Sunday Morning Sermon: Sunday's sermon is titled “Watch Out!” from Luke 21:5-38. The Old Testament reading Joel 2:28-21, and the New Testament reading is Romans 8:18-25.
Live streamed Virtual Church (link) is available streaming at 9:00 AM.
Virtual Foyer on Zoom (link) at 10:15 AM.
There will be only one MCC in-person service this Sunday at 9:00 AM.
The recorded services are also available on MCC YouTube Channel (Link).
Week 48 of 52: Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know by Dave Adamson: “Chazaq = take heart.” In the Old Testament, faith includes an aspect of acting upon that faith in courageous ways. New Testament believers know that we are not saved by our actions, but our belief. Similarly, our belief is followed by action that affirms our loyalty to the gospel message and the Great Commission. A key word from tomorrow’s sermon is “stand,” which might not seem like much activity at first. But I’m sure you have seen that sometimes, when the storms of life come your way, to stand firm and persevere in your faith is your first opportunity to “take heart.”
We worship a Savior who is acquainted with suffering, and he knew that his followers would need this encouragement: “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
MCC News: We lost a member of our MCC family this week. Carol Brown did not succumb to the Coronavirus, but rather ongoing complications from the stroke that she suffered a little over two years ago. Many of our do-gooders know Carol’s friend and advocate Libby, who helped us understand Carol’s situation as an “elder orphan.” Libby organized some of our efforts to help at Carol’s home and at the nursing home. She is also arranging a zoom memorial service for next Saturday, 1/30 at 11:00 AM. I am planning to participate, and Libby will sing, but this will not be a traditional funeral in the MCC building. Please let me know if you would like to attend, and Libby or I will send you an invitation to the zoom meeting.
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 is a group of attenders who connect briefly (about 45 minutes) after the worship service. Newcomers are always welcome. Please let me know if you would like to join us this Sunday, and I will send you a link.