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December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 admin Scott Henry

IMMANUEL

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God

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December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 admin Uncategorized

A Christian’s Sunday Morning Prayer

My Father and My God, Thank You for the Lord’s Day so that Your people might gather to worship and praise You.For

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December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE JESUS OF SCRIPTURE

Do you have a Biblical View of Jesus? Do you know Who it is that Christians worship and adore? Sadly, many today

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December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

“This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom

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December 14, 2025December 14, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God! You are awesome in holiness, wondrous in truth, glorious in goodness, and abundant in mercy!You are amazing

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December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she

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December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 admin Robb Brunansky

The Greatest Gift God Could Ever Give

by Robb Brunansky Christmas is a wonderful time for us as believers to worship our Lord and remember the true reason for Christ

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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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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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