Sep 6, 2010
I am blessed to serve a wonderful church full of many unique and gifted households. While there is great diversity in our congregation, we also share many important commonalities and goals, one of which is to fill the earth with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. This is fulfilled in the success of the Great Commission. This...
Sep 5, 2010
Genesis 29:31-30:24 brings our focus to the troubled household of Jacob. Patriarch, yes. But godly father and husband? Far from it. He is married to not one, but two sisters. And these are sisters that are rivals for their husband’s affection – and for their own aims and aspirations. We find in this story three people caught up in great sin, struggling in a...
Aug 30, 2010
I have too often heard the modern refrain, “No creed but Christ, no law but love.” This relatively simple platitude is viewed by many as a spiritually deep proclamation of their commitment to the historic and profound battle cry of the Reformation, Sola Scriptura. Adherents to this catchphrase are not just those who would align themselves with the emergent...
Aug 29, 2010
1 Peter 2:4-5. Have you considered what it means to you to see Jesus as your living stone? He is your fortress and your foundation. It is upon the foundation of Jesus that our lives, our families, our churches must be based. Consider the work of Jesus today! Living Stones 1 Peter 2:4-5 Series: 1 Peter Elder Bryan Evans Mr [41:43m]:...
Aug 27, 2010
As many of you know, my undergraduate degree is in Mechanical Engineering. Engineers deal with what they see in the real world, with equations and calculations—with things. Engineers are concerned with making things work, leveraging energy and materials to make the world a better place. Yet, in God’s Providence, I was called into the realm of philosophy and...
Aug 22, 2010
Genesis 29:1-30: Jacob’s experiences at Laban’s house are so close to home. We often forget God is with us in the everyday events of our lives, leaning more on our own understanding that than acknowledging Jesus. We also miss the way God uses even the consequences of our sin to refine us. And then, the Father even uses sinful people, people who would...
Aug 22, 2010
We, the Session of Providence Church, have undertaken a study on the topic of the nations of men and the resulting implications of these nations on our church and our families. This study is presented below in a series of affirmations. It is our prayer that these affirmations will help us work through this topic in a spirit of unity and peace. We affirm that...
Aug 15, 2010
Genesis 28:10-22: It is an amazing thing to consider how our God comes to us. Unlike every other religion, where men strive to get to “god” on their own, the Lord comes to us when we are not looking for Him – and when we don’t deserve Him. And He comes seeking to bless us. The God of Creation bows down to come to us with blessing and...
Aug 14, 2010
“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled…” (Hebrews 12:14-15) Bitterness is a common sin within the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve. It is one we...
Aug 9, 2010
This past week marked the 65th anniversary of the devastation of Hiroshima by the United States through the fury of the first atomic bomb. This is an anniversary that brings out much emotion on the topic of just war. We quickly make judgments on the decision of President Truman to unleash the horror of atomic weaponry on Japan. Some castigate the decision as...
