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Friday, January 23, 2026

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The Briefing for Friday, January 23, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

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Thursday, January 22, 2026

The Great White Throne

The Great White Throne, by Rev. Lawrence J. Bilkes

The text for this sermon is Revelation 20:11-15

The text for Dr. Murray's sermon is Revelation 20:11-15: "And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."

Here is another sermon on this tezt: I Saw the Dead, by Dr. David P. Murray

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Cities Church Invaded, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America

The Excommunication of Henry VIII

The Excommunication of Henry VIII - hotair.com

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Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Biggest Change Since Henry VIII Took the Church of England From the Pope, by Dr. Alan Cairns
Henry VIII and Puritanism by Joe Morecraft III
Henry VIII, Persecutor, and Edward VI, Reformer, by Joe Morecraft III

Armed Citizen Takes on Would-Be Kidnapper, Makes World Safer for Everyone

Armed Citizen Takes on Would-Be Kidnapper, Makes World Safer for Everyone - bearingarms.com

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Some thoughts on gun control!

"One man with a gun can control 100 without one." - Vladimir Lenin
"Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually wind up working for those who didn't!" - Benjamin Franklin
"If we make ourselves sheep, the wolves will eat us." - unknown

MAHA WIN - Trump Administration Ceases Funding For Aborted Fetal Tissue Research

MAHA WIN - Trump Administration Ceases Funding For Aborted Fetal Tissue Research - 100percentfedup.com

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Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Excusing Fetal Tissue Research - Christian-Nazi Doctor Types, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Immunizations Using Aborted Fetal Tissues - Island of Freedom Expanding, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

More recommended podcasts:

Life Ethics - Abortion, Contraception, and Genetic Manipulation, by Dr. M. Keith Foskey
Cloning and Genetic Engineering - When Men Forget God, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Eugenics is Alive and Well - Genetic Testing on IVF Fertilized Eggs, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

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A Malediction

The judges sat outside the law, And in their pride no evil saw
In setting teeth to Satan's jaw, And feeding him our children.

A curse, a curse, the law it cries, A curse, a curse, on mankind's pride
A curse on him who would deny, God's image in mankind.

When viewed in terms of cost and ease, An unborn child is a disease
A holocaust soon fit to please, Our own convenience.

Torn from out their mother's womb, Denied the sky, denied the tomb
Conceived in lust to their own ruin, A sacrifice to pleasure.

A Curse, a curse their blood cries out, A curse, a curse the heavens shout!
A curse on him who dares to flout, God's image in mankind.

The doctors with their blood-red hands, Who loved their money more than man.
With greed their god they lay their plan, The butchers of mankind.

Oh, rid us of this evil Lord, And turn our hearts by cross or sword
Our nation cannot long afford, To live beneath your anger.

A Curse, a curse upon their heads, O, save them Lord, or slay them dead!
And fill our country with your dread, And turn away your anger.

David Wilkerson’s 1973 Prophetic Vision Now Playing Out Before Our Very Eyes?

David Wilkerson’s 1973 Prophetic Vision Now Playing Out Before Our Very Eyes? - 100percentfedup.com

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Recommended video: Christian Movies| The Cross and the Switchblade

I first saw The Cross and the Switchblade with my Youth Group at church. It was showing at a local movie theatre. I think that was around 1974 or so and I was about 14 at the time.

Yuval Harari At Davos: AI Will Take Over All World Religions

Yuval Harari At Davos: AI Will Take Over All World Religions - technocracy.news

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Today in the News - Friday, January 23, 2026

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Here is a Hymn Based on Psalm 73: O God How Good Thou Art

(A Psalm of Asaph.) Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. - Psalm 73

Here is a hymn based on Psalm 73: O God, How Good Thou Art
Here is a sermon on Psalm 73: On Slippery Slopes, by Rev. C. Heiberg

Daily Sermon for the Hearing Impaired: They Saw the God of Israel

They Saw the God of Israel, by Joe W. Allen [Text: Exodus 24:9-18]

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Recommended podcast: A Conversation with Davd & Phyllis Smith - Ministry to the Silent World of the Deaf, by Various Speakers

