Therefore the God will give you a sign:
The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son,
and will call him Immanuel.
(Isaiah 7:14, NIV)

Advent 4

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Illiana, Portage, Indiana, USA (Church Anniversary Dec. 22, 2002)

and

Louis Martinage ministering with MCC Pittsburgh, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Acts 27-28
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2027-28&version=NRSVA

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

God upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
God sets prisoners free,
God gives sight to the blind,
God lifts up those who are bowed down,
God loves the righteous.
(Psalm 146:7-8, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Christ for All Ministries, Johannesburg, South Africa

and

Rev. Sheena Metal ministering with Founders MCC, Los Angeles, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 146-148
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20146-148&version=NRSVA

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

\Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Put this in writing. From now on, Blessed are the dead who have faith in the Lord.”
The Spirit answered, “Yes, they will rest from their hard work, and they will be rewarded for what they have done.”
(Revelation 14:13, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Vitoria, Vitori, Brazil

and

Rev. Kelly Durbin ministering with MCC Tampa, Tampa, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Revelation 12-17
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2012-17&version=NRSVA

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

This is what the Eternal One says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
(Jeremiah 6:16a, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Liberating Spirit MCC, Boise, Idaho, USA

and

Thomas Domröse ministering with MCC Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Through the Bible in a year:
Song of Solomon 5-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Song%20of%20Solomon%205-6&version=NRSVA

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

Dear friends, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well
(3 John 2, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Colombia – Cristianismo Consciente, Bogota, Colombia

and

Reverend Joseph Livingston ministering with MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Through the Bible in a year:
3 John
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=3%20John%201%3A1-13&version=NRSVA

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

“Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?”
(Esther 4:13-14, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Marikina, Marikina City, Philippines

and

Reverend Patrick Landau ministering with Spirit of Hope MCC, Kansas City, Missouir, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Esther 1-5
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esther%201-5&version=NRSVA

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

“Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other.
What I am commanding you today is to love the Lord your God, to walk in God’s ways, and to obey God’s commandments, God’s statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are about to possess.
(Deuteronomy 30: 15-16, NET)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Comunidade Cristä Inclusiva do Salvador, Salvador, Brazil

and

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

Through the Bible in a year:
Deuteronomy 29-31
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2029-31&version=NRSVA

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

The wolf shall live with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them
(Isaiah 11:6, NRSVA)

Advent 3

Thank God for the ministries of:

Open Arms MCC, Pahoa, Hawaii, USA

and

Rev. Georgia Thweatt-Johnson ministering with MCC Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Acts 25-26
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2025-26&version=NRSVA

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

The Eternal One is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.
(Psalm 145:8, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of the Blue Ridge, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Church Anniversary Dec. 14, 1986)

and

Pastor Lee Johnson ministering with MCC Key West, Key West, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 143-145
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20143-145&version=NRSVA

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

Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat upon them,
nor any scorching heat.
For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd;
the Lamb will lead them to springs of living water.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
(Revelation 7:16-17, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

and

Rev. Paully Adams ministering with St. John’s MCC, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Revelation 7-11
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%207-11&version=NRSVA

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