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DisciplesNet Worship #553: Christmas (Grogan 12.25.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

This worship service can be used for either Christmas Day or for the Sunday following.
Time passes strangely in this year. It's already time for Christmas, but we may not feel ready for it. In any case, like so many things, Christmas this year will be different. Pastor Amy speaks from the story of the magi visiting the Christ child in Matthew 2:1-12 to help us see that Christmas may be delayed; it may be different; but it will come and God will be with us.
Join us for 38 minutes of worship, prayer, scripture, a number of favorite hymns, and 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 music: "We Three Kings" - Susan McNeely - hammered dulcimer
2. "We Three Kings - Blue Kings"
--- vocals: Sophia Poitier; mix and arrangement: Tosin Awofeso
--- (c)midastouchmedia.com - used with permission of the artists
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Russ
--- including "Keeper of My Bones" lament by Amy Grogan
4. "What Child is This" - Dean Phelps & Twana Harris
5. Jeremiah 31:15-17 read by Russ Smith
6. Message Pastor Amy
--- Including a reading of Matthew 2:1-12
7. "Precious Lord" - Dean Phelps & Twana Harris
8. Lighting of the Christ Candle - Deb & Dean Phelps
9. Communion: Elder Deb
10. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" - Brian & Molly Wallen & Dean Phelps
--- from "Ten More Miles" (c) 2018 theWallens Music (used with permission of the artists)
11. Sending out: Pastor Amy
--- Credits - background music: -
--- "We Three Kings" - Susan McNeely - hammered dulcimer

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 #552: Advent 4 (Smith 12.20.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

How can we possibly bring love into a world that is so unloving? Pastor Russ looks at this question through the story of Mary's visitation in Luke 1:26-38 and helps us realize that "No word is impossible with God, even the word "love."
Join us for 30 minutes of worship, prayer, scripture, a number of favorite hymns, and 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 music: "O Love that Will Not Let Me Go" - Bev Heid
2. "Jesus Loves Me-Cristo Mi Yama" - Jorge Ibarra Band - Juares Mexico
3. Advent Candle Lighting: Pastor Deb
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Amy
5. "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" - Dean Phelps
6. Luke 1:26-38, a transliteration read by Russ Smith
7. Message "Impossible Love" Pastor Russ
8. "The Gift of Love" - Dean Phelps
9. Communion: Elder Susan
10. "Jesus, Remember Me" - DisciplesNet singers
11. Sending out: Pastor Russ
--- Credits - background music: - "O Love that Will Not Let Me Go" - 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 #551: Advent 3 (Phelps 12.13.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

How do we find joy in times like this? The world around us can seem so dark and hard. Pastor Deb speaks to us from John 1:6-8 & 19-28 to help us understand how God is always with us and finding joy is possible, even in the darkness.
Join us for 32 minutes of worship, prayer, scripture, a number of favorite hymns, and 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 music: "No, Never Alone" - Bev Heid
2. Introducing the Hymn in the context of our service - Deb Phelps
3. "Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying" - Twana Harris
4. Advent Candle Lighting: Pastor Anita
5. Elder's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Elder Susan
6. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" - Brian & Molly Wallen & Dean Phelps
7. John 1:6-8, 19-28 read by Deb Phelps
8. Message "In Darkness, Joy" Pastor Deb
9. "Let Us Walk in the Light of our God" - Audrey Borschel
10. Communion: Dean Phelps
11. "I Come With Joy" - Southport Christian Church
12. Sending out: Pastor Deb
--- Credits - background music: - "No, Never Alone" - 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 #550: Advent 2 (Shaw 12.06.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

The name of Ebenezer Scrooge has been associated with a bad attitude, especially toward Christmas since Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol." However, shouldn't he be associated with repentance from the last bit of that tale? Pastor Bob speaks from 2 Peter 3:8-15a and from Dicken's novel to help us appreciate the value of turning the right way, and how God's grace is shown in God's long-suffering.
Join us for just over 31 minutes of worship, prayer, scripture, a number of favorite hymns, and 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 music: "Let There Be Peace on Earth" - Bev Heid
2. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" - Dean Phelps
3. Advent Candle Lighting: Elder Susan
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Russ
5. "There Will Be Peace in the Valley" - Twana Harris & Dean Phelps
6. 2 Peter 3:8-15a read by Susan McNeely
7. Message "In Defense of Scrooge" Pastor Bob
8. "Lord, Make Us Instruments" - Southport Christian Church
9. Communion: Pastor Deb
10. "Let Us Break Bread Together" - DisciplesNet singers
11. Sending out: Pastor Bob
--- Credits - background music: - "Let There Be Peace on Earth" - 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 #549: Advent 1 (Cobb 11.29.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

