Sunday Morning Sermon: Sunday's sermon is titled “From Strength to Strength” from Psalm 84. The Old Testament reading is Psalm 42:1-11, and the New Testament reading is II Corinthians 3:9-18.
There will be only one MCC in-person service this Sunday at 9:00 AM.
Live streamed Virtual Church (link) is available streaming at 9:00 AM.
Virtual Foyer on Zoom (link) at 10:15 AM.
The recorded services are also available on MCC YouTube Channel (Link).
Week 35 of 52 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know by Dave Adamson:
“Ruach” = Spirit or wind or breath of God. This helps me answer one of history’s mysteries: How did the disciples of Jesus go from being who they were the week of the crucifixion – good at scattering and sleeping on duty and denying Jesus to save themselves – to becoming the world changers we read about in the book of Acts? Two important things changed them: 1. They saw Jesus after his resurrection; and 2. They were visited by the Spirit of God at Pentecost.
Similarly, when we become convinced of the reality of the resurrection of Jesus and surrender to him as Lord, we can expect to be transformed by the “ruach” of God. For some in our congregation, this is part of our history. We can look back and see what the Lord had done in our lives. We are not the people we used to be, and we thank God for that. Others need this in your future, that intervention from God that will follow your surrender to him. All of us are works in progress, still under transformation empowered by God’s spirit.
MCC News:
Please continue to pray for the family of Patricia Carter. There will be a memorial service with limited seating at her home church, Hope Episcopal in Melbourne, on Sunday, November 1st at 1:00 PM. There will also be a drive-by memorial for students and colleagues on Monday, November 2nd at 7:00-8:00 PM. (Gina and I will not be attending the church service Sunday, but we are participating in the drive-by memorial on Monday).
Last night was our first “History vs. Hamilton” zoom meeting. We will continue the next three weeks on Fridays at 6:00 PM. Next week, we’ll be ready to discuss all of Act I. Come with questions if you can. All are invited. If you don’t see the invitation on Facebook, let me know and I can send you a link.
Please join us for worship at Melbourne Community Church this weekend, however you can. The live service begins at 9:00 AM, and it is live streamed on our YouTube channel. The full service is available on our website after that.
Our “virtual foyer” Zoom meeting has settled into a steady group of virtual attenders who connect briefly (about 30-45 minutes) after the worship service. Newcomers are always welcome. Please contact me any way you can if you would like to join us this Sunday