Beware of False Prophets and Professions [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 7:15–29]

Of what must we beware? Matthew 7:15–29 prepares us for the morning sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these fifteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we must beware of false prophets and false hope of salvation.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Greatness of the Priestly Work [2024.03.10 Evening Sermon in Numbers 4]

The Levites had a great priestly work to do, which points us to the greater-ness of Christ's priestly work, and even a greater-ness in our own priesthood.

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Truly Rewarding Christianity [2024.02.25 Morning Sermon in Matthew 6:1–4]

Jesus desires for believers to have the true reward that comes by a life lived in fellowship with the Father, through union with the Son (by the power of the Spirit)

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Living for Infinite, Eternal Reward [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 6:1–4]

What sorts of good works should Christians watch against doing? Matthew 6:1–4 prepares us for the morning sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christians should watch against “good” works that are done in order to be seen by men and get glory from men.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Saving Faith “Works” Because Jesus Makes a Difference [Family Worship lesson in James 2:14–26]

What if a “believer” does not care to obey God’s commandments? James 2:14–26 prepares us for the second serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these thirteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that anyone who claims to believe in Christ but remains unchanged does not actually believe in the actual Christ.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

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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Partiality in the Church? [Family Worship lesson in James 2:1–13]

Why must believers be kind to all other believers? James 2:1–13 prepares us for the second serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these thirteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that believers must learn to treat each other according to Christ’s own treatment of us and them.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

What Should We Say to Election? [2023.12.13 Midweek Sermon in Romans 9:30–33]

We should respond to the reality of God's mercy by believing upon Him.

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The Difference the Lord Makes [Family Worship lesson in Leviticus 18]

What is the first distinction between the people of the Lord and the people of the world? Leviticus 18 prepares us for the evening sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these thirty verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that one great difference between the people of the Lord and the people of the world is that the Lord’s people are committed to purity in nakedness and marriage.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Chief End of Redemption [Family Worship lesson in Psalm 105]

Why does God redeem sinners? Psalm 105 prepares us for the opening portion of public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these forty-five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God redeems sinners to display His glory in faithfulness, power, mercy, generosity, and wisdom. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Affirming the Difference That Grace Makes [Family Worship lesson in Titus 3:3–8]

What has turned foolish rebels into careful maintainers of good works? Titus 3:3–8 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 righteous works do not come from righteous works, but from divine kindness and mercy that necessarily produces righteous works. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Life that Grace Teaches Us to Live and the Hope that Grace Teaches Us to Hold [Family Worship lesson in Titus 2:11–15]

What does grace teach us? Titus 2:11–15 looks forward to the second serial reading of in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that grace teaches us to pursue that for which Christ has laid hold of us. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Word for God's Work in God's Man and His Good Works [Family Worship lesson in 2Timothy 3:16–17]

Why can Christians be sure that the Scriptures will make them wise unto salvation? 2Timothy 3:16–17 looks forward to the second serial reading of in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christians can be sure that the Scriptures will make them wise unto salvation, because they are God’s Word for doing God’s work in God’s man for God’s man’s works. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Fit for the Service of the High King [Family Worship lesson in 2Timothy 2:20–22]

How does a believer who loves the Lord advance in usefulness to the Lord? 2Timothy 2:20–22 looks forward to the second serial reading of in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that by rejecting short-sighted cravings and pursuing instead righteousness, faith, love, and peace, believers crave the Lord from single-minded hearts that are thus prepared for every good work.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Seeing God's Mercy in Our Godliness, Despite Our Costly, Remaining Sin [Family Worship lesson in 2Kings 20:12–21]

How does mercy overrule believers’ pride and folly? 2Kings 20:12–21 looks forward to the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these ten verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that in those whom He is growing in grace, God commends the goodness that comes from His gracious work, despite the harmfulness of their remaining sin, mercifully sparing much of the harm it might have cost. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

All that We Contribute to Justification Is the Sin from Which We Need to Be Forgiven [2022.11.23 Midweek sermon in Romans 4:5–8]

All that we contribute to our justification and blessedness is the sin from which we need to be forgiven and the misery from which we need to be saved.

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What Faith Contributes to Our Salvation [Family Worship lesson in Romans 4:5–8]

What does a believer contribute to his righteousness or blessedness? Romans 4:5–8 looks forward to the devotional in this week’s midweek meeting. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that faith must be the only instrument of our justification, because God justifies the ungodly one who does not work.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

How Abraham's Boasting Was Excluded: More Help for Excluding Our Own [2022.11.16 Midweek sermon in Romans 4:1–4]

The righteousness that is truly ours in Christ comes as an accounting of grace, rather than the repaying of debt, we know that our faith is not a work, and we have no room at all for boasting.

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Freed to Master Ourselves for God (Family Worship lesson in Romans 6:12–19)

What is true freedom? Pastor leads his family in today’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. Romans 6:12–19 prepares us for the beginning portion of morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these eight verses, the Holy Spirit teaches us that true freedom isn’t to be welcome to continue to be enslaved by what we feel like but rather liberated to be able to master every part of who we are in the holy and infinitely blessed service of God.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

WCF 16.7.6, Unbelievers’ Sins Still Culpable (2022.01.16 Sabbath School lesson in Romans 9, Romans 2, Job 21, Psalm 14, Psalm 36, Matthew 23, Matthew 25)

Unbelievers' inability to do good works is no excuse for their neglecting to do good works, and every sin increases their guilt before God.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)