Weekly Bulletin 8-29-21
Welcome

Welcome to our Sunday Gathering!
• Worship with us live at 9:30 AM in the Auditorium for our Main Session
• Join us live at 11:00 AM for our Breakout Sessions
• Main Session 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 Gatherings
SUNDAY
2Go Cafe Open @ 9:00 AM
KidsChurch
Nursery-3rd Grade @ 9:30 AM
Main Session @ 9:30 AM
In Person: Auditorium
or
Online: YouTube or Facebook
Worship through Music ~ Emma Watts
Worship through the Word ~ Pastor Tim Walker
That You May Proclaim: Week Eight
Town Hall Meeting @ 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 and after the Main Session. You can pay in cash or by using a prepaid 2Go Café coffee card. Proceeds from your purchase will go toward FBC missions.
TOWN HALL MEETING
We are having our quarterly Town Hall meeting this Sunday, August 29 from 11:00 AM to Noon, in lieu of adult breakout sessions. The purpose of these meetings is to provide a forum for congregational discussion, celebrate together what God has been doing among us, and speak about upcoming FBC plans.
All are welcome to join us Sunday after the Main Session!
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
11:00 AM Breakout Sessions are STILL available today 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
BUSINESS MEETING AUGUST 29 – TONIGHT
We’ll be having a special business meeting TONIGHT, August 29 at 6:00 PM.
We will be discussing and voting on the possible sale of the Mac House.
Mark your calendars and please join us!
SEPTEMBER LADIES’ BIRTHDAY LUNCH
• Wednesday, September 1, at noon
• Pacific Pasta & Grill, 603 Goethals Drive in Richland
• Call Merry with questions: 509.531.6881
Men are invited and welcome to join (and will sit at their own table).
AWANA BEGINS SEPTEMBER 8 – SIGN UP NOW
Join us for a great year of Awana – where kids matter!
- Awana is centered on the gospel – Scripture memory is a key element.
- Awana helps parents worldwide raise children to know, love, and serve Christ.
- Awana is built on volunteer leadership.
- Awana is exciting and fun!!
Awana begins Wednesday, September 8, 6:30 PM
Space is limited – register now!
Questions? Click here to contact Diana Crowell, Awana Commander
FBC FAMILY FUN
“FBC Family Fun” is a great new way to get our church family together outside of our normal Sunday gatherings. There will be different activities scheduled throughout the year, and we will get together in various locations to spend time together with fun and fellowship!
The first activity is a walk at Bateman Island, on Friday, September 10, from 6:00 – 7:00 PM. People of all ages are welcome and to join this short outing. Meet at the parking lot at the intersection of Columbia Center Blvd. and Columbia Trail. Invite your friends!
Watch for more FBC Family Fun gatherings to come!
CONNECT CARDS
If you’re visiting or simply want to send a message to staff and pastors, fill out a connect card! You can find them by the Information Table, click the “connect” button on our home page, or click here.
YOUVERSION STUDY GUIDE
Access the sermon study guide on the Bible app! This will allow you to follow along with the message AND take and save your notes. We use 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.
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
What A Beautiful Name
Great Reward
Mighty To Save
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
What A Beautiful Name
Verse
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
Pre-Chorus
Our God You reign forever
Our Hope our strong Deliv’rer
Chorus
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won’t grow weary
You’re the defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles
Great Reward
Verse 1
I trust in You for ev’ry heartbeat
As long as I’m alive
Your love endures when I waken when I close my eyes
Help me to know You are God I am not
Remind my soul You’re in control
Chorus
Praise to the Father with ev’ry breath I take
In joy and sorrow all for Your kingdom’s sake
Be Thou my vision be Thou my hope restored
Now and forever You are my great reward
(Oh (Lord) my great reward)
Verse 2
I won’t demand to know the reasons for my suffering
These open hands will trust Your wisdom
Beyond what I see
Help me to know You are God I am not
Remind my soul You’re in control
Bridge
I know this is dangerous daring just to pray this
I will trust You Lord
The rock throughout the ages You make me courageous
I will trust You Lord
I will trust You Lord
I know this is dangerous daring just to pray this
I will trust You Lord
Help me trust You more
The rock throughout the ages You make me courageous
I will trust You Lord
I will trust You Lord
Mighty To Save
Verse 1
Ev’ryone needs compassion
Love that’s never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Ev’ryone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Saviour
The hope of nations
Chorus
Saviour He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
Verse 2
So take me as You find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Ev’rything I believe in
Now I surrender
Bridge
Shine your light and let the whole world see
We’re singing
For the glory of the risen King
Jesus
Shine your light and let the whole world see
We’re singing
For the glory of the risen King
Sermon Study Guide
That You May Proclaim: Week Eight
Pastor Tim Walker
10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
1 Peter 2:10-12 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@fbcrichland.net
Prayer
Giving
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Financial Information through July 31, 2021
Giving: $82,185 • Expenses: $89,685 • Budget: $94,083
Ministry of the Month
From Kristin:
I work with national partners all over the world, but am currently based in Arizona. While I’m based in AZ, I will Lord willing soon be traveling to visit national partners in the Middle East and Asia.
My calling is to use my gifts in Bible scholarship and my multicultural background to serve the global church, particularly for purposes of growing church unity, and helping the church to fulfill its peacemaking commission from Christ. My work is all about 1) bridging cultural gaps to deepen our understanding and love for God’s Word, and 2) breaking down dividing walls of hostility according to Eph. 2:11-22, so that we can be one even as Christ and the Father are one, and so that we can be a display of His glory to the world.
Right now, I’m working on my PhD in Bible and cross-cultural missiology, and have just begun to collaborate on a very exciting project with another organization based in AZ. This organization has an entire team of people who do exactly the kind of training and resource development work that I’m called to do, and I have the privilege of joining them on The Ephesians 2 Gospel Project, where we are using Ephesians 2 to develop resources made by and for the global church, to help Christians everywhere to address conflict and violence with the gospel, and to give us new tools for reaching our neighbors with Christ’s gospel of peace.
Prayer Requests:
- I praise God for the truly miraculous ways that He brought me in contact with The Ephesians 2 Gospel Project, and the many more-than-coincidental ways that He has provided for my financial needs, and for this project thus far.
- Please pray with me for God’s continued provision on The Ephesians 2 Gospel Project, and on my PhD work.
- Pray for the strength and wisdom necessary to do this work, that the attacks of the Enemy against us would be thwarted, and that financial provisions would continue to come in and increase.
To make a one-time gift to Kristin’s ministry, 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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