Sunday Services
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hymns
I Bind Unto Myself Today (Saint Patrick’s Breastplate)
For the St. Patrick’s Day, “I Bind Unto Myself Today (Saint Patrick’s Breastplate)”. This hymn or poem is adapted from a work attributed to Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick was a …
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Acapeldridge – one man, four part harmony of hymns
Family and I found this YouTube channel Acapeldridge. This is one Christian man, Michael Eldridge, who sings hymns doing all four parts of the harmony. Many of the videos show him …
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Christmas Carols – “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
“Hark The Herald Angels Sing” is a great Christmas hymn that we sang last Sunday, with some notes about it following it. “Hark the Herald Angels sing” Words by Charles …
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Free “Friendship with God Hymnal” at the Chapel
Get a free “Friendship with God Hymnal” at Mission Valley Community Chapel. There are many good hymnals out there, but this one has some strengths, too. First, this hymnal by …
The Singing Group, “The Believers”
The Christian singing group “The Believers” has sung the musical special at the Chapel several times this year. They are very good at picking songs, and singing them with great …
Miss Hannah K. Burlingham, a Plymouth Brethren hymn writer
As noted in a recent post, we sang, “Everlasting Glory unto Jesus Be” by Miss Hannah K. Burlingham. In researching that post, I found out that the author was a …
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Sunday Hymns – “Everlasting Glory unto Jesus Be”
Last Sunday, we sang, “Everlasting Glory unto Jesus Be” as the closing hymn of our worship service and before our communion service. This song about Christ’s incarnation, death, resurrection, our …
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Sunday Hymns – Sunlight, Sunlight
Here is an upbeat song we sang last Sunday. It tells the story of someone being saved, living through the hard times with the Lord, the good times with God, …
Sunday Hymns – When Morning Gilds the Skies
“When Morning Gilds the Skies” is the hymn we started last week’s worship service. This is a translated hymn, and there are different versions that have different numbers of verses …
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, …
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 …
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Sunday Hymns – Holy, Holy, Holy
Last Sunday, for the first hymn we sang “Holy, Holy, Holy.” This hymn, especially verse three, is drawn from Revelation chapter 4 (verse 4, 8-10). The call of “Holy, Holy, …
Sunday Hymns – Glory to His Name
“Glory to His Name” was one of the hymns we sang last Sunday. The verses of this hymn follow the sequence of (verse 1) getting saved, (verse 2) being saved, …
What are Open Plymouth Brethren (Christian Brethren) – Part 1: practical notes for newcomers
Would a worship service at Mission Valley Community Chapel be that different than going to non-Open Plymouth Brethren worship services? The short answer – No, we are a conservative Evangelical …
Sunday Hymns – Be Thou My Vision
This is the last hymn we sang in our August 29th worship service. Ken connected “Be Thou My Vision“ to when Daniel had seen, Jacob had seen, and the Apostle …
Sunday Hymns – No Other Plea
Here is a song we sang last Sunday. This hymn reminds us that it is the Lord Jesus Christ we trust in, the words of our confessions and creeds are …
Join us next Sunday, August 29, 2021, for worship and fellowship
Next Sunday, August 29, 2021, 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, …
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Join us for August 27, 2021 Summer Friday Family Night
Last Friday Family Night this year! Join us on Friday, August 27, 2021, for fellowship and worship at our Summer Friday family night. We have a potluck starting at about …
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Sunday Hymns – Onward Christian Soldiers
Last Sunday we sang “Onward Christian Soldiers.” This hymn fits with the biblical teaching of the Christian life as a war. “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and …
Sunday Hymns – What if it were today?
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 …
Family Night Hymns – “At Calvary”
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 …
Join us for August 20, 2021 Summer Friday Family Night
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 …
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Sunday Hymn – Praise him, Praise Him!
Here is a hymn that we sang during the Breaking of Bread/Communion service. It’s another great hymn by Fanny Crosby. Verse three calls the Lord Jesus “prophet, and priest, and …
Friday Night Hymn – Count Your Blessings
Friday Night Hymn – Count Your Blessings We sang “Count Your Blessings”, words by Johnson Oatman, Jr. & music by Edwin O. Excel, at our last Friday family night. While …
Join us for August 13, 2021 Summer Friday Family Night
Join us on Friday, August 13, 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 …
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Sunday Hymn – Hail, Thou Once-Despised Jesus!
It’s been said that much that we learn about God (our theology) is from the hymns that we sing. What we sing is easier to remember, easier to repeat, and …
Join us for August 6, 2021 Summer Friday Family Night
Join us on Friday, August 6, 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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 Hymn – Saved by the Blood
Here is one of the hymns we sang last Sunday. Try reading or singing it as if you had never heard of Christianity or the Bible before. Listen to what …