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July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 admin Scott Henry

GOD WITH US!

“For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”~Hebrews 13:5 JESUS IS with His people at all times,

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July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 admin Tim Challies

EVERY ROAD AND EVERY SEA

—Tim Challies “Every true Christian can attest to the unique value of the Bible. Some do this by describing the attributes of

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July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God, I bow before You this morning through the Lord Jesus Christ and His righteousness, and by the

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July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 admin Scott Henry

CHRIST, THE ONLY WAY

“Nor is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name given under heaven among men, whereby we must be

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July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 admin Scott Henry

DEATH IS GAIN FOR THE CHRISTIAN

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” —Philippians 1:21 This is the wonderful testimony of every true

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July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 admin Scott Henry

THE REALITY OF HELL

“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for

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July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 admin Scott Henry

THE LORD’S DAY WORSHIP

Today is the Lord’s Day!Therefore, we have another opportunity to gather in corporate worship of the Lord!*We gather to glorify the Triune

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July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 admin Scott Henry

A NEEDY CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

A NEEDY CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER My Father and My God,Hear my feeble prayer for the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ.Holy

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July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 admin Scott Henry

HELL IS NO JOKE!

“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for

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July 16, 2024July 16, 2024 admin Scott Henry

BIBLICAL LOVE

“Love rejoices in the truth.” ~1 Corinthians 13:6 Love will not tolerate false doctrine or sinful behavior, but rather love rejoices when God’s

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ONLY JESUS CAN SAVE

“Nor is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name given under heaven among men, whereby we must be saved.”
—Acts 4:12

AS FAR AS earning your place in heaven, your “good” works count for nothing. They are, as Isaiah said, “Filthy rags!” (Isaiah 64:6). However, that does not mean our works are unimportant. Good works must be found in your life if you belong to Jesus Christ (John 15:1-5). However, there is much confusion regarding the Christian and good works. People either think they are saved by their good works, or they are saved by Christ alone and therefore good works are unimportant, but both positions are unbiblical.

THE BIBLE TEACHES that the believer does good works not to be saved but because they are the saved. Notice what Scripture teaches concerning the Christian and good works:

• The Apostle Paul said that a widow under 60 years old is not to be financially cared for by the church unless she has been “well reported for good works…” (1 Tim. 5:10).
• Ephesians 2:10 teaches that believers are God’s “workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
• Jesus, in His sermon on the Mount, taught believers to “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).
• The Apostle Paul taught that godly women ought to “adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, but which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works” (1 Tim. 2:9-10).
• Concerning the rich, the Apostle Paul told Timothy to “Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share…” (1 Tim. 6:17-18).
• In the book of Titus, the Apostle Paul teaches that the young men of the church are “…to be a pattern of good works…” (Titus 2:7); that the redeemed of Christ are to be “…zealous for good works” (Titus 2:14); “…that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works” (Titus 3:8); and that Christians must “…learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful” (Titus 3:14).
• And the writer to the Hebrews admonishes the saints to “…let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works” (Hebrews 10:24).

NEVERTHELESS, THE BIBLE also teaches that our “good” works are not the cause or ground of our salvation. The cause and ground of our salvation is always and only the perfect law-fulfilling life and sin-atoning death of Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 5:21). But if you are trusting in anything alongside of or instead of Jesus Christ then you are not trusting Jesus and you are on the broad road that leads to Hell! The Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A 30, reads, “Do those also believe in the only Savior Jesus, who seek their salvation and welfare from "saints," themselves, or anywhere else? No; although they make their boast of Him, yet in their deeds they deny the only Savior Jesus; for either Jesus is not a complete Savior, or they who by true faith receive this Savior, must have in Him all that is necessary to their salvation.”

WHAT ABOUT YOU? Are you denying the ONLY Savior Jesus by trusting in something other than Him? Or by true faith are you looking only to the Savior Jesus Christ and therefore have in Him all that is necessary to your salvation? “Nor is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name given under heaven among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Look to Jesus today and live!

Friday Devotional: May 15, 2026
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Pastor S. Henry
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