Hope is hard to find these days. Pastor Anita speaks from Psalm 80:1-3 to help us appreciate that hope may seem far off, but it will come. It may be frail, but it's hard to kill.
Join us for 30 minutes of worship, prayer, scripture, a number of favorite hymns, and 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 music: "Be Not Afraid" - Bev Heid
2. "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehova"
--- Rev. Ilumbe Ndjongo & Oskar Pemkombe & Dean Phelps
3. Advent Candle Lighting: Pastor Russ
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Deb
5. "Blessed Assurance" - Southport Christian Church
6. Psalm 80:1-3 read by Deb Phelps
7. Message "Hope May be Frail, But..." Pastor Anita
8. "When God is a Child" - Twana Harris & Dean Phelps
9. Communion: Pastor Russ
10. "Here at Thy Table, Lord" - DisciplesNet singers
11. Sending out: Pastor Anita
--- Credits - background music: - "Be Not Afraid" - 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 #548: Reign of Christ (Smith 11.22.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

In this service we have the opportunity to see ourselves through the eyes of the Good Shepherd who wishes to gather the sheep together and care for them. Pastor Russ speaks from Ezekiel 34:11-16 about Jesus as our shepherd and what that means for us as believers and as the Church.
Join us for just over 30 minutes of worship, prayer, scripture, a number of favorite hymns, and 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 music: "Gentle Shepherd" - Bev Heid
2. "Precious Lord" - Twana Harris and Phoebe Spier
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Bob
4. "The Ninety and Nine" - Dean Phelps
5. Ezekiel 34:11-16 read by Deb Phelps
6. Message "Gathering the Sheep" Pastor Russ
7. "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need" - Audrey Borschel
8. Communion: Pastor Amy
9. "Here at Thy Table, Lord" - DisciplesNet singers
10. Sending out: Pastor Russ
--- Credits - background music: - "Gentle Shepherd" - 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 #547: Proper 28- (Staff 11.15.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

Welcome to a special 10th Anniversary worship service by DisciplesNet. We're grateful of all that God has done and the work God has done through us. In order to celebrate our decade of bringing church to people on the Internet, we've prepared a service with music and meditations of gratitude and of praise to God.
Join us for just over 32 minutes of worship, prayer, scripture, a number of favorite hymns, and 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. A special welcome by Pastor Deb Phelps
2. Opening music: "All the Way My Savior Leads Me" - Bev Heid
3. "It is Well" - Dean Phelps and Twana Harris
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Anita
5. "In the Bulb There is a Flower" - DisciplesNet singers
6. Psalm 100 in many voices
7. "So Much to be Thankful For" - words and music by Audrey Borschel
8. Meditation on Gratitude by Fred Craddock
9. "Give Thanks" - Phoebe Spier with the Southport Christian Church Praise Band
10. a Word of Greeting by Rick Spleth,
--- Regional Minister of the Christian Church in Indiana
11. Communion: Pastor Deb
12. "When You Do This, Remember Me" - DisciplesNet singers
13. Sending out: Pastor Deb
--- Credits - background music: - "Give Thanks" Reprise

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 #546: Proper 27- (Propes11.08.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

Most of us like to make plans and have the idea that we are in control. If this year has taught us anything, it's that sometimes things happen that radically change our plans. Richard Propes speaks to us about living life "unscripted," living in the moment.
Join us for 31 minutes of worship, prayer, scripture, a number of favorite hymns, and 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 music: - "Farther On" instrumental - Dean Phelps
2. "This is My Father's World / He's Got the Whole World"
--- Southport Christian Church
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Bob
4. "Farther On" - Dean Phelps
5. Matthew 7:24-27 read by Russ Smith & Bob Shaw
6. Message: "the Unscripted Journey" - Pastor Richard
7. "My Hope is Built" - Southport Christian Church
8. Communion: Pastor Deb
9. "Seed, Scattered and Sown" - DisciplesNet singers
10. Sending Out
--- Credits - background music: - "Farther On" instrumental - 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!

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