Seneca Community Church Messages

Join us for the first part of our series on the letters to the seven churches as we discuss the purpose of the Book of Revelation and what we can take away from prophecy.

In the first installment of our new series, we will look at how "buts" (excuses) in our lives stop us from serving. In the book of Acts, Barnabas was a great example of serving, by giving of his money and his time. In today's society, where none of us feel time-rich, how can we look past our excuses (get off our "buts") and make a difference?

6/05/2022 - I Want to Say Yes, But... - Part 3: I'm Focused on What My Life Needs by Dave Spencer

5/29/2022 - I Want to Say Yes, But... - Part 2: I Don't Know What to Do by Dave Spencer

In the first installment of our new series, we will look at how "buts" (excuses) in our lives stop us from serving. In the book of Acts, Barnabas was a great example of serving, by giving of his money and his time. In today's society, where none of us feel time-rich, how can we look past our excuses (get off our "buts") and make a difference?

Have you ever had someone say to you, “I would believe in God, but there is too much suffering?” Have you ever struggled with that question yourself? What do you think the answer is? Join us this Sunday as we will wrestle with the possible answers. Hopefully, we will leave with a little more understanding so we are more equipped to respond to the suffering in our world and the suffering in our liv...

This week we will continue our series, "I Want to Believe, But..." with our third installment, "Not Feeling It!" We'll wrestle with what it means to feel God's presence and what we do when everyone around us seems to be sensing it except us.

5/01/2022 - I Want to Believe, But... - Part 2: The Rules by Dave Spencer

We are so used to life on demand. When was the last time you binged-watched a TV series? No commercials, it was there exactly when you wanted, no cliff hangers. Sometimes we expect God to be like that... Looking at it another way, some of us may remember I Dream of Jeanie or Aladdin (if you are younger). Either memory makes us think of wishes on demand. Do we ever expect God to be that way? When G...

Sometimes what seems like the end is actually the beginning. The first Easter found the disciples of Jesus discouraged, defeated, and convinced it was over. It seemed like an empty dream. If you’ve ever found yourself in that place, you need the message of Easter. When it feels like things are over, and even dead, they might be just beginning. Join us as we ask “What If?” and discover the power be...

Sometimes what seems like the end is actually the beginning. The first Easter found the disciples of Jesus discouraged, defeated, and convinced it was over. It seemed like an empty dream. If you’ve ever found yourself in that place, you need the message of Easter. When it feels like things are over, and even dead, they might be just beginning. Join us as we ask “What If?” and discover the power be...

Join us for our last installment of Esther and the Unseen Sovereign: Uno-Reverse. The Reverse card can be the best thing or worst thing that can happen to you in a game of Uno. Find out how that can also be true in life!

4/03/2022 - Esther - Part 9: Whatever? by Dave Spencer

"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...