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Weekly Connections: Updated 1-12-23
Weekly Connections: Updated 1-12-23
EX^LT
EX^LT is a college age ministry at FBC designed for high school seniors through young adults. 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 7:00 PM. Bring a friend and we hope to see you there. Click here to sign up!
MEN’S BREAKFAST – 1/14
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 THIS Saturday, January 14 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 – 9:00 AM SUNDAY
Our coffee stand is open on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. Stop by and grab some coffee before or after the Main Session. Donations currently benefit the FBC Deacon Assistance Fund.
KIDZONE – 9:30 AM SUNDAY
KidZone for Grades K thru 6 is in the MPR and care for ages 0 thru 4 is in the nursery area. Check your child (and yourself!) in and then join us for the Main Session!
BREAKOUT SESSIONS – 11 AM SUNDAY
• Book of Genesis
with Paul Eslinger – An interactive bible study, open to youth and adults
– Meets in Room 303
• Living a Life of True Worship for ladies
with Stacy Mouat – Please click here for a study description, book info, and to join the Breakout Session Group. In this 40 minute-per-session Bible study we will investigate powerful Biblical truth on the important issue of worshiping a holy God. Each lesson is designed to draw you into God’s Word through basic inductive Bible study. No homework is required, so everyone in the group can work through the lesson together at the same time. Open to ladies age 16 and up
– Meets in Room 307
• Questions About Life: How to Read the Bible
with Alan Zacher – Looking to God together for real, practical answers to tough questions. Open to youth and adults
– Meets in Room 302
BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR KIDS
• Ages 0 thru 4 in Room 310
• Grades K thru 6 in MPR
MEN’S PRAYER OPPORTUNITY – 5 PM SUNDAY
The Sunday evening Men’s Accountability Group is taking a break until February 12, but we are still offering a prayer opportunity for those who would like to attend. We meet on Sundays at 5 PM in room 303. We will meet for about half an hour.
Mark your calendars for February 12 when we will be starting up the Men’s Accountability Group again, with a new meeting time of 4:00- 5:00 PM.
OFFICE CLOSED – 1/16
The office will be closed on Monday, January 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will be back in on Tuesday.
SENIOR FUN, FOOD, FELLOWSHIP – 1/17
• 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
• Third Tuesday of each month in the MPR
• Seniors – men and women welcome
• Fun, food, fellowship, games, hymn singing
• Invite your friends
• Food provided – cash donations accepted, but not required
Join us this month on Tuesday, January 17.
Sign up in the app! Home> Connect> Events or click here to sign up!
Didn’t sign up? Come anyway!
Questions? Contact Merry Collop: 509.531.6881
CONNECT NIGHT – 1/22
Join our next Connect Night on Sunday, January 22, from 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, get to know others in our church family and have some dessert, too.
Sign up in the ChurchCenter App: Home> Connect> Events or click here
COLLECTING SHOES FOR KIDS!
2023 Trunk or Treat New Shoe Giveaway
We are collecting NEW school shoes and sneakers to distribute next Fall to kids to come to Trunk or Treat! We are going to collect shoes until we reach our goal so please give us a hand! You may drop off new shoes in the designated shoe bins in the foyer, between the two sets of double glass doors.
Our collection goal:
• 100 little kid sizes (11-3)
• 200 big kid sizes (3-5)
Questions? Contact Kary Ferguson: kferguson1970@outlook.com
LIBRARY BOOK CLUB – 1/28
The FBC Library, The Cross Reference, has a Book Club and it is for everyone who reads and loves books – all are invited! In fact, bring your book-loving friends too. Sign up to join the Book Club Group in the App: Home>Connect>Groups or click here. We appreciate your RSVP so that we know how many are going to join us for this fabulous time of sharing and fellowship!
The Cross Reference Book Club book for January: On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books. Acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior takes us on a guided tour through works of great literature, helping us learn to love life, literature, and God through our encounters with great writing.
From the Amazon page: “Reading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue, says acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior. In this book, she takes readers on a guided tour through works of great literature both ancient and modern, exploring twelve virtues that philosophers and theologians throughout history have identified as most essential for good character and the good life.”
Get the book here at this Amazon link
We look forward to hearing what you learned from reading this book at our next meeting on Saturday, January 28 at 9:30 AM at the Frater Library.
Join the group and RSVP so that we know you’re participating. You can join the Book Club Group and RSVP in the App: Home>Connect>Groups or click here.
Looking for additional book recommendations? Check out this book list. It will keep growing through the months as we find more to add to it.
We’re excited to see you at the next Cross Reference Book Club!
MEN’S RETREAT – 2/3
Men of all ages, you are invited to this Men’s retreat coming up on February 3-4 at Camp Touchet. The speaker is our own Pastor Tim Walker.
Check the ChurchCenter App event to sign up and to find all of the information you need, including location and how to get there, the cost of the retreat, what to pack, and more. In your ChurchCenter app, tap Home> Connect> Events or if you’re on a computer, simple click here.
