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September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE BIBLICAL JESUS

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh

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September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 admin Scott Henry

OUR GREAT JEHOVAH

THE HYMN WRITER, William Williams, wrote the following words: “Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land. I am

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September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY AM PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father!You are the Almighty God! You are my God!You are the One Who rules over all things with the Word

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September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 admin Scott Henry

DOING GOOD

“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.”—Galatians 6:10

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September 2, 2025 admin Scott Henry

GOD’S WONDROUS WORD

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.”—2 Timothy 3:16

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August 31, 2025August 31, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY PRAYER OF CONTRITION

O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: you are glorious in power; ineffable in Your works; amazing in Your grace; awesome in Your

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August 29, 2025August 29, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A GODLY EXAMPLE OF SUFFERING

“Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said: “‘Naked

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August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 admin Scott Henry

LIVING THANKFULLY

“…giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.” —Colossians

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August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 admin Scott Henry

A NEEDY CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

Heavenly Father, hear my feeble prayer for the sake of Your Son, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!Lord Jesus, shepherd my wandering

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August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 admin Scott Henry

THE GRACE OF CONTENTMENT

“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.”—Philippians 4:11 AS

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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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