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THE LEAST OF THESE
SENIOR PASTOR KEITH STEWART
Matthew 25:31-46

Thirty-six years ago, we planted Springcreek Church. Over the years, God has been changing the church we planted-expanding our vision, softening our hearts, and teaching us to see Jesus in unexpected places.

In this message, Pastor Keith shares powerful stories from Kenya, Brazil, and Guatemala, and unpacks what Jesus teaches in Matthew 25 about the surprising ways He shows up "incognito" among the poor, the hurting, and the forgotten. This isn't just a message about helping others. It's an invitation to encounter Jesus, to live with compassion, and to become more fully the church He's calling us to be.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Keith described his encounter with Oliver as a moment when he realized, “He was rich. I was poor.” What do you think he meant? In what ways can someone possess material wealth and still experience another kind of poverty?

2. Read Matthew 25:31–46 together. What stands out to you most about the criteria Jesus uses to distinguish the sheep from the goats? What, if anything, makes you uncomfortable or challenges the way you have thought about following Jesus?

3. The message says, “The way you respond to ‘the least of these’ demonstrates where your true identity lies.” Why are acts of compassion evidence of genuine faith rather than a way of earning salvation?

4. Both the sheep and the goats seem surprised by Jesus’ verdict. Neither group realized that their treatment of vulnerable people was actually their treatment of Jesus. What does that suggest about the kind of life Jesus expects His followers to live?

5. Keith said, “Jesus is constantly showing up in our lives incognito.” How might believing that change the way you see someone who is poor, homeless, imprisoned, addicted, lonely, sick, an immigrant, or otherwise vulnerable?

6. One of the strongest warnings in Matthew 25 concerns sins of omission—not merely the wrong things we do, but the right things we fail to do. Where are you most tempted to see a need but assume someone else will take care of it?

7. Jesus mentions remarkably ordinary acts: feeding someone, offering a drink, welcoming a stranger, providing clothing, caring for the sick, visiting a prisoner. Why do you think Jesus places such significance on things almost anyone can do? What is one simple act of compassion that is realistically within your reach right now?

8. In both the Oliver and Gabriel stories, Keith went into impoverished communities assuming he had something to give and discovered that he was also the one who needed to receive. What can we learn from people whose life circumstances are very different from our own? How does this keep Christian service from becoming paternalistic?

9. Keith concluded, “Thirty-six years ago, we planted a church. Somewhere along the way, God began changing the church we planted.” What kind of church do you believe God is continuing to form Springcreek into? What would it look like for us—not merely church programs or staff—to become more fully that church?

10. Personal challenge: Who is one person or group of people you may have been overlooking, avoiding, judging, or simply failing to notice? What would it look like this week to approach that person not merely as someone who needs something from you, but as someone through whom you might encounter Jesus?

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THE POWER OF “AND”
Pastor Jerrid Fletcher
September 13, 2026

"The Power of 'And'" unpacks one of the smallest words in the English language to make one of the largest points in Scripture: God rarely erases what's hard — He joins Himself to it. Anchored in Luke 8, the message follows Jairus, a synagogue ruler whose dying daughter puts him at Jesus' feet carrying faith and fear in the same breath. When word comes that she has died, Jesus doesn't deny the report — He speaks over it: "Don't be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed." From there the message builds two convictions: fear may be real, but it doesn't get the final word, and a report may be true, but it isn't the whole truth. It closes with a personal testimony of a season marked by repeated loss, and the "ands" that followed — closer family, deeper presence, real grief that didn't cancel real grace. The invitation is simple: stop putting a period where God has placed a comma.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Read Luke 8:40–56 slowly, once for the story and once just watching for the word "and."

2. Where has a report — a diagnosis, a rejection, a hard season — been given more authority in your mind than it should have?

3. What voice needs to be "put outside" before you can believe again?

4. Finish this sentence honestly: "I'm tired, and ___." / "I don't understand, and ___."

5. Write your own list of "ands" from a hard season — what did God do in the middle of it that you might've missed if you only looked at the loss?

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MAKE ROOM
Dr. Jessica Fernandez
September 06, 2026

In 2 Kings 4, the Shunammite woman did something simple but significant: she made room for the presence of God. Long before she received a promise, experienced a miracle, or saw her deepest desire fulfilled, she intentionally created space for God to dwell.

