Weekly Connections: Updated 5-12-22
Weekly Connections: Updated 5-12-22
EX^LT
EX^LT is a college age ministry at FBC designed for young adults between the ages of 18 and 30. EX^LT is a weekly time of fellowship, connection, accountability, worship and scripture discussion. Our purpose is to provide a safe space for a college age community to gather, worship, learn and share life together. We meet on Fridays at FBC, in Room 201 (Youth Room). Arrive at 6:30 PM for refreshments before we kick things off at 7 PM. Bring a friend and we hope to see you there. Click here to sign up!
MEN’S BREAKFAST
If you are a man of middle school age or older, you’re invited to breakfast every 2nd Saturday of the month! Mark your calendar for our next gathering, which is on Saturday, May 14 at 8:00 AM in the MPR. Food will be provided, so come and eat and enjoy some great fellowship.
This month we will hear from Mark Palmer who will be speaking about Science and the Bible.
If you have any questions, email Dave Neumayer or fbc@fbcrichland.net.
2GO CAFE
Our coffee stand is open on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. Stop by and grab some coffee before and after the Main Session. Donations currently benefit You Medical.
SUNDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS – 11:00 AM
• Book of Genesis with Paul Eslinger – An interactive bible study, open to youth and adults
– Meets in Room 303
• Questions About Life with Will Mouat – Looking to God together for real, practical answers to tough questions. Open to youth and adults
– Meets in Room 302
• Missions Update with Dan Brammer – Join this Breakout to hear an update about Dan’s recent trip to help Ukrainian refugees. Open to youth and adults
– Meets in the MPR
11:00 AM – BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR KIDS
• Nursery – Ages 0-4, Room 106A (Nursery)
• KidZone Breakout – Grades K-3, Room 307
5:00 PM – MEN’S STUDY/ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP
Join this accountability and study group for men on Sunday evenings. We meet on Sundays from 5-6 PM in the MPR. Our current study in this Ethics for Man series is called Abandoned. For more information or if you have any questions about this group, call Pastor Tim at 360.880.4975.
6:00 PM – ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
Our annual Business Meeting is scheduled for 6:00 PM on Sunday, May 15 in the Auditorium. The meeting is open to all members and attenders, however, voting at the Business Meeting will be limited to active church members.
We will vote on affirmation of Elders and Deacons and also on approval of the proposed budget for FY 2022-2023. If you did not attend the Town Hall and/or would like to familiarize yourself with the budget, or if you have any other questions, please email the office.
After the meeting is over, you are all welcome to join us in the MPR for an Ice Cream Social hosted by our staff.
SENIOR FUN, FOOD, FELLOWSHIP
Join this exciting time of fun, food, fellowship, hymn singing, and games, every third Tuesday of the month from 11 AM – 2 PM!
Join us this month on May 17. Feel free to invite others!
It’s lovely if you sign up on the ChurchCenter app…but if you haven’t, please come anyway. Click here to sign up!
BLOOD DRIVE
We are hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by Oasis Physical Therapy.
Join this blood drive on Friday, May 20, from 11 AM to 5 PM in the MPR.
Donating blood is safe, quick and easy, and you can save up to 3 lives with just 1 blood donation!
Giving blood saves 4.5 million lives each year in the US, yet fewer than 1 out of 10 people in the US donate.
Let’s roll up our sleeves and do our part!
YOUTH GUYS CAMPOUT
Middle school and high school guys, we have the opportunity to bless a member of our congregation by doing some spring cleaning and enjoying some fun & relaxation at the beautiful Klickitat River – all in one overnighter! We will leave the church parking lot on Saturday May 21 at 7 AM and return on Sunday May 22 at 12 PM.
What to Bring:
• Work gloves
• Work clothes (suitable for yard work)
• Bible
• A swimsuit (if you want to get into the river)
• Sleeping bag & pillow
• Snacks
Lunch and dinner will be provided Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday. You must have a parent permission form on file with the church for the 2021-22 school year in order to go!
