sermon notes creekside - gainesville, · pdf filediscipleship (3rd - 5th grade) 5:00 p.m....
TRANSCRIPT
Sermon Notes
The Council at Jerusalem
Acts 15
God's Every Nation endeavor Is propelled forward by
I. Gospel accuracy
II. Church unity
III. Kingdom diversity
A sermon by Steve Gregg, Lead Pastor
October 30, 2016
^ Crecksidc 2640 NW 39th Ave 1 (352) 37S-I8OO 1 www.creekside.com
CreeksideCOMMUNITY CHURCH
Devoted to teaching God's Word, engaged in a mission to:
LOVE God and others
GROW in Christ and community
REACH our neighbors and the nations.
(www.creekside.com ♦♦♦ visit us on Facebook)
This Saturday, November 5th! We will have jobs of all sizes, items that
everyone can help with! The workday will run from 9am to 1 pm. Pizza
lunch provided! Phone Bill Spencer for more information at 352-222-
4104, or email [email protected].
Thank you for being a part of the Creekside FallFestival! By several measures, we believe thatnearly 500 people attended the event, including
at least 175 internationals! Praise God for the
beautiful day, and thanks to the dozens who volunteered with food, games, welcome desk, mu
sic, parking, grilling...and so much more!
Sunday, October 30th
9:00 a.m. Sunday School for 5th grade and youngerMiddle School and High School classesSundays@9 classes
10:00 a.m. Coffee and fellowship (south deck)
10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service
Nursery and Toddler care providedChildren's Church (2-3s and 4 years of age)Promiseland (K-2nd grade)Discipleship (3rd - 5th grade)
5:00 p.m. Youth Group
5:30 p.m. Treasure Seekers (2years-5th grade)
Events and Opportunities ...
special missions offering: As part of our worship service this morning we willreceive a special offering for missions. Monies collected benefit Creekside'smissionary family and mission outreach. Please give generously!
Men's Breakfast! A Men's Multi-church Fellowship Breakfast is coming up
this Thursday, November 3rd at the new time of 6:30-8:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Please plan on joining the men of Creekside, City Church, ChristCommunity Church, and Faith Presbyterian to fellowship, eat, and developstrong bonds across our city. Pastor Steve Lammers from Faith Presbyterianwill be the devotional leader for the event. Hope to see you there!
Women's Lunch: Next Sunday, November 6th in the Fellowship Hall following the worship service. Please RSVP by filling out the We'd Like To Knowcard this morning or email miffy(5)creekside.com, so that we can plan thenumber of meals we will need.
There's still time to pick-up a box for operation Christmas child! Be a part ofthis exciting missions opportunity, reaching children and families around theworld with the gospel. Grab a box in the foyer after the service! Boxes are dueback at Creekside on November 6th. Pray about how you can participate! Ifyou are interested in volunteering with this amazing project or simply havequestions, please contact Whitney Hachinsky at 407-491-6674 or [email protected].
November Board meeting: for all Elders and Deacons on Tuesday, November 15th, 6:30 p.m. in the Adult Education Building.
Connecting at Creekside...
♦ The Creekside website: Check it out at www.creekside.com.
♦ Like us on Facebook: You'll find a link on our website homepage!
♦ The Friday email: a colorful, informative email with news about what ishappening at Creekside. To join this list email [email protected]
♦ "One Another Groups": (Small prayer and Bible study groups) To join fillout a We'd Like To Know card or email [email protected]
♦ Creekside Prayer Chain: If you have a prayer request, or to be includedon the Creekside email prayer chain list, email [email protected]
♦ Creekside Youth Ministry; For information on programs and events foryouth, contact Hannah Casiple, email [email protected].
At the Christian Study Center: Readings in Faith and Culture. Presentation
and discussion of resources exploring Christian thought in our current cultural
context, no reading required. Wednesday, November 9th, 1-2 p.m. Confident
Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving through Deep Difference by John D. Inazu.
