Have you ever had the chance to mention Jesus and said nothing? Maybe it was a coworker, a neighbor, or a friend who has no idea you follow Him. It isn’t that you’re ashamed of Jesus. You’re afraid of the eye roll, of being left out, or of getting lumped in with Christians you’d never want to be confused with.You’re not the first person to feel that way. When the apostle Paul arrived in Corinth, he’d just been beaten, chased out of two cities, and laughed at in a third. Years later he admitted he came to Corinth “in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.” And right when he was ready to go quiet, God met him at night with exactly what he needed: comfort, a challenge, and a promise.In this message from our Word Spreads series, Pastor Luke Heirendt walks through Acts 18 and asks a simple question: What do you do when God says “speak” and fear says “stay quiet”? The answer isn’t to wait until you feel brave. It’s to speak scared. You don’t need perfect words, every answer, or a defense of every Christian. If you know Christ crucified, you know enough, and the God who sends you goes with you.In this message:Paul’s arrival in Corinth and the familiar pattern of opposition (Acts 18:1-8)God’s night-time promise to a scared apostle, and how He kept it (Acts 18:9-17)Paul’s own account of preaching through fear (1 Corinthians 2:1-5)Why Jesus understands being mocked and lumped in with othersOne honest sentence you can be ready to say this weekCreekside Community Church is a church family in Elizabeth, Colorado, led by Pastor Luke Heirendt. We gather Sundays at 9:00 and 10:30 am, and we’d love to have you join us in person or online. Subscribe to catch every message in the series.Connect with us at www.creekside.cc

What if you’re spiritually hungry but settling for less because you don’t know there’s more? In Acts 17, Paul walks into Athens, a city full of idols and full of people chasing the latest spiritual idea, and shows them that the God they were searching for has made Himself known.Many people today would call themselves spiritual but not religious. They’re open to something bigger and skeptical of organized religion. Paul doesn’t scold that kind of searching. He honors it, because God made us to seek Him and He’s never far from any of us. But it’s easy to settle for a god we build ourselves, one that’s comforting, fits our preferences, and only ever says what we want to hear. In Jesus, the God we couldn’t find came to find us.God is more than a power you tap into. He’s a Person you must answer to.This message is part of Word Spreads, a series through the book of Acts following the gospel from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth.Scripture: Acts 17:1-34 (CSB)Creekside Community Church is a church family in Elizabeth, Colorado, led by Pastor Luke Heirendt. We gather Sundays at 9:00 and 10:30 am, and we’d love to have you join us in person or online. Subscribe to catch every message in the series.Connect with us at www.creekside.cc

When the door you prayed for slams shut, what does that say about God? Paul and Silas found out at midnight, in a prison cell, with their feet in the stocks.In Acts 16, the Holy Spirit closes two doors in Paul’s path and then opens a third, a vision calling him to Macedonia. In Philippi, the Lord opens Lydia’s heart. Then Paul frees a young slave girl, and her owners have him beaten and thrown into prison. They had done nothing wrong. And at midnight, Paul and Silas are praying and singing hymns to God (Acts 16:25). An earthquake opens the prison doors, but they stay, and a jailer and his whole family come to faith in Jesus.If you’re facing a closed door right now (a diagnosis, a slow recovery, a plan that fell through, a prayer that hasn’t been answered), this message is for you. Join Pastor Luke Heirendt as we discover that a closed door doesn’t mean an absent God. He still guides us, He walks with us, and He works through us, even at midnight.📖 Scripture: Acts 15:36-16:40 (CSB)About the series:Most of us believe the good news about Jesus is for everyone. But somewhere between Sunday and Monday, it tends to stay with us. In Word Spreads, we follow Paul from Antioch to Athens to Ephesus as ordinary people carry the message of Jesus into cities that wanted nothing to do with it. Jealous insiders, angry mobs, prison cells, and even church fights couldn’t stop it. Walk through Acts 13-20 with us and discover how the word of the Lord still spreads, and how it can spread through you.Connect with us at www.creekside.cc