EX^LT – FRIDAYS

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 PM. Bring a friend and we hope to see you there. Click here to sign up!

 

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DAVE TAFF – 9/17

Join Sharon and the family for a memorial service in the MPR at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 17.
Please bring a “Dave Story” to share if you have one!

 

2GO CAFE – 9 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 Tri-City Union Gospel Mission.

KIDZONE – 9:30 AM SUNDAY

KidZone for Grades K-6 is in the MPR and ages 0-5 is in the nursery area. Check your child 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

• Live a Praying Life for Ladies
with Stacy Mouat – Join this session to learn how to have a powerful, ongoing connection to God that will invigorate every aspect of your life. It’s not about having a prayer life; it’s about living a praying life. For a study summary and book info, please visit the event on the App! Home>Connect>Events or click here. Open to ladies in their teens and older
– Meets in Room 307

• 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 Room 101

BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR KIDS

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 Belayed. For more information or if you have any questions about this group, call Pastor Tim at 360.880.4975.

 

SENIOR FUN, FOOD, FELLOWSHIP – 9/20

Join this exciting time of fun, food, fellowship, hymn singing, and games, every third Tuesday of the month from 11 AM – 2 PM!
Join us this month on Tuesday, September 20.

Feel free to invite others!
It’s lovely if you sign up on the ChurchCenter app…but if you haven’t, please come anyway. Click here to sign up!
https://fbcrichlandwa.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1244898

 

BLOOD DRIVE – 9/23

We are hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by Oasis Physical Therapy. Join this blood drive on Friday, September 23, from 10 AM to 3 PM in the MPR. Sign up in the MPR on Sunday, September 18.

You may click here to register online for a time to donate. Donating blood is safe, quick and easy, and you can save up to 3 lives with just 1 blood donation! Giving blood saves 4.5 million lives each year in the US, yet fewer than 1 out of 10 people in the US donate.

Let’s roll up our sleeves and do our part!

 

LIBRARY BOOK CLUB – 9/24

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. We will talk BOOKS! Sign up to join us in the App: Home>Connect>Signups or click here
We meet on the last Saturday of the month from 9:30 – 11:00 AM,

The Cross Reference book club has spoken: the book we chose for September is, The Collaborator of Bethlehem by Matt Beynon Rees. It is a murder mystery set in Israel, and here is the summary from the back of the book:

“The murder of a leader of the Palestinian Martyrs Brigade leads to the arrest of George Saba, a Palestinian Christian, accused of collaborating with the Israelis. Omar Yussef, a modest history teacher at a United Nations school in the West Bank, is impelled to investigate the murder to exonerate his former pupil, who he knows is innocent. As he struggles to save George, Omar Yussef is drawn into a complex plot where it is impossible to tell friend from enemy.”

Grab a copy of the book from your local library or favorite bookseller and enjoy a trip to another culture and solve a mystery. Click here to view the book on Amazon. Then join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 24 at Tami Montgomery’s house, and we’ll share our thoughts. We’ll also discuss what everyone else is reading and choose the next book to read together. Hope to see you there!

For more info and to sign up so that we know you’re participating, please visit the event on the App: Home>Connect>Signups 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!

 

HOME WITH HIM WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP – 9/24

Join us in the MPR on September 23 at 6:00 PM for a night of worship and fellowship for people of all ages!
Come hang out and enjoy some music and a word from a local speaker, worship leader, and hip hop artist, Relighz.
Other musical artists include Taylor Martin and an out of town guest coming from Portland, Oregon.

Snacks and refreshments will be provided as well. We’d love to see everyone there 🙂

 

BABY SHOWER – 10/9

Please join us for a baby shower in honor of Emma Watts!
It will be on Sunday, October 9, at 3:00 PM, at Julie Nelson’s house – 211 Sitka Court, Richland.
Emma is registered at Babylist: babylist.com/emmawatts2022
RSVP to Julie Nelson at 509.539.6139 by October 1.

BRING A BOOK:
Please Bring baby a book instead of a card, signed by you on the inside cover!
We hope to fill her bookshelf with sweet storIes and notes from those
who love her, so she can read them over and over. It doesn’t matter if the
book is old or new, just as long as she knows it came from you!

DIAPER RAFFLE:
There will be a diaper raffle – if you haven’t gotten a paper invitation and would like to join, Just bring a pack of diapers (any size) and you may pick up a raffle card at the shower! Hope to see you there.

 

CONNECT NIGHT – 10/9

October 9, 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!

 

BINDERS AVAILABLE

If you still haven’t gotten an FBC Studies binder, please contact Tami and let her know! We have a new supply of binders available along with tabs for the Main Session, Breakout sessions, and more. You can send an email to Tami and let her know you need one. When you send your request, let her know who the binder is for so she can include a tab for FBC Men or FBC Women. This is a great way to keep all of your studies together in one handy place. It’s also a fun place to put your stickers, too…have you gotten any stickers from the Information Table yet?

Send Tami an email to request your binder: t.montgomery@fbcrichland.net

 

Week Beginning September 18

SUNDAY

2Go Cafe Open @ 9:00 AM

Main Session @ 9:30 AM
KidZone @ 9:30 AM
(0-Pre-K – Nursery, K-6th – MPR)
In Person @ FBC: Auditorium & Simulcast in Room 106C (Parents’ Lounge)
or
Online Livestream: YouTube

Worship through Music ~ Emma Watts
Worship through the Word ~ Pastor Tim Walker
To Those Who Overcome: Laodicea

Breakout Sessions @ 11:00 AM
Book of Genesis – Room 303
Live a Praying Life – Room 307
Askesis – Room 101

Men’s Accountability Group @ 5:00 PM

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MONDAY
(Meets 2nd & 4th Mondays)
MOPS & MOMSnext @ 6:30 PM
Moms of kids up to age 18

TUESDAY
Youth Group @ 6:00 PM
Grades 7-12

WEDNESDAY
Awana @ 6:00 PM
Kids clubs for ages 3 – 6th grade

FRIDAY
EX^LT @ 6:30 PM
H.S. Seniors – Young Adults

 

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 – 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

YouVersion Study Guide
Printable Study Guide
Revelation Resource Guide

To Those Who Overcome: Laodicea

Pastor Tim Walker

 

 

REVELATION (THE EPIC BLOCKBUSTER):
7 parallel sections each spanning from the
1st coming of Christ to the 2nd coming

The 7 Lampstands (Ch. 1-3)
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

The 7 Seals (Ch. 4-7)
“Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain”

The 7 Trumpets (Ch. 8-11)
“Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”

The 7 Heads & Crowns of the Dragon (Ch. 12-14)
“She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne… Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand.”

The 7 Bowls (Ch. 15-16)
Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

The 7 Mountains (Ch. 17-19)
“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.”

The 7 Visions (Ch. 20-22)
“He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.”

14“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.
15“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot!
16So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.
17For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
19Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
21The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
Revelation 3:14-22 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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