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.

FEBRUARY 8th; LORD'S Day (Sunday); 2026.

THIS WEEK'S SERMON. In This Week's Sermon, Dr. Spence will continue, GOD Willing, his Series entitled The Three Pourings Of Prayer. The Second Pouring is described in Psalm 62.8. “Pour out your heart before Him.” This week Dr. Spence will show what actually happens when the heart pours out its Prayer before GOD.

THIS WEEK'S HYMN. “Now Thank We All Our God” by Rev. Mr. Martin Rinkart (1586-1649). Rev. Rinkart wrote these words in 1636 after the 30 Years' War.

THIS WEEK'S REPORT. This week please pray for— 1. A Gentleman who frequently falls has had a dear respite. He hasn't fallen for more than a month. Please pray that this Mercy will continue. 2. Another Gentleman in one of the Care Facilities passed away. He faithfully attended the Church Services. Keep in Prayer his Friends and Family. Several miss him and are grieved at his passing. 3. A Lady lately visited with her Sister, whom she had not seen for a good while. This Lady asks Prayer for her Sister. 4. A Brother lately visited a certain Gentleman. Pray about the far-reaching results of that visit. 5. A Lady will be going to the physician to check on a long-standing health problem. 6. Pray for a Lady who lost three Husbands by death. She is often sorrowful and yet attends the Church Services. 7. Another Lady's Husband was spared from a serious accident. 8. A Lady who lately had a tooth extracted, but that place in her mouth is extremely slow in healing. There still is pain. 9. A considerable financial exchange is taking place in a Family, and one of the Family Members desires Prayer in the matter. 10. A Lady's Son was rushed to the emergency room. 11. A Lady has “sharp pain” in her knee. 12. A Brother-in-law needs Prayer. 13. Several surgeries will be taking place in the approaching weeks. 14. Last week, not a few spoke of sleeping problems. Jeremiah 6.8 says: “Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem.” Jeremiah 6.16 says: “Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and seek, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.” O sweet Word! Yet who will do it? *These Prayer Requests spring 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 6.18 says: “We might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.” In his admirable Exposition Of Hebrews, that truly great Independent, Dr. John Owen (1616-1683), says of these Words: “There will be many endeavours to stop the hand of faith from laying hold on the Promise; and many more to loosen its hold when it hath taken it; but it is in the nature of faith, and it is a part of our duty, strongly to lay hold upon, and firmly to retain the Promise, when we have reached unto it. Learn, A sense of danger from sin is the first thing which occasions a soul to look out after Christ in the Promise.”