This special Christmas gift comes to you from the exceptionally talented chancel choir at Southport Christian Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The choir is directed by Leah Trigg and accompanied in this performance by pianist Sue Dykes and an orchestral ensemble from the Indianapolis area. Continue reading →
Welcome to a special Christmas worship, created with a sense of people who are experiencing loss and sadness during the Christmas season. Our message is one of hope, as well as permission to sing the Lord's song even when not feeling so jolly.… Read the rest “DisciplesNet Worship # 62, Hope for the Holidays, Phelps, 12-25-2011”
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Our fourth Sunday in Advent is wonderfully ushered in by the family of Francisco Ramos and Soriliz Rodriguez, native of Puerto Rico who are in seminary at Christian Theological Seminary. Their four children, middle school age and younger, help in lighting the advent candles, adding the candle of Love to the ones already lit.… Read the rest “DisciplesNet Worship # 60, Advent 4, (Dean Phelps, 12.18.11)”
We have been at it just over a year, and our ministry at DisciplesNet continues to keep growing at a steady pace. This is exciting to us all, yet has left us busy enough with a mostly volunteer staff that we have done a poor job of keeping our regulars up-to-date on DisciplesNet News. … Read the rest “DIsciplesNet News from Nelda”
23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul.
3 A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
Welcome to DisciplesNet Church. This week's worship follows the tradition of seeing advent as a time of anticipating the birth of a Messiah as foretold in prophecy. For this each week we light a candle on our Advent Wreath, built upon the themes of hope, peace, joy, and love that lead up in anticipation to the birth of the Christ child. … Read the rest “DisciplesNet Worship # 59, Advent 3, “Joy is a Net” (Borschel, 12-11-2011)”