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Listen to weekly sermons from Providence Church in Austin, Texas.

Will Walker & Todd Stewman


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 737 EPISODES


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    The Heart of a King: Solomon's Succession

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 38:14


    After David dies, Solomon takes the throne. And even though he gets off to a good start, there are hints of a divided heart.

    Lord, Teach Us to Pray

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 39:06


    Jesus promises that everyone who asks receives, but life doesn't seem to work out that way. Through a model prayer and a parable, Jesus reveals to us that God's greatest gift is his presence.

    Prevailing Power (Acts 19:8-34)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 38:04


    The power of God prevails over evil spirits and idol empires. He changes people so radically that they begin to change the city.

    Provoked by Idols (Acts 17:16-34)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 38:01


    Seeing the idols of Athens, Paul was provoked to preach about Jesus and the resurrection. Gospel-centered ministry requires that we understand the culture so we can speak into it with the truth of the gospel.

    The Power of the Gospel (Acts 16:6-10)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 33:34


    The gospel speaks to all kinds of people and brings them together in the most unlikely of communities. It can go anywhere and change anyone.

    The Commission (Acts 1:1-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 32:34


    The risen Jesus continues his mission through the church. His commission to the disciples contains the how, who, what, and where of the mission.

    The Life He Gives (Mark 16:1-8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 32:41


    The resurrection story speaks to the whole person. It has the power to bring our head, heart, and hands in alignment with the glory of God and his kingdom.

    Two Trials (Mark 14:53-72)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 35:34


    This passage is a contrast of two witnesses under trial, Jesus and Peter. One proves faithful and the other proves false. What do we need to be a faithful witness under trial?

    The Garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-42)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 36:20


    In the Garden of Gethsemane we see the full humanity of Jesus as he is overwhelmed by sorrow, let down by friends, and betrayed. The good news is not only that Jesus identifies with your sorrow in his life, but that he willingly surrenders his life to end all sorrow and save the world.

    A Beautiful Thing (Mark 14:1-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 37:40


    Into the treachery of the plot to kill Jesus, Mark inserts a story about a woman who anoints Jesus. Her devotion and worship show us what it looks like when someone has experienced the love of God personally.

    Stewards of the Mission (Mark 12:1-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 32:49


    We have been invited into God's story – his people & his mission. Everything we have is from his hand. And yet,we want to think we belong to ourselves. Jesus tells this parable to remind us that we are stewards, not owners.

    The Fig Tree and the Temple (Mark 11:12-25)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 37:10


    When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday, it was picture of his humility and gentleness. The next day, he demonstrated his righteous anger, cursing a fig tree and cleansing the temple. The question is: Why was he so angry?

    What Do You Want? (Mark 10:46-52)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 32:58


    Bartimaeus is an example ofwhat it looks like to come to Jesus and follow him.

    How to Inherit Eternal Life (Mark 10:17-31)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 30:59


    Here in Mark 10, Jesus invites us to consider his answer to an all-important question: What must we do to inherit eternal life? Through Jesus' interactions with this rich young man (and then with his disciples afterwards), we gain insight into both the path and the promise of eternal life.

    Marriage and Children (Mark 10:1-16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 34:25


    As Jesus and his disciples get closer to Jerusalem, he continues to teach them about discipleship and life in the kingdom, this time through the lens of marriage and children.

    The Danger of Sin (Mark 9:42-50)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 38:23


    Following Jesus means taking a radical stance toward sin. The stakes could not be higher, so we do whatever it takes to stay on the path of discipleship to Jesus. 

    Vision Correction (Mark 9:30-41)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 33:56


    The disciples continue to be blind to how the kingdom of God works. So, Jesus has to correct their vision: how they see themselves and how they see others.

    Spiritual Power (Mark 9:14-29)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 42:19


    To follow Jesus and do his work requires spiritual power. So, how do we access and experience his power in our lives?

