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September 2016 Volume 2016 Issue 9

in this ISSUE

AWANA page 6

Birthdays and Anniversaries

page 9

Mission Fest-Seattle page 3

Call for Youth Dinner Cooks

page 1

Silver Eagles page 4

Youth News page 4

Women’s Ministry Bible Studies

page 1

Worship page 5

A Publication of Family Bible Church

A dult cook volunteers needed! A new

school year is upon us which means youth din-

ners will start back up. The plates of spaghetti,

hotdogs, taco salad, pizza, or other delights is an awe-

some way parents can serve our youth and allow other

leaders to take some great quality time investing in the

lives of our kids. Your service greatly enhances these

opportunities as well as the ability to eat great food too! If you can find a Wednesday

or two during the school year to help out by acquiring, preparing, and serving a buffet

dinner/dessert please contact Pastor Dan Potter either on Facebook, email

(danjpotter@hotmail.com) or cell/text 206-604-4439. Any meal costs from Safeway,

Saars, or Haggan can be reimbursed by turning in receipt of purchase. Thank you so

much in advance! You Rock!

On September 7th WOW classes for the Fall 2016 term will begin with a great line-up of studies for women. You can buy your book on the first day of class (please bring exact cash or a check).

Wednesday Morning Classes

LIFE READY WOMAN: THRIVING IN A DO-IT-ALL WORLD

**this class is focused toward active duty or retired military wives**

by Shaunti Feldhahn

God has designed a mission and a plan for your life. And He wants you to discover it.

From stay-at-home mom to globe trotting executive, young single woman to senior citizen, every modern woman has wondered, “How do I juggle it all?” Now, The Life Ready

Woman helps women discover God’s road map for finding balance, peace, and delight in this crazy, contemporary life. Speaker, author, wife, and mother Shaunti Feldhahn describes God’s plan and purposes for women, and then hones in on the practical implications for each individual—exploring her heart, her relationships, her specific challenges, and the unique gifts and personality god ahs crafted in her.

The Life Ready Woman equips each par-ticipant to:

Experience more of life—with less regret

Minimize stress

Find clear direction about God’s priorities

Bring a Biblical balance to life

Discover clarity in relationships, includ-ing with God and men

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Develop a personal plan for ful-filling God’s callings

With this culturally relevant, vid-eo-guided experience, women of all ages and stages, and back-grounds will be empowered to think purposefully about life. At times, this journey will involve taking courageous steps of faith—at other times, it will involve wait-ing for open doors. But in the end, each woman will learn not only how to survive but how to thrive in our do-it-all world. Strop trying to do it all. Focus on what really matters with the Life Ready Woman.

Teachers: Theresa Jones & Ka-mi Felipe

Wed. Mornings 9:15-11:50

September 7 – November 16

Book: $10

Childcare available

The Armor of God AND War Room

By Priscilla Shirer

In the Bible Study, The Armor of God you will see that all day, eve-ry day, an invisible war rages around you — unseen, unheard, yet felt throughout every aspect of your life. A devoted, devilish ene-my seeks to wreak havoc on eve-rything that matters to you: your heart, your mind, your marriage, your children, your relationships, your resilience, your dreams, your destiny. But his battle plan de-pends on catching you unaware and unarmed. If you're tired of being pushed around and caught with your guard down, this study is for you.

The Enemy always fails miserably when he meets a woman dressed for the occasion. The Armor of God, more than merely a biblical description of the believer's in-ventory, is an action plan for put-ting it on and developing a per-sonalized strategy to secure victo-ry.

"But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will

(WOW—Continued from page 1) reward you." Matthew 6:6

War Room Bible Study is based on movie clips by the same title where Tony and Elizabeth Jordan seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But appearances can be deceiving. In reality, their mar-riage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral dam-age. But with the help of Miss

Clara, an older, wiser woman, Elizabeth discov-ers she can start

fighting for her family instead of against them. With her new-ly energized faith, Eliza-beth's real enemy doesn't have a prayer.

The Armor of God AND War Room

Teachers: Lisa Stapert & De-Lorean Zarraonandia

Wed. Mornings 9:15-11:50

September 7 – November 16

Book: $20

Childcare available

Hebrews

By Kay Arthur

Discovering the truths of this book will bring you to a deeper and deeper intimacy in the wor-ship of our God. Hebrews reveals His perfect plan laid out before your eyes in His provision for your complete forgiveness, your redemption and your sanctifica-tion – setting you apart as holy to the Lord - in and through the vol-untary sacrificial offering of the body and blood of our Lord Christ Jesus.

