Church guide

This week's sermon comes from Psalm 91:11&12 and is titled "Angels”. Please plan to join us for Sunday School beginning at 9:00 a.m. followed by our worship service at 10:15 a.m.

Scholarshoppe Update: We are now accepting gently used donations! Due to limited storage, large items and home goods (furniture, toys, etc) will not be accepted until the days leading up to the sale. Scholarshoppe Market Sale will be Friday, July 19, from 2-6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for Providence and First Pres families with Saturday, July 20, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. for the community. Please consider becoming a volunteer for the Scholarshoppe. Please take a minute to sign up by clicking on this link...https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0a4eafa72ca6f94-scholar. No experience is required to become a volunteer. The volunteer opportunities require no training. Thank you for your support and encouragement!

This week's sermon comes from Isaiah 57:1-21 and is titled "Longing for Shalom”. Please plan to join us for Sunday School beginning at 9:00 a.m. followed by our worship service at 10:15 a.m.

Ladies' Movie Night is this Friday, June 14th at 6:30 p.m. with the ladies of Dothan Community Church (4390 Westgate Pkwy) We will watch and discuss the acclaimed 2015 film "Many Beautiful Things: The Life and Vision of Lilias Trotter," the true story of a gifted artist-turned missionary to North Africa. Refreshments will be provided. Please register on eventbrite.com (search: Ladies Summer Movie Night Dothan) or by calling the church office. Youth girls are encouraged to attend as well. Invite some friends and join us for this event!

Vacation Bible School 2019

Brave Womanhood (formerly known as Brave Motherhood) is just around the corner! This is our 5-session summer Titus 2 ministry of older women encouraging younger women in the faith, and women of all ages (member and non-members alike) are welcome to attend. Each session will be held in the YAC on a Wednesday morning from 9-11 a.m., with a different speaker each session. Due to the overwhelming response last summer (and overwhelming number of children registered for childcare!), childcare signups will be done a little differently this year. Here's what you need to know: If you DO NOT need childcare: You DO NOT need to register for Brave Womanhood. Simply come if and when you are able! If you DO need childcare: You must register through the Eventbrite links below. Note that there are FIVE separate links. Register for each and only the session(s) that you plan to attend. Select as many tickets as you have children needing childcare (if you have 3 children who need childcare, select 3 tickets). Childcare is limited to the first 35 children registered. If childcare is full, you can request a copy of our FPC Babysitter Directory. If you have family in town who are willing to babysit your children, please consider utilizing them so that we may provide childcare services to those who do not. Below are the childcare signup links. Those of you inviting non-members, please forward this information to them. Feel free to contact Bonnie Chancey with content questions and Allison Lumbatis with childcare questions. Wednesday, June 19- Celia Thompson https://www.eventbrite.com/e/childcare-registration-for-brave-womanhood-week-1-celia-thompson-tickets-61828828691 Wednesday, June 26-Ruth Hooks https://www.eventbrite.com/e/childcare-registration-for-brave-womanhood-week-1-celia-thompson-tickets-61828828691 Wednesday, July 10- Bonnie Chancey https://www.eventbrite.com/e/childcare-registration-for-brave-womanhood-week-1-celia-thompson-tickets-61828828691 Wednesday, July 17- Yvonne Reid https://www.eventbrite.com/e/childcare-registration-for-brave-womanhood-week-1-celia-thompson-tickets-61828828691 Wednesday, July 24- Rosie Oates https://www.eventbrite.com/e/childcare-registration-for-brave-womanhood-week-1-celia-thompson-tickets-61828828691

DON'T FORGET!! We will be taking a break from Wednesday night dinner and small groups this summer. Youth and the Chapel service will still meet at 6:30 and the chapel class will be meeting at Blue Plate at 5:00 for dinner.

This week Adam Comeens wil be preaching the sermon titled "One Walking Beside You”. We will not have Sunday School this week, but hope you make plans to join us at 10:!5 a.m. for our worship service.

Read Rev. 21:1-4 “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people.” And, our relationship with God will be so intimate that “he will wipe away every tear from [our] eyes.” And God’s with-us-ness will never again be hindered by our sin or by void or by wilderness. God’s being with us from Genesis to 2019 is just a taste of His eternal, unmitigated with-us-ness of the new heaven and the new earth. Taste it now, and you’ll see the Lord is good. Believe in Him, even in your wilderness, and one day you will have your senses overwhelmed by His nearness to you in the new heaven and the new earth. Praise be to the God who dwells with His people! Pray for Sunday! In Christ Alone, Adam Comeens

