Doug Elrick :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 21, 2023 "The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.” (Samuel) Through a series of mistakes as King of Israel, Saul sidestepped God's rule, which ultimately led to God appointing David as his replacement. Doug Elrick's message from 1 Samuel 13 highlights the consequences of "running ahead of God" in relation to waiting on God's perfect timing. Doug's message ...
May 20, 2023•48 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 14, 2023 “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus…” God shows His favor on those who trust and obey. Pastor Steve preaches from 1 Samuel 12, where Samuel’s speech outlines 4 steps to embracing fidelity to the Lord as the key to experiencing His favor. Steve's message follows brief announcements, and afterwards Alan Crim offers a new Creekside deacon candidate for consideration. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436...
May 13, 2023•59 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 7, 2023 From Israel's victory over the Ammonites in 1 Samuel 11, it was clear that King Saul's leadership was off to a strong start. But it became clear to Saul that he wasn't the one to take credit for the rescue. Pastor Steve's message shows us three phases of Israel's deliverance that remind us it's the Lord who truly saves. Steve's message follows a special recognition of Creekside's high school graduates. Worship music permitted under CCLI Lice...
May 07, 2023•55 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 30, 2023 God used the search for lost donkeys to lead Saul to the throne. In Pastor Steve’s message from 1 Samuel 10:1-27, we learn from King Saul’s private consecration and public coronation valuable lessons about our own place in ministry and God’s plan for mankind. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Apr 30, 2023•54 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 23, 2023 We don’t always see God at work, but He is active in our lives nonetheless. Pastor Steve’s message on God’s sovereign work in Saul’s life in 1 Samuel 9:1-27 shows us that He is Lord of our circumstances, our choices, and our consequences. God’s presence in the obscure and ordinary parts of our lives still serves to advance His redemptive plan and move us to serve God. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Apr 22, 2023•58 min
John Ottley :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 16, 2023 “I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel…” (Phil. 1:12) What happened to Paul when he met Jesus? What happened to you? Guest speaker John Ottley, after a brief update about his chaplain ministry at Vermeer Corporation, preaches on the significance of the preeminence and centrality of Jesus Christ and the Christian’s unity with Him. John challenges us to read scripture with the tru...
Apr 15, 2023•56 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 Is seeing believing, or is believing seeing? What does the appearance of a risen Christ mean for believers and skeptics today? Following announcements and special music from Creekside’s Generation Jesus youth singers, Pastor Steve preaches an Easter Sunday message from John 20:19-31. The resurrected Jesus appeared to His disciples, including Thomas the doubter, and these interactions accomplish 3 important purposes in the lives of p...
Apr 08, 2023•50 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 2, 2023 “Prone to wander, Lord I feel it; Prone to leave the God I love. Here's my heart, oh take and seal it; Seal it for Thy courts above…” (Robert Robinson) Wandering hearts tend to reject a generous God and replace Him with greedy counterfeits who enslave us. Pastor Steve teaches from the rebellion of Israel in 1 Samuel 8 showing us 3 symptoms of a wandering heart—and one cure. Steve’s message follows music from Creekside’s Generation Jesus yo...
Apr 01, 2023•55 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 26, 2023 “…Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it Ebenezer, saying, ‘So far the Lord has helped us.’ So the Philistines were subdued, and they did not come anymore…” In 1 Samuel 7:2-17, God demonstrated his faithfulness and strength in saving a penitent Israel from their enemy. In his message, Pastor Steve explores 3 activities of God’s servant Samuel that displayed God’s strength through him, unleashed for the goo...
