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October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God! You are the Sovereign of this universe: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!You rule and reign over all

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October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 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 13, 2026October 13, 2026 admin Scott Henry

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 11, 2026October 11, 2026 admin Scott Henry

A 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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October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 admin Scott Henry

KEEPING YOUR WORD

“But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.”—Matthew 5:37

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October 4, 2026October 4, 2026 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God, You are the Sovereign Creator of the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that in them

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September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 admin Uncategorized

THE LORD’S SUPPER

Members of Hope Reformed Church, God willing, this Sunday, October 4, 2026, we will celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. In order to

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September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 admin Scott Henry

GIVEN TO CHRIST

“This is the will of the Father who sent Me that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should

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September 27, 2026September 27, 2026 admin Scott Henry

A CHRISTIAN’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER

My Father and My God! You have revealed Yourself in Scripture as the sovereign of the universe.You have revealed Yourself as Triune:

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September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 admin Scott Henry

GOD’S WONDROUS WORD

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”—Psalm 119:105 St. Augustine once wrote, “Our hearts are

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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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