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January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 admin STEPHEN KNEALE

WHEN YOU MOVE AND THERE IS NO GOOD CHURCH  

By Stephen Kneale It never ceases to amaze me the sheer number of people who move to an area and find themselves

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January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 admin Scott Henry

FOR PROTECTION AND BLESSING

“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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January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 admin Scott Henry

A BLESSED WALK

“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD!”—Psalm 119:1 TO WALK IN the Law of

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January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God, You are Almighty God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit.You are the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient God, Who ordains all

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January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 admin Scott Henry

TRUE FORGIVENESS

“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.”—Ephesians 4:32 WHAT IS FORGIVENESS? Is

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January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 admin Scott Henry

HE’S ALWAYS WITH US

“For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”—Hebrews 13:5 SCRIPTURE EXHORTS believers to cast their burdens upon

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January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God! You are my God, the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You are awesome in holiness,

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January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 admin CHARLES HODGE

REGARDING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

—Charles Hodge “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in

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January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 admin JEREMIAH KNIGHT

THE CHURCH BEYOND THE WALLS

~Jeremiah Knight For many, faith has been reduced to attendance. A place is visited, songs are sung, a message is heard, and

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January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 admin Scott Henry

GENUINE LOVE

“Love one another fervently with a pure heart.”—1 Peter 1:22 THE GREATEST VIRTUE in the Christian life is love. The Apostle Paul

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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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