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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          

Isaiah 43:1-13

But now, this is what the Lord says—
    he who created you, Jacob,
    he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
    I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
    I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
    Cush and Seba in your stead.
Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
    and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
    nations in exchange for your life.

 

Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
    I will bring your children from the east
    and gather you from the west.
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
    and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
    and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
everyone who is called by my name,
    whom I created for my glory,
    whom I formed and made.”

Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,
    who have ears but are deaf.
All the nations gather together
    and the peoples assemble.
Which of their gods foretold this
    and proclaimed to us the former things?


Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right,
    so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
    “and my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may know and believe me
    and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
    nor will there be one after me.


I, even I, am the Lord,
    and apart from me there is no savior.
I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—
    I, and not some foreign god among you.
You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “that I am God.

 

Yes, and from ancient days I am he.
No one can deliver out of my hand.
    When I act, who can reverse it?”

          

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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, the power,

and the glory, forever and ever.  Amen.

Scripture Reading          

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1Peter 1:13-25 

 

Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.

As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;  for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For,

“All people are like grass,
    and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
   but the word of the Lord endures forever.”

And this is the word that was preached to you.

Song of Adoration          

Meditation on Thankfulness          

 

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good--his love endures forever.

We think about our families and we give thanks for...


 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good--his love endures forever.

We think about the world and we give thanks for...


 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good--his love endures forever.

We think about the people helping with COVID-19 and we give thanks for...


 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good--his love endures forever.

We think about our church and we give thanks for...


 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good--his love endures forever.

We think about our community and we give thanks for...


 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good--his love endures forever! 

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Reflect on each of these areas of our life together while you listen to this musical offering from Janelle. What are you thankful for?

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Part of our worship is the giving of our tithes and offerings to the ministry of the church. 

To give online now CLICK HERE.

Blessing our tithes and offerings          

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Pause          

Discuss with your family, or ponder to yourself... 

 

  Where have you encountered the goodness of God        this week?​ How did you share God's goodness with      others? Make a plan for the coming week!

 

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Sermon          

Luke 24:13-35          

Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.

 

He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”

They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked him,

 

“Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”

“What things?” he asked.

“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him;  but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.”

He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther.  But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

 

They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.

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Pause          

Discuss with your family, or ponder to yourself... 

 

1) What might be keeping you from recognizing Jesus?

    Where have you seen Jesus in this Covid-19 season? 

2) What might Jesus be trying to teach you on the detour? 
 

3) What does it mean to invite Jesus into ALL of your life?

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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

Brad Losner

Deacon on Call:

bradlosner@gmail.com

404-593-6791

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 (4/26) at 1pm to reflect with participants on today's worship experience. CLICK HERE to go there now.  

Grace and Peace,

Towne View Baptist Church   

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