Good morning, Providence family! This morning is our last Worship at Home service in this format - starting next Sunday, June 14, our 11:00 worship service will be live streamed to YouTube, Facebook, and our website. This morning's sermon from Afshin reminds us of the gospel and its implications for the church's response to the tension that's present all around us....
“Is He Worthy?” leads us to acknowledge the brokenness, the shadows, and the groaning that’s evident all around us. As we lament this brokenness, we agree with what Scripture tells us is true: it shouldn’t be like this....
Good morning, Providence family! This morning as we worship at home, we're excited to welcome a guest preacher, David Mathis. David serves as a senior teacher and executive editor at Desiring God and is a pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul, MN. David and his wife planned to join us in person this summer, but he's graciously shifted his plans and is joining us by video this morning. May your hearts be encouraged and strengthened by his message from Daniel 7!...
Happy Sunday, Providence! This morning we're excited to welcome a guest preacher - Jamin Roller, lead pastor of Citizens Church (formerly The Village Church Plano). Jamin's encouragement to seek Jesus is a message you don't want to miss. Before his sermon, Logan and Kelly are leading us in worship and Afshin has an important update from the church....
It's time to worship at home! If these Sunday mornings are growing more difficult - the kids are going crazy during worship at home or you've grown weary of worshipping alone - this morning's service is for you. Be encouraged through Afshin's sermon, Don't Grow Weary: Sowing Towards a Good Harvest, and sing with joy as we praise Jesus, the Lord of all....
Young Adults, if you haven't yet connected with the Providence Young Adults (PYA) group, we encourage you to take this opportunity to do so. Arch McIntosh, Director of Young Adults, offers this week's teaching on James 5:13-20....
“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....
Happy Sunday, friends and family - and happy Mother's Day! This morning Logan Walter and Kelly Joseph are leading us in worship as we sing to our marvelous Savior. Afshin's sermon from 2 Timothy is an encouragement to all the mothers among us as well as a reminder to each one of us of the legacy and influence of sincere faith....
Providence family, this morning we're celebrating our 15th anniversary! In this morning's worship service, we're marking God's faithfulness to us over the past 15 years. Logan Walter and Taylor Deutsch are leading us in worship and Afshin's sermon from Joshua 3-4 reminds us of God's call on our lives and his faithfulness to us every step of the way....
All you need for worship at home on Sunday, April 26! Logan Walter and Kayley Bacon are leading us in worship and Afshin's bringing a timely sermon from Romans 8 - reminding us that because of God's work through Christ, we are more than conquerors! Find all this and more resources for your worship at home....
When Josh asked the students during the debrief Sunday morning to raise their hands if they loved Jesus more than they did before the weekend started, I didn’t hesitate to raise my hand. God did some unbelievable things in my heart and the hearts of many other students during FOCUS 2017, and I was so blessed to be part of such an amazing weekend....
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