Providence Fellowship Church

Disguised in worn-out sandals and carrying stale bread, the Gibeonites trick Israel into a covenant because Israel’s leaders never asked the Lord. Joshua 9 shows us the fib and the failure, our temptation to manipulate and our habit of deciding without God, and points us to the greater Joshua who saves us from both.

In Joshua 8, we see Israel repent, rise, and return after failure.  We also see an example of wholehearted leadership, how faith is a team sport, and see a light cast on the King who hung on a tree so we never would.

After Jericho, one man’s hidden sin brings defeat on all of Israel. Joshua 7 shows that sin is a heart problem before it’s a behavior problem, that one person’s sin affects the whole community, and that the gospel answers it the same way: the One taking the judgment for the many.

In Joshua 6, at the walls of Jericho, God speaks before anything falls: “See, I have delivered.”  In this story of God's awesome faithfulness, we are reminded to trust what God has promised, persevere when nothing changes, speak faith rather than fear, and live in grateful awe of his mercy. 

In Joshua 5:1-12, on the edge of the Promised Land, God stops His people to sing over them: “You need me, you belong to me, and I’m working for you.”

In Joshua 3 and 4, we see the people of God step into the long-awaited day that God had set out for them, and behold the all-enveloping faithfulness of God.

We pause our series in Joshua to turn our attention to the healing of the paralyzed man in Mark 2:1-12, and see how the variety of characters in the room encountered and were formed by Jesus. In seeing the healing power of the man's faith, we ask ourselves: are we in a posture of readiness for the amazing things the Lord will do among us?

In Joshua 2, Rahab's story reminds us of the astonishing and transformative grace of God. There is no one too far away for the love and grace of our Lord Jesus to save, heal, and transform for His glory. We also reflect on how courageous obedience like hers can have generational implications.

We start our new series in Joshua by diving into Joshua 1.  We watch the mantle of leadership be passed to Joshua and the charge be given to him to be strong and courageous, and ask ourselves: how is God asking us to be river crossers?

We wrap up our time in Ephesians in chapter 6:21-24 where we see Paul close his letter with a blessing, a benediction, and a word of encouragement where peace, love and grace are proclaimed.

The kids join us for a family service as we dig into Ephesians 6:10-20, where God speaks through Paul in telling us who our enemy is, reminding us that the victory is already sealed, but also guiding us to the armor and weapons God has equipped us with in our advancing towards our assignment, flourishing, and His will.

We continue through Ephesians as we unpack the beginning of chapter 6, where we find God's heart and guidance for families and a spur to fathers to lovingly lead.

We continue our series in Ephesians by studying Ephesians 5:22-33, where we see the original design of marriage, and how God designed it for His glory and our good.

We pause our series in Ephesians to dive into Romans 7 and 8, where we are reminded that, in Christ, we are entirely new.  Do we live like it?

In Ephesians 5:1-20, Paul describes the traits of the family that we belong to as believers, and how the family ought to live together.

In Ephesians 4:17-32, Paul reminds us that, as believers, we now wear the "clothes" of those who are free, and should live like it.

As we begin chapter 4 of Ephesians, Paul shifts from indicative (what is true) to imperative (what to do in light of that truth), and encourages the young church he planted to mature, to grow more and more into the full stature of Christ.

In Ephesians 3:14-21, we find Paul breaking out again in prayer, asking God to work in our hearts that He might do something seemingly impossible in us - show us how much He loves us!

In Ephesians 3:1-13, we see that God has not only welcomed us into his family, but He has also made us stewards of the beautiful "mystery" of His Grace.

In Ephesians 2:11-22, we are told to remember to rejoice in God's great love for us, and that this great love is the grounds for friendship with Christ and unity with one another.

We continue our Summer in Ephesians in Ephesians 2:1-10 where we are resoundingly reminded of our rescue and charged with our purpose. *Tune in for our Father's Day "snapshot" after the sermon to hear from dads in our congregation share their insights into fatherhood.*

In John 3:1-17, we see the engine that drives the mission and ask ourselves, are we truly focused on that mission?

In Ephesians 1:15-22, we see a plea for us to actually believe who we are in Christ.

In John 8:2-11, we see Jesus ask us to be reminded of and worship the enormous size of His grace given to us before we cast a stone.

In Luke 7:36-50, we see what marvelling at Jesus's forgiveness produces - not a moral code, but a love affair.