What Defiles a Man [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 15:1–20]

How can a man be clean before God? Matthew 15:1–20 prepares us for the sermon in the morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twenty verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that a man must have his heart changed and purified, which only Christ can do. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Purifying Our Hearts from Dead Works [2024.08.18 Evening Sermon in Numbers 19]

Christ shed His blood to cleanse our conscience from dead works.

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Cleansing Our Consciences [Family Worship lesson in Numbers 19]

What can be done about our uncleanness? Numbers 19 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twenty-two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christ cleanses the unclean. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Mercy and Justice Kiss [2024.06.23 Evening Sermon in Numbers 15:22–31]

The Lord provides atonement for sin, both for the visible church and for individuals, but He does not tolerate sin in either of them.

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How God Sanctifies Us by His Word [Family Worship lesson in Psalm 119:9–16]

What can cleanse a sinner from sinning? Psalm 119:9–16 prepares us for the opening portion of public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that only God Himself cleanses sinners from sinning, which He has appointed to do via His Word as the means of His grace.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Treasuring Sanctification with Other Saints [2024.04.14 Morning Sermon in Matthew 7:1–6]

Treasuring heaven trains us to treasure holiness and God's holy ones.

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Conscientiously Maintaining God's Dwelling Place [Family Worship lesson in Numbers 5]

How do the instructions in this chapter fit together? Numbers 5 prepares us for the evening sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these thirty-one verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that, as those among whom God dwells, Christians must conscientiously maintain their holiness, relationships, and hearts. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Cleansing from What Flows Out of Us [2023.10.29 Evening Sermon in Leviticus 15]

What flows from our original nature was pictured to Israel in the defilement of what flowed from the body of death. But what flows from Christ was pictured to them in the cleansing and atonement that were offered to them.

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Christ Cleanses Us from What Comes Out of Us [Family Worship lesson in Leviticus 15]

What defiles a sinner? Leviticus 15 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these thirty-three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that what comes out of a sinner defiles him, requiring atonement. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Salvation from This Body of Death [2023.10.22 Evening Sermon in Leviticus 13–14]

Death is on us, in us, and all around us as sinners in a fallen world, but God provides atonement and cleansing that we may approach Him.

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The God Who Saves from This Body of Death [Family Worship lesson in Leviticus 13–14]

What do we learn from the ceremonial uncleanness of 116 verses about skin diseases? Leviticus 13–14 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these one hundred sixteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that our susceptibility to infection in our flesh shows us the susceptibility to sin in our remaining fleshliness, and our great need for our Great High Priest to cleanse us until we are clean. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Hope in Jesus for Purification [Family Worship lesson in Leviticus 12]

Why did a woman who gave birth need atonement? Leviticus 12:1–8 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that while specific sins need to be forgiven, sinfulness itself also needs to be cleansed. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Called to Continual Consecration [2023.10.08 Evening Sermon in Leviticus 11]

Christians are called to think continually about belonging to God, so that everything they do is done in obedience, service, and devotion to God.

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Our Living, Holy Priest [2023.10.01 Evening Sermon in Leviticus 10:4–20]

Jesus is our Priest Who ministers effectually and leads us in acceptable worship.

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Blood Poured Out to Sprinkle Hearts Clean from an Evil Conscience [2023.08.13 Evening Sermon in Leviticus 4:1–6:7]

The Lord provides for the cleansing of the conscience, so that the worshiper can come near to Him for the Ascension, the Tribute, and the Peace. And He has provided His own Son as the Priest!!

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God Provides Cleansing from a Guilty Conscience [Family Worship lesson in Leviticus 4:1–6:7]

How could the sinner approach God, if he had committed a new/particular sin? Leviticus 4:1–6:7 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these sixty-one verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that while God had provided a way by which sinners may ascend with tribute and enjoy God’s peace, any specific sins had to be specifically dealt with before they could come near via the three main offerings. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

What the Guilt and Filth of Our Sin Requires [2023.04.02 Evening Sermon in Exodus 32:25–35]

To cancel sin's guilt and cleans from sin's stain, we must have the atonement and intercession of the Lord Jesus.

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What Our Deadly, Filthy Sin Requires [Family Worship lesson in Exodus 32:25–35]

What must happen in response to great sin? Exodus 32:25–35 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these eleven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that in response to great sin, there must be death, and there ought to be cleansing, intercession, atonement, and punishment. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Washings That Remind Us How Badly We Need Christ's Cleansing and Safety [2022.02.12 Evening Sermon in Exodus 30:17–21]

We need a sinless Priest, Whose cleansing is effective for us, once and for all.

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Washings That Pointed to Cleansing and Safety in Jesus [Family Worship lesson in Exodus 30:17–25]

What do we learn from a bronze basin on a pedestal outside the tabernacle? Exodus 30:17–21 looks forward to the p.m. sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that even consecrated, veteran priests were still continually soiling themselves with sin, so that we need a sinless Priest, Whose cleansing is effective for us once and for all. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)