F&F Announcements - Sunday 8/9 - Nathan Keeler, MBC Arlington - The Incomparable Christ #8, Revelation, Part 1

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Dear Friends,

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Contents: 
  • MBC Sermon & Tysons Bulletin
  • F&F Schedule: http://www.mcleanbible.org/connect/friends-fellowship
    • June 21 - August 16 - The Incomparable Christ - by John Stott
    • August 23 Testimonies
    • August 30 - September 13 - 1 John
    • September 20  onward - Absolute Surrender, by Andrew Murray
    • The last two subject to approval
  • This Week - Incomparable Christ 8, Revelation, Part 1
  • F&F on Facebook
  • Citywide, 5:30, Nate Keeler 
August 8-9, 2015
New Bulletin Format!

You can access the Tysons bulletin at mcleanbible.org/locations/tysons/mbc-tysons-weekly-bulletins, usually on Friday mornings. Late today! Nothing by 4 pm!
  • The new format has two parts
    • It is Written - 2015 Preaching Series
      • with interior headings
        • Welcome, About Us, It's All About Jesus, Where We Meet
      • apparently for us to distribute, and replacing the first page of the old bulletin
      • the same each week
    • A trifold with a narrow response and prayer request tear-off card
      • And with the same headings otherwise as the rest of the old bulletin
      • The display ads are scattered all through
      • And it's not available yet, at 4 pm
  • The other campus bulletins indicate the preacher; ours doesn't!
    • But MBC has announced the summer schedule separately
  • Theme - "It is Written"
    • July 18-19: David Brickner - Jews for Jesus
    • July 25-26: David Platt - International Mission Board
    • Aug. 2-3: Gary Haugen - International Justice Mission
    • Aug. 8-9: Nathan Keeler - MBC Arlington Campus Pastor
    • Aug. 15-16: Mike Kelsey - MBC Montgomery County Campus Pastor
    • Aug. 22-23: Dale Sutherland - Associate Senior Pastor
    • Aug. 29-30: Dale Sutherland - Associate Senior Pastor
    • Sept. 5-6: TBD
Check online for
  • The Display Ads
  • For Immediate Assistance
  • Selected Announcements
  • Young Adults (They are welcome in the other activities too!)
  • Volunteer Opportunities (Are you serving?)


    F&F Schedule, Websites, Socials

    Our schedule is kept up to date at 
    June 21 - August 16 - The Incomparable Christ - by John Stott
    • Here's the schedule
      • Week 1 (June 21): Gospels and Acts
      • Week 2 (June 28): Paul's letters
      • Week 3 (July 5): James, Peter and Hebrews
      • Week 4 (July 12): Early Church Leaders: (chaps. 1-6)
      • Week 5 (July 19): Later Church Leaders: (Luther onwards)
      • Week 6 (July 26): Biographies part 1
      • Week 7 (August 2): Biographies part 2
      • Week 8 (August 9): Revelation part 1
      • Week 9 (August 16): Revelation part 2
    August 23 - Testimony Time
    • Two of our members have great stories to share
    • If you have something to share, let me know for a future session
    August 23 Testimonies

    August 30 - September 13 - 1 John

    September 20  onward - Absolute Surrender, by Andrew Murray

    The last two subject to MBC approval

    Socials
    • We need class initiatives in setting these up!
    • Pick a hike, a museum, or a restaurant, and a date and time!
    Past Socials
    • On Sunday, December 21, we had 50 people at our Christmas party after class
    • Our lunch social on February 22 was canceled due to the snow!
    • On Saturday March 29, about 20 of us enjoyed a Potluck Dinner and the Movie Antwone Fisher, with other MBC ministries
    • On Wednesday, April 22, about a hundred of us enjoyed a wonderful lecture, Why Suffering? by Ravi Zacharias, either at Tysons or online. I saw about 40 of them! Not a social, but we could socialize before and after.
    • On Sunday, May 31, about 12 of us enjoyed a hike in Wolf Trap National Park
    • On Sunday, June 21, 13 of us enjoyed an after-class farewell lunch for Nadine Boone, at the McLean Busara Thai restaurant

    F&F Study Series
    The Incomparable Christ
    by John Stott
    Session 8, Revelation, Part 1

    Our new book study series will continue through August 16.

    Paul Dorosh is our teacher. He has previously led us in other successful summer series.

    This week's reading assignment in John Stott's book is about 30 pages!

    Part IV: The Eternal Jesus (or How He Challenges Us Today)
    Introduction: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ"
    1. Christ Claiming to Be the First and the Last, and the Living One (Rev. 1)
    2. Christ Supervising His Churches on Earth (Rev. 2--3)
    3. Christ Sharing God's Throne in Heaven (Rev. 4--5)
    4. Christ Controlling the Course of History (Rev. 6--7)
    5. Christ Calling the World to Repentance (Rev. 8--11)

    Stott states in his introduction to Part IV
    • Revelation contains a gallery of pictures of Jesus Christ
    You will benefit more from the series if you get the book, but it's not essential
    • The paperback lists at $20; as announced, it's worth about $150!
    • I bought 46 in all
    • The remaining 5 are still on sale at class at my price
    • Buy one as a gift!
    • Cash only, please, $12 to me or Rohini.
    • The Kindle version is $10.49 at Amazon.com
    • The ebook is $9.99 at christianbook.com
    Paul's handouts, once available, are accessible at 

    F&F on Facebook

    • Challenges, events, scriptures, news
    • Pictures from our socials and from the Washington Prayer Gathering, etc.
    This is a place where we can 
    • encourage each other online
    • request prayer
    • pass on texts, links, pictures and videos that have blessed us.
    • announce activities
    Shevon Johnson is leading this part of our ministry
    • A lot of us are active contributors
    • "Friend" and follow us!
    Citywide at 5:30
    I/U/All
    Missions Around the World


    Have you ever wondered what your role should be in serving others and sharing Christ around the globe?  
    • Is God asking you to go on a short term missions trip or even to become a missionary?  
    • How would you even go about that?  
    • On Sunday, you will get a chance to hear from some of our overseas missionary partners 
      • and learn how they are serving the Lord.  
    • You will be challenged and given opportunities to serve both locally and globally. 
    For the updated Citywide schedule, see
    For videos of all the past Citywide programs, see
    • August 9 - Nate Keeler - Come hear Nate as he challenges us to look at God’s great plan for our lives.  He'll show us that God is still in the business of miraculously changing people’s lives.  We will also be challenged to evaluate our own lives and if we are under the authority of God or the fear of man?  Who’s bigger in your life? 
    • August 16 - Mark Dever - Senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in DC
    • August 23 - Maryam and Marziyeh - Come to Citywide August 23rd to hear an amazing story of two young women who risked everything to share the truth of Christ in Iran.  You'll be challenged by how they found the courage to share their faith, their time spent in Evin Prison and what God did miraculously through their lives. 
    • August 30 - Citywide is cancelled. Many of our Young Adults will be coming back from the YA Retreat!!

    We hope to see you this Sunday in class! 

    Glyn & Rohini Roberts

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