Chaplain Dr. Paul Spence

An Independent Chaplain Serving Long Term Care Facilities For More Than 29 Years

"Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth." "O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help." --Psalm 71.9,12.

JUNE 14th; LORD'S Day (Sunday); 2026.

THIS WEEK'S SERMON. In This Week's Sermon, Dr. Spence will continue, GOD Willing, speaking about The Third Pouring Of Prayer. In Isaiah 44.3, GOD says: “I will pour water upon him that is thirsty.” In the Sermon, Dr. Spence will consider the Word “thirsty.”

THIS WEEK'S HYMN. “O Beautiful For Spacious Skies” by Miss Katherine Lee Bates (1859-1929). The original version of these words appeared in 1893.

THIS WEEK'S REPORT. 1. A Lady requests Prayer for her Brother who will be traveling to Idaho this month. 2. In one Lady's life, there is much going on these days. First: Although she usually lives in constant pain, she had no pain during one of last week's Care Facility Church Services. She is thankful. Second: She is visiting her physician these days about undergoing an important health procedure. She wants to be wise in her decision. Third: She will be leaving her Care Facility at the beginning of next month and moving into an apartment. Please pray that all her affairs will go well. We will miss her. 3. One Lady who attended one of the Care Facility Church Services was very happy as she first sat down. She just received her new hearing-aids. She was glad she is now able to hear the Sermons. Pray for this Lady and others who attend the Church Services every week. 4. Last week, another Lady attended one of the Care Facility Church Services with her new glasses. They are a beautiful blend of black and purple. She was smiling because now she is finally able to sing along in the Hymnbook. 5. In the present group who live in one Care Facility, there are quite a few Residents who suffer from migraines. Please pray for a Lady who (with the help of her physician) is presently treating her migraines from various approaches. So far, the new approaches are working. 6. One Lady desires to express her gratitude that her Family's house was spared in one of our recent tornadoes. 7. One Resident last week recounted to Dr. Spence how he quit drinking. He said he is glad that after some struggle, he “finally won this war.” 8. A Lady's Husband is greatly improving after his recent fall. 9. Many are on trips these days. Families are coming to the Care Facilities (often from afar) to see their Relatives. Some of the Residents are traveling to see their Family members. Pray for safety. 10. Last week among the Care Facilities, there were a few Families of the Residents who attended the Church Services. Pray for all those who hear the Sermons these days in the Church Services. Hosea 13.9 says: “In Me is thine Help.” *These Prayer Requests come from the Residents, their Families, the Staff, or Dr. Spence's observations. In This Week's Report, the names of the people have been withheld to protect their privacy. Nevertheless, the Thanksgivings and Prayer Requests are real and actual.

THIS WEEK'S QUOTATION. Hebrews 9.5 says: “Of which we cannot now speak particularly.” In his admirable Exposition Of Hebrews, that truly great Independent, Dr. John Owen (1616-1683), says of these Words: “Although it first seems that much in these Words is left unsaid, yet what is said was written for our learning. The Apostle plainly intimates in these Words that all these utensils of the Tabernacle, every one of them in particular, were of singular consideration, as typical of the Lord Christ and His Ministry.” “In His Obedience unto God according to the Law, He is the true ark, wherein the Law was kept inviolate, that is, was fulfilled, answered, and accomplished. He was the mercy-seat—the propitiation—and this was to cover the Law under the eye of God. It was His Blood in figure that was carried into the holy place to make Atonement. It is His Intercession that is the cloud of incense which covers the ark and the mercy-seat. It was He who took off the original curse of the Law, whose first execution at the entrance to the garden of Eden was committed to the cherubim, who now has a ministry with respect unto the mercy-seat for the good of the 'heirs of salvation.' He was the bread of life typed by the manna kept in the golden pot before the mercy-seat. Thus was the Lord Christ all in all from the very beginning.”