve to confirm His royal identity, convince us of our depravity, compel us to mercy, and comfort believers in their daily lif...
Apr 18, 2021•55 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 11, 2021 Who do you aim to please? It’s increasingly evident to Christians that we are living in an age where if we must follow men, we must forsake Jesus. In Steve Smith’s sermon from Matthew 14:1-12, we learn that this dichotomy is not really new, as the Roman king Herod the Great faced the same choice before he ultimately rejected John the Baptist and John’s Messiah Jesus. Herod, the believer’s example to avoid, shows us the two faces of those ...
Apr 11, 2021•48 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 4, 2021 The empty tomb is the cause for Christian celebration at Easter—but that tomb wasn’t completely empty. We find a hidden treasure in what was in the tomb of Jesus as well as what was not. Steve Smith's Resurrection Sunday message from John 20:1-18 relays two convincing facts about this almost-empty tomb that demonstrate not only the reality but also the riches of Jesus’ resurrection—evidence that calls rebels to belief and compels the right...
Apr 03, 2021•49 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 28. 2021 Jesus didn’t show up in Jerusalem with the typical fanfare expected for a King. Steve Smith’s Palm Sunday message from Mark 11:1-14 nonetheless provides 3 indications of His royalty to inspire believers and invite others to believe. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Mar 27, 2021•51 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 21, 2021 Living in denial sometimes helps us cope with unpopular truth, and many who lack a belief in God and the gospel are willingly embracing unbelief. From Matthew 13:47-58, Pastor Steve explores the anatomy of unbelief seen in those who rejected Jesus as king, unbelievers who tend to be oblivious about the obvious, focused on the futile, stumbling over the straightforward, and impervious to what’s important. Steve’s message is an encouragemen...
Mar 21, 2021•52 min
Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 14, 2021 In Matthew 13:44-46, Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven and those who seek its treasure. Kyle Clarkson’s message from two parables reveals that the greatest treasures are always hidden in ordinary and unexpected places, and when you find real spiritual treasure, it changes every part of your life. Kyle reminds us that Jesus is the only treasure worth living and dying for. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Mar 13, 2021•36 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 7, 2021 Following Christ in a world that isn’t can be a disheartening and groaning experience. Pastor Steve preaches from several parables in Matthew 13:24-43. With them, Jesus gives His followers 3 insights that Christians—those who belong to Christ—can use to help us live as the church in the world until He returns. Steve's message follows a parent-baby dedication at the beginning of our service. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #26443...
Mar 06, 2021•59 min
Mark Kline :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 28, 2021 Jesus spoke in parables to conceal the truth from the hard-hearted and superficial whose irresponsibility with it would only bring more judgment on themselves, but also to reveal the truth to the sincere seeker who would use it to grow God’s kingdom. Mark Kline preaches about the Parable of the Sower from Matthew 13, explaining the story’s four types of soil and the spiritual meaning that Jesus unlocked for His disciples. In contrast to...
Feb 27, 2021•47 min
