Weekly Connections: Updated 6-9-22
Weekly Connections: Updated 6-9-22
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 302. 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, June 11 at 8:00 AM in the MPR. Food will be provided, so come and eat and enjoy some great fellowship.
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 our Deacon Assistance Program, which helps care for our church family and the Tri-Cities community.
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 Alan Zacher – 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. Bring your study notes and join us for this week’s discussion. Open to youth and adults
– Meets in the MPR
BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR KIDS – 11:00 AM
• Nursery – Ages 0-4, Room 106A (Nursery)
• KidZone Breakout – Grades K-3, Room 307
MEN’S STUDY/ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP – 5:00 PM
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.
KIDZONE SUMMER BREAK
Beginning next week, June 19, our Sunday morning children’s programs will be taking a well-earned Summer break to allow teachers and helpers the opportunity to worship with their families. We will continue to offer nursery care for ages 0-3 during our 9:30 AM Main Session. All other ages are welcome and encouraged to participate in the Main Session in the Auditorium. If at any time a different venue would be helpful, you are always welcome to view the simulcast of the Main Session in the MPR.
ENGLISH TEACHER ASSISTANTS NEEDED
We have a new ministry opportunity available!
Missionaries Jim and Allene Latzko are looking for help teaching evangelistic English classes here in the Tri-Cities. Classes include English conversation, pronunciation skills, and life skills. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Jim at 509.392.9558.
CONNECT NIGHT
June 26, 6:00-7:30 PM. Come hang out, eat, and connect!
- Fun fellowship designed to get to know each other a little better
- An overview of who we are as FBC Richland
- A look ahead to what you can anticipate as you get plugged in
- A glimpse into our ongoing opportunities for fellowship and ministry
- How to navigate the resources we offer
- The path to membership
Come learn more about us, ask questions, and get to know others in our church family and have some dessert, too!
VBS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
“Kingdom Rock” VBS is July 18-22, 2022 from 9 AM to Noon, and we need volunteers to help in all areas!
Will you commit to helping with VBS this year?
(teens are welcome to help, and must be entering 8th grade next fall)
Click here to register to volunteer for VBS
At Kingdom Rock, kids discover how to STAND STRONG for God! Kids will learn to see evidence of God in everyday life.
Classes available for kids from kindergarten through 7th grade.
DEACON ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UPDATE
FBC’s Deacon Assistance Program helps care for our church family and the Tri-Cities community.
Donations to the Deacon Fund will meet a wide range of tangible needs. Please contact a deacon or elder if you have any further questions.
Donations to the Deacon Fund may be designated in the ChurchCenter giving drop-down menu, on the memo line of your check, or by filling out the space on your giving envelope.
Regular Weekly Gatherings
Week Beginning June 12
SUNDAY
2Go Cafe Open @ 9:00 AM
Main Session @ 9:30 AM
In Person @ FBC: Auditorium
or
Online Livestream: YouTube
Worship through Music ~ Rachel Montgomery
Worship through the Word ~ Pastor Tim Walker
FBC Richland: Who We Are (Week Twenty-One)
KidsChurch @ 9:30 AM
Nursery-3rd Grade
Breakout Sessions @ 11:00 AM
Book of Genesis – Room 303
Questions About Life – Room 302
Askesis – MPR
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TUESDAY
Youth Group @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Middle and High School
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 (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 App Portal on a computer (choose “in person” or “online” when you check in)
Song Lyrics 6-12-22
Today’s Songs 6-12-22
Click here for printer-friendly lyrics
Made Alive
Revelation Song
Draw Me Close
Enough
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
Revelation Song
Verse 1
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
Holy holy is He
Sing a new song to Him Who sits on
Heaven’s mercy seat
Chorus
Holy holy holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing
Praise to the King of kings
You are my ev’rything
And I will adore You
Verse 2
Clothed in rainbows of living color
Flashes of lightning rolls of thunder
Blessing and honor strength and glory
And power be to You the only wise King
Verse 3
Filled with wonder awestruck wonder
At the mention of Your name
Jesus Your name is power breath and living water
Such a marv’lous mystery yeah
Draw Me Close
Verse
Draw me close to You
Never let me go
I lay it all down again
To hear You say that I’m Your friend
You are my desire no one else will do
‘Cause nothing else could take Your place
To feel the warmth of Your embrace
Help me find the way
Bring me back to You
Chorus
You’re all I want
You’re all I’ve ever needed
You’re all I want
Help me know You are near
Ending
Help me know You are here
Enough
Chorus
All of You is more than enough for all of me
For ev’ry thirst and ev’ry need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough
Verse 1
You’re my supply my breath of life
Still more awesome than I know
You’re my reward worth living for
Still more awesome than I know
And
Verse 2
You’re my sacrifice of greatest price
Still more awesome than I know
You’re my coming King You are ev’rything
Still more awesome than I know
Bridge
More than all I want more than all I need
You are more than enough for me
More than all I know more than all I can say
You are more than enough
Sermon Study Guide
FBC Richland: Who We Are (Week Twenty-One)
Pastor Tim Walker
4 Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God.
5Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God,
6who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end,
8will not the ministry
of the Spirit have even more glory?
9For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory.
10Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it.
11For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory.
12Since we have such a hope, we are very bold,
13not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end.
14But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away.
15Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts.
16But when one turns
to the Lord, the veil is removed.
17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
18And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
1Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.
2But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
4In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
5For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
2 Corinthians 3:4-4:7 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 May 31, 2022
End of fiscal year:
• Planned Budget 564,500 • Giving $498,644 • Expenses $509,373 •