Welcome!

Dear Friend,

Welcome and greetings to you in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord!

Thank you for visiting the website of Providence Presbyterian Church. We hope this site will be helpful in assisting you concerning who we are, what we believe, where we are located, and other such information to assist you in getting to know us. As much as this website can tell you about the faith and life of our church, it simply can’t begin to explain the rich fellowship of so many different people worshiping together in the presence and power of God’s grace through the life of the resurrected and reigning Jesus Christ.

God has blessed us with a loving and growing congregation. We witness God’s transforming grace while growing together through in-depth Bible teaching and preaching. We refer to our worship service as a “worship celebration” as we have so much to celebrate in regard to our gracious God.

I invite you to browse our site and learn about our vision and our ministries. Whether you live in the Goochland or Louisa area or just plan to visit, I encourage you to come and see what God is doing in our midst.

In Christ’s Grace,

The Session of Providence Presbyterian Church.

Worship Cancelled This Sunday

We will not worship together this morning because there is no electricity in the church or fellowship hall. The church buildings and grounds are in good shape after the hurricane last night. Praise God for the blessings of safety He has shown us all throughout the past week.

PROVIDENCE SURVIVES THE EARTHQUAKE

The Providence sanctuary and fellowship hall survived Tuesday’s earthquake unscathed. Both buildings are intact and undamaged; a few glass flower vases fell and broke. The Preschool staff was back at work this week in preparation for next Thursday’s Open House (September 1st). You may be wondering what will happen with Hurricane Irene. By the time of worship (11AM) we should have sunny skies. Unless the electricity is off or trees block our driveway we will worship as usual; your shepherd will call you if anything changes. Reverend LoAnn Fairman will lead our worship this week.

Providence after the earthquake and before the hurricane!

CHURCH WORKDAY

The scheduled church workday took place as Hurricane Irene approached from the south. James Dick, Peter Edmonds and Ken Stern braved the rain and wind to make playground repairs, change ceiling lights, clean gutters and work on drainage. Despite electric power tools (in the rain) and really tall ladders the day proceeded safely. Thanks, guys!!

Peter enjoys the warm rain

James on the big ladder

THE EARTHQUAKE

Most of us had minor home damage after the earthquake; those  in older houses experienced chimney damage; we all experienced some sleepless nights and frazzled days with the aftershocks. The Louisa County school year will be extremely disrupted due extensive damage to TJ Elementary, the middle and high school. Kids will attend classes on alternate days, including Saturdays, in order to maximize the remaining safe spaces for classrooms. We praise God that all or our teachers, staff and students are safe.

Kitty has 3 damaged chimneys

Dan & Leslie's chimney

Resurrection Sunday!

Come Worship with us on Easter Sunday

Breakfast at 9:30am

Worship at 11am

Stephen Hughes Send Off!

This Sunday we will be sending off Stephen Hughes to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary to start his training for ministry. Providence church will also be supporting him through the Williamson Fund, a 200plus year old fund established to pay a minister’s salary or help with seminary tuition. This is an exciting event for Providence so please come out and celebrate with us. We will be charging him and praying for him during worship service and then we will celebrate with a covered dish lunch.

Please come and join us in sending Stephen off to seminary!

Valentine’s Day Dinner!

VALENTINE

 

PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

 

6:00 p.m.

 

Child care provided

 

Building Fundraiser

Donations Accepted

 

Bible Reading Fellowship – Wednesday nights 6:30-7:30pm

Bible Reading Fellowship times are primarily for Bible readers to share the insights they have gained and ask questions they might have from their readings. At the beginning of each session there will be a brief 15 minutes presentation on the following topics:

1. What is the Bible?

2. Who Wrote the Bible?

3. Who put the Bible together?

4. The Old Testament

5. What is the Septuagint or LXX?

6. What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?

7. The New Testament

8. Authority, Inspiration, Inerrancy and Reliability of the Bible

9. Transmission, Corruption and Restoration of the Bible

10. English Translations and Versions of the Bible

11. Is the Bible trustworthy?

The Gospel Quest

Providence Presbyterian Church would like to invite you to join us in this 6 week study of the best seller The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns, president of World Vision. The book is about his personal call to minister to the poor and the oppressed as well as how his own understanding of the Gospel was incomplete. Like Stearns says “There is no hole in the Gospel, but there is a hole in our Gospel.”

