Chaplain Dr. Paul Spence

An Independent Chaplain Serving Long Term Care Facilities For More Than 30 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.

OCTOBER 25th; LORD'S Day (Sunday); 2026.

THIS WEEK'S SERMON. In This Week's Sermon, GOD Willing, Dr. Spence will continue his new Series of Sermons entitled Reflections On King Zedekiah. In this particular Sermon, it will be further considered how Zedekiah was the last King of Judah.

THIS WEEK'S HYMN. “For The Beauty Of The Earth” by Mr. Folliot Sandford Pierpoint (1835-1917). Mr. Pierpoint was a Teacher of the Classics at Somersetshire College in England.

THIS WEEK'S REPORT. Philippians 4.6 says: “Let your requests be made known unto God.” 1. Please pray for several new Residents in different Care Facilities who have been attending the Care Facility Church Services. 2. Thanks for the Staff Members in various places who are frequently friendly and helpful to the Meetings that happen in their Care Facilities. They are a big help. 3. During last week's visits in the Care Facilities, Dr. Spence observed on several occasions how specially attentive many Residents are to the Sermons these days. Pray then that “faith” will come from all this “hearing” and “hearing by the Word of God.” Romans 10.17. 4. It was a pleasure to see a Resident who formerly faithfully attended the Care Facility Church Services return to the Meetings last week. He was happy to be there again. Yet pray for him. His hearing is getting worse. 5. One other Resident asks Prayer for “the unsaved.” Indeed, pray that while many hear the Preaching of the Scripture in the Care Facilities, that many will put their faith in JESUS as their personal SAVIOUR. 6. Please pray regarding one of the Care Facilities that the schedule for the Meetings will become smoother. 7. One Resident asks Prayer for her Daughter and her Daughter-in-law. 8. Thanks to THE LORD that although last week there was confusion in one Care Facility respecting the Church Service Schedule, there quickly appeared about 25 Residents for the Church Services; so that in the end, the discrepancy turned out actually for the betterment of the Meetings. 9. A Resident asks Prayer concerning the charlie horse she often experiences in her leg. Ask also that GOD will help her to be able to afford a particular vitamin to improve this condition. 10. Pray for a Resident who was unable to attend the Care Facility Church Service last week because of her extreme headache. 11. A Resident is thankful that her Mother had no pain last week. 12. A Resident has two sore legs from a recent fall. 13. A Resident's Brother-in-law's eye-sight is deteriorating. Pray that it will get no worse. 14. A Resident requests Prayer that she might sleep better. 15. Pray for a Resident's Niece. She lives out of State. John 11.4 says: “This sickness is not unto death, but for the Glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.” *All the Weekly Prayer Requests come from the Residents, their Families, the Staff, or Dr. Spence's observations. In This Week's Report, the names of people and places have been withheld to protect their privacy. Nevertheless, the Thanksgivings and Prayer Requests are real and true.

THIS WEEK'S QUOTATION. Hebrews 9.28 says: “Unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto Salvation.” In his admirable Exposition Of Hebrews, that truly great Independent, Dr. John Owen (1616-1683), further says of these Words: “It is the great exercise of faith to live on the invisible actings of Christ on the behalf of those who trust in Him. So also the foundation of it doth consist in our infallible expectation of His Second Appearance, when we shall see Him again. See Acts 1.11. And here is the faith and patience of all sincere believers—in the midst of all discouragements, reproaches, temptations, sufferings, they can relieve and comfort their souls with this that 'their Redeemer liveth' and that 'He will appear again the second time without sin unto Salvation.' Hence their continual Prayer, as the fruit and expression of faith, is 'even so, come, Lord Jesus.' This present long-continued absence of Christ in Heaven is the great trial of True Christians.”