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

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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 botanybill@gmail.com.

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 WHa-chlnsky628@vahoo.com.

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 miffv@creekside.com

♦ "One Another Groups": (Small prayer and Bible study groups) To join fillout a We'd Like To Know card or email smallgroups@creekstde.com

♦ Creekside Prayer Chain: If you have a prayer request, or to be includedon the Creekside email prayer chain list, email praver@creekside.com

♦ Creekside Youth Ministry; For information on programs and events foryouth, contact Hannah Casiple, email hcasiple@creekside.com.

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 tammi@creekside.com.

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 if4events@gmail.com 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.