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DisciplesNet Worship #408, Easter 3: (Phelps 04.15.2018)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

What does it mean to encounter Jesus after the resurrection? Pastor Deb teaches from John 21:1-19 on some of the possibilities that opens for us.
Our worship today is just over 33 minutes and includes a time of prayer, scripture, a number of favorite Easter hymns, preaching as well as communion. You may choose to participate, or simply meditate as we tell of Jesus' invitation to "do this in remembrance of me." If you would like to share with us at the table that goes beyond earthly boundaries of time, place, and structure, we ask that you prepare a piece of bread of some type and a drink such as grape juice, wine, or water. As we pray, our prayers extend to where you are. If you are unable to eat or drink, you may want to use a symbolic gesture or mental symbol as you come together at this table of remembrance with us. (Scroll down for an Order of Worship)

We hope that as you join us for worship you will feel a blessing from being part. Please tell friends, family, and others you know about our online church that is here with doors that are always open, walls as wide as the world, and always room at the table.

ORDER OF WORSHIP:
1. Opening background music: "Nearer, My God to Thee"
--- played by Pam Barksdale
2. "Because He Lives" - Southport Christian Church
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Elder Susan
4. "No, Never Alone" - DisciplesNet Singers, Sue Dykes on piano
5. Scripture: John 21:1-19 - read by Pastor Deb
6. Message: “Disciples at Dawn” Pastor Deb
7. “Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore” - Dean Phelps
8. Communion: Pastor Russ
9. "Let Us Break Bread Together" - DisciplesNet Singers
10. Sending Out
11. Credits - with "Nearer, My God to Thee" --- played by Pam Barksdale

If you would like to chat with one of our pastors, including talking more about belief in God, becoming a Christian or following Christ, or living as a disciple of Christ, please email us at pastor@disciplesnet.org, or contact us using the contact information on our website, disciplesnet.org, or our Facebook page, DisciplesNet Church.

INVITATION TO GIVING:
DisciplesNet Church is a not-for-profit church that exists to cross barriers and boundaries to share the Good News of God's redeeming love. We rely on the gifts of our online viewers as we continue to grow and extend our nets around the world.

We also extend the invitation for you to be part of the DisciplesNet ministry by giving a one-time gift, or ongoing, including a tithe. Even the smallest of gifts, like the mustard seed, has a way of growing in amazing ways to share God's word and the love of Jesus Christ. We have a giving page on our website, disciplesnet.org, and email address: giving@disciplesnet.org

God bless you, and thank you for joining us!

DisciplesNet Worship #407, Easter 2: (Smith 04.08.2018)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

When we believe in the resurrection; when we believe that Jesus is present in our lives, where do we go from here? Pastor Russ helps us find answers to that question from the story of the disciple that asked questions, Thomas, from the scripture in John 20:29-31.
Our worship today is just over 26 minutes and includes a time of prayer, scripture, a number of favorite Easter hymns, preaching as well as communion. You may choose to participate, or simply meditate as we tell of Jesus' invitation to "do this in remembrance of me." If you would like to share with us at the table that goes beyond earthly boundaries of time, place, and structure, we ask that you prepare a piece of bread of some type and a drink such as grape juice, wine, or water. As we pray, our prayers extend to where you are. If you are unable to eat or drink, you may want to use a symbolic gesture or mental symbol as you come together at this table of remembrance with us. (Scroll down for an Order of Worship)

We hope that as you join us for worship you will feel a blessing from being part. Please tell friends, family, and others you know about our online church that is here with doors that are always open, walls as wide as the world, and always room at the table.

ORDER OF WORSHIP:
1. Opening background music: "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus"
--- played by Dean Phelps
2. "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" - Southport Christian Church
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Bob
4. "It is Well with My Soul" - Dean Phelps and Twana Harris
5. Scripture: John 20:19-31 - read by Pastor Deb
6. Message: “Going On from Here” Pastor Russ
7. “Lead Me, Guide Me” - Southport Christian Church
8. Communion: Pastor Deb
9. "Come, Share the Lord" - DisciplesNet Singers
10. Sending Out
11. Credits - with "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" played by Dean Phelps

If you would like to chat with one of our pastors, including talking more about belief in God, becoming a Christian or following Christ, or living as a disciple of Christ, please email us at pastor@disciplesnet.org, or contact us using the contact information on our website, disciplesnet.org, or our Facebook page, DisciplesNet Church.

