When we fly solo through life and try to navigate all of life’s twists and turns, we inevitably crash and burn! However, when we yield our will to God and we allow Jesus to pilot our life, we find a better way. Yes we still have the twists and turns and we will still experience…
Matthew 6:21 reads, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”. This verse, combined with Matthew 6:24, “… no one can serve two masters…” tells us our main goal in life should be to love and pursue Jesus, rather than the temporary things of this earth. Loving and pursuing Jesus will lead…
The God of the universe is knowable, approachable, and loves us so very much He sent His Son to us so we might develop a very close, intimate, and everlasting relationship with Him. God also gave us a “Guide to All Things” by supplying His living Word in the form of our Bible. A deep…
A covenant with God means an all-in commitment. We don’t get to hedge our end of the bargain and we don’t get to apply human definitions to Godly concepts. God wants all of us because He loves us and knows complete obedience to His commands is what will give us the most abundant life. In…
We have all been commissioned by Christ to make disciples of all nations and that commissioning does not differentiate between age, social status, income, color, or what service you attend! Regardless of any limitations we think we may have, Jesus calls us to wholeheartedly follow Him and to wholeheartedly serve to promote His Kingdom. We’ve…
We are commanded by Jesus to go and make disciples of all nations and the Creekside Mission statement says, “We will reach the world with Jesus one person at a time by creating biblical disciples in relational environments,” so what are we waiting for? The greatest gift you can help someone discover is the gift…
We have all been commissioned by Christ to go and make Disciples of all nations, Baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything Christ commanded all of us! Creekside reiterated that commission from Christ so that we might be set apart and be a reflection…
We were created to glorify God and one of the best ways we can do that is to use our god given talents, resources, and time to pour into the lives of others. Paul writes in Galatians 5:14, “For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” The…
If we asked average parents what their plan was to raise great children, we’d get a variety of answers and those answers would certainly revolve around very worldly things. Almost no one would cite things eternal. As Christian parents, we need to be sure we follow God’s plan on parenting and need to be sure…
In Matthew 22:37 – 40, Jesus says we should love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, and mind and we should love our neighbor as ourselves. These commands sum up what it means to be a true friend and sum up the best way to impact the lives of others. Through…