Gospel of John Series

Gospel of John Series

Part 1: Biographical Sketch of John, The Beloved Disciple In this first sermon of the series, I took the time to give the background on the Apostle John. Because John often referred to himself as the “disciple Jesus loved” we looked more in depth at the...
Process of Preparing a Sermon

Process of Preparing a Sermon

1. God Lays a Message on the Heart of the Messenger Here you need to ask the Lord, through fervent prayer, “What is it that you want to communicate to your people, God?” Identify ways that God is communicating to you personally. What is it that He is stirring within...
Reading & Listening Sermon Prep

Reading & Listening Sermon Prep

It is a daunting task for a preacher to find the right resources for a sermon. At the onset of a sermon series, I strive to find a few “Friends” to join me along the way. By this I mean that I look for commentators and authors who have invested their lives in the...
Smell Like Sheep

Smell Like Sheep

A man once told me that I smelled like sheep. At first I really didn’t know what he meant; all that could come to my mind was visions of the many smelly shepherds that I saw in India out with their flocks on back country roads. I didn’t even have to get close to those...
Lessons from First Q & A Sermon

Lessons from First Q & A Sermon

This week has been crazy. The Q&A series got off to a strong start and I’ve had to do some rethinking and strategizing about the series after last Sunday. I’ve learned sometimes you can repair a plane while it is still flying, but other times you just need to...
One Another Series

One Another Series

In this series I went through 61 passages in the New Testament that had the phrase “One Another” in them. My purpose for the series was to expose the body of Creekside to the mutual submission commands of the New Testament in order to help the be the...