To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
(Proverbs 21:3, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Spirit of Hope MCC, Kansas City, Missouri, USA (Church Anniversary Aug. 27, 1973)

and

Johnprosper Kyomujuni ministering with Shalom MCC, Ibanda, Uganda

Through the Bible in a year:
Proverbs 20-21
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2020-21&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
(2 Timothy 2:15, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

St. John’s MCC, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

and

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

Through the Bible in a year:
2 Timothy 1-2
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%201-2&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Sing to G-d, sing praise to G-d;
tell of all G-d’s wonderful works.
(1 Chronicles 16:9, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

SunCoast MCC, Venice, Florida, USA

and

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

Through the Bible in a year:
1 Chronicles 15-19
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Chronicles%2015-19&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

To whom will you compare me?
Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
The One who brings out the starry host one by one,
and calls them each by name.
Because of My great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
(Isaiah 40:25-26, NIV)

.Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Cabedelo, Cabedelo, Brazil

and

Rev. Barbara Haynes ministering with Founders MCC, Los Angeles, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Numbers 9-12
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%209-12&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

“Let me set this before you as plainly as I can. If a person climbs over or through the fence of a sheep pen instead of going through the gate, you know they are up to no good–a sheep rustler!
(John 10:1, MSG)

Pentecost 14

Thank God for the ministries of:

New Light MCC, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA

and

Rev. Joy Simpson ministering with MCC Topeka, Topeka, Kansas, USA (Installation today)

Through the Bible in a year:
John 10-12
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2010-12&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Shout for joy to the Sovereign, all the earth.
Worship the Sovereign with gladness;
come before God with joyful songs.
(Psalm 100:1-2, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

New Life MCC (Gastonia), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

and

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

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 99-101
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2099-101&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

“Come, let us return to the Lord.
Who has torn us to pieces but will heal us;
Who has injured us but will bind up our wounds.
(Hosea 6:1, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Illiana, Portage, Indiana, USA

and

Rev. Melinda Ludy ministering with MCC Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Hosea 1-7
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea%201-7&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.
(Proverbs 19:20, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Detroit, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA (Church Anniversary Aug. 20, 1972)

and

Dr. Carla Sherrell ministering with MCC Washington DC, Washington, DC, USA

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

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
(1 Timothy 6:12, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Milwaukee MCC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

and

Rev. Sara Sills ministering with Cornerstone MCC, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
1 Timothy 4-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%204-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

I will always look to You, as You stand beside me and protect me from fear.
With all my heart, I will celebrate, and I can safely rest.
(Psalm 16:8-9, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of the Blue Ridge, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

and

Rev. Eli Anthony ministering with MCC of Greater Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
1 Chronicles 10-14
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Chronicles%2010-14&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada