HAPPY HAPPY Birthday Troy Perry! (and many more…)

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in Christ with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession–to the praise of God’s glory.
(Ephesians 1:13-14, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

and

Rev. Marianne McPherson ministering with MCC UCC in the Valley, North Hollywood, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Leviticus 22-24
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?searchLeviticus%2022-24&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word was with God in the beginning.
(John 1:1-2, NIV)

Pentecost 10

Thank God for the ministries of:

Trinity MCC (Grand Prairie), Grand Prairie, Texas, USA

and

Rev. Annie Ross ministering with Imani MCC, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
John 1-2
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201-2&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever;
with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.
I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself
(Psalm 89:1-2, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

All God’s Children MCC, Minneapolis, Minnasote, USA (Church Anniversary July 25, 1974)

and

Rev. Kevin A. Konkle ministering with MCC of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 87-89
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2087-89&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

The angel asked me, “Human One, can these bones live?” I said, “O Sovereign G-d, You alone know.” Then the angel said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of G-d!
(Ezekiel 37:3-4, NIV inclusified)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Joy MCC, Orlando, Florida, USA

and

Rev. Eric Buter ministering with Founders MCC, Los Angeles, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Ezekiel 37-42
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2037-42&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
so that one may avoid the snares of death.
(Proverbs 13:14, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Pittsburgh, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

and

Rev. Jo-Anne Ludy ministering with MCC Washington DC, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
c

Through the Bible in a year:
Proverbs 13
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2013&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?
(1 Thessalonians 3:9, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Salz der Erde MCC Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany (Church anniversary Jul. 22, 2000)

and

Collis Laton ministering with Church of the Trinity MCC, Sarasota, Florida, USA (Ordination Anniversary July 22, 2023)

Through the Bible in a year:
1 Thessalonians 1-3
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%201-3&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Do not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods. Rather, worship the Lord your God; I am the One who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.
(2 Kings 17:38-39, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Pikes Peak MCC, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA (Church anniversary Jul. 22, 1979)

and

Rev. Bodhi Kahlil Der Parunakian ministering with MCC Knoxville, Knoxville. Tennessee, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
2 Kings 16-20
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%2016-20&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Sovereign,
the people God chose to recieve God’s inheritance.
(Psalm 33:12, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (Church anniversary Jul. 20, 1972)

and

Johnprosper Kyomujuni ministering with Shalom MCC, Western Uganda -Ibanda , Ibanda, Uganda

Through the Bible in a year:
Leviticus 19-21
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2019-21&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

“Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.”
(Isaiah 60:1, NIV)

Pentecost 9

Thank God for the ministries of:

A Church for All MCC, Sacramento, California, USA

and

Rev. Alan Dicken ministering with Joy MCC, Orlando, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Luke 23-24
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2023-24&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

How lovely is your dwelling place, O God Almighty!
My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Sovereign;
my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
(Psalm 84:1-2, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

King of Peace MCC, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

and

Rev Geoff Ivers ministering with MCC Sydney, Petersham, Australia

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 84-86
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2084-86&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada