Church guide

Please pray for Ray. He went in for Cataract surgery last week. Now he has only partial sight in the eye. He can not see things looking straight. The doctor says he has optical nerve damage possibly from a stroke. ??? of course they are not going to admit to making a mistake.

This weekend I shared a message "In God we Trust?" at The Carpenter's House. If you missed it, here's a link to an article teaching us how to truly trust God: https://www.guidelines.org/devotional/how-do-you-turn-things-over-to-god/

Yep, it's that time again: time to mess up your body clock by setting all the OTHER clocks back an hour at 2 AM Sunday. Oh, go ahead and do it Saturday night! See you in church, on time!!

Free pallet wood! All about 29" long and various widths. Not attached to pallets. Come and get it at the Carpenter's House, Creekside campus (3023 Oyster Creek Bend Rd., Oyster Creek).

Friends of Creekside & The Carpenter's House: we really need to borrow a "job site" table saw (a portable, 10" one with a fence) for our worship center renovation project, currently underway. Please let me or Cliff Robertson know if you can provide one. We'll need it for about a week. Thanks so much!

Friends and followers, Creekside Community Church is joining with The Carpenter's House Community Fellowship to better reach the community of Oyster Creek. We will soon officially combine under the incorporation of The Carpenter's House. Our web site and Facebook page will redirect to The Carpenter's House ones (if I can figure out how to do it). Stay tuned for more exciting news!

Creekside/Carpenter's House friends: I need to borrow a 20' (+/-) trailer to bring some materials from Tyler to use in remodeling the Worship Center at Church. We'd need to borrow it tonight/early tomorrow for a few days. Thanks in advance! PS: The original plan fell through 😒

We have about 20 pews available for anyone who will come for them. They are 12' long and are cushioned. We need to have them gone by the end of April. Please respond to this post if you are interested. Thanks!

Don't be late for church tomorrow!

Starting tomorrow, Feb. 25th, "The Mind of Christ" series in Adult Bible Study, 9:15 AM. The Mind of Christ is an in-depth discipleship study that introduces believers to a lifelong process through which God will renew their minds and their lives to reflect the image of Christ. Based on Philippians 2:5, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,” the study shows you how Jesus’ mind worked and how the Holy Spirit can teach you to think as He did. Great discussions, sweet fellowship, feeding on The Word! Come join us! (Sorry, no child care at 9:15.)

First Friday = PRAY for our community, our state, and our country, as Creekside and The Carpenter's House join together with Oyster Creek United Methodist Church in 1Church/1Day of Prayer. The most powerful act we can take is to pray.

Friends, yesterday I brought a message on the Persecuted Church, and how we must be praying and lifting up our brothers and sisters whose lives are in danger constantly simply because they embrace Jesus as Savior and Lord. I said, "This hasn't happened to us. Yet." I was unaware of the tragic murders in a sister church not 300 miles west of us. Was that heinous act "persecution"? Was it "terrorism"? What can we do? Here is what Thom Rainer of LifeWay, Inc., wrote this morning: We Are First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas According to the latest reports, at least 26 people are dead, including the pastor’s 14-year-old daughter. Many more are wounded. Families are devastated. The small community is in shock. My words are not adequate. But these things I will do: I will pray. I will pray for the families of those killed and wounded. I will pray for the church. I will pray for the community. I will pray for Pastor Frank Pomeroy as he leads and comforts his congregation in the midst of his own grief. I will pray for the shooter’s family. I will trust God for His comfort, His promise, and His guidance for those affected. I will pray for the gospel of Jesus Christ to be magnified in this tragedy. And I will embrace in spirit the members of First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. I will identify with my brothers and sisters in Christ. We are First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. We are your brothers and sisters in Christ. We pray for you. We care for you. We love you. Please, readers, join me in sharing your own prayers and love for this church and all those impacted by this tragedy.

Yea! Astro's won and we get an extra hour's sleep Saturday night!!

James Robert Martin

Kids Concert at Creekside!

This is an introduction video for our Oyster Creek Community VBS July 18-22, from 5:30 - 8:30 every day.

VBS is coming! VBS is coming! The Oyster Creek Community of Faith presents "Everest" July 20th - 24th, 5:30-8:30 PM. You can print out the "Enrollment Form" below and turn it in at City Hall, bring it by Creekside Community Church, Friendly Grounds Coffee House, or the Oyster Creek United Methodist Church. We had such a fantastic VBS last year and it should be even bigger and even more fun this year! Sign up soon! And, for you bigger "campers," we can always use more help, too! You'll be blessed!

Folks, this video was used in our Palm Sunday message today - so very moving! What do we do when Jesus "shows up"?