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Providence Bible Fellowship


    • Nov 29, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 253: Final episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 19:31


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    Episode 253: Final episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 19:31


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    Episode 252: Did Jesus descend to hell?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 11:15


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    Episode 252: Did Jesus descend to hell?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 11:15


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    Episode 251: How should we understand texts that seem to contradict election? Part 4 (2 Peter 3:9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 17:51


    Episode 251: How should we understand texts that seem to contradict election? Part 4 (2 Peter 3:9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 17:51


    Episode 250: How should we understand texts that seem to contradict election? Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 18:47


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    Episode 250: How should we understand texts that seem to contradict election? Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 18:47


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    Episode 249: What does it mean to be gospel-centered?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 17:31


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    Episode 249: What does it mean to be gospel-centered?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 17:31


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    Episode 248: How should we understand texts that seem to contradict election? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 13:55


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    Episode 248: How should we understand texts that seem to contradict election? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 13:55


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    Episode 247: Episode 247: Should I take advantage of college debt relief from the government?Episode 247:

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 8:53


    Episode 247: Episode 247: Should I take advantage of college debt relief from the government?Episode 247:

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 8:53


    Episode 246: Devotional Download

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 27:38


    Jason, Kyle, and Greg share about their recent devotional lives.

    Episode 246: Devotional Download

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 27:38


    Jason, Kyle, and Greg share about their recent devotional lives.

    Episode 245: How should we understand texts that seem to contradict election? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 15:15


    Highlights: John uses the word “world” in different ways, many times not intending to mean “every individual without exception.” John 1:10, 6:33 “…whoever believes…” does not communicate that all people are able to believe. Rather, all who do believe will be saved.

    Episode 245: How should we understand texts that seem to contradict election? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 15:15


    Highlights: John uses the word “world” in different ways, many times not intending to mean “every individual without exception.” John 1:10, 6:33 “…whoever believes…” does not communicate that all people are able to believe. Rather, all who do believe will be saved.

    Episode 244: What is the difference between self-love and confidence?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 14:54


    Highlights: The bible assumes man loves self and exhorts man to love others. Mark 12:31; Phil 2:3-4 The NT does exhort us to confidence…in the Lord. Phil 3:3; 2 Cor 3:4-5

    Episode 244: What is the difference between self-love and confidence?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 14:54


    Highlights: The bible assumes man loves self and exhorts man to love others. Mark 12:31; Phil 2:3-4 The NT does exhort us to confidence…in the Lord. Phil 3:3; 2 Cor 3:4-5

    Episode 243: Does Numbers 5 justify abortion?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 11:01


    Episode Highlights: The passage describes a ritual test for adultery. The connection some have made to abortion is based upon a poor translation by the NIV, which mistakenly makes a reference to miscarriage. The passage has nothing to do with pregnancy, miscarriage, or abortion.

    Episode 242: How can I find my spiritual gift?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 18:30


    Episode Highlights: It appears from the NT that it is not essential to know your gift in order to exercise it. As our gifts are manifestations of the Spirit (1 Cor 12:7), we should walk in submission to Him that we might be used in whatever way He chooses (Gal 5:16, Col 3:16, Rom 8:13, […]

    Episode 241: Why are some verses not recorded in some versions of the Bible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 17:58


    Episode highlights: Chapter and verse divisions are not original to the biblical text. The verse divisions are tied to a Greek edition (Textus Receptus) that is based upon relatively few, relatively late manuscripts. Our modern translations are based upon many more manuscripts, some dating to the 2nd century AD. These better manuscripts indicate that some […]

    Episode 240: Preparing Kids for Life After High School

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 13:49


    The biggest issue is the spiritual test that comes from no longer having parents as a pressing influence toward church involvement/membership.

