May 25, 2025
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This Week’s Set List
Worship is an outward expression coming from the overflow of the heart. At Providence, our services are times of intentional celebration and remembrance of what Jesus has done for us. Through the songs we sing, we express what we believe about God and confess our need for him.
Here’s our set list for the weekend:
There is a Savior
Abide
Be Thou My Vision
The Solid Rock
This Week’s Prayer Focus
As part of our worship and fellowship together, we pray over specific local churches, schools, missionary partners, and unreached people groups. This week, you can join us in praying for:
Local Church: Christ Redeemer Church McKinney
Local School: Riddle Elementary School
Outreach Partner: The Timothy Initiative
Unreached People Group: The Lohar of India
Study Guide for Joshua 4
How To Use This Guide
This guide is designed to take you deeper into the points of the Sunday morning message and the passage we’re studying each week. The guide is divided into two parts.
Read, Reflect, and Respond guides you through your own personal study of the message text, preferably before you arrive for the service on Sunday morning. This section uses the HEAR journaling method, which is an acronym for highlight, explain, apply, and respond.
Discuss With Others is designed to help you take the things you’ve learned in your personal study and the message and discuss them within the context of your small group.
Read, Reflect, & Respond
Highlight: Begin your Bible reading time with prayer then highlight verses that stand out to you as you read the passage. Note any words or ideas you want to dive deeper into and pay attention to repeated or emphasized words and phrases. This is the “observation” process – looking at the who, what, when, where of the passage.
Explain: What is the context of the passage and the author’s intended meaning within that context? This is where you can consult a study Bible or commentary. What did the passage mean to the original listeners? Was there something in their context that was being addressed? This step is to understand what the meaning of the passage was then before you seek to understand what the applied principle is today.
Apply: What is the principle to live by today? This is when you turn the focus to your own life, setting, and culture. What is the principle that applies to your own context?
Respond: How will you respond to the application in your relationships and/or situations this week? This recognizes that the Bible is not just a set of truths to know, but is actually a guide to live by.
Discuss With Others
Use your community group time to have some conversation around the message. Start your discussion by inviting someone to read the passage aloud in its entirety.
- What is the significance of the twelve stones, and what did they signify? How do they relate to the exodus?
- What does this event teach us about God’s power and faithfulness to keep his promises? What promises come to mind from earlier Scripture?
- In the NT, God displayed his character (e.g., power, love) and faithfulness to his promises most supremely in the cross of Christ (e.g., Romans 5:8). How is this demonstration a comfort and reminder to you?
- In baptism and the Lord’s Supper, God has given new covenant signs to his people to celebrate and remember whenever they gather. Why are these signs important, and how should they shape our life together?
- How can we remember and share God’s saving work in Christ with others, especially our children? Is there a person in your life with whom you need to share the gospel?
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