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Creekside
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Weekly sermons and other content from Creekside Church of Christ in Valrico, Florida
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How We Are Transformed by The Spirit
May 400:26:21Tap to summarizeHow real transformation happens through the Spirit of God, grounded in 2 Corinthians 3:7-18. This lesson walks through the unveiling of the Word, the freedom found in the Spirit’s presence, and the ongoing process of becoming more like Christ. Through compelling stories, biblical examples, and practical application, it explores both immediate change and lifelong growth. Whether you feel stuck or are seeking deeper spiritual maturity, this study highlights how God patiently shapes His people into holiness. Learn how belief, obedience, and fellowship work together as the Spirit transforms lives step by step. Originally Aired: 2026-05-03 Speaker: Rex Dutton 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596 (813) 685-0750 Office@creekside.life
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Seven Churches: Pergamos, the Compromised Church
Apr 3000:39:48Tap to summarizeA faithful church can still be ruined from within. Pergamos held the line under persecution, even losing Antipas as a martyr, but Jesus rebuked them for tolerating false teaching in the pews. This lesson walks through Revelation 2v12-17 and what it takes to spot a counterfeit message before it spreads. Main text: Revelation 2v12-17 Outline: - You cannot spot counterfeit doctrine without knowing the real thing - Antipas: faithful to the end (Revelation 2v13) - The two errors at Pergamos: Balaam and the Nicolaitans - Be Bereans and rightly divide the word (Acts 17v11; 2 Timothy 2v15) - Repent quickly, then hear the promises to the overcomer (Revelation 2v16-17) The teacher pushes back on outsourcing your discernment to the preacher. Counterfeit money, counterfeit handbags, counterfeit doctrine all work the same way: you only spot a fake when you know the genuine article. He covers Matthew 7v15-16 on knowing false prophets by their fruit, Romans 16v17-18 on smooth words and flattering speech, and Joshua 7 on Achan to show why sin in the camp has to be dealt with swiftly. The lesson closes on the hidden manna, the white stone, and the new name as Christ's promises to those who actually listen and overcome. Originally Aired: 2026-04-29 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596 Chapters: 0:00 Lesson: Revelation 2v12-17, Pergamos the compromised church 1:10 Recap of the seven churches 3:22 Counterfeit doctrine and knowing the real thing 5:22 The church must shine in the dark 7:07 Antipas, faithful to the end 8:44 The two errors: Balaam and the Nicolaitans 13:33 Be Bereans (Acts 17v11; 2 Timothy 2v15) 16:05 Know false prophets by their fruit (Matthew 7v15-16) 19:25 Mark and avoid divisive teachers (Romans 16v17-18) 22:59 Repent or else (Revelation 2v16; Joshua 7) 31:34 Promises to the overcomer: hidden manna, white stone, new name 44:05 Closing prayer
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Kingdom Character
Apr 2700:24:01Tap to summarizeWhat does God actually look at when He looks at you? Working through the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, Chaz Austin defines kingdom character as the consistent condition of the heart that produces a consistent pattern of life, then turns the parable into a mirror for honest self-examination. Main text: Luke 18v9-14 Outline: - Defining kingdom character: the heart God sees, not the reputation people see - Humility, not self-exalting (Luke 18v13a) - Brokenness over sin, not self-boasting (Luke 18v13b) - Dependence on God, not self-relying (Luke 18v13c) - The verdict: only one man goes home justified (Luke 18v14) Two men walk into the temple to pray. One stands tall and reports that he doesn't need mercy. The other stands afar off, beats his breast, and cries seven small words: "Lord, be merciful to me a sinner." Jesus says only one of them goes home right with God. This lesson presses the question of pride, repentance, and self-reliance, and lands on Jesus as the only ground of righteousness for anyone humble and broken enough to ask for mercy. Originally Aired: 2026-04-26 Speaker: Chaz Austin 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596 (813) 685-0750 Office@creekside.life Sunday Worship: 9:00 AM Sunday Bible Classes: 10:30 AM Sunday Evening Worship: 6:00 PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 PM (Formerly Bell Shoals Church of Christ.) Chapters: 0:00 Lesson: Luke 18v9-14 4:18 Humility, not self-exalting (Luke 18v13a) 11:00 Brokenness over sin, not self-boasting (Luke 18v13b) 18:04 Dependence on God, not self-relying (Luke 18v13c) 23:46 The verdict: justified (Luke 18v14) 25:35 Closing prayer