INVITATION TO GIVING:
DisciplesNet Church is a not-for-profit church that exists to cross barriers and boundaries to share the Good News of God's redeeming love. We rely on the gifts of our online viewers as we continue to grow and extend our nets around the world.

We also extend the invitation for you to be part of the DisciplesNet ministry by giving a one-time gift, or ongoing, including a tithe. Even the smallest of gifts, like the mustard seed, has a way of growing in amazing ways to share God's word and the love of Jesus Christ. We have a giving page on our website, disciplesnet.org, and email address: giving@disciplesnet.org

God bless you, and thank you for joining us!

DisciplesNet Worship #406, Easter Sunday: (Shaw 04.01.2018)

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What does Easter mean for us? What does the empty tomb and the present Christ tell us? Pastor Bob takes us through the story of Easter from John 20:1-18 and shows us what it can mean for us.
Our 31-minute worship today includes a time of prayer, scripture, a number of favorite Easter hymns, preaching as well as communion. You may choose to participate, or simply meditate as we tell of Jesus' invitation to "do this in remembrance of me." If you would like to share with us at the table that goes beyond earthly boundaries of time, place, and structure, we ask that you prepare a piece of bread of some type and a drink such as grape juice, wine, or water. As we pray, our prayers extend to where you are. If you are unable to eat or drink, you may want to use a symbolic gesture or mental symbol as you come together at this table of remembrance with us. (Scroll down for an Order of Worship)

We hope that as you join us for worship you will feel a blessing from being part. Please tell friends, family, and others you know about our online church that is here with doors that are always open, walls as wide as the world, and always room at the table.

ORDER OF WORSHIP:
1. Opening background music: "Christ the Lord is Risen Today"
--- played by Pam Barksdale
2. "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" - DisciplesNet Singers
3. Scripture: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 read by Susan McNeely and Deb Phelps
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Russ
5. "In the Garden" - DisciplesNet Singers
6. Scripture: John 20:1-18 - read by Blanche Edwards and Audrey Borschel
7. Message: “Alive Again” Pastor Bob
8. “Christ Arose” - DisciplesNet Singers; Keith Mikesell - organ
9. Communion: Elder Susan
10. "Jesus, Remember Me" - DisciplesNet Singers
11. Sending Out
12. Credits - with the Hallelujah Chorus sung by the DisciplesNet Singers

If you would like to chat with one of our pastors, including talking more about belief in God, becoming a Christian or following Christ, or living as a disciple of Christ, please email us at pastor@disciplesnet.org, or contact us using the contact information on our website, disciplesnet.org, or our Facebook page, DisciplesNet Church.

INVITATION TO GIVING:
DisciplesNet Church is a not-for-profit church that exists to cross barriers and boundaries to share the Good News of God's redeeming love. We rely on the gifts of our online viewers as we continue to grow and extend our nets around the world.

We also extend the invitation for you to be part of the DisciplesNet ministry by giving a one-time gift, or ongoing, including a tithe. Even the smallest of gifts, like the mustard seed, has a way of growing in amazing ways to share God's word and the love of Jesus Christ. We have a giving page on our website, disciplesnet.org, and email address: giving@disciplesnet.org

God bless you, and thank you for joining us!

DisciplesNet Worship #405, Palm-Passion Sunday: (Propes 03.25.2018)

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Richard Propes, using Matthew 21:1-11, shows us that whether we react with joy or with fear or derision, Jesus' presence gets a reaction and leads us through how we can respond to Jesus' presence in our own lives.
Our 38-minute worship today includes a time of prayer, scripture, singing, preaching as well as communion. You may choose to participate, or simply meditate as we tell of Jesus' invitation to "do this in remembrance of me." If you would like to share with us at the table that goes beyond earthly boundaries of time, place, and structure, we ask that you prepare a piece of bread of some type and a drink such as grape juice, wine, or water. As we pray, our prayers extend to where you are. If you are unable to eat or drink, you may want to use a symbolic gesture or mental symbol as you come together at this table of remembrance with us. (Scroll down for an Order of Worship)

We hope that as you join us for worship you will feel a blessing from being part. Please tell friends, family, and others you know about our online church that is here with doors that are always open, walls as wide as the world, and always room at the table.

