Synopsis
This is the podcast of Aletheia Church in Providence, RI, with Pastor Justin Chapman. Aletheia exists to make disciples who bring the truth, grace, and changing power of the gospel for the glory of God and the good of all people. For more information, visit www.aletheia.org/providence
Episodes
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Family Matters: Family on Mission - Quentin Bunnell
04/09/2022 Duration: 33minIn Mark 3, Jesus has an interesting response to his mom and siblings. He identifies his family members as “those who do the will of God.” In this final sermon of our Family Matters series, Pastor Quentin Bunnell explains what it means for people to “do the will of God” and so be part of God’s family.
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Family Matters: Husbands & Wives - Justin Chapman
28/08/2022 Duration: 40minIn Ephesians 5, Paul says that marriage refers to Christ and the church. In other words, Christ’s love for his church is the paradigm for a godly marriage. Also, when we experience Christ’s love for us, it’s the very thing that empowers godly marriages.
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Family Matters: Parenting Toward God’s Vision - Justin Chapman
21/08/2022 Duration: 31minParents have a responsibility to disciple their kids. But how? In Deuteronomy 6, Moses explains how parents teach their children—through the things they love and the stories they tell.
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Family Matters: Vision for Your Children - Justin Chapman
14/08/2022 Duration: 32minWe’re all children, and that means that when the Bible says, “Honor your father and mother,” it’s a message for all of us. In this sermon, we explore what it means to honor your parents and where we find the power to do it.
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Family Matters: Vision for a Godly Family - Quentin Bunnell
07/08/2022 Duration: 32minWhat makes for a godly family? In this sermon, Pastor Quentin goes back to Genesis 2 to unpack what a whole and holy family looks like.
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Crazy Faith: Paul - Steve Cabral
31/07/2022 Duration: 45minIn this final sermon of our Crazy Faith series, we’re looking at how faith works in mission. In order to take up the mission of God to make disciples of all nations, we need faith, and Paul shows us where to find it.
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Crazy Faith: Jesus - Justin Chapman
24/07/2022 Duration: 37minThe author of Hebrews calls Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith. In Gethsemane, Jesus held onto faith through prayer, and sometimes the only way to put faith into practice in the face of pain is prayer.
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Crazy Faith: Mary - Justin Chapman
17/07/2022 Duration: 32minWhat does it look like to live by faith in interruption? When Mary experienced a life-changing interruption, her response was one of faith. We can learn about having faith in interruption by looking at her story.
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Crazy Faith: Esther & Mordecai - Justin Chapman
10/07/2022 Duration: 39minWhen Mordecai and Esther faced a murky, uncertain situation, they got through it with faith. The way they found their confidence is the same way we can find confidence in our murky situations.
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Crazy Faith: Joshua - Justin Chapman
03/07/2022 Duration: 42minThe story of Joshua and Jericho is one of the most famous in the Bible. It’s also a story of faith in practice. But why did God design Israel’s victory in such a crazy way? By looking at the story, we’ll see why.
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Crazy Faith: Ruth - Quentin Bunnell
26/06/2022 Duration: 34minRuth’s story is a little different from the other characters in this series. It might not seem like Ruth’s story is crazy, but her faith is as strong as the others. In this sermon, Pastor Quentin Bunnell shows how Ruth is able to have crazy faith in dark times.
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Crazy Faith: David - Jonathan Cothron
19/06/2022 Duration: 35minWhen David had an opportunity to take his destiny into his own hands, he refused. How did David know what was an opportunity from the Lord as opposed to an opportunity to refuse? Faith.
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Crazy Faith: Moses - Quentin Bunnell
12/06/2022 Duration: 32minThe story of Moses and the Red Sea is well known. What’s less well known is that God intentionally led Israel into what looked like a hopeless situation. What did Moses’s and Israel’s faith look like in action in this very scary situation?
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Crazy Faith: Abraham - Justin Chapman
05/06/2022 Duration: 38minAbraham is held up as the example of faith by the biblical authors. But that doesn’t mean it always came easily. In Genesis 15 Abram has an emotionally charged encounter with the Lord, yet comes away from it with greater faith than he had before.
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Image & Identity: When Winning Looks Like Losing - Justin Chapman
29/05/2022 Duration: 39minWhat do you do when following Jesus looks like losing to the world? Certain Corinthians thought Paul seemed like a loser, but he writes to remind them that they’re thinking of the entire “game” in the wrong way. He tells them why following Jesus is better and how they can stay the course.
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Image & Identity: Individuals in Community - Adam Mabry
22/05/2022 Duration: 37minWe’re the wealthiest, most powerful, most technologically advanced generation in the history of the world… and the loneliest. God said it it’s not good for a person to be alone. In this sermon, Pastor Adam Mabry explores why it’s difficult and so important that we live as individuals in community.
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Image & Identity: A Whole Person - Quentin Bunnell
15/05/2022 Duration: 28minWe are all multi-faceted beings—body, soul, spirit. But what happens when those facets don’t play nice together? This sermon explores the interaction of these components and how Jesus helps align the components of our personality to be truly human.
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Image & Identity: New Creation - Justin Chapman
08/05/2022 Duration: 30minThe serpent was able to convince Adam and Eve that their identities were deficient. When the Bible says that those who are in Christ are a new creation, it means that Christians have all the identity they could ever need. This sermon explores what it means to be a new creation.
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Image & Identity: Knowing Yourself - Justin Chapman
24/04/2022 Duration: 37minWe take our thoughts about ourselves into every situation and relationship. Something shapes those thoughts, for better or worse. God has spoken words that can shape our identity and free us to be truly human. In this sermon, we look at Genesis 1 and what it means that humans are made in God’s image.
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Thomas and the Risen Jesus (Easter Sunday) - Justin Chapman
17/04/2022 Duration: 27minWhen Thomas encountered Jesus, he went from being a total skeptic to a total believer. How is it possible for us to have a Thomas-like experience without seeing the risen Jesus? In this sermon, Pastor Justin explains how it’s possible, and why it’s actually better than what Thomas experienced.