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December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE MOUTH OF THE RIGHTEOUS

“The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.”—Proverbs 15:2 Many Scripture references in the

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December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God, Thank You, Heavenly Father, for Your forgiveness of my sins!Thank You that when I confess my sins

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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 admin Scott Henry

JOY IN THE LORD

“But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let

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December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 admin Scott Henry

SALVATION IS GOD’S FREE GIFT

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?”—Jeremiah 17:9 No two things are more contrary than

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November 30, 2025November 30, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God, You alone are the sovereign God of the universe.You rule over all things for Your glory and

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November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 admin Scott Henry

SELF-DENIAL: A MARK OF A TRUE DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST

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

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November 27, 2025November 27, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THANKSGIVING!

On December 4, 1619, a group of 38 English settlers arrived on the north bank of the James River about 20 miles

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November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 admin Scott Henry

REDEEMED FOR DOXOLOGY

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly

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November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and my God, I come to You this morning through my Lord Jesus Christ and by the Holy Spirit. O

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November 21, 2025 admin Scott Henry

DELIGHT AND DUTY

“In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to

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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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