GET CONNECTED Please fill out a Get Connected form and place it in the offering basket after the message. Thanks! !Creekstone Church is on Facebook. Join the Creekstone Facebook page for up to date news feeds and special information. !Check out Creekstone’s website, for comprehensive Creekstone info - www.creekstonechurch.com !Creekstone teaching is on iTunes. Search “Creekstone Church” and subscribe for free. !TEAM LEADERS McKay Caston, Pastor of Preaching & Leadership mckaycaston@gmail.com !Andy Woznicki, Pastor of Community & Discipleship ajwoznicki@gmail.com !Kandi Ledford, Ministry Associate creekstonechurch@gmail.com !Jesse Turk, Interim Music Team Leader creekstonemusic@gmail.com !James Daniel, Technology Team Leader jdaniel@appstudios.net !Graham Sibley, Youth Discipleship Team Leader gmsibl7262@ung.edu !Dottie Smorey, Children’s Ministry Team Leader creekstonechildrensministry@gmail.com !Jim Keane, Hospitality Team Leader jimandjanetkeane@windstream.net !Colt Dyer, Facilities Team Leader colt.dyer@ung.edu !Alex Flewelyn, Usher Team Leader alexflewellyn@aol.com !James Fitts, Truck Team Leader jcfitt9563@ung.edu !Larry Charles, Compassion in Action (CIA) Liaison larrycharlespt@yahoo.com !Jeremy Moore, Campus Outreach Director rjmo521@gmail.com. !

WELCOME! We are so glad that you are part of the Creekstone Sunday gathering today! It is our prayer that you will find Creekstone to be a church family with whom you can connect, grow and serve. We really want our Sundays together to be an environment where folks can come as they are to experience heartfelt, God-centered worship and substantive, yet practical grace-centered teaching in the context of authentic community. So, please fill out a Get Connected form and place it in the offering basket after the message. We’d love to know that you were here! !CREEKSTONE’S MISSION "Creekstone Church exists to glorify God by helping people come alive to the wonder of the Gospel." !CREEKSTONE’S MOTTO "Grace Changes Everything!" !CORE COMMITMENTS ๏ Grace-Driven Teaching

๏ Grace-Driven Community

๏ Grace-Driven Ministry

๏ Grace-Driven Outreach

๏ Grace-Driven Generosity

!For more information concerning our denominational

connections, theological orientation, and other distinctives, please visit www.creekstonechurch.com. !

The Creekstone office is located on the Historic Square at 40-B Public Square South.

Our mailing address is PO Box 1234, Dahlonega, GA, 30533. Email: creekstonechurch@gmail.com

Phone: (678) 807-9164 !

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Dr. McKay Caston, Pastor of Preaching and Leadership Part 3 of 3: “Future Glory = Present Hope” !

TODAY’S KEY BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 Peter 1:3-9 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. !THE BIG IDEA: ___________________________________________________________________________. !MY NOTES:

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GET CONNECTED! The Get Connected form in the bulletin is for you to fill out and place in the offering basket after the message. Our offering goes to support the ministry of the gospel locally through Creekstone and Campus Outreach, regionally through our church planting partnerships, and globally thorough the missionaries we support around the world. Your giving is making a difference toward the ripple effect of grace! !UPCOMING SERMON SERIES • “Generation NEXT” In this sermon series, we are going to explore the foundations of gospel-centered parenting as well as glean helpful instruction that we can apply from week one. However, what we are going to discover about parenting is that, ultimately, it is a context for discipleship. This means that the goal is not merely behavior modification, but heart transformation. Whether or not you are a parent or a grand-parent, you are part of a church family that includes children, and every one of us plays a role in the discipleship of Generation NEXT. Furthermore, many of you will have children of your own one day. So, what a great opportunity to get prepared! !BREAD BASKET DONATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE April is Creekstone’s month to stock the CHP Bread Basket. Just drop off loaves on Sunday mornings on tthe table in the lobby and we’ll deliver them! !SIDE-BY-SIDE • SATURDAY, MAY 3rd Get ready to bless our community on Saturday, May 3rd, as we serve side-by-side with other churches. !“LUNCH FOR HOPE” • SUNDAY, MAY 11th Enjoy a catered lunch and time with friends at beautiful Waters Mill in Dahlonega while raising money for Nate and Lenore Nix. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for kids ages 4-10. Cash or check only please. Checks may be made out to "Lunch for Hope." For tickets or information, email Grey Haddon (grey.haddon@gmail.com) or visit facebook.com/lunchforhope. !K-GROUPS Creekstone is not an event. We’re a community—a family. This is why we have K-Groups, the home fellowship groups that meet on Sundays from 5:30-7:00 p.m. !THE WELL The Well, a gathering of middle and high school students, meets on Sunday nights at the Parks and Rec Center from 5:30-7:00 p.m. For more information, contact Graham Sibley at gmsibl7262@ung.edu. !GRACEKIDS! GraceKids is a teaching environment during the morning service that is designed for children ages 3 through 5th grade. Children who wish to participate in GraceKids will be dismissed from the service during the announcements just before the sermon. Parents may pick up their children after the service.

TRY CREEKSTONE’S MOBILE GIVING APP Yes, you can give to the work of the Kingdom through Creekstone using your phone. Just scan the QR code and you will be transferred to our mobile app, Givr, where you can select “Creekstone Church.” You only have to register once to set up an account with Givr, whether you want to give weekly or would prefer to set up a recurring giving account. However you give, please know how much we appreciate your participation in the gospel through financial stewardship at Creekstone! You can download a QR reader at the App Store for iOS or at Google Play for Android.

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