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August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 admin Scott Henry

LIVING THANKFULLY

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

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August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A NEEDY CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

Heavenly Father, hear my feeble prayer for the sake of Your Son, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!Lord Jesus, shepherd my wandering

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August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE GRACE OF CONTENTMENT

“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.”—Philippians 4:11 AS

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August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 admin Scott Henry

PLANTING GOD’S WORD IN THE HEART

“Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You!” —Psalm 119:11 THE PSALMIST had a true

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August 17, 2025August 17, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A THANKFUL CHRISTIAN’S PRAYER

My Father and My God,You are the Sovereign of this universe: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, ruling and reigning according to Your

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August 16, 2025August 16, 2025 admin JOHN PERRITT

I SEE PORNOGRAPHY EVERY DAY

HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE? By John Perritt I was at the gym the other day and was struck with a thought

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August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A GODLY ROUTINE

DEAR CHRISTIAN, WE NEED TO have a godly routine as we roll out of bed in the morning lest we drift off into

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August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 admin Scott Henry

AFFLICTION AND GOD’S WILL

“I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are right, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. Let, I pray, Your merciful

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August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 admin Scott Henry

JESUS GAVE HIMSELF FOR SINNERS

“…who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our

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August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 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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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
In Christ,
Pastor S. Henry
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