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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

How The Bible Talks about Sacraments [2026.04.12 Sabbath School lesson in WCF 27.2—Hopewell 101]

"There is, in every sacrament, a spiritual relation, or sacramental union, between the sign and the thing signified: whence it comes to pass, that the names and effects of the one are attributed to the other." WCF 27.2 (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

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CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

▫Midweek Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, April 15. 6:30p in the Chapel. (see the Prayer Meeting Folder) We will hear a sermon from Proverbs 24:3–12 then PRAY until around 8 p.m.

▫Children’s Catechism for April 19. Q48 What is meant by the Atonement? Christ's satisfying divine justice, by His sufferings and death, in the place of sinners. [CC 48 Simply Explained: “Christ's Atonement for Our Sin”]

▫Shorter Catechism for April 19. Q25. How doth Christ execute the office of a priest? Christ executeth the office of a priest, in His once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice, and reconcile us to God; and in making continual intercession for us. [WSC 25 Simply Explained: “Our Forever Priest”]

▫Memory Verse for April 19, Nahum 3:1, Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. Its victim never departs.

▫Songs for public worship on April 19: TPH405 [mp3], ARP49A [mp3], ARP2 [mp3]

▫Session Meeting, Wednesday, April 22, at 8p.m. in the Pastor’s Study.

▫Monthly Men’s Breakfast, Saturday, April 25, 7a in the Fellowship Hall

▫Diaconate Meeting, Thursday, May 7.

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: Nahum)
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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