Deception of Fools [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 14:8–15]

What can a fool know? Proverbs 14:8–15 looks backward to the sermon in last week’s midweek meeting. In these eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the fool is helplessly susceptible to deception. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Father's Word-Work in His Children [Family Worship lesson in James 1:19–27]

How do believers reflect the character of their Father of lights? James 1:19–27 prepares us for the second serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God works in believers by His implanted Word to make them humble, gentle, steady, pure, and fruitful.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Re-Creational Work [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 29:15–24]

What transformations will come, in the great work of the Lord? Isaiah 29:15–24 prepares us for the first serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these ten verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that in the great work of the Lord, His transformation of the creation will correspond to His transformation of His people. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

True Repentance Comes from God's Sincerity and Power, by Means of His Spirit's Use of His Word [Family Worship lesson in Psalm 78:32-48]

Why are we so needy of God’s means? Psalm 78:32–48 looks forward to the opening portion of morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these seventeen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we are needy of God’s means because our self-deceiving hardness of heart has no remedy other than converting grace. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Properly Recognizing the Gospel Choice before Us in Every Moment [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 29:6]

Pastor leads his family in a selection from “the Proverb of the day.” In this verse of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that every moment offers us a choice between life and death. Sin promises joy, but can only rob us of it. Righteousness—living by faith in Christ for the love of Christ by the law of Christ—is the actual path to joy.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Why, How, and What of Rehoboam's Spiritual, Moral, and National Disaster (Family Worship lesson in 1Kings 14:21–31)

After the folly of Rehoboam in aligning with his “youth group,” and the God-hating of Jeroboam in following his own way of worship, what does the Lord want us to take away from Rehoboam’s reign as a whole? Pastor leads his family in today's Hopewell @Home passage. 1Kings 14:21–31 looks forward to the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these eleven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the consequences of seemingly small sins (even when appearances are kept up of faithfulness) can snowball into devastation for families, churches, and nations (even when appearances are kept up of prosperity).(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)