In Make Room, we’ll discover what her story teaches us about the crowded places in our own lives. Our schedules can be full, our minds overwhelmed, and our hearts guarded by disappointment—yet God continues to meet us in those places. Sometimes the question isn’t simply, What am I carrying? but what am I making room for?

Whether you’re standing between disappointment and hope, exhaustion and renewal, or what has been and what could be, God is still speaking in the doorway. Maybe it’s time to clear the clutter, reopen some rooms, and make space for God to move again.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. The Shunammite woman recognized something sacred in Elisha before anyone told her what to do. What helps you recognize where God is at work in your life?

2. She served without asking for anything in return. Where do you notice yourself becoming transactional with God—obeying, serving, or giving mainly because you hope to receive something back?

3. When Elisha spoke to her deepest desire, her response revealed guarded hope. Is there an area where disappointment has made you cautious about trusting God again?

4. She lived in a compromised culture without allowing the culture to compromise her devotion. What pressure are you currently facing to conform, stay silent, or drift spiritually?

5. What is one specific way you can create space this week for God to speak, correct, restore, or redirect you?

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LEARN TO LAUGH AGAIN
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
August 30, 2026

Sometimes life becomes so heavy that we forget what it feels like to laugh.

Laughter doesn’t deny our pain or pretend that everything is okay. Sometimes it is one of the first signs that healing has begun—that we are regaining perspective, reconnecting with others, and rediscovering the joy God never intended us to lose.

This Sunday at Springcreek, we’re going to laugh together and explore God’s gift of joy in a message called LEARN TO LAUGH AGAIN.

If life has gotten the better of you lately, this message is especially for you.

Discussion Questions

1. Who is someone who consistently makes you laugh? What is it about that person or your relationship that creates laughter?

2. Read Ecclesiastes 3.1–4. Why do you think Scripture places “a time to laugh” alongside experiences such as weeping and mourning? What does this suggest about the place of laughter in a healthy spiritual life?

3. The message described laughter as power, perspective, and perseverance. Which of these have you experienced most clearly? Can you share a time when laughter helped you endure something difficult?

4. Read Luke 6.21: “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.” What kind of hope is Jesus offering to people who are suffering? How is this different from simply telling someone to cheer up?

5. Jesus used exaggeration and absurd imagery—such as a plank in someone’s eye or swallowing a camel—to expose uncomfortable truths. Why can humor sometimes help us recognize something about ourselves that we might resist if it were communicated through criticism?

6. “Laughter is the shortest distance between two hearts.” How has shared laughter helped you connect with someone, reduce tension, or feel less alone?

7. Read Proverbs 14.13. How can laughter become a mask that conceals sadness, fear, or pain? How can we create relationships in which people feel safe enough to let others see what is behind the laughter?

8. What is the difference between humor that heals and humor that wounds? What warning signs tell us that a joke, sarcasm, or teasing has crossed the line and become harmful?

9. Paul wrote repeatedly about joy while living through suffering and imprisonment. What is the difference between happiness based on circumstances and joy rooted in God’s presence?

10. Is there an area of your life that has become so heavy that you have lost some of your capacity for joy or laughter? What might returning to the source of your joy—God Himself—look like for you this week?

Closing Reflection

Pray for those in the group who are carrying especially heavy burdens. Ask God to help everyone face sorrow honestly, receive the support of others, rediscover the joy of His presence, and recognize the moments when healing allows them to laugh again.

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OUR LONELINESS EPIDEMIC
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
August 23, 2026

You can be surrounded by people and feel completely alone. You can share a home, a workplace, even a bed with someone—and still feel disconnected.
That’s because loneliness isn’t really about being alone. It’s about not feeling connected.

This Sunday at Springcreek, we’re talking about OUR LONELINESS EPIDEMIC—why loneliness affects people of every age and stage of life, how it can pull us into a downward spiral, and what we can do to break the cycle.

Loneliness isn’t shameful evidence that something is wrong with you. It may simply be telling you, “Pay attention. Something needs connection.”

And when it does, there are two directions we need to move:

Reach up. Reach out.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Keith said, “Loneliness is about not feeling connected, not about being alone.” What is the difference between loneliness and simply being alone? Have you ever experienced loneliness while surrounded by other people? Conversely, have you experienced being alone without feeling lonely?

2. Read Psalm 142:4–5 and Psalm 25:16–17. What do David’s words teach us about loneliness? Why is it important to recognize that spiritually mature people can still experience profound loneliness?