    A Glimpse of Glory (Mark 9:2-13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 31:55


    The disciples want to be associated with the glory of the Christ, but they don't understand what true glory is. So Jesus gives a glimpse of his glory; to show more clearly who he is and to give every disciple assurance in following him.

    Take Up Your Cross (Mark 8:27-38)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 30:16


    Jesus says he must suffer and die, but the disciples can't see it. When we focus on the things of man, we can't see what God is doing. According to Mark 8, seeing Jesus clearly means seeing why he had to die, and seeing why we must die as well.

    Waiting for the Lord (Luke 2:22-40)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 33:50


    The life of faith is a life of waiting for the Lord. That involves being immersed in God's story, living with expectancy, and committing to practices that keep us attentive to God.

    When God Comes to the Bad Guy (Matt. 2:1-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 30:27


    What happens when God comes to the bad guy in the story, the person controlled by sin? If we want to understand the astonishing reality of Christmas, then we've got to understand someone like Herod.

    When God Comes to the Righteous (Matt. 1:18-25)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 33:13


    We often hear about God coming to the spiritual seekers and to the down and out. Joseph's story shows us what happens when God comes to the good guy. He has to choose: life on his terms or life on God's terms.

    The Humble Faith of a Gentile Woman (Mark 7:24-30)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 35:09


    When Jesus is approached by a Gentile woman in need, he responds in a way that feels harsh. But looking deeper into this interaction, it teaches us how to come to Jesus and about his unique mission.

    Religion of the Heart (Mark 7:1-23)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 31:57


    In Mark 7, we see two very different approaches to religion. The scribes and Pharisees are focused on the externals of religious devotion. Jesus, meanwhile, pushes beneath appearances to the source of true defilement: the human heart.

    Finding Rest in the Work (Mark 6:30-44)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 32:13


    Our problem runs deeper than having busy lives. We need a rest that only God can give. In this famous story, Jesus reveals himself as the true shepherd who gives us true rest. 

    He Came to His Own (Mark 6:1-6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 33:18


    In this little passage, Jesus came to his own and his own people did not receive him. Why is this account in the Bible and what is God trying to teach us through it?

    Jesus the Warrior King (Mark 5:1-20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 33:41


    This is the most detailed account of an exorcism in the Bible. It gives us insight into the reality of demonic power, the superior power of Jesus, and the choice we have between the two. The choice is always before us: Is God your life, or is your life your god?

    Who Then is This? (Mark 4:35-41)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 29:58


    In this familiar story, Jesus calms a storm. But the main point of the story might not be what you think.

    The Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 34:50


    The kingdom of God comes into the world through the word of God, and bears fruit in those who receive it. Life in the kingdom begins with hearing. Does God's word stay on the surface of your life or does it take hold of you and change you?

    The Crowds and the Called (Mark 3:7-19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 31:08


    In these two scenes in Mark 3, we see a contrast between the crowds that had gathered around Jesus and the twelve apostles. As we compare these two groups of people, some defining marks of a follower of Jesus emerge.

    Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-3:6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 31:46


    There has been increasing tension in Mark 2 between Jesus and the religious leaders. By the end of this passage, they are plotting to kill him. What pushes them over the edge is two incidents related to the Sabbath, specifically what Jesus says about the Sabbath and does on the Sabbath.

    He Eats With Sinners (Mark 2:13-17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 34:12


    No one liked tax collectors, but Jesus befriended them and dined with them. It raised questions about who was in and out, and what it means to be close to God. The story teaches us that Jesus draws near to those who know they need him. Whoever thinks he is doing fine will keep him at a distance.

    Son, Your Sins Are Forgiven (Mark 2:1-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 31:22


    Four men bring their friend to Jesus, presumably to fix their friend's biggest problem, his paralysis. But Jesus has an even deeper healing in mind.

    The Authority of Jesus (Mark 1:21-39)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 35:56


    We generally resist any authority but our own. So, what does it take for people with “authority issues” to come under the Lordship of Jesus? We must see that he has authority over everything, and that he uses his authority for our good.

