The Providence Podcast

The Joseph Series: Patience Series: Joseph Sunday Morning Date: 14th April 2024 Passage: Genesis 37:1-50:26 ------------------- Introduction: Take a look at a list of God’s favorites — and look at how much they suffered. If we can figure out what’s going on there — well that’d be a pretty good use of our time. And what’s going on there has to do with the importance of patience. More precisely, the...

The Joseph Series: Providence Series: Joseph Date: 7th April 2024 Passage: Genesis 50:1-26

Some Thoughts About Mentorship Series: Podcast Speaker: Chris Oswald Podcast Date: 1st April 2024 ------------------- Key principles: When the student is ready, the teacher will arrive. God is faithful to provide mentors when you need them. Hustle attracts help Do the best with what you have and people will help you hit the next level Pray for wisdom Be willing to work for wisdom (Proverbs 20:5, 2...

No Mere Myth Series: True North Speaker: Chris Oswald Sunday Morning Date: 31st March 2024 Passages: Ephesians 2:1-10 2 Timothy 4:3-4 ------------------- We like to work through books of the Bible, studying one section after another until we reach the end. Over the past several months, we’ve been studying the books of 1st and 2nd Timothy. And today we conclude our time here by examining 2 Timothy...

Successful Christian Parenting, Part 2 Series: True North Speaker: Chris Oswald Sunday Morning Date: 24th March 2024 Passage: 2 Timothy 3:14-15 ------------------- We’re going to talk about the role of influence in raising up children who love the Lord. We get this concept by the inclusion of a little phrase in vs. 14 — “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, k...

Successful Christian Parenting, Part 1 Series: True North Speaker: Chris Oswald Sunday Morning Date: 17th March 2024 Passage: 2 Timothy 3:14-17 ------------------- 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for s...

How to Thrive in Hard Times Series: True North Speaker: Logan Thune Sunday Morning Date: 5th March 2024 Passage: 2 Timothy 3:1-9 ------------------- 3 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasabl...

Resurrection Heresies Series: Podcast Speaker: Chris Oswald Date: 29th February 2024 Passage: 2 Timothy 2:17-18 ------------------- In this episode, pastor Chris discusses resurrection concepts in the New Testament and examines possible heresies that can undo a faithful understanding of these doctrines.

Systems and Strategies for Fending Off Spiritual Attacks Series: Podcast Speakers: Chris Oswald Dov Cohen Date: 26th February 2024 ------------------- In this episode Pastor Chris is joined by Dov Cohen as they discuss practical ways to strengthen yourself against spiritual attacks.

A Kingdom Divided: Evangelicalism in the American Civil War Series: Podcast Speaker: Chris Oswald Date: 26th February 2024 ------------------- A discussion of April Holme's book: A Kingdom Divided: Evangelicals, Loyalty, and Sectionalism in the Civil War Era (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War) Error Correction: At the 5min mark, I suggest that the northern position was a...

Ready for Every Good Work Series: True North Speaker: Dov Cohen Sunday Morning Date: 25th February 2024 Passage: 2 Timothy 2:20-26 ------------------- When I say the name Rudy Ruettiger, what do you think of? Yep! Rudy, Rudy, Rudy…a cheering crowd…a hustling, hard working defensive end…the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. That final (and really only) play of his career where he rushes and sacks the oppo...

Toward Theological Endurance Series: True North Speaker: Chris Oswald Sunday Morning Date: 18th February 2024 Passage: 2 Timothy 2:11-19 ------------------- February 18 2024 Sermon Introduction: The Unkillable Soldier Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian de Wiart, was a British Army officer born of Belgian and Irish parents. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for v...

Strengthened by Grace Series: True North Speaker: Chris Oswald Sunday Morning Date: 11th February 2024 Passage: 2 Timothy 2:1-10 ------------------- 2 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering as a go...

When Friends Become Enemies Series: Podcast Speaker: Chris Oswald Date: 9th February 2024 Passage: Psalm 55:1-23 ------------------- In this episode, Pastor Chris discusses the worst case scenarios of friendship.

Get More of Your "Entertainment Calories" From Friendship Series: Podcast Speaker: Chris Oswald Date: 8th February 2024 ------------------- In this episode, Pastor Chris reads a 1923 Essay from A. Huxley entitled "Pleasure" and makes various suggestions about the union of friendship and recreation.

How to Make Friends Series: Podcast Speaker: Chris Oswald Date: 6th February 2024

Christian Friendship Series: True North Speaker: Chris Oswald Sunday Morning Date: 4th February 2024 Passage: 2 Timothy 1:2-15 ------------------- Introduction: I heard about a local church who sent out postcards to the neighborhood saying, “Come to church, we won’t lick you!” Come to church, you won’t be lonely. But is that true? It must be more and more true. And in order for that to become more...

Knox Classical School Information Meeting Series: Podcast Speaker: Katie Montoya Knox Classical School Date: 4th February 2024

How to Think Through Our Objections to Hell Series: Podcast Speaker: Chris Oswald Date: 29th January 2024

He Abolished Death Series: True North Speaker: Chris Oswald Sunday Morning Date: 28th January 2024 ------------------- Introduction: We’ve been tracing through Paul’s efforts to literally encourage Timothy. To give him courage to fan into flame the gift of God — and share in suffering as a good soldier of the Lord. Last week we saw two ingredients in our recipe for boldness. Namely reliance on the...

Fan It Into Flame Series: Podcast Speaker: Chris Oswald Date: 16th January 2024 ------------------- Preparation for Community Group meeting on January 17th

Hope as Help Series: Theological Leaders Program Speaker: Chris Oswald Theological Leaders Program Date: 14th January 2024 Passages: Genesis 3:6 Proverbs 10:28 Romans 5:1-5 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 1 John 3:3 ------------------- Giving Hope I believe the entire epoch of a counseling relationship has to do with a redistribution of hope. Those who properly hope in the Lord would have no need of counsel...

Comfort is Not a Compass Series: True North Speaker: Chris Oswald Sunday Morning Date: 14th January 2024 Passage: 2 Timothy 1:1-14 ------------------- 2 Timothy 1:1-8 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, 2 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Guar...

Wisdom for the New Year Series: Let Earth Receive Her King Speaker: Dov Cohen Date: 7th January 2024 Passage: Psalm 90:1-17

Unity in Diversity Series: Let Earth Receive Her King Speaker: Chris Oswald Sunday Morning Date: 31st December 2023 Passage: Revelation 7:9-10 ------------------- Title: Unity in Diversity Text: Revelation 7:9-10 Introduction: It has been great fun to devote the sermons this Christmas season to Christ's work in history. Tom Holland — For a millennium and more, the civilization into which I had bee...