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.

JULY 6th; LORD'S Day (Sunday); 2024.

MATTERS FOR PRAYER. 1. The Care Facility Work as a whole, namely, that from week to week, GOD will be near and greatly bless the Preaching of the Scripture to the souls of the Residents. 2. In one place last week, nearly every seat was filled. Several new Residents attended the Church Service. 3. A Resident who will be returning to her house this week. 4. Those who have lately fallen and are in the hospital. 5. Thanks to THE LORD for different staff members in different Care Facilities who encourage the Church Services. Some go out of their way. *In the Thanksgiving and Prayerlist sections, 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. Proverbs 23.7 says: “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” What are you thinking about today? Hebrews 2.18 says: “For in that He Himself hath suffered being tempted, He is able to succour them that are tempted.” In his Exposition Of Hebrews, the celebrated Dr. John Owen (1616-1683) says of these Words: “The Lord Christ suffered under all His temptations, sinned in none. He suffered being tempted, He sinned not being tempted. He had the heart of a man, the affections of a man, and that in the highest degree of sense and tenderness. No sorrows, no sufferings were like unto His; He made bare His breast unto their strokes, and laid open His soul that they might soak into the inmost parts of it. He left nothing in the whole nature of sorrow or suffering that He tasted not and made experience of.”

DO YOU WANT A BIBLE? Would you like a copy of the faithful King James Version Scriptures? Dr. Spence has two types. 1. There are used Bibles. These dear Books were read by different Residents in the Care Facilities. Before these Residents left or passed away, they gave their Bibles to Dr. Spence. They wanted Dr. Spence to distribute the Bibles in the Care Facilities. In these more recent years, these are the Bibles Dr. Spence has mainly given out. Many have been happy with them. Some of these Bibles are worn. Others are in good condition. All contain the Word of GOD. 2. There are new Bibles and New Testaments. 3. There are the Psalms in Braille. If you or someone you know would use any of these, please contact us. The Books and postage are free. Revelation 1.3 says: "Blessed is he that readeth." Revelation 22.7 adds a second direction. "Blessed is he that keepeth the Sayings of this Book." In Rev. David Brainerd's last days of life, when the Scripture was read to him, he exclaimed: "O that lovely Book!"