Mar 25, 2023•52 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 29. 2023 We need God’s presence in us, before us, on behalf of us and through us. In the wake of the capture of the Ark of God—and with it, the glory of God—by the Philistines in 1 Samuel 4, God assured His people that His presence was not diminished, but demonstrated and elevated to show their need for Him. Following an update from his recent ministry in India, Pastor Steve’s message highlights 4 ways that God’s glory is revealed in 1 Samuel 5:1-...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr
Jesse South :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 12, 2023 1st Samuel 4 doesn’t start or finish well for the nation of Israel, but God remains in control and isn’t finished with His people. From this story, Creekside Youth Pastor Jesse South considers several incorrect views about God held by Israel, their Philistine enemies, and the wife of Phinehas—and the devastating consequences of getting God wrong. We see that God’s revelation of who He is and what He’s doing culminates in the hope-giving p...
Mar 10, 2023•45 min
Kyle Clarkson :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 5, 2023 We can’t escape the Word of God, but we can embrace it. Kyle Clarkson preaches from 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1a, bringing out important lessons on the infallibility of God’s word from the strengths and weaknesses of the high priest Eli and the call and confirmation of his son, the prophet Samuel. Kyle’s message follows brief announcements. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Mar 03, 2023•43 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 26, 2023 Abuse and misuse is troubling in the world but tragic among God’s people. But God is faithful when we are not. Pastor Steve preaches from 1 Samuel 2:11-36, where the actions of Israel’s high priest Eli and his sons disgraced God. In Samuel’s time, God was cleaning house by cultivating faithful leaders (like Samuel) and calling out the unfaithful losers (like Eli and company). In our time, we can have confidence that even amidst unfaith...
Feb 25, 2023•50 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 19, 2023 Following her journey from hopelessness to joy, Samuel's mother Hannah writes a song of thanksgiving to God in 1 Samuel 2:1-10. In Pastor Steve’s message, what Hannah’s song teaches us about God’s personal, powerful and promised deliverance inspires us to worship the only One who is worthy. Steve’s message follows brief announcements and an update from Creekside’s Youth Pastor Jesse South on our youth ministry. Worship music permitted ...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 12, 2023 First Samuel focuses on three kings—Samuel, Saul and David—but points to a messianic King now on the horizon. Pastor Steve begins a sermon series from this Old Testament book with the birth of Samuel and the prayer of his mother Hannah (chapter 1), whose example shows us 3 faithful responses for believers resting in God's sovereign purpose. Hannah saw God's hand even in her hurt, sought God's help with her whole heart, and honored God ...
Feb 10, 2023•44 min
Creekside Church :: Sunday, February 6, 2023 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God..." To conclude our series in Ephesians, Alan Crim, Doug Elrick, Mark Kline and Mike Johnson share short devotionals covering Eph. 6:10-20 in place of Bob Short, who was out due to illness. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Feb 06, 2023•48 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 29, 2023 “Children… Fathers… Slaves... And masters..." In Pastor Steve's message from Ephesians 6:1-9, Paul outlines the practical application of mutual submission in two more realms: the relationship between children and parents, and the relationship between slaves and masters—the latter being descriptive (not prescriptive) of the culture in Paul's day, but relevant to today's employee/employer relationship. Worship music permitted under CCLI L...
Jan 29, 2023•47 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 22, 2023 With the definition and expectations of marriage being constantly challenged by today’s culture, the matters of marriage matter perhaps more than they ever have. Pastor Steve’s message about the Biblical responsibilities of husbands and wives detailed by Paul in Ephesians 5:21-33 lays out what it means practically for married couples to be subject to one another, and how Christ fits into God’s design for marriage. Worship music permitte...
Jan 21, 2023•52 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 15, 2023 “Be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise…. do not be foolish, but understand… do not get drunk with wine…but be filled with the Spirit…” Our identity in Christ should inform and inspire how we live. Pastor Steve preaches from Ephesians 5:15-21 outlining Paul’s encouragement to walk as imitators of God and not as imposters. Three distinct commands in this passage, each with a negative prohibition and a contrasting posit...
