Ultimate Glory [Family Worship lesson in Revelation 22:1–5]

What is glory? Revelation 22:1–5 looks forward to the hearing of God’s Word read in the public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that glory is God’s people’s experience of Him. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) Pastor's devotional lesson explores the vision of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21-5, presenting it not as a physical city, but as a representation of the glorified church. Drawing parallels to the Garden of Eden and the tabernacle, it emphasizes the central role of God’s presence and the continual flow of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son, offering life, healing, and fellowship. The ultimate reality is an experience of God’s glory, marked by eternal reign and the absence of darkness, where believers will enjoy a perfected fellowship with Him, shaping their experience of the new heavens and the new earth and fulfilling God’s ultimate design for redemption.

The Bride in Christ's Glory [Family Worship lesson in Revelation 21:1–8]

What will glory be like? Revelation 21:1–8 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 glory will be free, full, and forever fellowship with God. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) This devotional explores the promise of a restored creation and the ultimate fulfillment of God's redemptive work in Christ, drawing heavily from Revelation 21. It emphasizes that Jesus's completed work, signified by the phrase “it is done,” anticipates a future where God dwells with His people in a new heaven and a new earth, a glorious city descending from heaven. The message underscores the individual and profound relationship believers will have with God as son, contrasting this with the stark reality of eternal judgment for those who reject Christ. Ultimately, the sermon calls for believers to embrace the transformative power of grace, to overcome sin, and to eagerly anticipate the day when all things are made new and the promise of eternal life is fully realized.

Seeking and Finding the Fear of the Lord [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 8:12–21]

What does wisdom give? Proverbs 8:12–21 looks forward to the sermon in this week’s midweek meeting. In these three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that wisdom gives complete and everlasting wealth and blessedness. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

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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How It All Ends [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 66:18–24]

How do all things end? Isaiah 66:18–24 looks forward to the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that all things end with redeemed believers from all nations enjoying the glory of God in Christ, while remembering that what they actually deserved is an everlasting Hell. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Taking Heaven by Force [2024.09.01 Morning Sermon in Matthew 11:7–15]

The Christian faith is a battle for life.

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Entering Heaven by Force [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 11:7–15]

Why did John need help? Matthew 11:7–15 looks forward to the morning sermon in public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that every believer in this life still needs help from Christ, because the path to glory is a battle that requires zeal and strength and perseverance. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Glorious and Joyous End [Westminster Shorter Catechism 38—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Westminster Shorter Catechism question 38—especially explaining how at the resurrection, the Lord brings us to our chief end of glorifying and enjoying Him.

Q38. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection? At the resurrection, believers, being raised up in glory, shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment, and made perfectly blessed in the full enjoying of God to all eternity.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Christ-ian Delight in the Church [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 61:10–62:7]

How is Zion’s desolation turned to delight? Isaiah 61:10–62:7 prepares us for the first serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christ rejoices in the Lord, Who clothes Him with righteousness and joy for Christ’s Zion. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Redemption Applied by God [Westminster Shorter Catechism 29—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Westminster Shorter Catechism question 29—especially explaining how just as God has accomplished our redemption in Christ, so also it is God Who applies to us our redemption by His Spirit.

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.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Enjoying the Shining of God's Face and the Sharing of God's Fellowship [2024.01.17 Evening Sermon in Leviticus 24:1–9]

The end of all that God is doing in all of history is to bring to Himself a people in Christ, upon whom He shines His favor in Christ, and whom He brings into the enjoyment of His fellowship in Christ.

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How Jesus Completes Us [2024.01.07 Morning Sermon in Matthew 5:17–20]

Jesus, the great Fulfiller of all Scripture, makes to whom the kingdom already belongs fit for entrance to the kingdom of heaven by completing His sanctifying work in them.

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Jesus, the Fulfiller of All Scripture [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 5:17–20]

How should believers respond to their own hearts’ desire to put off the commandments of the law? Matthew 5:17–20 prepares us for the morning sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that believers, who belong to the kingdom of heaven, must do the commandments of the law by the grace of Christ, and teach others to do the same.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Assured to See the King in His Glory [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 33–35]

What does the end of history look like? Isaiah 33–35 prepares us for the first serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these fifty-one verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the end of history is assured wrath upon all the wicked of heaven and earth, but assured blessedness in a new heavens and new earth upon those sanctified and glorified ones who have the beauty and glory of the Lord Himself as their reward. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Blessed to Obtain the Greatest Mercy [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 5:7–9]

How does believers’ behavior show their blessedness? Matthew 5:7–9 prepares us for the morning sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that believers’ behavior shows their blessedness by showing that they are about to come into their inheritance in Christ.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Blessed Hunger from Jesus, Satisfied Fully in Jesus [2023.12.03 Morning Sermon in Matthew 5:6]

Believers get a new hunger from Jesus that is satisfied by/upon Jesus.

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Hunger: Formed, Fed, & Filled [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 5:6]

What difference does Christ make in the heart of a believer? Matthew 5:6 prepares us for the morning sermon on the Lord’s Day. In this verse of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christ changes the objects of a believer’s hunger and thirst, while feeding the believer and guaranteeing his full satisfaction.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Happy Mourning (and Happier Comfort!) [2023.11.26 Morning Sermon in Matthew 5:4–5]

Longing for Christ and His kingdom includes profound grief for a time, but they to whom the Spirit gives this longing are blessed already in the sure hope of perfect, eternal blessedness

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The Divine Love of Christ [Family Worship lesson in Romans 8:35–39]

Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Romans 8:35–39 looks forward to the midweek sermon. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ, because Christ is God, and all things are for His sake. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

All Things Together for Glory [2023.09.27 Midweek Sermon in Romans 8:28–30]

God works all things according to the counsel of His will, which is determined to make us know God like Jesus knows Him and love God like Jesus loves Him.

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