IT IS FINISHED
Jesus gave us exactly what we needed. He showed love for EVERYONE when He died for EVERYONE’S sins on the cross. Three days later, He came back to life! When we choose to follow Jesus, He takes the sin right out of our hearts, so we can love others the way He loves us.
GRACE: How can I be a good person?
Our best isn’t good enough—but God’s grace is!
God loves us so much that He doesn’t give us the punishment we deserve for our sins. Instead, He gives us new life, freedom from sin, and changes us completely through His Holy Spirit when we accept the sacrifice Christ made for us on the cross. That is great news!
Unfortunately, culture perpetuates lies that keep us from reaching freely for God’s grace. The teachings of humanism center on humanity as the ultimate good, but that’s not true. We are all sinners. There is no one good, not even one. And relativism tries to convince us that we are fine, as long as we are authentic and we follow what we believe in our heart to be true. But the heart is deceitful above all else and takes us far from God if we haven’t been transformed by Jesus. We all need God’s grace. Every single one of us.
God loves us so much that He doesn’t give us the punishment we deserve for our sins. Instead, He gives us new life, freedom from sin, and changes us completely through His Holy Spirit when we accept the sacrifice Christ made for us on the cross. That is great news!
Unfortunately, culture perpetuates lies that keep us from reaching freely for God’s grace. The teachings of humanism center on humanity as the ultimate good, but that’s not true. We are all sinners. There is no one good, not even one. And relativism tries to convince us that we are fine, as long as we are authentic and we follow what we believe in our heart to be true. But the heart is deceitful above all else and takes us far from God if we haven’t been transformed by Jesus. We all need God’s grace. Every single one of us.
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me..."
Matthew 19:14
At Mill Creek, one of our greatest joys is leading and loving on our next generation. Our mission is building real life disciples connected to God, people, purpose and compassion. That begins at birth here at Mill Creek. We strongly believe in guiding, encouraging and supporting parents as they facilitate connection and build on what they teach at home.
- Nursery: Our loving volunteers begin that connection to God as a channel through which His love flows. Our babies - 2 years old learn 1 John 4:8, "God is love".
- Toddler/Pre-school: Our 2's through 4/5 year olds learn how Jesus wants us to connect to people. Kind words and actions are taught as they learn Matthew 7:12, "Do to others what you would want them to do to you".
- Pre-K/Kindergarten: As children enter Preschool through Kindergarten, we begin helping kids learn the pursuit of worship and how they fit into the big God story. To reinforce their connection to God and others they learn Matthew 22:37, 39, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart...soul...mind and love your neighbor as yourself" and Proverbs 16:24, "Kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul and healthy to the body".
- Konnect: Our elementary students (1st-5th grade) begin each service with the adults in "big" church. We start to reinforce the idea that they have a purpose in this world through Ephesians 2:10, "We are his masterpiece, created anew in Christ Jesus". And that purpose for all of us is to love and serve as Romans 12:10 says, "Love each other deeply. Honor others more than yourselves".
