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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

A Glimpse of God at His Temple (Family Worship lesson in 1Kings 8:1–21)

What does God show about Himself at the inauguration of the temple? Pastor leads his family in today’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. 1Kings 8:1–21 prepares us for the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twenty-one verses, the Holy Spirit displays to us our God’s holiness, mercy, glory, faithfulness, and nearness!(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

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CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

▫Midweek Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, October 9. 6:30p in the Chapel. (see the Prayer Meeting Folder) We will hear a sermon from Proverbs 4:1–9 then PRAY until around 8:15 p.m.

▫Session Meeting, Thursday, October 10, at 6p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

▫Children’s Catechism for October 13. Q114 What is the third petition? Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven [CC 114 Simply Explained: “The Third Petition”]

▫Shorter Catechism for October 13. Q53 Which is the third commandment? The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His Name in vain. [WSC 53 Simply Explained: “The Importance of Worship Demeanor” and “Which Is the Third Commandment”]

▫Memory Verse for October 13, Matthew 12:19–21, “He will not quarrel nor cry out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench, till He sends forth justice to victory; and in His Name Gentiles will trust.”

▫HCCFS School Campout, Friday–Saturday, October 18–19. All are welcome to a (big!) campfire dinner, fellowship, a (big!) extended-family worship, to stay the night (as desired), and to have breakfast and worship again in the morning. The Johnstons are co-hosting this with the school and will have more information.

▫Monthly Men’s (and future men) Breakfast, Saturday, October 26, 7a in the Fellowship Hall (Read chapter 11 of A Holy Vision for Family Life by William Gouge).