September 2021

Read “Frequently Asked Questions By Jewish People” by Tom Cantor

Here is the introduction to Tom Cantor’s useful little book “Frequently Asked Questions By Jewish People.” It is available free online at Israel Restoration Ministries

Print copies may be purchased at the Creation and Earth History Museum The book is also available for purchase there in Spanish Preguntas Frecuentes Hechas Por El Pueblo Judio 

“Introduction

This section will demonstrate how the Hebrew Scriptures prove that a Jewish Messiah would be both God and man and come to redeem His people. In order to understand what the Scriptures teach, prejudices against the person of the Lord Jesus Christ must be set aside and the scriptures approached with an open mind and a teachable spirit, allowing God to illuminate and teach through His Word.

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105)

The goal of Bible study is to identify the Jewish Messiah and to understand how to attain salvation from the judgment of sin and to become reconciled to God through the Messiah. The Apostle Paul assured Timothy:

“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” (2 Timothy 3:15-17)

Paul stated that the Scriptures were at that time able to make Timothy wise unto salvation. The Greek Scriptures, however, were at that time not yet complete, so the only means Timothy had available to learn of salvation were the Hebrew Scriptures. The Old Testament is also called the Hebrew Scriptures or Old Covenant and the New Testament is also called the Greek Scriptures or New Covenant.

The men on the road to Emmaus

On the road to Emmaus, two men conversed with the Jewish Messiah after He rose from the dead. After they informed Him of the preceding days’ events, the Lord Jesus Christ expounded everything about the Messiah to them without using the Greek Scriptures, since they had not yet been written. He said to them:

“O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” (Luke 24:25-27).

Using only the Hebrew Scriptures, the Lord Jesus Christ was still able to teach the men about Himself. The men then said to each other:

“Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” (Luke 24:32)

Speaking to the Jews

“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.” (John 5:39)

The Lord Jesus Christ must have been referring to the Hebrew Scriptures, for not a single page of the Greek Scriptures had been written.

The record of the Ethiopian Eunuch

“And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? (Acts 8:34)

The Ethiopian Eunuch bought a copy of the book of Isaiah while in Jerusalem, which he read as he returned home. After reading Isaiah 53, he was confused about the subject of the passage. God intersected the Eunuch’s journey with Philip’s, and when Philip learned of the Eunuch’s confusion, he helped the man to understand, demonstrating his knowledge of Scripture.

“Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.” (Acts 8:35)

Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ who live in the Scriptures see the Lord Jesus Christ in all the Scriptures and are always ready to answer questions. Philip, not surprised or concerned by the eunuch’s question, was able to explain that Jesus was the Messiah prophesied in Isaiah. Without using the Greek Scriptures, he preached the Lord Jesus as the Savior of mankind. This section is designed for exactly that purpose. Using only the Hebrew Scriptures, the following pages will answer questions commonly asked by Jewish people who want to know who is the Lord Jesus Christ and how can one know He really is God and the Jewish Messiah…”

Continue reading the following topics at Israel Restoration Ministries

  1. Do the Hebrew Scriptures support the tri-unity of the Godhead?
  2. Is the Jewish Messiah God as a man?
  3. Is the Lord Jesus Christ God?
  4. Is it possible for a man to see God the Son?
  5. How can the Jewish Messiah be identified?
  6. Do the Hebrew Scriptures support the virgin birth?
  7. Do all men have a sinful nature?
  8. Is there a mediator between God and man?
  9. What is the difference between a Gentile and a Christian?
  10. What is the difference between Israel and the church?
  11. What is a Jew?
  12. Is it possible to be both Jewish and a Christian?
  13. Why did rabbis never tell Jewish people about Jesus, the Messiah?
  14. Why do some Jewish people doubt the existence of God?
  15. Do the Hebrew Scriptures teach on Heaven and Hell?
  16. What is God’s plan for the salvation of the Jewish people?
  17. Is baptism a Jewish ritual?
  18. Is it worth it for a Jewish person to receive the Lord Jesus Christ?
  19. What is God’s purpose for the Jewish people?
  20. What peace did Messiah bring to earth?
  21. Do Jewish people automatically go to Heaven?
  22. Where was God during the Nazi disaster?
  23. Can man write and say the name of God?
  24. Why is the name of Jesus Christ not found in the Hebrew Scriptures?
  25. Can someone understand the Scriptures without knowing Hebrew?
  26. Is God needed to understand the truths of the Scriptures?
  27. Was an oral law given to the rabbis separate from the written law of Moses?
  28. Who really killed the Lord Jesus Christ?
  29. Haven’t Christians been responsible for persecuting the Jewish people?
  30. Does a Jewish person cease to be Jewish by following the Lord Jesus Christ?
  31. Why do English Bibles translate some prophecy differently than the Hebrew?
  32. Who is the Servant?
  33. Does God ever use numbers to send secret messages (numerology) as the Kabbalah and other Jewish mysticism writings teach?
  34. What does it Mean to Have Eternal Life or to be Saved?