Come join us in discovering if there is a hole in your Gospel and join us in striving to live out the WHOLE Gospel

The Hole in Our Gospel Study

Friday night from 6-7:30pm

Dinner will start at 6pm and the study/discussion will start at 6:30pm.

Please bring the whole family as it will be a casual evening. You don’t need to have read the book to participate.

January 21 – Session 1

February 4 – Session 2

Read chapters 4 – 7

February 18 – Session 3

Read chapters 8 – 11

February 25 -Session 4

Read chapters 12 – 14

March 4 – Session 4

March 18 – Session 5

Read chapters 15 – 22

April 1 – Session 6

Read chapters 23-26

Bible Reading Plan Options

Please visit Justin Taylor’s website for some excellent resources on helping you read through the whole Bible!

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2010/12/31/bible-reading-plans-3/

Bible Reading Plan Options

You DO NOT have the read through the Bible in 1 year, just read through the Bible

 

Tips for Reading the Bible (adapted from different sources)

• Don’t read the Bible “just to do it.” Pick a realistic plan for you and stick with it. Remember, you are cultivating a lifelong habit.
• Being and finish your bible reading with prayer. Ask God for guidance in your reading and in your application of what you have read.
• Read it with someone. Having a group of people to keep you accountable helps. It is also more rewarding. Remember the Bible was meant to be lived out in community.
• Write down questions you might have about what you read and bring them up with the community you are reading with.
• Read everything on your reading plan but pick out a few key passages to reflect upon and apply.

 

Reading Plans

 

M’Cheyne Reading Calendar by Robert Murray M’Cheyne (One year version available at church. Two-year version available upon request)

One year program goes through the OT once and NT and Psalms twice. It’s divided into 4 readings for each day and it starts with the 4 great beginnings of the church. Genesis = Birth of the world. Ezra = Rebirth of Israel. Matthew = Birth of Christ, and Acts = Birth of the Church. Two year is similar. This is the plan Tony uses and will most often discuss on Wednesday nights.

 

Two-Year Bible Reading Plan by Stephen Witmer (available upon request)

The following Bible reading plan is designed to take you through the Old and New Testaments in two years, and through the Psalms and Proverbs four times during that period. This plan is based on the book by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour (Zondervan 2002).you use this plan together with Fee and Stuart’s book.

 

Read the Bible for Life by George Guthrie (available upon request)

In this plan the material of the Bible has been organized to flow in chronological order. Since exact dating of some materials or events is not possible, the chronology simply represents an attempt to give you the reader the general flow and development of the Bible’s grand story. There are six readings for each week to give you space for catching up when needed.

 

The Bible Reading Plan for Slackers and Shirkers by Margie Haack (available upon request)

No pressure to “keep up.” Different genre each day as you check off what you’ve read. Sundays: Poetry, Mondays: Penteteuch (Genesis through Deuteronomy), Tuesdays: Old Testament history, Wednesdays: Old Testament history, Thursdays: Old Testament prophets, Fridays: New Testament history
Saturdays: New Testament epistles (letters).

 

Bible Reading Record by Don Whitney (available upon request)

This is a simple print out of all the books and chapter of the bibles printed on a sheet. You read at your own pace and check off as you read them.

 

Daily Bible Reading Plan (available upon request)

Four readings a day divided into 4 genres. Psalms and Wisdom Literature, Pentateuch and History, Chronicles and Prophets, Gospels and Epistles.

The Discipleship Journal Reading Plan by NavPress (available upon request)

Read through the entire Bible once. This plan has “catch-up” days so each month only has 25 reading days.

Engage Scripture Reading Plan by Darrin Patrick and The Journey Church (available upon request)

There are lots of reflection/catch-up days. This plan does not include some of the slower-paced, harder-to-understand books in the regular reading, those passages become “Monthly Scripture Snapshots” that are to be speed-read.

Audio Bibles

There are many wonderful audio bibles available in every translation and format. Many audio bibles are free for downloading online. When purchasing an audio bible, pay attention to the format in which it was recorded and ideally listen to a sample online. Some version are dramatized, meaning there are sound effects and different actors and actresses perform different parts. Some dramatization can be distracting. Some have music on the background and some are just read with no special effects. Contact Tony if you would like to know more about audio Bibles.