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 15th; 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 the implications of “pouring out your heart.” THE LORD mightily bless the Preaching of the Scripture!

THIS WEEK'S PSALM. “Unto The Hills” (Psalm 121) was written by Mr. John Douglas Sutherland Campbell (1845-1914). Mr. Campbell was the 9th English Duke of Argyll and Marquess of Lorne. In 1871, he married Princess Louise Carolina Albert, Daughter of Queen Victoria of Britain. Sometimes, “Unto The Hills” has been wrongly called a “Hymn.” The Truth is the Truth of this composition is laid out Psalm 121, which makes it a Psalm. This Psalm was first published in 1877.

THIS WEEK'S REPORT. This week please pray for— 1. A Lady's knee. She remains troubled with intense pain. Her physician has now set a certain course of treatment, which will involve many visits. It was most appropriate that as Dr. Spence sat with this Lady and conversed about these things before the Church Service in her Care Facility, that she particularly reviewed and listed how many times in her life she had intense pain and was cured. In all our distresses, we all would do well to remember the former Kindnesses of THE LORD. 2. Some Residents are still in the hospital, even though they have been there for a good while. Keep them in Prayer. 3. Pray for one of the Cooks in one of the Care Facilities. The Gentleman goes out of his way to encourage attendance at the Care Facility Church Services. 4. Another Lady, with a serious, recurring health problem, spoke with another physician who provided a new approach. So far, that new approach is working wonderfully well. 5. A Gentleman desires Prayer for his Brother. This Brother has lately moved into a Care Facility. 6. All those in pain. 7. Those with unspoken requests. 8. The Lady with the prolonged pain after the tooth extraction is now significantly improving. Thank GOD. 9. Please pray for a Lady who faithfully attended the Care Facility Church Services, but now has moved to Skill Care. We are sad to see her go. 10. Several are having Family to visit them in the next week. 11. A Lady has a particular request relating to her health. 12. A Lady asks Prayer for her Husband. Jeremiah 13.11 says: “For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto Me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord; that they might be unto Me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory.” In John 15.4, JESUS said: “Abide in Me.” Colossians 3.16 says: “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly.” *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 6.19 says: “Which entereth into that within the veil.” In his admirable Exposition Of Hebrews, that truly great Independent, Dr. John Owen (1616-1683), says of these Words: “The heavens are as a veil unto the sense and reason of men, there their sight and thoughts are bounded, they can neither discern nor judge of anything that is above or within the veil. But faith, with hope, pierceth through the veil; no created thing can keep them at a distance from God Himself. That which hope fixeth on is, the Father as the Author, and the Lord Christ as the Purchaser, and the Covenant as the Conveyance of all Grace.”