What Is Providence?

Nothing happens randomly or by chance. Every atom in the universe is carefully orchestrated by the invisible hand of God. Today, R.C. Sproul introduces the awe-inspiring and comforting doctrine of divine providence. Request R.C. Sproul's providence resource bundle with your gift of any amount: two booklets (Does God Control Everything?, What Does It Mean That God Is Sovereign?), two digital teaching series (Providence: God in Control, The Providence of God), and a digital study guide (The Providence of God): https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4412/offer   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? With your donation, request the providence resource bundle with two ebooks, two digital teaching series, and a digital study guide: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

If you work only to put food on the table, you will live in continual hunger. Instead, seek the bread from heaven that satisfies forevermore. From his sermon series in the gospel of John, today R.C. Sproul presents Jesus Christ as the One who meets our every need and desire. Request R.C. Sproul's commentary on the gospel of John with your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4400/offer   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the John commentary ebook with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Learn more about the gospel, the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ: https://renewingyourmind.org/gospel   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Since Jesus has secured our adoption, Christians can approach God as His children and address Him as Father. Today, R.C. Sproul investigates what Christ's model prayer teaches us about our relationship with God. With your donation of an amount, request The Valley of Vision, a book of Puritan prayers to help enrich your own prayer life. You'll also get digital access to R.C. Sproul's video teaching series Prayer and the accompanying study guide: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4406/donate Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

The Lord's Day is the day on which Christians have historically gathered to worship the resurrected Christ. Today, W. Robert Godfrey examines Scripture's proof of this day's uniqueness and enduring relevance for Christians. Request a thinline ESV Bible with your donation of any amount. You'll also receive W. Robert Godfrey's teaching series The Lord's Day on DVD, plus lifetime digital access to the video messages and study guide.   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request digital access to The Lord's Day teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

How serious is the problem of sin? Today, R.C. Sproul explains that sin isn't merely an external blemish—it goes to the very core of our being. Request R.C. Sproul's book The Hunger for Significance, plus lifetime digital access to A Shattered Image teaching series and study guide, with your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4399/offer   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get the digital teaching series and study guide for A Shattered Image with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

What makes up the "real" you? Your soul? What about your body? Today, R.C. Sproul explores the relationship between body and soul to deepen our understanding of what it means to be made in the image of God. Request R.C. Sproul's book The Hunger for Significance, plus lifetime digital access to A Shattered Image teaching series and study guide, with your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4399/offer   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get the digital teaching series and study guide for A Shattered Image with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

People often look at the issues of abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment in political terms. But these are profoundly theological issues. Today, R.C. Sproul points to the foundation of human life and dignity: the image of God. Request R.C. Sproul's book The Hunger for Significance, plus lifetime digital access to A Shattered Image teaching series and study guide, with your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4399/offer   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get the digital teaching series and study guide for A Shattered Image with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Many people today believe they have the right to define who they are. Yet our Creator alone enjoys this prerogative. Today, R.C. Sproul considers what it means to be human from God's perspective as revealed in His Word. Request R.C. Sproul's book The Hunger for Significance, plus lifetime digital access to A Shattered Image teaching series and study guide, with your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4399/offer   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Get the digital teaching series and study guide for A Shattered Image with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

The feeding of the five thousand was more than a compassionate miracle. Here, Jesus revealed His divine identity as the Bread of Life. Preaching from the gospel of John, today R.C. Sproul points us to the Savior who meets our deepest spiritual need. Request R.C. Sproul's commentary on the gospel of John with your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4400/offer   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the John commentary ebook with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

A prayer of genuine confession doesn't appeal to excuses or vows of doing better next time. It appeals to the mercy of God. Today, R.C. Sproul describes how we are to confess our sins in a way that manifests true repentance. With your donation of an amount, request The Valley of Vision, a book of Puritan prayers to help enrich your own prayer life. You'll also get digital access to R.C. Sproul's video teaching series Prayer and the accompanying study guide: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4406/donate Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   First time contacting us? We'll send you a booklet by R.C. Sproul for free, Does Prayer Change Things?: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/prayer Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts