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  • August 7 Devotion

    Dear PBC Family,

    What do you do in response to the soul-crushing darkness that enemies bring? Many have experienced this, and it often comes from those closest to us — sometimes even from a spouse.

    David in Psalm 143 experienced this. For he said, “For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground;  he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.” We can take comfort that the writers of scripture experienced the same types of attacks and hurts that we often experience, with the same intensity or worse that we experience.

    So what does David do? He puts his mind on God, specifically, on God’s work. David says that he remembered, meditated, and mused on this work of God in 143:5. “I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands.” (Psalm 143:5)

    These verbs describe a deep, slow, pondering that contemplates the contours of what God has done, explores its implications for what he can do, and reorders the soul in light of these things, forming a heart that knows the living God. When David describes “the days from of old,” God’s “work,” and the work of God’s hands in 143:5, he uses expressions that connote God’s activity from before the foundation of the world.

    God planned the world. God built the world. God delivered his people in the world. The world cannot but become what God intends it to be.

    This results in Davids praise at the end: “in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant.” (Psalm 143:12)

    God is reliable and full of steadfast love, and He will make all things right.

    Blessings,

    Jarred

  • August 7 Announcements

    PBC ANNOUNCEMENTS Wednesday, August 7, 2026

    WE’VE MOVED! NEW SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES
    We welcome Hannah Solarczyk to our office staff team    .  Hannah would like for everyone to know that we have brand new pages for PBC, Kid’s Ministry, and Student Ministry.  You can find them on Facebook and Instagram!

    Facebook –
    PBC Main    :  Providence Bible Church in Culpeper, VA
    Kids:  Providence Bible Church-Kids Ministry
    Students:  SOUL Student Ministries

    Instagram-
    PBC    Main:  @providencebibleva
    Kids:  @providencebiblechurch_kids
    Students:  @soul_youth_

     2nd SATURDAY MEN’S FELLOWSHIP
    “Men,

    I want to personally invite you to our monthly Men’s Gathering tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. in Room C-8.

    This is one of the few opportunities each month for the men of our church to gather together. Our desire is to see men growing into faithful disciples of Christ who encourage one another, pray for one another, and lead well in their homes, the church, and the community. We’ll enjoy breakfast, open God’s Word, and spend time together in prayer for each other and the church. I hope you’ll join us.”

    In Christ,

    Scott Torres | Pastor of Discipleship

    KIDS MINISTRY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

    Kids Ministry is in need of Children’s Church teachers and Kids Sunday School helpers.  The commitment is once per month.  Teachers are responsible for preparing and teaching lessons.  However, all lesson plans and materials are provided.  Kids Sunday School helpers are responsible for assisting the teacher.  Helpers may also be students, in grades 6-12.  Background checks are required for anyone working with children at PBC.  Training will be provided.  We’re excited to welcome you to our Kids Ministry team as we come alongside families and disciple kids!  Contact Christy Solarczyk at christy.solarczyk@providencebible.org for more info!

    URGENT:  POWER PACK IS CALLING FOR A TEAM LEADER
    PBC is responsible for four different pack-outs during the upcoming school year.  They will be August 24-28, September 14-18, February 15-19, and March 15-19.  There is a need for one person to say, “I will lead the team.”  And there is an additional need for about 6 people to follow the leader and help pack.  As the team leader, you may choose your day to pack (during the above mentioned weeks), and Jan Doucet will give you a quick and easy 5-minute training for the pack-out.  Time is short as the first pack-out is coming up soon.  Please prayerfully consider whether you could give an hour of your time during the weeks mentioned.  Jan Doucet would love to hear from you as soon as possible.

    The Power Pack ministry team would like to begin collecting Welch’s or Mott’s brand fruit gummies again for this coming school year’s bags.