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Methods of Evangelism #4
Apr 2700:41:40Tap to summarizeSpeaker: Rex Dutton Originally Aired: Apr 26th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596
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Kingdom Culture
Apr 2700:33:10Tap to summarizeWhen the gospel actually goes to work in a church, it leaves fingerprints. Acts 2v36-47 shows the first congregation wearing six of them, and this lesson walks through each one as a portrait of what a kingdom community is supposed to feel like, sound like, and cost. Main text: Acts 2v36-47 Outline: - Kingdom culture lives out a common response (Acts 2v36-37) - Kingdom culture lives out a costly repentance (Acts 2v38, 41) - Kingdom culture lives out a continued resolve (Acts 2v42) - Kingdom culture lives out a captivated reverence (Acts 2v43) - Kingdom culture lives out a communal relief (Acts 2v44-45) - Kingdom culture lives out a contagious rejoicing (Acts 2v46-47) Being cut to the heart is not a one-time experience tied to baptism, and repentance does not stop there either. The lesson pushes hard on ongoing repentance, reverence in worship that is not casual or distracted, and a generosity that treats what we own as ours together when a brother or sister is in need. It also presses the point that the culture of a local church is not built by the preacher or the elders but by every individual who walks through the door. If you are looking for a sermon on Acts 2, the early church, authentic community, repentance, reverence, generosity, and what church is supposed to look like, start here. Originally Aired: 2026-04-26 Speaker: Chaz Austin Chapters: 0:00 Lesson: Acts 2v36-47 3:00 Common response (Acts 2v36-37) 9:18 Costly repentance (Acts 2v38, 41) 13:43 Continued resolve (Acts 2v42) 19:14 Captivated reverence (Acts 2v43) 26:15 Communal relief (Acts 2v44-45) 31:03 Contagious rejoicing (Acts 2v46-47) 36:00 Closing prayer
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Ambassadors for Christ: The Honduras Calling
Apr 2000:32:44Tap to summarizeA Creekside elder traces 35 years of mission work back to one humbling moment in a Honduras orphanage, then turns to Paul to argue that every baptized believer has been appointed an ambassador for Christ. Whether you go, pray, or give, the calling is the same. Main text: 2 Corinthians 5v20 Outline: - A personal calling that started in high school and got redirected by a 1990 trip to Honduras - A padlocked metal box of toothbrushes at Casa Kennedy that shook the speaker to the core - The biblical case for ambassadorship from 2 Corinthians 5v20 and the Great Commission - Creekside's 15-year partnership with Torch Missions in Tegucigalpa - Five ministry areas on the trip and a direct ask: go, pray, or give Paul's claim that "we are ambassadors for Christ" is not poetry. An ambassador is chosen, sent, and assigned to represent the one who sent him, and Matthew 28v18-20, Mark 16v15, and Luke 24v46-47 all say the assignment runs to every nation. The lesson grounds that calling in real places and real numbers: 10 million people in Honduras, a 66 percent poverty rate, and 15 years of Creekside teams working evangelism, medical clinics, concrete-block houses, benevolence, and visitation alongside Torch Missions. Matthew 25v35-40 frames the work and Acts 20v35 shapes this year's trip theme. The closing question is plain: are you ready to go, to pray, or to give? Originally Aired: 2026-04-19 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596 Chapters: 0:00 Lesson: 2 Corinthians 5v20 1:07 A personal calling 7:33 Humbled at Casa Kennedy 8:40 We are ambassadors for Christ 11:24 The Great Commission applies to me 14:15 Why Honduras 19:36 Five ministry areas 35:30 Are you ready? 38:06 Closing prayer
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Methods of Evangelism #3
Apr 2000:19:11Tap to summarizeSpeaker: Rex Dutton Originally Aired: Apr 19th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596
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The Idol of Fear
