STONE CREEK CHURCH
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We do not want a church that will move with the world.
We want a church that will move the world.
G.K. Chesterton
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JAMES
James Part 12: Greed / Indulgence
It is not a sin to have wealth, it is a sin to love wealth. As a believer we cannot serve both money and God, we can't love the world and Christ. Therefore we need to know how to combat greed and indulgence in order to put our faith into action. Like a calf fattened for slaughter, when we indulge in our riches we butcher our soul.
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- Jun 13, 2021James Part 12: Greed / Indulgence
James Part 12: Greed / IndulgenceIt is not a sin to have wealth, it is a sin to love wealth. As a believer we cannot serve both money and God, we can't love the world and Christ. Therefore we need to know how to combat greed and indulgence in order to put our faith into action. Like a calf fattened for slaughter, when we indulge in our riches we butcher our soul.
- Jun 6, 2021James Part 11: Concede / Control
James Part 11: Concede / ControlYou life will never be what it was meant to be... what it could be... until you concede control of your life over to the one who is actually in control. Until you concede your life over to God in Christ Jesus, life will consistently disappoint you and will be a waste. Stop ignoring God's will for your life. Stop boasting as if what you have and what you've done is your doing. Instead, recognize that God is in control and that you don't need to be. Life is so much more worth living when we let go and let God.
- May 30, 2021James Part 10: Condemn / Restore
James Part 10: Condemn / RestoreIn a few places in the Bible we are called to refrain from judging our brothers and sisters in Christ. In others we are called to judge our brothers and sisters in Christ. Is this a paradox? Is this a contradiction in the Word of God? It depends on the definition of judge. In some cases it means to condemn; in others it means to discern one's sin as to restore them in Christ. The former is a sin, the later is kingdom building and God glorifying! We must restore our brothers and sisters in Christ and we must never make a final ruling over one's character. That is God's responsibility.. not ours. Our's is to restore.
- May 23, 2021James Part 9: War / Peace
James Part 9: War / Peace
How long do you want to go on losing at life? How long do you want to war with God? How much do you desire peace in your soul? Today you can find peace in your soul. Today you can stop fighting every single day to find satisfaction and contentment. You can stop looking in the bars, the parties, the sinful relationships, money, popularity, prestige, or power. And you can find just what you are looking for in Christ. When we make war upon our flesh and our sinful passions by submitting to God in repentance and humility the Spirit within us will be victorious. And we will be fully satisfied in God... we will find peace with God.
- May 16, 2021James Part 8: Arrogance / Meekness
James Part 8: Arrogance / MeeknessHow freeing would it be to escape the rat race of self-promotion?According to scripture there are two dominant attitudes within culture; arrogance or meekness. Which one you adopt is determined by which stream of wisdom you drink from. Once again, there are two streams from which to drink. Worldly wisdom which is man-centric, or Godly wisdom which is God-centric. Shaping a worldview around yourself can only produce an arrogant attitude. It seeks to promote one person above all else... you. It seeks to benefit one person above all else... you. In the end, all that's left... is you. But, shaping a worldview around God will inevitably lead to an attitude of meekness. One which does not seek to promote one's self, rather it seeks the wellbeing of others and the glory of God. When you stop drinking from the world's wisdom, stop seeing yourself and your happiness as the chief goal of life you will be free from a constant toiling for your own glorification, knowing that if God wants you promoted, he will see to it in his way and in his timing. In the meantime, place your focus on Him. Stop listening to the world, adopt a God-centric worldview, and live in meekness before God and man.
- May 9, 2021James Part 7: Bless / Curse
James Part 7: Bless / Curse
Shouldn't we know how to use our words in ways that bless people, encourage people, and show people the love of Christ, rather than tearing people down, and discouraging them. James is being very clear here this morning... if we can't talk in a way that encourages others and blesses our God... then we don't necessarily have a talking issue... we have a faith issue.
Mother Teresa says this, “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” Nathaniel Hawthorne said this, “Words, so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.” Today our main point is this... the things you say tell us who you really are. The tongue will let us now if you are a person who blesses others... or a person who curses others. Let's look at the passage today and see six different illustrations and three different ways we can see how the tongue tells us who you really are.
- May 2, 2021James Part 6: Faith / Works
James Part 6: Faith / WorksIf i were to ask a first responder, how do you determine if someone is alive if they are unresponsive, I'm sure they would tell me to check their pulse, their breathing, or perhaps to shine a light in their eyes. If this is how we determine whether a body is alive... if the heart, lungs, eyes are working... why then is it not okay to determine whether a faith is alive by whether their trust, obedience, and love are working? James tells us in chapter 2 verse 26: "for as the body apart from the spirit is dead... so faith apart from works is dead.
