The SM Podcast

This summer we have been diving 'Into the Wilderness' to explore how God meets us when we are tired, or lost, or wandering, just as He met the Israelites in Exodus. This week we have Elijah McGrath one of our summer interns speaking from Exodus 16 and looking at the Israelites and their relationship with God's provision of the Manna from Heaven.  For SM Info check out:  Linktree   S...

This summer we have been diving Into The Wilderness to explore how God meets us when we are tired, or lost, or wandering, just as He met the Israelites in Exodus. This week we have Sara Carter one of our Summer Interns speaking from Exodus 14 and looking at the Israelites crossing the Red Sea.  For SM Info Check out: Linktree SM Webpage 

In this series, we are going to look at common lies that Christians believe and the truth that the Bible offers to counter them. This week Rich Sylvester spoke about the lie many of us believe: "Follow Your Heart"  For more about SM and what is coming up on the schedule, check out our Instagram , our webpage , or the linktree . 

In this new series, we are going to look at common lies that Christians believe and the truth that the Bible offers to counter them. This week SM Associate, Brett Harlow, spoke about the lie many of us believe: "God Won’t Give Me More Than I Can Handle " and the truth is that God won't give me more than He can handle through me.  For more about SM and what is coming up on the schedu...

In this new series, we are going to look at common lies that Christians believe and the truth that the Bible offers to counter them. This week SM Director, Nick Mercer , spoke about the lie many of us believe: "Believe in Yourself" and the truth that we should not believe in ourselves, but believe in the God who has been, is now, and will always be in control.  For more about SM and what...

In this new series, we are going to look at common lies that Christians believe and the truth that the Bible offers to counter them.  This week SM Director, Nick Mercer , spoke about the lie many of us believe: God just wants me to be happy.  We see that the Bible does not tell us to pursue happiness but to live in the real joy that comes from living and believing in the real person of Jesus Chris...

This week we moved on in our Unlikely Heroes Series to Daniel! Amanda spoke from Daniel 4:28-47 and looked at how God was at work restoring in and through his servant Daniel and how we can be on the lookout for where God is calling us to restore in our own lives. For all things SM, check out our linktree  

Our next SM Night Series is called Unlikely Heroes, where we will be looking at the call of some of the most recognized names in our faith and how upon further examination, we can learn some lessons as we seek to discern where and how God is calling us. This week, Nick looked at Moses in Exodus 4.  For all things SM check out the website and our Instagram . 

In the final week of our Under Construction series this week, SM Associate Amanda Hansford spoke from Galatians 5 as we looked at the Fruits of the Spirit and how we can begin to work them into our lives consistently.  Check out Instagram and the website for all SM Information!

Continuing in our Under Construction series this week, SM Associate Brett Harlow spoke from 1 John 4:7-12 on surrounding ourselves with a good and loving community, and more importantly how to maintain that community!  Check out Instagram and the website for all SM Information!

Continuing in our Under Construction series this week, SM Associate Amanda Hansford spoke from James 3 on working on our words and the power that can come from them.  Check out Instagram and the website for all SM Information, like the WINTER RETREAT which you can sign up for now! Only one week left until registration closes! 

We are back for week 2 of our new series, "Under Construction", where we are going to look at different aspects of ourselves that need some work to realign with God's plan for us. This week, SM Associate Brett Harlow , spoke from Proverbs 4 about what it looks like to work on guarding our hearts! Check out Instagram and the website for all SM Information, like the WINTER RETREAT whi...

New Year, New Series! We are starting a new series called Under Construction where we are going to look at different aspects of ourselves that need some work to realign with God's plan for us. This week, SM Director Nick Mercer kicked off the series by talking about our minds and how Paul has some good things to say about controlling our thoughts in Romans 12 and Philippians 4.  Check out Ins...