Jan 15, 2023•59 min
Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 8, 2023 “Be imitators of God, as beloved children...” Bob Short preaches from Ephesians 5:1-14 about the “imitators”—Who they are, who they’re imitating, the depth of their imitation, and the outcome. We are encouraged to live a life of thanksgiving, prayerfully discerning what pleases God, and shining as a light that doesn’t blind but reveals what is good, right and true. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Jan 08, 2023•51 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, January 1, 2023 So many resolutions we make end up dying prematurely from either forgetfulness or regretfulness. Pastor Steve preaches a New Years Day message suggesting 3 worthwhile resolutions for life in a particularly challenging world: a commitment to knowing God’s truth, a consistency in showing God’s truth, and a constancy in sharing God’s truth. Steve’s message follows announcements and testimonial for Bible reading in 2023. Worship music permit...
Dec 31, 2022•57 min
Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 25, 2022 A morning of Christmas hymns and short scriptural devotionals by Paul Kline, Colin Short, Eric McLaren, and Tom Baird about the promise, arrival, and sacrifice of Jesus our Redeemer, finishing in a time of communion and an invitation to salvation from Pastor Steve Smith.
Dec 24, 2022•50 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 18, 2022 “Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him Immanuel, which translated means, 'God with us.’” Jesus was God born in a body, and Pastor Steve presents 3 reasons why this matters. “God with us” was a promise that was foretold (Isaiah 7:14), a presence that was factual (Matthew 1:21-23), and for the purpose of forgiveness (John 3:16-17). Steve’s 15 minute message is followed by Creekside’s Christmas ...
Dec 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 11, 2022 Living out our Christian faith doesn’t come from behavior modification, but a new creation—trading the “old self” for a "new self.” From Ephesians 4:17-32, Pastor Steve brings out two tactics Paul uses to inspire us theologically and instruct us practically to walk in a manner consistent with our new identity in Christ. Steve’s message follows several announcements. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Dec 09, 2022•54 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, December 4, 2022 Unity plus diversity of gifts or roles in the church leads to maturity in the faith. Preaching from Ephesians 4:7-16, Pastor Steve builds onto the unity Paul teaches in the first part of chapter 4 to uncover the contribution of diversity and the consequence of maturity in the equation, revealing what it means to “walk worthy” in relationship to others in the body of Christ. Steve’s message follows a brief introduction of and interview w...
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Bob Short :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 27, 2022 As Christians, our lives ought to reflect our beliefs as we “walk in a manner worthy” of our calling. Bob Short’s message from Ephesians 4:1-6 points to the what, where, when, why, and how of walking worthy. Bob’s message follows brief announcements from Doug Elrick. Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.
Nov 27, 2022•59 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 20, 2022 In Ephesians 3:14-21, the apostle Paul transitions from teaching who we are in Christ to instruction on how to live in light of that truth. From Paul’s passionate prayer in this passage, Pastor Steve looks at three parts that reveal God’s desire for the church to know His love fully, grow in spiritual maturity in order to bring God glory. Steve’s message follows a time of worship led by Creekside’s Generation Jesus youth band and a pra...
Nov 19, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 13, 2022 What had at the time been concealed, the apostle Paul revealed that all believers, Jew or Gentile, “are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.” Pastor Steve’s message from Ephesians 3:1-13 shows how this mystery revelation serves to enlighten, encourage, and embolden followers of Christ. Steve’s message follows several announcements and a farewell to the Pack...
Nov 13, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, November 6, 2022 In a world of disunity and division, the blood of Christ offers something to come together on. In Pastor Steve’s message from Ephesians 2:11-22, Paul presents three facts that confirm the unity of believers in one body, compel us to live together in harmony, and conduct ourselves like a family. Steve’s message follows several announcements and a special time of prayer observing International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Wors...
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Alan Crim :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, October 30, 2022 “You were dead in the trespasses and sins… But God…made us alive…” Alan Crim preaches from the powerful depiction of the Gospel found in Ephesians 2:1-10, explaining sin's ruin, the Savior's rescue, and our salvation's riches in Jesus Christ. Alan’s message follows announcements about this year’s Christmas program and exciting news about Creekside’s soon-expected addition of a youth pastor. We also prayed for Ann and Courtney Carter, dest...
Oct 29, 2022•46 min
