Providence Church

05/29/2026

I'm looking forward to being back with my church family this evening for a time of fellowship and prayer. If you live near Mansfield we would be thrilled to have you join us at Providence Church. It all starts at 6. See you there.

05/15/2026

05/04/2026

We lay hold of grace THROUGH faith! What does that mean?

This clip is taken from the full sermon, which is found here:

https://youtu.be/Eb5-asSBtoE?si=rF-5MnMwZQFO78tf

05/01/2026

"But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved" (Mt. 24:13).

"They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us" (1 Jn. 2:19.

Put these two verses together. Those who endure until the end will be saved. Those who do not endure were never saved to begin with. True Christians will never fall away. But many false Christians do fall away. Therefore we have need of endurance (Heb. 10:36). By God's grace, and through the warnings of Scripture, God keeps His true people. He who began a good work in you will perfect it (Phil. 1:6). So may we give heed to the warning passages. May we be sure that there is not in any of us an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God (Heb. 3:12). May we rely on God's grace alone. May we diligently attend the means of our preservation (i.e., the means of grace - prayer, Bible reading, church attendance, etc.). May we do so knowing that nothing can separate us from the love of God (Rom. 8:31-39) and that no one can sn**ch us out of His sovereign hand (Jn. 10:28-30).

04/29/2026

"... men are saved by the grace of the Father, who drew the plan of salvation, appointed men to it, made a covenant with his Son, in which it is provided and secured, and sent him into the world to obtain it; and by the grace of the Son, who engaged as a surety to effect it, assumed human nature, obeyed and suffered in it for that purpose, and has procured it; and by the grace of the Spirit, who makes men sensible of their need of it, brings it near, sets it before them, and applies it to them, and gives them faith and hope in it".

- John Gill

04/29/2026

I'm back at it again preparing for this week's sermon on Ephesians 2:8-10. I'm very excited about preaching these critically important verses. Soli deo Gloria!

04/27/2026

Where does salvation begin?

04/24/2026

"The Bible's central theme is the the glory of God in salvation through judgment."

- James Hamilton

04/24/2026

"The death of Christ was not His defeat but His conquest."

- James Hamilton

04/22/2026

Study Bibles shed so much light on the meaning of the text. Dear Christian, do yourself a favor and get these four Study Bibles and use them to study the Scriptures. Use them for every verse. You won't regret it.