http://insideprovidence.com Providence Church Podcasts en Providence Church Podcasts Providence Church no Providence Church info@insideprovidence.com ℗ & © 2008 Providence Church 720 As part of our "Season of Prayer and Fasting", we are providing weekly prayer calendars to assist you in personal times of prayer . . . http://insideprovidence.com/article/weekly-prayer-calendar-august-25-31 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:54:27 CDT As part of our "Season of Prayer and Fasting", we are providing weekly prayer calendars to assist you in personal times of prayer . . . One of the most confusing things about the story of Jonah is how it ends. By chapter 3 we have Jonah repenting of his selfishness, preaching to the great city of Nineveh and seeing God save all of them! That would be a great story, but that’s not the whole story. It continues in order to . . . http://insideprovidence.com/article/jonah-chapter-4 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:08:18 CDT Barry Keldie Jonah Our story picks up with Jonah inside the belly of a whale or “great fish”. Last week we looked at what it means to “flee from God.” We learn several key things by watching Jonah run from God. First, it is completely possible . . . http://insideprovidence.com/article/jonah-chapter-2 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:28:13 CDT Barry Keldie Jonah After disobeying and running from God, then being disciplined and saved by God, we now find Jonah ready to listen and obey God. We see Jonah hearing the same message, but with new perspective. God tells Jonah almost the exact same thing he told him in the beginning. It’s important to recognize . . . http://insideprovidence.com/article/jonah-chapter-3 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:26:45 CDT Barry Keldie Jonah The story of Jonah is fascinating because of the unblinking honesty of it. The highs and lows of Jonah’s life and mission are interwoven to create a mix of joy and pain, of obedience and disobedience. Many people would describe life as . . . . . http://insideprovidence.com/article/running-from-god-jonah-1 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:07:15 CDT Barry Keldie Jonah In the midst of our busy lives and the expectations of our various roles, as women and men, we have lost the discipline and art of trusting the Savior. The more hectic our lives become, the less time that we have to spend with Christ, reading His Word and praying. The more distant we get from Jesus the more difficult our sin make it to trust Him http://insideprovidence.com/article/trust-savor-and-be-satisfied Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:29:58 CDT Rachel Joy Articles trust,savor,be_satisfied A few years ago, Barry and I were laying in bed one night, spending some quiet time together with God. Barry was reading aloud a devotional out of John Piper’s Pierced by the Word. Usually, these times were a sweet encouragement in my spiritual walk, but on this specific night, my heart would be pierced in such a way that I would never again be the same. We were reading “How to drink Orange Juice to the Glory of God” and if you’ve never read it, it is truly convicting. The basic idea of the devotion is taken form 1 Corinthians 10:31. “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” http://insideprovidence.com/article/family-dinners-and-the-glory-of-god Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:02:14 CDT Charity Keldie A few years ago, Barry and I were laying in bed one night, spending some quiet time together with God. Barry was reading aloud a devotional out of John Piper’s Pierced by the Word. Usually, these times were a sweet encouragement in my spiritual ... One of the precious gifts of preaching expositionally through books of the Bible is hearing the whole story of the Bible, not just the easy parts. But along with that gift comes the weight of hearing some difficult and deep things about our God. In preaching through the book of Hebrews this year we’ve encountered a doctrine that produces great confidence and joy, but it’s also a doctrine that can be difficult to understand. The doctrine speaks to how Christians deal with hardship and suffering. In response, specifically, to two sermons I preached on Hebrews 12, I would like to provide some clarification by answering two questions. http://insideprovidence.com/article/sovereignty-discipline-and-suffering- http://insideprovidence.com/mediafiles/hebrews-week-17.mp3 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:58:41 CST Barry Keldie One of the precious gifts of preaching expositionally through books of the Bible is hearing the whole story of the Bible, not just the easy parts. But along with that gift comes the weight of hearing some difficult and deep things about our God. In ... 55:36 My passion is seeing children love and trust Jesus and the best people to introduce a child to Christ are his or her parents. I asked a mother of 3 children between the ages of 3 and 10 what her greatest deterrent was in sharing the gospel with her family. She replied that she simply didn’t know the language to use in order to present the gospel in a way that her children could understand. I have found that is the case for most parents. Most parents aren’t able to sit down and give significant time and thought to how to share the gospel in language their children understand. Most parents don’t have the chance to think of creative ways to talk about Jesus. Since I do, I wrote out a gospel presentation for children. http://insideprovidence.com/article/sharing-christ-at-christmas Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:44:35 CST Amanda Shelton Articles children,jesus_christ,advent,gospel,christmas I would like to take a couple of minutes and explain why we recently stopped taking communion each week to close our services. From the inception of Providence Church we have gathered together to sing to Jesus (worship), hear about Jesus (preaching) and then join Jesus by partaking of communion. We quickly found that our practice of communion distinguished us as a church. Few had ever been to a church that called husbands to pray over their wives before partaking of the elements each week. For many of us this weekly practice acted as the birthplace of familial spirituality. I can’t keep count of how many men prayed with their wives for the first time sitting in one of our services and I count this as one of the richest blessings I have ever received in ministry. So why would we ever stop such a beautiful and fruitful practice? http://insideprovidence.com/article/communion-at-providence Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:25:43 CST Barry Keldie Articles church,communion,texas,frisco In an attempt to unify our “voice” we have instituted “seasons” here at Providence. These seasons will help concentrate our efforts in a particular area of ministry and hopefully unify our prayers, talents and efforts. Each season will begin and end with a Covenant & Communion Service in which we will pray, set goals and thank God for his faithfulness. http://insideprovidence.com/article/seasons Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:26:09 CST Barry Keldie Articles seasons,providence,dallas,church,frisco One of my greatest passions and desires in my ministry to the children here at Providence is preparing and equipping teachers and parents to talk with their children about God. From infancy through preschool and into elementary, children can begin hearing, understanding and retaining fundamental truths of the Scriptures. Everything we do in the preschool we do with a view to that end. Our games, songs, crafts, and of course stories and memory verses serve to lay a foundation that highlights the truth and worth of Christ. http://insideprovidence.com/article/talking-with-your-children-about-god Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:26:32 CST Amanda Shelton Articles children,frisco,church,preschool The Biblical basis for small groups is very strong. There are plenty of accounts in the Bible of them existing in the early church (Acts 2:46, 12:12, 20:8, 20:20; Rom. 16:4-5; I Cor. 16:19; Col. 4:5; Philemon 2). And many Biblical commands given to the church seem to require them. These especially include commands for Christians to minister to one another (Heb. 3:13, 10:24-25; Gal. 6:2; Col. 3:16; James 5:16; I Peter 4:8-9; Eph. 4:32). The very "one anotherness" of these commands necessitates Christian fellowship contexts small enough for our ministry to one another to be truly mutual. Combining this strong Biblical basis -- with our own experiences in the effectiveness of small group ministry -- gives a very strong rationale for us to pursue small groups. http://insideprovidence.com/article/small-groups-in-the-bible Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:27:07 CST Trevor Joy Articles frisco,community,small_groups