Seneca Community Church Messages

"What a difference a day makes!" is usually said in connection to a surprise. That surprise can be good or not so good. In this message, we are going to see that phrase in action. It is unbelievably good for Esther and her people and unbelievably bad for Haman (Hey, I heard you hiss!). The real question we all want answered is, "How can it be good for us, instead of bad for us?" Well, you will nee...

What's the first thing you do when you are having trouble sleeping? I try not to get irritated. If I do, I will be up for a while. Just this past week, (sorry Cindy) one night after I had fallen asleep, Cindy dropped her phone or something (we haven't even talked about it - Cindy, when you see this, text me what it was and I do forgive you). The bang woke me right up. Immediately, I repeated silen...

When was the last time you experienced a “Best Day Ever” moment? In this week's installment of Esther: The Unseen Sovereign, everyone is thinking they are experiencing a "Best Day Ever", but that really is the case for only one of them. Actually, one of them is getting ready to have the "Worst Day Ever" his last day, but he is clueless. Join us as we learn how to have more "Best Day Evers" and how...

As we mentioned at the beginning of our series about Esther, everyone loves a good story - so much so that Americans fork over tens of millions of dollars at the movies each weekend. Often, the most captivating movies include a famous line that gets quoted again and again. Here are some examples: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a ..." Gone with the Wind (1939) "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't...

We have been riveted to the news this week as one country that seems to be lead by one man, a Haman-like character, has moved to cancel another nation and its leadership. We can't, or don't want to, imagine being in that place and are praying hard against the unnecessary bloodshed. As we continue to focus on chapter 3 of Esther this week, we can not help but feel that the frustration with what we...

In today's world, the phrase "Cancel Culture" produces a visceral response for many of us. This week, with Esther chapter 3 as our background, we are going to talk about "Cancel Culture." We are even going to look back into the not too distant past to see how Christians may have had a part in creating it. Sunday looks to be a challenging, uncomfortable, but also an encouraging time in the story of...

Join us as we continue our series, Esther: The Unseen Sovereign, with the third installment - Secret Service. We will continue to develop last week's bottom line, "Crooked sticks in the hand of God make straight lines," talking about how we each need to overcome our heart's true nature and live out our faith by doing the right thing whether we have an audience of many or an audience of one.

Resources for this message include a series from North Coast Community Church and University Reformed Church.

Forgiveness is a beautiful thing. We write stories and sing songs about it. We want it desperately but we're reluctant to give it. Here's the Good News - Jesus offers forgiveness freely. Join us as Pastor Rick Cramer shares about the forgiveness Jesus offers and how we should exemplify that in our lives.

Everyone loves a good story. That is why Americans fork over tens of millions of dollars each weekend at the movies. Most of us would say that good stories need to include some combination of impending tragedy, beautiful people, hopes of romance, a villain, and a happy ending. Typically, the absent element is the unseen providential God. Yet that is exactly the way the Bible tells the story of Est...

Join us as Pastor Len Robinson reminds us to "Keep in Touch with the Tower," with three foundational Biblical principles for all Christ followers from Ephesians 5:15-21.

Discovering who you really are and your place is always important and even more so in these days we find ourselves in. Community does that! Christian Community specifically does that. Christian Community is the mutual bond that Christ followers have with Jesus and others, which flows out of sharing common attitudes, interests, and direction. Discovering and remembering who you are and your place g...

Join us for a heaping helping of encouragement from Pastor Rick Cramer. Wherever your life is right now, as we look forward to a new year, one of the best things we can invest in for ourselves is a straightening of our crowns!

Join us as we wrap up our Christmas series with part 5: Hope for the Troubled.

Hope is Here - Part 4: Forgotten by Dave Spencer

Hope is Here in the person of Jesus! Does the reality of that statement create an awe that takes your breath away? For many of us, the unconvinced or the convinced, not much creates a state of awe in us. Actually, we live in a culture that has basically stripped all of our awe away. The awful gets our attention, but not the awesome. Just think of the news that has caught or even captivated your at...

Hope really is here in the person of Jesus! We don’t have to wait for it! But (you knew there was one) often when the expression of hope (Jesus) is not what we expected, after time we are left discouraged, heartbroken, and yes, even skeptical. This is the place we find Elizabeth (Jesus' mother Mary's cousin) and Zechariah as they process their lives with a delayed realization of hope. Luke describ...

Christmas is a time of anticipation. Children anticipate that toy they have longed for. We anticipate a specific gift, sometimes just hoping it’s money and not a sweater. Then there are many of us who anticipate special moments around the table with family and friends. Anticipation is a part of what makes Christmas wonderful. The older word Advent focuses our anticipation on what Christmas origina...

Join us as Pastor Lynn Kent shares an encouraging message from John 14.

No one likes to have regrets. Often they are just too painful or are a reminder that we fell short in an area of life. What if the pain of regrets could actually be a catalyst for something good in our lives? What if we could leverage our regrets to bring change in our life that produces something beautiful in our life? The apostle Paul expresses it this way: Distress that drives us to God... It t...

As we continue on with our series Leftovers, we will be looking at "Why we need to direct desire that was designed for intimacy" with Part 3. For some, this message will be very timely, while for others it will be good for helping them to stay the course they already are on. It doesn't take much for any of us, at any stage or age, to find life mired in the hurt and mess of intimacy gone wrong. Thi...

Last weekend, we began our series Leftovers with the statement, "Either you love leftovers or you don't!" For some, this week's message may feel fresh and not like a leftover, while others will have "tasted" it before. Whatever your age or stage of life, as we look at two core Symbols of the Christian faith, Baptism and Communion, we hope you find the "meal" tasty and energizing as we look to foll...

In this message, we are going to enjoy a Leftover called Blended. This leftover will have us diving into how blending two lives, and sometimes two families, can work so that we would call it a SUCCESS.

This is Us - Part 6: Sharing Life by Dave Spencer

Keep calm and pretend that today is Monday. Do you know that most people dread Mondays? Research shows that on Mondays, 50% of employees are late to work, productivity is at its lowest, and the average person doesn’t smile until almost noon! Why is it that so many dread Mondays so much? Imagine if we could turn the most dreaded day of the week into a day full of purpose and impact. We were made fo...