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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Holy Signs and Seals [2026.02.08 Sabbath School in WCF 27.1—Hopewell 101]

The sacraments are sacred—consecrated by God as holy for the use of the people whom He has consecrated, apart from the world, to Himself as holy. They are signs, sensible indications of particular truths, and seals—establishing authenticity of consecration and grounding hope in what they communicate upon the veracity of God Himself.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

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CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

▫Midweek Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, February 11. 6:30p in the Chapel. (see the Prayer Meeting Folder) We will hear a sermon from Proverbs 21:10–18 then PRAY until around 8 p.m.

▫Session Meeting, Wednesday, February 11, at 8p.m. in the Pastor’s Study.

▫Covenant Child Celebration Brunch, Saturday, February 14, at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a brunchy food item to share

▫Congregational Work Project, Saturday, February 14, at 12p.m. on the grounds. The deacons are asking members to come to Saturday's brunch ready to do some storm debris cleanup afterward. If you have suitable tools (e.g. chainsaws, etc.), please bring those as well.

▫Children’s Catechism for February 15. Q39 What is a change of heart called? Regeneration. [CC 39 Simply Explained: “An Exchange of Heart”]

▫Shorter Catechism for February 15. Q16. Did all mankind fall in Adam’s first transgression? The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his posterity; all mankind, descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him, in his first transgression. [WSC 16 Simply Explained: “We Sinned in Him with Whom We Fell”]

▫Memory Verse for February 15, Matthew 27:54, So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

▫Songs for public worship on February 15: TPH403 [mp3], ARP22A [mp3], ARP22B [mp3]

▫Monthly Men’s Breakfast, Saturday, February 28, 7a in the Fellowship Hall

Weekly Schedule: Study, Worship, Fellowship, and Pray with Hopewell!

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
1:15p - Shared Food Fellowship (there's always plenty, so come!)
2:50p - Memory Verse Recitations and Song Requests
3:00p - Psalm/hymn Sing
3:45p - Evening Sermon (current series: Song of Songs)

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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