CHRISTMAS IN JULY OCC FUNDRAISER

Come join us for a Christmas in July Operation Christmas Child fundraiser! Join us on Friday July 8, at 5:00 PM in the MPR. This family friendly event will include dinner, games, and hands-on activities to help with prep for shoeboxes as we raise money for shipping shoeboxes. Entrance is by donation. Click here to view the Facebook event. If you have any questions, please contact Melany Bickford at 509.528.3523 or melany.eslinger@gmail.com.

 

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 *CANCELED* THIS MONTH

Due to sickness going around, we are canceling the July 9 Men’s Breakfast.
We will reconvene next month on the 2nd Saturday, which is August 13.
If you have any questions, email Dave Neumayer or fbc@fbcrichland.net.

 

2GO CAFE – 9 AM SUNDAY

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.

BREAKOUT SESSION – 11 AM SUNDAY

REFUGEE PROJECT BRIEFING: Sunday, July 10, we will have one Breakout Session – a Town Hall meeting – to give a status update on the Refugee Project. Please join us in the MPR for this briefing and Q/R time. All ages welcome.

MEN’S STUDY/ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP – 5 PM SUNDAY

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.

 

VBS COMING VERY SOON!

“Kingdom Rock” VBS is July 18-22, 2022 from 9 AM to Noon. 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.
Click here to register your student for VBS

We also 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

 

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, July 24, 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.

 

BOOK CLUB 

The Library Ladies are hosting a book club!
Everyone who reads and loves books is invited. In fact, bring your book-loving friends too. We will talk BOOKS!
We want to know what you are reading now, and why you liked it or hated it. (Did we mention that we love books, even the books you are reading?) We’ll all vote to decide the book we will read together and discuss at the next meeting.

Our first club will be on Saturday, July 30 from 9:30 – 11:00 AM at Jen Frater’s house and will repeat on the last Saturday of each month. Locations may vary. Contact a Library Lady for more info!
Jen: jen@fraterfactory.com
Shelly: shellyg418@hotmail.com
Tami: t.montgomery@fbcrichland.net
Tara: tara@zacher.family

Looking forward to seeing you then!
The Library Ladies (Jen, Shelly, Tami, and Tara)

 

LIBRARY LADIES BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

Shelly recommends:
The Significance of Singleness: A Theological Vision for the Future of the Church by Christina Hitchcock
Hands-down the best book I have ever read about living life as a Jesus follower, who is also single.

Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community by Brett McCracken
Church can be uncomfortable, because it is made up of other weird humans. But because we are a part of Jesus family, it is worth the work of living together as brothers and sisters.

Jen recommends:
We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, and the Very Meaning of Right and Wrong by Al Mohler
A thought-provoking look at how the church has got some things right, and somethings wrong, and how we can be salt and light in our communities.

Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri
The story of an Iranian immigrant boy in Oklahoma, and how he tells his family’s story and how it makes him who he is.

Happy Reading!!
The Library Ladies (Jen, Shelly, Tami, and Tara)

 

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.

 

 

 

Week Beginning July 10

SUNDAY

2Go Cafe Open @ 9:00 AM

Main Session @ 9:30 AM
(Nursery for ages 0-3)
In Person @ FBC: Auditorium & MPR Simulcast
or
Online Livestream: YouTube

Worship through Music ~ Emma Watts
Worship through the Word ~ Pastor Brad Nelson
My Brother the Thief (and what we can learn from him)

Breakout Session @ 11:00 AM
Town Hall: Refugee Project Briefing – MPR

Men’s Accountability Group @ 5:00 PM

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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

 

Welcome to Sunday Worship!

• For the Summer, we are offering nursery care for ages 0-3 during our 9:30 AM Main Session. All other ages are welcome and encouraged to participate with their families in the Main Session, where they can grab a Kids Bible Study Notes packet from the table in the back if they wish
• If at any time a different venue would be helpful, you may view the simulcast of the Main Session in our Multi-Purpose Room (MPR)
• 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 online portal on a computer (choose “in person” or “online” when you check in)
• Click here for hearing assistance information

YouVersion Study Guide

Printable Study Guide

My Brother the Thief
(and what we can learn from him)

Pastor Brad Nelson

 

 

32Two others — criminals  — were also led away to be executed with him.
33When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.
34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided his clothes and cast lots.
35The people stood watching, and even the leaders were scoffing: “He saved others; let him save himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”
36The soldiers also mocked him. They came offering him sour wine
37and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”
38An inscription was above him: This Is the King of the Jews.
39Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”
40But the other answered, rebuking him: “Don’t you even fear God, since you are undergoing the same punishment?
41We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
42Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
43And he said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
Luke 23:32-43 CSB

6But the righteousness that comes from faith speaks like this: Do not say in your heart, “Who will go up to heaven?” that is, to bring Christ down
7or, “Who will go down into the abyss?” that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.
8On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. This is the message of faith that we proclaim:
9If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.
11For the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on him will not be put to shame,
12since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, because the same Lord of all richly blesses all who call on him.
13For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Romans 10:6-13 CSB

As we gather…

What can I learn from My Brother, the Thief?

Promises?

How would the original hearers receive this?

Parallel Biblical teachings?

Can you communicate the point of this passage in a simple phrase?

As we go…

In response…

How does this truth apply to my life? Personally?

As the church?

In my community?

How does this affect how I view someone who doesn’t yet know Jesus?

How can it change my interactions with others?

To continue the conversation, email Pastor Brad: b.nelson@fbcrichland.net

 

 

 

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End of fiscal year:
• Planned Budget 564,500 • Giving $498,644 • Expenses $509,373 •