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Friday, August 29, 2025

The Gospel Context of the Law [Family Worship lesson in Deuteronomy 6:20–25]

How are we to teach our children God’s law? Deuteronomy 6:20–25 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we should teach our children the law in the context of the gospel. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) The devotional emphasizes the importance of Christian families understanding and conveying God's law within the framework of the gospel. Drawing from Deuteronomy 6:20-25, it argues that answering children's questions about commandments should begin with acknowledging God's redemption, power, and faithfulness to His promises. Obedience to God's law isn't presented as a means of earning favor, but as a vital component of a covenant relationship, a means by which God faithfully brings about His promises and preserves life, ultimately fostering a vibrant fellowship between believers and their Creator.

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▫Midweek Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, September 3. 6:30p in the Chapel. (see the Prayer Meeting Folder) We will hear a sermon from Proverbs 16:31–17:6 then PRAY until around 8 p.m.

▫Children’s Catechism for September 7. Q16 Who were our first parents? Adam and Eve. [CC 16 Simply Explained: “The Truth about All of Us”]

▫Shorter Catechism for September 7. Q100. What doth the preface of the Lord’s prayer teach us? The preface of the Lord’s prayer, which is, Our Father which art in heaven, teacheth us to draw near to God with all holy reverence and confidence, as children to a Father able and ready to help us; and that we should pray with and for others. [WSC 100 Simply Explained: “Drawing Near to Our Father in Heaven”]

▫Memory Verse for September 7, Matthew 22:29, Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.”

▫Song selections for public worship on September7: ARP127, ARP21B, ARP49A

▫Monthly Men’s Breakfast, Saturday, September 27, 7a in the Fellowship Hall

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Each Lord's Day
9:50a - Free full breakfast during…
10a - Sabbath School for all ages
11a - Public Worship (current series: Matthew)
1p - Coffee/Fellowship Time
1p - Catechism Class
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3:45p - Evening Sermon (current series: Numbers)

Wednesdays
6:30p in the Chapel - Midweek Prayer Meeting for all ages. We hear a sermon from Proverbs and then join all together in prayer led by men, before splitting into groups and individuals for intercession, thus balancing being led in praying corporately together with giving everyone an opportunity to pray out loud and covering our requests list.

Every Day in Your Home
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.

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