In my distress I called to G-d,
and G-d answered me.
From the depths of the grave I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
(Jonah 2:2, GNT)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania , USA (Church Anniversary near October 3, 1984)

and

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

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

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

The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
(Proverbs 28:5, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Exodus MCC, Abilene, Texas, USA (Church Anniversary near October 2, 1980)

and

Rev Cathy Alexander ministering with MCC Washington DC, Washington DC, USA (Pastoral Anniversary Month of Oct. 2012)

Through the Bible in a year:
Proverbs 28
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2028&version=NRSVA

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

May the LORD answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
(Psalm 20:1, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

The Village MCC, Brighton, England, UK (Church Anniversary month of October, 2013)

and

Rev. Lori McPherson, ministering with MCC of Northern Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Hebrews 5-7
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%205-7&version=NRSVA

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

Praise the Lord!
O give thanks to the You Lord, for You are good;
For Your steadfast love endures for ever.
(Psalm 106:1, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of the Gentle Shepherd, Vancouver, Washington, USA

and

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

Through the Bible in a year:
2 Chronicles 11-15
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Chronicles%20%2011-15&version=NRSVA

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

I know that Our God secures justice for the poor
and upholds the cause of the needy.
Surely the righteous will praise your name
and the upright will live before you.
(Psalm 140:12-13, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Holy Covenant MCC, Brookfield, Illinois, USA

and

Dr Denise Powell ministering with MCC Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Australia

Through the Bible in a year:
Numbers 29-32
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers 29-32

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

Jesus Christ of Nazareth is ” ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone.’ Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people by which we must be saved.”
(Acts 4:11-12, NIV)

Pentecost 17

Thank God for the ministries of:

Vision of Hope MCC, Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA

and

Reverend Sandra Emery ministering with Open Circle MCC, Bellview, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Acts 3-4
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%203-4&version=NRSVA

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

You are kind, O God,
so good and merciful.
(Psalm 116:5, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Resurrection Beach MCC, Costa Mesa, California, USA

and

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

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 114-116
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20114-116&version=NRSVA

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

But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Parent in spirit and truth, for the Parent seeks such as these to worship the Parent. God is spirit, and those who worship God must worship in spirit and truth.’ The woman said to Jesus, ‘I know that Messiah is coming’ (who is called Christ). ‘When the Christ comes, he will proclaim all things to us.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am he, the one who is speaking to you.’
(John 4:23-26, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Imago Dei MCC, Aston, Pennsylvania, USA

and

Rev. Ellen Tanoye ministering with Reflection MCC, Folsom, California, USA

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

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

Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.
(Proverbs 26:20, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of Northern Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

and

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

Through the Bible in a year:
Proverbs 26-27
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2026-27&version=NRSVA

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

Therefore, since we have a great high priest
who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
(Hebrews 4:14, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

St. John the Apostle MCC, Fort Myers, Florida, USA

and

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

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

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