Sermons

The message of Christianity is one of God’s love for humanity. Sometimes though, the Christian faith gets painted as if it is for certain types of people who haven’t done certain types of things. The story of Jonah emphatically declares that no matter who you are or what you’ve done, God cares about you. Through a disobedient follower, a group of idolatrous fisherman, and a pagan city, this series of sermons proclaims that everyone can be engulfed by grace.

The term “God” is often used and rarely considered. Most people discuss the being we call God without ever pondering what makes him that in the first place. This series of sermons describes the three key attributes that are generally ascribed to God – omniscience (all knowing), omnipotence (all powerful), and omnibenevolence (all loving) – and clarifies how all three can be simultaneously true of one divine being. Through this clarification, hearers will begin to understand that who God is, matters to who they are and how they live.

Almost everyone has an opinion about what church is and how it should be done. The goal of this series is to help people understand Jesus’ thoughts and feelings about church by examining his admonishment, as recorded in Revelation 2-3, to seven 1st century churches.

After C.S. Lewis’ wife died he penned the following words which were published in the book A Grief Observed: Meanwhile, where is God? This is one of the most disquieting symptoms. When you are happy, so happy…and turn to Him with gratitude and praise, you will be—or so it feels—welcomed with open arms. But go to Him when your need is desperate, when all other help is vain, and what do you find? A door slammed in your face… Most who have grieved have felt/thought something similar and wondered where God has gone. This series of sermons is a biblical response to the thoughts, feelings, and questions of our pastor and his wife as they grieved two miscarriages in one year (watch the video below for an explanation in our pastor’s words). All of the sermons point to one truth: In the midst of grief, God can be found.

These days a lot of people are asking the same question, What is love? For many this questions is asked because they don’t want their baby, or anyone else, to hurt them no more…no more. Truthfully, almost everyone, at some point, has played their heart while another played their game and…it gave love a bad name. Yes, sometimes love stinks. But, some choose to ride the love roller coaster anyway. They search everywhere for this crazy thing called love. They have allowed themselves to be prisoners of love. They are addicted to love. But, deep in their soul, they know that they’ve lost that lovin’ feeling…oh that loving feeling. But, lets return the commonly asked question, What is love? Maybe, this crazy little thing called love is not so bad after all. Maybe love seems to bite, only because we have a poor vision of love. Perhaps there is a groovy kind of love, an endless love. What if, instead of thinking we love somebody, but wanting to know for sure, we could be certain? What if, instead of musing, I want to know what love is, we could define it in tangible ways – ways that we could live out. If this were true, perhaps then, we could see the power of love.

Busy, busy, busy. It seems like everyone is busy. At the same time, everyone wants to do more: I wish I had more time to spend with my family. I should read more. This year, I will exercise more. In this series of sermons on laziness (a sequel to The Skinny Glutton) you will learn why busyness is not the opposite of laziness, why you might be a busy sluggard (It probably isn’t that you do too little), and how you can overcome the problem of having too much to do, with too little time to do it.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the knowledge that something else is more important than cowering when fear comes. In this sermon, Matt Conniry uses poetry, humor, and story to show Christians that they ought to have courage because they live for something (someone) of the greatest importance. In doing so he challenges listeners to stand strong, not running from things that bring spiritual fear and touches on a wide variety of relevant subjects that sometimes make Christians afraid.COURAGE: LIVING FOR THAT WHICH IS IMPORTANTIMPACTED?MORE SERMONSShare this Post

The Bible is full of incredible stories – some of the most famous come to us from the Old Testament. These stories (i.e. Noah’s Ark, Samson and Delilah, David and Goliath, etc.) are known, at least partially, by most. Sadly, their familiarity often causes the excitement, beauty, and meaning to be lost on the hearers. This sermon series aims to breathe life back into the wonderful stories of old, pushing hearers to move past the mundane and live extraordinary lives of faith.

Written over 2,500 years ago, the book of Malachi has much to say to the culture of today. It speaks of half-hearted worship, allowing sin to become normal, divorce, and the difficulty in remaining faithful to God when it doesn’t seem beneficial – all things that need attention in our time. The book, a dialogue between people and God, offers people in all ages clear guidance on how to live out a real and vibrant faithfulness. We hope that you will listen to these sermons on Malachi and develop a distinct faith.

Too often people live insignificant lives. A majority of humanity lives only for their own sustenance and satisfaction. This either either causes or comes from lives that are fear filled, worry driven, and timid. Christians do not seem to be immune to this type of attitude. They often live scared and it prevents them from accomplishing their God given purposes. The Bible shows something different. It shows that Christians shouldn’t be living only to stay alive and be comfortable, but rather should be living to change the world for the glory of God. Moreover, the Bible shows us that Christians should not just be attempting to change the world, but have the ability to do so through their relationship with God. Jesus himself declares that his followers “will do will do the works [he has] been doing, and they will do even greater things than these…” This sermon, which focuses on the theme verse for Creekside Bible Church’s 2013 VBS, will help you know how you can live your life facing fear and trusting God.