Like most Christians, Disciples Affirm:
Open Communion
The Lord’s Supper, or Communion is celebrated in weekly worship. It is open to all who believe in Jesus Christ.
Freedom of belief
Disciples are called together around one essential of faith: belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Persons are free to follow their consciences guided by the Bible, the Holy Spirit study and prayer, and are expected to extend that freedom to others.
Baptism by immersion
In baptism the old self-centered life is set aside, and a new life of trust in God begins. Although Disciples practice baptism by immersion, other baptism traditions are honored.
Belief in the oneness of the church
All Christians are called to be one in Christ and to seek opportunities for common witness and service.
The ministry to believers
Both ministers and lay persons lead in worship, service and spiritual growth.
Recently we did something we hadn’t done in this country since I was a very small child. We went back to the moon. The Artemis crew didn’t land on it, as Apollo 11 first did when I was a year old, but they did fly around it, and took a lot of really good pictures.
When I was little, our church had a library, with a librarian who was there on Sundays to help us find things and check books out. These days a lot of churches are doing away with their libraries. In some cases, the church feels like its library just duplicates the work of the local public library. Libraries these days, much more so than when I was growing up, use a lot of technology, which many churches can’t really put in place, for a variety of reasons. But I believe that, even if we give away the books in the rooms we had once set aside for that purpose, every church still has a library.
Morning Prayer for May 11, 2036. Scriptures: Psalm 32; Luke 7:46-50. Hymn: I'm So Glad, Jesus Lifted Me. CCLI streaming license #20546947.
Morning Prayer for May 7, 2026. Scriptures: Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16; 1 Timothy 6:11-16. Hymn: Creating God, Your Fingers Trace. CCLI streaming license #20
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