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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Inappreciable, Invisible, Invincible Kingdom [2024.12.22 Morning Sermon in Matthew 13:31–43]

In this marvelously encouraging passage, the Lord Jesus holds Himself before us, in His love, His wisdom, and His power, which is surely bringing His people to the gloriously blessed end which He has determined for them.

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Friday, September 20, 2024

Our Faithful, Powerful, Merciful Lord [Family Worship lesson in Numbers 21:21–35]

What is the story of the conquest? Numbers 21:21–35 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these fifteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the big story of the conquest of the land is the character of God.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Friday, July 26, 2024

The Greatest Greeting of All

Honoring others increases the encouragement that we may have from them—especially honoring Christ, Who is God, but has given Himself both for us and to us.

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

To the End of the Earth [2023.08.20 Morning Sermon in Acts 28:11–31]

Jesus is applying His redemption to all for whom He accomplished it.

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Saturday, January 21, 2023

How the Lord Reinvigorated and Sustained His Servant [Family Worship lesson in Acts 18:1–18, n.b. especially vv8–18]

What happens when the Lord wants to sustain a ministry? Acts 18:9–18a looks forward to the morning sermon on the coming Lord’s Day, as we complete this portion from last week. In these eleven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the Lord reassures His servants' apprehensions and restrains His servants' enemies. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Saturday, January 07, 2023

How the Lord Reinvigorated and Sustained His Servant [Family Worship lesson in Acts 18:1–18]

What happens when the Lord wants to sustain a ministry? Acts 18:1–18a looks forward to the morning sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these seventeen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the Lord may sustain ministries through rousing ministers’ spirits, reinforcing ministers’ doctrine, and restraining ministers’ opponents. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Saturday, November 12, 2022

True Encouragement Comes From Thankfulness in The Lord [2022.11.09 Midweek devotional in Colossians 1:3–8]

True encouragement comes from thankfulness in the Lord

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Monday, November 07, 2022

Thankful for, Loving, Praying for, Inquiring about, and Edifying the Saints [Family Worship lesson in Colossians 1:3–9]

How do believers encourage one another? Colossians 1:3–8 looks forward to the devotional in this week’s midweek meeting. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that one of the ways that believers especially encourage one another is by thanking God with and for one another.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

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CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

▫Midweek Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, September 10. 6:30p in the Chapel. (see the Prayer Meeting Folder) We will hear a sermon from Proverbs 17:7–15 then PRAY until around 8 p.m.

▫Children’s Catechism for September 14. Q17 Of what were our first parents made? God made the body of Adam out of the ground, and formed Eve from the body of Adam. [CC 17 Simply Explained: “Of What We Are Made”]

▫Shorter Catechism for September 14. Q101. What do we pray for in the first petition? In the first petition, which is, Hallowed be thy name, we pray that God would enable us and others to glorify Him in all that whereby He maketh Himself known; and that He would dispose all things to His own glory. [WSC 101 Simply Explained: “Reverencing the God Who Reveals Himself”]

▫Memory Verse for September 14, Matthew 22:37–38, Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.

▫Songs for public worship on September 14: TPH128B, ARP21B, ARP18A

▫Monthly Men’s Breakfast, Saturday, September 27, 7a in the Fellowship Hall

▫Session Meeting, Thursday, October 6, at 6p.m. 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: Numbers)

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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