AACS Upper School Chapel

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Every Wednesday morning, Upper School students attend Chapel. There is an annual Chapel theme and different speakers share their stories and life lessons each week. Some chapel recordings are not available. If you don't see one that you would like to access, or if you have questions, please contact us at [email protected].

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Episodes

Mr. Scheidt 10.23.20

November 03, 2020 00:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

Mr. Scheidt delivers a chapel on Psalm 13, reminding our community that it is holy and good to ask God "How long, O Lord?" and that it is important to know that we can trust God with our questions.

Mr. Scheidt 9.11.20

September 17, 2020 00:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

Upper School chaplain, Mr. Scheidt delivers our first chapel message of the year. Using Psalm 46 as a primary text, Mr. Scheidt encourages the community to find refuge and strength in God.

Mr. Dennstaedt 12.4.19

December 04, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MB

Mr. Dennstaedt kicks off our 3-week Advent chapel series by talking about God's provision and learning to recognize the gifts God has given us, even if we don't consider our situations or circumstances to be the kinds of gifts we want, we serve a heavenly Father who gives according to our needs.

Spiritual Warfare Panel 10.30.19

December 04, 2019 00:00 - 30 minutes - 56.6 MB

The Bible department comprised a panel that discussed spiritual warfare and how to fight it and how to find God in the midst of spiritual warfare.

Mr. Pfenson 11.6.19

December 04, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 27.2 MB

Mr. Pfenson argues that the Christian life is a team sport –– we need each other. Junior Lydia Wood helped to teach Mr. Pfenson the basics of lacrosse –– some do's and don't's as part of an illustration for how Paul intends for us to interpret the list of things to "take off" and "put on" in Colossians 3. Note: Mr. Pfenson's microphone fell off partway through the message, so this recording is incomplete.

Curt Allen 10.23.19

October 24, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MB

Curt Allen shared a perspective on how to put off anger (as we are called to do in Colossians 3) and encouraged the community to live into the call we have received as believers to pursue the things of God.

Mr. Dickens, Mrs. Zimmerman, and Ms. Mines 10.9.19

October 09, 2019 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MB

We hear from Mr. Dickens, Mrs. Zimmerman, and Ms. Mines about some specific times in their life when they were confronted with a sin in their lives or a situation through which God was trying to speak to them. They shared how God spoke to them and how they worked to put their sin to death.

Dr. McCollum 9.25.19

October 09, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MB

Dr. McCollum addressed the students about the importance of putting to death (the mortification) of the flesh and our earthly desires.

Shawn McBride 10.2.19

October 02, 2019 00:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MB

Shawn McBride spoke to the students out of Colossians 3:5-6, focusing on Paul's teaching to put sexual immorality to death.

Admin Panel Discussion 9.11.19

September 23, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MB

The Academic and Grade-level Deans, along with Dr. McCollum take some time for a vulnerable and frank panel discussion about how they came to initially believe the Gospel and what sorts of things they have struggled with as they have come to faith in Christ.

Rick Kempton 9.18.19

September 23, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MB

Superintendent Rick Kempton speaks to the students on the importance of listening to the voice of God and setting a good example.

Doug Scheidt 8.28.19

August 29, 2019 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MB

Mr. Scheidt, our Upper School chaplain, spoke from Colossians 3, introducing our Chapel theme this year, "Set Your Hearts and Minds."

Chris Hagen 5.8.19

May 08, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MB

Chris Hagen delivers a powerful message about the importance of having a strong "corner man" –– a boxing metaphor about support and confidence. God has given us the ultimate corner man in Jesus.

Rick Kempton 5.1.19

May 02, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MB

Superintendent Rick Kempton shared a few personal stories about his family as an encouragement to the students that God has great plans for them!

Laurie Short 4.3.19

April 03, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

Laurie Short, author of multiple books, speaks to our High Schoolers out of Luke 22:32 about the plan God has for their lives and how his plans look different then ours, but we need to not lose faith.

Tom Wenger 3.6.19

March 18, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MB

Pastor Tom Wenger delivers a message about the dangers of gossip.

