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!

MEN’S BREAKFAST

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, September 10 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.

KIDZONE IS BACK THIS WEEK – 9/11

KidZone is returning this week, on Sunday, September 11! Grades K-6 will meet in the MPR and ages 0-5 will remain in their regular location. We are excited for your kiddos to join us again on Sunday! Breakout Sessions will also be available, see below.

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.

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 – Ladies Breakout
with Stacy Mouat – Join this NEW Breakout 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. Please purchase your own workbook so that you can complete the lessons each week for discussion. If you don’t have a book, PLEASE ATTEND ANYWAY! There will be time to get a book, but we want you to join us. For a study summary and book info, please visit the event on the App! Home>Connect>Events or click here. Questions? Contact Stacy at 574.265.8488 (text or call) or email – stacymouat@gmail.com. Open to ladies in their teens and older
– Meets in Room 305

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.

MOPS AND MOMSNEXT – 9/12

•    Begins on Monday, September 12
•    Second and Fourth Monday evenings, 6:30-8:30 PM
•    Fun extra activities throughout the year
•    Moms of kids up to age 18 welcome
•    Meets at FBC in the MPR (childcare available upon request)

Questions? Send an email to Melany Bickford
Learn more about MOPS and MOMSnext
Follow our MOPS group on Facebook

More info on the App: Home>Connect>Events or click here

AWANA BEGINS THIS WEEK – 9/14

AWANA begins on Wednesday September 14!

We have more kids wanting to be in Awana than we can take, BUT if we have more adult workers, we can share Jesus’ love and the Gospel with all the kids God is bringing to us. It’s a wonderful opportunity for 3 adults to help with Sparks, and 1 lady to help with T&T girls. You will be blessed more than you know. Need more info? Talk with Will Mouat (elder for Next Gen Ministries) after the service on Sunday.

Join us for a great year of AWANA – where kids matter!
AWANA stands for “Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed” from 2 Timothy 2:15 in the Bible.
* 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 Clubber 2022-2023 Registration
2022-2023 Calendar
Follow us on Facebook
Contact the Commander via email: awana@fbcrichland.net

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!

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!

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 11

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 302
or
Online Livestream: YouTube

Worship through Music ~ Pastor Brad Nelson
Worship through the Word ~ Steve Weissenberger
To Those Who Overcome: Philadelphia

Breakout Sessions @ 11:00 AM
Book of Genesis – Room 303
Live a Praying Life – Room 305
Askesis – Room 101

Men’s Accountability Group @ 5:00 PM

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

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 302
• 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: Philadelphia

Steve Weissenberger

7“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
8“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
9Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.
10Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.
11I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
12The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.
13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
Revelation 3:7-13 ESV

As we gather…

What can I learn from Jesus’ message to the Church in Sardis?

Key words?

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…

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)

How can it change my interactions with others?

To whom will I be accountable? (reach out and ask… follow up)

To continue the conversation, email Steve Weissenberger at s.weissenberger@fbcrichland.net

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Financial Information through August 31, 2022

• Planned Budget $139,196 • Giving $109,142 • Expenses $115,546 •