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Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear

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Rev. Bob Shaw tells the story of rescuing Gladly as a metaphor for God's mercy to us.
Glady is a stuffed bear that came to work at the DisciplesNet studio after something especially scary happened to him! You will need to listen to Rev. Bob Shaw's story to get the details of his rescue.

By the way, Gladly's name comes from the story of the child who heard people in church singing the hymn,"Gladly the Cross I Bear," which is about people following in footsteps of Jesus. But the child thought the adults were singing instead, "Gladly the cross-eyed bear," about a friendly bear somehow connected to Jesus' love.
We hope you'll enjoy this story about Gladly's adventure, and know that God is with you, too, even when scary times come.

John 13:31-35 Memory Scripture for 4/29/2013

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Join us for the scripture from the Gospel of John, chapter 13 verses 31 through 35. We encourage you to follow along and even apply to memory this verse, especially the words of Jesus in verses 34 and 35.
The soundtrack for this video comes from the accompanying worship from DisicplesNet Church worship #138, "I See the Mornin' Breaking," a traditional folk hymn from the mountains of Appalachia, North America, and played on guitar by Dean Phelps, deanphelpsmusic.com.
Rev. Russ Smith reads the scripture from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.

DisciplesNet Worship #131 “Palm-Passion Sunday 2013”

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Today's Palm-Passion Sunday starts with the scripture and hymn celebrating Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Our message is a special "Readers Theater" message, read by the DisciplesNet staff accompanied by pictures from fine art to tell the story, four days later, of the final days of Jesus' earthly life.

Join us, for Jesus' journey to the cross.

As we do every week, our time together includes a time of communion (breaking of the bread) where 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 defies all boundaries of time, place, and structure, then we ask that you prepare a wafer, cracker, or bread and a drink. As we pray, we are praying that our blessing extends 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) Continue reading →

Lord, Make Us Instruments of Your Peace

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For your daily devotions and worship.

We are called by Christ to be healers, in our families, neighborhoods, churches, and world or, as this hymn puts it, instruments of God's peace. Continue reading →

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