Dead Men Keep No Commandments [Children's Catechism 103—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Children’s Catechism question 103—especially explaining how the remaining of the dead, former self within the believer means that even he does not keep God’s commandments perfectly in this life.

Q103. Can any man keep these ten commandments perfectly? No mere man, since the fall of Adam, ever did or can keep the ten commandments perfectly.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Solidarity with What Is of God [Family Worship lesson in 1John 5:18–19]

What is the great battle? 1John 5:18–19 prepares us for the second serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that, whether in our heart or the whole world, the great battle is between what is from God and what is under the sway of the devil.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Praying for Continual Deliverance from Indwelling Sin [Theology Simply Explained: Westminster Shorter Catechism 106]

Pastor walks his children through Westminster Shorter Catechism question 106—especially explaining how we need continual deliverance from the evil of our sin, including providential assistance to keep it as weak as possible.

Q106. What do we pray for in the sixth petition? In the sixth petition, which is, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, we pray that God would either keep us from being tempted to sin, or support and deliver us when we are tempted.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Law in My Members, the Law of My Mind, and the Law of Sin and Death [2023.06.28 Midweek Sermon in Romans 7:21–25]

Christians are joyful slaves of God and of His law. Everyone else is a slave of sin.

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The Law in My Members vs the Law of My Mind [2023.06.26 Family Worship lesson in Romans 7:21–25]

Why can a believer be so sure that he will win the internal battle against sin? Romans 7:21–25 looks forward to the sermon in the upcoming midweek meeting. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that though the spiritual battle must rage as long as we are still in these bodies, the God Who has united us to Christ is our sure hope of ultimate victory in that war. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

A New Nature, from the Spirit, to See Our Sinfulness [Family Worship lesson in Romans 7:13–20]

What does a believer’s experience of remaining sin show him about himself? Romans 7:13–20 looks forward to the sermon in the upcoming midweek meeting. In these eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that when a believer experiences his remaining sin, he realizes what he was apart from the Spirit, and he realizes that the sinfulness of his former nature still dwells in him. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Good Use of the Good Law for Good Benefits from the Good God [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 1:8–11]

What is the first right use of the law? 1Timothy 1:8–11 looks forward to the second serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the good law has a good use that bad people must make of it if it will be used to do them good from the good God.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Sanctifying Work of the Spirit of Life, Spirit of Leading, and Spirit of Longing (2022.04.06 Prayer Meeting sermon in Romans 8:1–27)

The Fellowship of the Holy Spirit:
     gives us life for the empowering of our sanctification (v1–11),
     gives us leading in the direction of our sanctification (v12–17), and
     gives us longing for the completion of our sanctification (v18–27.
Learn to know and trust and love and rejoice over the Fellowship of God the Holy Spirit, Who is with you and loves you and is making you holy!(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this sermon)