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DisciplesNet Worship #543: Proper 24-Children’s Sabbath (Spencer 10.18.2020)

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However children come to us and whether we are linked by blood or by faith, they are an important part of our life together. This special worship service, dedicated to our children, includes a special children's story "Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear" by Bob Shaw, "Jesus Loves Me-Christo Mi Yama" sung by the Jorge Ibarra band of Jaures, Mexico, and a sermon on John 6:5-13 by Rev. Shelia Spencer.
Join us for 29 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: - "Jesus Children's Medley" - Bev Heid
2. "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" - DisciplesNet singers
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Elder Susan
4. "Jesus Loves Me - Christo Mi Yama"
--- Jorge Ibarra band, Jaures, Mexico
5. "Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear" a children's story by Bob Shaw
6. "Micah 6:8" - Phoebe Spier
7. John 6:5-13 read by Elizabeth Hartmann
8. Message: "Loaves and Children" - Rev. Shiela Spencer
9. "I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry" - DisciplesNet singers
10. Communion: Pastor Amy
11. "I Come with Joy" - Southport Christian Church
12. Sending Out
--- Credits - background music: - "Jesus Children's Medley" - 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 #485: Proper 20 (Grogan 09.22.2019)

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God is faithful. We can trust that, when God makes a promise, God will keep that promise. Pastor Amy uses the story of God's promise to Abraham to show God's willingness to reach out to us where we are, with all our needs.
Join us for 32 minutes of prayer, scripture, a number of favorite 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: "Where He Leads Me I Will Follow" - Bev Heid
2. "Where He Leads Me I Will Follow" - Southport Christian Church
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Bob
4. "This is My Father's World / He's Got the Whole World"
--- Southport Christian Church
5. Genesis 15:1-6 read by Russ Smith
6. Message: "Promises Kept" Pastor Amy
7. "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah" - Dean Phelps, Ilumbe Ndjongo, and Oskar Pemkombe
8. Communion: Pastor Anita
9. "Here at Thy Table, Lord" - DisciplesNet singers
10. Sending Out
11. Credits
--- background music: - "Where He Leads Me I Will Follow" - 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!

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.

Pastoral Prayer, for children lost to violence

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We've had requests for the prayer from Sunday DisciplesNet worship #115, addressing the violence against children in China and the USA the previous Friday, December 14, 2012.  This is the prayer which we hope will bring peace to you.

Background music, "O Come Little Children" is played by Pam Barksdale, and special photo is by Michelle Soruco, taken at the Southport Equestrian Center in Indianapolis.

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