The Suicide of Uninstructed Living [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 7]

Why do we need to treasure and keep God’s Word? Proverbs 7 looks forward to the sermon in this week’s midweek meeting. In these twenty-seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we need to treasure and keep God’s Word, because we would otherwise walk right into destruction. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Diverted from Sin by God’s Goodness [2024.11.20 Midweek Sermon in Proverbs 5:15–23]

Either godliness will be pulling you away from sin, or sin will be pulling you away from godliness

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Diverted from Sin by God's Good Gifts [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 5:15–23]

What keeps a man from being diverted to unauthorized women? Proverbs 5:15–23 looks forward to the sermon in this week’s midweek meeting. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that a man is kept from being diverted to unauthorized women by the promise and treasuring of his own wife, but especially by regarding his God. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Horror-Preventing Humility [2024.11.13 Midweek Sermon in Proverbs 5:7–14]

If we are going to be spared the death-bed horror of agonizing over not having listened to instruction, we need the humility to listen now.

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Horror-Preventing Humility [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 5:7–14]

Why is hearing so important? Proverbs 5:7–14 looks forward to the sermon in this week’s midweek meeting. In these eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the humility to hear can spare us the horror of wasting our life in contradiction to God’s design and Word. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Humble Escape from Harmful Romance [2024.10.23 Midweek Sermon in Proverbs 5:1–6]

One way that wisdom saves us from the path to death and hell is by alerting us to the deceptive sweetness and comfort of romance with someone other than your wife.

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What's the Harm in a Little Romance? [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 5:1–6]

What’s the harm in a little romance? Proverbs 5:1–6 looks forward to the sermon in the midweek prayer meeting. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that uncovenanted romance is a path to death. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Path and Pleasure that Divert from Death [2024.09.11 Midweek Sermon in Proverbs 2:10–22]

Apply your heart to wisdom, and come into the path and pleasure that God will use to deliver you from death

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How Wisdom Saves Us from Hell [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 2:10–22]

How does wisdom save? Proverbs 2:10–22 looks forward to the sermon in the midweek prayer meeting. In these thirteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that wisdom brings us into the perfect path and perfect pleasure: God Himself as our purpose and blessedness. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Married for Life [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 5:15–20]

Pastor teaches his family a selection from “the Proverb of the day.” In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that marriage is like water for our spiritual life and must be kept pure.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Choosing a Mate According to the Spirit, Not the Flesh [2023.11.05 Morning Sermon in Genesis 6:1–8]

God gives, through means that He has appointed, help in choosing a godly spouse of grace, with whom we may serve Him in raising up godly seed.

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Helping Younger Women Avoid Spiritual Danger [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 5:11–16]

What’s a young woman to do? 1 Timothy 5:11–16 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that young widows and young women should seek a life of God-designed labor to protect them from Satan and mature them. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Identifying Dangerous Girls, Women, and Desires [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 9:13–18]

Pastor teaches his family a selection from “the Proverb of the day.” In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that like a woman who draws attention to herself and promises secret enjoyment, desires that attract us with a promise of secret sweetness are deadly.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Helping Younger Women Avoid Spiritual Danger [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 5:11–16]

What’s a young woman to do? 1 Timothy 5:11–16 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that young widows and young women should seek a life of God-designed labor to protect them from Satan and mature them. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Taking the Marriage Heart and the Marriage Bed Seriously like God Does [Family Worship lesson in Exodus 22:16–17]

How did God’s civil law for Israel emphasize the importance of keeping the seventh commandment? Exodus 22:16–17 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God absolutely forbids sexual intercourse outside of marriage.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Honoring God's Creation, Honoring, and Blessing of Marriage (2022.06.19 Evening Sermon in Exodus 20:14)

The God Who created marriage has honored and blessed it, and so must we.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Honoring God's Creation, Honoring, and Blessing of Marriage (Family Worship lesson in Exodus 20:14)

What is the proper relationship of God’s provisions to the pleasures of those provisions? Exodus 20:14 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In this verse of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God has made marriage, and other things, pleasurable in order that we might enjoy His goodness in what He has designed, and therefore forbids seeking the pleasure apart from or in contradiction to God’s design.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Guarding the Heart from the Romantic Path to Hell (Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 7:24–27)

Pastor leads his family in a selection from “the Proverb of the day” on May 7. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit urges our attention to guarding the heart from being led by desire into emotional or physical intimacy without the commitment of marriage.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Sanctification in the Lord, by the Spirit, at the Heart of Marriage (Family Worship lesson in 1Thessalonians 4:1–8)

What is God’s will for me? What is God’s will for my marriage? Pastor leads his family in today’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. 1Thessalonians 4:1–8 prepares us for the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God’s will for every part of a believer’s life is sanctification. This means that just as important as the question of whom to marry is the question of how to approach marriage. In this, sanctification is to be prioritized, passions of the heart and flesh resisted, parents consulted, Christ to be pleased, and the Holy Spirit to be depended upon.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Recognizing, Avoiding, & Not-Being the Foolish Woman of Death (Family Worship in Proverbs 9:13–18)

Lady Folly is dangerous! Step through her door, and plummet to Hell! So it is important to note her features and avoid her (or avoid being her): noisy/showy, always out and about instead of at home, rebelliously implying that rules are there to keep you from enjoyment, offering the feeling of being special without the corresponding commitment. (click audio title within player for a page where you can download mp3/pdf files of this lesson)