19 July 2020 Sunday Service Announcements

"Sunday Morning Sermon:  Sunday's sermon is titled “Now Choose Life” from Deuteronomy 29-30. The readings: Ezekiel 36:22-28 and Romans 10:5-11. There will be only one   MCC in-person service this Sunday at 9:00 AM.

Virtual Church is available streaming at 9:00 AM.  The recorded services are available on youtube.

This week’s sermon –“Now Choose Life” – is the second to last one in our Deuteronomy series. It is the climactic message, one I will subtitle “The Gospel According to Moses.” If you have missed any of the weeks of this series, this Sunday’s message is the one that can catch you up.

Week 20 of 52: Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know: by Dave Adamson: “dabar” = “word”. This word occurs over 1400 times in the Bible. It is sometimes translated into English as “speak,” “commandment,” “promise” or “act.” So this word describes God acting to create the heavens and the earth, and it also describes the earth proclaiming the glory of God.

12 July 2020 Sunday Service

Sunday Morning Sermon:  Sunday's sermon is titled “Set Up These Stones” from Deuteronomy 27-28. The readings: Psalm 78:52-64 and Galatians 6:1-10. There will be only one  MCC in-person service this Sunday at 9:00 AM.

Virtual Church is available streaming at 9:00 AM.  The recorded services are available on youtube.

There are two more weeks of Deuteronomy, and then we'll start a series on II Peter.

Week 20 of 52: Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know: “Da lifnei mi attah omed” = Know
before whom you stand.” Because I used to be a language teacher, I quickly recognized this week’s word as an entire phrase rather than a mere word. What would motivate Dave Adamson, the author, to change his own standards for the book? This phrase would have been found on the front of a cabinet holding the Scriptures that was placed in the middle of ancient synagogues. The people attending the synagogue would sit or stand surrounding the platform containing the scrolls. The “Greek theatre” arrangement of Western churches (like MCC on a Sunday) is a later innovation. Placing the scrolls in the middle of the synagogue reminded ancient worshippers of the centrality of God’s Word in our worship. The words that were inscribed on the scroll cabinets of ancient synagogues reminded God’s people to be aware of his presence and enter worship reverently. We can still use these reminders today.

05 July 2020 Sunday Service In-Person and Virtual

Sunday Morning Sermon:  Sunday's sermon is titled “He Has Declared . . ." from Deuteronomy 21-26.  The readings: Isaiah 1:10-17 and Mark 10:1-9. There will be only one  MCC in-person service this Sunday at 9:00 AM.

Virtual Church is available streaming at 9:00 AM.  The recorded services are available on youtube.

The Hebrew word of the week is "kavod", which means "glory”.

Online Book Club: Our first online book club meets Tuesdays at 6:30 PM for an hour. We are reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, and our group is led by Rick and Susan Krebs. For an invitation to the zoom meeting, email rsclrus@yahoo.com.

Wednesday Night Bible Study: Our Wednesday night Bible study group is an online book club for the summer that starts at 6:30 PM and meet for an hour. We are reading Unoffendable by Brant Hansen, and our group is led by Will and Dianne Stephenson. For an invitation to this zoom meeting, email wilhast@hotmail.com.

MCC Church Announcements for the Week of 14 June 2020

Sunday Morning Sermon: Sunday's sermon is titled "A Blessing and a Curse" from Deuteronomy 10:12-11:32. The readings are Micah 6:1-8 and Colossians 3:12-17. We are continuing our in person at MCC in this first phase. Virtual Church is also available streaming at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM, or recorded version on youtube.

Online Book Club: Our first online book club started last month. It meets Tuesdays at 6:30 PM for an hour. We are reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, and our group is led by Rick and Susan Krebs. Although we have been at if for a few weeks already. The chapters are pretty short, so it would not be too difficult to try to catch up and join us in progress. For an invitation to the zoom meeting, email rsclrus@yahoo.com.

Wednesday Night Bible Study: Our Wednesday night Bible study group is converting to an online book club for the summer. Our second online book club started Wednesday. We also start at 6:30 PM and meet for an hour. We are reading Unoffendable by Brant Hansen, and our group is led by Will and Dianne Stephenson. It would be easy to join this group now. We discussed chapters 2 and 3 for last week. For an invitation to this zoom meeting, email wilhast@hotmail.com.

Heart and Soul Quilting Circle: Our next Quilt Show is scheduled for October 10th. This year the show will benefit Project Linus, Samaritans Purse, and missionaries in Romania (Maurice and Joanne Sikes). Project Linus has a goal of collecting at least 35 quilts by the end of this year for children that are in Foster care in our area. (They have a shortage of quilts for boys.) We currently have 20 quilts ready. If you are interested in making a quilt and donating it to Project Linus please see Kathy Higley.

The Beach Walk Fellowship is currently on hold, but will resume soon.

MCC Church Announcements for Week of 07 June 2020 (Touchless)

Sunday Morning Sermon: Sunday's sermon is titled "A Stiff-Necked People" from Deuteronomy 9:1 - 10:11. The readings are  Exodus 34:1-9 and John 21:15-19. We are resuming in person at MCC in this first phase. Virtual Church is also available streaming or recorded.

Online Book Club: Our first online book club started last month. It meets Tuesdays at 6:30 PM for an hour. We are reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, and our group is led by Rick and Susan Krebs. Although we have been at if for a few weeks already, the chapters are pretty short, so it would not be too difficult to try to catch up and join us in progress. We finished chapter 1 of part II this week. For an invitation to the zoom meeting, email rsclrus@yahoo.com.

Wednesday Night Bible Study: Our Wednesday night Bible study group is converting to an online book club for the summer. Our second online book club started Wednesday. We also start at 6:30 PM and meet for an hour. We are reading Unoffendable by Brant Hansen, and our group is led by Will and Dianne Stephenson. It would be easy to join this group now. We discussed chapter 1 on Wednesday, and we're reading chapters 2 and 3 for next week. For an invitation to this zoom meeting, email wilhast@hotmail.com.

Heart and Soul Quilting Circle: The Heart and Soul Quilting Circle will meet on Tuesday, June 9th at 6:00PM. We will be working on Quilts of Valor and we will also have a show-and-tell.  Please wear a mask. Our next Quilt Show is scheduled for October 10th. This year the show will benefit Project Linus, Samaritans Purse, and missionaries in Romania (Maurice and Joanne Sikes). Project Linus has a goal of collecting at least 35 quilts by the end of this year for children that are in Foster care in our area. (They have a shortage of quilts for boys.) We currently have 20 quilts ready. If you are interested in making a quilt and donating it to Project Linus please see Kathy Higley.

The Beach Walk Fellowship is currently on hold, but will resume soon. 

Coronavirus Update: Virtual Church Available

Out of an abundance of caution to minimize risk to our members and the community we have opted to cancel our services at MCC. As an alternative, we have begun an experiment to provide ‘virtual church’ at this link starting last Sunday (3/22/2020) and continuing until we will resume our normal schedule. We also plan to continue to post sermon updates weekly so please visit our Sermon Archive page (link) for the latest message.