What is Advent?
It’s that time of year. Lights are going up, decorations are out, and Christmas movies are on TV. As we approach Christmas, the church enters into the celebration of Advent. But what is Advent? ...
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It’s that time of year. Lights are going up, decorations are out, and Christmas movies are on TV. As we approach Christmas, the church enters into the celebration of Advent. But what is Advent? ...
2 Corinthians: The Focused Church
This fall, we start a new sermon series on the book of 2 Corinthians. Context is always helpful in preparing for a new book study, so we've compiled some resources to provide background....
Perspectives from an Ordinary Dad: Using Everyday Moments
Dads, look at your schedule, look at your pastimes, and ask yourselves how you can make God and his Word a more central part of your day and week. Lead your family to see God and how he is at work in the everyday moments....
The False Gospel of Self-Righteousness
When I discipline my children, the false gospel of self-righteousness comes out of my mouth in ways that I would cringe to display before others. I know that Jesus is the only righteous person who ever lived; that I am a sinner saved by grace alone; that breaking one part of the law is breaking the whole law. I would never say differently. But this is not the gospel I preach to my children through my reactions to their sins....
Yet Not I, But Through Christ In Me
“Yet Not I, But Through Christ in Me” reminds us that we can overcome all uncertainty, we can endure all despair, and we can walk with joy in all things....
Redeem Your Time by Worshipping Together
Does your family have a rhythm of worship? Do you set time aside to worship the Lord as a family on a day-by-day basis? Today's resources will help you get started, and sustain, a rhythm of family worship! ...
Know Your Spouse
We want to help your marriage flourish with gospel fruit during the coronavirus pandemic! In our Forming Healthy Marriages in Hectic Times series, we will highlight four ways to leverage this season and cultivate a healthy marriage. Here's the first thing to consider: the importance of knowing your spouse!...
Redeem Your Day by Redeeming Your Time
Do your daily routines lead to greater worship of Jesus or greater worship of the world? In today's blog, we explore how the gospel of Jesus Christ should shape the way we use our time! ...
Seeing Life Through the Lens of the Gospel
How often are we using a distorted lens to interpret Scripture and our circumstances? More importantly, how can we know if we are seeing things clearly?...
Memorize Hebrews 11: Tools and Resources
This fall, as we walk through the Hall of Faith together, we invite you to join us in memorizing Hebrews 11. Over the next 11 weeks, our challenge is to memorize all 40 verses of this chapter. Our staff has compiled several tools and resources to help you rise to the challenge!...
Here We Stand: Remembering the Reformation
October 31. For many, the day simply marks Halloween each year. But the world that we know today would simply not exist if not for what happened in Germany on October 31, 1517. On that day, a German monk named Martin Luther nailed his controversial Ninety-five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Because of what happened on that day, many Chri...
Keep Reading2 Corinthians: The Focused Church
This fall, we start a new sermon series on the book of 2 Corinthians. Context is always helpful in preparing for a new book study, so we've compiled some resources to provide background....
Keep ReadingPerspectives from an Ordinary Dad: Leading Your Family to Know God
I am an ordinary dad. Just like you. I am not a theologian, but I am a Christ-follower who desires to lead my family to know God and be known by him. As I walk with Jesus, these are some things I am learning and ways that he is shaping me as I lead my family....
Keep ReadingPerspectives from an Ordinary Dad: Using Everyday Moments
Dads, look at your schedule, look at your pastimes, and ask yourselves how you can make God and his Word a more central part of your day and week. Lead your family to see God and how he is at work in the everyday moments....
Keep ReadingWhat's Happening as Habakkuk Is Writing?
"Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told." Habakkuk 1:5...
Keep ReadingStudy The Book of Habakkuk
Questions like “Why?” and “How long?” are part of the Bible’s vocabulary. These complaints (or “laments”) are found throughout the Bible and reflect the attempts of God’s people to process their pain with God. ...
Keep ReadingWhat We're Loving: Read | Watch | Listen
On occasion, the Providence staff likes to take time to make recommendations for things we've been reading, watching, and listening to. Below are some recommendations we hope will be a blessing to you in this season!...
Keep ReadingTeaching Our Kids to Live Missionally
Over the past several years the term “missional living” has gained steam and gotten popular among those who attend church. What exactly does “missional living mean?” And as parents how can we teach our kids to live missionally?...
Keep ReadingThe False Gospel of Self-Righteousness
When I discipline my children, the false gospel of self-righteousness comes out of my mouth in ways that I would cringe to display before others. I know that Jesus is the only righteous person who ever lived; that I am a sinner saved by grace alone; that breaking one part of the law is breaking the whole law. I would never say differently. But this is not the gospel I prea...
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