Romans: The Purpose of Chapters 9-11
Why did Paul write these chapters? What were they meant to accomplish and how do they fit in with Romans as a whole?...
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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!...
Remind Your Students of These Three Things
Remind your students of who they are and what they are called to. Remind them of what school is for and pray that the Lord will use these reminders to create a fruitful year of life and ministry for your students!...
Why Do We Pray "In Jesus' Name"?
Why do we pray "in Jesus' name"? Maybe it’s important to ask ourselves, do we know what this phrase really means? Do we fully understand the meaning and power of these words? Do we think that God will hear us better if we say that we come to him in Jesus’ name?...
Sent Out
This trip not only fueled and stirred my affections for God and missions, but having the Providence church body commission us the Sunday before we left was a moment I will never forget. Being obedient to the call of missions embedded me even further into the heartbeat of Providence because I was a member who was sent....
A New Framework for Understanding Grace
Redemption Groups forced me to be honest with both God and myself, to ask Him the hard questions, and wait for a response....
Advent: Looking Forward
The best part of Advent is not Advent itself, but what it points to...
Sing for Joy This Advent Season
In the middle of the holiday-hype and musician-lament, our church gets to be centered on the joy of singing biblical Advent songs. ...
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? ...
Looking for Joy
Recently God has impressed one thought on my mind: Keep looking for joy, even in the mundane or the very difficult times. If all I’m doing in my current season is wishing for the next season, then I am missing so much joy and so many gifts which God has given me in the here and now....
What Does "And All Israel Will Be Saved" Mean?
Understanding what Paul means when he says, “…all Israel will be saved,” is something that has divided Christian readers for a long time. Brilliant, godly men and women even within the same denominations and theological camps are often at odds on how to best interpret what this phrase means....
Keep ReadingWhy Did God Hate Esau?
You’re not going find this verse on a coffee mug at your local Christian bookstore. If we’re honest, it makes God sound unfair, doesn’t it? Especially when we take in to account that God’s treatment of Jacob and Esau is something he determined before they’d even been born “and had done nothing either good or bad” (Romans 9:11). So did God just decide to hate ...
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