Weekly Bulletin 3-14-21
Welcome
Welcome to our Sunday Worship Service!
• Worship with us live in the Auditorium with distanced seating
• We will continue to adhere to safe social distancing practices and wear masks as required for in-person activities
• If you have children attending KidZone, please pick them up promptly after the service
• Worship service will also be available via Facebook or YouTube for those who wish to continue to watch at home
• Please check in – whether you are here in person or watching online – using the ChurchCenter app on your smartphone, or on the ChurchCenter online portal on a computer
Regular Weekly Activities
SUNDAY
2Go Cafe Open @ 9:00 AM
Connecting Point @ 9:20 AM
Chat with friends and family at FBC
or
online on YouTube or Facebook
(YouTube/Google or Facebook account required)
KidZone Classes
NURSERY-3RD GRADE @ 9:30 AM
Please pick your child up promptly after the Worship Service.
Sunday Worship Service @ 9:30 AM
In Person in Auditorium
Click here for self-screening protocol
or
Join us online on YouTube or Facebook
Weekly Bulletin
Worship through Music ~ Emma Watts
Worship through the Word ~ Pastor Tim Walker
Can I Relate My Story?
Breakout Sessions @ 11:00 AM
Sunday School: Book of Titus with Paul Eslinger – Room 303/305
Discussion on Practical Evangelism with Pastor Tim – MPR
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TUESDAY
Youth Group @ 6:00 PM
In person at FBC with Pastor Isaac
Meeting in the MPR
Youth Group ends at 7:30
WEDNESDAY
Awana @ 6:30 PM
Open to students age 3-6th grade
Announcements
TODAY:
2GO CAFE
Our coffee stand is open on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. Stop by and grab some coffee before the worship service begins. You can pay in cash or by using a prepaid 2Go Café coffee card. Proceeds from your purchase will go toward FBC missions.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Breakout sessions begin at 11:00. We hope you’ll join us after the service:
• Sunday School: Book of Titus with Paul Eslinger – An interactive bible study for adults
– Meets in Room 303/305
• Discussion on Practical Evangelism with Pastor Tim
– Meets in the MPR
• Coming Soon: A NEW Breakout Session with Pastor Isaac for youth and adults
MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS
If you are a mom of kids (from pregnancy) through age five, please join us for some adult conversation, coffee, creativity, and fellowship.
More details:
• Meetings are on the second and fourth Mondays, September-May
• 6:30 PM in the MPR at FBC
• Bring a friend or neighbor
• See our Facebook page or the FBC MOPS page for more info
Song Lyrics
Today’s Songs
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~tap a title to jump
to the song~
Everlasting God
God Of Wonders
Come Thou Fount
What A Beautiful Name
Everlasting God
Verse
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
Pre-Chorus
Our God You reign forever
Our Hope our strong Deliv’rer
Chorus
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won’t grow weary
You’re the defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles
God Of Wonders
Verse 1
Lord of all creation
Of water earth and sky
The heavens are Your tabernacle
Glory to the Lord on high
Chorus 1
God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy holy
Lord of heaven and earth
Lord of heaven and earth
Verse 2
Early in the morning
I will celebrate the light
When I stumble in the darkness
I will call Your name by night
Bridge
Hallelujah (to the Lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the Lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the Lord of heaven and earth)
Chorus 2
God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy holy
Precious Lord reveal Your heart to me
Father hold me hold me
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy holy holy holy
Chorus 3
God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy holy
Precious Lord reveal Your heart to me
Father hold me hold me
Ending
Hallelujah (to the Lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the Lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the Lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the Lord of heaven and earth)
Come Thou Fount
Verse 1
Come Thou Fount of ev’ry blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount I’m fixed upon it
Mount of Thy redeeming love
Verse 2
Here I raise my Ebenezer
Hither by Thy help I come
And I hope by Thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home
Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wand’ring from the fold of God
He to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood
Verse 3
Oh to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be
Let Thy goodness like a fetter
Bind my wand’ring heart to Thee
Prone to wander Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here’s my heart Lord take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above
What A Beautiful Name
Verse 1
You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ
Chorus 1
What a beautiful Name it is
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a beautiful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
Verse 2
You didn’t want heaven without us
So Jesus You brought heaven down
My sin was great Your love was greater
What could separate us now
Chorus 2
What a wonderful Name it is
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a wonderful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
Bridge 1
Death could not hold You
The veil tore before You
You silence the boast of sin and grave
The heavens are roaring
The praise of Your glory
For You are raised to life again
Bridge 2
You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever God You reign
Yours is the kingdom
Yours is the glory
Yours is the Name above all names
Chorus 3
What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a powerful Name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
Ending
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
Scripture
Can I Relate My Story?
