
Christian Formation
The goal of this podcast is to form disciples to live all of life with the presence of God, and we do this through conversations about theology, culture, and stories.
Episodes
295 episodes
God the Father: Trinity Series
In this episode, we discuss the Trinity and unpack one of the members of the Trinity—God the Father. We will define what it means that God is triune, and what it means for Him to be Father.For the next three weeks, we are going to unpac...
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25:58

City Groups at Providence
At Providence, we have two main areas where we invest our time—Sundays and mid-week gatherings called City Groups, or families on mission. In this episode, our City Groups (CG) director gives an overview of the vision of CGs and the value of th...
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25:58

Praying the Psalms
In this episode, we chat through how praying through the psalms will enrich your prayer life. What to expect: learning the value of the praying the psalms along with how to pray them and 4 different types of psalms. (This is a repost of episode...
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27:41

284 - Discipleship: Communal
In this episode, we discuss how discipleship is communal. Join us as we discuss this aspect of discipleship together.ResourcesQuotes"The mature Christian is almost impossible to offend." —Dallas Willard
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Season 11
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Episode 24
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34:34

283 - Discipleship: Intentional
In this episode we see from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 that discipleship is intentional. We are always being formed into something, if we want to be formed into the likeness of J...
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Season 11
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Episode 23
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36:38

282 - When the Lyrics Are Right
What should we as Christians do when the lyrics of a song are gospel-centered and theologically accurate, but the church that created the song might not necessarily be biblically sound? In this episode, we discuss questions like,"Ca...
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Season 11
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Episode 22
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33:41

281 - When Life Isn't Fair
In this episode, we discuss Psalm 73 and how it addresses the common question of, "Why do good things happen to bad people?" We also talk about our upcoming Psalms series and display how the psalms can give us practical counsel with the real is...
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Season 11
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Episode 21
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32:42

280 - Discerning Calling for Eldership
When we look at who is called to be an elder we look at: Character, Competency, Compatibility. In this episode, we discuss these three qualifications and explain why those are important to our team.Resources...
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Season 11
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Episode 20
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44:42

279 - Harbor Church (with Trevor Nashleanas and Ryan Meyer)
In this episode, we highlight Harbor Church, a new church plant taking root in Sarpy County Nebraska. We sit down with Trevor and Ryan, Harbor’s co-planters, to discuss why church planting is important, as well as hear their story of God callin...
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Season 11
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Episode 19
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42:30

278 - Loving God or Money? Biblical Stewardship of Our Finances (with Sammy Olson)
In this episode, we will recap what Biblical financial stewardship looks like, and then we will address questions such as: What does it look like to love God and reflect his values with our finances? Is it wrong to want to plan ahea...
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Season 11
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Episode 18
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31:26

277 - Ownership vs. Stewardship: Whose Life Is It Anyway?
In this episode, we dive into biblical stewardship—what it means, why it matters, and how it challenges the way we think about ownership. If God owns everything and is over everything, that means our time, talents, gifts, money, resources, (ess...
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Season 11
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Episode 17
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34:17

276 - Evidence for the Historical Jesus and His Resurrection (with Scott Olson)
The truth of Christianity stands or falls on the truth of the resurrection of Jesus. With Easter quickly approaching, you'll have a great opportunity to talk to your friends and family about the hope you have in Jesus' resurrection. In this epi...
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Season 11
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Episode 16
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57:42

275 - Holy Week
In this episode, we dive into the significance of Holy Week—exploring its history, the key events included and their importance. We also reflect on the ultimate hope for our church family during this time, offering insights into how Holy Week c...
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Season 11
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Episode 15
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43:48

274 - The Necessity of Special Revelation (with Nate Christensen)
In this episode, we seek to show how as beautiful as general revelation truly is, it was never going to be enough. We needed God to specially reveal himself, and now that he has revealed himself primarily in Christ, we look to Christ and his wo...
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Season 11
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Episode 14
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41:27

273 - The Beauty of General Revelation
In this episode we seek to define and display the beauty of general revelation. The hope is that this episode would help us understand what general revelation means, see God's grand design in his creation, and recognize God's kindness in reveal...
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Season 11
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Episode 13
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32:51

272 - How to Listen to a Sermon
The goal of this episode is to help encourage Christians to prepare themselves better to engage with God on a Sunday through the sermon.ResourcesChristian Formation Episodes
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Season 11
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Episode 12
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42:00

271 - What is a Sermon?
The goal of this episode is to help people see the power and gift of preaching sermons in the local church.
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Season 11
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Episode 11
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37:39

270 - Job's Blessed Life
This episode seeks to help the Christian suffer well with hope and confidence in God’s blessing. We often think of Job as the sufferer, but his story begins and ends with blessing. Even through the mess of the middle of his life, God’s blessing...
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Season 11
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Episode 10
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39:05

269 - Ash Wednesday
This episode serves as an introduction to Ash Wednesday, explains what it is, the history behind it, and common practices associated with it.ResourcesBooks
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Season 11
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Episode 9
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35:42

268 - Creating a Culture of Studying Scripture
In this episode we seek to show how studying Scripture shouldn’t be merely something we do at certain times, but rather a way of life.Resources
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Season 11
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Episode 8
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26:45

267 - Why You Need Sunday School
In this episode explain why people might need Sunday School and why they should participate in Sunday School at Providence.Resources
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Season 11
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Episode 7
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30:59

266 - The Room Matters
In this episode we seek to compel people that the room we gather in matters, and how we gather is both theological and spiritual.ResourcesChurch Membership at Providence
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Season 11
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Episode 6
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40:45

265 - Fighting the Fear of Missing Out
As our church family defines our vision as a church, it's easy to wonder if we are "missing out" by not doing what other churches in our city are doing. This same fear of "missing out" feeling can surface in our own lives as we follow the Lord'...
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Season 11
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Episode 5
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32:33

264 - How to Achieve Your Vision
In this episode, we discuss how to develop core focus areas, or specific values, to help you achieve the vision you set for your life.
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Season 11
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Episode 4
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37:57

263 - How to Develop a Vision for Your Life
In this episode, we emphasize the helpfulness of having a clear vision for your life and talk through how to develop a vision and why that’s important. We do this by using the vision for our church interwoven throughout the episode.
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Season 11
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Episode 3
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39:10
