Mill Creek Missionary Church

09/04/2026

ONE church ONE service this Sunday at 10:30 am. This is going to be special! Got some of our Creek kids lined up to help with parts of service. Lunch and inflatables on the lawn. Brand new series. Great worship. Love to have you join us!

Lunch details: meat, drinks and tableware provided. Last names A-L bring a side and dessert to share, M-Z a side and salad.

09/03/2026

In his book, “The Narrow Path,” pastor Rich Villodas shares a prayer a Benedictine monk gave him after a lesson on forgiveness and praying for our enemies.

What does it really mean to love our neighbors? Jesus takes it further than we might expect. In Matthew 5:43-48, he calls us not just to love those who love us back, but to love our enemies and pray for those who have hurt us. That is a hard teaching. But Jesus reminds us that God causes the sun to rise and the rain to fall on everyone, righteous and unrighteous alike.

God loved US while we were still his enemies, and sent his Son for us.

It may be difficult to pray these words, but this is the narrow path of Jesus. Love is not an emotion here. It is a choice, an act of the will, even when it is not fair or easy. May we Love Bravely!

09/01/2026

What if the hardest thing Jesus ever asked of us was also the most important? This past Sunday, we wrestled with one of his most challenging teachings — love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Matthew 5:44).

It is easy to love the people who love us back. Jesus says that proves nothing. The real measure of authentic love is how we treat the people we cannot stand — the ones who have hurt us, betrayed us, or caused us real pain.

The only reason any of this is possible is because God loved us first — while we were still his enemies — and sent Jesus as the sacrifice. We can love bravely because we have been loved that way!

08/27/2026

Who is your neighbor? It is a question Jesus refused to leave unanswered. When a religious expert tried to find the loophole in “love your neighbor as yourself,” Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan — and made the most despised outsider the hero. That was not an accident.

From Leviticus 19:34 to Matthew 25:35-40, Scripture is consistent: how we treat the stranger, the foreigner, and the vulnerable is inseparable from how we love God. Jesus said whatever we do for the least of these, we do for him.

The question for us today is honest and uncomfortable — are we being discipled by fear, or are we changing the conversation? Fear deals in categories. Love deals in people. We are called to see people, know their stories, and reflect the love of God to a world that is watching.

Catch up on part 3 of “Fearing Bravely” on the Creek app or website. And join us this Sunday for the concluding message!

08/25/2026

Vicky was an amazing woman of faith and we continue to pray for Russell, Nicole and their whole family during this time of loss. She will be deeply missed but we know her worship experience with Jesus is pretty special now!

View Vickory Grace Dugan's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

08/18/2026

Jesus says we are called to “love our neighbors like ourselves”.

But here is what changes everything: when Jesus said “neighbor,” his audience heard something far bigger than the person next door. They heard the whole community. The stranger. The suffering. The different. Injustice happening to them is happening to us.

Fear deals in categories. Love deals in people.

One exercise you can practice this week to go deeper is a “Fear Audit”. Write down every source of anxiety that you consume. News. Social media. Podcasts. Conversations. Then ask: Is any of this making me more loving or only more afraid?

Just like a poor physical diet produces a weak body, a steady diet of fear-based content produces a weak and reactive faith. May we be intentional with what we consume!

08/15/2026

Fear has shaped the church for generations — from witch trials to moral panics of the 1980s to today’s social media outrage.

But John wrote something that cuts through all of it: “There is no fear in love” (1 John 4:18). If God is love at his very core, and we have experienced that love, then fear is simply not a Christian practice.

The world does not see God walking through their door. They see us. And when what they see is fear and suspicion rather than love, we are failing to reflect the God who sent his Son for broken, flawed people — including us.

Last Sunday, we began a series asking an honest question: are we being discipled by fear? We invite you to join us this Sunday as we work through what it looks like to follow Jesus with courage, love our neighbors, and let the world see God through us.

08/14/2026

“There is no fear in love.”

What if the fear we have been taught is actually pulling us away from the calling Jesus gave us? To love God. To love our neighbor. To love even our enemies.

John reminds us that God is love at his very core, and because we have experienced that love, we are called to express it, not guard against the world around us. “There is no fear in love” is not just a comforting thought. It is a directive for how we are to live.

Catch up on part 1 of “Fearing Bravely” on the Creek website or app. And join us for part 2 this Sunday!

08/07/2026

It is easy to love people who are like us. It is far harder to love those who are different, or even those who have wronged us. Yet that is exactly the kind of love Jesus modeled and calls us to follow His example.

Loving your neighbor is not just a feeling. It requires sacrifice and a change of heart. And when we live that out in front of our families, that is when faith becomes real to the next generation.

Loving our neighbor is not just a command to know — it is a call to live out. But how well are we living it out?

Let’s talk about it! Join us for a brand new series starting Sunday, August 9 as we explore the idea of loving people even further.

08/04/2026

So excited to celebrate Sophia's baptism on Sunday. Thank you for sharing your story and letting us be a part of your faith journey!

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