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October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 admin Scott Henry

FOLLOWING AFTER JESUS

“If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. And you shall know the Truth and the truth shall make

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September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY AM PRAYER

My Father and my God, hear my feeble prayer for the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ.Lord Jesus, shepherd my wandering heart

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September 26, 2025September 26, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A FAMINE OF HEARING THE WORDS OF THE LORD

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and

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September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 admin Scott Henry

GOD’S FAITHFULNESS IN AFFLICTION

“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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September 21, 2025September 21, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE LORD’S DAY IS FOR THE LORD’S WORSHIP!

*Let us gather as the Lord’s people with the attitude of David, who said, “I was glad when they said to me,

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September 21, 2025September 21, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A Christian’s Sunday AM Prayer

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

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September 19, 2025September 19, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE ONLY WAY OF SALVATION

“He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but

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September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 admin Scott Henry

GOD BREATHED

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…”—2 Timothy

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September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SIMPLE SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God!How Great Thou Art!Thank You for Your redemption!Father, I need Your forgiveness every hour of every day for

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September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 admin Uncategorized

Twenty Affirmations And Exhortations For Christian Citizens

by Brad Isbell 1. There is unspeakable evil in the world. 2. There is unspeakable evil in our hearts. 3. Christians know

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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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