3. The message described a downward spiral: Pain → Passivity → Pity Parties → More Pain. Which part of that cycle do you think is easiest to get trapped in? How can pain cause us to withdraw from the very relationships we need? What are some ways our thoughts and behaviors can unintentionally reinforce our loneliness?

4. “You may not have chosen your loneliness, but you can choose how you respond to it.” What does taking responsibility for our response look like without blaming ourselves for being lonely? What is one healthy action someone could take when they recognize they are becoming isolated?

5. Discuss the idea of “bids for connection.” What are some small ways people make bids for connection that we easily overlook? Think about your closest relationships: do you tend to turn away, turn against, or turn toward? What might “turning toward” look like this week?

6. One of the surprising claims in the message was that solitude can actually be a remedy for loneliness. How is solitude different from isolation? Read John 8:29. How did Jesus’ relationship with His Father affect His experience of being alone? What practices help you experience solitude as time with God rather than simply time away from people?

7. The message compared loneliness to physical pain—an early warning system telling us that something needs attention. How might thinking about loneliness this way change the way we respond to it? Instead of merely trying to escape the feeling, what might loneliness be telling you about your relationships with God or other people?

8. The message ended with two simple directions: “Reach Up. Reach Out.” What would each of those look like practically in your life right now? Identify one way you can intentionally reach up toward God and one way you can reach out toward another person this week.

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RELENTLESS
When God Changes The Messenger
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
August 16, 2026

What if the greatest obstacle to God’s mission isn’t the people we’re trying to reach—but the parts of us God must change before we can reach them?

In Acts 10, God sends Peter to a Gentile Roman officer named Cornelius. But before God changes Cornelius’ life, He begins changing Peter—challenging lifelong assumptions, dismantling old prejudices, and expanding his understanding of just how far God’s grace reaches.

Nineveh wasn’t God’s only project. Jonah was.
Cornelius wasn’t God’s only project. Peter was.
And the people God wants us to love aren’t His only project. We are.


DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. The message distinguishes between a technical challenge (“What do I need to do?”) and an adaptive challenge (“Who do I need to become?”). Where have you experienced God asking you not simply to do something differently, but to become different?

2. Peter had beliefs and practices he sincerely thought represented faithfulness to God, yet God challenged some of those categories. Why is it particularly difficult to change when we believe our existing position is faithful to God?

3. Before Peter ever arrived at Cornelius' house, God was already at work in Cornelius' life. How might it change the way we relate to people if we approached them believing God may already be doing something in their lives that we cannot see?

4. Peter eventually crossed a literal threshold and entered the home of someone he once would have considered an outsider. What kinds of “thresholds” still separate Christians from people today? Which ones might Jesus be asking us to cross?

5. Both Jonah and Peter were sent toward people they had been conditioned to regard as enemies or outsiders. Jonah resisted God's heart; Peter eventually allowed God to change his. Where do you see yourself in these two stories?

6. The message says, “Sometimes the greatest obstacle to God's mission isn't the people we're trying to reach. It's the parts of us that God must change before we can reach them.” What might God need to change in us—fear, prejudice, assumptions, discomfort, judgment, resentment—in order to love people more like Jesus does?

7. The Museum of Tolerance illustration assumes that none of us is completely free from prejudice. What are some subtle ways we pre-judge people based on appearance, politics, lifestyle, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, religion, or other differences?

8. The message concludes, “Nineveh wasn't God's only project. Jonah was. Cornelius wasn't God's only project. Peter was. And the people God wants us to love aren't His only project. We are.” What do you sense God may currently be trying to change, enlarge, or heal in you?

Closing prayer: Ask each person to quietly identify one person or group they find difficult to understand or love. Then pray the prayer from the message together: “God, heal my heart. Expand my vision. Help me to see people the way You see them, so I can love them the way You love them.”

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RELENTLESS
Part 4 | The God Who Won’t Give Up On People
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
August 09, 2026

Have you ever been offended by God's grace? Not because He showed it to you, but because He showed it to someone else. The book of Jonah doesn't end with a whale. It ends with a question. A question about God's heart. A question about our enemies. A question about whether we've become more interested in justice than mercy.

This Sunday we conclude RELENTLESS: The God Who Won't Give Up on People with a message entitled: WHEN GOD'S GRACE OFFENDS YOU

It may be the most uncomfortable—and most important—chapter in the entire book. Come discover why Jonah ends without a happy ending... and why that may be exactly the point.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. The book of Jonah ends without telling us whether Jonah ever changed. Why do you think God inspired the book to end that way? What effect does that unfinished ending have on you personally?