Curt Allen 3.13.19

March 18, 2019 00:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MB

Pastor Curt Allen delivers a message on anxiety and finding rest and peace in God.

Dan Smith 2.27.19

March 04, 2019 00:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MB

Pastor Dan Smith of Annapolis EP Church delivers a message on the power and importance of forgiveness.

Doug Scheidt 1.30.19

March 04, 2019 00:00 - 18 minutes - 24.7 MB

AACS Upper School Chaplain, Doug Scheidt delivers a message about perseverance and faith.

Rick Kemption 1.23.19

March 04, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28 MB

Mr. Rick Kempton, our Superintendent, spoke specifically about an incident that happened at an AACS Basketball game, and how God used that situation to bring restorative healing.

Stephanie Reynolds 12.5.18

December 14, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MB

Stephanie Reynolds, our 10th grade Bible teacher, spoke from Isaiah about the great sacrifice that God made to send his son to take our place.

Matt Swanson 12.12.18

December 14, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MB

Mr. Swanson, our 9th grade Bible teacher, spoke about the exile of Israel and the great deliverance from our exile of sin that is Jesus.

Joey Tomassoni 11.14.18

November 14, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MB

Joey addresses the Upper School with the message of the Gospel, teaching about God's provision of life through his son.

Jimmy Rollins 10.24.18

November 01, 2018 00:00 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MB

Pastor Jimmy Rollins (of i5 church) teaches from Mark 2 about taking up our mats and living as if our sins are forgiven.

Mary Frank 10.3.18

October 04, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes - 15.3 MB

New PE teacher, Mary Frank shares part of her testimony and explains a bit about how even though there are struggles in her life and things aren;'t going perfectly, that just demonstrates to her how great God is and how one day we will be restored to him.

Jamal Hyman 9.26.18

September 26, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MB

Jamal Hyman of Forest Park Church preaches on the Transformative power of the Gospel and urges students to seek God in all areas of their lives.

Tom Wenger 9.19.18

September 20, 2018 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MB

Tom Wenger spoke to the students about a period in his life when he experienced extreme doubt. He preached out of the passage that ultimately brought him back to faith.

Pat Linnell 9.12.18

September 12, 2018 23:47 - 45 minutes - 30.6 MB

Pat Linnell, the teaching pastor of Bay Area Community Church preached from James 3, on the power of words.

Rick Kempton 9.5.18

September 05, 2018 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MB

Superintendent Rick Kempton addresses the students with a few stories from his life in the hopes of inspiring them to not be ashamed of the Gospel and the power of testimony.

Doug Scheidt 8.29.18

August 30, 2018 00:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MB

Chaplain Doug Scheidt opens this year's chapel series talking about the importance of the Gospel and repentance.

Curt Allen 5.2.18

May 17, 2018 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB

Curt Allen challenges the students to treat each other how they want to be treated.

Senior Chapel 5.16.18

May 17, 2018 00:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

An excerpt from Senior Chapel. Three seniors shared personal testimonies of what they learned in high school and how AACS helped them along their journey. Seniors Jay Jenkins, Hannah Hoelzer, and Mark Wiley share.

Stephanie Reynolds 4.18.18

April 19, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

Mrs. Reynolds speaks on the true context of Jeremiah 29, and encourages the students to love the places where they find themselves and to love the people they are surrounded by.

Chris Hagen 4.11.18

April 11, 2018 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

Mr Hagen delivered a message about learning how to properly love ourselves––how to accept God's forgiveness and how to live in proper relationship with each other.

Sammy Foster 12.13

April 09, 2018 00:00 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MB

Sammy Foster preaches out of the Psalms, a message about finding refuge in God's love.

Breaking Down The Walls, Part 6

April 09, 2018 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

After last week's split-gender chapel, Mr Eric Hansen speaks again to close out the series on "Breaking Down The Walls." Midway through, he is joined on stage by senior Michael Dix who shares a difficult, but redemptive story from his past. Content warning for parents: this episode contains discussions of depression and suicide.