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.

MARCH 22nd; LORD'S Day (Sunday); 2026.

THIS WEEK'S SERMON. In This Week's Sermon, Dr. Spence plans to continue speaking about The Third Pouring Of Prayer. In Isaiah 44.3, GOD says: “I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground.” In consideration of the Words, Dr. Spence shall open up The Greatest Answer To Prayer.

THIS WEEK'S HYMN. “Break Thou The Bread Of Life” by Miss Mary Artemesia Lathbury (1841-1913). This Hymn was written in 1877. Miss Lathbury was the Daughter of a Preacher. She served as a Teacher & Writer. As a Teacher, she taught Art and French at the Newbury Academy, Vermont. She also taught in New York.

THIS WEEK'S REPORT. This week please pray for— 1. A Lady has visited her physician regarding three upcoming surgeries. She is concerned. Let us help her with Prayer. 2. A Lady's Daughter is very sick. 3. Two Ladies with severe hernias. 4. Some in the Care Facilities are concerned relating to the present conflict in Iran. They requested that the whole affair be kept in Prayer. 5. When Dr. Spence made his rounds one day last week, he was pleased to observe several in different Care Facilities grateful for various things THE LORD has lately done for them. In the face of sickness, it is good to be thankful. We all have many things to be thankful for. THE LORD help us more and more to be convinced that the good things we enjoy are Gifts from GOD. 6. A Lady found her Bible that was lost for several weeks. 7. Two Residents have knee pain. 8. A Lady will be going in for surgery during the first week in April. She hopes it goes well. 9. A Lady who keeps falling. Just last week, she had another hurtful fall at the foot of her bed. So far, she has had numerous concussions. 10. While a Gentleman was relating to Dr. Spence the pain he feels in his shoulder, he was careful to interweave gratitude because, he said, the problem finally is slowly improving. 11. Some Residents desire Prayer for their Family farms. 12. In one Care Facility last week, there was a much larger Assembly. Dr. Spence was appreciative to THE LORD in seeing several new Residents attending the Church Service. He has been praying that others in this place will come. Jeremiah 33.3 says: “Call unto Me, and I will answer thee.” *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 8.2 says: “A Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle.” In his admirable Exposition Of Hebrews, that truly great Independent, Dr. John Owen (1616-1683), says of these Words: “I understand that by the 'true tabernacle' the human nature of the Lord Christ Himself is intended. For hereof the old tabernacle was a type, and in opposition to the type He is called the 'true' tabernacle. For Jesus Christ was the body and substance of all the types—of priests, sacrifices, tabernacle, altar, and what belonged thereunto.”