The Great Sign [2025.02.16 Morning Sermon in Matthew 16:1–4]

Jesus Himself is the great sign of His Lordship and Christhood.

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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)

Our Curse-Conqueror [2025.01.19 Morning Sermon in Matthew 14:13–21]

Jesus is the Lord over creation, Who conquers the curse and gives Himself to His covenant people

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The Spirit's Work in Assurance [2024.06.02 Sabbath School on WCF 18.2h—Hopewell 101]

We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we come to WCF 18.2h and the Spirit's work in giving believers assurance of faith.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Good News of the King(dom) of Light [2023.10.29 Morning Sermon in Matthew 4:12–25]

Before destroying the kingdom of darkness and death forever, King Jesus first came to bring multitudes of its subjects into light and life.

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What Abraham and His Children Found: the God of Promise and of Power [2022.12.07 Midweek sermon in Romans 4:16–17]

Like Abraham before them, his true seed respond to God's Word and sign with faith in the Almighty God of promise.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Testimony about Himself in Common Grace and Special Grace [Family Worship lesson in Acts 14:8–20]

How does God witness to His goodness? Acts 14:8–20 looks forward to the morning sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these thirteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God witnesses to His goodness by giving faith, by common grace, and by sanctification. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The True Benefit of Covenant Membership and Sign [2022.08.17 Midweek Sermon in Romans 2:25–29]

The covenant sign and covenant membership were profitable, because they pointed to how a believer's salvation would come, would grow, and would finish. But for the one who never comes to faithGod's sign is still true, even as He rightly judges such a man as false.

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True Benefits from True Circumcision [Family Worship lesson in Romans 2:25–3:4]

Who are true Jews, and what is true circumcision? In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the outward signs are only valuable when matched to an inward reality worked by the Holy Spirit.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Word of the LORD Shows Itself True and Powerful to Affirm His Other Words (Family Worship lesson in 1Kings 13:11–32)

What are we supposed to take away from this odd story about a lying prophet and a weird lion? Pastor leads his family in today’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. 1Kings 13:11–32 looks forward to the morning sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twenty-two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the Lord often shows some of His Words true in order to stir up our confidence in the other things that He has said.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

In Luke 5:1–11, Jesus displays almighty power in catching men and fish—which we need Him to do, because His holiness is deadly to sinners such as we are, unless He saves us by that almighty power!