The Scriptural Power of God unto Us [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 22:23–33]

Why are the Sadducees deceived? Matthew 22:23–33 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these eleven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the Sadducees are deceived because of their own ignorance of God and His Word. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) The devotional lesson addresses the Sadducees' challenge regarding the resurrection, using their hypothetical scenario of seven brothers and one wife to highlight their flawed understanding of Scripture and God's power. It argues that their meticulous focus on minor details of the law obscures the grand narrative of God as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—a living God who redeems and covenants with humanity. Pastor emphasizes that true theological understanding requires recognizing the entirety of Scripture, particularly the overarching themes of God's election, covenant, and redemption, ultimately calling for a marveling at Christ as Himself the God-Man Who has revealed Himself and His gospel in the Bible.

The Resurrection of the Just and the Unjust [Children's Catechism 141—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Children's Catechism question 141—especially explaining how there is a bodily resurrection coming both for believers do enjoy the fullness of their blessedness, and for unbelievers to endure the fullness of their accursedness.

Q141. Will the bodies of the dead be raised to life again? Yes; "The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised."(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

What Happens When You Die [Children's Catechism 140—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Children's Catechism question 140—especially explaining how the body and soul are separated at death, to the immense comfort of believers and to the immense horror of unbelievers.

Q140. What becomes of men at death? The body returns to dust, and the soul goes into the world of spirits. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Certainty and Necessity of the Resurrection [Children's Catechism 137—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Children's Catechism question 137—especially explaining how the resurrection is a historical fact, and a theological and spiritual necessity.

Q137. Did Christ remain in the tomb after His crucifixion? No; He rose from the tomb on the third day after His death.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Wicked, Adulterous Skepticism [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 16:1–4]

Why is it wicked to seek a sign from God? Matthew 16:1–4 prepares us for the sermon in the morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God has already given His Son’s resurrection as a sign, so seeking for another one is evil and adulterous. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Resurrected unto Prayer and Praise [Family Worship lesson in Jonah 1:17–2:10]

What does God’s mercy do for sinners that He is redeeming? Jonah 1:17–2:10 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 brings those sinners whom He is redeeming to an end of themselves, so that they cry to Him and receive resurrection from death.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Responding to Christ’s Power [2025.01.12 Morning Sermon in Matthew 14:1–12]

We must respond to Christ's resurrection power by acknowledging Him, submitting to Him, committing to Him, and hoping in Him

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The Sign God Gives Is His Son [2024.11.24 Morning Sermon in Matthew 12:38–50]

If we do not receive Jesus as God, and rejoice to live as God's adopted children in Him, we are condemned as evil and adulterous

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God the Son Is Himself the Sign [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 12:38–50]

What sign does Jesus give that we should believe Him? Matthew 12:38–50 prepares us for the sermon in the morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these thirteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Jesus’s resurrection proves His Word about Himself, and about everything else. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Elementary, Foundational Doctrines [2024.11.10 Evening Sermon in Hebrews 5:12–6:3]

The way that Christ commands His church to operate is a foundational doctrine, together with basic doctrines of God and salvation.

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The Words of This Life [Family Worship lesson in Acts 5:17–41]

How great is the power that is at work in believers? Acts 5:17–41 helps us prepare to hear 6:1–7 proclaimed in the morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twenty-five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God works by His own almighty power in the church.(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)

Jesus Loves His Little Children [2024.06.23 Morning Sermon in Matthew 9:18–26]

Jesus combines tender love and death-destroying power as He Himself saves His people through faith in Him Himself.

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Tenderly Loving God and Savior [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 9:18–26]

What does Jesus do to believers? Matthew 9:18–26 prepares us for the morning sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Jesus saves believers from death in divine power and Fatherly love.(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)

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)

Spirit-Given Longing for (Eagerness for, and Perseverance unto) Perfection [2023.09.13 Midweek Sermon in Romans 8:23–25]

There is a proper groaning that comes not from the flesh but from the Spirit, marked by eagerness and perseverance.

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Creation-Care for a Cosmos in Labor [2023.09.06 Midweek Sermon in Romans 8:19–22]

God has placed us in an expectant creation that teaches us to live in expectation of glory at the resurrection.

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The True Creation-Care of the Children of God [Family Worship lesson in Romans 8:19–22]

What is the point of the creation’s existence and groaning? Romans 8:19–22 looks forward to the midweek sermon. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the point of the creation’s existence and groaning is to stir up desire for the glorification of God’s children. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Spirit-Born Killers [2023.08.09 Midweek Sermon in Romans 8:12–13]

Brothers in the Spirit join the family business: killing sin.

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