Providence Baptist Church of Lexington Sermons

June 13, 2021 Morning Service. In the book of John, the apostle describes Jesus as simply, The Word, in that He is the Word of God in the flesh. And because Jesus is the Word of God incarnate, the Bible is often referred to as the Living Word. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich uses Jesus' prayer to reveal to us some truths regarding the life changing power and impact of the Living Word. (John 17:13-23)

June 6, 2021 Morning Service. Of all the conversions we read about in the Bible, Saul of Tarsus is definitely one of the most amazing. The radical change in his life and subsequent impact for the Kingdom of God is clearly due to the power of God. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich digs in to the story of Paul's experience to help us to understand more about God's work of grace. (Acts 9:1-16)

May 30, 2021 Morning Service. Whenever a person comes forward to make a profession of faith, it reminds us anew of the wonderful grace that God extends to all. But is it possible that some may come for the wrong reasons or with the wrong motivations? In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich explains John's outburst toward the religious leaders of the day and how it might be applicable to some of us. (Luke 3:3%u201314)

May 23, 2021 Morning Service. If God were to tell you the outcome of something before it happened and it wasn't the result you had hoped for, how would you react? Peter found himself in that very position when Jesus told him of His forthcoming death and resurrection. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich examines Jesus' rebuke of Peter's response and what it teaches us about events in our life. (Mark 8:31-36)

May 16, 2021 Morning Service. Affter the Great Flood, God gave the survivors a direct command to spread and repopulate the earth. But they had ideas in mind to make a name for themselves, plans that were in direct opposition to what they had been told to do. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich looks at the lessons we can learn from their mistakes and God response to them. (Genesis 11:1-9)

May 9, 2021 Morning Service. On this day when we celebrate the mothers in our lives, we can see in the Bible a number of women who exhibited godly behavior as mothers. And in some cases they were mothers as the result of unexpected circumstances. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich speaks of a familiar Old Testament figure who was blessed with two mothers who exhibited these behaviors. (Exodus 2:1-6)

May 2, 2021 Morning Service. Heaven is a place where all who have accepted God's grace for the forgiveness of their sins will reside together forever. And the truth is, we might be very surprised by who we see there when our time comes to join them. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich speaks about how God's grace is enough for even those who by our standards we would consider the worst of sinners. (Matthew 20:1-16)

April 25, 2021 Morning Service. Faith. It's a word that we tend to toss around a good bit when we talk about our beliefs but when you consider what it means to be a Christian, faith is more than just what we believe. In fact it is much more than that.In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich discusses some important attributes of what our faith should look like as disciples of Christ. (Hebrews 11:1-6)

April 18, 2021 Morning Service. There are many things that believers have to look forward to in this life and the life to come. But one thing that we never consider as being on the list is the moment we face the coming judgment of God. But should it be? In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich calls to mind why when we accept Christ, why we should no longer fear our coming judgment day. (Romans 8:23-30)

April 11, 2021 Morning Service. Does your attendance at church or a passing mention of God all that others see of Christ in you? Is it important to you that you are recognized for the work you do in His name? These are indicative of a shallow or foundering faith.In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich takes Jesus' scolding of the religious leaders to show us the warning signs faith needing correction. (Matthew 23:1-12)