    His Message and His Method (Mark 1:14-20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 31:49


    As Jesus begins his public ministry in Galilee, Mark immediately shows us the message of Jesus and the method of Jesus. And both of those things are more radical than they seem on the surface.

    The Beginning of the Gospel (Mark 1:1-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 33:45


    Mark begins the story of Jesus in the wilderness. He is preparing us for a new exodus and a new covenant. If you want to see the real Jesus, you gotta go into the wilderness. It is a place of redemption, repentance, and renewed sonship.

    A Vision for Change (Phil. 2:12-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 37:59


    We all desire to change. And yet, true and lasting change can be quite difficult to achieve. What we need is a biblical understanding of how change works, which is exactly what we find in Philippians 2.

    Bless and Be Blessed (Psalm 134)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 29:10


    The Songs of Ascent have taken us on a journey upwards toward Christ. And here at the end, Psalm 134 tells us the point of the whole journey. It tells us what we're made for. We're made to bless God and be blessed by God.

    Celebrating Community (Psalm 133)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 37:05


    We were made for community. It seems hard to come by, but this psalm assures us that it is possible because of God's blessing and grace through Jesus.

    Rest for the Restless (Psalm 131)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 31:17


    Many of us journey through life at full speed, trying to accomplish big things, setting our sights on achievement and success. David says genuine rest can't be had that way. It comes, instead, as we embrace our limits, rest like a child, and hope in the Lord.

    God's Promises Are Greater (Psalm 132)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 30:25


    The first half of this psalm is a prayer of the people based on David's oath to God. The second half is filled with promises from God based on God's oath to David. And as expected, God's promises are greater than our prayers.

    Out of the Depths (Psalm 130)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 29:02


    What do we do with our guilt? Psalm 130 teaches us to cry out to, trust in, and wait for the Lord. With him there is forgiveness, steadfast love, and plentiful redemption.

    A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Psalm 46)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 27:24


    During uncertain and unstable times, the thing we need most is to be reminded of God. This psalm is thoroughly God-centered and each stanza points us to something particular about him. When it feels like the world is falling apart, we can trust him.

    Unless the LORD Builds the House (Psalm 127)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 30:21


    This psalm addresses two aspects of human life that people have always cared about: work and family. It shows us that, without God, those things end up being pointless and fruitless.

    God Restores His People (Psalm 126)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 34:39


    Psalm 126 speaks to us in the desolate places and invites us to sing a song of hope that God will turn our desolate place into a harvest. We can lean into that truth as we remember God's restoration, request it now, and sow in hope God's coming restoration.

    Confidence in God (Psalm 125)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 35:00


    If we trust in ourselves and our resources, we will eventually falter, but those who trust in the Lord cannot be moved. They can rest secure in his sovereign love.

    Living in Hostile Territory (Psalm 120)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 31:03


    What do we do when we feel like the world we're living in is not our home? When we feel like exiles in a land that's hostile toward the things of God? Psalm 120 expresses distress over the way of the world and cries out to God for help.

    Why We Go to Church (Psalm 122)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 31:46


    Christians voluntarily gather for worship every week, all over the world, as they have for 2000 years. Psalm 122 answers the question why: we go because we belong to God, and we belong to God's people.

    The LORD is Your Keeper (Psalm 121)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 34:51


    The Christian life is a pilgrimage, a long obedience in the same direction. And on that journey, the LORD is your keeper. But what does that mean and how is it possible?

    The Lukewarm Church (Rev. 3:14-22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 33:14


    In the last of the seven letters to the seven churches, Jesus delivers the harshest rebuke yet. They are lukewarm and in danger of being rejected. But then he makes the most incomparable offer. He invites them into intimate fellowship. This letter shows us what kind of relationship Jesus wants with us, and how that can turn our whole life upside down.

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