Note: This daily sermon for the hearing impaired is dedicated to my good friend, David J. Bishop, who went home to be with his Lord Jesus on July 1, 2021. David was the inspiration for me to begin posting links to sermons for the hearing impaired. David's not deaf anymore. And the first words he heard were from our Lord Jesus, saying to him, "Well done, David, thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord!" [Matthew 25:21]

Here is one of the last pictures David sent to me before he died. He was a big sports fan and LOVED the Seattle Seahawks! He was also a BIG baseball fan. I'm sure if David had been able to hear he would have loved the song, Take Me Out to the Ball Game! But David loved our Lord Jesus much, much, much more than any sporting event! Oh, here is a video of Take Me Out to the Ball Game in American Sign Language! (ASL)

Recommended:

Sermon: The Deaf Ministry of Jesus, by Jon Speed
Christmas Video: From 1994 Miracle on 34th Street
Another great video: What are the chances?!? ☺️💕 #Deaf #ASL #americansignlanguage #wholesome (soo lovely meet Victoria)

Deafness in the News:

Study Finds: New Gene Therapy Repairs Deafness Gene, Restores Hearing In Landmark Clinical Trial - studyfinds.org

Today in History - January 23

A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Coming Death of Just About All Rock and Roll Legends, by Dr. Paul J. Dean, Jr
Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Michael Jackson - Are the Beatles Bigger Than Jesus? by Pastor Kevin Swanson

2018 – The China–United States trade war begins when President Donald Trump places tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines.[18]

Trump WINS Youth Vote, Democrats PANIC As Gen Z Flocks To Donald Trump (Video)

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q & A #26-30

The following is from thewestminsterstandard.org:

Q. 26. How doth Christ execute the office of a king?
A. Christ executeth the office of a king, in subduing us to himself, in ruling and defending us, and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies.

Q. 27. Wherein did Christ’s humiliation consist?
A. Christ’s humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, made under the law, undergoing the miseries of this life, the wrath of God, and the cursed death of the cross; in being buried, and continuing under the power of death for a time.

Q. 28. Wherein consisteth Christ’s exaltation?
A. Christ’s exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day, in ascending up into heaven, in sitting at the right hand of God the Father, and in coming to judge the world at the last day.

Q. 29. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us by his Holy Spirit.

Q. 30. How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling.

Recommended sermon: The Westminster Assembly, by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson

Daily Bible Verse for Friday, January 23, 2026

"God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." - John 4:24

Here are some sermons on John 4:24:

God is a Spirit, by Dr. David P. Murray
Acceptable Worship, by Rev. Colin Mercer
True Worship, by Rev John Greer
The Pattern for True Worship, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton
The Prerequisites of True Worship, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton
The Being of God, by Rev. Roger Higginson
God is a Spirit, by Dr. Jerry Bilkes

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Improper worship is DANGEROUS | R.C. Sproul calls out worshiptainment

Recommended sermon: God is a Spirit, by Dr. David P. Murray

Recommended podcast: Worship Music - The Basic Principles - First the Fear of God, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Excerpt from this podcast: Pastor Swanson quotes John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress as saying: "The fear of God is the bass in the orchestra."

Below is partial transcript of a sermon I heard in the early 1980s on this same passage, or more particularly, John 4:24, and Exodus 20:25:

John 4:24: "God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

Exodus 20:25: "And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it."

The minister who preached this sermon was Rev. Paul den Butter. I think this sermon was preached around 1980. Anyway, that is around the time I wrote the following excerpts down in my diary:

"...they have to be very careful that they do not make it (an alter of stone) of hewn stone. And they may not use any tool, any hammer or axe or whatever. They may not use any tool to beautify those stones. They must take simply the rock, the unadorned stones.

"'Ah, but then the alter is not nice, Then the alter is not beautiful. Then it is simply a primitive thing.'

"Well, that's what it may be in our estimation, but it's God's will, is it not? Whether it is a primitive thing or not, it is God's will that the alter will be built of rough stones and that no tool will be used.

