For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by God’s grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. (Romans 3:23-24, NIV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
MCC New York, New York, New York, USA (Church Anniversary near Jan. 8, 1972)
and
Rev. Elaine Saralegui Caraballo member of the Council of Elders
Through the Bible in a year: Romans 3-4 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203-4&version=NRSVA
Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. How awesome is the Eternal Most High, the great Ruler over all the earth! (Psalm 47:1-2, NCB)
Thank God for the ministries of:
New MCC Spiritual Community in Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
and
Rev. Aaron Miller member of the Council of Elders
Through the Bible in a year: Joshua 6-10 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%206-10&version=NRSVA
God, You lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; You set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. You put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to You. Many will see and fear and put their trust in You. (Psalm 40:2-3, NIV)
Feast of the Epiphany
Thank God for the ministries of:
MCC Portland, Portland, Oregon, USA (Church Annivesary January 6, 1976)
and
Rev. Rich Hendricks member of the Council of Elders
Through the Bible in a year: Genesis 4-7 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%204-7&version=NRSVA
John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? (Matthew 3:4-7, NIV)
2nd Sunday of Christmas 12th day of Christmas
Thank God for the ministries of:
ICM Duque de Caxias, Duque de Caxias, Brazil
and
Rev. Nokuthula Dhladhla member of the Council of Elders
Through the Bible in a year: Matthew 3-4 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%203-4&version=NRSVA
For the Eternal One watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. (Psalm 1:6, NRSVA)
Thank God for the ministries of:
Church of the Trinity MCC, Sarasota, Florida, USA (Church Anniversary month of January, 1982)
and
Rev. Mark Byrd member of the Council of Elders
Through the Bible in a year: (Sunday began a new “through the Bible in a year”) Psalm 1-2 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%201-2&version=NRSVA
I will sing for the one I love a song about God’s vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside. (Isaiah 5:1, NIV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
MCC Spiritual Community, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
and
Velma Garcia member of the Council of Elders
Through the Bible in a year: (Sunday began a new “through the Bible in a year”) Isaiah 1-6 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%201-6&version=NRSVA
Jesus then told the crowd and the disciples to come closer, and he said: If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me. If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me and for the good news, you will save it. What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself? (Mark 8:34-36, CEV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
Mountain Spirit MCC, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
and
Hattie Alexander-Key member of the Council of Elders
Through the Bible in a year: (Sunday began a new “through the Bible in a year”) Job 1-2 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%201-2&version=NRSVA
Happy New Year. May the new year be filled with hope and good surprises.
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
Happy New Year Eighth day of Christmas Last day of Kwanzaa Feast of the Solemnity of Mary
Thank God for the ministries of:
Travessia Comunidade Espiritual ICM, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
and
Rev. Elder Cecilia Eggleston, Moderator, UFMCC
Through the Bible in a year: Romans 1-2 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%201-2&version=NRSVA
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. (Psalm 36:9, NIV)
Thank God for the ministries of:
New Life MCC (Gastonia), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (Church Anniversary Dec. 31, 1983)
and
Rev. Joseph San Jose member of the Governing Board
Through the Bible in a year: (Sunday began a new “through the Bible in a year”) Joshua 1-5 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%201-5&version=NRSVA
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1, NRSVA)
Thank God for the ministries of:
ICM SarandÃ, SarandÃ, Brazil
and
Leo Rossetti member of the Governing Board
Through the Bible in a year: (Sunday began a new “through the Bible in a year”) Genesis 1-3 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%20%201-3&version=NRSVA
