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.
In response to a questioner reading Exodus 4:21-31, Clark Williamson writes:
In Exodus 4:21-31, before Moses goes back to Egypt to "perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I [God] have put in your power," and when Moses was on the way and stopped for the night, "the Lord met him and tried to kill him" (v.… Read the rest “Ask the Prof #3: Why was God trying to kill Moses, Exodus 4:21-31? Here God doesn’t seem so loving.”
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
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.
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
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.
18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her.