Sign up here! If you have any questions, please call Will Mouat: 360.831.3399
MEMORIAL DAY PICNIC
We are looking forward to our annual Memorial Day Picnic on Sunday, May 29. It will start at 11:00 AM in place of our regular breakout sessions.
Please let us know how many people you think you will have in your group so we can plan for all the things! Click here to sign up. You can also sign up in the Church App by tapping Connect and then Signups.
If you would like to lend a hand to make this an even more fabulous event, please contact Doug Pruitt at: d.pruitt@fbcrichland.net or 509.845.6243.
CHILDRENS MINISTRY ASSESSMENT
This spring, we are choosing to invest significant time and energy in exploring the future of our church’s children’s ministry. As a church that cares deeply about the spiritual formation of children, we are always looking for ways to improve.
As a part of this effort, we are participating in a virtual learning cohort called CoLab with Barna Group. Barna has done a lot of research on the next generation, and over the next few weeks, we are going to be spending time learning and growing as a team, considering how we can best lead and serve children moving forward.
We want YOU to join us as we prayerfully consider the future of our children’s ministry! In partnership with Barna, we would like to invite everyone who attends FBC Richland to complete a short, 10-minute survey on the topic of children’s ministry. Even if you personally have no connection to our children’s ministry at this time, we would like your input and observations.
As we deeply value your honest thoughts and opinions on this topic, all the data collected in this survey is anonymous.
Click HERE to begin the assessment!
Thank you for partnering with us in this important effort to serve the next generation well.
DEACON ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UPDATE
FBC’s Deacon Assistance Program helps care for our church family and the Tri-Cities community.
Thank you for your designated gifts to the Deacon Fund to meet a wide range of tangible needs. Questions? Ask a deacon or elder.
Donations to the Deacon Fund may be designated with the ChurchCenter giving drop-down menu, on the memo line of your check, or by filling out the space on your offering envelope.
Regular Weekly Gatherings
Week Beginning May 15
SUNDAY
2Go Cafe Open @ 9:00 AM
Main Session @ 9:30 AM
In Person @ FBC: Auditorium
or
Online Livestream: YouTube
Worship through Music ~ Pastor Brad Nelson
Worship through the Word ~ Pastor Tim Walker
FBC Richland: Who We Are (Week Eighteen)
KidsChurch @ 9:30 AM
Nursery-3rd Grade
Breakout Sessions @ 11:00 AM
Men’s Study/Accountability @ 5:00 PM
Annual Business Meeting @ 6:00 PM
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MONDAY
MOPS & MOMSnext @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Moms of kids up to age 18
Meets 2nd & 4th Mondays in MPR
TUESDAY
Youth Group @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Middle and High School
WEDNESDAY
Awana @ 6:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Kids clubs for ages 3 – 6th grade
FRIDAY
EX^LT @ 6:30 PM
College Age – Young Adults
Sunday Welcome
Welcome to Sunday Worship!
