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#WeAreTowneView
Welcome and Instructions
As you scroll down this page, interact with each element, read along, sing the songs that you know & listen to the ones that you might not. Pray, Praise, Participate! Take your time with it, and after the service, call a friend and reflect on the music, the words, the prayers, and the sermon. We love each other, we are here for each other, we are Towne View.
Call to Worship
Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before God with joyful singing.
Know that the Lord Himself is God;
It is God who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are God's people and the sheep of God's pasture.
Enter God's gates with thanksgiving
And God's courts with praise.
Give thanks to God, bless His name.
For the Lord is good;
God's lovingkindness is everlasting
And His faithfulness to all generations.
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made.
All: We will Rejoice and be glad in it.
Leader: Come, Let us worship.
Song of Praise
Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power,
and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Romans 5:1-8
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Song of Worship
Pause
Discuss with your family, or ponder to yourself...
How have you received the love of Jesus in this season?
In our scripture reading from Romans, Paul writes, "but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." Our current moment of discomfort pales in comparison when held up to the suffering of the persecuted Church around the world.
-What is God teaching you during this time?
-Have you allowed God to grow your character?
-Take a moment to pray for those who are suffering around the nation and the world. While you pray, listen to this musical offering from Janelle.
Giving as an act of worship
As God has given so generously to us, let us respond in generous contribution to the work and ministry of God's Kingdom, manifest in part at Towne View Baptist Church.
As you give, meditate on all the ways that God has invited us into ministry with Him.
Part of our worship is the giving of our tithes and offerings to the ministry of the church. To give online now CLICK HERE.
Hymn of Faith
Sermon
New Series:
Matthew 13:31-32
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
Pause
Discuss with your family, or ponder to yourself...
"Your'e never too insignificant for God."
- What are you allowing to hold you back from ministry?
Why does God so often like to use "small things" for Kingdom purposes?
Where is Jesus calling you to be a mustard seed?
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Mustard Seed Meditation
“How different our life would be if we could but believe that every little act of faithfulness, every gesture of love, every word of forgiveness, every little bit of joy and peace will multiply and multiply…
...Imagine your kindness to your friends and your generosity to the poor are little mustard seeds that will become strong trees in which many birds can build their nests…
...Imagine that you’re trusting that every little movement of love you make will ripple out into ever new and wider circles…
You and I would dance for joy were we to know that we,
little people, are chosen, blessed, and broken to become the bread that will multiply itself in the giving.” -Henri Nouwen
Song of Response
Benediction
Each week for the past 26 years, we have closed our worship times by reading this ancient prayer together. Benediction is a Latin word meaning "Good Word." Christian worship services traditionally end with the clergy speaking a "Good Word" of blessing over the congregation. At Towne View, we affirm the priesthood of all believers and as a part of that, we read this benediction together, ending our time of community worship by speaking a good word of blessing over each other.
Jim Conrad: Sr. Pastor
Jim@towneview.org
678-977-5013
Jeremy Hall: Assoc. Pastor
Jeremy@towneview.org
850-982-7530
Daniel Connell:
Deacon on Call
404-747-9717
Dear Friends,
Thank you for sharing in this worship experience today. This service will remain available to enjoy and share until next weekend.
Keep an eye on towneview.org as well as our various social media accounts as we continue to offer opportunities for worship, fellowship, education, and prayer as a community of faith.
Pastor Jeremy will be on Facebook live today (6/14) at 1pm to reflect with participants on today's worship experience. CLICK HERE to go there now.
Grace and Peace,
Towne View Baptist Church