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CREEKSTONES MISSION
"Creekstone Church exists to glorify God by helping people come alive to the wonder of Gods grace."

WE AIM TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION:

Through Grace-Driven Teaching, Through Grace-Shaped Community, and Through Grace-Motivated Outreach.

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ESSENTIAL BELIEFS The Bible

The Bible is Gods special revelation to humanity, centering on the glory of Gods grace through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Therefore, as the word of God, the Bible alone is our ultimate authority for all of life, theologically, devotionally and practically.

CONTACT TEAM LEADERS

McKay Caston, Pastor of Preaching & Leadership mckaycaston@gmail.com Andy Woznicki, Pastor of Community and Discipleship ajwoznicki@gmail.com Matt Stephenson, Pastoral/Administrative Assistant mbstep2055@gmail.com Jay Smorey, Coordinator of Music and Technology creekstonemusicandtech@gmail.com Graham Sibley, Coordinator of Youth Ministries gmsibl7262@northgeorgia.edu Dottie Smorey, Coordinator of Childrens Ministries creekstonechildrensministry@gmail.com Jim Keane, Greeter & Hospitality Team Leader jimandjanetkeane@windstream.net Colt Dyer, Set Up & Facilities Team Leader crdyer3648@northgeorgia.edu James Fitts, Usher Team Leader jctt9563@northgeorgia.edu Dean Legler, Logistics & Transportation Team Leader, dean.legler@gmail.com Larry Charles, Compassion in Action (CIA) Liaison larrycharlespt@yahoo.com Creekstone is a partner with Campus Outreach, a ministry on the campus of the University of North Georgia. For more information, contact Campus Director, Caleb Martin at jcalebmartin@gmail.com.

Faith
People are reconciled to God, not by their own good works, but through faith alone in the good works of Jesus. Therefore, someone becomes a Christian not by doing for God, but by receiving from God.

Grace
Salvation being through faith alone means that people are reconciled to God by grace alone through the substitutionary death of Jesus. Therefore, the Christians standing before God is a gift, not a reward.

Jesus
Our only hope of forgiveness, righteousness, and eternal life is only gained through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, not by any merit or effort of our own.

The Glory of God

The goal of our theology is that God alone would receive the glory for redeeming, adopting and empowering sinners with new life. Therefore, there is no room for selfrighteousness in the gospel, but only for boasting in the cross of Jesus. For a more in-depth survey of our theological orientation, check out the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms and/or our extended theological summary on the Creekstone website. The Creekstone ofce is located on the Historic Square at 40-B Public Square South just above the Mass Bay Trading Company. The mailing address is PO Box 1234, Dahlonega, GA, 30533.

T odays Message: How to Fulfill Your Unique Calling Romans 1 2:4-8

FOCUS: KEEPING FIRST THINGS FIRST

Message 2 of 5 How to Fulll Your Unique Calling
TODAYS BIBLE PASSAGE: Romans 12:4-8 just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. (NIV)
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Get Connected The Get Connected card in the bulletins are for you to ll out and place in the offering basket after the message. Let us know you were here! Our offering goes to support the ministry of the gospel locally through Creekstone, regionally through our church planting partnerships, and globally thorough the missionary families we support overseas in India and Africa. Your giving is making a difference! Two Service Sundays Begin August 18th! To accommodate our typical fall surge in Sunday attendance, starting August 18th, we will offer two services through September 22, one at 9:00 a.m. and the other at 10:45 a.m. The services will be identical except that GraceKids will only meet during the second service. If you are a regular at Creekstone, please consider attending the early service, which not only will open up much needed seating space, but also will provide a great opportunity to welcome and greet the many new folks who will be joining us. FOCUS: Keeping First Things First Creekstones Summer Sermon Series This 5-week sermon series is designed to help us spend the summer wisely as we refocus our lives in preparation for the busyness of fall. June 30 - The Most Critical Moment of Every Day (Focusing My Heart) July 7 - How to Fulll Your Unique Calling (Focusing My Gifts) July 14 - Special Speaker, Alan Foster - The Blessing of Bankruptcy July 21- Creative Ways to Prioritize Your Primary Relationships (Focusing My Relationships) July 28 - How to Best Invest Your Time (Focusing My Time) Aug 4 - How to Live for an Audience of One (Focusing My Motives) Tomato Supper Fundraiser for the Community Helping Place on Thursday, July 18th To purchase tickets for this summers Community Tomato Supper fundraiser for the Community Helping Place, please see Joni Skogman (joniskogman@gmail.com) after the service in the lobby. Tickets are $10/ person or $25/family. To volunteer, just sign up on the Get Connected form. Sexual Recovery Group for Spouses Laurie Boerman, with Access Grace Counseling, will be leading a 16-week recovery/support group at the Creekstone Ofces for those whose spouses are struggling with a sexual addiction. The group begins the rst week of September. Cost: $400. For more information, please contact Laurie at 470-253-0950 or via email at laurieb@accessgrace.com. Laurie also will be holding ofce hours this year at the Creekstone ofces for personal counseling. Ministry Teams: Get in the Game! If you are not serving on a Ministry Team, we need you! So get in the game by signing up on the Get Connected form and put it in the offering basket after the message. Facebook: Creekstones Online Community Portal Our Facebook page is Creekstones public, online portal to the Creekstone community. If youd like to communicate with the church to ask a question, highlight a ministry opportunity, let folks know that you have a lost and found item fro Sunday, provide funeral arrangement information or just say, Hi!, just go to facebook.com/creekstonechurch and post on the wall. Be sure to subscribe to notications so that you will not miss any info facebook.com/creekstonechurch. Past Sunday messages are available on the Creekstone website and as podcasts on iTunes. For all Creekstone events and news, visit www.creekstonechurch.com

A LISTENING GUIDE FOR TODAYS MESSAGE: Main idea: Like players drafted into the NBA, Christians are people who have been drafted, or called, into a kingdom. When God calls someone, he gives that someone a gift that is to be used for the purpose of accomplishing the kingdoms mission. Each disciple has a position to play. A gift to use. A calling to fulll. What is your gift and how are you using it? I. Gift Diversity (vv. 4-5a)

II. Gift Interdependency (v. 5b)

III. Gift Functionality (vv. 6-8)

A Challenge: ________________ your gift and ________________ it.

QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION & DISCUSSION:

1) What is your primary spiritual gift? In what ways are you using that gift? 2) What gift do you wish you had, but dont? How can this be an opportunity to show appreciation and gratitude to those who have that gift? What if nobody had it? How do you think that gift ts with yours? 3) Discuss this statement, Mission is not easy, but it is totally worth it. Do you agree? Why or why not? Next Weeks Message: The Blessing of Bankruptcy (Guest Speaker, Alan Foster)

Grace Changes Everything