Eternal truths are revealed in the consecrated ceremonial sacrifices in the Old Testament pointing to the picture of your salvation as a priceless reality in the “once for all” sacrifice given for you. In our study of Hebrews, you will jour-ney through the veil of the flesh of the precious Lamb, by a new and

living way, into the Holy of Holies. You will find Him, Jesus, your High Priest who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. He welcomes you there to hold fast to Him, to worship and adore Him, and receive His all-sufficient grace for your every need.

In this inductive Bible study we will ask: What does the text of the book of He-brews say? What does the text mean? And then we will clearly see how these Truths can be applied in all of the circumstances of life that come our way….”running with endurance, the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus…”

“This is an awesome study of the book of Hebrews. The Bible has come alive to me as I have learned to study induc-tively. God has taught me so much. I can't wait to dig into God's Word each day!! It's so exciting for me!” – Rhon-da, a fellow Precept class member

Note: This study will continue with Parts 2 & 3 and conclude in May 2017

Hebrews

Teachers: Ruth Hartman & Gina Riffel

Wed. Mornings 9:15-11:50

September 7 – May 10 (breaks for the holidays)

Book: $20 for Part 1 in either Precept Upon Precept or In & Out

Childcare available

The Gospel of John

A Cole Ministries Study

The Gospel of John is a beloved book. One commenta-tor remarked, “The Gospel ac-cording to John is the most amazing book that was ever written. ‘Put off

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thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.’ This may well be the atti-tude of anyone who steps upon the threshold of the study of this book.”

The portrait of Jesus that emerges from the Gospel of John is the most profound of all the New Testament books and perhaps of the Bible it-self. John reveals Jesus Christ as the Eternal Word, the fully Divine, fully human Messiah, the Creator of all things, the great “I Am,” the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, and the crucified and risen Savior who offers new LIFE to all who believe! Jesus Christ was “Emmanuel, God with us” for 33 years!

John’s purpose for writing is summed up in chapter 20:30-31. “Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of His disci-ples, which were not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.”

Note: This study will continue into next session and conclude in May 2017

The Gospel of John

Teacher: Carol Haines

Wed. Mornings 9:15-11:50

September 7 – May 10 (breaks for the holidays)

Book: $25 covers the entire year of lessons

Childcare Available

Thursday Evening Class

Living Beyond Yourself: Ex-ploring the Fruit of the Spirit

By Beth Moore

Popular Bible Study teacher, Beth Moore will walk you through each and every fruit of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithful-ness, gentleness, and self-control.

Along the way you will be encour-aged to know the freedom of a Spir-it-filled life. Through this study par-ticipants will look at the supernatu-ral aspects of the fruit and that you cannot grow, learn, or produce the fruit on your own as it is a work of the Holy Spirit alone in you. Beth challenges you to develop the fruit by maintaining an intimate rela-tionship with the Spirit of God. A Spirit-filled life truly results in liv-ing beyond yourself.

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” --Galatians 5:22-23

Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit

Teachers: Lynn Adam & Patty Tracy

Thursday evenings 6:30-8:30 pm

September 8 – November 10

Book: $20

Room C6

Sorry, Childcare is NOT Available

“Global Disruption: Problem or Opportunity”

Missions Fest Seattle Friday Workshop October 7 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Missions Fest Seattle Friday Conference October 7 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Missions Fest Seattle Saturday Conference October 8 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 pm

Immigration Migration People Movement Refugees

Missions Fest Seattle October 7-8, 2016 Westminster Chapel Bellevue, WA

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W hat do you get when you put a Silver Eagle and a teenager in the same room?

I know it sounds like a bad joke, but on

September 16th at 6:30 we will find

out. The youth will be joining the Silver Eagles for a night

of socializing, fun, and Bunco - which of course comes with

prizes for the winners and losers! But trust me there are

no losers on this night of fun! See you on the 16th!

9:50 am Sunday

School—C-6

9:50 am Sunday

School—C-6

9:50 am Sunday

School—C-6

9:50 am Sunday

School—C-6

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 SS 9:50 in C-6

Book of John

5 6 First Day of OH Schools

7 6:30 pm

All Youth - Progressive Dinner!

8 9 10

11 SS 9:50 in C-6 Book of John

12 13 14 6:30 Dinner

Sr. High ~ Invite a Friend! Jr. High ~ World View

15 16 Bunco night

with the Silver

Eagles

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18 SS 9:50 in C-6 Book of John

19 20 21 6:30 Dinner

Sr. High ~ Connect with God Jr. High ~ World View

22 23 24

25 SS 9:50 in C-6 Book of John

26 27 28 6:30 Dinner

Sr. High ~ Disciple-ing Jr. High ~ World View

29 30

Pool Frisbee Tournament

Matthew 28:19

Therefore go and make disciples

of all nations, baptizing them in

the name of the Father and of

the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Notice the Time change because dinners are starting back up! 6:30pm on Wednesdays!!