Apr 2000:22:57Tap to summarizeFor a hundred years Christians have taken turns naming the Antichrist and the mark of the beast. Every new headline becomes a candidate, and somewhere in the noise, fear quietly takes the throne that belongs to God. Main text: Matthew 10v28 Outline: - The idol of fear: when we fear the world more than the Lord, we have already chosen a god (Matthew 10v28; 1 John 4v18; Proverbs 9v10) - The fruits of fear: paranoia replaces peace, love grows cold, and people-pleasing snares the heart (Philippians 4v6-7; Matthew 24v42-44; Proverbs 29v25) - The death of fear: God laughs at raging kings, and the sealed child of God lives in power, love, and self-control (Psalm 2v1-4; Ephesians 4v30; 2 Timothy 1v7) This lesson walks through the long parade of figures and symbols that have been called the Antichrist or the mark of the beast, and asks a harder question: what does the chase reveal about where our trust actually lives? Hours spent hunting shadows and minutes spent in Scripture tell on us. The believer is not called to scan the news for a thief; we are called to keep the house ready for the Master and to fear the Lord alone. Because we are sealed by the blood of Christ and the resurrection has already settled the outcome, fear is not just unhelpful, it is irrational. The game is won. We can live free. Originally Aired: 2026-04-19 Speaker: Kegan 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596 Chapters: 0:00 Lesson: Matthew 10v28 9:16 The idol of fear 13:44 The fruits of fear 19:09 The death of fear 26:28 Closing prayer
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Seven Churches: Smyrna, the Persecuted Church
Apr 1600:41:37Tap to summarizeSmyrna was the only one of the seven churches Jesus did not rebuke. They had lost jobs, customers, even their homes for refusing to bow to the trade-guild gods, and Jesus answers their poverty with a stunning line: "but you are rich." Main text: Revelation 2v8-11 Outline: - Recap of Ephesus, the loveless church - Smyrna's setting: an industrial city where faith cost you your job - Jesus knows their works and their poverty - Where our true riches actually are - Persecution is about to intensify - Fear God, not man - The crown of life for those who endure - He who has an ear, let him hear A short walk through the letter to Smyrna with practical reflections on persecution, suffering, financial pressure, and the inheritance kept for the faithful. The lesson ties Revelation 2v9 to John 14 and Revelation 21, then turns to the warning of Revelation 2v10 with help from Job 1v7, 1 Peter 5v8, and Matthew 10v28. It closes on James 1v12 and the call to listen, not just hear, what the Spirit is saying. Stories along the way include a Lipscomb pitcher whose death sparked a campus revival and the speaker's own cancer survival at Moffitt and unexpected reunion with his oncologist years later. Originally Aired: 2026-04-15 Speaker: Mike 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596 Chapters: 0:00 Lesson: Revelation 2v8-11 1:47 Recap: Ephesus, the loveless church 3:23 Smyrna, the persecuted church 4:40 Industrial city, trade guilds, and pressure to compromise 8:31 Jesus knows their works and poverty 17:02 Where our true riches are 19:47 Persecution is about to intensify 21:39 Eye of the hurricane and the roaring lion 26:38 Fear God, not man 30:05 The "ten days" of tribulation 35:30 The crown of life 35:55 He who has an ear, let him hear 45:42 Closing prayer
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Self-Denial in an Age of Self-Fulfillment
Apr 1400:27:24Tap to summarizeIn Luke 9:18-26 Jesus answers the biggest discipleship question: what does it really mean to follow Him. To practicing "the Way". This sermon walks through self-denial in a culture trained for self-fulfillment. We look at Jesus’ own path of suffering and rejection, then His call to deny ourselves, take up the cross daily, and follow. You will hear practical clarity on surrendering autonomy and control, resisting consumer-driven spirituality, and walking in step with the Spirit. Along the way we connect the cost of discipleship to the rich young ruler, Peter’s failure and restoration, and the moment many walked away when Jesus’ teaching felt too hard. The goal is not guilt or self-hatred, but reordered desire where Jesus is valued above comfort, gain, and applause, producing the fruit of the Spirit with real self-control. Originally Aired: Apr 12th, 2026 Sunday morning Lesson 3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. Brandon, FL 33596
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