The Spirit of the God will rest on him-
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of power,
the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of God –
(Isaiah 11:2, NIV)

Advent 1

Thank God for the ministries of:

Milwaukee MCC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Church Anniversary, Nov. 30, 1971)

and

Rev Dwayne Morgan ministering with Inclusive Community Church, Bournemouth, England, UK

Through the Bible in a year:
Acts 21-22
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?searchActs%2021-22&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

You, Lord, will always
treat me with kindness.
Your love never fails.
You have made us what we are.
Don’t give up on us now!
(Psalm 138:8, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of Our Redeemer, Augusta, Georgia, USA (Church Anniversary, Nov. 29, 1987)

and

Paul Anway ministering with MCC Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, UK

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 137-139
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20137-139&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
(Malachi 4:2, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Angels of Hope MCC, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA (Church Anniversary, Nov. 30, 1986)

and

Sarah-Jane Ramage ministering with MCC Brighton, Brighton, England, UK

Through the Bible in a year:
Malachi
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi%201-4&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for our Great God

Give thanks to God,
for God is good;
God’s love endures forever.
(Psalm 118:1, NIV)

Thanksgiving Day (USA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Salvador, Salvador, Brazil

and

Rev. Kelly Crenshaw ministering with New Light MCC, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Ecclesiastes 11-12
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%2011-12&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Friends

How great is the love the Parent has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know God.
(1 John 3:1, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

and

Pastor Felicia Pritchett ministering with MCC Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Modern Conveniences

In you, O Jehovah, I have taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
(Psalm 71:1, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Cristo en Tí, Monterrey, Mexico

and

The Rev. Robert W. Lee ministering with Sunshine Cathedral MCC, Fort LauderdalE, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Nehemiah 1-4
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah%201-4&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for The planet Earth

Praise be to the Eternal, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens.
(Psalm 68:19, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Neema MCC, Durham, Mtito Andei, Kenya

and

Pastor Leanna Hamilton ministering with Valley Ministries MCC, Stockton, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Deuteronomy 20-22
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2020-22&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for The Holy Spirit (God ever with us)

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me–the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.
(Acts 20:24, NIV)

Reign of Christ Sunday
Last Sunday after Pentecost

Thank God for the ministries of:

Imani MCC, Durham, North Carolina, USA (Church Anniversary Nov. 23, 1997)

and

Rev. Angie Scottkees ministering with MCC Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Acts 19-20
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2019-20&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Priceless Energy

Your name, O God, endures forever,
your renown, O God, through all generations.
(Psalm 135:13, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA (Church Anniversary Nov. 22, 1981)

and

Rev Jules Christian ministering with MCC Washington DC, Washington, DC, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 134-136
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20134-136&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Let us be grateful for Doctors and Surgeons

“I will strengthen them in the Lord
in my name they will walk,”
declares the Lord.
(Zechariah 10:12, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

and

The Rev. Dr. Brett DeGoldi ministering with MCC New York, New York City, New York, USA

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

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com