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.

Reaching the Chief End [Children's Catechism 144—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Children's Catechism question 144—especially explaining how the righteous will glorify God perfectly and enjoy God fully.

Q144. What will become of the righteous? They shall be taken to heaven. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

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)

Joyous New Creatures and Creation [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 65:17–25]

What will make the trouble of the creation be forgotten? Isaiah 65:17–25 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 will make a new creation that causes the former one to be forgotten. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Dawning of the World of Light [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 60]

What does the coming of the Servant usher in? Isaiah 60 prepares us for the first serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these twenty-two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christ’s coming has initiated a restoration of Israel that is of an international and spiritual Israel that ultimately belongs to an altogether new, glorious, and eternal creation. (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 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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Hope and Joy, Now and Forever [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 31–32]

Why is it so dreadful to trust and delight in creatures? Isaiah 31–32 prepares us for the first serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these twenty-nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that trusting and delighting in creatures is foolish, not only because of how devastatingly they will fail us, but because the Lord is an infinitely able Helper and an infinitely pleasant Delight. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

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)

Severe Mercy, Subduing Mercy, Superlative Mercy [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 30]

How does the Lord show mercy to those who prefer human wisdom to God’s authoritative Word? Isaiah 30 prepares us for the first serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these thirty-three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that if men prefer their own wisdom to God’s Word, it is a mercy when God visits their plans with devastating failure. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)