DisciplesNet Worship #157, “In Opportunity’s Time” (Miller, 09.15.2013)
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Welcome! We invite you to a 30-minute worship time with DisciplesNet church, called to be available to anyone who comes our way around the clock and around the world. Today Pastor Carolynn Miller takes into the everyday life of Jesus, besieged on every side by people in need urgently seeking to be healed. What is the word for us when life seems to crowd us on every side? We hope you will join us and find out.
Our worship has singing and prayer that we hope you will join in, and plenty of photos and video.
Also, as we do every week, we extend the invitation for you to join as we celebrate the Lord's Supper, also known as breaking of the bread, communion, and the Eucharist. We believe that Christ invites, and all who would say "yes" to that invitation are called to take part.
The table at DisicplesNet overlaps barriers of time, place, and individual differences that may have been keeping you away. If you would like to join us today, we suggest that you make ready some type of bread and some type of drink (we use grape juice, but wine or even water will work).
As we pray then for the bread and cup, we will pray that our blessing extends to where you are. If you are unable or prefer not to eat or drink with us at this time, you may want to meditate or go through the motions or use mental symbol as you come together at this table of remembrance with us.
We hope that as you join us for worship you will feel a blessing from being part, and will share word about us with others. 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.
If you are not satisfied with your time with us, we would appreciate knowing that, too, as we are constantly working to improve what we do and connect with people, and your feedback will help us grow better.
May God bless you richly!
ORDER OF WORSHIP:
1. Opening background music "Sweet, Sweet Spirit"
2. Welcome: Anita Cobb
3. Song: "Santo, Santo, Santo," Phoebe Spier
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Deb Phelps
5. Hymn: "Jesu, Jesu," " DisciplesNet Singers
6. Mark 1:35-38 (NRSV), Anita Cobb
7. Message: "In Opportunity's Time," Pastor Carolynn Miller
8. Lighting the Candle for Children, with Be Thou My Vision background
9. Song: "When I Needed a Neighbor," Rosa Page Welch
10. Communion: Pastor Russ Smith
11. Communion song, background: "When You Do This, Remember Me"
12. Closing Music, credits: "Santo, Santo, Santo
If you would like to chat with one of our pastors, please email us at pastor@disciplesnet.org, or contact us using the contact information on our website, disciplesnet.org
We are here if you have questions about belief in God, becoming a Christian, following Christ, living as a disciple of Christ, and more.
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, have 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. Our physical address for donations is:
DisciplesNet Church
PO Box 17935
Indianapolis, IN 46217
And emailing address is: giving@disciplesnet.org
God bless you, and thank you for joining us!
Video editing by Deb Phelps, Russ Smith, Susan McNeely
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