“Remember how he told you…”

You see, the Lord Jesus has already told us—and accomplished—everything we need. He lived the perfect life, bore our sins on the cross, and rose three days later just as He said. And so the question before us isn’t really whether or not you know this. Most of you likely do. The question is whether you remember it—whether it’s something you regularly reflect on, hold dear, and truly trust in.

Because it’s possible to know these truths in your mind and yet live as though they don’t matter.

According to God’s Word that’s forgetfulness. That’s the warning of Psalm 78. That’s also what we see here in Luke 24. 

Careers will come and go. Possessions will fade. Achievements will eventually be forgotten. But a life that points your family to the Lord has eternal significance. When you tell your children and grandchildren about who God is and what He has done, you are investing in something that will outlast you. You are shaping not just their present lives, but their eternal future—and there is no greater legacy than that.

A healthy society is not built merely through legislation, a healthy society is built in the home. A peaceful, happy society begins with honoring your father and mother. The crack that will ultimately break down your family and break down our society is when dishonor and disrespect are normalized in the home.

When husbands and wives begin to shape their marriage according to God’s design, it brings clarity, stability, and a deeper sense of purpose to their relationship.  

Which is why Ephesians 5 is so significant. It’s more than just an analogy of Christ and His church for marriage. It provides all Christians, regardless of whether you’re married or not, with principles and guidelines for a happy, healthy, marriage.

Like one of Robert Frost’s most famous poems, “The Road Not Taken,” Psalm 1 describes two paths. But unlike Frost’s poem, the Psalmist tells you exactly where the paths will take you. From the very beginning the Psalmist tells us that one path is for the blessed and the other path is for the wicked.

This past Sunday, Providence Presbyterian Church was blessed to have Rev. Taylor King from Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church in Simpsonville, SC fill the pulpit.

This past Sunday, Providence Presbyterian Church was blessed to have Rev. Andrew Newman from Fellowship Presbyterian Church in Greer, SC fill the pulpit.

This past Sunday, Providence Presbyterian Church was blessed to have Rev. Aaron Roberts from Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg fill the pulpit.

This past Sunday, Providence Presbyterian Church was blessed to have Rev. Richard Brueck fill the pulpit. Rev. Brueck is leading the church planting effort in Bedford, VA.

We, the church, have to acknowledge our complicity in the abortion industry. Somehow, people think that their only option is to walk out of the church and straight into the abortion clinic. We’re doing something wrong. 

The question of “what the church is doing wrong” admittedly has many answers, but one that consistently stands out to me is that the church is unwilling to confront idols. 

Which, in many ways, was exactly what we just read from Exodus 32: Aaron, Moses’ own brother, the first high priest, the man responsible for leading worship in Israel, passively went along with their idol worship and then sought to blend it with the worship of the One True God.

David doesn’t speak negatively about worship as is so common today, in fact, everything David says is overwhelmingly positive. David teaches us that we shouldn’t just tolerate worship, rather we should long for it. 

But the birth of Jesus was different, because his birth wasn’t great news for just some people. His birth wasn’t just exciting for Mary and Joseph’s family. It was great news for all people. The entire world was going to change because of the birth of Jesus Christ. And so, when we think about this particular passage we have to ask ourselves several questions: first, why was it great news? Second, who would the great news affect? And lastly, how should we respond to this great news? 

Distraction dulls our sense of need. It convinces us that everything is fine when it isn’t, that we are well when we are actually sick. And that’s precisely why reflecting on the advent of Jesus Christ is so significant. Christmas is not merely about comfort or nostalgia; it is about light breaking into darkness. 

It is about Jesus shining His light into our distracted, shadowed hearts—calling us to repentance and leading us into true and lasting peace.

You’d expect Mary to be consumed by the fact that God has assigned her to birth and raise the Messiah, which would have been one of the most humbling tasks ever. No doubt, Mary understands that, but it’s not the thing that has captured her heart and mind. What captured Mary’s heart and mind was God’s goodness and faithfulness. 

Every year, on the last Sunday in October, we pause our current sermon series to reflect on the Protestant Reformation. And that’s because on October 31st, 1517 Martin Luther famously nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg church—the moment historically credited with sparking the Protestant Reformation. 

This Sunday we had the privilege of having Rev. Burress McCombe, Associate pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, preach from Psalm 19.

The family is not a hindrance but a blessing. God’s design for marriage and children is not merely good for society—though it certainly is—it is first and foremost good for you. Psalm 128 paints a picture of the flourishing life under God’s blessing, and at the heart of that picture is the family.

So while our culture increasingly devalues or distorts the family, Psalm 128 calls us to celebrate it. God’s design is not a chain holding us back, but a gift that leads to joy, fruitfulness, and peace.

This Sunday we had the privilege of having Rev. John Carroll preach from Psalm 1.

This Sunday we had the privilege of having Rev. Aaron Roberts from Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, VA preach from Matthew 5:13-16.

This Sunday we had the privilege of having Rev. Doug Hart preach from Philippians 3:10-11.