    Episode 239: Parenting adult children?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 17:43


    Episode Highlights: The Bible assumes a change in the parent/child relationship at adulthood. Prov 22:6; Eph 6:4 A key guidelines is to treat adult children as we would any other adult. We should: allow them to make their own mistakes; love them enough to prevent catastrophic mistakes; and, confront their sin as we would that […]

    Episode 238: Ectopic pregnancies?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 13:09


    Episode Highlights An ectopic pregnancy results when a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus, virtually dooming the baby, and seriously imperiling the life of the mother. Some in the pro-life camp have found this to be a situation where a biblical love of life necessitates preserving the life of the mother by ending the doomed […]

    Episode 237: How to guard against morbid introspection?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 17:21


    Episode highlights: The NT indicates that introspection should be occasional, not vocational. As we spend time with the Lord, He will expose our hearts. Morbid introspection can be counteracted with some simple guardrails.

    Episode 236: What are the marks of a God-honoring friendship?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 11:27


    Episode Highlights: Does this friendship keep God at the center? Does this friendship image God through unity? Does this friendship entail service unto mutual sanctification?

    Episode 235: Forgiveness follow-up: Can’t I forgive for my own sanctification?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 13:52


    Episode Highlights: We’re told explicitly to forgive the repentant. Luke 17:3 Forgiveness is distinct from emotional baggage handling. Eph 4:26-27 Forgiveness is inextricably bound to reconciliation. 2 Cor 7.

    Episode 234: How do I lead spiritually? part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 22:58


    Episode highlights: A man should lead his children by bringing them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Eph 6:4 Our discipleship should utilize intentional observation and individual interaction.

    Episode 233: How should I help my friend when she vents about her husband?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 11:47


    Episode Highlights: Distinguish between venting and seeking counsel. Gently steer her away from venting by offering to pray with her or asking if she needs counsel. If the wife needs counsel, be sure to only give counsel about how to handle her own heart since you don’t have all the information (Prov 18:13, 17)

    Episode 232: How do I lead spiritually? part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 16:52


    Episode Highlights: The Bible calls a man to give special care and attention to loving, knowing, and protecting his wife. Some influences from which a man can and should protect his wife are sin, ungodly influences, and over-commitment.

    Episode 231: How to help my husband without “nagging”?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 13:44


    Episode Highlights: Understand your multi-faceted role as a Christian wife Model stewardship in your own life Give plenty of space on non-essential issues Frame everything in love

    Episode 230: What is biblical counseling?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 24:14


    Episode Highlights: Stuart Scott: “Biblical Counseling is the Spirit-empowered process of one Christian coming along side another with words of encouragement, admonition, comfort and help, drawn from Scripture and presented in the context of relationship towards both God and man.” Biblical counseling is founded upon the convictions that the Word is sufficient (2 Tim 3:16-17), […]

    Episode 229: How do I lead spiritually? part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 21:06


    Episode Highlights: Pursuit of the destination is a corporate activity, not a solitary one. Pursuing the destination with others entails stirring one another up to love and good deeds. (Heb 10:24-25) Regular meetings with other men, centered on stirring one another up, are an essential component of a man’s spiritual wellbeing and his ability to […]

    Episode 228: How do I deal with emotional baggage?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 20:37


    Episode Highlights: The biblical method of change requires “putting off” and “putting on” (Eph 4:22-24) We should turn our thoughts from the offender’s character and works to the Lord’s character and works. We should put off any desire to repay evil for evil and instead proactively love the offender.

    Episode 227: Don’t Miss This!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 19:34


    Episode Highlights: Lust is a broad issue pertaining to all kinds of aberrant desires. Everyone in the church could use equipping on this issue, whether as a help for themselves or to come alongside others. Come to “Directing Desire: Looking to Jesus in the Battle Against Lust” May 14, 8:00a-12:45p at PBF.

    Episode 226: How do I lead spiritually? part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 18:53


    Episode Highlights: Prayer is an essential means of pursuing fellowship with the Lord. Meaningful participation in the church is an essential means of pursuing fellowship with the Lord. The spiritual disciplines are not ends in themselves, but conduits through which we enjoy the Lord.

