A Mediator for the Hopelessly Lost [Family Worship lesson in Numbers 16:41–50]

What can be done for our hardening, blinding sin, and the wrath that it deserves? Numbers 16:41–50 prepares us for the evening sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these ten verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christ humbled Himself and suffered the wrath due to our sin to deliver us from it and glorify Himself.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Gifts: Christ-Given Roles in Which to Give Ourselves for His Church [2024.03.20 Midweek Sermon in Romans 12:1–8]

By the gospel, the God of glorious mind and mercy transforms sinners from the perversion of their self-willed self-service into members of Christ who sacrifice themselves for other members' good. He gives gifts TO us that are FROM Him and FOR His church.

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God's Provision for the Priests that He Provides to Keep the Way Open [Family Worship lesson in Leviticus 6:8–7:21]

What does YHWH especially reserve for His priests? Leviticus 6:8–7:21 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these forty-four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that YHWH reserves for His priests that which is made most holy. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Blood Poured Out to Sprinkle Hearts Clean from an Evil Conscience [2023.08.13 Evening Sermon in Leviticus 4:1–6:7]

The Lord provides for the cleansing of the conscience, so that the worshiper can come near to Him for the Ascension, the Tribute, and the Peace. And He has provided His own Son as the Priest!!

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Shalom: Invited to God's Table [Family Worship lesson in Leviticus 3]

What does a worshiper find in God’s presence, when he ascends there with his tribute? Leviticus 3 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these seventeen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God brings worshipers near to enjoy the hospitality of His house as royalty. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Prayer Is an Offering [Westminster Shorter Catechism 98, Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Westminster Shorter Catechism question 98—especially explaining how prayer is an offering of worship with the Bible shaping the desires that we offer up, as well as how we view and present ourselves and how we view and address God.

Q98 What is prayer? Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to His will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgment of His mercies.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Bringing Tribute to Our King [2023.07.30 Evening Sermon in Leviticus 2]

As a worshiper ascends to YHWH, he must bring with him the commanded tribute—rejoicing to identify as His subject.

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God Gives Us to Ascend as Pleasing to Him by a Reconciling Substitute [Family Worship lesson in Leviticus 1:3–17]

How can a sinner come near to God and be pleasing to Him? Leviticus 1:3–17 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these fifteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the Lord provides a substitute, consecrated by blood and transformed by fire, in which the worshiper ascends unto heaven, and by whose blood the worship on earth is consecrated as well. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

How Sinful Mediators Were Ordained into Office: Pointing Them to the Sinless Mediator [2023.01.08 Evening sermon in Exodus 29:1–35]

The priests were consecrated by way of shocking, repeated substitutionary atonement.

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