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Welcome you to DisciplesNet worship! Our message today is one of hope, coming from the story of Paul and Silas, in jail…but showing a most unusual behavior. Pastor Bob Shaw's message, "Release to the Captives," challenges us to bring the message of Acts forward into your life. 

Our time together, 30 minutes, includes prayer, scripture, singing, and listening to the word together with people in times and places all around the world. This week we offer the special gospel song, "Paul and Silas bound in Jail," sung by Dean Phelps, and special gifts of the Southport Christian Church praise band. 

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)

We hope that as you join us for worship you will feel a blessing from beige 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.

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, including our community, DisciplesNet City Cafe, found on our website.

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, have 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. Our physical address for donations is:
DisciplesNet Church
PO Box 17935
Indianapolis, IN 46217

And emailing address is: giving@disciplesnet.org

God bless you, and thank you for joining us!

Video editing by Deb Phelps, Russ Smith, Susan McNeely

DisciplesNet Church has a WorshipCast License with Christian Copyright Solutions which allow us permission to provide for you the musical arrangements found here on this site.

ORDER OF WORSHIP:
1. Opening background music: "How Great Thou Art, " by Beverly Carmichael Heid
2. Opening hymn: "How Great Thou Art/How Great is Our God"
3. Scripture: Luke 4:14-19 (NRSV), read by Russ Smith
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Anita Cobb
5. Song: "Paul and Silas," sung by Dean Phelps
6. Scripture: Acts 16:16-34 (NRSV) read by Tanya Willis-Robinson
7. Message: "Release of the Captives," Rev. Anita Cobb
8. Song, "I Will Sing of My Redeemer," Southport Christian Praise Band
9. Communion: Audrey Borschel
10. "Break, Thou The Bread of Life," CH sung by DisciplesNet singers
11. Sending out, Bob Shaw
12. Closing Music: "I Will Sing of My Redeemer"