Sunday Morning Sermon: Sunday's sermon is titled “Yet I Will Rejoice” from Habakkuk 3. The Old Testament reading is Psalm 18:30-36, and the New Testament reading is Hebrews 12:1-3.
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 39 of 52 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know by Dave Adamson: Gethsemane” = olive press. The garden where Jesus prayed the night before he was crucified was not named for Mr. Gethsemane, but rather for a wine press. The symbolism here is old news for students of the “suffering servant” prophecies in Isaiah. Just as olives are crushed to produce a sustaining and healing oil, so Jesus was crushed for our iniquities, to save us and restore us. As his followers, we will have opportunities to experience “crushing” moments of our own. Let’s pray for his healing to flow into us and through us during those times.
MCC News: MCC’s Phase II is continuing tomorrow for our youngest Sunday school kids. The guidelines are mostly what you would expect, but parents can see the specific details on our website.
Last Sunday was the day our kids helped pack approximately 100 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Thanks to all of you who have donated. If you missed out on the shoeboxes, or if you are looking for more opportunities to be generous during the holidays, we will switch to Angel Tree this week as usual.
Here is some Angel Tree news. The best way to get an angel this year is to send an email or text directly to Barbara Murgatroyd. She can send you the “tree,” the list of children with gift requests, so that you can choose and let her know. How to deliver the unwrapped gifts?
If you come to church in person, please bring them to the building with you.
If you shop online, you could have them mailed to Barbara.
Hope Ministries can also be a drop off place since Barbara and Tom are on staff there.
You could drop them off at MCC during any mid-week meeting or by appointment.
Tomorrow is the end of our three-week series on Habakkuk, and here’s a fun fact about tomorrow’s message: I made my own deer costume for the exciting finale. For those of you who remember this later, the funny part will be that I referred to it as making a “costume.”
The Strunas are back! They will be our speakers (in my place) at MCC for the next two Sundays. I encourage you to join us and learn about where they have been and what they intend to do when they return to Honduras in early 2021.
There is a new/old feature on the MCC website. Tim is bringing back the bulletin in virtual form, and it’s not just a nostalgic way to read the news. He is also bringing back another new/old feature of the bulletin, and that is an insert for note-takers to use during the sermon. I know it is sometimes harder to feel engaged for those of us who are attending remotely, and I hope this will help.
MCC Do-Gooders: Thanks for all the vehicle help in a few different directions over the last few weeks. All the needs have been addressed.
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 attenders who connect briefly (about 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.