Triply Defeated Devil [Family Worship lesson in Revelation 12:7–12]

Why shouldn’t believers fear the devil? Revelation 12:7–12 looks forward to the hearing of God’s Word, publicly read, in the holy assembly on the coming Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the devil has been continuously defeated, from the time of his fall.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

How God Shows Who Are His Children [Family Worship lesson in 1John 3:10–15]

How can we distinguish the children of God from the children of the devil? 1John 3:10–15 prepares us for the second serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that one clear way to distinguish the children of God from the children of the devil is whether they love the brethren.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Joining Our Savior's War against Our Sin [Family Worship lesson in 1John 3:4–10]

What’s the big deal about sin? 1John 3:4–10 prepares us for the second serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that sin is a big deal because it is opposed to God, opposed to Christ, and opposed to the new life and identity of the believer.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Properly Recognizing the Gospel Choice before Us in Every Moment [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 29:6]

Pastor leads his family in a selection from “the Proverb of the day.” In this verse of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that every moment offers us a choice between life and death. Sin promises joy, but can only rob us of it. Righteousness—living by faith in Christ for the love of Christ by the law of Christ—is the actual path to joy.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Realizing that We're in a Battle, and Who Wins it, and with What Weapon [Family Worship lesson in 2Thessalonians 3:1–5]

What is the main issue in Christian life and ministry? 2Thessalonians 3:1–5 looks forward to the second serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God glorifies His Word in our lives and ministries by using it to direct our hearts in that persistent love that keeps obeying Him, despite all efforts of men and demons to dissuade us.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Waging and Winning Spiritual War (Family Worship lesson in Revelation 12)

How are we at spiritual war? Pastor leads his family in today's "Hopewell @Home" passage. Revelation 12 prepares us for the first portion of morning public worship on the previous Lord's Day. In these seventeen verses, the Holy Spirit teaches us that a defeated devil has made war on every Christian, and we are to wage and win that war by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of His testimony.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

WCF 14.3.2 How Satan Attacks Faith, and How We Stand (2021.05.16 Sabbath School class)

Saving faith may be often and many ways assailed, and weakened, but gets the victory

The Cosmic Battle for Believer's Mouths, Hearts, and Vocations (2020.09.27 Evening Sermon in Ephesians 4:25–30)

The Holy Spirit and the devil are at war. Wherein does this battle rage? Not in the stuff of movies but in the stuff of everyday life: congregational life and worship, marriage, parenting, and vocation. But in these six verses specifically, we see the necessity of both "putting off" and "putting on" in godly speech, godly anger, and godly labor.

190207FW 2Cor 1:23-2:11 - Christ's Stops Satan through Our Fellowship

An imperfect, but hopefully helpful, example of a family worship lesson in 2Corinthians 1:23-2:11