ORDER OF WORSHIP:
1. Opening background music: "All Glory, Laud, and Honor"
--- played by Bev Heid
2. "All Glory, Laud, and Honor" verses 1&2 - DisciplesNet Singers
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Elder Susan
4. "All Glory, Laud, and Honor" verse 3 - DisciplesNet Singers
5. Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11 - read by Rev Deb
6. Message: “Cheers or Jeers, God's Here” Richard Propes
7. “I Will Sing of My Redeemer” - Southport Christian Church
8. Communion: Rev. Anita Cobb
9. "Jesus, Remember Me" - DisciplesNet Singers
10. Sending Out - background "Old Rugged Cross"
--- played by Pam Barksdale

If you would like to chat with one of our pastors, including talking more about belief in God, becoming a Christian or following Christ, or living as a disciple of Christ, please email us at pastor@disciplesnet.org, or contact us using the contact information on our website, disciplesnet.org, or our Facebook page, DisciplesNet Church.

INVITATION TO GIVING:
DisciplesNet Church is a not-for-profit church that exists to cross barriers and boundaries to share the Good News of God's redeeming love. We rely on the gifts of our online viewers as we continue to grow and extend our nets around the world.

We also extend the invitation for you to be part of the DisciplesNet ministry by giving a one-time gift, or ongoing, including a tithe. Even the smallest of gifts, like the mustard seed, has a way of growing in amazing ways to share God's word and the love of Jesus Christ. We have a giving page on our website, disciplesnet.org, and email address: giving@disciplesnet.org

God bless you, and thank you for joining us!

DisciplesNet Worship #404, Lent 5: (Smith 03.18.2018)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

Trying to do what God wants of us is hard. It takes a lot of time and effort to work out how God wants us to share the good news of God's love with our unique sets of talents and experiences. Pastor Russ shares God's promise from Jeremiah 31:31-34 that there will come a day when God's ways are written inside us, in our very hearts.
Our 24-minute worship today includes a time of prayer, scripture, singing, preaching as well as communion. You may choose to participate, or simply meditate as we tell of Jesus' invitation to "do this in remembrance of me." If you would like to share with us at the table that goes beyond earthly boundaries of time, place, and structure, we ask that you prepare a piece of bread of some type and a drink such as grape juice, wine, or water. As we pray, our prayers extend to where you are. If you are unable to eat or drink, you may want to use a symbolic gesture or mental symbol as you come together at this table of remembrance with us. (Scroll down for an Order of Worship)

We hope that as you join us for worship you will feel a blessing from being part. Please tell friends, family, and others you know about our online church that is here with doors that are always open, walls as wide as the world, and always room at the table.

ORDER OF WORSHIP:
1. Opening background music: "Great is Thy Faithfulness"
--- played by Bev Heid
2. "Gather Us In" --- DisciplesNet Singers
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Rev. Amy
5. "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah" - DisciplesNet Singers
6. Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34 - read by Rev Bob
7. Message: “Written Inside” Pastor Rus
8. “What Does the Lord Require of You” - Southport Christian Church
9. Communion: Elder Susan
10. "Come Share the Lord" - DisciplesNet Singers
11. Sending Out - background "Great is Thy Faithfulness"
--- played by Bev Heid

If you would like to chat with one of our pastors, including talking more about belief in God, becoming a Christian or following Christ, or living as a disciple of Christ, please email us at pastor@disciplesnet.org, or contact us using the contact information on our website, disciplesnet.org, or our Facebook page, DisciplesNet Church.

INVITATION TO GIVING:
DisciplesNet Church is a not-for-profit church that exists to cross barriers and boundaries to share the Good News of God's redeeming love. We rely on the gifts of our online viewers as we continue to grow and extend our nets around the world.

