Weekly Connections 4-3-22
Regular Weekly Gatherings
Week Beginning April 3
SUNDAY
2Go Cafe Open @ 9:00 AM
Main Session @ 9:30 AM
In Person @ FBC: Auditorium & MPR simulcast
or
Online Livestream: YouTube!
Worship through Music ~ Emma Watts
Worship through the Word ~ Pastor Tim Walker
FBC Richland: Who We Are (Week Twelve)
KidsChurch @ 9:30 AM
Nursery-3rd Grade
Breakout Sessions @ 11:00 AM
• Book of Genesis – Meets in Room 303
• Questions About Life – Meets in Room 302
• Askesis – Classical Christian Disciplines – Meets in the MPR
KIDS BREAKOUTS
• Nursery – Ages 0-4, Room 106A (Nursery)
• KidZone Breakout – Grades K-3, Room 307
• KidzPlus Breakout – Grades 4-6, Room 305
Men’s Study/Accountability @ 5:00 PM
~~~~~
MONDAY
MOPS & MOMSnext @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Moms of kids up to age 18
Meets 2nd & 4th Mondays in MPR
Men’s Prayer & Bible Study @ 6:30 PM
Men 18 and over
Meets in Room 303
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 – 9:00 PM
College Age – Young Adults
Meets in Room 201
Connections
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 Tri-Cities Young Life.
SUNDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS
• 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
• Askesis – Classical Christian Disciplines with Pastor Tim – Join this Breakout as we study Askesis: a process that encompasses a lifetime of leveraging our relationship with God against every circumstance of life to deeply enrich our fellowship with Him. Open to youth and adults
– Meets in the MPR
11:00 AM – BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES
• Nursery – Ages 0-4, Room 106A (Nursery)
• KidZone Breakout – Grades K-3, Room 307
• KidzPlus Breakout – Grades 4-6, Room 305
MEN’S STUDY/ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP
Join this accountability and study group for men on Sunday evenings. We will meet from 5-6 PM. Our current study is called Delivered. For more information or if you have any questions about this group, call Pastor Tim at 360.880.4975.
MEN’S PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY
Join the Men’s Prayer and Bible study weekly on Monday evenings at 6:30 PM for men 18 and older. To Grow, Connect, and Encourage men.
Contact Dave Neumayer with questions: 509.713.6026
MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS & MOMSnext
• Moms of kids up to age 18 welcome
• Meets on Second and Fourth Mondays, 6:30-8:30 PM
• Meets at FBC in the MPR (no childcare at this time)
Questions? Send an email to Melany Bickford
Learn more about MOPS and MOMSnext
Follow our MOPS group on Facebook
LADIES BIRTHDAY LUNCH
• Wednesday, April 6 at noon
• Sterlings at Queensgate, Richland
• Call Merry with questions: 509.531.6881
Men are invited and welcome to join (and will sit at their own table).
EX^LT – NOW ON FRIDAYS
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 here 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!
MEMBERSHIP WORKSHOP
Who is the church? What is the church’s purpose? Why join the church? How do I join the church? This evening of connection and discussion will answer these questions and more. Come explore church membership and its connection to ministry at FBC Richland.
Sunday, April 10, 5:30-8:00 PM.
Dinner will be provided.
You may access the Membership Workshop Booklet on the Resources page on our website (click here)! Just click the “Membership Workshop” icon to download the file.
BABY SHOWER FOR SIERRA SMITH
Ladies, come help us celebrate a soon-to-arrive little blessing! Sierra and Brock Smith will be welcoming a sweet, baby girl in May. Let’s shower Sierra with encouragement and support. Join us on April 16 at 2:00 PM in room 303.
Kindly respond to Alisha Piper at 509.521.7089 or a_piper@msn.com.
Sierra is registered at https://www.babylist.com/fwhcftcff
Bring a package of diapers to be entered into a raffle for a gift card!
EASTER COMMUNITY SUNRISE SERVICE
We are very excited to be partnering with Lighthouse and New Heights churches to host a community sunrise service on Easter Sunday, April 17, from 7:00 – 7:45 AM. Come join your neighbors in celebrating the resurrection of our Lord at the Fingernail Stage in Howard Amon Park. Invite your friends and neighbors! Please bring your own chair.
FBC WOMEN LADIES SPRING LUNCHEON
Save the date…
…for the Ladies Spring Luncheon brought to you by FBC Women! Join us on Saturday, April 30 at 1:00 PM in the MPR. Bring a friend!
RSVP by April 22 by signing up in the ChurchCenter App, by clicking this link, or by filling out the signup sheet on the Connect Table on Sunday.
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 so we know where you watched)
Song Lyrics
Today’s Songs
Click here for printer-friendly lyrics
Open The Eyes Of My Heart
10,000 Reasons
Living Hope
He Has Won
Open The Eyes Of My Heart
Chorus
Open the eyes of my heart Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
Verse
To see You high and lifted up
Shining in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy holy holy
Bridge
Holy holy holy
Holy holy holy
Holy holy holy
I want to see You
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Chorus
Bless the Lord O my soul O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before O my soul
I’ll worship Your holy name
Verse 1
The sun comes up it’s a new day dawning
It’s time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes
Verse 2
You’re rich in love and You’re slow to nger
Your name is great and Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find
Verse 3
And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years and then forevermore
Tag
Worship Your holy name
Lord I’ll worship Your holy name
Ending
Sing like never before O my soul
I’ll worship Your holy name
Worship Your holy name
Worship Your holy name
Living Hope
Verse 1
How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night
Then through the darkness Your loving-kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished the end is written
Jesus Christ my living hope
Verse 2
Who could imagine so great a mercy
What heart could fathom such boundless grace
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken I am forgiven
The King of kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior I’m Yours forever
Jesus Christ my living hope
Chorus
Hallelujah praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ my living hope
Verse 3
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
(REPEAT)
Jesus Yours is the victory whoa
Ending
Jesus Christ my living hope
Oh God You are my living hope
He Has Won
Verse 1
To all who are the tired and the heavy laden
Hope has come
To all who feel the weight of the broken spirit
Hope has come
Lift up your eyes lift up your head
The power of our sin is dead
Chorus
(‘Cause) (Yes) He has won
Death is swallowed up in victory
Through the Son
The grave has lost its sting and its grip over me
Yes (‘Cause) He has won
(Yes He has won)
Verse 2
To those who seek the love of a perfect father
Hope has come
To those who see the light of the risen Savior
Hope has come
Lift up your eyes lift up your head
The power of our sin is dead
Bridge
Jesus has come Jesus has come
Sing it louder sing it louder
Jesus has won Jesus has won
Sing it louder sing it louder
Sermon Study Guide
FBC Richland: Who We Are (Week Twelve)
Pastor Tim Walker
1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Genesis 12:1-3 ESV
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
18And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
20Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
Matthew 16:13-20 ESV
16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:16-20 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
Prayer & Giving
Click below to submit a prayer request
You may give in person using the box at the back of the Auditorium. You may also mail a check, use the ChurchCenter app, or click the button below.
Financial Information through February 28, 2022
June through February:
• Approved Budget $423,375 • Giving $383,874 • Expenses $388,198
February Only:
• Giving $38,787 • Expenses $34,715