Officer Qualifications 2: What an Elder Mustn't Be and Where He Must Prove It [Biblical Theology of the Diaconate #47, 2023.08.20 Sabbath School]

Part of the reformation in Ephesus, which also included properly ordaining and installing a diaconate, was the ordination and installation of elders who weren't fleshly, and who were proven in the home, in the church, and in the community.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Eight Ways Man-Made Religion Tempts Us and Traps Us—and How We Can Resist Them (Family Worship lesson in 1Kings 12:25–33)

What was that sin that Jeroboam son of Nebat caused Israel to sin? Pastor leads his family in today’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. 1Kings 12:25–33 prepares us for 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 in order to keep God Himself as the Pleasurer and Prescriber of our worship, we must watch against Scriptureless self-talk, Pragmatism, Populism, Creativity as self-expression, fleshly Convenience, Traditionalism, personal investment by Involvement, and Holy days other than God’s.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)