     
    CLOTHING SWAP – THE BEST BUDGET BLESSING EVER!
    PBC will be hosting the bi-annual clothing swap on Saturday, September 5, from 8:00 AM – until Noon.  Bring clothing, shoes, toys, baby gear, and books your family no longer needs, and come find “new-to-you” items for your family!  Please come even if you don’t have anything to contribute – everyone is welcome! For more information on how to volunteer or where to donate supplies, please contact Stephanie Franks.

    FALL SEMESTER OF SUNDAY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LIFE GROUPS
    Don’t forget to visit our church website and check out the new lineup of Sunday School classes and Community Life Groups being offered this fall.  Register quickly before space is full.  You may also stop by the new Ministry Cove in the church lobby and see what’s new for you.  Need help getting registered?  Stop by our Welcome Desk, or call the church office at (540) 825-4715

    NEXT FELLOWSHIP MEAL
    Please SAVE THE DATE! Our next Fellowship Meal will be Sunday, August 30.   

    HOPE FOR APPALACHIA AUGUST COLLECTIONS
    For the month of August HFA will be collecting markers and colored pencils. Also, please keep checking our Amazon wish list because we update it frequently:

    https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3NLUMQFMRIMQ4?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ggr-subnav-share_F2C73YRDC54GNS97363S_1&language=en-US

    CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICAN CHAPTER FORMING LOCALLY
    Worried for America? Well, The Concerned Women for America is starting a local Culpeper chapter. Come join women who love the Lord and desire to protect and promote biblical values and constitutional principles through PRAYER, EDUCATION, and ADVOCACY. To learn more contact:  Wendy Lacey or our Prayer Chapter Leader Jen Rossy

    BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP INVITES YOU!

    If you are looking for ways to dig deeper into God’s Word and find fellowship with other believers, there is a wonderful opportunity for MEN and for WOMEN through the local Bible Study Fellowship- better known as BSF.  This year’s study will be the book of Romans.

    Starting Tuesday, September 15, the women meet right here at Providence Bible Church every Tuesday morning from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.  

     Starting Monday, September 14, the men meet every Monday evening at the Culpeper Baptist Church, at 6:40 PM.  

    For more information and to get registered, please visit: join.bsfinternational.org

  • I AM the Good Shepherd

    Pastor Jarred Edgecombe

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  • July 31 Announcements

    PBC ANNOUNCEMENTS Friday, July 31, 2026

    Fall Sunday School and Community Life Group registration begins this weekend!
    We’re also excited to soft launch our new Ministry Corner in the narthex. While it’s still a work in progress, our vision is for it to become a central place where you can discover the ministries of Providence Bible Church and find opportunities to connect, grow, and serve.
    You can register for Sunday School and Community Life Groups by scanning the QR codes at the Ministry Corner, and if you need assistance, someone will be happy to help.
    Our Fall Sunday School classes follow our Five Discipleship Tracks and include How to Study the Bible, Church History I, Cultivating a Relationship with God, Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, and Biblical Leadership. We hope you’ll stop by after the service, explore the Ministry Corner, and take your next step in discipleship this fall.
    Scott Torres | Pastor of Discipleship
    Providence Bible Church

    BACK TO SCHOOL
    Where did the summer go?  Our teachers and students are going back to school!!  Please keep everyone in your prayers.  

    LOST N FOUND AND FORGOTTEN
    I, Darlene, apologize for forgetting to set out all of the Lost N Found last Sunday.  Let’s try again.  Please stop by the Lost N Found table in the B hallway (right beside the church lobby) this Sunday and see if anything belongs to you.  Many items from previous events have been left in the church kitchen.  We would like to help them all find their way back home.  

    NEXT FELLOWSHIP MEAL
    Our next Fellowship Meal will be Sunday, August 30.   

    UPCOMING MEN’S RETREAT
    Men, mark your calendars!  PBC will be hosting a fall men’s retreat on October 16-17.  Details are still being finalized, but this will be a local retreat.  Stay tuned!! 

