Aletheia Church, Providence Ri

Emotions can be tough, and sometimes, we can fail to properly engage our emotions honestly. On the other end of the spectrum, the Scriptures don't allow our lives to be driven entirely our emotions. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the ways in which The Good Story shapes our emotions.

As we step into out new series entitled The Good Story, we consider a confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees in Matthew. Jesus notes a close connection between the spoken words of the Pharisees and true natures of their hearts. How are our own words connected to the inner substance of our hearts? Do our words glorify God and edify others, or do they debase God and other people? In this sermon, Pastor Justin Chapman from Aletheia Providence shows how the good story of the Gospel should shape our words for the Kingdom.

On this most unusual of Easters in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we remember the unusual, surprising, and altogether earth-shattering story of the event celebrated on this Christian holy day - The Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

How do you find peace when you're in the middle of a crisis? In this sermon, Pastor Justin pauses from our Romans series to see how the Bible can help us in a time of stress, confusion, and unease.

Only the Christian story is big enough to include everyone without flattening anyone. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks Romans 12, where Paul describes how, in the people of the gospel, there's both a strong "me" and a strong "we."

In chapter eleven of Romans, Paul builds into a crescendo and breaks into song. We all want his same experience of awe and wonder, but we need to see that he gets there through the most surprising route—by thinking about God's severity and kindness. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks what it is about God's severity and kindness that should lead us to worship and humility.

When Jesus offered to go and heal a centurion's servant in Matthew 8, the centurion said no. Well, he still wanted Jesus to heal his servant, but he believed Jesus could do it from anywhere. His faith made Jesus marvel. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores that interaction to find out what it was about the centurion's faith that impressed Jesus, and what it means to put that into practice in our own lives.

We’ve looked at some mind-bending topics over the past two weeks as Paul endeavors to give us a peak into the mind of God. In the rest of chapter ten, however, he’s going to show us that that the while the inner workings of God’s mind may be complicated, His plan is simple. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores Romans 10 to uncover Paul's conviction that the gospel is simple, has a simple message and a simple method, and calls for a simple response.

What does it mean for the gospel to be "a stumbling block of offense?" Is it ever ok for the gospel to be offensive, and, if so, to whom is the gospel meant to be offensive? In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores Romans 9 to unveil how the Gospel is a stumbling block of offense to the self-righteous.

This week, we begin Romans Season 3 with a stunning passage from Romans 9. In it, Paul seems to imply that God chooses whom to love and chooses others to relegate to destruction. How can a God like this be just or loving? In this sermon, Pastor Justin illustrates how the Apostle Paul explains the gospel in a way that responds to these objections and expounds upon the striking conclusion that God chooses.

Before we enter into Season 3 of Romans, we're taking a week to look back over the arc of Paul's thinking in chapter 5–8. Pastor Justin leads us through a fly-over of Romans 5-8 and unpacks the life-changing benefits of a new relationship and a new identity in Christ through Jesus.

Suffering is an unfortunate fact of life for both Christians and non-Christians. However, those who belong to Jesus have access to a unique solution in the midst of our suffering; we have access to the intercession of God's Holy Spirit. What does this mean, and how can we access the peace the Spirit provides? In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores the second half of Romans 8 to explain how the Spirit sanctifies us through suffering.

We're back in Romans Season 2! In Romans 8, Paul begins to expound upon the concept of the Holy Spirit and its role in salvation. How does the Holy Spirit change the way we relate to God? What does the Holy Spirit produce in our lives? In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores the first section of Romans 8 to explain what it means for followers of Jesus to be Spirit-filled sons of God.

Where can we find the good life? Money? Security? Fitness? Family? How do we discover that which can provide us with an eternal sense of satisfaction? In this sermon from the Promise Kept series, Pastor Adam explores Revelation to show that the good life is positioned between God's promises, amidst His presence.

Christianity certainly involves a personal commitment to Jesus, but it also can't be only a personal commitment. In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at Zechariah 6 and 1 Peter 2 to see what it means to be a living stone that God is building as part of a spiritual house.

The promise of Christmas is that God would send a Savior who would make his people clean. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks Isaiah chapter four, explaining what "clean" looks like and why we can celebrate this good news at Christmas.

In the book of Jeremiah, God promises that a Righteous One will arise to create a people of righteousness who will spread God's presence throughout the world. As the people of our world search for meaning and satisfaction, who will share God's redeeming and fulfilling presence with our neighbors? In this first sermon of the Promise Kept series, Jonathan Cothron explains how we, God's people, are the promised priests who fill the world with the presence of God.

In a city as academic as Providence, it's easy to think about discipleship in terms of classes or theological and theoretical exercises. However, discipleship in the mold of Jesus is a deeply experiential and practical endeavor. Given that practicing discipleship is important in following Jesus, how is it that Christians should approach generosity? In this sermon on Big Give Sunday, Pastor Justin explores Micah 6 to show that the practice of giving generously allows us to practice apprenticeship of Jesus.

In chapter seven of Romans, Paul gets honest about his own experience with sanctification. He wants his fellow disciples to understand why sanctification can be frustrating and slow-going at times, but also how to face it with God's grace. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explains how Paul's own thinking about sanctification can help us walk the road of obedience to Jesus.

What's obedience all about? Is obeying God all about avoiding hell, or could obedience be about something greater? In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores Romans 6 to show how obedience is about a lot more than rules. After all, obedience leads to life.