Pastor Tim Walker
1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,
2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
4 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me;
5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
9 And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes,
11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
Acts 1:1-11 (ESV)
…Therefore it says,
“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
17 Therefore do not be foolish, butunderstand what the will of the Lord is.
18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Ephesians 5:14b-21 (ESV)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Galatians 5:22-26 (ESV)
Further Scripture References:
Jeremiah 17:7 (ESV)
Psalm 57:9 (ESV)
John 13:35 (ESV)
Matthew 20:27-28 (ESV)
Romans 12:15 (ESV)

Prayer
Giving
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Financial Information through February 28, 2021
Giving: $380,728 • Expenses: $365,181 • Budget: $428,962
Missionary of the Month
Jon & Suzanne Wright
World In Need International: Europe and the Middle East
Jon & Suzanne support pastors and churches in Europe and the Middle East so that local pastors can
better minister to their own people through counseling and mentoring. If you would like to receive their newsletter, please send them an email at TheWrights02@gmail.com as they cannot post their letter online due their work in sensitive countries. Their monthly support level is about $500.00 a month short due to the deaths of a couple supporters in the last quarter. They are sharing this information so that God can move people He calls to support them. Watch your email for a video conference date coming sometime in March.
Prayer Requests:
- Please pray for our students, church planters and workers who are training, mentoring and helping each week. God has given us a broad ministry with students in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan. We are amazed and blessed.
- We are facing a significant need to buy another computer for the work. All our ministry depends on the computer and we use it with online ministry every day. At moment we only have one and if that fails we are in trouble and it is 5 years old. We usually try to buy one when in the USA because it is so much cheaper but we cannot make it there at this time. Any help with this is greatly appreciated!
To make a one-time gift (love offering) to the Wrights, you may choose “Missionary of the Month” in the drop-down menu of the ChurchCenter app’s giving option. This option is also available online, here. Alternatively, you may visit their World in Need Donation website.
Library News
Latest Library Info
We have been working on the Library and we want you to come and make use of it! We will be sharing more details in the coming weeks, but want to make sure that you all know that there are great resources available.
Are you looking for ways to keep meditating on the Sunday morning sermon during the week? Let the Lovely Library Ladies help you with some book and podcast recommendations on “Forgiveness”.
BOOKS:
- Forgiving What You Can’t Forget by Lysa TurKeurst
- It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa TurKeurst
- Choosing Forgiveness by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
PODCASTS:
Proverbs 31 Ministries podcast (Lysa TurKeurst):
- Forgiveness, the double edged-word (01/05/2021)
- Theology & Therapy: What forgiveness is and isn’t according to the Bible (11/17/2020)
- 6 practical steps to forgive (07/19/2018)
Exploring My Strange Bible Podcast (Dr. Tim Mackie from ‘The Bible Project’):
- Episode 104: Forgiveness – Gospel of Matthew, part 26
Love Thy Neighborhood podcast:
Come and visit church library and look around again and see what’s new. If you have any questions, send us an email!
~The Lovely Library Ladies
Jen, Tami, Tara, and Shelly
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