    HOPE FOR APPALACHIA AUGUST COLLECTIONS
    For the month of August HFA will be collecting markers and colored pencils. Also, please keep checking our Amazon wish list because we update it frequently:
    https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3NLUMQFMRIMQ4?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ggr-subnav-share_F2C73YRDC54GNS97363S_1&language=en-US

    POWER PACK
    The Power Pack ministry team would like to begin collecting Welch’s or Mott’s brand fruit gummies again for this coming school year’s bags.  School begins August 5.  The first pack-out will be during the week of August 24-28.  

    CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICAN CHAPTER FORMING LOCALLY
    Worried for America? Well, The Concerned Women for America is starting a local Culpeper chapter. Come join women who love the Lord and desire to protect and promote biblical values and constitutional principles through PRAYER, EDUCATION, and ADVOCACY. To learn more contact:  Wendy Lacey or our Prayer Chapter Leader Jen Rossy

    BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP INVITES YOU!
    If you are looking for ways to dig deeper into God’s Word and find fellowship with other believers, there is a wonderful opportunity for MEN and for WOMEN through the local Bible Study Fellowship- better known as BSF.  This year’s study will be the book of Romans. The women meet right here at Providence Bible Church every Tuesday morning from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.  The men meet every Monday evening at the Culpeper Baptist Church, at 6:40 PM.  
    For more information and to get registered, please visit: join.bsfinternational.org

  • July 31 Devotion

    Dear PBC Family,

    I am preaching the last sermon in the “I AM” series from John, and I am speaking from John 10: “I am the good shepherd” and “I am the Door to the sheep.” In my studying I needed to look at Ezekiel 34. 

    In Ezekiel 34, the Lord is condemning the false/corrupt shepherds for their actions. Instead of teaching the pure Word of God, these shepherds were enriching themselves at the expense of the sheep (34:3–4), probably by giving comfort to people in their sin instead of charging them to repent. It is often easier to get a hearing by telling people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear, and many old covenant authorities committed that error. False prophets taught according to what would help them succeed, not according to the Lord’s truth (Jer. 28).

    But the situation would not stay that way forever. Because the Lord makes the following promise,  “I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.” (Ezekiel 34:15–16) 

    So when Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd.” He was stating that he was the fulfillment of that promise. Anyone who follows Jesus follows someone who is not corrupt, and not fleecing the sheep, and not in it for themselves. Rather the Good Shepherd gives his life for the sheep.

    Blessings,

    Jarred

  • July 29 Announcements

    PBC ANNOUNCEMENTS Wednesday, July 29, 2026

    NEW MEMBER WELCOME
    We are thrilled that God continues to bring new people into the fellowship of Providence Bible Church. Byron & Grace Payne are the most recent to apply for membership.  They have completed all of the requirements for membership and have been interviewed by the elders.  We look forward to welcoming them as members.  This is being presented in accordance with the requirements of our constitution, which calls for such notice to be given at least three weeks prior to an official welcome into membership.  

    SUMMER SEMESTER OF SUNDAY SCHOOL COMING TO A CLOSE
    We hope everyone has enjoyed the summer offerings of Sunday School classes.  We appreciate the dedicated leadership of each and every teacher.  We will take a pause for the month of August.  However, keep an eye out for the fall class line up and the CLG’s that will be launched in September.  These registration details will be released this weekend.    
     
    HELP US MAKE SUNDAY SOUND AMAZING–VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 
    The Sound Booth Team is looking for volunteers to help with all three positions in the sound booth!  This would be a once per month Sunday morning commitment – or as you are available.  There is also a Thursday evening practice.  Tasks would include: audio mixing, pressing the “next” button on slides, and camera operation – audio and video editing.  Training is available.  If you feel the Holy Spirit’s nudge, please respond to: soundbooth@providencebible.org

    LOST N FOUND AND FORGOTTEN
    I, Darlene, apologize for forgetting to set out all of the Lost N Found last Sunday.  Let’s try again.  Please stop by the Lost N Found table in the B hallway (right beside the church lobby) this Sunday and see if anything belongs to you.  Many items from previous events have been left in the church kitchen.  We would like to help them all find their way back home.  

