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Sunday Hymn – The Family of God

“The Family of God”, words by William J. Gaither & Gloria Gaither and music by William J. Gaither, was an part of our worship service last Sunday.

It was played as introductory music and was our closing hymn. In between, the sermon by Sohrab Ramtin was from I Thessalonians 2:7-12, “Parent Pictures of Ministry”, about how the apostle Paul was like a mother and father to the Thessalonians.

I don’t know if our CCLI license allows us to put the lyrics here, as it is still copyrighted, but we can share it as our closing hymn on YouTube HERE

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Local Apologetic/Evangelistic Outreach by David Hall

David Hall runs an apologetic/evangelistic outreach in Balboa Park. He does not go to the Chapel, though his daughter and her family did before they moved north for more musical training – https://www.delamottestrings.com

Here’s a link to an update about his latest outreach https://www.facebook.com/1226810861/posts/10226976149929508/

I (Paul) have had the opportunity to help out with this outreach on a couple of occasion. It’s really great. It includes evidence from creation and the Bible to point people to Christ. It is a unique outreach in that has evidence from creation, prophecy, typology, and legal evidences all pointing people to the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ. But after all, isn’t that like the kind of reasoning the apostles did in the book of Acts?

If you’re ever in Balboa Park on a Saturday, you can stop by at the Bea Evenson Fountain area https://goo.gl/maps/ZRwbW1CVGSy5neja6

You’ll see a bunch of posters set up with pictures from science and prophecy. They are pictures like the ones on these free hand outs –

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Join us for July 30 Summer Friday Family Night

Join us on Friday, July 23, 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 7:30 PM. The service includes hymn singing, a memory verse, a presentation, and a closing chorus from the last two verses of Jude.

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.

This Friday’s short talk will be on value of more literal translations like the King James Version, and will give some tools from literature and forensic statement analysis to help in understanding the Bible. It will be connected to the gospel.

You can find directions on our website HERE

Mission Valley Community Chapel
6469 Mission Gorge Rd
San Diego, CA 92120

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Join us for worship and fellowship next Sunday August 1, 2021

Join us next Sunday, August 1, 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.)

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.

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Friday Night Hymn – I Love to Tell the Story

On Friday family nights, we sing a few hymns. The Gospel (Good News) of our Lord Jesus Christ has also been called The Greatest Story Ever Told, His-story, Perfect Myth and Perfect Fact (in “Myth Became Fact” by C.S. Lewis), and in one of the hymns we sang,“I Love to Tell the Story”, it’s called The Old, Old Story.

I Love to Tell the Story
Words by A. Katherine Hankey, Music by William G. Fischer

1. I love to tell the story of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love;
I love to tell the story, because I know ’tis true,
It satisfies my longings as nothing else would do.

Chorus:
I love to tell the story,
’Twill be my theme in glory,
To tell the old, old story
Of Jesus and His love.

2. I love to tell the story, more wonderful it seems
Than all the golden fancies of all our golden dreams;
I love to tell the story, it did so much for me,
And that is just the reason I tell it now to thee.

Chorus

3. I love to tell the story, ’tis pleasant to repeat,
What seems each time I tell it more wonderfully sweet;
I love to tell the story, for some have never heard
The message of salvation from God’s own holy Word.

Chorus

4. I love to tell the story, for those who know it best
Seem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest;
And when in scenes of glory I sing the new, new song,
’Twill be the old, old story that I have loved so long.

Chorus

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July 25, 2021 Worship Service, sermon by Sohrab Ramtin

Watch our July 25, 2021 worship service including singing, announcements, a musical special, and a sermon by Dr. Sohrab Ramtin. We were blessed by a visiting singing group “The Believers” who sang the musical special “Stand and Leaning Medley.” The sermon by Sohrab was from I Thessalonians 2:7-12, “Parent Pictures of Ministry.”

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.

Lord’s Supper: 9:30am (Except 1st Sunday of each month)
Sunday School: 10:00 am (all ages)
Coffee Break on patio: 11:00 am
Worship Service: 11:15am (Every Sunday)

We have a traditional worship service including hymn singing, prayer, announcements, a musical special, and a sermon from the Bible.)

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July 25, 2021 adult Sunday school class by Tom Cantor from Matthew 15:21–28

Watch our July 25, 2021 adult Sunday school class taught by Tom Cantor from the Gospel of Matthew 15:21–28 about the Lord Jesus and the Canaanite woman emphasizing the importance of faith. Also, he shares from his experience in evangelism to the Jewish people. He is the founder of Israel Restoration Ministries. This is part of his teaching through the Gospel of Matthew.

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.

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Pastor James Mader’s obituary

Pastor Jim founded Mission Valley Community Chapel about 70 years ago. Though he pastored the Chapel before I came, I’ve heard many positive stories about him, especially of how much of a man of prayer he was.

Here is his obituary: “James Mader, 87, completed a 60 year pastorate before he died January 20, 2012. Jim won a Bronze Star in World War II…”

Read the rest HERE

Paul

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Sunday Hymn – Once for All

There are many ways of calling people to Christ, preaching, door-to-door evangelism, street preaching, personal evangelism, books, tracts, and also songs. Here is a song, a hymn, we sang last Sunday which calls people to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Once For All
Words & Music by Philip P. Bliss

1. Free from the law, O happy condition,
Jesus has bled, and there is remission;
Cursed by the law and bruised by the fall,
Grace has redeemed us once for all.

Chorus:
Once for all, O sinner, receive it,
Once for all, O friend, now believe it;
Cling to the cross, the burden will fall,
Christ has redeemed us once for all.

2. Now we are free, there’s no condemnation,
Jesus provides a perfect salvation;
“Come unto Me,” oh, hear His sweet call,
Come, and He saves us once for all.

Chorus

3. “Children of God,” O glorious calling,
Surely His grace will keep us from falling;
Passing from death to life at His call,
Blessed salvation once for all.

Chorus

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