"'Ya, but those stones are going to be much nicer if you use some chisel, and if you make some ornaments, some adornments on those stones. The alter is much more beautiful and much more serviceable in your worship service.'

"Ah, but the principle is not what I like, not what I think that is nice and beautiful, not what adorns my worship service, but the principle is what God has said!

"Not my taste determines, but God's command. God has the right to determine what it should be like. And this is a principle nearly almost forgotten. It was perfectly understood by our Reformers. They did not look for innovations, They did not look for all sorts of adornments in the church. Why do people today look for all sorts of things that beautify the worship service and make it more attractive? Why do we see vestments in all sorts of colors?

"I'm convinced it is simply to fill the aching void of the absence of reality. When the Church of Christ was most vigorous in its spiritual life, it had the most simple form of worship. When God converted most people, and when God's children were edified in the worship service, and when the Lord was present in the worship services, it may have been in a barn or in an open field, the worship as such was as simple as simple can be.

"But what do we see today? That in direct proportion to the loss of true spiritual life there is an increase in forms and ceremonies. And the forms and ceremonies are meant to fill the vacancies of true spiritual life. And so Satan is using tools to adorn our alters, but in the meantime he is polluting it. He's corrupting the worship. And men are willing instruments in his hands."

Daily Bible Reading for Friday, January 23, 2026

The following Bible readings are taken from the website, Oneyearbibleonline.com. If you follow this reading plan you will read through the whole Bible in one year. I highly encourage you to do so. Also, the sermons below each section are ones that I have chosen from the website, Sermonaudio.com

Genesis 46 & 47

Sermons on Genesis 46 & 47:

Living in Goshen, by Pastor Kevin Swanson [Text: Genesis 46]
God's Great Purpose & Plan, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton [Text: Genesis 46]
Jacob's View of His Death, by Rev. John Greer [Text: Genesis 47, 49]
Joseph the Provider, by Rev. G. R. Procee [Text: Genesis 47]

Matthew 15:1-28

Sermons on Matthew 15:

How Jesus Matures Our Faith, by Dr. Joel Beeke [Text: Matthew 15]
The Preaching of the Gospel, by G. R. Procee [Text: Matthew 15]
Distractions in Worship, by Pastor Robert McCurley [Text: Matthew 15:7,8]
God's Orders for Family Happiness, by Pastor Carl A. Schouls [Text: Matthew 15:1-20; Colossians 3:20,21]
The Hardest Thing Jesus Ever Did, by Rev. Kuldip Gangar [Text; Matthew 15]
Christ the Heart Specialist, by Dr. Alan Cairns [Text: Matthew 15:1-20]

Psalm 19

Sermons on Psalm 19: The Wonder of the Word, by Dr. Michael Barrett

Proverbs 4:7-14-19

The following sermon is on Proverbs 4:23: "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life."

Heart Concerns, by Rev. L. W. Bilkes

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Friday, January 23, 2026

Denmark Forcibly Sterilized Women in Greenland

Virginia Democrat Moves to Squash Oversight of Nonprofits After Somali Fraud Scandal

The Briefing for Friday, January 23, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Thursday, January 22, 2026

The Great White Throne

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From YouTube...

'Come and get me!' Church invader who dared Bondi to arrest him gets arrested

The Excommunication of Henry VIII

Armed Citizen Takes on Would-Be Kidnapper, Makes World Safer for Everyone

Some thoughts on gun control!

MAHA WIN - Trump Administration Ceases Funding For Aborted Fetal Tissue Research

David Wilkerson’s 1973 Prophetic Vision Now Playing Out Before Our Very Eyes?

Yuval Harari At Davos: AI Will Take Over All World Religions

Today in the News - Friday, January 23, 2026

Here is a Hymn Based on Psalm 73: O God How Good Thou Art

Daily Sermon for the Hearing Impaired: They Saw the God of Israel

Today in History - January 23

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q & A #26-30

Daily Bible Verse for Friday, January 23, 2026

Daily Bible Reading for Friday, January 23, 2026

Denmark Forcibly Sterilized Women in Greenland

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