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DisciplesNet Worship #236 “Ash Wednesday 2015”

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Join us for a time of reflection and prayer as we enter the season of Lent with a short Ash Wednesday Service.

Call to Worship: Deb Phelps
Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Bob Shaw
Scripture: Isaiah 58:6-12 (NRSV) read by Janet Spaulding
Song: Cleanse Me, Heal Me written by Audrey Borschel, performed by the DisciplesNet Chorale
Prayer of Confession / Words of Assurance: Amy Grogan, Russ Smith, Deb Phelps
Communion: Russ Smith

Special for Thursday Chapel at Phillips Seminary

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Just how is the Gospel of Mark like a James Bond thriller? Join us for our time of worship this week, 27 minutes, and find out! Our message today comes through Amy Grogan, speaking from Mark 1: using the text of the disciples by the sea in Mark 1:14-20.
We hope that you will join us in this time of prayer, scripture, singing, preaching. And as we do every week, we will share communion together at the end of worship (breaking of the bread). We pass along the invitation to join in or simply meditate as we tell of Jesus' invitation to "do this in remembrance of me."

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DisciplesNet Worship #222 “Hope in Hopelessness” (Grogan 11.30.2014)

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How do we find hope in a world where hope is scarce?  Amy Grogan takes us through the whole story of Advent, finding hope in times when darkness is most visible.
We hope that you will join us for this worship and that it will bring great meaning to you as you continue to live in expectation of the coming realm of God.… Read the rest “DisciplesNet Worship #222 “Hope in Hopelessness” (Grogan 11.30.2014)”

DisciplesNet Worship #206, “A Dream Deferred ” (Jackson 08.10.2014)

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Have you ever had what you hoped for with all your might, shattered before your eyes? Have you ever struggled to know what to do when dreams die? We hope that you will join us for this week's worship, 34 minutes as our honored guest, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jr. speaks to this topic. Rev. Jackson is senior pastor of East Sixth Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Oklahoma City, USA. He draws upon the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24:13-31, the poetry of Langston Hughes, and history of the Civil Rights movement in the United States. "A Dream Deferred" to bring a message of hope. Continue reading →

DisciplesNet Worship #183 “Ash Wednesday”

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Join us for a time of reflection and prayer as we enter the season of Lent with a short Ash Wednesday Service.

Introduction
Scripture: Psalm 51, Bob Shaw, Blanche Edwards
Prayer: Amy Grogan
Song: Cleanse Me, Heal Me
Liturgy of Confession: Russ Smith
Cleanse Me, Heal Me
Benediction: Russ Smith

 

A Place for Grace #2: Though Amy’s Eyes: Having Bipolar Disorder

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We invite you to A Place for Grace, a new way for finding out about our brothers and sisters around the world, and sharing God's grace and love with one another. 
In this first AP4G segment with an individual's story, DisciplesNet student minister, Amy Grogan, tells about having bipolar disorder and how people can speak in ways that will be helpful, rather than hurtful.… Read the rest “A Place for Grace #2: Though Amy’s Eyes: Having Bipolar Disorder”

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