Christian Formation

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Christian Formation episodes

September 14, 2022154 - The Old Testament Trilogy
The Old Testament is often thought of as confusing, hard to understand, and difficult to follow. Sadly, that can be all but true if we don't know the full story.

Thankfully, earlier this week, we realized that there is a cheat sheet to remember the stories leading to Jesus. This cheat sheet lies in the place many of us tend to skip—a genealogy.

In this episode, we look at Matthew 1; Just as a movie trilogy has three parts, so too, does Matthew organize the Old Testament story into three parts that lead us to Jesus. By understanding this trilogy of sorts, it will allow us to better understand the Old Testament in deeper ways.
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32 min
September 07, 2022153 - The Prophets
In this episode, we look at what the prophets are and how prophecies prepare us for Christ's arrival in the New Testament.
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24 min
August 31, 2022152 - Does Wisdom Literature Lead to ‘Works Righteousness’?
This episode looks at what wisdom literature is, how to read it, and common stumbling blocks for people when interpreting wisdom literature.
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29 min
August 24, 2022151 - Knowing God through Poetry
Many of us have read poetry at one time or another, but not all of us leave with a feeling of understanding. In fact, many walk away from poetry scratching their heads wondering, "So... what did that mean?"

While Hebrew poetry isn't the exact same as common, modern types of poetry, it can be difficult to read at times. However, although it takes some practice, we would argue that the poems in the Old Testament can help us know God in a unique way.

This episode aims to help us see Hebrew poetry in a more understandable way by discussing the style and purpose of the poems with examples from the Psalms.
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25 min
August 17, 2022150 - The Goodness of God's Law
One of the most confusing parts of the Old Testament is the laws. We might wonder how to understand them, whether they are relevant for us today, and if we should care about laws that seem to be obsolete. With all these questions and doubts, it can cause us to ignore Old Testament law or gloss over it without a second thought.

But what if we are misreading what God intends? What if God’s Old Testament law could be sweet to us today (Ps 19:10)? What if it is useful for us knowing the heart of God and how to follow Him? This episode looks to help Christians understand God’s law in a way that will allow us to read it worshipfully.

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25 min
August 10, 2022149 - Can Ancient Stories Help My Relationship with God?
All people are impacted and captivated by stories. However, we can venture to say that not many people are hankering to read ancient stories from people groups all over the world.

However, our Scriptures begin with a story and continue, with story after story. In this episode, we ask ourselves, "How do these ancient religious stories from people in the Middle East impact my Christian life today?" and "Why did God reveal himself in narrative-form?" This episode looks to answer these questions, be equipped to read biblical narrative stories with greater depth, and help us see the beauty of God in the Old Testament stories.
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34 min
August 03, 2022148 - Why should I read the Old Testament?
The Old Testament (OT) is often seen as hard-to-read stories that are out of date and boring. With this view, many Christians today don’t engage with ⅔ of our Scriptures.
What if this has aided a shallow faith? What if we are missing a lot about who God is because of this problem?

This episode aims to answer some common questions about the OT and draw people into seeing the OT as profitable and necessary for their Christian life today.

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32 min
July 06, 2022147 - *BONUS EPISODE* Discerning God's Will
Placed for a purpose: discerning God’s will when your heart wants to move.
With the summer months especially, many of us can find ourselves in a place of wanting to travel, change jobs, or mix up something in our lives. However, when we have a continuous desire for change, how do we know if that is from God? How can we discern His will vs. our own wants and desires?

In this episode, we invite Hannah Bidne, our college ministry intern, on to discuss discerning God's will versus our own wants and desires.

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30 min
June 15, 2022146 - Praying the Psalms
In this episode, we chat through how praying through the psalms will enrich your prayer life. What to expect: learning the value of the praying the psalms along with how to pray them and 4 different types of psalms.
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28 min
June 08, 2022145 - Practice of Men's and Women's Roles at Providence
What men and women's roles look like at Providence

Last week, we discussed the different views of men's and women's roles within the church. In this episode, we discuss what it practically looks like for our men and women leaders. We look at elders / pastors, staff members, teachings / trainings / classes and more.
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28 min

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The goal of this podcast is to form disciples to live all of life with the presence of God, and we do this through conversations about theology, culture, and stories.