Led by Chris Musgrove, Director of CRU at UF. (Open to all, but of special interest to clergy, campus ministers, and church leaders)
Children's Ministry...
Worship Bulletins for children are available in the foyer. Please be sure toreturn the bag at the end of the service.
Our Children's Christmas Program will be presented on December 11th in themorning worship service. Rehearsals are underway, as teachers take the children to the second classroom over from the Fellowship Hall at 10:00 a.m. Par
ents can pick up children at 10:20 a.m. It's not too late to bring them to thisclassroom at 10:00 for practice. We are very excited about this event! Please
pray about including your children. Contact Tammi Curtis if your child wouldto participate [email protected].
Prayingfor our nation...
Praying for the election: Join us in a special evening of prayer on Monday,November 7th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the worship center. We will focus our
hearts and minds on praying for our nation and our leaders. "First of all, then, I
urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made forall people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead apeaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it ispleasing in the sight of God our Savior..." I Timothy 2:1-3
Love God & others, GVOW in Christ & Community, Reoch our Neighbors & the Nations
TfInternational
Friendship@UF
The 33 rd Annual
Thanksgiving Dinnerfor Internationals of Gainesville
Saturday, Nov. 19th at 6:00 p.m.Held at Creekside Community Church2640 NW 39th Avenue, Gainesville
• Delicious Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner •Special Musical Performances • Guest Speaker
Saturday, November 19th, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmCreekside and International Friendship will be hosting a banquet styleThanksgiving Dinner for 350 University of Florida International students,scholars and their families.
Join us for this delightful evening with International Students & Scholarsfrom around the globe who eagerly desire to learn more about Americanculture and to spend time with Americans. This event requires over 150Americans to be table hosts, food servers, food preparers, set up, etc.
Friday, November 18th, from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmAssistance is also needed to transform the church sanctuary into a banquet hall - seating at tables for 500 people.
Please contact us at [email protected] if you would liketo participate in this impactful evening that touches the hearts ofinternationals who don't know Jesus.
100 Year Flood in Southern Haiti
On Friday, Oct. 22, Haiti experiencedwhat is being called a 100 year flood. Oc
tober is typically the rainy season and in
deed, it had been raining most afternoons
since the Oct. 3-4 hurricane. This was any
thing but typical. It began raining Thurs
day night, Oct. 21. It was a wide spread
system that produced tropical downpours,
with frequent thunder and lighting formore than 14 hours straight. The main area affected was 20 miles on either side of
Cayes, where RMI's headquarters is located. (The mission center and our facilities
are located on a hill top and were not flooded, but several of our staffs' homes wereaffected.) As Friday dawned, it was clear that creeks and streams had become raging torrents and had overflowed their banks, flooding fields, homes, businesses,churches, school and towns. The waters flowed freely over bridges and roads.
RMI President, Dan Shoemaker, was in Haiti
to see things first hand, and meet with and
encourage our missionaries and staff
there. He was to leave that day. They left forthe Port-au-Prlnce airport at 5 a.m. but had to
turn back within just a few minutes due to the
high water overflowing the roads. They waited
until 9:30 a.m. to try again. They made their
way slowly through the flooded roads andmudslides and were finally able to get to the
airport - too late to catch his flight to Miami - he was able to get to Ft. Lauderdaleand barely made that flight. You can see a part of Dan's trip here. He said that he'dnever seen that kind of flooding in all his 35+ years in Haiti.
Many people had started to re-build their
roofs and tried to clean up but much of what
was left after the hurricane was taken or de
stroyed in the flood waters. The loss of ani
mals, foundations of homes, stored food, per
sonal belongings, vehicles and even actual land
that was washed away is staggering. This
flood, in and of itself, was catastrophic. Add iton top of the devastation of Hurricane
Matthew and it only magnifies the need for aid; food, roofs, water filters, rebuilding
homes, churches and schools to name just a few. Pray for Haiti Pray for RMI as our
staff continue to respond to the many needs around them and to the needs of our
churches.