Gideon’s name is found in Hebrews 11 (the “Hall of Fame of Faith”) alongside others like Abraham, Noah, and Moses, but is Gideon really a man to emulate? Was his…
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(Blog Note: Welcome to the Providence Church blog. This blog, primarily for Elders and staff, is designed to challenge, teach, and encourage the people of Providence. We encourage you to…
The will to survive is an instinct that is inherent in all of us. It motivates us, sharpens us, and ultimately rules us. Unfortunately, it can lie to us too….
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David’s greatness was known throughout Israel and beyond. But what made David great? We run to his accomplishments and victories, but God defines greatness in other ways. The story of…
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Sometimes you walk into a problem before you know you’ve got one. Other times- you’re warned and yet you go anyway. Such was the choice the nation of Israel made…
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Why would an objectively successful and definitively powerful army commander want things in his life to change? He had everything the world says we need and should want, but Naaman…
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Day-by-day we are all writing our story. This is true of us and it’s true of Providence as well. As we have now become an independent church (no longer a…
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How will I be remembered? It’s a question we all ask ourselves as we live our lives and do the best we can. The truth is, even the best of…
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Most of us spend our lives avoiding uncomfortable situations. Most of the time God does his most profound work through uncomfortable situations. So what do you do when God calls…
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(We apologize, the first portion of this recording is missing) We all have a story to tell. Some of us think our story has been told- we’re just living out the…
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Sometimes our place in this world can seem very small. In the face of such massive problems facing our country and in our own lives, we can seem very insignificant….
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Forgiveness is one of the cornerstones of the Christian faith. It is also one of the most difficult things to put into practice. What does it look like to truly…
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Love- it seems like a simple enough concept. But it all depends on the definition you use. The biblical picture of love is a lot more than simple affection and…
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Sin is not to be taken lightly. Jesus makes it clear that we need to take sin with the utmost seriousness. He certainly does. Some of Jesus’s strongest words in…
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When Yoda attempts to train the prideful, impatient Luke Skywalker, Luke’s misconceptions about Yoda lead him to miss amazing things. Yoda warns him that you can’t judge things by their…
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Peter’s confession marked him as a new man, but that was just a moment in time. What happens after that confession? How does it change us? For Peter, he still…
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Who do you say I am? It’s the question we all have to answer. Just who is Jesus and what does it matter? Peter’s confession is a dramatic moment in…
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Have you ever trusted your GPS only to end up completely lost? Few things will get you lost faster than a GPS that is always recalculating. Yet so often, we…
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Religious rule followers can look like they’ve really got their act together. The problem is that it can often be just that… an act. Full obedience is about a lot…
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Perhaps Jesus’s most well-known miracle is his ability to walk on water. When you study the story, the “WHAT” (walking on water) is amazing, but the WHY is where we…
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