This fallen world has no shortage of heartache and difficulty. When faced with this, where do we turn? Who do we look to? Psalm 73 tells us that even when it feels like God is far away, he has given us his word and his church as a source for our hope and joy.
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Your faith has an impact far greater than yourself. The message of Psalm 128 is a powerful reminder that our faith’s effects are not limited to ourselves, but can have a far reach impact on others. This is especially true for men and this Psalm is a profound truth in this Father’s Day message.
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Is Christianity something that can be taught? Or is there something more to it than that?
We can teach someone the science of hitting a baseball and the technique for playing the piano, but this alone will not make them great. The science of hitting and music is helpful, but in the end there is an art to these skills. Christianity is much the same. We can teach, model, read, and study, but there is an art to living out the Christian faith. This is nature of the Book of Psalms. It is the art of the Christian life.
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In 2012 Providence Church participated in a program entitled “The Journey.” Over the course of that year, we read through the entire bible chronologically and all sermons followed this reading plan as well. This sermon is an overview of the Book of Psalms from April 2012. As we begin our summer series “The Songs of Summer”, this is a good primer as we begin our look at the Psalms.
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As Paul concludes his letter to the church in Rome, he sends his personal greetings. In doing so, he provides a great picture of the early church and the relationships they formed. What can we learn about the early church from the way he greets those Christians? It’s a beautiful picture of the way God intends for the church to function. (We apologize for the audio issues)
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God is always at work around us and often time we have no idea why he works in the ways that he does. Paul’s prayer was to make it to Rome without incident before he left for another mission trip. He did make it to Rome, but not quite in the way he had expected. This message helps us see the providence of God and the profound faith we can have in a God that is always at work-even when it hurts.
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Paul was a man on a mission. He knew what God had called him to and the task God had set before him. He also knew the source of power that fueled this mission. This led him to a bold confidence and a deep humility that enabled him to accomplish this task. Do you have the same bold ambition as Paul? His humility? (We apologize for the audio difficulties)
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Glorifying God is the essence of our mission at Providence Church, and Paul shows us that loving one another is at the heart of that mission. When we defer our rights in order to love one another, we show that we love our brother more than we love ourselves. In a culture that asserts the individual over the community, this is a clear witness to how much we value Christ.
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The Cross of Christ is the darkest moment in human history. As Jesus is crucified, he cries out in apparent abandonment from his father, “My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me?” As he does this, he draws our attention to David’s words in Psalm 22. The beauty of the cross is that it doesn’t end there. The first words in Psalm 22 are dark, but the final words are triumphant. This is the Easter story that we celebrate, and the heart of the Christian faith.
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The idea of unity within the church has almost become a punchline to a joke, yet according to Paul (and Jesus) this is central to the witness of the church to a watching culture. What does it mean to live life together and to maintain our convictions? Should we even hold convictions? What is the way forward when disagreements occur within the life of the church? Paul helps us greatly and gives us a path to follow for our unity and life together.
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This life is fleeting and will soon be past. Paul wants to make sure we don’t go through this life believing that this is all there is. There is an end to this life and we need to live as if we believe this is true. For Christians, this is our ultimate hope and also serves as clear call to our mission here on earth.
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What expectations do you bring to the table when it comes to God? What do you expect from Him? What do you think your life should look like? And then,what happens when those expectations go unmet? This has been the reality for many and the Carroll’s ongoing journey of adoption is a picture of unmet expectations. Listen to Justin Carroll tell his story and what he has learned as they continue in this difficulty journey.
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Paul gives us the picture of how a disciple is to live and relate to others. He tells us that it is our love that defines us as disciples. If this is true, it has a profound impact on how we determine what really matters in life and within the church. We must change the scorecard and how the church functions if we are to survive in an increasingly secular society.
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As Christians we find ourselves living in a constant tension: citizens of God’s kingdom and citizens of an earthly kingdom. This was true of Christians in Rome and is still true for us in America today. How do we navigate that tension? What is the nature of the relationship of Christians and our government? Jacob Lemons walks through Romans 13 and give some practical advice on working out our dual citizenship.
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What does it look like to live as a disciple in today’s world? This is the question Paul seeks to answer in the final verses of Romans 12. The transformed life doesn’t stop inside the walls of a church, but is carried into our everyday lives. Paul gives us a clear path toward living a godly life, but that path doesn’t begin with us. It’s about serving others.
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