We also extend the invitation for you to be part of the DisciplesNet ministry by giving a one-time gift, or ongoing, including a tithe. Even the smallest of gifts, like the mustard seed, has a way of growing in amazing ways to share God's word and the love of Jesus Christ. We have a giving page on our website, disciplesnet.org, and email address: giving@disciplesnet.org

God bless you, and thank you for joining us!

DisciplesNet Worship #403, Lent 4: (Borschel 03.11.2018)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

What do the Old Testament story of Moses lifting up the bronze serpent, the cross, and Nicodemus all have in common?  Pastor Audrey Borschel skillfully knits together these three stories to help us understand who Jesus really is.
Our 30-minute worship today includes a time of prayer, scripture, singing, preaching as well as communion. You may choose to participate, or simply meditate as we tell of Jesus' invitation to "do this in remembrance of me." If you would like to share with us at the table that goes beyond earthly boundaries of time, place, and structure, we ask that you prepare a piece of bread of some type and a drink such as grape juice, wine, or water. As we pray, our prayers extend to where you are. If you are unable to eat or drink, you may want to use a symbolic gesture or mental symbol as you come together at this table of remembrance with us. (Scroll down for an Order of Worship)

We hope that as you join us for worship you will feel a blessing from being part. Please tell friends, family, and others you know about our online church that is here with doors that are always open, walls as wide as the world, and always room at the table.

ORDER OF WORSHIP:
1. Opening background music: "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross"
--- played by Bev Heid
2. "I Will Sing of My Redeemer" --- Southport Christian Church
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Rev Russ
5. "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" - DisciplesNet Singers
6. Scripture: John 3:14-21 - read by Elder Janet
7. Message: “3 Snake Stories” Pastor Audrey
8. “Cleanse Me, Heal Me” - Audrey Borschel
9. Communion: Pastor Bob
10. "Jesus Remember Me" - DisciplesNet Singers
11. Sending Out - background "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross"
--- played by Bev Heid

If you would like to chat with one of our pastors, including talking more about belief in God, becoming a Christian or following Christ, or living as a disciple of Christ, please email us at pastor@disciplesnet.org, or contact us using the contact information on our website, disciplesnet.org, or our Facebook page, DisciplesNet Church.

INVITATION TO GIVING:
DisciplesNet Church is a not-for-profit church that exists to cross barriers and boundaries to share the Good News of God's redeeming love. We rely on the gifts of our online viewers as we continue to grow and extend our nets around the world.

We also extend the invitation for you to be part of the DisciplesNet ministry by giving a one-time gift, or ongoing, including a tithe. Even the smallest of gifts, like the mustard seed, has a way of growing in amazing ways to share God's word and the love of Jesus Christ. We have a giving page on our website, disciplesnet.org, and email address: giving@disciplesnet.org

God bless you, and thank you for joining us!

A Lenten Pause: The Master Gardener – a devotion by Marci McGowan

DisciplesNet
Weeds, debris, and trees, oh my!

If God didn’t think twice about taking pruning shears to the natural branches, why would he hesitate over you? He wouldn’t give it a second thought. Make sure you stay alert to these qualities of gentle kindness and ruthless severity that exist side by side in God—ruthless with the deadwood, gentle with the grafted shoot.… Read the rest “A Lenten Pause: The Master Gardener – a devotion by Marci McGowan”

DisciplesNet Worship #402, Lent 3: (Smith 03.04.2018)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

"The cross is foolishness and scandal," the people of Paul's time said, reacting to his preaching. Pastor Russ Smith takes us through Pauls rebuttal in 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 to show us how the cross can be the wisdom and power of God for us now.
Our 25-minute worship today includes a time of prayer, scripture, singing, preaching as well as communion. You may choose to participate, or simply meditate as we tell of Jesus' invitation to "do this in remembrance of me." If you would like to share with us at the table that goes beyond earthly boundaries of time, place, and structure, we ask that you prepare a piece of bread of some type and a drink such as grape juice, wine, or water. As we pray, our prayers extend to where you are. If you are unable to eat or drink, you may want to use a symbolic gesture or mental symbol as you come together at this table of remembrance with us. (Scroll down for an Order of Worship)

We hope that as you join us for worship you will feel a blessing from being part. Please tell friends, family, and others you know about our online church that is here with doors that are always open, walls as wide as the world, and always room at the table.

