Seneca Community Church Messages Dave Spencer

Last week, in the first installment of Life Hacks (Part 1: God's Best), we learned that awareness of time must be governed by being filled by the Spirit. (Refresh your memory by reading Ephesians 5:18b-21, page 801 in an SCC chair rack Bible.) Paul lists four expressions as examples of being filled: speaking, singing, thanking, and submitting. Why is that last one the hardest to wrap our heads (and hearts) around?

Join us as we continue our new message series, Life Hacks: When You Just Need a Better Way, with Part 2: Submission, and look at how submission fits into the life of a Christ-follower.

The internet is full of life hacks, shortcuts, tips to make your life simpler or easier. Some are great ideas, some are silly, some are a dead end. But why do we seek them out? Why are they so popular? The answer is simple - we don't want to waste our time! Time is a precious commodity and we want to spend it on what is important to us.

Join us as we start our new message series, Life Hacks: When You Just Need a Better Way, and look at how following Christ and wanting His best for our lives affects how we use our time. If you have a chance, prepare by reading Ephesians 5:15-21.

Have you ever been in a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, or really big storm? What happened? Would you consider that a good day or a bad day? 

Join us for our final installment of Jesus Never Said That... - Part 4: "You won't have bad days." We will look at how Jesus never promised us that we would only have good days and how we can be thankful for that promise! If you have a chance, prepare by reading Matthew 7:24–29 (page 662 in an SCC chair rack Bible).

We're all familiar with the phrase, "caught with your hand in the cookie jar!" Has that ever happened to you - with an actual cookie jar or something else? What is your best "getting caught" story? Did you get what you deserved?

The idea of getting what you deserve is popular in our society, isn't it? Think about a time when someone could have given you what you deserved, but they gave you grace instead. Then join us for Jesus Never Said That... Part 3, as we look at the Easter story and through Jesus' death and resurrection, see how God doesn't give us what we deserve.

3/29/2024 (Good Friday) - Jesus Never Said That... - Part 2: "Go do what makes you happy." by Dave Spencer

Many times in our lives, we have all felt like calling out, "I need saving and I need it now!" When was the last time you felt that way? Who did you call out to? What happened?

In Mark 11:1-11 (page 691 in an SCC chair rack Bible), the people of Jerusalem lined up and shouted "Hosanna!" to Jesus as He entered the city. "Hosanna!" is a Hebrew expression that means "Save!" Do you think the people saw how much they needed a Hosanna life-change? Do we see that need in our lives today?

Join us for Palm Sunday and the first part of our new message series, "Jesus Didn't Say That..." as we see that part of that Hosanna life-change we're all looking for is the way we receive forgiveness and offer forgiveness.