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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

For His Sheep [Children's Catechism 52—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Children's Catechism question 52—especially explaining how Jesus laid down His life for His sheep, whom He received from His Father.

Q52. For whom did Christ obey and suffer? For those whom the Father had given Him. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) Summary of the transcript of the audio: Christ's obedience and suffering were specifically for the people the Father has given to Him, a definitive and exclusive group whom He calls His sheep. Drawing from John 6:37, 10:11–15, and 17:6, 11, the lesson emphasizes that Christ's sacrificial death and resurrection are not universal in application but are rooted in a divine, covenantal relationship between the Father and the Son.

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CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

▫Midweek Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, May 13. 6:30p in the Chapel. (see the Prayer Meeting Folder) We will hear a sermon from Proverbs 24:30–34 then PRAY until around 8 p.m.

▫Songs for public worship on May 17: ARP23B [mp3], ARP80 [mp3], ARP65A [mp3]

▫Children’s Catechism for May 17. Q52 For whom did Christ obey and suffer? For those whom the Father had given Him. [CC 52 Simply Explained: “For His Sheep”]

▫Shorter Catechism for May 17. Q29. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ? We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us by His Holy Spirit. [WSC 29 Simply Explained: “Redemption Applied by His Spirit”]

▫Memory Verse for May 17, Ephesians 1:5–6, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.

▫Monthly Men’s Breakfast, Saturday, May 23, 7a in the Fellowship Hall

▫Session Meeting, Wednesday, May 27, at 8p.m. in the Pastor’s Study.

▫Diaconate Meeting, Thursday, June 4.

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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