See, I will bring them from the land of the north
and gather them from the ends of the earth.
Among them will be the blind and the lame,
expectant mothers and women in labor;
a great throng will return.
(Jeremiah 31:8, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC in Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

and

Rev. Deana Dudley ministering with MCC Toronto, Toronto, Canada (Pastoral Anniversary Jan. 21, 2024)

Through the Bible in a year:
Joshua 16-20
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%2016-20&version=NRSVA

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

I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. … When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, “Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
(Martin Luther King)

Martin Luther King Day Observed (USA)Thank God for the ministries of:

Trinity MCC (Grand Prairie), Grand Prairie, Texas, USA (Church Anniversary near Jan. 19, 2014)

and

Rev. Andrew Holmes ministering with Spirit of Change MCC, Toronto, Canada

Through the Bible in a year:
Genesis 12-15
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2012-15&version=NRSVA

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

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Person in charge of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into the harvest field.”
(Matthew 9:37-38, NIV)

Second Sunday after Ephiphany

Thank God for the ministries of:

Wichita Falls MCC, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA (Church Anniversary Jan. 19, 1987)

and

Rev. Sharon Henry ministering with Church of Our Savior MCC, Boynton Beach, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Matthew 8-10
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%208-10&version=NRSVA

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

I will give thanks to the Lord because of Your righteousness
and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
(Psalm 7:17, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Sola Caritas MCC, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

and

Rev. Sharon Henry ministering with Reflection MCC, Folsom, Carolina, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 6-8
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%206-8&version=NRSVA

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

I trust you to save me, Eternal One,
and I won’t be afraid.
My power and my strength come from you,
and you have saved me.”
(Isaiah 12:2, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Church Anniversary, Jan. 17, 1988)

and

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

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

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

God performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
(Job 5:9, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Open Circle MCC, Bellview, Florida, USA (Church Anniversary, Jan. 17, 2010)

and

Rev. Dan Koeshall ministering with MCC San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (Pastoral Anniversary month of Jan., 2008)

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

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

God demonstrated love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
(Romans 5:8, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Puentes de Luz, Querétaro, Mexico

and

Rev. Rick Rhen-Sosbe ministering with SunCoast MCC, Venice, Florida, USA (Ordination Anniversary month of Jan., 2004)

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

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

The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of God’s hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.
(Psalm 19:1-2, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Joy MCC, Orlando, Florida, USA (Chruch Anniversary January 14, 1979)

and

Rev. Lonnie Cheramie ministering with MCC of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Pastoral Anniversary month of Jan., 2020)

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

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

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
(Genesis 9:12-13, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Kampala, Kampala, Uganda

and

Thomas Domröse ministering with MCC Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (Pastoral Anniversary Jan. 1, 2021)

Through the Bible in a year:
Genesis 8-11
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%208-11&version=NRSVA

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

Be especially careful when you are trying to be good so that you don’t make a performance out of it. It might be good theater, but the God who made you won’t be applauding.
(Matthew 6:1, MSG)

First Sunday in Epiphany

Thank God for the ministries of:

Família ICM Baixada Santista, Peruibe, Brazil

and

Rev. Colleen Darraugh ministering with MCC Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA (Passtoral Anniversary month of Jan., 2020)

Through the Bible in a year:
Matthew 05-7
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205-7&version=NRSVA

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