Join us for worship and fellowship next Sunday October 3, 2021

Join us next Sunday, October 3, 2021, for worship and fellowship. We will be having live streamed and in-person services at the Chapel.

We will be live streaming our worship service at 11:15 a.m. To watch, go to our Facebook page (under videos).
https://www.facebook.com/MissionValleyCommunityChapel/

Our in person service will include:
10:00 am Sunday School, Tom Cantor, founder of Israel Restoration Ministries, teaching adult Sunday school
11:55 a.m. Coffee break/refreshments
11:15 a.m. Worship Service, Tom Cantor preaching the sermon
-Communion following the message

(We have a traditional worship service including prayer, hymn singing, announcements, a musical special, and a sermon from the Bible. We dress from very casual to formal.)

Get directions on our website HERE

Mission Valley Community Chapel
6964 Mission Gorge Road
San Diego, CA 92120

The Chapel emphasizes the Lord Jesus Christ through Missions, Prayer, and the Word of God.

We are an evangelical Christian Bible church, an Open Plymouth Brethren assembly. All leadership is volunteer, enabling the majority of our giving to go to evangelists and missionaries worldwide. There are opportunities to serve for those interested in participating including in outreach, hospitality, and music.

Join us for our Tuesday Night Prayer Meeting September 28, 2021

Join us in prayer this Tuesday, September 28,  2021 at 7:00 PM for prayer. We meet at Mader Hall, across from the chapel building. We usually meet for about an hour.

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God” (Philippians 4:6)

“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” (I John 5:14-15)

Get directions on our website HERE

“The Chapel emphasizes the Lord Jesus Christ through Missions, Prayer, and the Word of God.”

Mission Valley Community Chapel
6964 Mission Gorge Road
San Diego, CA 92120

Watch our September 26, 2021 Worship service, sermon by Sohrab Ramtinon Rumble, too

Here’s an announcement I forgot to put up. Also, on Rumble – Watch our September 26, 2021 Worship service, including singing, announcements, a musical special (by the regularly visiting group “The Believers” who also gave a benediction), and a sermon by Sohrab Ramtin.

Sohrab preached from Mark 8:1-10 on the feeding of the 4000, “creating bread from grain that never grew…” He taught on divine compassion, how God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is compassionate. He showed how the Lord Jesus Christ’s taught the apostles compassion for both Jews and Gentiles.

This Sunday our worship service included –

Quiet Time

1st hymn #95 “When Morning Gilds the Skies” (Stand, remain standing for prayer)

Invocation

2nd hymn #369 “Sunlight, Sunlight”

Announcements

3Rd hymn #547 “Jesus is Lord of All” (Stand, remain standing for prayer)

Pastoral Prayer

Special music “Pass Me Not” by The Believers

Speaker: Dr. Sohrab Ramtin (Mark 8:1–10, the feeding of the 4000 and divine compassion for Jews and Gentiles)

Closing Hymn “He Touched Me” (chosen after the sermon)

Benediction “Raise Your Hands” by The Believers


The Chapel emphasizes the Lord Jesus Christ through Missions, Prayer, and the Word of God.

Mission Valley Community Chapel a Bible believing Christian church, an Open Plymouth Brethren assembly. All leadership is volunteer, enabling the majority of our giving to go to evangelists and missionaries worldwide. There are opportunities to serve for those interested in participating, including outreach, hospitality, and music.

 

Watch our September 26, 2021 Worship service, sermon by Sohrab Ramtin

Watch our September 26, 2021 Worship service, including singing, announcements, a musical special (by the regularly visiting group “The Believers” who also gave a benediction), and a sermon by Sohrab Ramtin.

Sohrab preached from Mark 8:1-10 on the feeding of the 4000, “creating bread from grain that never grew…” He taught on divine compassion, how God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is compassionate. He showed how the Lord Jesus Christ’s taught the apostles compassion for both Jews and Gentiles.

This Sunday our worship service included –

Quiet Time

1st hymn #95 “When Morning Gilds  the Skies” (Stand, remain standing for prayer)

Invocation

2nd hymn #369 “Sunlight, Sunlight”

Announcements

3Rd hymn #547 “Jesus is Lord of All” (Stand, remain standing for prayer)

Pastoral Prayer

Special music “Pass Me Not” by The Believers

Speaker: Dr. Sohrab Ramtin (Mark 8:1–10, the feeding of the 4000 and divine compassion for Jews and Gentiles)

Closing Hymn “He Touched Me” (chosen after the sermon)

Benediction “Raise Your Hands” by The Believers


The Chapel emphasizes the Lord Jesus Christ through Missions, Prayer, and the Word of God.