Youth Calendar for September 2016

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L ast month we

started together a

short look at the basic,

most core, beliefs of

our faith and how they

affect the life of the

believer. This series of

articles in the Fami-

lyGram is in response

to Paul E. Little’s book, “Know What

You Believe” that I just recently finished

for the second time about a month ago.

August’s article centered around what

we believe about the Bible and how that

should affect how we live our Christian

life. This month we will cover the core

belief of who God is.

Little starts his chapter with a quote for

A.W. Tozer that states, “What we be-

lieve about God is the most important

thing about us.” Little goes on to say,

“Our belief or lack of it inevitably trans-

lates itself into our actions, our atti-

tudes, and our view of the world.” So

what is it we as Christians believe and

how do, or should, these be-

liefs affect how we live?

Traditionally we understand

God in terms of His attrib-

utes and these attributes

have been boiled down into

two categories over time help

us to understand God. These

two categories are the

“Natural Attributes” and the

“Morale Attributes” of God.

Let’s briefly cover these two

categories.

God’s “Natural Attributes”

are transcendence, immanence, omnip-

otence, omnipresence, omniscience,

eternality, infiniteness, and immutabil-

ity. These are all big words that if you

were to look them up in a Theological

Dictionary would take up pages of re-

From the Worship Desk

search, citations, and explanation.

These attributes are not to be taken

lightly and so it is actually difficult

for me to briefly describe them.

But what needs to be un-

derstood is that these at-

tributes are HOLY. These

attributes set God apart

from His creation. Noth-

ing and no one contains

anything close to these

attributes that characterize

God.

Transcendent: God is above all

and over all. He is greater than

all creation and He exists out-

side of creation as He created

it and is independent from the

laws of creation.

Immanent: God is near! While

God is above all and over all

He also cares deeply about His

creation. He cares so deeply

He has sought to spend time

with us and knows us intimate-

ly.

Omnipotent: God is all

powerful. Jeremiah cap-

tures it in saying, “Nothing

is too hard for you

[God]” (Jer. 32:17).

Omnipresent: God is

everywhere all at once.

God is fully present every-

where with no limitations

to His presence. Major

note, He is the only one

who is omnipresent!

Therefore, Satan is not and can

only be in one place at a time.

Omniscient: God is all knowing

and nothing surprises God.

Read Psalm 139:2!

Eternal: God never had a be-

ginning and will never have an

end. “God’s existence preced-

ed time as we know it,

and he created time.”

Infinite: God is total-

ly unlimited and inde-

pendent of finite things

such as time and space.

However, God has cho-

sen at certain times

throughout history to limit

Himself in order to bless crea-

tion and accomplish His pur-

poses.

Immutable: A better word for

this is unchangeable. God

does not vary or sway. Instead

God is steadfast and constant.

If these are God’s natural attrib-

utes what are His moral attributes?

Holy and loving!

Holiness: God’s holiness en-

compasses all of His attributes

in the sense that He is wholly

set apart from His creation.

His attributes confound us in

that He remains constant in

His stance against sin, injus-

tice, cruelty, and deceit and at

the same time stand firm in

His grace, compassion, and

mercy for the sinner, unjust,

cruel, and deceitful. But, He

will not allow the infirmity of

creation to tarnish His holiness

and so has made a way for us

to be in communion with Him

through Christ.

Love: John simply says, “God

is love” in 1 John 4:8. God cre-

ated, God gave life, God gave

choice, and God sacrificed

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Now That You Believe: God

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11 Trek & Journey Begin

6:00—8:00 PM Worship Center

12 13 Cubbies, Sparks, and T&T Begin 6:30—8:30 PM

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18 Trek & Journey

6:00—8:00 PM Worship Center

19 20 Cubbies, Sparks, T&T 6:30—8:30 PM

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O neCry Women's Prayer meet-

ing Thursday, September 8,

6:45p to 8:00p at Hartman's at 4470

Sunday Drive, Oak Harbor.

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Himself for us so that we could

be in relationship with Him.

“No greater love has man than

this, than to lay down his life

for his friend” and that is what

God has done in Christ.

So if these attributes give us a clear-

er picture of who God is, how

should affect how we live? If God is

all those things and yet loved us so

much that He would give Himself

up for us than how should that

change our lives? Should it?