You may also use the “Men’s Retreat Signup” button on the home page of the FBC Website, at fbcrichland.net.
CHILDREN’S JOB POSTING
We are excited to announce that we have posted a job opening for a part-time Children’s Ministry Director position. We would love for you to pass this information along to anyone you know who may be interested. More information, the full posting, and contact information is available on our Web site at https://fbcrichland.net/jobs/. You can also find the post on the FBC Richland Facebook page that you can share. Please continue praying with us that God would give us discernment as we seek the person He has already selected for this exciting and vital ministry role.
If you have questions, please contact Brad at b.nelson@fbcrichland.net
Sunday Welcome
Welcome to Sunday Worship!
- 9:30 AM Main Session – live in the Auditorium or view the simulcast in Room 106C (Parents’ Lounge)
- 9:30 AM KidZone – Nursery and KidZone available for ages 0 – 6th grade
- Main Session will also be available on YouTube for those who wish to watch online
- Breakout Sessions begin at 11:00 AM, locations vary
- 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)
- Click here for hearing assistance information
Regular Weekly Gatherings
Week Beginning January 15
SUNDAY
2Go Cafe Open @ 9:00 AM
Main Session @ 9:30 AM
KidZone @ 9:30 AM
(Ages 0 thru 4 – Nursery; Grades K thru 6 – MPR)
In Person @ FBC: Auditorium & Simulcast in Room 106C (Parents’ Lounge)
or
Online Livestream: YouTube
Worship through Music ~ Pastor Brad Nelson
Worship through the Word ~ Pastor Tim Walker
Humanity New (Week Fifteen)
Breakout Sessions @ 11:00 AM
Book of Genesis – Room 303
Questions About Life: How to Read the Bible – Room 302
Living a Life of True Worship – Room 307
Men’s Prayer Opportunity @ 5:00 PM
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MONDAY
MOPS & MOMSnext @ 6:30 PM
(Meets 2nd & 4th Mondays)
Moms of kids up to age 18
TUESDAY
Youth Group @ 6:00 PM
Grades 7–12
WEDNESDAY
Awana @ 6:30 PM
Kids clubs for age 3–6th grade
FRIDAY
EX^LT @ 6:30 PM
H.S. Seniors – Young Adults
Song Lyrics 1-15-23
Today’s Songs 1-15-23
Click here for printer-friendly lyrics
This Is Amazing Grace
Broken Vessels
Yes I Will
Lay Me Down
This Is Amazing Grace
Verse 1
Who breaks the power of sin and darkness
Whose love is mighty and so much stronger
The King of Glory the King above all kings
Verse 2
Who shakes the whole earth with holy thunder
And leaves us breathless in awe and wonder
The King of Glory the King above all kings
Chorus
(Yeah) (Oh) This is amazing grace
This is unfailing love
That You would take my place
That You would bear my cross
You laid down Your life
That I would be set free
Oh Jesus I sing for all that You’ve done for me
Verse 3
Who brings our chaos back into order
Who makes the orphan a son and daughter
The King of Glory the King of Glory
Verse 4
Who rules the nations with truth and justice
Shines like the sun in all of its brilliance
The King of Glory the King above all kings
Bridge
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy worthy worthy
Broken Vessels
Verse 1
All these pieces
Broken and scattered
In mercy gathered
Mended and whole
Empty handed
But not forsaken
I’ve been set free
I’ve been set free
Chorus
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
Oh I once was lost
But now I am found
Was blind but now I see
Chorus
Oh I can see You now
Oh I can see the love in Your eyes
Laying Yourself down
Raising up the broken to life
Verse 2
You take our failure
You take our weakness
You set Your treasure
In jars of clay
So take this heart Lord
I’ll be Your vessel
The world to see Your life in me
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
Lay Me Down
Verse 1
With this heart open wide
From the depths from the heights
I will bring a sacrifice
Verse 2
With these hands lifted high
Hear my song hear my cry
I will bring a sacrifice
I will bring a sacrifice
Chorus
I lay me down
I’m not my own
I belong to You alone
Lay me down lay me down
Oh hand on my heart this much is true
There’s no life apart from You
Lay me down lay me down
(Oh lay me down lay me down)
Verse 3
Letting go of my pride
Giving up all my rights
Take this life and let it shine
Take this life and let it shine
Bridge
It will be my joy to say
Your will Your way
It will be my joy to say
Your will Your way
It will be my joy to say
Your will Your way always
Sermon Study Guide
Colossians-Philemon Resource Guide
More Colossians Resources
Memorized Reading Resources
Study Guide Download
Humanity New (Week Fifteen)
Pastor Tim Walker
For today’s scriptures and interactive notes, click here: YouVersion Study Guide
To continue the conversation, email Pastor Tim: t.walker@fbcrichland.net
Prayer & Giving
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Financial Information through December 31, 2022
• Planned Budget $324,791 • Giving $270,860 • Expenses $253,412 •