ORDER OF WORSHIP:
1. Opening background music: "Old Rugged Cross"
--- played by Bev Heid
2. "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross"
--- DisciplesNet Singers
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Rev Deb
5. "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross" - Southport Christian Church
6. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
--- Introduction and reading by Pastor Russ
7. Message: “Scandal and Foolishness” Pastor Russ
8. “My Hope is Built” - DisciplesNet Singers
9. Communion: Elder Susan
10. "We Have Been Redeemed" - sung and played by Audrey Borschel
11. Sending Out - background "Old Rugged Cross"
--- played by Bev Heid

If you would like to chat with one of our pastors, including talking more about belief in God, becoming a Christian or following Christ, or living as a disciple of Christ, please email us at pastor@disciplesnet.org, or contact us using the contact information on our website, disciplesnet.org, or our Facebook page, DisciplesNet Church.

INVITATION TO GIVING:
DisciplesNet Church is a not-for-profit church that exists to cross barriers and boundaries to share the Good News of God's redeeming love. We rely on the gifts of our online viewers as we continue to grow and extend our nets around the world.

We also extend the invitation for you to be part of the DisciplesNet ministry by giving a one-time gift, or ongoing, including a tithe. Even the smallest of gifts, like the mustard seed, has a way of growing in amazing ways to share God's word and the love of Jesus Christ. We have a giving page on our website, disciplesnet.org, and email address: giving@disciplesnet.org

God bless you, and thank you for joining us!

DisciplesNet Worship #401, Lent 2: (Phelps 02.25.2018)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

Christianity is not a "zero-sum game." That is to say that when one of us "wins" it doesn't mean that someone else has to "lose." Rather, we as Christians work together for the good of all. Pastor Deb discusses that in her message based on Mark 8:31-38.
Our 25-minute worship today includes a time of prayer, scripture, singing, preaching as well as communion. You may choose to participate, or simply meditate as we tell of Jesus' invitation to "do this in remembrance of me." If you would like to share with us at the table that goes beyond earthly boundaries of time, place, and structure, we ask that you prepare a piece of bread of some type and a drink such as grape juice, wine, or water. As we pray, our prayers extend to where you are. If you are unable to eat or drink, you may want to use a symbolic gesture or mental symbol as you come together at this table of remembrance with us. (Scroll down for an Order of Worship)

We hope that as you join us for worship you will feel a blessing from being part. Please tell friends, family, and others you know about our online church that is here with doors that are always open, walls as wide as the world, and always room at the table.

ORDER OF WORSHIP:
1. Opening background music: "Brightest and Best"
--- played by Susan McNeely
2. "Surely the Presence" - Phoebe Spier & Southport Christian Church
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Anita Cobb
5. "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" - Southport Christian Church
6. Scripture: Mark 8:31-38 read by Pastor Deb
7. Message: “Which Hill?” Pastor Deb
8. “Blest Be the Tie that Binds” - Southport Christian Church
9. Communion: Pastor Russ
10. "In Remembrance of Me" - DisciplesNet Singers
11. Sending Out - background "Brightest and Best"
--- played by Susan McNeely

If you would like to chat with one of our pastors, including talking more about belief in God, becoming a Christian or following Christ, or living as a disciple of Christ, please email us at pastor@disciplesnet.org, or contact us using the contact information on our website, disciplesnet.org, or our Facebook page, DisciplesNet Church.

INVITATION TO GIVING:
DisciplesNet Church is a not-for-profit church that exists to cross barriers and boundaries to share the Good News of God's redeeming love. We rely on the gifts of our online viewers as we continue to grow and extend our nets around the world.

We also extend the invitation for you to be part of the DisciplesNet ministry by giving a one-time gift, or ongoing, including a tithe. Even the smallest of gifts, like the mustard seed, has a way of growing in amazing ways to share God's word and the love of Jesus Christ. We have a giving page on our website, disciplesnet.org, and email address: giving@disciplesnet.org

God bless you, and thank you for joining us!

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