↓
 
Home→Tags peace - Page 2 1 2 3 4 5

Tag Archives: peace

DisciplesNet Worship #467: Easter 5 (Propes 05.19.2019)

to watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

How do we have hope in difficult times, when we look at our own lives or of those around us and see suffering, pain, and other hardship? Rev. Richard Propes talks about hope for a day coming when God will dry all our tears and hardships will be a memory. Using the vision from Revelation 21:1-6 as his text, he tells us about hope for that coming day.
Join us for 33 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: "It is Well with My Soul" - Bev Heid
2. "Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying" - Dean Phelps and Twanna Harris
3. Pastor's Prayer: Pastor Bob
4. "Precious Lord" - Dean Phelps and Twanna Harris
5. Revelation 21:1-6 read by Rev. Anita Cobb
6. Message: “Uncensored Prayer" - Rev. Richard Propes
7. "I See the Morning Breaking" - Dean Phelps and Twanna Harrisl
8. Communion: Pastor Russ
9. "Let Us Break Bread Together" - DisciplesNet singers
10. Sending Out
11. Credits
--- background music: - "It is Well with My Soul" - 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 #446: Christmas Day (Smith12.25.2018)

to watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

As we celebrate the coming of Christ, the carols we sing often refer to Jesus as "the Prince of Peace." Yet we see in our world that peace is rare and fleeting. What does it mean that Jesus came as Prince of Peace and what kinds of peace does he bring? Pastor Russ uses Isaiah 9:2-7 to talk about the four ways that Jesus makes peace for us.
This Christmas service continues the theme of our Advent worship using the hymn "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel".
The theme for Christmas Day is taken from the seventh verse:
O come, desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease
and be thyself our King of peace
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel
The theme is "Jesus is the bringer of peace to the world". Jesus brings us together in one family.
Our worship today is 30 minutes long and includes a time 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 Come, O Come, Emmanuel" - instrumental
-- Brian Wallen & Dean Phelps on guitar
2. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" verse 7
--- from "Ten More Miles" with the guitar and vocal talents
--- of Dean Phelps, Brian Wallen, and Molly Wallen
3. Elder's Prayer: Elder Susan
4. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" - Dean Phelps
5. Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7 read by Andrew Moore
6. Message: “Pervasive Peace" Pastor Russ
7. "Lord, Make Us Instruments" - Crispus Attucks Choir
8. Communion: Rev. Dean Phelps
9. "Come, Share the Lord" - DisciplesNet singers
10. Sending Out
11. Credits
--- background music: - "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel verse 7"
-- Brian Wallen & Dean Phelps on guitar

We are grateful for the permission of the artists to use "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" from the "Ten More Miles" Christmas album (c) 2018 theWallensMusic.

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 #429: (Shaw 09.09.2018)

to watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

We all have experiences in our lives when we feel alone. We all have experiences in our lives when we feel less than whole. Pastor Bob uses the scriptures from Isaiah 35:4-7 and Mark 7:31-37 to talk about these times and provide hope for God's presence and healing in our lives.
Our worship today is just over 34 minutes long and includes a time 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: "You'll Never Walk Alone"
--- Beverly Heid
2. "I Will Sing of My Redeemer" - Southport Christian Church
3. Elder's Prayer: Elder Susan
4. "Precious Lord" - Twana Harris and Phoebe Spier
5. Scripture: Mark 7:31-37 read by Russ Smith
6. Message: “You Are Not Alone" Pastor Bob
--- including the scripture: Isaiah 35:4-7
7. "No, Never Alone" - DisciplesNet Church singers
--- Beverly Heid piano and Sue Dykes piano accompaniment
8. Communion: Pastor Russ
9. "I Come with Joy" - DisciplesNet Singers
10. Sending Out
11. Credits
--- background music: "You'll Never Walk Alone"
--- Beverly 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 #417: (Smith 06.17.2018)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

We don't have a choice of when and how storms come into our lives and sometimes we wonder how we'll ever see the way through. Pastor Russ talks about remembering God's presence when we and those we know are in the midst of life's storms.
Our worship today is 31 minutes long and includes a time of prayer, scripture, a number of favorite Easter 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: "It is Well with My Soul"
--- played by Bev Heid
2. "Where He Leads Me I Will Follow" - Southport Christian Church
3. Pastor's Prayer: Pastor Deb
4. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" - Twana Harris and Dean Phelps
5. Scripture: Mark 4:26-41 read by Sheila Spencer
--- background "Thy Word" played by Beverly Heid
6. Message: “Faith in the Storm" Rev. Russ
7. "It is Well with My Soul" - DisciplesNet Singers
8. Communion: Rev. Bob
9. "When You Do This Remember Me" - DisciplesNet Singers
9. Sending Out
10. Credits
--- background music: "Blest Be the Tie that Binds"
--- played by 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 #389, Advent 2: “Finding Peace,” (Shaw 12.10.2017)

To watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

Peace seems elusive in our world and in our personal lives yet we know that it is the forefront of God's hopes and goals for this world. Our worship today includes lighting the second Advent Candle during a meditation of how to seek peace in the varied aspects of our lives.
Our worship is just over 30 minutes of sacred songs, prayer, and a message from Pastor Bob.
As we do every week, our time together includes a time of communion (breaking of the bread) where 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 are given to 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: “Let There Be Peace on Earth” - Crispus Attucks Choir
2. Call to Worship, Susan McNeely
3. Lighting of Advent Candle: Pastors Ann and Ron
3. Opening Hymn: There Will Be Peace in the Valley - Twana Harris & Dean Phelps
4. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Pastor Russ
5. Hymn: “Let There Be Peace on Earth” - Crispus Attucks Choir
6. Scripture: Mark 1:1-8
7. Message: “Where the Wild Things Are” - Pastor Bob
8. Hymn: “Lord, Make Us Instruments of Your Peace" - Southport Christian Church
9. Communion: “Audrey Borschel”
10. Hymn: “I Come With Joy" - DisciplesNet Singers
11. Sending out

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 #332, Advent 2: “In Times of Winter, Peace” (Grogan 12.04.2016)

to watch this worship service on YouTube, click here.

