Worship at Spencerville

Send us Fan Mail Once again we find Daniel standing in the presence of the most powerful man in the kingdom. Once again he's been called on to provide an interpretation of a Babylonian king's dream. However, providing an accurate interpretation—which was given by God—would require giving the king some bad news. Speaking truth to power is a difficult thing, yet as Christians living in the...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine that you're standing in front of one of the most powerful kings in the known world. He's furious with you and your friends because you've directly contradicted one of his orders. Are you scared? How will you respond? The third chapter in the Old Testament book of Daniel tells us how Daniel and his friends responded. It's a story of faithfulness for the...

Send us Fan Mail How is God calling you to step out in faith? Join us for Pastor Andrea's final sermon as a pastor of Spencerville Church as she addressed the graduates of 2020 in a message titled, "Step Out in Faith." DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE? If you're searching for a warm, welcoming place to grow your faith, Spencerville is the church for you! Have questions abo...

Send us Fan Mail If someone came to you and asked you to tell them what they dreamed last night, you'd probably think they'd lost their minds. And yet, that's exactly what happened in the second chapter of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar ordered the wise men to tell him what he dreamed or be put to death. They were given an impossible task. Yet, God had been preparing Daniel for this mo...

Send us Fan Mail Join us on this Independence Day, July 4, as we start a new sermon series from the book of Daniel. Ironically, we start in a place where it was captivity and not freedom that fell upon God's people. But the story of Daniel is a story of faithfulness. Join Pastor Andrea Jakobsons as we look at the first chapter of Daniel in her message, "A New Name in a New Land." DO...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to live by, or follow, the Bible? There's an old saying which says, "We learn best by doing what we learn." So it is with Bible reading and study. What can we expect will happen if we consistently pour over scripture with an open heart? To answer that question, we invite you to watch the final week's lesson in our 13-week series on How to Inte...

Send us Fan Mail A lot has been said about the last supper depicted in the New Testament book of Matthew. We talk about the three main characters in that part of the story; Jesus, Judas, and Peter. But we often miss several other details that tell us as much or more about who Jesus was and what his mission was—both on earth and in heaven. We invite you to join us in worship as Pastor Chad Stuart s...

Send us Fan Mail In the final sermon of this three-part series, Pastor Chad is continuing to address the pain of the black community and how we can do better. In order to have a brighter future in our church and our world, he will give us three practical things that each of us can do to be Good Samaritans—just like Jesus. We invite you to listen along as we learn and grow together. DO YOU HAVE QUE...

Send us Fan Mail In the later years of their lives, even Jesus' own disciples agreed that parts of scripture were "hard to understand." Our study needs to find a balance between understanding what is understandable while allowing faith to provide comfort in the things that we may not understand until we reach heaven. Most of the Bible is easy to understand, however. It is trustworth...

Send us Fan Mail By looking at prejudice through a Biblical lens—specifically in the parable of the Good Samaritan—Pastor Chad, in last week's message, called each of us to act on behalf of another. We saw how the Word of God demands that we use our power and privilege to help the suffering and oppressed. This week, we're looking within our own hearts. How do we overcome the innate human...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus told a parable in the New Testament book of Luke, which addressed an all-too-familiar scenario in those first-century times. The parable in question is the "Good Samaritan." Jesus' words, though 2,000 years old, are still relevant today as we see the pain of a multi-generational struggle playing out here in the United States and around the world. We pray that...

Send us Fan Mail The Bible begins with the words "In the beginning..." Over 66 books, and numerous authors, the Bible is a narrative about the history of God's interactions with humanity since the dawn of creation. It reveals a personal, loving, and invested God—one who cares about His creation and wants what's best for it. Through it's recounting of history, the Bible ena...

Send us Fan Mail After living for several years at the edge of "normal," Jesus offered an intimate prayer for His eleven disciples. His prayer rocked the status quo in that moment, yet it also has a powerful application for those who follow Him today. What is it? Join us in worship this Saturday morning at 11:15 as Pastor Kandace Zollman shares a message titled, "The Last Taste of N...