    YOU ARE INVITED
    Our next New Members Class will be offered in September. If you’re new to PBC and would like to meet our elders and ministry leaders while learning the heart behind who we are, this class is a great place to start. Together we’ll walk through our Mission Statement and Statement of Faith and explore the purpose that shapes everything we do as a church family. More information on how to get signed up will be available next Sunday, August 2.  

    BAPTISM SUNDAY
    Our next baptism will be on Sunday, September 20.  Anyone interested in being baptized please register online at:  providencebible.org (Upcoming Events)

    UPCOMING MEN’S RETREAT
    Men, mark your calendars!  PBC will be hosting a fall men’s retreat on October 16-17.  Details are still being finalized, but this will be a local retreat.  Stay tuned!! 

    HOPE FOR APPALACHIA AUGUST COLLECTIONS
    For the month of August HFA will be collecting markers and colored pencils. Also, please keep checking our Amazon wish list because we update it frequently:

    https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3NLUMQFMRIMQ4?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ggr-subnav-share_F2C73YRDC54GNS97363S_1&language=en-US

    POWER PACK
    The Power Pack ministry team would like to begin collecting Welch’s or Mott’s brand fruit gummies again for this coming school year’s bags.  School begins August 5.  The first pack-out will be during the week of August 24-28.  

    CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICAN CHAPTER FORMING LOCALLY
    Worried for America? Well, The Concerned Women for America is starting a local Culpeper chapter. Come join women who love the Lord and desire to protect and promote biblical values and constitutional principles through PRAYER, EDUCATION, and ADVOCACY. To learn more contact Wendy Lacey, or our Prayer Chapter Leader Jen Rossy.

  • July 29 Devotion

    Dear PBC Family,

    “It will be said on that day, ‘Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.’” (Isaiah 25:9)

    The hope of every believer is the day in which the Lord will vindicate His people in the eyes of an unbelieving world. This was the hope of the Jews and it is our hope today, both as individuals who seek deliverance from particular circumstances and as the church, which is looking forward to the day when Jesus will come again to judge the world in righteousness and to save His people from distress.

    Chapter 25 is a praise to God for what He did for the Jewish people in delivering them from their enemies and for bringing down in judgment those who harassed them and mocked God’s name.

    The reason for their worship is stated in the first few verses. The prophet declared before the nations the reason why God’s people should rejoice in their Savior. It was because He had brought down the pride of man and exalted His righteousness before them. It was because He had kept His promises to His people and remained faithful even when they did not deserve it.

    By the power of the Lord, the city of man would become nothing, and the city of God would be established with great feasting and rejoicing in the salvation of the Lord.

    Blessings,

    Jarred

  • I AM the Light of the World

    Pastor Jarred Edgecombe

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  • July 22 Devotion

    Dear PBC family,

    I have many conversations with people who are praying for someone close to them to get saved. And many times, it seems to be a hopeless situation. It could be a son or daughter with a hardened heart. Maybe it is a spouse who shows zero interest in spiritual things. Maybe it’s a close friend who used to follow Christ, but has turned their back on the Lord. These situations can feel hopeless, and one begins to think, “it will be a miracle if this person comes to the Lord.” 

    Israel faced a similar situation. In Isaiah, Assyria and Egypt were mortal enemies of Israel. In the middle of judgment oracles against these nations. God promises a major change in Isaiah 19. He says,

    “It will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts… When they cry to the Lord because of oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and deliver them. And the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day and worship with sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows to the Lord and perform them.” (Isaiah 19:20–21)

    He goes on to promise that he will “heal” Egypt. Then the Lord ends the chapter by saying,

    “Whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, ‘Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.’” (Isaiah 19:25)

    One day in the future, after Jesus comes, Egypt, Assyria, and Israel (which represent the whole world) will worship together.

    Keep praying, because with the Lord nothing is impossible. 

    Blessings,

    Jarred

  • I AM the True Vine

    Pastor Jarred Edgecombe

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