Weekly Bulletin 6-20-21
Welcome
Welcome to our Sunday Worship Service!
• Worship with us live in the Auditorium
• Worship service will also be online via Facebook or YouTube for those who wish to watch at home
• 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
Regular Weekly Activities
SUNDAY
2Go Cafe Open @ 9:00 AM
KidZone Classes
Nursery-3rd Grade @ 9:30 AM
Sunday Worship Service @ 9:30 AM
In Person in Auditorium
or
Online: YouTube or Facebook
Worship through Music ~ Emma Watts
Worship through the Word ~ Pastor Tim Walker
That You May Proclaim: Darkness Into Light
Breakout Sessions @ 11:00 AM
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TUESDAY
Youth Group @ 6:00 PM
with Pastor Isaac – MPR
Youth Group ends at 7:30
Announcements
TODAY:
2GO CAFE
Our coffee stand is open on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. Stop by and grab some coffee before the worship service begins. You can pay in cash or by using a prepaid 2Go Café coffee card. Proceeds from your purchase will go toward FBC missions.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Breakout sessions begin at 11:00. We hope you’ll join us after the service:
- Book of Titus with Paul Eslinger – An interactive bible study for adults
– Meets in Room 303
Loving God with Your Mind with Pastor Isaac- Open to youth and adults.
– Meets in the Youth Room (Room 201) - Women of the Word with The Lovely Library Ladies (Shelly Gilliland, Jen Frater, Tara Zacher, and Tami Montgomery) – a book discussion of Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin. Ladies of all ages are welcome.
-There is a copy of Women of the Word in the church library, and it can be otherwise ordered from: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Crossway, Lifeway, and Christian Book Distributors, just to name a few. Click here to access a free study guide, as well. We hope you’ll join us!
-Meets in Room 302 - Life of Cephas with Pastor Tim – Discussion about the life of Cephas, using a scriptural case study approach.
– Meets in the MPR
BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR KIDS!
Breakout Sessions are now available for kids of all ages!
• Nursery – Ages 0-4, Room 106A (Nursery)
• KidZone Breakout – Grades K-3, Room 307
• KidsPlus Breakout – Grades 4-6, Room 305
GRACE KITCHEN LUNCH HELP
FBC Women: We have an opportunity to serve lunch at Grace Kitchen on June 24, 12:00-1:30. Serving lunch is a great way to learn about Grace Kitchen and the women they mentor. There are usually 2-5 FBC ladies who help each time, so it’s easy to put together a lunch to serve.
If you are interested and/or want some more information, please contact Melody Weissenberger at totsmel@gmail.com or 509.492.6353.
CONNECTIONS TEAM TRAINING SESSION
Become a member of our Connections Team! We are gathering a team of happy, warm, enthusiastic people who enjoy connecting with those who walk through our doors on Sunday mornings. All ages are welcome.
Our first training session will be on Sunday, June 27 from 8:30-9:00 AM in the MPR. Coffee and donuts will be provided!
VBS WORKER TRAINING
If you are helping with VBS this year, come to this training. We will be going through some volunteer training for specific roles/jobs, as well as practicing songs and acting. It’s going to be lots of fun, and food will be provided!
Date: Sunday, June 27
Time: 12:15 to 2:45
Meet in the MPR
YOUVERSION STUDY GUIDE
We now have our sermon study guide on the Bible app! This will allow you to follow along with the message AND take and save your notes. We will be using the YouVersion Bible App which is FREE and available for iPhone/iPad, Android, and Kindle Fire devices.
Here’s what to do:
1. Go to your app store or https://www.bible.com/app and install on your device.
2. Set up a FREE account either in the app or on the website.
3. If you haven’t used this app before, spend some time getting to know all its features.
4. When you come on Sunday look under “More” and “Events” to find our service. Alternatively, you can click on the “YouVersion Notes” link right here!
5. Make sure to click “save” when you get to the event so you will be able to access your notes later.
If you have any problems let a staff member or deacon know and they can point you in the direction of someone who can help!