Mission Valley Community Chapel a Bible believing Christian church, an Open Plymouth Brethren assembly. All leadership is volunteer, enabling the majority of our giving to go to evangelists and missionaries worldwide. There are opportunities to serve for those interested in participating, including outreach, hospitality, and music.

 

Watch our September 26, 2021 adult Sunday school class taught by Tom Cantor

Watch our September 26, 2021 adult Sunday school class taught by Tom Cantor from the Gospel of Matthew.

Tom taught from Matthew 17:10–13. He spoke on the importance of the Lord Jesus, His first and second comings, John the Baptist, and the prophet Elijah (Elias).

The Chapel emphasizes the Lord Jesus Christ through Missions, Prayer, and the Word of God.

We are a Bible believing Christian church, an Open Plymouth Brethren (Christian Brethren) assembly. All leadership is volunteer, enabling the majority of our giving to go to evangelists and missionaries worldwide. There are opportunities to serve for those interested in participating, including outreach, hospitality, and music.

 

Sunday Hymns – Dare to be a Daniel

Here’s another hymn by Philip P. Bliss. We sang “Dare to be a Daniel” last Sunday before Tom Cantor taught from Daniel 12:1-3.

The apostle Paul taught in Romans 15:4, “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” Also, referring to another Old Testament passage, the apostle said “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come (I Corinthians 10:11).

This hymn put to music these principles and applies them for us from the life of Daniel.

Dare to be a Daniel
word & music by Philip P. Bliss

1. Standing by a purpose true,
Heeding God’s command,
Honor them, the faithful few!
All hail to Daniel’s Band!

Chorus:
Dare to be a Daniel!
Dare to stand alone!
Dare to have a purpose firm!
Dare to make it known!

2. Many mighty men are lost,
Daring not to stand,
Who for God had been a host
By joining Daniel’s Band.

Chorus

3. Many giants, great and tall,
Stalking thro’ the land,
Headlong to the earth would fall,
If met by Daniel’s Band.

Chorus

4. Hold the gospel banner high;
On to vict’ry grand!
Satan and his host defy,
And shout for Daniel’s Band.

Chorus

What are Open Plymouth Brethren (Christian Brethren) – Part 2: A Brief Introduction

Here is a brief introduction to the Plymouth Brethren using the 5W’s  and 1H.

Who? Of the original founders, John Nelson Darby is the best known.

Other Plymouth Brehtren include “Praying” George Mueller (founder of the Bristol Orphanage), Sir Robert Anderson (apologist and evangelist, and head of the criminal investigation division of Scotland Yard during the later the Jack the Ripper murders), missionary Jim Elliot (1 of 5 missionaries who died in Operation Acura and husband to Elizabeth Elliot), missionary Hudson Taylor (founder of the Chinese Inland Mission), Harry Ironsides (preacher and teacher), Ada R. Habershon (hymn writer “Will the Circle be Unbroken” and writer on biblical typology and symbolism), bible commentator F. F. Bruce, and Watchmen Nee (pastor in Communist China).

There are different types of Plymouth Brethren, such as Open and Closed Brethren. We are Open Plymouth Brethren (Christian Brethren).

What? There is a focus on the Bible, the Lord’ Supper (Breaking of Bread), and the  Christian life. There is also an interest in the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. (This makes sense to me, as this is a focus of the New Testament that is often overlooked.)

Where? They first started meeting in Dublin, Ireland. The first meeting in England was in Plymouth. This is where they got their name. This movement has spread around the world.

When? The Plymouth Brethren started in the late 1820s.

Why? They originally met for a place for Christians to get together from different denominations who were serious believers. From the beginning, they had a focus on biblical prophecy.

How? They believe in the “priesthood of all believers”. Usually there is no pastor, and there is an emphasis on the congregation participating in the Breaking of Bread and in ministry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Brethren

For more details about of our beliefs, see our Statement of Faith

If you have any questions, please email us on our Website Contact Form or directly at mvcccontact@gmail.com

Get the latest “Our Daily Bread September/October/November 2021”

Get the latest Our Daily Bread (September/October/November 2021) free at Mission Valley Community Chapel. Our Daily Bread is a popular daily devotional. For each day, it has a Bible verse, a short devotional, an application, a prayer, and references for reading though the Bible in a year.

Listen to “The Good Samaritan, a Story Jesus Told” by “Grandma” Joelee

Listen to “The Good Samaritan, a Story Jesus Told” by “Grandma” Joelee, a free children’s Bible audio, at SermonAudio

The PDF is also available there.

“This tells the story of the Good Samaritan and also gives the background for it — why Jesus told it. It includes applications for us now and, of course, connects to the Gospel. For children 4-10, though adults may also enjoy it.” – from SermonAudio

This and her other audios are on SermonAudio and many other podcast sites including iTunes Google Podcasts and Stitcher

These can be just listened to for enjoyment (Psalms 1:2) , used for homeschooling, or in other formal instruction. Some kids like to listen to them while they fall asleep.