SermonWave has 16 public sermons on providence from 16 churches. A good place to start is “God's Providence Through Grief and Simple Obedience” from Pinecrest Baptist Church.
Sermons to start with
Chosen for how closely they stay on providence, then for length and how recent they are. Every sermon is the church's own recording.
God's Providence Through Grief and Simple Obedience
Pinecrest Baptist Church (Charleston, SC) · October 18, 2026 · 39 min
Pastor Chris teaches from Ruth 2:1-4, showing how Ruth's simple act of obedience in gleaning grain unknowingly placed her in the path of Boaz and into God's larger redemptive plan. He argues that God works providentially even t...
Providence, Faith, and God's Sovereign Purpose
First Baptist Church of Wildwood (Wildwood, FL) · October 30, 2026 · 33 min
Following the raising of Lazarus, many believed, but some reported Jesus to the Pharisees, prompting the council to plot his death. The sermon teaches that when God works, spiritual counterattacks follow, revealing hidden motiv...
Confessing Providence
Martijn Heijboer, Seventh Reformed Church (Grand Rapids, MI) · October 25, 2026 · 40 min
This sermon on Belgian Confession Article 13 teaches that God, having created all things, continues to actively govern them so that nothing happens outside His will, and that He is not the author of sin even as He works all thi...
Ruth 1 | Quiet Providence in Hard Times
Charity Baptist Church (Kannapolis, NC) · October 25, 2026 · 37 min
The sermon examines Ruth chapter 1, showing how Naomi's losses and bitterness left her unable to see God's providence at work. The preacher argues that God's faithfulness does not depend on our circumstances, even when the futu...
November 1st, 2026 Dan Lynch
Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Parker, CO) · November 2, 2026 · 33 min
The sermon argues that what appears to be coincidence in life, including the Nepal mission story and the events of Esther, is often God's providence, his sovereign governance over history. Through Esther's courage, Mordecai's o...
What pastors are saying
“Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust him for his grace. Behind a frowning providence, he hides a smiling face.”
“God's sovereignty means he is in control of all things, and God's providence means he is actively working through all things to accomplish his wise and good purposes.”
“"It's not just about what we're doing, but it's about how we do it." "We are simply called to trust in God's providence."”
“God's providence gives us comfort, not because he explains every detail of our lives, but because by it we know that our lives are entirely secure.”
“How much and what we believe of providence depends on what we believe about God's sovereignty.”
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Scripture
Churches Discussing Providence
- Parker Evangelical Presbyterian ChurchParker, CO
- Pinecrest Baptist ChurchCharleston, SC
- South Charlotte Presbyterian ChurchCharlotte, NC