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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Abide: Feeding on the Bread of Life - Justin Chapman
09/01/2022 Duration: 35minThis new series focuses on one question: What does it mean to abide in Christ? In John 6, Jesus calls himself the bread of life, and says that the only way to life is to feed on him. Pastor Justin unpacks this enigmatic saying and how we can do it in our day-to-day lives.
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Remember Lot's Wife | New Year Sermon
02/01/2022 Duration: 35minWhat advice would Jesus have for our new year goals and plans? In this sermon, Pastor Justin Chapman looks at Jesus' words to his disciples in Luke 17. Jesus warns them about something that can get them off track, and how they can stick to the path he's called them to.
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Ready for Harvest
26/12/2021 Duration: 28minAs we reflect on the year behind us, how does Jesus want us to see it? In this sermon, Jonathan Cothron, Campus Ministry Director of our Providence location, looks at how Jesus wanted his disciples to see their immediate surroundings.
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Creation's Song | Let Us Adore (Part 4)
19/12/2021 Duration: 30minWhat does John mean by describing Jesus' arrival as the arrival of new creation? In this final part of our Christmas series, Pastor Justin Chapman walks us through John 1:1–18 to explore the good news of new creation arriving in Jesus.
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The Big Give & Simeon's Song | Let Us Adore (Part 3)
12/12/2021 Duration: 36minIt's Big Give Sunday 2021! As we continue our series in the songs surrounding Jesus' birth, Pastor Justin looks at the song of Simeon. In his song, we find out why it's good news that Jesus is "a sign that opposes" and how that empowers us to be generous.
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The Angels' Song | Let Us Adore (Part 2)
05/12/2021 Duration: 24minThere's a tendency at the end of the year to just push through until you can take a break. But the invitation of advent is to rest in Christ and adore him in every moment. In this sermon, Pastor Quentin looks at the song of the angels in Luke 2, and what their message means for us today.
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The Secret of Contentment | Invincible Joy (Part 5)
28/11/2021 Duration: 37minIn the final chapter of Philippians, the Apostle Paul says that he has learned how to be content in every situation. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explains the "secret" that Paul discovered that empowered him to be content in every situation.
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Mary's Song | Let Us Adore (Part 1)
28/11/2021 Duration: 28minIn this series, we're looking at the songs that surround the birth of Jesus in the Gospels. Mary sings a song of adoration because God has exalted her. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks what that exaltation looks like and how we can sing the same song of adoration.
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The Greater Prize | Invincible Joy (Part 4)
14/11/2021 Duration: 32minPaul tells the Philippians to "watch out for the dogs." In this sermon, Campus Ministry Director, Jonathan Cothron, explains Paul's strange warning and how it relates to our lives. The warning is against treating any lesser prize in life as the greater prize.
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Salvation's Work | Invincible Joy (Part 3)
07/11/2021 Duration: 29minWhat does he mean when Paul tells the Philippians to "work out their salvation with fear and trembling." In this sermon, Pastor Justin explains what it means, and how working out our salvation leads to invincible joy.
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Surprising Humility | Invincible Joy (Part 2)
31/10/2021 Duration: 30minIf you were looking for sources of joy, "humility" would be a very unlikely place. Yet Paul says humility is a powerful and surprising source of joy. In this sermon, Pastor Quentin Bunnell unpacks the surprising ways in which humility leads to joy.
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Gospel Partnership | Invincible Joy (Part 1)
24/10/2021 Duration: 40minThis is part one of our new series in Philippians. Two things are true about this letter Paul wrote: 1) Paul constantly talks about his joy; 2) Paul wrote the letter from prison. In chapter one of the letter, Paul gives us his first source of invincible joy—gospel partnership.
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Race | Jesus, Justice, and______ (Part 6)
17/10/2021 Duration: 37minIn this final part of our series, we're looking at the topic of race. Pastor Justin explores how Jesus crosses an ethnic barrier to engage a woman from Samaria… when Jews and Samaritans typically had nothing to do with each other.
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Sex | Jesus, Justice, and ______ (Part 5)
10/10/2021 Duration: 33minHow is Jesus' seemingly narrow and restrictive teaching on sex and sexuality good news? In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at Jesus' answer to a question on divorce in Matthew 19 to find out.
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Wealth | Jesus, Justice, and______ (Part 4)
03/10/2021 Duration: 39minPastor Adam Mabry visits our Providence location for part 4 of our Jesus, Justice, and ________ series. The question in focus for this sermon: How does Jesus say we should use our wealth?
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Politics | Jesus, Justice and ________ (Part 3)
19/09/2021 Duration: 36minImagine being a non-anxious presence in an anxious political climate. In his answer to a politically-charged question, Jesus explains that a person can live for God while under the authority of human government. In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at Jesus' response and how it helps us to live well for God and with government.
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The Marginalized | Jesus, Justice, and ______ (Part 2)
12/09/2021 Duration: 33minTalking about the marginalized—the poor and needy—has become controversial because we have the conversation along political lines. In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at Jesus' parable about Lazarus and the rich man, showing us that Jesus engages the marginalized in a very different fashion.
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Authority | Jesus, Justice, and ______ (Part 1)
05/09/2021 Duration: 36minThis is the first part in a series looking at important subjects that often spark debate. In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at John 5, where Jesus says that he is the authority on what's right and wrong.
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Seed & Soil | Mission Sunday
29/08/2021 Duration: 35minThis week we're taking a closer look at our mission: We exist 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. In this sermon, Pastor Justin looks at Jesus' parable of the sower, and explains how it equips disciples to be sowers.
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The Test of the Next Generation | David's Trials & Our Destiny (Part 8)
22/08/2021 Duration: 34minIn this final part of The Test, Pastor Quentin Bunnell looks at the final days of David’s life. The most important thing for David to focus on is setting the next generation up for success. It poses the following question to the reader: How will we set up the next generation for success in following Jesus?