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Thursday, November 21, 2024

2024.11.21 Hopewell @Home ▫ Jude 24–25

Questions from the Scripture text: What two things is God able to do (Jude 24)? “Where” is He able to present us faultless? With how much joy? What is this God to us (Jude 25)? And what is He like? So, what four things are do unto Him? When?

Why should we glorify God? Jude 24–25 looks forward to the hearing of God’s Word, publicly read, in the holy assembly on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we should glorify God because He is glorious, and because He has determined especially to glorify Himself by bringing us to glory.

Throughout the little book of Jude, we have been warned about keeping company with the ungodly Who threaten our own walk with the Lord. But the conclusion turns from instructing us to praising God. Indeed, it is one of the great doxologies in all of Scripture. In our lives, dependence is joined to doxology. Dependence: it is God, Whose ability brings us safe, holy, and happy to glory (Jude 24)! He has been pleased to glorify Himself most of all in glorifying us. Doxology: when He has done this, then it will be displayed that all glory and majesty and dominion and power is His forever (Jude 25, cf. Revelation 5:12). But these aren’t just due to Him forever; they are due to Him, already, now! Indeed, giving Him the praise that He is rightfully due will itself condition our hearts and minds to contend for this faith once-delivered. So glorify Him!

When are you overwhelmed by God’s glory? How are you looking to? What is He doing? How are you responding?

Sample prayer: Lord, thank You for glorifying Yourself by leading us not into temptation, delivering us from evil, and displaying in us Your kingdom, power, and glory forever. Forgive us for taking sin lightly, and even taking Your glory lightly. As You have glorified Yourself in Your Son’s perfect righteousness and sacrifice, glorify Him by sanctifying us, in Christ, AMEN!

Suggested songs: ARP98 “O Sing a New Song to the Lord” or TPH381 “Blessing and Honor and Glory and Power”

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You are the most important individual on earth in your and your children's spiritual lives!

Scripture teaches us that shepherd-teachers and every other member of the church are given as gifts from Jesus to help us grow up into Him. But there is nothing that anyone else can do that will substitute for daily worship of Him, by those means that He has appointed, through which He works in us by His grace.

The Hopewell at Home daily devotional guide is a weekly publication that comes alongside to facilitate personal and family devotions. Freshly written every week by a pastor who knows those entrusted to his spiritual care (Heb 13:17), it not only enables you to see the meaning of the text by asking simple, inductive questions, but also gives a sample exposition and application for you to use for yourself, as a couple, or as a family.

Other Service, Fellowship, and Worship Opportunities
The ministry of the Gospel at Hopewell focuses especially upon those church activities started and commanded by Christ Himself. While formalized/programmed events can be useful to get us going, our elders encourage us to take the initiative ourselves.

Some examples have included a ladies' book club, sidewalk ministry at Planned Parenthood of Nashville, and a ladies' fellowship tea put on by some of the youngest ladies in the congregation.

What ministries will you be starting, or are you already participating in, that you will use to encourage the rest of the church in walking with the Lord?

Men's Breakfasts
Led by one of our elders, on the 4th Saturday of each month, men ages 1-121 gather for breakfast at 7 a.m. and read and discuss some profoundly helpful Scripture or scriptural book. We’re currently studying Building a Godly Home, v1: A Holy Vision for Family Life by William Gouge—the first volume of a masterfully exposited and applied treatment of Ephesians 5:21–6:9.