68:1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;
and those who hate him shall flee before him!
2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;
as wax melts before fire,
so the wicked shall perish before God!
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?"
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.
8 The lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who can but prophesy?”
16 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me.
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)”
2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
31:1 In you, O Lord, do I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame;
in your righteousness deliver me!
2 Incline your ear to me;
rescue me speedily!
55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
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)”
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.