Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

After God's Heart - The Selection by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

In this lesson, we conclude our series on sexuality by looking at how Jesus engaged sinners. The goal is to help the students see that Jesus calls us to love sinners into holiness and not condemn them into compliance. Grasping this distinction requires us to see ourselves as sinful as the person we’re engaging. We’ll also pull all the pieces of this series together and try to show how it helps us...

In this lesson, we are exploring what the Bible has to say about same-sex relationships. The Bible talks about this in six places (three in the Old Testament, three in the New Testament). We primarily are looking at Romans 1:24-32 with some glances at 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. A couple of goals for this lesson: 1). Establish that acting on an attraction to someone of the same gender is a sin. 2). Show...

In this lesson, we look at how viewing sexuality as a means to reflect God’s holiness impacts the way we view the opposite gender. While Genesis 1 & 2 make the case that male and female together image God, we generally struggle with this while we’re single. There is often gender segregation that takes place between guys and girls that is fueled by the assumption of romantic interest. This lesson w...

Seeking Clarity On A Blurry Topic - Singleness by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

In this lesson, we set out to clarify the point of marriage. It’s safe to say that we have an obsession with marriage. It’s a dominant fixation for teens and young adults. But with this fixation comes a distortion of what marriage is ultimately for. In this lesson, we’re seeking to clarify what marriage is for by looking at what marriage is not and what marriage is. The ultimate goal of marriage i...

In this lesson, we look at God’s ideal for sexuality. The world says that the ideal is “love” while others (including some Christians) say that the ideal is heterosexuality. But from our text, 1 Peter 1:14-19, we see that God’s ideal for our sexuality is holiness: That we are chaste while single and faithful in marriage. This is a hard ideal to live up to, which is why understanding God’s value an...

In this lesson, we lay the groundwork for the following weeks by establishing what our identity is. The reason this is so important is that our essence (who we are) influences and shapes our ethics (what we do). So we return to Genesis 1:26-28 to explore the image of God. We’ll be focusing on what being made in God’s image means and how it effects what we do, how sin impacted that image, and how J...

In this lesson, we’re kicking off our series on the seven deadly sins. This will be our series leading up to Easter and the hope is that be seeing the gravity and severity of our sin, it gives us a greater affection for our Savior and what he did for us. Tonight we’ll be looking at Genesis 3 to help us understand exactly what sin is.

New Year New You - Lesson 3 by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

New Year New You - Lesson 2 by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

New Year New You - Lesson 1 by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

He Comes Bearing Gifts - Spiritual Gifts by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

He Comes Bearing Gifts - The Holy Spirit by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

In this lesson, we are looking at one of the great gifts that the King of kings bestowed upon us: grace. We’ll be in Ephesians 2:1-10 exploring our need for grace as well as how God lavishes it upon us and why.

Evidence Against Christianity - Christian Hypocrisy by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

In this lesson, we are looking, what I believe, is one of the greatest arguments against Christianity: the seeming incompatibility of suffering and a good, all-powerful God. And while there are several ways that this objection can be addressed, the reality is that most of the time we encounter it, it’s not a question of philosophy but one of pain and loss. This lesson will focus on what answer the...

Though technology has made some things easier, it has definitely made parenting harder. Join pastor Caleb for a one-week seminar that will explore Scripture’s mandate to parents and how to embody this in a tech-filled world.

In the last lesson in this series, we look at the final phrase of the Lord’s prayer, “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.” Jesus here is instructing us on how we should pray in the midst of a test, not a math test, but a hardship or difficulty that presents us with a choice: be a reflection of your Father in heaven, or don’t. Jesus wants us to pray that we would resist te...

Guest Speaker - Joseph Dotson

In this lesson, we look at the fourth phrase of the Lord’s prayer, “Give us our daily bread.” Though this is in the middle of the Lord’s prayer, it’s typically where our desire to pray starts. We have a need and we bring it to God. This lesson will unpack the principle behind petitionary prayer, our problem with it, and how we can actually practice it.

The Lord’s Prayer Learning from the Master - Hallowed Be Thy Name by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

The Lord's Prayer: Learning from the Master - Thy Will Be Done by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast

A study through the Lord's Prayer.

Sermon On The Mount: Kingdom Living - Lesson 1 by Providence Youth Ministry Podcast