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DisciplesNet Worship #505: Epiphany+5 (Smith 02.09.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

In the physical world, nothing moves faster than light. However, even light takes time to travel. However, God's light and presence are both always near and instant in response. Pastor Russ looks at the speed of God's light using Matthew 5:14-15 and Isaiah 58:6-9a to help us understand how God always responds to our needs at a speed that exceeds our expectations.
Join us for 28 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: "His Eye Is On the Sparrow" - Bev Heid
2. "I Will Sing of My Redeemer" - DisciplesNet singers
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Bob
4. "Love Divine, All Love's Excelling" - Dean Phelps
5. Matthew 5:14-15 read by Audrey Borschel
6. Message: "the Speed of Light" Pastor Russ
7. "No, Never Alone" - DisciplesNet singer
8. Communion: Elder Susan
9. "When You Do This, Remember Me" - DisciplesNet singers
10. Sending Out
11. Credits
--- background music: - "Make Me a Channel of Your Blessing" - 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 #504: Epiphany+4 (Smith 02.02.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

Medical science has found that, in certain situations, light can be an effective means of restoring and maintaining physical and mental health. Pastor Russ continues in our series on understanding God's work in our world by understanding how light interacts with our world using Isaiah 60:1-3, 19-20 to understand how God's light helps in our physical, mental, spiritual, and social health.
Join us for 28 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: "Make Me a Channel of Your Blessing" - Bev Heid
2. "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus" - Dean Phelps and Twana Harris
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Amy
4. Isaiah 60:1-3, 19-20 read by Blanche Wright and Audrey Borschel
5. "Cleanse Me, Heal Me" - Audrey Borschel
6. Message: "Healing Light" Pastor Russ
7. "Stepping in the Light" - Dean Phelps
8. Communion: Elder Susan
9. "One Bread, One Body" - Phoebe Spier
10. Sending Out
11. Credits
--- background music: - "Make Me a Channel of Your Blessing" - 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 #503: Epiphany+3 (Smith 01.26.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

Light is energy and yet still affects our physical world in a number of ways. So the light of God, while immaterial also affects our physical world. Pastor Russ uses Isaiah 9:2 and John 1:9-13 and talks about how the understanding of light as energy can help us understand the power of God in our lives.
Join us for 26 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: "Breathe on Me, Breath of God" - Bev Heid
2. "Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord" - Dean Phelps
3. Elder's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Elder Susan
4. Isaiah 9:2 read by Bob Shaw
5. John 1:9-13 read by Deb Phelps
6. "Stepping in the Light" - Dean Phelps
7. Message: "Light as Energy" Pastor Russ
8. "Let Us Walk in the Light of Our Lord" - DisciplesNet singers
9. Communion: Pastor Deb
10. "Eat this Bread" - DisciplesNet singers
11. Sending Out
12. Credits
--- background music: - "Breathe on Me, Breath of God" - 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 #502: Epiphany+2 (Smith 01.19.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

Light and darkness are one way of describing the struggle between good and evil. In the third of the series of looking at light as a way of understanding God's work in the world, pastor Russ Smith uses John 1:1-5 to help us understand this struggle and the part we play in it.
Join us for 27 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: "Open My Eyes" - Bev Heid
2. "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" - Dean Phelps
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Ann
4. John 1:1-5 ready by Deb Phelps
5. "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus" - DisciplesNet singers
6. Message: "Light Against Darkness" Pastor Russ
7. "Joy to the World" - DisciplesNet singers
8. Communion: Elder Susan
9. "I Come with Joy" - DisciplesNet singers
10. Sending Out
11. Credits
--- background music: - "Open My Eyes" - 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 #501: Epiphany+1 (Smith 01.12.2020)

to watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

The story of the wise men tells us that they followed a star to find the Christ child. Pastor Russ looks at their story from Matthew 2:1-12 to help us to see how God is still sending signals into our world for us to follow.
Join us for just over 29 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: "O Holy Night" - Bev Heid
2. "How Far is It to Bethlehem?" - Dean Phelps
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Deb
4. Matthew 3:12-17 ready by Nancy Pittman
5. "I Wonder As I Wander" - Dean Phelps
6. John 3:17-21 read by Dean Phelps
7. Message: "Light as Revealer" Pastor Russ
8. "Let Us Walk in the Light of Our Lord" - DisciplesNet singers
9. Communion: Pastor Bob
10. "Seed, Scattered and Sown" - DisciplesNet singers
11. Sending Out
12. Credits
--- background music: - "O Holy Night" - 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 #500: Epiphany (Smith 01.05.2020)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

The story of the wise men tells us that they followed a star to find the Christ child. Pastor Russ looks at their story from Matthew 2:1-12 to help us to see how God is still sending signals into our world for us to follow.
Join us for just over 29 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: "We Three Kings" - Bev Heid
2. "A Star, A Star" - Ronald Lee Berry (with Audrey Borschel)
3. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Bob
4. "How Far Is It to Bethlehem" - Dean Phelps
5. Matthew 2:1-12 read by Susan McNeely
6. Message: "Light as a Signal" Pastor Russ
7. "Stepping in the Light" - Dean Phelps
8. Communion: Elder Susan
9. "In Remembrance of Me" - DisciplesNet singers
10. Sending Out
11. Credits
--- background music: - "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" - 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 #499: Christmas 1 (Propes 12.29.2019)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

The coming of Jesus into our world is an act of God's love for us. What is our response? Pastor Richard Propes speaks to us from 1 John 4:16-25 about the call on us to love each other; to love all others.
Join us for just over 30 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: "Blest Be the Tie that Binds" - Dean Phelps
2. "Joy to the World" - DisciplesNet singers
3. Elder's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Elder Susan
4. "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" - Dean Phelps
5. 1 John 4:16-25 read by Susan McNeely
6. Message: "We Must Love One Another" Pastor Richard Propes
7. "They'll Know We Are Christians" - Phoebe Spier and Dean Phelps
8. Communion: Pastor Russ
9. "Come, Share the Lord" - DisciplesNet singers
10. Sending Out
11. Credits
--- background music: - "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" - 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!

Children’s Moment for 29-Dec-19

DisciplesNet

29-Dec-19

Sometimes really bad things happen. Sometimes it's a flood or a hurricane. Sometimes, even worse, it's because someone who has power does things that hurt people. In the story for today, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus fled their home country and went to Egypt to avoid King Herod, who thought that Jesus was a threat to him and wanted to kill him.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for 29-Dec-19”

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