Providence Baptist Church of Lexington Sermons

July 12, 2020 Morning Service. What does your faith look like as a believer? Are you content with Sunday services and the occasional good deed to appease your conscience? Or is your faith active and driven by life that has been changed from the inside out? In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich takes James' advice about works and faith to show us what our faith should look like. (James 2:14-26)

July 5, 2020 Morning Service. Freedom. It%u2019s a word that has been closely associated with our nation for so long that they seem to go hand in hand. But what exactly does it mean to have freedom and does it mean something different to an individual who has surrendered to Christ? In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich dives in to the blessings of what it means to have freedom in Jesus Christ. (John 8:31-36)

June 28, 2020 Morning Service. Jeremiah is often known as the weeping prophet due to the extreme sorrow he had over a lack of repentance from the Jewish people. But that wasn't for a lack of trying on his part. And at times to get their attention, an object lesson was in order. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich looks at one of those lessons God gave Jeremiah to use and explains how it applies to us too. (Jeremiah 13:1-11)

June 14, 2020 Morning Service. When John the Baptist's followers saw that some of their group was leaving to become part of the group following Jesus, they became upset. They felt a sense of betrayal by their departure, but they were missing the bigger picture. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich takes John's response to his followers and shows us what he said it means to be loyal to the Savior. (John 3:25-36)

June 14, 2020 Morning Service. As David looked upon Solomon knowing that his days on earth drew to a close, he recognized the need to impart wisdom that he had gained through the years. And this wisdom was not just as his successor to the throne, but as his son. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich looks at the parting words given between a father and son and shows us how that applies to the role of a father. (1 Chronicles 28:8-10)

June 7, 2020 Morning Service. Right now our nation is facing a crisis. Racism continues to dominate the headlines and at its very core, the underlying reason for that problem is sin. But how should we as Christians respond to everything that is going on? In this week%u2019s sermon, Pastor John Friederich looks at the biblical reasons that show us racism is sin and uses the same foundation to recognize the path forward. (James 2:1-10)

May 31, 2020 Morning Service. Of the few things that Jesus said while he hung on the cross, one of the most undeniably profound things He proclaimed was, "It is finished". With those few words He spoke of numerous aspects of what had come to a conclusion that day. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich takes a deep dive into the words that Jesus spoke to show us the glorious truths about the work of the cross. (John 19:28-30)

May 24, 2020 Morning Service. When you look in the mirror, who looks back at you? What in your life defines who you are and what others see in you? For a believer, our identity should be grounded firmly in the person of Jesus Christ and what God says about us. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich uses Paul's talk of how a believer is a new creation, something he can certainly identify with, as a starting point to describe this. (2 Corinthians 5:16-18)

May 17, 2020 Morning Service. In the book of Malachi, we have a last recorded word from God prior to a 400 year silence. And the words that the Lord spoke through him pointed to how the worship of the people had become not only routine but also burdensome. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich takes the chastisement of God and the reaction of the people to warn us about falling into a routine of unworthy worship.. (Malachi 1:1-14)

May 10, 2020 Morning Service. The Bible has a number of mothers that demonstrate admirable qualities to be modeled. And one of those is Hannah, the mother of Samuel. At first it would seem that Hannah would never become a mother at all, until she turned to God. In this week's sermon, Pastor John Friederich takes a look at Hannah's behavior both before and after her prayer is granted as an example of a godly mother. (1 Samuel 1:9-18)