That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. (Romans 10:9-10, NIV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
ICM San José, San José, Costa Rica
and
Reverend Sandra Emery ministering with Open Circle MCC, Bellview, Florida, USA
Through the Bible in a year: Romans 9-10 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%209-10&version=NRSVA
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a spouse beautifully dressed for their intended. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with people, and God will live with them. They will be God’s people, and God will be with them and be their God. God will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” The One who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” (Revelation 21:1-5, NIV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
MCC Vienna, Vienna, Austria
and
Reverend Rhonda Thorne ministering with MCC of the Blue Ridge, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Through the Bible in a year: Joshua 21-24 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%2021-24&version=NRSVA
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Etermal our Maker; for You are our God and we are the people of Your pasture, the flock under Your care. (Psalm 95:6-7, NIV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
MCC Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (Church Anniversary Jan. 27, 1974)
and
Rev. Ellen Tanoye ministering with Reflection MCC, Folsom, California, USA
Through the Bible in a year: Genesis 16-19 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2016-19&version=NRSVA
Jesus told them another parable: “The commonwealth of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches.” Jesus told them still another parable: “The commonwealth of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.” (Matthew 13:31, NIV)
3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Thank God for the ministries of:
MCC Pittsburgh, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA (Church Anniversary Jan. 26, 1975)
and
Leanna Hamilton ministering with Valley Ministries MCC, Stockton, California, USA
Through the Bible in a year: Matthew 11-13 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2011-13&version=NRSVA
You hear, O Eternal One, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the orphan and the oppressed, in order that we, who is of the earth, may terrify no more. (Psalm 10:17-18, NIV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
A Church for All MCC, Sacramento, Carlifornia, USA (Church Anniversary Jan. 25, 2009)
and
The Rev. Dr. Brett DeGoldi ministering with MCC New York, New York, New York, USA
Through the Bible in a year: Psalm 9-11 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%209-11&version=NRSVA