Aletheia Church, Providence Ri

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.

Grace is a familiar but powerful word. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explains that there's more than just saving grace. There is ongoing, empowering grace that God wants to give us to keep going. There's also a very clear way he gives us this grace, and it's different than we might think.

Being a disciple of Jesus requires more than a vague knowledge of Christian belief; it involves regularly digesting the truth of God's word. In this sermon, Pastor Justin uses the life of Josiah to illustrate how our interaction with truth is essential to our identity.

Paul tells the Ephesians to be "imitators of God," then he dives into very specific details about what that looks like. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks what kind of character those who are in Christ are supposed to have, and how only Jesus can make that possible.

When we think of spiritual power, we think of God being powerful. In Ephesians, however, Paul says that disciples of Jesus have been given access to this power. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores the nature of this power and how it's released in our lives.

Paul uses the phrase "in Christ" sixteen times in his letter to the Ephesians. In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at the first thing Paul says we have in Christ — spiritual blessings. The blessings we receive in Christ are far greater than any circumstantial blessings, because they drive to the core of who we are.

In preparation for a week of prayer and fasting, Pastor Justin looked at the biblical teaching on fasting in Isaiah 58. What we find is that fasting is a way to assess the things we commit our lives to. Done well, fasting is a reorientation of the soul.

One of the Bible's favorite metaphors is of a person as a tree that bears fruit. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores how prayer serves to cultivate the soil of our lives so we can be fruitful followers of Jesus.

Love is a vague word. You can love your spouse, love pizza, or love a certain sport. When the Bible says that God loves the world, what kind of love are we talking about? In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores how John 3:16 sheds light on the ways in which God's love is different from our usual definitions and so much better.

Sometimes we give out of guilt. Sometimes we give to tilt the divine scales in our favor. For a follower of Jesus, the motivation to give should be completely different. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores the surprising and unexpected reason that Christians are called to live generous lives. To learn more about our Big Give offering visit aletheia.org/biggive

When Jesus returns, he will renew the world. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks John's vision of the renewed world. It is an awe-inspiring glimpse into a world we've never seen before and yet it appears to fulfill the deepest human longings. Those who follow Jesus are elect exiles in this age, but in the age to come, they will find a city to call home.

The focal point of the Christian hope is not going to heaven after you die. It is the return of King Jesus to the earth. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks Revelation 19 and 20, chapters that explain why the return of King Jesus is such good news.

We all feel a level of comfort relating to people from our own generation. The gospel, however, is a message for all generations. In this sermon, Kevin McKenzie explains the importance of reaching the next generation by looking at the pivotal role Daniel and his friends played in their Babylonian captivity.