Good Friday 10th April - Toongabbie Baptist Church

Good Friday 10th April

Welcome to our Special Good Friday Church Service Online. Below you will find the various components of the service designed for you to go through from top-to-bottom. This is the preferred way to view the service, as there are some text elements that won’t be present on the YouTube Playlist. However, if you would prefer to use the YouTube playlist instead (where each video plays straight after each other in the correct order), then please click the link below.

We pray that you will be blessed as you as individuals, or families, participate in this service together. And please remember to comment on the service on our Facebook page, so that together we may encourage one another.

Worship

In Luke 9:23-24 it says: “Then he said to them all, ‘If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.’”

As humans our first thought is often to avoid pain whenever it is possible. We prefer to feel safe and secure and seek to protect ourselves and a lot of the time that is a good thing. But on the other hand if hold on to those comforts too tightly, we keep ourselves from following God whole heatedly. God often asks us to trust Him, step out of our comfort zones and bring Him glory.

Simon probably had better things to do that day when he was ordered carry the cross for Jesus. It was hard work and humiliating, but he carried the cross and walked with Jesus during his most difficult time and doing do became apart of something bigger. The significant part of this story is that what Simon was forced to do, Jesus did willingly. He was mocked, beaten and crucified, despite being the blameless Son of God. Jesus understood that his suffering was not about him; it was the only way to save sinner life us, so we can have a relationship with our heavenly Father.

We are not forced to follow Jesus, he does not put a cross on us, but asks us to pick it up willingly, to make a decision that will cost us something, it will cost us everything. The only way to get the life we work so hard to protect is to give it back to God and trust him to take care of it. During this time filled with so much discomfort and uncertainty do we have it in us to follow Jesus’ example and submit ourselves to God even when life gets tough?

Heavenly Father, Please give us the courage, strength, and endurance to trust and follow you every day. No matter how tough the obstacles, how long the dark night, how our plans may be disrupted, may we never forget real life starts when we give ourselves to you.

Link to service as YouTube Playlist

Worthy is the Lamb/Crown Him With Many Crowns – Travis Cottrell

Hallelujah For The Cross – Chris McClarney

Calvary – Hillsong Worship

Welcome

Kids Church Online

For the Kids today, we have a variety of activities that they are welcome to do which will help them connect in to the Easter Message. We hope that they are helpful.

The Road To Easter
A activity that traces the events prior to, and including, Jesus’ death and resurrection. Activity Instructions – Printable Activity Sheets
Colouring-In Sheets
Jesus Carrying the Cross

Message: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Each week we encourage you to read the passage before you watch the message. Please remember to pray that God will speak to you through the message.

Bible Reading: Psalm 22

Communion

Rebel Heart Central Live

Offering

As followers of Jesus, we are firm believers that God has blessed us greatly, and as one of our many acts of worship, we are called to give back to him and his work in this world through offering a portion of our finances. We take our view from passages such as 2 Corinthians 9:7, which proclaims, “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (NIV).

If you normally give through the weekly offering in our services, please consider giving online.

Internet Banking

Today many people are not paid in cash and it can often be inconvenient to get to the bank or an ATM every week. So today many choose to give on line through their internet banking. When arranging your giving, your bank will need the following information:

General Support Account
Account Name: Toongabbie Baptist Church
BSB: 704 922
Account Number: 100 006 196

Credit/Debit Card

Click on the button here to give via the Tithe.ly encrypted giving portal which is completely secure and confidential.

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Further instructions can be found here: http://toongabbiebaptist.org.au/general-support/

See you next week!

Get in contact with us

We want to hear from you. Whilst we may not be able to be with you in person each week, we would love to hear how God has been speaking to you and encouraging you. Also, if there are any prayer requests or needs, then please also let us know, by either contacting the office, emailing us, or filling out the form below, and please connect with us through the Church’s Facebook page.

Ph: 02 9636 5050