- Apr 25, 2021James Part 5: Judgment / Mercy
James Part 5: Judgment / Mercy
James wants to help us practice God's Word, so he gives us a simple test. He sent two visitors to a church service, one who is obviously doing well for himself, and one who is not doing so well, and he watched to see how they were treated. If we don't get anything else this morning we must get this... The way we treat people is a reflection of what we really believe about God. We mustn't separate human relationship and divine fellowship. 1 John 4:20 makes it clear... if we say we love God but hate our brother we are liars. If we truly believe that Jesus is God, that God's Grace is good, that the Word of God is true, and that the judgement of God is coming then that will be made clear through the way we accept, care for, and love people of all walks of life. James makes it clear we cannot claim to be Christians and play favorites, show partiality, or discriminate.
- Apr 18, 2021James Part 4: Hearers / Doers
James Part 4: Hearers / DoersIf we refuse to hear we can't be changed, if we refuse to do we aren't changed, if we refuse to go they won't be changed. We must hear the Word of God and allow it to change us to the point where we intuitvely do what it tells us to do. In this way we recognize that our faith is real. Are you a hearer and not a doer? Are you a doer and not a hearer? Are you a hearer and a doer, but not a goer?
- Mar 28, 2021James Part 3: Temptation / Truth
James Part 3: Temptation / Truth
For those of you who have struggled with sin only to shrug it off as someone else's fault... sin just got a lot more serious didn't it. If you can't pin it on someone else, if you can't blame it on God or Satan... well now you have to deal with it... and dealing with sin is not easy. Sin is deception... so how exactly do we move from temptation into truth? How do we overcome the temptation to sin in our lives? Well, it's hard to bait a full fish. In other words... When we feast on the blessings of God we lose our appetite for the base temptations of the flesh. Feast on the goodness of God and you will no longer be attracted to sinful things. No matter what... you can't escape temptations... but you can beat them. How? By knowing the true nature of sin. Deception leads to desire which leads to disobedience... which culminates in DEATH. The better you know what sin is and how it manifests itself in our lives, the easier it is to defeat. And by knowing the truth of God's goodness... which is ultimately salvation in Christ. If we trust in Christ to take away our sin and the lure of sin forever... if we feast on his goodness... we won't have any room for sinfulness.
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GIVING
We give because God has given so much to us. God promises to multiply our tithes & offerings…but we don’t tithe so God can bless us with more. We don’t give to missionaries so God will bless our missions journey. We don’t do anything with our money to get something in return. We do it as a way to be obedient to God. As an act of worship. Money can be very powerful over our lives, and what better way to show God that He is worth MORE to us than by surrendering our finances to Him.
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OUR VISION
Depending on Christ we will Reach our world with the gospel to see lives completely Transformed.
In John 15:5 Jesus says; “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” At Stone Creek Church, and as followers of Christ, we are dependent on Jesus for everything, because apart from Him we can do nothing. We must depend on Christ in all things and for all things just as an infant child depends on his parents for his welfare.
We depend on Christ through three core values; Relying on the Word, Constant Prayer, and Authentic Worship.
In Mark 16:15 Jesus tells his follower to “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” At Stone Creek Church and as followers of Christ we recognize that it is our responsibility to reach our community and our world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Evangelism must be natural, relational, and intentional. We believe that reaching the world with the Gospel is not a mission given to the spiritual elite, but to all followers of Christ. It is each of our calling to be missionaries in our families, our jobs, our schools, and our neighborhoods. It is also our responsibility to do everything within our ability to see people evangelized all throughout the world by either going, sending, or supporting foreign missionaries.
We will reach our world with the Gospel through two core values: Relational Outreach and Strategic Missions
2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us “therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” Transformation is a key word in our faith. Without transformation we are left in our sin and destined for eternal destruction. With transformation we are made completely new with a new life and a new destination. Through the power of the Holy Spirit the worst sinner can become a righteous minister for Christ. We want to join with the Holy Spirit in his work of spiritual transformation.
We are transformed and seek transformation for others through the core value of Intentional Discipleship
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LEADERSHIP TEAM
Meet the Stone Creek Leadership Team
Shevi Sloane
Lead Pastor
Lisa Sloane
Children’s Director
Laura Childers
Office Manager
Don Johnson
Chairman of Deacons
UPCOMING EVENTS
BABY BOTTLE BOOMERANG
Sunday, June 20th
You can take a baby bottle from the basket in the gathering area and collect change or put in some cash or a check to help support Transition Pregnancy Solutions and the ministry of helping pregnant mothers in our community. The last day to turn in your filled bottles will be Father’s Day.
FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC SERVICE
Sunday, July 4th
On July 4th we will have service under the pavilion and will have a picnic lunch to follow consisting of Barbecue, and deserts. Make plans to attend and bring a friend.
MIDWEEK @ STONE CREEK
Wednesdays @ 1pm
Join Pastor Shevi and guests as we look at elements of the past Sunday’s message and topics that are relevant to where we are culturally. Live on Facebook.
Stone Creek Church Address: 2664 R & L Smith Dr
Phone: 434-792-1824 Email: laura@stonecreekdanville.com
Pastor Shevi’s Email: shevi@stonecreekdanville.com
Worship Service – Sunday’s @ 10:30am
Open Small Group –
Sunday’s @ 9:00am
Kid’s Worship
Sunday’s @ 10:30am
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