Welcome to "The Gift of Pentecostt," a special 10-minute offering for you in celebration of Pentecost and the birthday of the church. This has been created by the leadership of DisciplesNet Church for our DisciplesNet members and friends around the world, and for all others who would be blessed in sharing the reminders of the special gift of wholeness that first came to the disciples at Pentecost.
For today's worship we bring back guest preacher and professor, Rev. Dr. Ronald Allen , with the teaching sermon on the parable of the soil in Mark 4:1-20. Dr. Allen looks at the question, "What do you do when you have given your best and things haven't worked out as you planned?"
Worship video #32 comes in the wake of a fierce string of tornadoes that struck midwestern United States, leaving a path of death and destruction, while others are still recovering from earlier storms in the U.S. (over 500 people have been killed in U.S.… Read the rest “DisciplesNet Worship # 32, “A Place for Healing” (Perkins 05 29 11)”
Worship Video #31 was created especially for Congo Partnership Week which begins May 22, 2011 (but would be good to watch at anytime). This week celebrates the partnership between the Disciples of Christ in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Disciples of Christ in Indiana.… Read the rest “DisciplesNet Worship # 31, “Planted by the Water” (Shaw 05 22 11)”
Video #30 marks DisciplesNet's 6-month anniversary. We are still young and learning, and working to adapt our worship videos to be church for individuals who can't easily get to a physical church, for those who need that extra pick-me-up during the week, and for those who enjoy being part of a ministry that reaches across the globe.
DisciplesNet's worship #29 continues the Easter and resurrection story, picking up that first day as the risen Jesus accompanies his followers, who don't yet know who he is, as they are on the road to Emmaus. In her message, Pastor Audrey Borschel inspires the church to, like those early disciples, know the Christ in the breaking of the bread.
Today's scripture looks at the John 20:19-30 passage about the disciple Thomas, who missed out on seeing the risen Christ on Easter evening. Because Thomas said to the other disciples that he would need to touch Christ's hands and side in order to believe them about Christ being risen, this has given him the nickname, "doubting Thomas" over the years.… Read the rest “DisciplesNet Worship # 28, “Fearless Thomas” (Shaw 05 01 11)”
We welcome you to DisciplesNet Church for the special Easter--resurrection morning--worship, complete with opportunities for song, scripture, and inspiration. On today's worship we invite you to sing along in the traditional Easter morning hymns: "Christ the Lord is Risen Today," "He Lives," "Christ Arose," "In the Garden," and "In Remembrance of Me."… Read the rest “DisciplesNet Worship # 27, Roll The Stone Away”
Our DisciplesNet worship video #26 has been created for Maundy Thursday worship of Holy Week. Maundy Thursday was named in Christian tradition for 'mandatum novum,' Latin for "new commandment," which is at the heart of the last moments Jesus spent with his disciples, and his commandment that his disciples love one another.… Read the rest “DisciplesNet Worship # 26, Maundy Thursday (Spaulding, 04 21 11)”
Our Palm Sunday worship begins a busy week at DisciplesNet, with plans to post video worships for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and then Easter.
Richard Propes is our preacher for Palm Sunday, delivering the inspiring and personal message, "Surrender," based on the season of Lent, Romans 8:6-11, and his unique lens of disability. Continue reading →