The Protestant Reformation may seem like it happened a long time ago – 500 years in fact. But it’s still happening today, anytime we stand for the truth of the…
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The overarching theme of the Reformation, the end goal of the other solas, and the end goal of our lives: The glory of God. God’s glory is all over the pages…
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Sola Fide is one of the key pillars to what we believe; that God saves on the basis of faith alone. It is the object of that faith that saves…
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What do you put your faith in? (More on faith next week) Is your faith in your church attendance or the amount of money you give? Do you trust in…
Most would agree that Jesus is a pretty important person, but just how important? The conviction of the reformers was that Christ wasn’t just a big piece of our theology-…
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“By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8 Only grace. And thank goodness. Our…
Amazing Grace is one of the most beloved and well-known songs in the English language. What is it that we mean when we sing about “amazing grace”? What is grace…
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This past Sunday at Providence we talked about Sola Scriptura, the Latin phrase that means, “by scripture alone.” We learn about it first because it is the bedrock on which…
“Jesus loves me, this I know, for the bible tells me so.” A song for children that would’ve been an almost unthinkable idea prior the start of the Reformation. The…
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500 years ago the world was turned upside down. This event, the Reformation, was one with widespread implications, but what does something that happened in 1517 have to do with…
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Perspective is a powerful tool. It can take all the things in our lives and help us sort through the things that mattered and the things that we only thought…
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Injustice has always been a problem and always will be. Solomon knew that, and it made him full of sorrow and heartbreak. We would do well to follow Solomon’s acknowledgment…
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Building a Lego project can be fun. Using the step-by-step manual can help you to put together some really amazing things. However, if you take away the manual, it can…
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What’s the one thing you need in life to make you happy? If you had just one more thing, would that fix things? Solomon had everything you could fathom, and…
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Confusing, Exhausting, Exasperating, Tedious, Repititous-not exactly words that inspire hope and joy. This is the reality that we all live in though, and it’s the world that Ecclesiastes exposes to…
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Humans were built with more than just the capacity for friendship- they were built with a deep need for it. The problem is that friendship takes work, time, and a…
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The book of Proverbs is a book that can be used as a useful tool to help us grow. However, it has also been used as a weapon to produce…
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No collection of wisdom would be complete without a little instruction about money. That’s because, unchecked, money has the potential to rule our lives and our joy. The book of…
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Are you a lazy person? How do you know? What’s the criteria that you use to judge yourself? The author of Proverbs has no sympathy for the lazy man. The…
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What does the Bible say about our emotions? What are we supposed to do with them? Should we trust them? Embrace? Express? Subdue? Should we feel guilty for them or…
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