Worship at Spencerville
Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, is a diverse, multi-ethnic, multi-generational community of believers passionately devoted to Jesus Christ and committed to doing all we can to tell the world about His life, death, resurrection, and His continuing work in heaven on our behalf.
Episodes
487 episodes
"Time: God's Palace in Time" - God With Us: Part 2 - Pr. Erwin Nanasi - March 14, 2026
There are 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, 52 weeks in a year. Time is given equally to all. The difference is not how much time we have, but how we honor the time we're given. When God gave us the Sabbath, Scripture tells us that He sancti...
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"Place: Where God Meets Us" - God With Us: Part 1 - Pr. Erwin Nanasi - March 7, 2026
In John 4, Jesus declares that worship is not confined to a mountain or a city. Instead, God meets us in our stories—where He engages with our longing, loneliness, guilt, and shame. It's from a place of nearness that He calls us to worship Him ...
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"Clean Feet, Renewed Heart" with Pastor Chad Stuart - February 28, 2026
The Christian practice of communion involves taking bread and juice to rededicate ourselves to Jesus. It harkens back to the upper room (Luke 22:18-20) when Jesus invites his disciples to "do this in remembrance of Me." But there's a related pr...
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"The Sanctuary and the Marriage Supper of the Lamb" with Pr. Chad Stuart - Feb. 14, 2026
If we understand the layout and purpose of the Old Testament sanctuary, we will better grasp how God is continually moving and working to make His way back to the center of our lives. This week, Pastor Chad unpacks the elements of the sanctuary...
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"Be Present" - Pastor Chad Stuart - Resolutions That Matter For Others: Part Five - Jan. 31, 2026
We live in an age of being everywhere—except where we truly are. Your body may be at the dinner table, but your mind is already thinking about tomorrow. You’re looking at your children, but your heart is on that email from work (you know the on...
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"Be a Singer" with Pastor Chad Stuart - Resolutions That Matter for Others: Part Four - Jan. 24, 2026
The book of Colossians tells us that we're to "let the Word of God dwell in us richly," and that one of the ways we do this is by singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs (Colossians 3:16). In this sermon series, Resolutions that Matter for...
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"Be a Neighbor" with Pastor Chad Stuart - Resolutions That Matter for Others, Part Three - Jan. 17, 2026
The power and genius of The Great Commandment (given by Jesus in Luke 10:25-28) is that it’s so simple but also extremely powerful when acted upon. This week, Pastor Chad will focus on the second part, "Love your neighbor as yourself" (v. 27b),...
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"Be Generous" with Pastor Chad Stuart - Resolutions That Matter for Others, Part Two - Jan. 10, 2026
In one of his letters to the Corinthians, Paul illustrates how the poor Macedonian churches (like Philippi) gave with overflowing joy—even beyond their means—and how their grace-filled, sacrificial giving inspired them to participate in a colle...
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"Be Kind" with Pastor Chad Stuart - Resolutions That Matter for Others: Part One - Jan. 3, 2026
While society celebrates random acts of kindness, biblical kindness demands far more and will cost us our greatest treasure: self. Why? The Bible tells us that true kindness isn't just sprinkling in a few kind gestures; it's a lifestyle that re...
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When No Peace is a Gift - Let There Be Peace in Me, Part Four - Pastor Chad Stuart - Dec. 27, 2025
We've spent the past three weeks talking about the extraordinary peace that comes from walking with God. However, sometimes God may allow a lack of peace to get our attention and help us change course. How can we recognize when our lack of peac...
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Peace in the Waiting - Let There Be Peace in Me, Part Three - Pastor Chad Stuart - Dec. 20, 2025
As a kid, the worst part of Christmas was waiting for Christmas morning. But if we stop to think about it, getting to that first Christmas morning took thousands of years! Waiting is part of the human and Christian experiences. Just as they wai...
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Peace from Offense - Let There Be Peace in Me, Part Two - Pastor Chad Stuart - Dec. 13, 2025
For many, the Christmas story feels warm and beautiful, but from Jesus' perspective, it meant a lifetime of gossip, misunderstanding, and offense. Yet, He was able to walk in peace. Worship with us as we continue our December sermon series "Let...
