EX^LT – FRIDAY

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!

 

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 will 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

• 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 the MPR

For Summer months we will not be offering Breakout Sessions for kids, but Pastor Tim would love to have your whole family join his session in the MPR. Kidzone will be returning on September 11 – read below for further details.

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 LUNCH – 9/7

This month’s senior lunch info:

• Wednesday, September 7, at noon
• Thai City Restaurant, 4096 W Van Giesen St Ste A, West Richland
• Call Merry with questions: 509.531.6881

Check the app: Home>Connect>Events (or click here) for more info about this event.

 

NEW BREAKOUT FOR WOMEN COMING 9/11 – NEXT WEEK!

THERE IS STILL TIME TO GET YOUR BOOK!

Please join us NEXT WEEK for this 13-week study by Jennifer Kennedy Dean titled: “Live a Praying Life”. The study will be held during Breakout Sessions on Sundays from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM and it begins on September 11 in room 305. Open to women in their teens and older.
Please purchase your own workbook so that you can complete the lessons each week for discussion.

For a study summary and book info, please visit the event on the App! Home>Connect>Events or click here

Hope to see you there!
Questions? Contact Stacy Mouat, 574.265.8488 (text or call) or email – stacymouat@gmail.com

 

KIDZONE IS BACK NEXT WEEK – 9/11

KidZone is returning on Sunday, September 11! Grades K-6 will meet in the MPR (Nursery through Pre-K will remain in its regular location). The check-in station will continue to be in its usual location. We are excited for your kiddos to join us again starting next week!

 

MOPS AND MOMSNEXT – BEGINS 9/12

MOPS and MOMSnext Monday Meetings

•    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 SOON – 9/14

AWANA begins on Wednesday September 14!
AWANA stands for “Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed” from 2 Timothy 2:15 in the Bible.

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 Clubber 2022-2023 Registration
2022-2023 Calendar
Follow us on Facebook
If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact the Commander via email: awana@fbcrichland.net

 

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! GET YOUR BINDERS HERE!

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 4

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
To Those Who Overcome: Sardis

Breakout Sessions @ 11:00 AM
Book of Genesis – Room 303
Askesis – MPR

Men’s Accountability Group @ 5:00 PM

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TUESDAY
Youth Group @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Grades 7-12

FRIDAY
EX^LT @ 6:30 PM
H.S. Seniors – 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
Revelation Resource Guide

To Those Who Overcome: Sardis

Pastor Brad Nelson

 

 

1“Write to the angel of the church in Sardis: Thus says the one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead.
2Be alert and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for I have not found your works complete before my God.
3Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.
4But you have a few people in Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
5“In the same way, the one who conquers will be dressed in white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the book of life but will acknowledge his name before my Father and before his angels.
6“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
Revelation 3:1-6 CSB

14What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can such faith save him?
15If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food
16and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, stay warm, and be well fed,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?
17In the same way faith, if it does not have works, is dead by itself.
James 2:14-17 CSB

26For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
James 2:26 CSB

The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on him —
a Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
a Spirit of counsel and strength,
a Spirit of knowledge and
of the fear of Yahweh.
Isaiah 11:2 CSB

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 Pastor Brad:
b.nelson@fbcrichland.net

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