First Presbyterian Church (Dothan AL) Podcast

8/11/2019 Pastor Rusty Milton "When Christ Reigns, Everything Gets Better" Isaiah 60 ESV When Christ reigns, everything gets better. In Isaiah 60, the prophet foretells of a time when God brings redemption and justice to the world. During this time, Christ's glory will rest upon the church (Vs. 1-2), draw the nations out of darkness (Vs. 8), and be sufficient to satisfy our every ne...

8/4/2019 Pastor Rusty Milton "Grieving or Gracious Words" Ephesians 4:25-30 Our words must not give grief, but grace to those who hear. In Ephesians 4, Paul warns the church of Ephesus that unwholesome talk grieves the Holy Spirit. This grief rebounds onto us, blinding our eyes and deafening our ears to the Spirit. Likewise, he exhorts the church to speak words which give grace to those...

Will Keyton "Theistic Evolution" Romans 5:12-21 Science and religion are not opposed, but culture presents them as such. Because of this, origin of life studies are often couched solely in materialistic terms, or deceptively combined with theism. The latter is a white-washed, tomb, however. The core issue for any believer when addressing theistic evolution is whether or not scripture is...

Isaiah 58 ESV In a culture that is constantly telling us that happiness comes from having more and doing more, the message of Isaiah 58 stands out as it teaches that less is ultimately more.  God is calling us to have margins in our lives so that we may develop a deeper love for him (v.6) and compassionate love for our neighbor. (v.7)  In this passage God identifies two ways in which Israel has fa...

Pastor Rusty milton 1 Samuel 25:1-13 God often interrupts and intercedes for us when we are on the road to folly. In 1 Samuel 25, we see two characters juxtaposed by the choices they make: one foolish, and the other wise. In Verses 1-3, we see Nabal, who, due to his greed, refuses to help David in his time of need. In comparison, in verse 14, we see his wife, Abigail, innocent of her husband'...

7/7/2019 Pastor Rusty Milton "Evil Spirits" 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6; 1 Timothy 4:1-3; Ephesians 2:1-3; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2: 14-15 Throughout history, the Church has taken 2 approaches to demons: to "see" them behind every bad thing that might happen, or to conversely rationalize them away as a relic belief, rooted in the ancients' misunderstanding of mental illness. As b...

6/23/19 Pastor Caleb Galloway "Longing for Shalom" Isaiah 57:1-21 ESV True Shalom is found only by seeking the heart of God. Seeking holiness leads to finding wholeness. In Isaiah 57, God chides Israel for looking for peace in the wrong places, and urges them to return to him, the only source of peace. Their idolatry was rooted unbelief, worldliness, desertion of God, dark and sinful pra...

6/16/2019 Reverend Andrew Devries (you'll need to check the spelling of his name) 1 John 2:28-3:3 ESV We all live within imperfect families with imperfect, sinful fathers, which can cause us to yearn for something better. Our heavenly Father's love is perfect, however. He not only gives us forgiveness and mercy, but also adopts us into his family. This should impact our self-worth and ou...