“Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens-what can you do? They are deeper than the depths of the grave -what can you know? Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. (Job 11:7-9, NIV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
MCC Washington DC, Washington, DC, USA
and
Louis Martinage ministering with MCC Pittsburgh, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA
Through the Bible in a year: Job 11-12 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2011-12&version=NRSVA
For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. (Romans 12:4-5, NRSVA)
Thank God for the ministries of:
New MCC Spiritual Community in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
and
Rev. Dawn Jennifer Flynn ministering with New Life MCC (Gastonia), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (Pastoral Anniversary month of Feb., 2014)
Through the Bible in a year: Romans 11-12 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2011-12&version=NRSVA
These I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations. (Isaiah 56:7, NIV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
ICM Duque de Caxias, Brazil
and
Rev. Dr. Lori E. Hatch-Rivera ministering with MCC of the Spirit, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA (Pastoral Anniversary month of Feb., 2011)
Through the Bible in a year: Judges 1-6 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%201-6&version=NRSVA
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, they must deny themself and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeits their soul? Or what can a person give in exchange for their soul? (Matthew 16:24-26, ESV)
4th Sunday after Epiphany
Thank God for the ministries of:
MCC spiritual community, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
and
Rev. Vance E. Haywood ministering with St. John’s MCC, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (Pastoral Anniverary month of Feb., 2018)
Through the Bible in a year: Matthew 14-16 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2014-16&version=NRSVA
I trust your love, and I feel like celebrating because you rescued me. You have been good to me, Everliving God, and I will sing about you. (Psalm 13:5-6, CEV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
Travessia Comunidade Espiritual ICM,Belo Hoizonte, Brazil
and
Mary Bohacek ministering with Shenandoah Valley MCC, Winchester, W9nchester, USA (Pastoral Anniverary month of Feb., 2015)
Through the Bible in a year: Psalm 12-14 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2012-14&version=NRSVA