Send us Fan Mail From antiquity up through modern times, a person's name meant something. It might refer to a family legacy, or it might refer to a characteristic one may wish to foster. There are a few sections of the Bible where lists of names are prominent. We often refer to these as the "genealogies," because in this case, the names are how we figure out dates and relationships...

Send us Fan Mail Throughout this sermon series and the last, we've talked about having an increased awareness of a need for space in our lives and schedules. For many of us prior to the pandemic, busyness had become an obstacle to better relationships. Recently, we've heard stories from within our community about how some of the interpersonal communication within our Sabbath Schools and...

Send us Fan Mail If we examine the foundations of creation in the Bible, we see that God created with purpose and meaning, giving worth and value to His creation. The modern scientism movement teaches us that life is nothing more than a random act with no worth or value—just chance. However, many of the great minds from past generations held a high view of Christianity; Johannes Kepler, Sir Isaac...

Send us Fan Mail In the Western world, we don’t often consider what it would be like to live without having access to the Word of God in our native language. Yet, for much of the world prior to the 1500s, that was precisely the case. Of the more than 7 billion people on this planet, a full 1.5 billion do not have the complete scripture in their native tongue! We invite you to join Pastor Chad Stua...

Send us Fan Mail There’s a big, fancy-sounding word that some people use when they discuss Bible study. The word is: hermeneutic. All it really means is the “lens” through which we view the Bible. What is our worldview? Do we have any preconceived ideas? Are we using any assumptions or rules? These are all part of our hermeneutic—our way of understanding Scripture. Join Chad Stuart and Dr. Frank H...

Send us Fan Mail Be honest. When someone asks how you're doing, how often has your reply contained the word "busy?" We sometimes use our busyness as a merit badge of how important we are. Or best case, as a yardstick for working our way through this life. But is it possible that it's getting in the way of something more? Is there a point where too much of a good thing becomes a...

Send us Fan Mail As we read through the New Testament, we find many important reminders in the parables of Jesus. Yet there's one that's so important—that if we miss it, the rest won't matter. Listen in as Pastor Chad Stuart shares the second message in his series "Please, Don't Go Back to Normal" with a message titled, "Get Ready, Stay Ready." DO YOU HAVE Q...

Send us Fan Mail What if you could start over? What if it could be more than just a reset of today, or last month? What if you could have the assurance that all the mistakes you've made would be left in the past? In the midst of all that's going on in the world at present, there is a chance to reset—an opportunity to start over. When Jesus rose from the grave, he brought with Him the gif...

Send us Fan Mail Sola scriptura is the teaching that one should only use the Bible to decide our beliefs. Where does that leave us with regard to prophecy and the continued revelation of God? How do we test "new light" to see if it's in harmony with Scripture? Join Pastor Chad Stuart and Dr. Frank Hasel as they explore a core premise and teaching of the protestant church, that of So...

Send us Fan Mail How should we read the words, “Father into your hands I commit my spirit?” You might have heard these words read mournfully and with agony. Perhaps you’ve seen a passion play in which the actor playing Jesus spoke these words and there was a great cry of anguish from the crowd? So have we. Is it possible that these words in scripture take on another meaning if they’re seen through...

Send us Fan Mail If you gather a group of churches to survey them about their beliefs on the Bible, you might be surprised how different they are one to another. However, regardless of what they believe, each church uses five primary methods for framing those beliefs. What are they? Tune in and enjoy the conversation between Chad Stuart, the Senior Pastor of Spencerville Church in Silver Spring, M...

Send us Fan Mail During His life on earth, Jesus regularly quoted scripture. Scripture was a well-established part of Jewish culture, familiar to many who heard Jesus speak. But which scripture was it? Do we know what Bible Jesus and His disciples used? Were there different translations even then? We invite you to listen in on an enjoyable conversation between Chad Stuart, the Senior Pastor of Spe...