Providence Road Church – Sermons

One of the inevitable realities is that we live under authority. Scripture calls us to live a life of wisdom that begins with the fear of the Lord. Having a relationship with Jesus sets us on a wise path to flourishing as we live under authority. Preacher: Kenton Brice

Preacher: Blake Hilgenfeld

In chapter 8, the Preacher finally recommends to us that wisdom, though it too is vanity, is still the best antidote against the vexations that come up in our vaporous lives. Preacher: Josh Burr

We live in a world that seems crooked and difficult to make sense of. To live wisely in this reality we must hold the tension of God being completely sovereign and perfectly good. Solomon helps us live in this tension. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Walking in wisdom is difficult when things are going well. What happens when life isn't going well? How do we walk in wisdom when life brings us challenges? Solomon helps us understand how wisdom is developed, especially in light when we see these verses in Ecclesiastes through a gospel lens. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

In John 11 we witness the resurrection power of Jesus, but we also see the way Jesus engages sorrow and joy as king. Jesus is a glorious king who does what is best, and a caring king who is with His people. Preacher: Brady Sharp

Solomon understood the spiritual struggle we all deal with of getting distracted by the pursuit of satisfaction and joy in our Earthly possessions and shows us how it is ultimately vanity. Yet, we sit on this side of the Cross and are invited to see that there is a greater treasure worth our Pursuit in the person of Jesus.  Preacher: Topher Noel

God desires us to have a healthy reverence for Him in worship so that we might have freedom and joy in His presence. We see that God's forgiveness leads us to fear Him. In this passage, Solomon gives us some practical direction on how we can have a healthy fear of God in Worship. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

In Ecclesiastes 4, Solomon tries to tell us about the importance of living life in community. Work is an important part of our lives. If not done in a healthy way our work can damage our already broken community. Solomon gives us wisdom on how our work can lead to flourishing, especially as we see Solomon's wisdom in light of the Gospel. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

In Ecclesiastes, Solomon reflects on his life and has determined that life is meaningless, it is vanity, like a vapor. He comes to this conclusion by looking at all the things human beings chase after to bring meaning. In this sermon, he reflects on how we live in light of all the injustice surrounding us. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

In this passage, Solomon is pondering the mystery of time, and how a person should view it. Ultimately, we see that God is sovereign over time, and Solomon helps us live in light of this truth. Preacher: Blake Hilgenfeld

Solomon continues his journey in pursuing anything in this world that will bring him satisfaction. In this text, he is focusing on work. We are faced with the question, "Is there ever hope that work can bring true satisfaction." Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Solomon creates a real-life experiment to see if life really is meaningless (or like a vapor). And he is going to focus on what might be the two most common areas we look to for meaning: The acquisition of knowledge and pleasure. In this sermon, we follow Solomon on his journey and see how the experiment plays out. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

King Solomon, the author of Ecclesiastes, wants to take us on a journey through a quest he is on to figure out the frustrations of life, and in doing so he is going to shock us at the beginning of this book. The realism of this book is jarring, but it is the gate we must walk through to get to experience freedom in this life. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Peter, perhaps the most famous of all of Jesus' disciples, was known for being all over the place. Despite even his biggest failures, Jesus continues to lovingly pursue him, restore him to service, and refocus his calling. This is good news for all of us, who consistently fall short and feel overcome with guilt and shame. Preacher: Jay Frymire

God has designed local churches in such a way that they would reproduce through each individual person doing their part. In this sermon, we look at how Providence Road at large is involved with church planting, and how we can all play a part. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

The resurrection is the most important event in the history of the world. But why is that? What about Jesus rising from the dead and being alive is life-changing for those who believe? On Easter Sunday we answer these questions by taking a closer look at these events in the Bible. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Life feels like a never-ending race to justify ourselves and the things we do are never enough. Jesus’ death in our place finishes the work of justification so we can say “enough!” In this sermon, we focus on the three words "it is finished", which might be the most important three words ever uttered.  Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Jesus has been arrested and is now standing trial before Pilate. The courtroom imagery helps us understand what it is like to stand before God, and forces us to ask questions like, "what justifies a person before God?" The good news of the person and work of Jesus is the only thing we can cling to when standing before God. Preacher: Blake Hilgenfeld

Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, denies Him three times at His darkest hour. John wants us to see why Peter denied Jesus to help us understand why we deny Jesus, and what to do when we do deny Him. Preacher: Russell Armstrong

Jesus moves towards the garden he's frequented one final time, knowing that he is about to be betrayed by one of his followers. John makes sure we are aware that Jesus is in full control of the events that transpire and is intent to drink the cup of God's wrath on behalf of sinners. Preacher: Jay Frymire

This morning we celebrated as 9 people were baptized and shared testimonies of how God has changed their lives. Preacher: Jay Frymire

Walking with each other in our pain is difficult. When we retreat into our pain we short-circuit God's plan for healing with others. How do we let others into our pain, and love others well when they suffer? We take a look at the life of the Apostle Paul to see a few elements of how to lament well together. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

We will all experience pain at some point in our lives. When pain does come, what do we do with it? There are helpful and unhelpful ways to deal with it. The Bible gives us plenty of direction in what we should do with our pain. When we lament Biblically we open ourselves up to God's healing mercy. Preacher: Jeremy Hager

When we look back over the last few weeks in our Gospel Communities, we will likely not notice much change. But over months, years, and decades as we meet in homes with other followers of Jesus, share meals together, encourage and exhort one another, pray for each other, and share our lives together, we are able to see how God uses these environments to look more and more like Jesus. Preacher: Jay...