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February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 admin CH Spurgeon

LOOK TO CHRIST, NOT TO SELF

By Charles H. Spurgeon “If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you

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February 3, 2026 admin Scott Henry

GOD’S LOVE FOR SINNERS

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but

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February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY AM PRAYER

My Father and My God, You are the Creator of the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that in them is!

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January 30, 2026 admin Scott Henry

CHRIST – OUR ONLY HOPE

“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us for it is written, “‘Cursed is

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January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 admin Scott Henry

BY FAITH

“But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God; and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.”—1 Corinthians

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January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 admin Tim Challies

Neither Idle nor Idolatrous

—Tim Challies As a new Lord’s Day dawns, it seems fitting that we remind ourselves of the power and purpose of the

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January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

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

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January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 admin Scott Henry

DELIGHTING IN GOD’S WORD

“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD!”—Psalm 119:1 WHAT’S YOUR ATTITUDE towards the Word

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January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 admin Scott Henry

WALK BY THE SPIRIT

“Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.”—Galatians 5:16 WE MUST FOCUS on God and

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January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and my God, Thank You, Father, for saving me from sin, Satan, death, Hell, and Your coming wrath!Thank You for

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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 places in Christ.”
—Ephesians 1:3

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE Apostle Paul gives his opening salutation to the Ephesians and tells them they are saints in Christ who have received grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, he then breaks into a doxology, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The word “blessed” comes from the Greek word "eulogeo" from which we get our English word eulogy. A eulogy is a message of praise and commendation; it’s a declaration of one’s goodness. And since God alone is good, He’s the only one worthy of a eulogy. Therefore, when we gather to worship, our first and foremost purpose is to give praise and thanks to God. And this is appropriate behavior for every believer because we have received the grace of God and are now at peace with Him. The very thought of God’s saving grace coming to people who are utterly undeserving and unworthy of any good thing from God should cause every one of us to break forth in wonder, love, and praise to God. That’s what the realization of God’s grace does –it leads us to doxology. It leads the redeemed “to praise God from whom all blessings flow!”

PRAISING GOD IS THE main duty and privilege of every believer. Paul wrote in Ephesians 1:6 that we were saved “To the praise of the glory of God’s grace.” In Ephesians 1:12 we read, “…that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.” And in Ephesians 1:13-14 the Apostle Paul tells believers that we were sealed with the Holy Spirit “who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.”

DO YOU UNDERSTAND that praise to God is a fundamental duty and privilege in your life as a believer, or is going to worship on the Lord’s Day to praise the only blessed God a burden to you? When you realize the grace God has extended to you as one who is unworthy of the least of His blessings, does praise to God immediately spring forth from your soul? You see, the giving of praise and thanksgiving to God is a barometer of the Christian life. In other words, if praise and heartfelt giving of thanks to God is not something you delight in and continually practice in your life then you haven’t experienced the grace of God in Jesus Christ. Why? Because saving grace always leads to praise as the Apostle Paul demonstrates in our text, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ…” (Ephesians 1:3). Have you received God’s saving grace? Then diligently practice giving praise to God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Tuesday Encouragement: October 20, 2026
In Christ,
Pastor S. Henry
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