Providence Baptist Church of Lexington Sermons

January 24, 2021 Morning Service. Decisions. We make them all the time with the intent of a desired outcome. But what do we use to determine which path we take on those occasions? And what about those times when we find ourselves in the aftermath of of bad decision? In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich looks at the situation the Israelites found themselves in with the Philistines and what lessons we could learn from them. (1 Samuel 4:1-11)

January 17, 2021 Morning Service. Like never before, biblical truths and different aspects of our faith are under attack. And while some of it is obvious and easy to spot, just as much of it has crept in to churches and other gatherings of believers without being noticed. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich presents the warnings of Jude regarding a couple of characteristic attributes of the deception. (Jude 3-11)

January 3, 2021 Morning Service. This past week we said goodbye to what has been a difficult and frustrating year for everyone. And while believers still trusted in the promises of God throughout it all, the constant struggle can make it hard to maintain the believer's joy. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich uses the Psalmists joyful proclamation to remind us what's needed to really keep things in perspective. (Psalms 100)

December 27, 2020 Morning Service. During Jesus' ministry, many people followed to see the miracles that He would perform. They became particularly interested when they began to consider, 'How can I benefit from this? But they were looking at it from the physical, not the spiritual. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich uses Jesus' response to those kinds of people to teach us some valuable truths. (John 6:60-71)

December 6, 2020 Morning Service. As a result of the political climate over the past several years in our country, emotions have become quite heated and unfortunately, believers have gotten caught up in it all. But what is God's view of our government and how should we respond? In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich speaks to God's purpose for government and how we as believers should act. (Psalms 33:12-19)

November 29, 2020 Morning Service. With all that has and is happening over the course of this past year, it might be hard to come up with something to be thankful for. But if we take the time to consider the character of God, we will find there is much reason to give thanks. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich reflects on Habakkuk's statements regarding his circumstances to show us how to be thankful. (Habakkuk 3:17-19)

November 22, 2020 Morning Service. Last week we began to explore the story of Balaam and his struggles with pursuing his will versus doing as God commanded. This week we dig even deeper into it as the story develops and Balaam decides to do what he wants to.In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich shows us in the text several important lessons about what happens if we chose to do the same. (Numbers 22:21-35)

November 15, 2020 Morning Service. When we were growing up as children, we all probably had a few times where we were told no about something and we had a hard time accepting it. But, what happens when we become adults and God tells us the same thing? In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich dives into the story of Balaam to show us that it%u2019s always best to follow God%u2019s will, even when He tells us no.

November 1, 2020 Morning Service. Compromise. It%u2019s a necessary thing in a lot of our world today in business, marriage and several other areas. But what about when it comes to our spiritual life. Is it OK to make small concessions for the sake of peace or harmony? In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich shows us the disastrous consequences of allowing compromise to creep into our spiritual lives. (1 Kings 11:4, 1 Kings 10:28, 1 Kings 3:1, 1 Kings 9:3-7, 1 Kings 11:1)

October 25, 2020 Morning Service. The book of Revelation holds some of the most amazing and shocking events yet to come in God's timeline for the world. And one of those events is a stark reminder to the sinfulness of man contrasted against the holiness of Jesus Christ. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich explains the events leading up to the opening of the book with the seven seals and what it means to us. (Revelation 5:1-14)