    Episode 225: How do I lead spiritually? part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 19:15


    Episode Highlights: Spiritual leadership requires a man to pursue the destination personally. The spiritual health of the head of the household is a crucial factor the health of the household. A man’s personal fellowship with the Lord is the well from which he will lead his family. A man pursues the destination through practicing the […]

    Episode 224: Is gambling a sin?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 10:33


    Episode Highlights: Gambling is nowhere explicitly forbidden in Scripture, but there are sufficient principles to discourage it. The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. 1 Tim 6:9-10 Gambling is incompatible with biblical stewardship. Hastily gained wealth is the domain of the fool. Prov 13:11, 28:19-20

    Episode 223: How do I lead spiritually?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 12:31


    Episode Highlights Spiritual leadership requires me to know the destination to which I am leading, which is loving God (Deut 6:4-5; Matt 22:37). Spiritual leadership requires using God’s tools to get my family to the destination. Spiritual leadership requires using God’s power to get my family to the destination.

    Episode 222: I want to grow as a good listener. What counsel could you give me?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 21:46


    Episode Highlights: Understand and embrace the biblical connection between listening and wisdom. Understand the biblical juxtaposition of listening and speaking. Understand and embrace listening as a function of loving well.

    Episode 221: How can I respond to my spouse’s anxiety?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 14:11


    Episode Highlights: A woman married to a man who is not obeying the Lord should focus on her own heart, understanding that there may be something the Lord wants to teach her. She should also focus on her God, understanding that her hope is in Him, not her husband. Husbands must recognize the great blessings […]

    Episode 220: Premarital Counseling, Part 8 – The Sexual Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 18:35


    Episode Highlights: A major obstacle to sexual intimacy is the pervasive adoption of cultural ideas about sex. God’s design for sex is mutual serving in marriage, understanding the delightful responsibility to help one another with sexual temptation. A godly sexual relationship takes place in the context of vibrant conversational, spiritual, and emotional sharing.

    Episode 219: Does having unsaved children disqualify a man from eldership?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 13:48


    Episode Highlights: Paul has in mind children still living in home. The grammar indicates that the qualification pertains to the submissive behavior–not the conversion–of the children. The parallel passage in 1 Tim 3:4-5 confirms that the concern is that a man manages his household well.

    Episode 218: Premarital counseling, Part 7–Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 20:02


    Episode Highlights: The Bible seems to expect that those who can have children will. Gen 1:28; Psa 127:3-5 Parents should prioritize their one-flesh relationship. Gen 2:24 Parents should pursue unity in parenting. Parents should honor one another, and thereby teach their children to honor parents. 1 Peter 3:7; Eph 5:33, 6:2 Parents should commit to […]

    Episode 217: How do I reengage with my spouse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 19:14


    Episode Highlights: Have a straightforward conversation. Reach a diagnosis: is one or both spouses not pursuing the Lord? Recognize the dangers: what could happen if we do nothing? Make a plan: what do we need to do to remedy the situation?

    Episode 216: Premarital counseling, Part 6–Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 12:25


    episode highlights: any marriage should begin with shared biblical financial principles (Prov 6:6-11; 22:7; Matt 6:24-34; 2 Cor 9:6-8; 1 Tim 6:10; Jas 1:17) Each person should know their own financial tendencies and those of their spouse and seek to balance/help one another. Budgeting is a wise way to accommodate numerous biblical principles. The more […]

    Episode 215: What should I do about my spouse’s unwanted physical attention?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 17:17


    episode highlights: We should consider God’s design for sexual delight in marriage and how that informs the situation. We should be aware of the biblical responsibility to make ourselves available to meet the sexual needs of our spouses. We should pray that God would bring our hearts and desires in line with His Word.

    Episode 214: Premarital counseling, Part 5–Conflict Resolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 17:48


    Episode highlights: We should commit to timely reconciliation (Eph 4:26-27) We should commit to righteous motivations (Matt 22:36-39) We should commit to prayerful examination (Matt 7:3-5) We should commit to a godly approach (Jas 1:19-20) We should commit to full understanding (Prov 18:13, 17)

    Episode 213: Premarital counseling, Part 4–Eradicating Assumptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 10:56


    Episode Highlights: Much miscommunication could be avoided if we were determined to eradicate assumptions. Prov 18:13 Wrong assumptions are the cancer of relationships. One way to eradicate assumptions is to commit together to ask and answer “dumb questions.”

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