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Please ll out a Get Connected form and place it in the offering basket after the message. Thanks!

WELCOME!
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!!

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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 Dr. Jeff Stull, Counseling Ministry accessgrace@gmail.com Creekstone is a partner with Campus Outreach at UNG. For more information, contact Campus Director, Jeremy Moore at rjmo521@gmail.com.

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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

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! Grace-Inspired Generosity

For more information concerning our denominational connections, theological orientation, and other distinctives, please visit www.creekstonechurch.com.. 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.

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TODAYS KEY BIBLE PASSAGES: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 (ESV)

6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufciency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written, He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.

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Message 4 of 6 God Has the Bigger Shovel Dr. McKay Caston, Pastor of Preaching and Leadership

The Generosity Factor

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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 in India and Africa. Your giving is making a difference toward the ripple effect of grace! THE GENEROSITY FACTOR Money is not just a secular, nancial issue; it is a profoundly theological, spiritual issue. Therefore, we are taking six weeks to explore The Generosity Factor, a sermon series through Nov. 24 that will help us discover how Gods view of money and possessions really can revolutionize our lives. COMMUNION Communion, also called the Lords Supper and the Eucharist, is a unique opportunity to remember the life, death, resurrection and future return of Jesus. Those who partake are reafrming their faith in a public way, saying, Jesus is my sin-bearing, righteousness-providing substitute. Since Jesus has proven his commitment to me as my Savior, I re-commit myself to following him as my Lord. Children who have not yet made a profession of faith before the ordained leadership of a local church are encouraged to join their parents at the table, but to refrain from taking the elements until they are joyfully admitted by the elders upon their profession of faith in the substitutionary work of Jesus. PARENTING SEMINAR ! NEXT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Next Sunday, Nov. 17, Kristy and McKay Caston will be leading a parenting seminar at the Dahlonega Marketplace from 5:30-7:00 p.m. This free event is open to anyone in the community. So, feel free to invite friends. PLEDGE SUNDAY ! NOVEMBER 24 At the conclusion of our present sermon series, on Sunday, November 24, everyone committed to supporting the mission of the gospel through Creekstone will be asked to make a pledge toward what they intend to give toward the mission in 2014 as God provides. This will help us plan effectively for stewarding Gods resources as we prepare for particularization. Envelopes will be provided. Please be in prayer and discussion with your family as we approach this special time of worship together. CREEKSTONE COUNSELING Did you know that Creekstone has a counseling ofce? Dr. Jeff Stull meets with clients at the Creekstone ofce on Fridays. For more information and/or to set up an appointment, email Dr. Stull at accessgrace@gmail.com. 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 ! NEW LOCATION! The Sunday Night Fellowship for college-age folks meets on Sunday evenings from 5:30-6:30 at Dorks Books. Join us for a great time of worship, fellowship and study. Dinner is provided! CAMPUS OUTREACH Creekstone is an enthusiastic partner with Campus Outreach at UNG. For more information and/or to get involved, please contact Campus Director, Jeremy Moore, at rjmo521@gmail.com.

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10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!!

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QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION & DISCUSSION
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Why is it important to see yourself as primarily a receiver, rather than an earner or deserver? How is generosity a faith venture? Watch The Miracle in Franklin (4:45) at www.mckaycaston.com and consider what it would look and feel like to be on both the giving and receiving end of the miracle. What nancial need (regardless of how small) can you meet for someone else this week? Why might this be more important for you as the giver than for the recipient? Why can we never out-give God?

TRY CREEKSTONES MOBILE GIVING APP Yes, you can give to the work of the Kingdom through Creekstone using your phone. Just scan the QR code and you will be transferred to our mobile app, Givr, where you can select Creekstone Church. You only have to register once to set up an account with Givr, whether you want to give weekly or would 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! You can download a QR reader at the App Store for iOS or at Google Play for Android.