Read Matthew 3:1-3 & 4:1 What is it about the wilderness that helps our hearing? What is it about the isolation that causes us to pay better attention? I love to hunt. I love sitting in the woods alone and being able to hear the smallest sounds from the smallest critters. I love the absence of distractions. It seems God has a way of pulling us into wildernesses at times. Seems like when my back is against the wall or I’m in dire straits, my hearing gets better. It is in these places of hardship that my ears listen more intently to the voice of the Lord, and my attention becomes fixed on the One who can guide me out of my troubles. Wildernesses are no fun, but it seems God is pretty intent on using them for His own glory. Has that been true for your life? Have you had those trials, troubles, and wildernesses that have drawn you closer to God? Praise be to God who uses hardships to bring healing! Pray for Sunday! In Christ Alone, Adam Comeens

How does knowing that God is in the void and in the wilderness speak to your pain and suffering? Sometimes our sins take us to these places. Our sin leaves us with voids – a void of peace or a void of assurance or a void of joy. Our sins also create wildernesses – a wilderness of broken relationships or a wilderness of purposelessness. But praise be to God that He does not leave us in those voids or in those wildernesses. God is as committed to rescuing us from ourselves and our sin as He was committed to rescuing Israel from the Egyptians and taking them to the land of promise. God is so committed to our rescue that He killed His own son to transform our rebel hearts, so he could come live within us. And if you’re His, you’ll never know another second of life without Him! Praise be to the God of rescue! Pray for Sunday! In Christ Alone, Adam Comeens

I have the privilege of preaching this Sunday, and we will look at several texts from Genesis to Revelation. I would love for you to read through these texts and begin to see if you can detect a theme or pattern within them. READ Gen. 1:1-2; Deut. 32:9-13; Matt. 3:1-3 & 4:1; Rev. 21:1-4 And, in light of these Scriptures, I would encourage you to go back and read a previous blog post of mine: https://firstpresdothan.com/index.php/blog/24-with How do these Scriptures bring you comfort? How does knowing God is always with you change how you view your circumstances and trials? May the God who will never leave you nor forsake you give you His peace this week as we prepare to worship together on Sunday. Pray for Sunday! In Christ Alone, Adam Comeens

This week's Wednesday night meal will be fried chicken, green beans, carrot souffle, broccoli salad, mac-n-cheese, salad bar, rolls and dessert.

We are counting down the days to Vacation Bible School!! Our theme is the Amazing Race and we will be learning all about the tower of babel. Come join us June 3-7. You can register on line at https://www.firstpresdothan.com/index.php/ministries/vacation-bible-school.

FUND RAISER at Westwood Presbyterian today only, for Dalton, Georgia Mission Trip!! Delicious Ribs ($25) and Boston Butts ($30) for sale.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Join us for corporate prayer in the Chapel at 6:00 p.m. this Sunday. Join the S.T.A.R.S. this Thursday, May 16, at 10:30 a.m. in the YAC. The theme will be Memorial Day Remembrance. There will be no Get Connected next Sunday, May 19. Wednesday Night Summer Schedule: Adult small groups and the children will not be meeting from May 29-July 31, and we will not be serving supper. Prayer meeting in the Chapel will continue as usual as will youth small groups. Summer Sunday School – Adults and youth: Please join us for a great summer of our church family meeting together for Intergenerational Summer Sunday School. This year, we are offering three classes from June 2-July 28. Our topics will be “Prayer: Living in Awe of God, Discipleship: Following the King, and Outreach: Impacting my Circles of Influence”. Vacation Bible School registration: www.firstpresdothan.com and church office. Summer Mission Opportunity: A group from First Presbyterian will be joining Westwood Presbyterian Church from June 15-June 22 for a missions trip to Dalton, GA. This trip is a partnership with Grace Presbyterian (PCA) in Dalton which has a significant ministry among the Hispanic population around Dalton. We will stay at facilities on the church campus, and we will do construction work during the day and host backyard Bible clubs (VBS) in the evenings. There are needs for people to help with construction, demolition, encouragement, teaching children, etc. Anyone age 12 and older is invited to join our group. The total cost is $200. Space is limited, so if interested, please contact Adam Comeens ASAP. New Vision Church Art Camp/I am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. Please join us as we paint, craft, and play on July 1-3 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for ages 5-13. Volunteer needs: helper in arts, games, and Bible presentation. Lunchtime volunteers: we need people to provide lunch for campers and helpers for approximately 45 people. If interested, contact Amanda McClintock (796-0665).

This week's sermon comes from Isaiah 55 and is titled "Come, Listen, Look, Seek”. Please plan to join us for Sunday School beginning at 9:00 a.m. followed by our worship service at 10:15 a.m.

This week's Wednesday night meal will be baked ham, butter beans, sweet potato souffle, turnips, rolls/cornbread and salad bar.

Easter Egg Hunt 2019

Vacation Bible School 2019

Is there objective Truth in this life? How can college students (and all Christians) stand for the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Listen in as Keith Darrell highlights some of our fundamental beliefs as Christians...