Aletheia Church, Providence Ri

There are two wrong ways to deal with sin — to either be too harsh, or to be too lenient. In his letter, however, John doesn't downplay the darkness of sin. Rather, he shows us what Jesus has done to save us from it. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks what it means when John says that Jesus is our advocate and our propitiation.

The first words in a piece of writing are always important. In the opening of John's letter to the churches, he explains that his purpose in writing is that they would have joy. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks John's explanation for how disciples of Jesus gain access to substantive joy.

In an increasingly restless world, God's people are called to embody the solution. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores Hebrews 4, explaining what it means to be a people who strive to enter God's rest.

The art of rest isn't an isolated practice. It deeply affects our relationships. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explains what's at stake if we don't practice rest but how rest can help us build deep relationships with God and others.

The art of rest is not about passive inactivity. It's an act of resistance. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks an interaction between Jesus and the Pharisees that shows how rest resists self-justification and all its symptoms.

Rest is so much more than just a day off. It's a moment to pause and remember some very important truths. In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at Ezekiel 20, where God explains the truths we can remember when we pause and practice rest.

Doubts about God's goodness can be academic, but the more difficult doubts to handle are those that come from a painful experience. In this sermon, Pastor Justin walks through Psalm 73 in which Asaph takes a journey through doubt to a strong belief in God's goodness.

In a world that never stops, how do we take hold of the rest Jesus promises us? In this sermon, Pastor Adam Mabry explores the part of the Bible where Sabbath rest first appears, how it's different than we expect and more important than we ever imagined.

Praise is an expected part of Christian worship, but do we understand why it's so important? In this sermon, Pastor Donny Fisher unpacks Psalm 145 and explains how important and impactful praise is in the life of a disciple of Jesus.

What do you do when you're praying not as a victim but as a victimizer? Psalm 51 was written by David at a time when he was guilty of terrible sin. In this sermon, Pastor Justin shows how God uses conviction as an invitation into real talk with him, and how what waits for us in that conversation is really good news.

We may think that anger is a "non-Christian" emotion. Not true. However, anger is powerful and needs to be handled well. In this sermon, Pastor Adam Mabry unpacks the way the writer of Psalm 137 processes anger, and explains how we too can have real talk with God about anger.

David wrote Psalm 3 when he fled from Absalom his son. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks the way David prayed through his fear and how it can help us work through fear and anxiety in our lives.

The invitation to become a Christian is an invitation into a relationship with God. Like any important relationship, how you communicate impacts the health of a relationship. The book of Psalms is filled with examples of people talking to God, and there's a surprising level of honesty in their prayers. In this sermon Pastor Justin walks through Psalm 1 and explains how it shows us the important of learning to engage God in real talk.

We often talk about the meaning of the cross — Jesus paying for sin. But often do we think about what the resurrection means for our lives? In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks Ephesians 2:1–10 where Paul explains the significance of the resurrection for those who put their faith in Jesus.

Jesus gave his disciples the Holy Spirit to be their Helper in mission. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores verses from John 15 and 16 to see why we can't do mission without the Holy Spirit's help, and how the Holy Spirit helps in mission.

Is it wrong to try change someone's beliefs? In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks the mission given to disciples of Jesus to take the gospel into the whole world. In trying to help others believe the gospel, Christians aren't motivated by anything other than the example of Jesus to love others.

There are two traps when it comes to work — thinking of work as a necessary evil, and thinking of work as the thing that gives you identity. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explains how the Genesis creation story gives a different (and much greater) definition of work.

Money isn't a popular topic to preach on, yet Jesus used money all the time to illustrate important issues of faith. In this sermon, Pastor Tendai helps us disarm the ways we push back against talking about money, and lean into what God wants to teach us about himself through our money.

Leading isn't comfortable, but change depends on leadership. In this sermon, Pastor Scott explains how we can look to Jesus as an example of true leadership. The true, uncomfortable leadership we see in Jesus isn't just for Sundays either; it's something we can live out at work during the week.

In our popular approaches to change, we tend to think we're either slaves to our circumstances or the masters of our own destiny. True change is fundamentally different. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explains how and why the gospel is the only hope for true change in ourselves and the world.