The Violence that Idolatry Does Against God, Against Reason, and Against Our Own Souls [Family Worship lesson in Exodus 32:15–24]

How bad is it to worship in the way that pleases us instead of in the way that the Lord has prescribed? Exodus 32:15–24 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these ten verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that idolatry makes war on God, makes war on reason, and even makes war on ourselves. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Judgment through Wicked Conspirators and Weak Magistrates (Family Worship lesson in 2Samuel 14:1–22)

What are we to make of Joab and the cunning actress from Tekoa? Pastor leads his family in today’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. 2Samuel 14:1–22 prepares us for the first serial reading in the morning worship service on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twenty-two verses of sacred Scripture, we learn that it was a grievous judgment on David to be surrounded by manipulators and to be given over to his own weakness to be manipulated by them. May the Lord spare us from the chastening of being under such authorities and especially of being such authorities ourselves!

The Lord Is on His Own Side. Are You? (Family Worship in 1Samuel 26)

Is Yahweh on David’s side or Saul’s? Pastor leads his family in tomorrow’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. In these twenty-five verses, we learn that since the Lord is on His own side, we need to obey His instructions rather than try to accomplish His plans, trust His justice rather than provoke His discipline, and look to please Him who rewards us rather than hoping that men will be pleased enough to reward us.