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.

DECEMBER 21st; LORD'S Day (Sunday); 2025.

THIS WEEK'S SERMON. In This Week's Sermon, Dr. Spence will continue, GOD Willing, his Series entitled The Three Pourings Of Prayer. This week he will consider The Second Pouring Of Prayer. Psalm 62.8.

THIS WEEK'S HYMN. “Be Still My Soul” by Mrs. Katharina Schlegel (1697-1768). Mrs. Schlegel wrote this Psalm in 1752. The Words are largely based on Psalm 46. This Psalm was the favorite of Mr. Eric Liddell, the athlete who became famous in the 1924 Olympics for refusing to run on Sunday. How different are the “Christian” athletes today!

THIS WEEK'S REPORT. 1. In one Care Facility, please pray for a Gentleman who is very sick. 2. At the present time, there are many others in various Care Facilities who are fighting with colds and sicknesses too. 3. Those in pain. 4. Two Residents will be having surgery in January. 5. A Lady who, she says, has “a strange illness.” She had battled with this condition for three to four years. 6. Those who are cold. It is common for the Elderly to be on “the cold side.” With Winter beginning this week, this feeling on “the cold side” is more difficult to bear. 7. Not a few request Prayer for their Families. 8. It was a pleasure to see a Lady return to the Care Facility Church Services last week. She had the flu for three weeks. Pray for the others in her particular Care Facility who are sick with the flu as well. 9. A Lady who is not eating. She is losing weight. Yet she constantly attends the Church Services. 10. Those who are thinking of former and “better” times. Pray that the Church Services will be a singular spiritual Blessing to them at the end of this year. 11. We are thankful that although there was a conflict in schedule, it now appears that Dr. Spence will be able to keep his weekly appointment with a certain Care Facility and still come and conduct the Church Service this coming week. May it please THE LORD to greatly bless the Preaching of the Scripture in the Care Facilities this week! Isaiah 23.9 says: “The Lord of hosts hath purposed it to stain the pride of all glory.” I Corinthians 1.29 says: “That no flesh should glory in His Presence.” *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 6.1 says: “Repentance from dead works.” In his admirable Exposition Of Hebrews, that truly great Independent, Dr. John Owen (1616-1683), says of these Words: This expression 'dead works' is peculiar to the Apostle Paul and particularly to this Epistle of Hebrews. See also Hebrews 9.14. Elsewhere the Apostle speaks of the natural state of men being 'dead in trespasses and sins.' What he there ascribes to their persons he here ascribes to their works.”