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June 8, 2025June 8, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

HEAVENLY FATHER, I bow before You this Lord’s Day morning through the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Holy Spirit. Thank You,

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June 6, 2025June 6, 2025 admin Scott Henry

HUMBLENESS OF MIND

“…be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility…”—1 Peter 5:5 THE WORD HUMILITY in Scripture means “humbleness of mind.” It’s a

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June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 admin Scott Henry

LOVE ONE ANOTHER

“He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.”—1 John 4:8 THROUGHOUT THE BOOK of 1 John, the

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June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God, Thank You for who You are, what You have done, and what You continue to do every

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May 31, 2025May 31, 2025 admin Scott Henry

642 CANADIAN BABIES WERE BORN ALIVE AND LEFT TO DIE

By Mark Penninga A Canadian pro-life researcher has found that, in the past five years in Canada, 642 babies were born alive

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May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 admin Scott Henry

PORTRAIT OF THE SPIRIT-FILLED CHURCH

“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.”—Acts 2:42 OUR TEXT TEACHES,

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May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE PATTERN FOR GODLY LIVING

“He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to

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May 25, 2025May 25, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God! Bless Your church this morning as we gather for corporate worship. Protect Your church from the world,

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May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE SPIRIT-FILLED CHURCH

“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.”—Acts 2:42 OUR TEXT teaches

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May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE TONGUE IS A FIRE

“Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.”—Proverbs 21:23 THE EASIEST way for a person to sin is with

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THE MARK OF A TRUE DISCIPLE OF CHRIST (PART 2)

“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow Me.”
—Matthew 16:24

In Matthew 16:21, Jesus said, "I have to go to Jerusalem to be killed and be raised the third day." But the disciples did not hear the words, “be raised the third day.” All they heard was "be killed." Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!" But Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan.” Jesus was not saying that Peter was Satan. Peter was just the instrument of Satan’s attack. Satan had been trying to turn Christ away from the cross since the first temptation in the wilderness. Jesus knew where this attack was coming from. Jesus then says at the end of vs. 23, "You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men." Peter was thinking the way of the world. He was thinking about the crown without the cross, glory without suffering, reward without the sacrifice.

And so, once again, Jesus teaches His disciples the principle of self-denial. The word "deny" in our text means to disown or renounce oneself. Jesus is teaching His disciples what it means to be in union with Him. In other words, to be a believer is to be spiritually united to Jesus Christ by true faith, and because of this union you now live a different life. You are a new creation in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17), born from above by the Spirit of God (John 3), a true branch engrafted into the vine (John 15). Simply put, you now belong to Christ and as a result you begin a life-long journey of forsaking your sinful passions and desires to follow Jesus. As a true disciple of Christ, you recognize you are not your own, but you belong to your faithful Savior Jesus Christ, who with His precious blood has fully satisfied for all your sins (Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A 1). “Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's” (1 Cor. 6:19-20). Does your life demonstrate that you are a true disciple of Jesus Christ? "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow Me.”

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