Seneca Community Church Messages

From the Wizard of Oz to Les Miserables or even Jurassic Park, whether you prefer books or movies (or like both), an escape story can be riveting! It keeps us on the edge of our seats, wondering, "Will they make it out of there?" What is one of your favorite (fictional) stories of escape? What happened? What makes it your favorite? What about a true story of escape, either of a well-known person, yourself, or someone you know? Join us as we continue to look at the story of David and find out who he needed to escape from, if he made it, and who stayed with him through it all. If you get a chance, prepare by reading 1 Samuel 19:1–24 (page 197 in an SCC chair rack Bible).

Who is your favorite bad guy from a movie or TV show? What makes them wicked good at being wicked bad? How would it be to have them as a friend?   This weekend, we are going to look at a wickedly-good wicked bad guy - Saul. We can learn much from David and his actions in this part of the story as well as how we can be like Saul ourselves. Be hopeful because even when you are at the mercy of a wickedly-good wicked bad guy, God has His eyes on both of you. We'll also talk about how this God-inspired verse written by Paul comes into play: That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.  Romans 8:28 MSG  Join us as we continue to look at the story of David and see how being who we are and who God created us to be is a part of religion VS relationship. If you get a chance, prepare by reading 1 Samuel 18:14-30 (page 196 in an SCC chair rack Bible).   Resources include messages by Alastair Begg, Ray Fowler, and Bryce Morgan.

What better way to ring in the New Year than hearing from two young men who spent many of their growing up years here at SCC? We're thrilled to have Paul and Phillip McDonald join us this Sunday to give us an update on everything God is doing in their lives as well as share a message about the Great Commission that God has put on their hearts. You won't want to miss it!

What better way to ring in the New Year than hearing from two young men who spent many of their growing up years here at SCC? We're thrilled to have Paul and Phillip McDonald join us this Sunday to give us an update on everything God is doing in their lives as well as share a message about the Great Commission that God has put on their hearts. You won't want to miss it!

Join us for our Christmas Eve candlelight service as we hear more about the true story of Christmas.

12/24/2023 - Christmas (What You Thought You Knew) - Part 4: Meet the Wise Men by Dave Spencer

We all have favorites. Favorite pizza toppings, favorite Christmas songs and movies, a favorite coffee place(!!!), favorite seats to sit in at church... Parents - do you have a favorite child? We like to say we don't, but deep down we often do. Join us this Sunday as we talk about some of Jesus' favorites and how this applies to the shepherds in the Christmas Story. Spoiler alert - there's more to it than is usually portrayed in children's books.

12/10/2023 - Christmas (What You Thought You Knew) - Part 2: Meet the Angels by Dave Spencer

12/03/2023 - Christmas (What You Thought You Knew) - Part 1: Meet the Parents by Dave Spencer

How difficult is it to be close to a friend who is also a friend to someone you have a fractured relationship with? How do you navigate the relationship and remain close when you're holding something back? This Sunday we will finish up our series, Remember the Titans, as well as look at our fifth core value, "We build authentic community" as we unpack the statement, “We can’t be fully present with others unless we are present with God.”

How does it affect your listening when you know someone cares? When was the last time you listened to some hard stuff from a person that cares for you? How did it affect your response? How well do you find people are listening to you when they know you genuinely care? What are some of your obstacles to Daring to Care? This week in Remember the Titans, we continue to see how their team had to have stated and unstated principles for the way they would play the game. These were more than just rules for the game of football. These principles would reflect who the Titans were and who they were becoming. On a personal level, principles like these reflect how we live life. As a church, we refer to these principles as core values, which are like anchors for how we interact with the world around us. Seneca Community Church has five Core Values. This Sunday we will look at a fourth core value under the heading "Daring to Care."

11/12/2023 - Remember The Titans - Part 6 - Whose Is It? by Dave Spencer

11/05/2023 - Remember the Titans - Part 5: Listen by Dave Spencer

10/29/2023 - Symbols by Dave Spencer

Join us this Sunday as we continue where we left off last week with Remember the Titans: Keep Your Eye on the Ball. Have you notice since last week it really is true that “Your car goes where your eyes go”? In this message, we will continue to see the implications of that truth in our spiritual lives. Hope to see you this week as we finish up unpacking the idea that what our eyes are on will almost always pull our life and even our church in that direction.

10/15/2023 - Remember the Titans - Part 4: Keep Your Eye on the Ball by Dave Spencer

"I completely disagree!" It’s a phrase we think often, even if we don’t say it out loud. Friendships break, families splinter, and churches split over disagreement. While there is a time and place for going separate ways, what if most disagreements are meant to draw us closer together? In Acts 15, we find the early church handling one of their first theological disagreements. Is compromise possible when truth and doctrine are on the line? How did the early apostles, elders, and church leaders handle this disagreement and what can we learn from them? Join us as we explore biblical conflict resolution and learn together the crucial differences between disagreements of doctrine, conscience, and opinion.

10 - 01 - 2023 - Remember The Titans - Pt 3 by Dave Spencer

“All God’s giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reckoned on Him being with them.” (Hudson Taylor) Is there a recurring thought, dream, or vision of something that you need to do for God that keeps popping up in your thoughts over the years? Are your lack of qualifications and insecure feelings holding you back from stepping out in faith for God? You won't want to miss it as guest speaker Mike Tison (also presenting at the Game Dinner at SCC this Saturday) shares a message inspiring hope for the men (and women) God chooses. Join us for Reluctant Misfits. If you have a chance, prepare by reading 1 Corinthians 1:26-31.

Welcome to Williams High School in Alexandria, VA! Your homework for Sunday: Assignment #1 - Watch this video clip. Assignment #2 - Answer these discussion questions: The question “Who's your Daddy” at first could be offensive but when Coach Boone asked it in Remember the Titans, what is he getting at? Who are the so-called “Daddies” in our world, our culture, our community? Have you ever seen or had a person, a way of life, a pursuit, or a desire in a sense become someone else’s or your “Daddy”? What happened? Assignment #3 - Read 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 (p 779 in an SCC chair rack Bible). Fortunately, our homework policy is very lenient. Even if you don't complete all of it, you are invited to join us for Remember the Titans - Part 2: Who's Your Daddy?