Continuing our series of letting the Psalms guide us through Advent (the coming or arrival) and the Joy that we are waiting for and celebrating during this season.  Brett led us in looking at Psalm 39. For all things SM check out Instagram and the website ! WINTER RETREAT REGISTRATION NOW LIVE HERE!!!!

We are starting a new series to finish out 2022! Letting the Psalms guide us through Advent (the coming or arrival) and the Joy that we are waiting for and celebrating during this season.  Amanda kicked us off looking at Psalm 130. For all things SM check out Instagram and the website ! WINTER RETREAT REGISTRATION NOW LIVE HERE!!!!

This week at SM Night we are coming off our last series, just had an awesome time at the Launch Conference and are waiting for advent to begin soon, so Brett brought us a message from one of his favorite parables found in Luke 15:11-32. For all things SM, check out our Instagram , linktree , and website  

Finishing up our series All In, All the Time, we look tonight at the last step to being all in; Be in Community! Nick Mercer spoke from John 15:12-17 and we talked about what it looks like to be all in, all the time, and to do it in community.  SM Night is for all students in 6th - 12th grade on Thursday Nights at 7 pm here at the Williamsburg Community Chapel!  We have A LOT of things coming up i...

Continuing on in our series All In, All the Time, we look tonight at the second step to being all in; Be Consistent! Brett Harlow spoke from James 5:7-12 and we talked about what it looks like to be consistent in our faith.  SM Night is for all students in 6th - 12th grade on Thursday Nights at 7 pm here at the Williamsburg Community Chapel!  Our first High School Hangout is a Beach Night is postp...

Continuing on in our series All In, All the Time, we look tonight at the first step to being all in; Be Committed! Nick Mercer spoke from Philippians 3:12-16 and we talked about the Characteristics of Commitment that Paul lays out in these verses,  SM Night is for all students in 6th - 12th grade on Thursday Nights at 7 pm here at the Williamsburg Community Chapel!  Our first High School Hangout i...

SM NIGHT IS BACK!!!!! To kick off the new school year, Nick Mercer spoke from John 15:1-11 as we began a new series called "All In, All The Time" and over the next few weeks, we will study that we need to be Committed, Consistent, and we need to do those things in Community! SM Night is for all students in 6th - 12th grade on Thursday Nights at 7 pm here at the Williamsburg Community Cha...

Welcome back to Summer Nights, our weekly SM night for the summertime for all Rising 6th -12th graders! This week, (7.21.22) Luke Clark talked about the Parable of the Sower from Matthew 13:1-9 and looked at how we are like the 4 different places that the seed landed on, but if we Focus on our Faith, Find Friends along the way, and Face our Fears we can be like the good soil and our relationship w...

Welcome back to Summer Nights, our weekly SM night for the summertime for all Rising 6th -12th graders! This week, (7.14.22), Brett Harlow talked about the Pharisee and the Tax Collector from Luke 18:9-14 and how it was their similarity, not their differences that Jesus was drawing our attention to.  Join us next week for our LAST summer nights! We'll be grilling out, playing yard games, and...

Welcome back to Summer Nights, our weekly SM night for the summertime for all Rising 6th -12th graders! This week Alana talked about the small but mighty, Parable of the Lost Sheep, from Luke 15:1-7. Next week is Game Night! and we'll be looking at the Parable of the Sower, hope to see you there!  For all things SM check out our Instagram or the website ! 

Welcome back to Summer Nights, our weekly SM night for the summertime for all Rising 6th -12th graders! This week Brett talked about the small but mighty, Parable of the Hidden Treasure, from Matthew 13:44. Next week is Game Night! and we'll be looking at the Parable of the Sower, hope to see you there!  For all things SM check out our Instagram or the website ! 

Welcome to Summer Nights, our weekly SM night for the summertime for all Rising 6th -12th graders! This summer we will be looking at Parables and for the first one, Nick talked about the purpose of parables and what we need to know as we head into a summer of studying them! Main Scripture: Matthew 13:10-17 For all things SM check out our Instagram or the website !