Aletheia Church, Providence RI

Suffering is an unfortunate fact of life for both Christians and non-Christians. However, those who belong to Jesus have access to a unique solution in the midst of our suffering; we have access to the intercession of God's Holy Spirit. What does this mean, and how can we access the peace the Spirit provides? In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores the second half of Romans 8 to explain how the Spi...

We're back in Romans Season 2! In Romans 8, Paul begins to expound upon the concept of the Holy Spirit and its role in salvation. How does the Holy Spirit change the way we relate to God? What does the Holy Spirit produce in our lives? In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores the first section of Romans 8 to explain what it means for followers of Jesus to be Spirit-filled sons of God.

Where can we find the good life? Money? Security? Fitness? Family? How do we discover that which can provide us with an eternal sense of satisfaction? In this sermon from the Promise Kept series, Pastor Adam explores Revelation to show that the good life is positioned between God's promises, amidst His presence.

Christianity certainly involves a personal commitment to Jesus, but it also can't be only a personal commitment. In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at Zechariah 6 and 1 Peter 2 to see what it means to be a living stone that God is building as part of a spiritual house.

The promise of Christmas is that God would send a Savior who would make his people clean. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks Isaiah chapter four, explaining what "clean" looks like and why we can celebrate this good news at Christmas.

In the book of Jeremiah, God promises that a Righteous One will arise to create a people of righteousness who will spread God's presence throughout the world. As the people of our world search for meaning and satisfaction, who will share God's redeeming and fulfilling presence with our neighbors? In this first sermon of the Promise Kept series, Jonathan Cothron explains how we, God's people, are t...

In a city as academic as Providence, it's easy to think about discipleship in terms of classes or theological and theoretical exercises. However, discipleship in the mold of Jesus is a deeply experiential and practical endeavor. Given that practicing discipleship is important in following Jesus, how is it that Christians should approach generosity? In this sermon on Big Give Sunday, Pastor Justin...

In chapter seven of Romans, Paul gets honest about his own experience with sanctification. He wants his fellow disciples to understand why sanctification can be frustrating and slow-going at times, but also how to face it with God's grace. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explains how Paul's own thinking about sanctification can help us walk the road of obedience to Jesus.

What's obedience all about? Is obeying God all about avoiding hell, or could obedience be about something greater? In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores Romans 6 to show how obedience is about a lot more than rules. After all, obedience leads to life.

God made us to have dominion over all created things, but we lost our right to rule when the first humans submitted their God-given authorities to Satan. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores Romans chapters 5 and 6 to illustrate how exactly Jesus's sacrifice restores to us the right to reign.

In season one of our Romans series, we looked at what the gospel is and why we need it. In this first part of season two, Pastor Justin looks at Paul's encouragement for us to rejoice in the hope we have through the gospel… even when we suffer.

In this final part of Romans Season 1, Pastor Justin camps out on the topic of faith. What does faith look like in action in our day-to-day lives? It has a lot to do with how we handle the unknowns of our past, present, and future.

Sometimes, our hard work turns out to not be enough to achieve a desired outcome, and this is never more true than in the story of our salvation. Our salvation is built on trust in God's promises, not in the power of our own works. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 4 to uncover what it looks like to have faith to receive the promises of God.

How do we enter into the God's family to become one of His children? Did God change the requirements for salvation between the Old and New Testaments? In this sermon, Jonathan Cothron explores Romans 4 to illuminate Paul's claim that we find ourselves (and have always found ourselves) in the family of God by faith.

In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores the last half of Romans 3 to unpack how exactly God's grace, shown through Jesus, reconciles us to God and reveals him to be trustworthy.

In our lives, we love stories that remind us of hope and grace and kindness. And yet, there's a real possibility that we embrace these stories because they distract us from the turmoil of sin that we create ourselves. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores Romans 3 to illustrate that sin is far more dangerous than we ever imagined, and in the face of our sin, God is far more faithful than we ever...

We love to love our tribes. Families, friends, races, religions, Republicans, Democrats, rich, poor — we tend, as humans, to embrace those things which distinguish us from other groups. Our problem arises when we set ourselves as judges above other groups, because God is the only one in the universe just enough to judge between the groups of the world. How can we abandon our desires to judge those...

When you love someone, but you're watching them hurtle towards self-destruction, you might find yourself filled with anger about the situation. This is something of the substance of the wrath of God. In this sermon on the second half of Romans 1, Pastor Justin tackles the topic of God's wrath and challenges us to respond with repentant obedience at the idea of God's wrath.

Romans is Paul's masterpiece—an exploration of the gospel, deep and profound. In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at Romans 1:1–17 and how Paul provides a surprising emphasis in his greeting.

A vision is a picture of a preferred future. The vision of Jesus gave him endurance when he went to the cross, and his followers are called to make his vision their vision. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explains what that vision is and how we take it to heart for ourselves.

In this final part of the series, pastor Justin looks at the book of Daniel. It's filled with fascinating stories and mind-bending prophetic images, and it's all given to help the Israelites endure their exile with hope and faithfulness. It can teach us today how to maintain faithfulness in a culture that often feels like exile.

Ezekiel's prophetic visions began five years after the exile. Although the book has a grim beginning, it ends with a beautiful vision of a renewed Jerusalem. In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at God's explanation in Ezekiel 36–37 for how that beauty will be brought out of the wreckage.

People often come to Jesus in a time of need, but what keeps them following Jesus is Jesus himself. In this one-week break from our series in the Major Prophets, Pastor Justin unpacks Philippians 3:1–11, where the apostle Paul explains why Jesus is more valuable than anything else, and how that reality can shape our lives.

In part 2 of our exploration of the major prophets, David Fulton looks at the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah addressed the same time in Israel's history—the lead-up to the exile—but instead of using the language of kingdoms, he used the language of covenant. Israel's issue wasn't just political; it was their unfaithfulness to the covenant they made with God. David asks and answers the question, What d...

This is the first of four weeks focused on the major prophets in the Old Testament. The book of Isaiah is a message of warning and hope. In this sermon, Pastor Justin does an overview of Isaiah and unpacks what it means for our lives today.