Getting a Good Heart [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 16:16–19]

What are the prerequisites for godly speech? Proverbs 16:16–19 looks forward to the midweek sermon. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that wisdom, uprightness, and humility are the prerequisites for godly speech.

The devotional emphasizes that godly, beneficial speech stems from a heart cultivated through wisdom, uprightness, and humility, rather than material wealth or association with the proud. Drawing from Proverbs 16, the message clarifies that true wisdom and understanding, gained through fellowship with God, are far more valuable than gold or silver, while departing from evil requires a steadfast commitment to righteousness and a humble spirit content in God's provision. Ultimately, the speaker underscores that conforming to the example of Christ—who embodies wisdom, righteousness, and humility—is the path to cultivating a heart that overflows with good and godly speech.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Good Things Only from Good Hearts [2024.10.27 Morning Sermon in Matthew 12:33–37]

The necessary evidence of a changed heart is a mouth that is full of good things about Jesus.

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Listening Your Way into the Right Path [2024.10.16 Midweek Sermon in Proverbs 4:10–27]

Give your heart to the Lord and His Word, and enjoy true and everlasting life.

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A Heart on the Right Path [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 4:10–27]

What is the way to life? Proverbs 4:10–27 looks forward to the sermon in the midweek prayer meeting. In these eighteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the way to blessedness is directed and guarded by the Word of God. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God Opens the Mouth and Eyes, and Sees the Heart [Family Worship lesson in Numbers 22:13–40]

What do we learn from a talking donkey? Numbers 22:13–40 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twenty-eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the Lord opens the mouth, opens the eyes, and sees the heart.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

How to Avoid Self-Destruction [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 1:8–19]

How can we escape self-destruction? Proverbs 1:8–19 looks forward to the sermon in the midweek prayer meeting. In these twelve verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that heeding good counsel and watching against the companionship of the worldly are means by which we may escape self-destruction. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Heart-Shaping Treasure [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 6:19–24]

What difference does God’s secret and open reward make? Matthew 6:19–24 prepares us for the morning sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that if we learn, by grace, to treasure God in secret (and openly) both now and forever, it will transform our whole self, our whole life.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Conscientiously Maintaining God's Dwelling Place [Family Worship lesson in Numbers 5]

How do the instructions in this chapter fit together? Numbers 5 prepares us for the evening sermon on the Lord’s Day. In these thirty-one verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that, as those among whom God dwells, Christians must conscientiously maintain their holiness, relationships, and hearts. (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 Plan for Giving Wisdom [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 2:1–5]

Pastor teaches his family a selection from “the Proverb of the day.” In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us God’s design for how we can get His wisdom from Him.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Be Softhearted While You Can [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 29:1]

Pastor teaches his family a selection from “the Proverb of the day.” In this verse of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us to be softhearted whenever corrected from God’s Word.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Heart and the Law's Heart [Westminster Shorter Catechism 79 Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Westminster Shorter Catechism question 79—especially explaining and applying that the tenth commandment concludes the second table of the law by showing just how much the heart is involved in all of the commandments regarding our neighbor, and it concludes the law as a whole by showing how the second table is an application/extension of the first.

Q79. Which is the tenth commandment? The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Necessity of Keeping the Heart so That Life Will Flow Out of It [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 4:23]

Pastor teaches his family a selection from “the Proverb of the day.” In this verse of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we need Spirit-regenerated and Spirit-sustained hearts if what is going to flow out of them is life that we have from Jesus instead of the death that we have from ourselves.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Giving the Heart to Our Covenant God in Worship and in the Life (Family Worship lesson in Psalm 50)

About what is God threatening members of His covenant people with a view to the coming judgment? Pastor leads his family in today's "Hopewell @Home" passage. Psalm 50 looks forward to the morning sermon on the coming Lord's Day. In these twenty-three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that those who are God's covenant people through the sacrifice of Christ must not just give Him outward forms of worship, but the engagement of our needy hearts in that worship; and, we must give Him not just set times of worship but engagement with Him from the heart in all of our life.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)