Sermon Series - Remedy

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Church at the Creek has a new location!!

Quotes on Character by John Maxwell

Character

1. It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.
2. You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.
3. Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.
4. Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.
5. Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With character, as time passes, influence builds and requires less work to sustain.

New Series....

Sundays - 9:15 AM & 11:00 AM

Christmas at the Movies.... new series in December!

Week #1 - The Santa clause

Christmas Trees?

I have been asked about Christmas trees and the stance of the church / Christians have on putting them up during the holidays.

Let's look at the two most common objections people make against having a Christmas tree.

#1 Some object on the basis that Christmas trees have pagan origins. It is believed that Boniface, English missionary to Germany in the eighth century, instituted the first Christmas tree. He supposedly replaced sacrifices to the god Odin's sacred oak with a fir tree adorned in tribute to Christ. But certain other accounts claim that Martin Luther introduced the Christmas tree lighted with candles. Based on that information you could say the Christmas tree has a distinguished Christian pedigree.

#2 Another common objection is the claim that Christmas trees are prohibited in Scripture. Jeremiah 10 is commonly used to support this viewpoint. But a closer look at the passage will show that it has nothing to do with Christmas trees and everything to do with idol worship. Verse eight says, "A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine."

There is no connection between the worship of idols and the use of Christmas trees. We should not fret or get worked up about these baseless arguments against Christmas decorations. Rather, we should be focused on the Christ of Christmas and giving all diligence to remembering the real reason for the season.

New Service Times

Service times have changed!! We now have 2 Sunday services: 9:15 AM and 11:00 AM .

Consider yourself invited! Hope to see you at CATC!