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Perfect Peace - Let There Be Peace in Me, Part One - Pastor Chad Stuart - Dec. 6, 2025
Fear dominates our world—grief over losses, financial worries, and an uncertain future. Jesus warned that people would “faint from fear” as the world grows darker. But there’s hope. Isaiah 26:3 promises: “You keep him in perfect peace whose min...
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MacGyver Your Life, with Pastor Chad Stuart - Nov. 29, 2025
Joyful contentment receives and enjoys what God gives today. But how do we build contentment? By gratefully recognizing God’s gifts in your work, table, and season of life! We're called to steward (not strive to “maximize”) the good and grace a...
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A Masterclass in Remembering God's Love - Pastor Chad Stuart - Nov. 22, 2025
God doesn't just tell us about His love for us. Throughout human history, He's endeavored to show us His love. And yet...we forget. But when we do, He again reminds us of His love and tells us to rehearse how He has shown it. Why does God ...
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Counterfeits: Part 5, Leaving Babylon, Coming Home - Pastor Chad Stuart - Nov. 15, 2025
Satan works to persuade us that this world—Babylon’s system of power, pleasure, and false worship—is home (Rev. 17–18; 14:8; 1 John 2:15–17). However, Scripture tells us that this is patently untrue and that our citizenship is in heaven! God’s ...
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Counterfeits, Part 4: The Dragon's Altar Call - Pastor Chad Stuart - Nov. 8, 2025
Scripture warns that before the close of history a false revival will sweep across Christianity—marked by “all power and signs and lying wonders” (2 Thess ...
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Counterfeits, Part 3: The Seals of God and the Mark of the Beast, with Pastor Chad Stuart - Nov. 1, 2025
Scripture tells us that God seals His people in two ways: through the Gospel of Jesus at the time of salvation, and apocalyptically at the end of time. In both cases, we are sealed through our trust in the truth of the Gospel as evidenced by ou...
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Counterfeits, Part 2: The Unholy Trinity, with Pastor Chad Stuart - Oct. 25, 2025
The Bible tells us that a counterfeit ‘trinity’ is hard at work right now. Every Christian needs to recognize these counterfeits! Here's why it matters: Counterfeits don’t just confuse prophecy; they redirect worship! The aim of the devil is no...
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Counterfeits, Part 1: The Great Counterfeiter, with Pastor Chad Stuart - Oct. 18, 2025
A counterfeit is an imitation of something valuable or important, made with the intention to deceive or defraud. This week, we launch “Counterfeits,” a five-part series designed to help us walk wisely and hopefully in God’s truth—now and into t...
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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Mission with Pastor Erwin Nanasi - Oct. 11, 2025
God establishes, equips, empowers, and encourages ordinary people for His extraordinary work. In Matthew 9:37–10:4, Jesus calls His disciples to pray for laborers in the harvest and then sends them out with power to heal and proclaim the kingdo...
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The Power of Last Words, with Pastor Crystal E. Ward - Oct. 4, 2025
There's something special about someone's last words. They cause us to pause, lean in, and pay close attention because they often convey what matters most to the speaker, and what is most needed by the hearer. This Sabbath, Pastor Crystal E. Wa...
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"I Walked Away" with Dr. Danaran Frederick - Sept. 27, 2025
As we think about our daily lives, let's ask ourselves: "Are we walking towards Christ or away from Him?" The truth is, we're always doing one or the other. God allows and sometimes even sends events and circumstances to draw us back to Himself. S...
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Bridges, Part 4: He Invites Us to a Meal, with Pastor Chad Stuart - Sept. 20, 2025
There's something sacred about sharing a meal with someone. Scripture reveals that many of Jesus' most significant conversations with people took place over food. Was it really about the food? Or was Jesus modeling a practice—in this case, eati...
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Bridges, Part 3: Stoners, Runners, and Figs? with Pastor Chad Stuart - Sept. 13, 2025
As we work our way through our "Bridges" sermon series, we're exploring how we can build bridges from our hearts to the hearts of others—bridges that Jesus Himself can cross. These bridges aren’t only formed through messages or Bible studies, but ...
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