Last Sunday we sang this hymn. It fit very well with Tom Cantor’s sermon from Zechariah 14. While different people here have different views on the timing of the rapture at the Chapel, it would be wonderful if his return were today.
“What if it were today?” Words & music by Lelia N. Morris
1. Jesus is coming to earth again– What if it were today? Coming in power and love to reign– What if it were today? Coming to claim His chosen Bride, All the redeemed and purified, Over this whole earth scattered wide– What if it were today?
Chorus: Glory, glory! Joy to my heart ’twill bring; Glory, glory! When we shall crown Him King. Glory, glory! Haste to prepare the way; Glory, glory! Jesus will come someday.
2. Satan’s dominion will then be o’er– O that it were today! Sorrow and sighing shall be no more– O that it were today! Then shall the dead in Christ arise, Caught up to meet Him in the skies; When shall these glories meet our eyes? What if it were today?
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3. Faithful and true would He find us here If He should come today? Watching in gladness and not in fear, If He should come today? Signs of His coming multiply, Morning light breaks in eastern sky; Watch, for the time is drawing nigh– What if it were today?
We have free copies of “Changed” by Tom Cantor at the Chapel. This is an expansion on his testimony with much new material. He has mailed it to many Jewish people in the United States.
Free Online and at Mission Valley Community Chapel
You can read it online at Friendship with God or come to The Chapel and get a free copy while they last (we regularly restock them, but they go very quickly).
Changed by Tom Cantor
Review
This book is a short autobiography. It starts when he was a boy, tell us about his Jewish upbringing, and disciplinary problems he had at different schools. At seven years old, he was even sent to a military school. He ended up in a school in Switzerland. He tells of meeting his wife, and some of their struggles. After they met, she became pregnant from a sexual assault, they got married, and put the baby up for adoption.
He tells about becoming a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. One step included when celebrating the Passover his uncle Pete to irritate his wife blurted out, “Christians believe that Christ was the Passover lamb!”
He concludes about his reconnecting with the daughter they put up for adoption. The last two chapters are a gospel presentation from two different perspectives, the historical and the personal.
The last two chapters are a gospel presentation from two different perspectives, the historical and the personal.
This is in many ways a very honest book. Tom is open about his thoughts and feelings, even if they do not paint them in the best light.
“Changed” by Tom Cantor is an interesting read and a good evangelistic giveaway book. You can Google it to see the impact is making. Many people at Mission Valley Community Chapel have given this book away; we have keep having to get more copies for on the free table. It goes so quickly!
Tom Cantor usually teaches our Adult Sunday School class (He’s going through the Gospel of Matthew now) and gives the sermon for our worship service on the odd numbered Sundays of the month (His sermons are usually a series on a topic or through a book of the Bible).
They called it “Junk mail for Jesus.” But as Apostle Paul wrote, he was glad for whatever motive Christ (the Messiah) was preached (Philippians 1:18). How much more when it’s “Junk mail for Jesus” with a good motive! And as the apostle Paul, a Jewish believer in Jesus, said “My heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved” (Romans 1:10).
At our last Friday Family Night, we sang “At Calvary”. It really went well with the message, as it was a testimony from someone at the Chapel. This hymn is structured like a Christian testimony. Verse one tells of one’s life before Christ; verse two is his conversion to Christ; verse three is his new life; and verse four is praising God about it.
“At Calvary” Words by William B. Newell & music by Daniel B. Towner
1. Years I spent in vanity and pride, Caring not my Lord was crucified, Knowing not it was for me He died On Calvary.
Chorus: Mercy there was great, and grace was free; Pardon there was multiplied to me; There my burdened soul found liberty At Calvary.
2. By God’s Word at last my sin I learned; Then I trembled at the law I’d spurned, Till my guilty soul imploring turned To Calvary.
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3. Now I’ve giv’n to Jesus everything, Now I gladly own Him as my King, Now my raptured soul can only sing Of Calvary!
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4. Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan! Oh, the grace that brought it down to man! Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span At Calvary!
Our in person service will include: 9:30 a.m. The Lord’s Supper/Breaking of Bread 10:00 am Sunday School, Tom Cantor teaching adult Sunday school 11:55 a.m. refreshments 11:15 a.m. Worship Service, Sohrab Ramtin preaching the sermon (We have a traditional worship service including hymn singing, prayer, announcements, a musical special, and a sermon from the Bible.)
Mission Valley Community Chapel 6469 Mission Gorge Rd 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 outreach, hospitality, and music.
Join us on Friday, August 20, 2021, for fellowship and worship at our Summer Friday family night. We have a potluck starting at about 6:15 PM, and an informal service at about 7:15 PM. The service includes hymn singing, a memory verse, a presentation (usually someones testimony this year), and a closing chorus from the last two verses of Jude.
This is one of the last two we will be having this year.
Families usually bring a main dish and salad or dessert, singles one dish, but if this is your first time, you don’t have to, as some of us bring extra.
Join us in prayer this Tuesday, August 17, at 7:00 PM for prayer. We meet at the building, Mader Hall,across from the chapel itself. 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)
Tomorrow night, Monday, August 16, we are having our monthly prayer meeting for Israel at 7:00p.m. Join us in prayer for Israel, for missionaries and evangelists to the Jewish people, and for the salvation of Israel.
As the Apostle Paul said, “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.” (Romans 10:1)
Mission Valley Community Chapel 6964 Mission Gorge Road San Diego, CA 92120
We are an Open Plymouth brethren assembly, and from the start, the Plymouth Brethren have had a focus on the prophecies given to Israel and their future salvation and restoration. From Pastor Jim Mader’s founding of Mission Valley Community Chapel, reaching the Jewish people with the gospel has been important to us. This work was often done in connection with the San Diego Hebrew Mission. Now Tom Cantor, a Jewish believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, teaches at the Chapel. He is also the founder of Israel Restoration Ministries.
Watch our August 15, 2021 Worship service including singing, announcements, and a sermon Tom Cantor on Rumble.
He taught from the book of Zechariah chapter 14 about the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. He also quoted verses from Isaiah, Malachi, Acts, Job, and compared the Lord Jesus’ rescue of Israel at his second coming by splitting the Mount of Olives to the Lord rescuing Israel from the Egyptians by dividing the Red Sea.
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 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 August 15, 2021 Worship service including singing, announcements, and a sermon Tom Cantor. He taught from the book of Zechariah chapter 14 about the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. He also quoted verses from Isaiah, Malachi, Acts, Job, and compared the Lord Jesus’ rescue of Israel at his second coming by splitting the Mount of Olives to the Lord rescuing Israel from the Egyptians by dividing the Red Sea.
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 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 August 15, 2021 adult Sunday school class taught by Tom Cantor from the Gospel of Matthew. He taught from Matthew 16:1-4 and also referenced other passages including Genesis 49:10, Daniel 9, And the Book of Jonah regarding signs that Jesus was the Christ (Messiah). Tom presented the gospel with, “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” (II Corinthians 6:2b)
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 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.
