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October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 admin Scott Henry

SENT INTO THE WORLD TO REDEEM

IN GALATIANS 4:4-5, the Apostle Paul declares that “God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to

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October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A BROKEN CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY AM PRAYER

My Father and My God! You have revealed Yourself in Scripture as the Sovereign God! One God in essence and yet three

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October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 admin Scott Henry

JOY & GROANING

“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give

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October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 admin Scott Henry

IS IT JUST ME?

A short dialogue between a pastor and a parishioner. CHRISTIAN: “I have lots of anxiety! I struggle with worry and remembering that

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October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A LIFE OF GRATITUDE

“…giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.”—Colossians 1:12

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October 19, 2025October 19, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God, You are the God of all grace; the faithful God who redeems thousands of generations that love

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October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 admin Scott Henry

CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITY

“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give

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October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 admin CH Spurgeon

SEEK THE SPIRIT OF REPENTANCE

“To us, O LORD, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against

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October 14, 2025 admin Scott Henry

BEING THANKFUL

“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy,

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October 12, 2025October 12, 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!Thank You

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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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