The Man Who Stood in the Path of Wrath [2024.07.14 Evening Sermon in Numbers 16:41–50]

God's appointed mediator stands in the path of the well-deserved wrath of His people

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Avoiding Bad Bible-Teaching and Bad Bible-Teachers [Family Worship lesson in Titus 3:9–11]

What must a pastor do, in addition to affirming the truth? Titus 3:9–11 prepares us for the second serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that in addition to affirming the truth, a pastor must avoid uses of the Bible that are not in keeping with the Bible. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Elders Who Rule Well—and Otherwise [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 5:17–25]

How are we to acknowledge the value of godly elders’ ministry in the church? 1 Timothy 5:17–25 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we are both to honor godly elders doubly and hold them accountable as examples unto the flock. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Apostolic Recipe for Reformation: Christ's Called Men Teaching Christ's Word to Produce Christ's Love in Christ's People [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 1:3–7]

What did Paul leave Timothy behind in Ephesus to do? 1Timothy 1:3–7 looks forward to the second serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that churches urgently need called men to teach right doctrine that results in right living.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Valuation of Elders' Ministry [Biblical Theology of the Diaconate #52, 2023.10.01 Sabbath School]

Congregational spending on elders and ministers is an integral part of how Scripture says they are to value the ministry of the Word.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Focusing on the Elderly in Reformation [Family Worship lesson in Titus 2:1–2]

What should a minister speak? Titus 2:1–2 looks forward to the second serial reading of in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that ministers should speak not just sound doctrine, but application appropriate to the people, beginning with the elderly men. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Why It's Important that Elders Be Able to Stop the Mouths of Unauthorized Teachers in the Church [Family Worship lesson in Titus 1:10–16]

Why is it so important to have sound teachers as elders? Titus 1:10–16 looks forward to the second serial reading of in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that elders must be sound teachers in order to overcome theological error that arises within a congregation. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Teaching-Sanctified Teachers of the Word [Family Worship lesson in Titus 1:8–9]

What must an elder persist in being? Titus 1:8–9 looks forward to the second serial reading of in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that an elder must have a Word-formed character for his work in the Word. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

What a Man Mustn't Be in His Own House if He Is to Govern Well in God's House [Family Worship lesson in Titus 1:6–7]

How do we know whom Christ has called to be an elder? Titus 1:6–7 looks forward to the second serial reading of in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we may recognize Christ-selected elders by the Christ-supplied grace of being Christ-obsessed. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Order in the Church for God's Salvation of God's Elect [Family Worship lesson in Titus 1:1–5]

Why is ordering the church God’s way so important? Titus 1:1–5 looks forward to the second serial reading of in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we must order the church God’s way, because she depends entirely upon God’s eternal election, God’s eternal promise, and God’s ordering to bring about what He purposed from eternity. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Officer Qualifications 1: What an Elder Must Be [Biblical Theology of the Diaconate #46, 2023.08.13 Sabbath School]

Being an elder is a good (beneficial) work (labor), for which the Lord prepares good (grace-formed character) men (males).(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

How the Triune God Oversees and Shepherds His Church on Earth [2023.05.21 Morning Sermon in Acts 20:28]

Since it is the triune God Who is redeeming us, the church must do only and all that He says, in dependence upon Him.

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The Content and the Contexts of a Faithful Ministry of the Word [2023.04.23 Morning Sermon in Acts 20:20]

The ministry of the Word must include both preaching and teaching, in both the church and the household.

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Knowing and Showing the Worthy Glory of the Chief Shepherd [Family Worship lesson in 1Peter 5:1–4]

How does Christ bring Christians to glory? 1Peter 5:1–4 follows up upon the morning sermon from this past Lord’s Day and helps prepare for the next one. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christ, the Chief Shepherd who suffered and was glorified, is bringing His sheep through suffering into glory, in part by oversight from other sheep who count both the suffering and the glory worthwhile in Christ.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Crucial Christian Consistency [2023.04.09 Morning Sermon in Acts 20:17–19]

Christ is consistent; therefore, their elders should be examples of consistency, as they shepherd the flock unto consistency in Christ.

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An Exemplarily Consistent Ministry [Family Worship lesson in Acts 20:17–19]

What is the first part of a faithful ministry? Acts 20:17–19 looks forward to the morning sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that a faithful ministry is not an impressive man, but a servant of an impressive God. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Guarded by Christ by Guarding What Is Christ's [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 6:20–21]

What endangers our doctrine, and what does this endanger us of doing? 1Timothy 6:20–21 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that it is critically important for us to maintain biblical truth and reject the temptation to think that we have come into some secret knowledge of our own.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Elders Who Rule Well—and Otherwise [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 5:17–25]

How are we to acknowledge the value of godly elders’ ministry in the church? 1 Timothy 5:17–25 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we are both to honor godly elders doubly and hold them accountable as examples unto the flock. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Exemplary Working in Ministers and Resultant Working in Their Congregations [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 4:12–16]

How is ministerial authority maintained? 1Timothy 4:12–16 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that ministerial authority is maintained by taking heed to oneself first, and then with a diligence already demonstrated in one’s own progress, to direct others in theirs.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

A Qualified Elder's Proving Grounds: His Home, Church, and Community [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 3:4–7]

Where should an overseer have been proven? 1Timothy 3:4–7 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that before being made an overseer in the church, a man must have proven himself in the home, in the church, and in the community.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)