I am an extravagantly loved, forgiven, propitiated, justified, redeemed, and adopted son, husband to an amazing wife, father to three very cool kids ("almost 14," 11 and 5), and church planter for the brand new Creekstone Church in Dahlonega, GA, a college town in the mountains 60 miles north of downtown Atlanta.
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I enjoy hiking, writing, teaching, playing guitar, watching college football, reading, talking the gospel with friends, and my newest interests, mountain biking and camping.
Some of my favorite books include...
The Prodigal God, by Tim Keller
Counterfeit Gods, by Tim Keller
Personal Revival: Living the Christian Life in Light of the Cross, by Stanley Voke
Dynamics of Spiritual Life, by Richard Lovelace
True Spirituality, by Francis Schaeffer
Transforming Grace, by Jerry Bridges
The Work of the Holy Spirit, by Octavius Winslow
The Contemplative Pastor, by Eugene Peterson
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The Grade Exchange • 2 Cor. 5 (audio sermon from last Sunday)
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Out of the Pit: God's Rescue Through Substitution
Last night's Creekstone message on Psalm 40:1-3 described David being rescued from a miry pit of despair. The gospel tells us that we are delivered from the stench and curse of the bog because the Lord took us out and put us on "a rock." A stable, firm, safe place. But there is more. I have been placed upon the rock, the foundation of Jesus' righteousness/obedience/moral merit, because Jesus took my place in the pit. That is what the cross is about—rescue through substitution. Jesus did not just teach from an ivory tower. He got his hands dirty. Bloody. Yes, I will experience trials and (often intense) pits of sadness, pain and suffering, but because of the gospel, I can know that I will never experience the deepest and most abysmal pit–ever–because Jesus experienced it for me.
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O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (Audio)
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go by Mckay Caston
This is the message from Creekstone last night, based on Romans 8:35-39. The gist is from Jerry Bridges, "God cannot love me more, and will not love me less." That is the message of the cross.
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It's Okay to Cry - Romans 8:15 (Audio Message)
It's Okay To Cry - Romans 8:15 by Mckay Caston
This message was given at Creekstone Sunday, February 7. The gist is that God is not outdone with our cries for help, but actually is delighted to enter into our weakness and need with his power and provision.
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Powerful Ministry for Powerless People
Powerful Ministry For Powerless People by Mckay Caston
I gave this message last night during a special Creekstone gathering at my house. It is the overflow of personal conviction in my own life concerning my lack of prayer and lack of living a Spirit-empowered life. I sense that this has been affecting, or soon adversely will affect, the ministry of the fledgling community we call Creekstone. So this message is a philosophical reboot of sorts for my own heart, calling us all back to the foundational, biblical model of ministry for powerless people found in Acts 1 and 2. It deals with the power we need, the means to experience that power, and the reason God provides that power.
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A New Mantra
This is last night's Sunday Night Fellowship message at Creekstone, "A New Mantra," based on 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. The thesis is that only through weakness and need can someone be an effective Christian.
A New Mantra by Mckay Caston
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The Promise
Here are some pics and the audio from today's community advent service at Dahlonega Baptist. The message, "The Promise," is on Genesis 3:15. More audio teaching can be found here on the Creekstone website (the quality is not great-- to be improved soon with more adequate recording equipment). The top photo is members of Creekstone's worship team (Elijah Merrett, Chris Gamble, Jesse Turk and Lauren Stephenson) leading music. Wow... they did a GREAT job!
The Promise - Genesis 3 - 15 by Mckay Caston
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