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Welcome to Worship:  Ethan Ramsey

Worship in Music:  Charla Buchanan

Worship in the Word:  Rance Shuler - "Read & Explain God's Word!" - Nehemiah 8

¹Now all the people gathered together as one man in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded Israel. ² So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month. ³ Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.

⁴ So Ezra the scribe stood on a platform of wood which they had made for the purpose; and beside him, at his right hand, stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Urijah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah; and at his left hand Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. ⁵ And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. ⁶ And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God.  Then all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

⁷ Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, helped the people to understand the Law; and the people stood in their place. ⁸ So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading.

⁹ And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.” For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law.

¹⁰ Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

¹¹ So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.” ¹² And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them.

¹³ Now on the second day the heads of the fathers’ houses of all the people, with the priests and Levites, were gathered to Ezra the scribe, in order to understand the words of the Law. ¹⁴ And they found written in the Law, which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, ¹⁵ and that they should announce and proclaim in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the mountain, and bring olive branches, branches of oil trees, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches of leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”

¹⁶ Then the people went out and brought them and made themselves booths, each one on the roof of his house, or in their courtyards or the courts of the house of God, and in the open square of the Water Gate and in the open square of the Gate of Ephraim. ¹⁷ So the whole assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and sat under the booths; for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun until that day the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great gladness. ¹⁸ Also day by day, from the first day until the last day, he read from the Book of the Law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day there was a sacred assembly, according to the prescribed manner.

Please join us for our quarterly Breakfast Fellowship at 9:00 this Sunday, April 26th.  New Sunday school classes will be introduced at 10:00!  

Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School held at RFBC on Monday, June 15th through Wednesday, June 17th!  If you are interested in serving at VBS, please let Rance or Jennifer Shuler know!

RENEW:  Real Talk (a women's minisry fellowship) will meet at RFBC fellowship hall from 6-7:30 on the following dates in 2026:

May 3rd (year end)!

The theme for the year is Craving Connection:  Creating a Culture of Community.

NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES BEING INTRODUCED THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Adult Classes

Austin Ball:  Christ in Creation

Trevor Buchanan:  The Titus Ten: Foundations for Godly Manhood

Sarah Ramsey:  A Study in Colossians and Philemon

Nursery (0-2 year olds)

Chris & Ashton Massey

Preschool (3-5 year olds)

Kendall & Kelle Williams

Kids 4 Christ (6 years - 6th grade)

Jenni Shuler & Alex Phillips

Nursery Ambasssadors:

April 26th:  Tammy Creasman & Kendall Williams

May 3rd:  Cassie Patterson & Felicia Moody

May 10th:  Tammy Kaplan & Sunny Jenkins

May 17th:  Caroline & Tim Palmer, & Milexa

Counting Team

April:  Leann Ramsey & Janelle Jarrett

May:  Doug Visser & Kyle Garland

Jonathan Cline

Lisa Immel

It takes a large team to fulfill the vision that God has given to us as a church family! If you would like to know more about serving, check the form below to see ares of need. If you are interested, or have questions, fill out the form and we will be in touch. 

April 26th:  Breakfast Fellowship at 9am and new Sunday school classes introduced at 10am!  CRAGS Teens meet at 6:00pm

April 29th:  CRAGS Teens meet at 6:30pm

May 3rd:  CRAGS Teens & RENEW meet at 6:00pm

May 6th:  CRAGS Teens meet at 6:30pm