November 5, 2019
by Dr. Blair Waddell
This article written by Chopo Mwanza from Zimbabwe is too good to pass up. It's a great resource to check your heart about your own involvement in church membership.
https://www.9marks.org/article/6-kinds-of-church-members-that-build-up-the-church/...
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October 30, 2019
by Dr. Blair Waddell
This Sunday we have fallenness opportunity to live out the New Testament. On this day, we get to have the Lord's Supper and a fellowship meal together. This is somewhat of a rarity in our contemporary era.
From 1 Corinthians 11, it seemed to be the practice that when the church gathered, they celebrated the Lord's Supper and had a meal together. In Paul's mind, this seeme...
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October 16, 2019
by Dr. Blair Waddell
It is strange to think that this week marks my seventh anniversary as being the senior pastor of Providence Baptist. But even more remarkable, is this is the tenth anniversary from when we began attending the church.
It began when I resigned from my previous position back in Tennessee and before I left for school in Britain. I had been having exchanges with a friend from ...
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October 3, 2019
by Dr. Blair Waddell
Allberry, Sam. Lifted: Experiencing the Resurrection Life. Phillipsburg, NJ: P R Publishing, 2010.
I am very familiar with Sam Allberry's writings as an evangelical who struggles with same-sex attraction. I have found his counsel and example to be inspiring. But this is the first work that I have read by him that does not delve into that subject. Allberry provides a co...
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September 25, 2019
by Dr. Blair Waddell
I am so glad that I serve a church that allows me time off for personal improvement. This past week, I ran off to Baylor University in Waco, Texas. The university was hosting a symposium in honor of my PhD supervisor David Bebbington. David recently retired from the University of Stirling and is completing one final semester teaching at Baylor (at least for now). Thomas Ki...
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September 19, 2019
by Dr. Blair Waddell
We are pleased to introduce, Michael Hutchison our newest elder to the community. Mike was confirmed by our congregation this past Sunday. If you haven't gotten to know him yet, make sure you do. Below is a brief biography. Thanks for serving us, brother!
Mike Hutchison, Elder
Mike grew up in a really small town (Pratt, 660 people) in rural West Virginia and came to fa...
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September 19, 2019
by Dr. Blair Waddell
Last year I had the privilege of attending the Sing! Conference. At one point, Andrew Peterson came to the stage to sing his song 'Is He Worthy?' from his album, Resurrection Letters, Vol. 1. If you are unfamiliar with the song, it is a confession of call and response from the congregation. The song begins with an admission that we live in a broken world and we are compl...
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September 3, 2019
by Dr. Blair Waddell
Many of us have children that are headed back to college. Eric Geiger is one of my favorite authors and researchers. He sent out a list this past week that shows a practical use of the Ten Commandments for college students. I shared this with my daughters and thought I would share it with you.
http://ericgeiger.com/2019/08/10-commandments-for-college-students/
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July 30, 2019
by Dr. Blair Waddell
We broke ground for our new education building last Sunday. It was a wonderful evening or prayer, fellowship and celebration with delicious Handel's ice cream.
Psalm 127:1-5 (ESV) 1Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go ...
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July 22, 2019
by Dr. Blair Waddell
Ecclesiastes 3:1 'For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.
It seems appropriate to acknowledge the wisdom literature of the scriptures as we celebrate our ground-breaking this Sunday evening.
God is so good to us. The education ministry of Providence is a primary tool that we use to make disciples. Jesus instructed that Christians s...
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