God's Patience with Jonah [Family Worship lesson in Jonah 4]

What is God doing with Nineveh? Jonah 4 looks forward to the hearing of God’s Word, publicly read, in the holy assembly on the coming Lord’s Day. In these eleven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God is showing us that He delights to show mercy. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Help for a Persecuted Church [Family Worship lesson in Psalm 129]

What hope is there in persecution? Psalm 129 looks forward to the opening portion of morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the church can look back to deliverances, and forward to judgment, for encouragement in persecution. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Prepare to Be Attacked! [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 10:16–23]

How do you handle opposition? Matthew 10:16–23 prepares us for the morning sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christians should expect opposition, but also the help of Christ, and the effectual power of the gospel.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Power and Prayer of Humility Under Fire [2024.06.02 Evening Sermon in Numbers 12]

The Lord will vindicate His own, which liberates them from fear to pray for their enemies

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Power and Prayer When Attacked [Family Worship lesson in Numbers 12]

Why is humility so important? Numbers 12 prepares us for the evening sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these sixteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that humility keeps us from provoking God’s anger on the one hand, and also from failing, by trying to vindicate ourselves, to leave room for that anger.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

How to Treat Everybody [2024.04.03 Midweek Sermon in Romans 12:17–21]

Beyond their mutual love unto one another in the Lord, believers are to treat all other men well for the Lord.

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Loving Our Enemies Like Our Heavenly Father Does [2024.02.18 Morning Sermon in Matthew 5:43–48]

Christians ought to love their enemies and do good to them, trusting that many to whom they do good will end up brothers.

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Loving Enemies Like Father Does [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 5:43–48]

What piece of reflecting our Father’s character must not be missing in the children of God? Matthew 5:43–48 prepares us for the morning sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that sons of the heavenly Father must be like Him in loving their enemies.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Recognizing and Responding to God's Faithful Chastening [Family Worship lesson in 2Kings 8:7–15]

How does God carry out His historical judgments of His people? 2Kings 8:7–15 looks forward to the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God carries out His judgment according to His Word, with weeping, and often by the hand of the wicked.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The True Condition of the Enemies of God, of His Word, and of His People [Family Worship lesson in 2Kings 6:8–23]

What is the true condition of the enemies of God and His Word? 2Kings 6:8–23 looks forward to the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these sixteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God’s enemies are always at the mercy of His wisdom and power.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Deliverance from Trouble unto Corporate Praise—All Life Long and Forever [Family Worship lesson in Psalm 71:14–24]

How is God’s faithfulness known in old age? Psalm 71:14–24 looks forward to the opening portion of morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these eleven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that our God brings us through great and severe troubles so that we will rejoice over the certainty of resurrection unto corporate worship for the everlasting praise of God. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Just God's Society Should Be Careful to Witness, Neighbor, and Judge Justly [Family Worship lesson in Exodus 23:1–9]

How must God’s society resist the temptation to treat others unjustly? Exodus 23:1–9 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that in situations where there is extra pressure to act unjustly, God’s people must be all the more resolved and consistent to act justly. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Considering Sin's Consequences in Light of Sovereign Grace (Family Worship lesson in 1Kings 11:14–40)

How should we respond to the fact that it is God Who raises up adversaries in this passage? Pastor leads his family in today’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. 1Kings 11:14–40 prepares us for the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twenty-seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that sin has real consequences, but that whenever enemies arise we can take comfort that it is our sovereign Lord Who raises them up, and that if we belong to God through repentance and faith in Christ then our chastenings will always be restrained in their immediacy, intensity, and duration.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Remembering the Rod of God at Rephidim: God's Answers to All Our Sin Problems (Family Worship lesson in Exodus 17:8–16)

What are we to take away from the first battle with Amalek? Pastor leads his family in today’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. Exodus 17:8–16 prepares us for the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that while God’s rod upon Himself was His solution to the problem of our sin against Him, God’s rod against our enemies is the solution to the problem of their sin against us. In both cases, it is He Whom we must trust to use whatever means He has appointed to do this.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Great Speech Competition (2022.01.05 Prayer Meeting Lesson in Psalm 35:17–28)

Some mouths want to boast over evil, and others want to boast in the Lord, and the Lord will speak out in order to silence the former and fulfill the desires of the latter.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this sermon)

Pleading the Difference Grace Makes (2021.12.15 Prayer Meeting lesson in Psalm 35:11–16)

The God Who loves us to forgive us and produce His character in us will vindicate that love for us and that godly character in us by turning our mourning into joy and avenging us. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this sermon)

WCF 16.2.6, Good Works Silence Enemies (2021.11.21 Sabbath School in 1Peter 2:11–25)

Even if good works are not used of God to silence our enemies through conversion now, they will especially shame and silence our enemies in their condemnation on the last day.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God Glorified as Christ's (and Our) Avenger and Deliverer (2021.10.10 Evening Sermon in 2Samuel 22:47–51)

Enmity is an occasion for God to be glorified in avenging us, and trouble is an occasion for God to be glorified in delivering us. When we love His glory and are sure of it as the outcome, we are freed to trust Him, love our enemies, and rejoice in the midst of suffering.(click audio title within player for a page where you can download mp3/pdf files of this sermon)

God, in Christ, Demonstrating His Love for His Enemies (2021.10.10 Morning Sermon in Luke 23:26–34)

Luke's account of the crucifixion focuses uniquely on the astonishing love of Jesus for His enemies—general, sympathetic love in goodness to all His enemies, and especially specific and saving love to those enemies whom He had elected in everlasting love, and for whom He was being crucified. Amazing love!(click audio title within player for a page where you can download mp3/pdf files of this sermon)

Loving God's Glory as Our Avenger and Deliverer (Family Worship lesson in 2Samuel 22:47–51)

How are believers to think about and respond to enmity and trouble? Pastor leads his family in today’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. 2Samuel 22:47–51 prepares us for the Evening Sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that enmity is an occasion for God to be glorified in avenging us, and trouble is an occasion for God to be glorified in delivering us. When we love His glory and are sure of it as the outcome, we are freed to trust Him, love our enemies, and rejoice in the midst of suffering.(click audio title within player for a page where you can download mp3/pdf files of this lesson)