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April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 admin Scott Henry

PROVIDENCE, PATIENCE, PRAYER, PRAISE

“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.”—Romans 12:12 HOW OFTEN DO you become discontent and angry with what God

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April 6, 2025April 6, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God, You are Almighty God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit.You are the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient God, Who ordains all

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April 5, 2025April 5, 2025 admin William Boekestein

A SONG FOR THE DOWNCAST

by William Boekestein My soul is cast down within me.” That’s a remarkable statement given the source (Ps. 42:6). The Psalter is

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April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 admin Scott Henry

SUFFERING & THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD (2)

“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head,

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April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 admin Scott Henry

PATIENT IN TRIBULATION

“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer…” —Romans 12:12 IN Q&A 27 OF the Heidelberg Catechism, we read the following words,

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March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 admin Tim Challies

Combat Anxiety Through Surrender ~Tim Challies

Life is intimidating at times. Sometimes it’s intimidating, sometimes it’s scary, and sometimes it’s downright terrifying. As we gaze into a future

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March 30, 2025March 30, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY PRAYER

My Father and My God, Thank You, Father, for saving me from death, Hell, and Your coming wrath! Thank You, Lord Jesus, for

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March 28, 2025 admin Scott Henry

SUFFERING & THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD (1)

SCRIPTURE TELLS US that God ordains everything that comes to pass, and Lamentations 3:37 clearly illustrates this point, “Who is there who speaks

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March 23, 2025March 23, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A SABBATH BLESSING

Psalm 92:1: A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath Day. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing

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March 23, 2025March 23, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

O my God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit, You alone are almighty, but I am weak and I daily feel my weakness, frailty,

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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.”

Friday Devotional: March 6, 2026
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