(If you would prefer a hard copy notes page, you may download one here, or they will also be available on the table as you enter the auditorium.)
HEARING ASSISTANCE
If you or someone you know needs to make use of this great tool in our worship service, here are some instructions.
- Download the WaveCAST Audio Receiver application.
Download for Apple phones
Download for Google phones - At the worship service, connect to the “FBC-Guest” Wi-Fi network.
- Next, open the WaveCAST app, and choose “FBC Service”
- You should be connected! Just move the slider to adjust the volume.
Song Lyrics
Today’s Songs
Click here for printer-friendly lyrics
~tap a title to jump
to the song~
Blessed Be Your Name
Refiner’s Fire
Living Hope
Enough
Blessed Be Your Name
Verse 1
Blessed be Your name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
Verse 2
Blessed be Your name
When I’m found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed be Your name
Pre-Chorus
Ev’ry blessing You pour out I’ll
Turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in Lord
Still I will say
Chorus
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Verse 3
Blessed be Your name
When the sun’s shining down on me
When the world’s all as it should be
Blessed be Your name
Verse 4
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there’s pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
Bridge
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord blessed be Your name
Refiner’s Fire
Verse 1
Purify my heart
Let me be as gold
And precious silver
Purify my heart
Let me be as gold
Pure gold
Chorus
Refiner’s fire
My heart’s one desire
Is to be holy
Set apart for You Lord
I choose to be holy
Set apart for You my Master
Ready to do Your will
Verse 2
Purify my heart
Cleanse me from within
And make me holy
Purify my heart
Cleanse me from my sin
Deep within
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
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
That You May Proclaim: Week 1
Pastor Tim Walker
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
1 Peter 1:1-2 (ESV)
As we study together…
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 leave on mission…
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)
To whom will I be accountable?
(reach out and ask… follow up)
The Christian life is designed to be transferred relationally and journeyed together. You need to “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@thefirstfamily.net
Giving
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 May 31, 2021
Giving: $498,376 • Expenses: $520,669 • Budget: $571,950
Ministry of the Month
Paul and Kathy Holritz
Biblical Ministries Worldwide, on loan to the National Theological College & Graduate School
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Holritz have been involved in cross-cultural ministry since 1980. The Holritzes returned to the US in 1993 due to health reasons, but have continued to make use of their knowledge of foreign ministry here in the US. In 1996, Paul was asked to serve as an interpreter for the Olympic games in Atlanta.
From 1995 to 2009, Paul and Kathy were involved in recruiting and training North Americans for cross-cultural ministry. They have led teams of students, visited, preached, or lectured in over 50 countries around the world. Dr. Holritz has taught as both a full-time and adjunct professor on numerous college campuses in the United States and abroad. Currently they serve with Biblical Ministries Worldwide and are involved in training national pastors and leaders in many countries. Dr. Holritz is Vice President for Academics and Development at the National Theo-logical College & Graduate School, and his wife serves as the Director of Admissions.
Dr. Holritz earned his undergraduate degrees in business and education at Northern Illinois University. He holds a master’s degree in educational administration from Tennessee Temple University and a Ph.D. in Global Leadership from Regent University. Mrs. Holritz graduated with a BS degree in education from Tennessee Temple University and is a musician (pianist). They currently reside in Atlanta. The Holritzes have four sons and five grandchildren.
It may be of interest to the congregation that First Baptist is one of our longest supporting churches. We held our final meeting at First Baptist to raise support as church planters in December of 1981 just weeks before departing for the field!
Praises:
- Health: God has kept us Covid free. Kathy’s thyroid condition (Hashimoto’s) remains stable
- Provision: God is providing our personal support needs
- Meetings: Churches are inviting us again to share the ministry
Prayer Requests:
- Health: Protection as we speak in churches in Virginia, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Texas
- Provision: $2000 monthly support for East Africa
- Soon return to modular classes in all countries
To make a one-time gift (love offering) to the Holtritzes, you may choose “Ministry of the Month” in the drop-down menu of the ChurchCenter app’s giving option or click here to give on our website.
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