For some, winter is a time of bitter cold and isolation. But that is where we go today with a special message for the second Sunday in Advent. So far we’ve traveled through the season of Autumn, bringing the excitement of fall colors and crisp air, to a time of hope for what comes as the seasons pass through icy Winter’s chill. Sometimes we are that way in our faith, too. But if we pause in the time of winter just a bit to reflect on our faith and the coming of Christ into our lives, powerful things can happen. We focus especially today on the angels message of peace to all people on earth.

Our worship this week is just over 30 minutes long, with sing-along hymns, prayers, and a special word from Pastor Amy in Belgium, and advent reading from England—two continents in production, and all continents worshipping with us as one people of God. As we do every week, our time together includes a time of communion (breaking of the bread) where 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 are given to 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: “Lo How A Rose Ere Blooming”
2. Call to Worship, Introduction: Russ Smith
3. Opening Hymn: “In the Bulb There is a Flower”
4. Advent Candle Lighting, from England
5 Holy Baby, Holy Child, Lee Hamre
6. Pastor's Prayer with Lord's Prayer: Bob Shaw
7. Hymn: “Peace in the Valley”
8. Scripture: Russ Smith Psalm 4, Numbers 6:22-27 (NRSV)
9. Message: Amy Grogan
10. Hymn: “How Far is it to Bethlehem”
11. Communion: Anita Cobb
12. Hymn: “Eat this Bread”
13. Sending out

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.

ABOUT OUR DISCIPLES SHEEP:
You may notice in our videos that we have various stuffed sheep with us in worship. To us, these are not toys, but important parts of our church.
It happened this way: When we began producing worship as DisciplesNet in November 2010, one of the first problems we recognized was that when we are speaking to the people on the other end of a camera and internet, we cannot actually see the people to whom we were speaking. It was easy to speak to the other pastors in the room, but as we prayed and preached and spoke, we instead wanted to be reminded of the people for whom we were serving—including people whose best way to attend worship might be online. We wanted to be speaking to them---and as best we could hearing and telling their stories.

So, on a whim, we set some sheep that we’d used for a children’s sermon in front of our speakers, and found that helped! Before we knew it, their number was growing. They spilled over onto the table as we spoke. They have become dear to us and no longer children’s toys— but representations of all of the sheep of God’s pasture, all of God’s children—the real people like you, whom we may not be able to see in real life, but wish never to forget are there, and are each and everyone loved by God more than we can ever comprehend. Those sheep are why we are here.

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 #311, “We Pray for Peace” (Shaw 07.10.2016)

This past week has been one of heartbreaking violence, shootings, bombings, destruction in various places of the world, with hundreds killed. As our eyes turn to the sins of racism and violence against those with different religious beliefs, we wonder how the world could have gotten so far removed from Jesus’ teachings, “Beloved, let us love one another because love is of God.”
Our worship is designed to bring a sense of peace and hope amidst these times, with reminders of God’s peace that passes all human understanding. We hope that you will join us for this short time of inspiring message, song, and prayer. Continue reading →

Prayers for the People of France

To watch this video on YouTube, click here

People around the world are in shock and sadness at the terrible shattering of peace and loss of lives by terrorists in Paris, France on November 13, 2015.

DisciplesNet--a church along the internet highways, shares our condolences and our love. And we also send this gift, a video created and humbly offered to bring a sense of God's presence and desire for peace, even in such devastating times.

The "Prayer for Peace" we have adapted is often attributed to St. Francis, but now thought by many to have instead originated from within France around 1912.

Thank you for joining us. We hope that this video brings a sense of peace, and if it did, that you will share it around and let us know.
Peace and grace to you,
DisciplesNet Church

CREDITS:
DisciplesNet Church is a grassroots church and ministry on the internet that is all about finding ways to cross barriers and boundaries to share God's love with the world. Our website is disciplesnet.org and email is pastor@disciplesnet.org

DisciplesNet is grateful to University of Texas, Austin, USA college student Julia Hascke for reading the prayer for us in French and sharing many of her photos with us, and to Helen Bunting, Texas, for supplying the background music, "Prelude in C" and "Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach", recorded and mastered by Recording by Direct Resonance Recording Studio, drsrecording.com .

We are also grateful to those sharing photos: Julia Haschke, Gary Haschke, Deb Phelps, Susan McNeely, David Oh, Jim Powell, and Wikimedia Commons.

Wikimedia Commons photos include those from articles on: "Paris," "France," "vineyard," "Peace Crane Project-(3 children and peace cranes- photo April 2013 by SandianeCarter);" statue of Cain: ("Caïn venant de tuer son frère Abel" ("Cain" after killing his brother), 1896, in Jardin de Tuileries, Paris, by Henri Vidal.

The photos not originating in France are from the Oklahoma City, USA, National Peace Memorial: "Jesus Wept," and Children's memorial; also from garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem ("Peace"); Water from "Christ and the Samaritan Woman" by Stephen Broadbent, at Chester Cathedral, UK, shared by Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Art in the Christian Tradition.

↑