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We are so glad that you are part of the Creekstone Sunday gathering today! It is our prayer that you will nd 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 ll out a Get Connected form and place it in the offering basket after the message. Wed love to know that you were here!

Welcome to

Creekstone Church
Grace Changes Everything

TEAM LEADERS

McKay Caston, Pastor of Preaching & Leadership mckaycaston@gmail.com Andy Woznicki, Pastor of Community & Discipleship ajwoznicki@gmail.com Kandi Ledford, Ministry Associate kandi.m.ledford@gmail.com Jay Smorey, Music and Technology Team Leader creekstonemusicandtech@gmail.com Graham Sibley, Youth Discipleship Team Leader gmsibl7262@northgeorgia.edu Dottie Smorey, Nursery & GraceKids Team Leader creekstonechildrensministry@gmail.com Jim Keane, Greeter & Hospitality Team Leader jimandjanetkeane@windstream.net Colt Dyer, Set Up & Facilities Team Leader colt.dyer@ung.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 Laurie Boerman, Counseling Ministry laurieb@accessgrace.com Creekstone is a partner with Campus Outreach at UNG. For more information, contact Campus Director, Jeremy Moore at rjmo521@gmail.com.

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

CREEKSTONES MOTTO
"Grace Changes Everything!"

CORE COMMITMENTS
Grace-Driven Teaching

Grace-Shaped Community

Grace-Motivated Ministry

Grace-Activated Outreach

Grace-Inspired Generosity For a summary of our theological orientation, check out our website. For a more in-depth explanation, please see the Westminster Confession of Faith & Catechisms. The Creekstone ofce is located on the Historic Square at 40-B Public Square South just above the Mass Bay Trading Company. Our mailing address is PO Box 1234, Dahlonega, GA, 30533.

Message 1 of 6 Transferring Ownership Dr. McKay Caston, Pastor of Preaching and Leadership
TODAYS KEY BIBLE PASSAGES:
Deuteronomy 10:14, To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it. (NIV) Deuteronomy 8:10, 12-14, 17-18, 10When you have eaten and are satised, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you... 12Otherwise, when you eat and are satised, when you build ne houses and settle down, 13 and when your herds and ocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God... 17 You may say to yourself, My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me. 18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth. (NIV) 1 Corinthians 4:7, What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it? (ESV) Romans 11:33-26, 33Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! 34 For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? 35Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? 36For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.

The Generosity Factor

Stay in the Current

GET CONNECTED! The Get Connected form in the bulletin is 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 and Campus Outreach, 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! THE GENEROSITY FACTOR: Discover How Gods View of Money and Possessions Can Revolutionize Your Life Money is not just a secular, nancial issue; it is a profoundly theological, spiritual issue. In fact, how we view and use money is one of the most signicant factors in determining the level of joy we will experience in this life. Since there are few subjects that have more potential to unlock a new personal and spiritual vitality in individuals and families, we are going to take six weeks to explore The Generosity Factor, a sermon series from Oct. 20-Nov. 24 that will help us discover how Gods view of money and possessions really can revolutionize our lives. THE 2013 CREEKSTONE VISION BANQUET SUNDAY, OCT. 27 Please plan to join us at Dahlonega Park and Rec on Sunday, October 27, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. for Creekstones annual Vision Banquet. This will be unlike any other banquet weve had in the past, being a true vision banquet, as we look forward toward our Particularization Service this spring. However, when we become our own independent church, we will not have arrived. We will just be taking off! Therefore, in view of Creekstones anticipated lift-off, well be casting a vision for what we pray that the upcoming years will look like as we journey into the future with the mission to glorify God by helping people come alive to the wonder of the gospel! These are exciting days. Please plan to be a part of envisioning it together. VOLUNTEER NEED We have signicant need for ve more volunteers to serve on our Sunday morning Set Up/Break Down (Facilities) Team. If you are willing and able to serve, please sign up today on the Get Connected form. Thank you! 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 just before the sermon. Parents may pick up their children after the service. THE SUNDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP: A Gathering for Students The Sunday Night Fellowship (a gathering of college and career age folks in the Dahlonega area) meets at the Dahlonega Marketplace from 5:30-7:00 p.m. as a time of fellowship, worship and in-depth, practical teaching from the Bible, led by McKay Caston. CAMPUS OUTREACH Creekstone is an enthusiastic partner with Campus Outreach at UNG. Weekly meetings are Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. For more information and/or to get involved, please contact Campus Director, Jeremy Moore, at rjmo521@gmail.com. CREEKSTONE YOUTH For information on Creekstones Youth Discipleship ministry, contact Graham Sibley, at gmsibl7262@northgeorgia.edu. WOMENS MONDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY The Womens Monday Morning Bible Study meets from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the church ofce. For more information, contact Kathy Christmas at pruefrock1951@yahoo.com.

MY NOTES:

QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION & DISCUSSION

1) Why do you think how we view and use money and possessions would be considered the number one spiritual indicator for grasping the gospel and living by faith? 2) To what does your money ow freely? What does that say about your true spiritual condition? 3) Describe the emotions that come to mind when you think of transferring ownership of your money and possessions back to God? How could this process enable you to take a huge step forward spiritually in actually living by faith in Gods Fatherly provision? 4) What does the gospel teach us about generosity? 5) So, in what practical ways might gospel generosity look like in your life?

FACEBOOK: Creekstones Online Community Portal Our Facebook page is Creekstones 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 anything! TRY CREEKSTONES MOBILE GIVING APP Now you can give to the work of the Kingdom through Creekstone using your phone! Either scan the QR code (Android will be available on Oct. 7) and be transferred to our mobile app, Givr, or download Givr at the App Store or at Google Play. You only have to register once to set up an account with Givr, whether you want to give weekly or prefer to set up a recurring giving account. However you give, please know how much we appreciate your participation in the gospel through nancial stewardship at Creekstone!