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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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October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 admin Scott Henry

OBEDIENCE AND SUBMISSION

“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 7, 2025October 7, 2025 admin Scott Henry

SALVATION SOLELY BY CHRIST’S WORK

“…knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your

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October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and my God, I bow my heart before You this morning through the Lord Jesus Christ, my righteousness, and by

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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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