(God—Continued from page 5) If we are honest, God’s attributes

and His love for us are not always

the first thing that cross our minds

in the morning. But God is always

present with us even when we don’t

acknowledge His presence. God

knows what is pouring through our

thoughts and hears every word.

And like a father – a good father –

He is always looking out for our

best! And guess what, He knows

what’s best. Sometimes as earthly

parents we are guessing at what is

best for our children and hoping

that we lead them well. God is not

guessing! God isn’t hoping that His

ways is the best. God knows what is

best and His direction will always

be the best for us. Does He want us

to please Him? Yes! For His glory

and honor and because He has our

very best in mind. My challenge

is…are you living to please God,

your heavenly Father? Not to earn

accolades but because you trust that

God – who is all knowing, all pow-

erful, infinite, holy, and loving –

has your best interest in mind.

thousands of people seeking for

repentance, renewal and revival in

the body of Christ.

"Prayer is the battleground. We

must contend for it. It is not striv-

ing in our flesh but a resolve in our

spirit to stand fast and fix our eyes

on the author and perfecter of our

faith - Jesus Christ."

Taken from the study "PRAYER

BOOTCAMP- Preparing for the

Battle of Your Life." 2011 Hidden

Manna Ministry.

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Joan & Robert Bell Vena & Rollie Reyes

Stephanie & Kevin Blas Norma & Jack Sladko

Charlotte & Warren Jensen Pat & Tom Smith

Althea & Carl Mc eod Kathy & ew VanSant

ily & Augustus Portee Rochelle & Terry VanSlyke

Carrie & Dan Potter Susan & Steve Wells

ori & Jim Pruss Shirley & Skip Yadon

Stephanie Burt 20 Angelina Gebhard 11 Pat Register 13

Beth Campbell 08 Ron Hancock 21 Justin Roberts 17

Jim Campbell 18 Christina Hilkey 19 Theresa Rogers 27

Nancy Condliff 18 Eva Hoshaw 18 John Schul 06

Terri Crane 22 Chase Jones 05 Gabriel Shaw 29

J. Reverdy Allender 18 Ceirra Dean 05 Jay Jones 16 Pat Smith 05

Nancy Alvarado 15 Charles Dean 06 Cheryl awler 05 isa Stapert 01

Christine Anderson 15 Natasha Decker 30 Franklin (Kaleo) Martis 09 Brad Trimmer 14

ynnia Bachman 27 Scott Dyche 25 Shaylin (Kawena) Martis 03 Annabelle Vrbas 04

Veronica Barlup 25 Barbara Eldredge 24 Cassandra Mc eod 30 Montee Walters 08

Kathy Bennett 09 Meredith Falk 14 Kali Pearcy 03 David Willis 02

Trenton Black 17 Tina Felipe 05 ori Pruss 21 Jedidiah Wilson 26

Kevin Blas 01 Caleb Fit gerald 22 Jonathan Pulley 27 eo Yadon 17

Russell Bright 12 Eli abeth Fit gerald 30 Matthew Pulley 25

Tammy Bright 23 Emily Gangi 21 Virginia Ramos 30

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Upcoming

EVENTS

Every Tuesday 6:00 M The Pier—College & Career

Every Wednesday 6: 0 M Prayer & Praise— ibrary

Silver Eagles 6:30—8:30 M

Friday, September 16

WOW Bible Studies Begin

9:15 AM, Wednesday Sept. 7th and

6:30 PM, Thursday, Sept, 8th

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October 7-8 Westminster Chapel Bellevue

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AWANA Calendar-continued from page 6 The Birds and the Bugs Our 5-year-old grandson was sitting with his parents at a

prayer meeting. His mother gave him paper and pencil,

and he was busily printing words.

Then he poked his mother and whispered, "How do you

spell 'sex'?"

Shocked, she replied, "What did you say?"

The boy said, "How do you spell 'sex,' Mom? You know, 'in-sects.'"

She looked over, and sure enough, on the bottom of his paper he had

drawn a bug.

Jean Johnson, Fremont, Mich. Christian Reader, " ite Fare."

LOO IN AHEAD:

October 8th: Awana Conference in

Mt Vernon

October 15th : Grand Prix Cutouts

Nov 5th : Grand Prix Races!

For more Information, contact Pamela Ketchum 360-929-2135.

Call Pamela, or Tina at 240-1451, to find out how you can help.

I can’t begin to thank you, our family here at FBC, for your prayers for me during my recent surgery and recovery. I know that God heard and answered your petitions on my behalf be-cause the outcome could have been a lot worse. God is good and I thank Him for the love and fellowship we share here. (I also ap-

preciate your patience and understanding for the lateness of the FamilyGram this month.)

- Beth Campbell, Editor