Seneca Creek Community Church

Jonah becomes so angry at God's mercy toward Nineveh that he prays for death.

Pastor Mark proposes a 'Jonah chapter five' where Jesus becomes the sequel to the prophet's unfinished story.

Brandon uses Robert Townsend's fictional film The Five Heartbeats and its improvised performances to introduce a sermon about holding personal expectations loosely.

Nikki, the worship arts pastor at Seneca Creek Community Church, argues that Jesus was political because the Lord's Prayer addresses citizenship, authority, physical needs, forgiveness, and social life.

Pastor Katie uses her childhood emergency surgery for acute appendicitis to introduce Seneca Creek Community Church’s series “Jesus Off Script” and Luke 5’s image of Jesus as a doctor for the sick.

Pastor Mark concludes Seneca Creek Community Church’s “Built Different” series by arguing that Jesus intended the church—not a nation or ethnic group—to be the “city on a hill.” He distinguishes idolatry, defined as placing something else where God belongs, from injustice, which Gary Haugen describes as denying people the good gifts God intends for them.

Wesley opens with a story from age 12, when a classmate named Jonathan claimed Shakespeare hid his name in Psalm 46 of the King James Bible.

Pastor Mark's Father's Day message, part of the "Built Different" series, reads Matthew 16:18 ("the gates of Hades will not prevail") as Jesus building a church that rebuts the "realm and the power of death." He defines that realm as the demand to create your own identity, purpose, and worth, citing Ephesians 4:8 and Psalm 68 for the phrase "he took captivity captive." He then turns to Galatians 5:1-13, arguing people are freed "for freedom" and called to "serve one another humbly in love," with an orange bucket and a towel as props.

Pastor Mark of Seneca Creek Community Church closes a series on Jesus' words "I will build my church" by presenting the church as a body with many parts, following the earlier metaphors of a culture of goodness, a school for wisdom and a family.

Seneca Creek's sermon "We Need Each Other" opens after a car rammed the church's front entrance, with Pastor Katie saying "while our building is damaged, the church isn't." She builds the message on 1 Peter 4:7-10, Matthew 12:50 and Galatians 3:28 to argue that the church is a family that crosses divisions of Jew and Gentile, slave and free, rich and poor.

This episode explores the often-overlooked relationship with oneself from a Christian perspective, encouraging introspection and spiritual growth.

This episode introduces a church podcast discussing the significance of Easter and the resurrection of Christ as a pivotal event in human history worth remembering.

This episode discusses the significance of Palm Sunday and Jesus's entry into Jerusalem as recorded in Matthew 21, contrasting it with modern events.

This episode introduces a church sermon that uses movie sequels as a metaphor to explore a biblical story, likely Jonah, connecting it to faith and community engagement.

This episode discusses the significance of a story about stained glass windows in a church, tying it to themes of faith and transformation.

This episode explores the biblical story of Jonah and his problematic relationship with God, using a relatable analogy about disliking certain characters in TV shows or movies.

A pastor shares a story about a young man's devastating love obsession told through orchestral music at a concert, connecting it to faith and community.

This episode explores how stories, particularly using The Wizard of Oz as an example, can convey deeper spiritual truths and help listeners see things differently through a gospel-centered perspective.

Seneca Creek Community Church’s "Finding Hope When It Hurts" opens with the claim from John 16:33 that "In this world you will have trouble" and "I have overcome the world." The speaker ties that promise to Luke 4:18, where Jesus says he is sent to proclaim "good news to the poor" and "freedom for the prisoner." Four supports anchor the message: God's goodness, God's presence, God's power, and God's community.

This episode introduces a church podcast focused on a collective journey through Scripture, encouraging community participation and addressing current challenging times.

This sermon concludes a myth-busting series by examining the origins of phrases like 'it's a personal walk with Jesus' and tracing them to the Second Great Awakening's emphasis on individual salvation.