• 9:30 AM Main Session – live in the Auditorium or view the simulcast in the MPR
• Main Session will also be available on YouTube for those who wish to watch online
• 11:00 AM Breakout Sessions – for all ages (in person only)
• Click here for hearing assistance information
• 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 (choose “in person” or “online” when you check in)
Song Lyrics 5-15-22
Today’s Songs 5-15-22
Click here for printer-friendly lyrics
Made Alive
Healer
Raise A Hallelujah
Yes I Will
Made Alive
Verse 1
I once was dead in sin alone and hopeless
A child of wrath I walked condemned in darkness
But Your mercy brought new life
And in Your love and kindness
Raised me up with Christ and made me righteous
Chorus
You have bought me back with the riches of
Your amazing grace and relentless love
I’m made alive forever with You life forever
By Your grace I’m saved
(By Your grace I’m saved)
Verse 2
Lord You are the light that broke the darkness
You satisfy my soul when I am heartless
If ever I forget my true identity
Show me who I am and help me to believe
Bridge
My sin has been erased
I’ll never be the same
Healer
Verse 1
You said if we believe
Then greater things would come
So pour Your Spirit out
Like a river like a flood
Deliver every heart
Body soul and mind
All the darkness bows
Before the feet of Christ
Chorus
The Healer’s in this place
The Healer’s in this place
Jesus You are moving in our praise
There’s freedom in Your name
There’s freedom in Your name
Jesus You are Healer in this place
Verse 2
You said if we believe
We would see Your kingdom come
So pour Your Spirit out
Come and let Your will be done
You’ve defeated death
And You remain our living hope
We believe Your Word
You’re the God of miracles
Bridge
Let the blind see all Your glory
Let the dead rise testifying
There is power in the mighty name of Jesus
Let the mourning turn to dancing
Fear is silenced in our praising
There is power in the mighty name of Jesus
Ending
There is power in the mighty name of Jesus
There is power in the mighty name of Jesus
There is power in the mighty name of Jesus
Raise A Hallelujah
Verse 1
I raise a hallelujah in the presence of my enemies
I raise a hallelujah louder than the unbelief
I raise a hallelujah my weapon is a melody
I raise a hallelujah Heaven comes to fight for me
Chorus
I’m gonna sing in the middle of the storm
Louder and louder you’re gonna hear my praises roar
Up from the ashes hope will arise
Death is defeated the King is alive
Verse 2
I raise a hallelujah with everything inside of me
I raise a hallelujah I will watch the darkness flee
I raise a hallelujah in the middle of the mystery
I raise a hallelujah fear you lost your hold on me
Bridge
Sing a little louder (Sing a little louder)
Sing a little louder (Sing a little louder)
Sing a little louder (Sing a little louder)
Sing a little louder (Sing a little louder)
Sing a little louder in the presence of my enemies
Sing a little louder louder than the unbelief
Sing a little louder my weapon is a melody
Sing a little louder Heaven comes to fight for me
Sing a little louder
Ending
I raise a hallelujah
Yes I Will
Verse 1
I count on one thing
The same God that never fails
Will not fail me now
You won’t fail me now
In the waiting
The same God who’s never late
Is working all things out
You’re working all things out
Chorus
Yes I will lift You high
In the lowest valley
Yes I will bless Your name
Yes I will sing for joy
When my heart is heavy
All my days yes I will
Bridge
I choose to praise
To glorify glorify
The name of all names
That nothing can stand against
Tag
For all my days
Yes I will
Sermon Study Guide
FBC Richland: Who We Are (Week Eighteen)
Pastor Tim Walker
1Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
2For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.
3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
4Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
6He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
8Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
Psalm 37:1-9 ESV
19For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.
20For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
21that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
22For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.
23And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
24For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?
25But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
26Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
27And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
28And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
29For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
30And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
33Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
34Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
36As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Romans 8:18-37 ESV
As we gather…
What does the passage say?
Key words/phrases?
Major theological terms?
Commands?
Promises?
Difficult words/phrases?
What does the passage mean?
Context? (never interpret less than a paragraph)
How would the original hearers receive this?
Key word definitions?
Parallel Biblical teachings?
Can you communicate the point of this passage in a simple phrase?
As we go…
What must I do in response?
How does this truth apply to my life? Personally?
As the church?
In my community?
What steps do I need to take to apply this?
(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-based Goals)
What is a missional conversation nugget to discuss with family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc.?
To whom will I be accountable?
(reach out and ask… follow up)
The Christian life is designed to be transferred relationally and journeyed together.
“Rope in”– brother to brother and sister to sister – on a weekly basis so that together we can draw near to God and join him in his kingdom work.
This is an exploration – commit and prepare for a long and rewarding journey.
To continue the conversation, email Pastor Tim:
t.walker@fbcrichland.net
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Financial Information through April 30, 2022
June through April:
• Approved Budget $517,458 • Giving $464,903 • Expenses $463,332
April Only:
• Giving $39,190 • Expenses $37,709