2. Jonah wasn't angry because God was unjust—he was angry because God was exactly Who He said He was: compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in love. Why do you think God's mercy can sometimes be difficult for religious people to accept?

3. Read Exodus 34:6–7 and Jonah 4:2. Jonah quotes God's own self-description as an accusation rather than an act of worship. What does that reveal about Jonah's heart? Have you ever struggled with one of God's attributes because of how it affected someone else?

4. The message described anger as a "warning light on the dashboard" that often reveals something deeper beneath the surface. What tends to lie underneath your own anger—fear, disappointment, hurt, pride, frustration, or something else?

5. Discuss the illustration of the three circles: I – You – They. Who is easiest for you to understand? Who is easiest to stereotype or judge? Why do you think that happens?

6. The statement was made, "The book of Jonah is God's attempt to redraw those circles." What would it look like for God to redraw those circles in your own life?

7. Peter eventually learned that "God does not show favoritism" (Acts 10:34). What prejudices, assumptions, or categories might God still be challenging His Church to abandon today?

8. Jonah cared more about the plant than the people because the plant served his own comfort. Where are we tempted to value our comfort more than God's mission?


9. Throughout the book, God patiently pursued: the sailors, Jonah, Nineveh, and even Jonah again. What does that repeated pursuit teach us about God's character? Which example in the book speaks most powerfully to you?

10. The series concluded by saying:

God refuses to abandon pagans.
God refuses to abandon prophets.
God refuses to abandon cities.
God refuses to abandon bitter people.
God refuses to abandon us.

Which of those statements do you most need to hear today? Why?

Closing Challenge

This week, ask God to reveal one person you've quietly placed in the "they" category. Pray each day that God would help you see that person through His eyes rather than your own. Then look for one practical way to move them closer—from they, to you, through an intentional act of kindness, conversation, or prayer.

Where does the spirit of Jonah still live in me—and what would it look like for the relentless grace of God to change my heart?

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RELENTLESS
Part 3 | When The Entire City Turns Around
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
August 02, 2026

Have you ever secretly wondered if someone is beyond God's grace? The book of Jonah asks a far more uncomfortable question: What if the real problem isn't that God loves our enemies... but that we don't?

This weekend we'll discover why the greatest miracle in Jonah isn't a man swallowed by a great fish. It's an entire city transformed by the grace of God—and a prophet who still struggles to accept it.

What happens when God extends mercy to people we think don't deserve it? And what if the greatest obstacle to revival isn't "out there"... but in our own hearts?

Join us this Sunday for RELENTLESS – Part 3: When an Entire City Turns Around

You may discover that the hardest person for God to change isn't Nineveh... it's Jonah. And maybe, at times, it's us.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Icebreaker

1. Have you ever been given a second chance that changed the direction of your life? What happened?

Digging into the Passage

2. Jonah receives the exact same calling in chapter 3 that he received in chapter 1. What does that teach us about God's persistence and His purposes for our lives?

3. Why do you think the people of Nineveh responded so quickly while Jonah remained so resistant to God's grace?

4. One of the key ideas in the message was that "The Ninevites believed God," not simply Jonah. Why is that distinction important?

Going Deeper

5. The Hebrew word hapak can mean either "to overthrow" or "to transform." How does that deepen your understanding of what God intended for Nineveh?

6. The sermon suggested that judgment is God's last resort, while redemption is His delight. Where else do you see that pattern in Scripture or in your own life?

7. Jonah experienced extraordinary grace but struggled to extend grace to others. Why is it often easier to receive God's forgiveness than to celebrate it in someone else's life?

Personal Application

8. The sermon said: "We always believe more in the power of Nineveh than we do in the transforming power of God's grace." Where do you see that tendency in yourself or in today's culture?

9. Is there a person or group of people you find difficult to believe God could genuinely transform? What might that reveal about your own heart?

10. Near the end of the message we asked: "Will I allow Him to transform me?" What is one area of your life where God may be calling you to turn—to experience your own hapak?

Prayer

Spend time praying for three things:
• A heart that celebrates God's grace wherever it appears.
• The humility to recognize areas where prejudice, pride, or bitterness may still exist.
• Courage to say "yes" to whatever transformation God wants to accomplish in your own life.