Why We Need Another Adam [Family Worship lesson in Hosea 6:4–7:16]

What remedy is there for those who are like Adam? Hosea 6:4–7:16 looks forward to the hearing of God’s Word, publicly read, in the holy assembly on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twenty-four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that our own repenting is so riddled with sin like Adam, that our only hope is another Adam, the last Adam, the Lord Jesus Christ.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Defiled to the Core [2025.02.02 Morning Sermon in Matthew 15:1–20]

What comes from us is unclean, so we must have Christ, and what comes from Him, by His Spirit.

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What Defiles a Man [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 15:1–20]

How can a man be clean before God? Matthew 15:1–20 prepares us for the sermon in the morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these twenty verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that a man must have his heart changed and purified, which only Christ can do. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Ears to Hear and Hearts to Understand [2024.12.08 Morning Sermon in Matthew 13:9–17]

We must be given a new nature in order to know and trust in Jesus.

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Ears to Hear, Hearts to Understand [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 13:9–17]

What is an indicator of spiritual life? Matthew 13:9–17 prepares us for the sermon in the morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that spiritual life responds to the Word by hearing it, taking it in, prioritizing it, and multiplying it. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Saved from What Is in Us by What Is in God [Family Worship lesson in Ephesians 2:1–7]

How does grace prepare the “faith” part of our salvation? Ephesians 2:1–7 helps us prepare to hear 2:1–5 proclaimed in the morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that there is a resurrection that must come before faith. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Praising God’s Gracious, Historical Work [2024.09.15 Evening Sermon in Numbers 21:10–20]

We should sing God’s glorious grace that is necessary even for ordinary faithfulness

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Ordinary Faithfulness by Glorious Grace [Family Worship lesson in Numbers 21:10–20]

How should we respond to ordinary faithfulness in believers’ lives? Numbers 21:10–20 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 ordinary faithfulness is produced by extraordinary grace, for which we must sing God’s praise.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Turn Away from Yourself to Christ for Life! [2024.09.08 Evening Sermon in Numbers 21:4–9]

Because there is nothing good in ourselves, we must be born again, and God has raised up His Son so that those dying of their own wickedness may turn away from themselves, to look to Him instead, and live!

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God's Love, by God's Word, for God's Servants [Family Worship lesson in Psalm 119:121–128]

How should we respond, when we see others breaking God’s law? Psalm 119:121–128 looks forward to opening portion of morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these eight verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we ought to plead with God, as those who belong to Him, and desire Him to conform us to His Word, in consistency with His own character. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Shocking Sin, Greater Grace [Family Worship lesson in Numbers 20:1–13]

Why doesn’t Moses enter the promised land? Numbers 20:1–13 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these thirteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God’s great grace is the only hope for sinful men. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Lord, Do Not Restrain Your Saving Love! [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 63:15–64:12]

What hope is there for those whose sins carry them away like the wind? Isaiah 63:15–64:12 looks forward to the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these seventeen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the only hope for sinners is the love and zeal and power of the Lord, their Redeemer. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Dead Men Keep No Commandments [Children's Catechism 103—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Children’s Catechism question 103—especially explaining how the remaining of the dead, former self within the believer means that even he does not keep God’s commandments perfectly in this life.

Q103. Can any man keep these ten commandments perfectly? No mere man, since the fall of Adam, ever did or can keep the ten commandments perfectly.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Spirit's Witness to the Son [Family Worship lesson in 1John 5:6–11]

What has God testified? 1John 5:6–11 prepares us for the second serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God has testified that God has given us eternal life in His Son, Jesus.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Jesus, True Friend of Sinners [2024.06.09 Morning Sermon in Matthew 9:9–13]

Jesus came to be our righteousness and to give us a repentance that we could never give ourselves.

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Salvation by the Triune God Alone [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 59]

What hope is there for sinners? Isaiah 59 prepares us for the first serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these twenty-one verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the triune God, Himself, is the only hope for sinners. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Call That Awakens Our Soul [Westminster Shorter Catechism 31—Theology Simply Explained]

Pastor walks his children through Westminster Shorter Catechism question 31—especially explaining what the Spirit must do (and does) to bring the elect into Christ by Faith.

Q31. What is effectual calling? Effectual calling is the work of God’s Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the gospel.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Holy unto, and Happy in, the God Who Declares Himself by Saving Us [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 51:17–52:12]

How will the return from exile anticipate ultimate redemption? Isaiah 51:17–52:12 prepares us for the first serial reading in public worship on the Lord’s Day. In these nineteen verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the return from exile anticipates ultimate redemption by displaying God’s glory in saving us. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

That He Might Have Mercy Upon All (2024.03.06 Midweek Sermon in Romans 11:28–32)

God ordains that all whom He is saving would be shut up in disobedience so that He might have mercy upon all.

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Seeing God's Mercy in the History of Saving Sinners [Family Worship lesson in Romans 11:28–32]

Why have even elect Israelites been hardened? Romans 11:28–32 prepares us for the sermon in the midweek prayer meeting. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God ordains that all whom He is saving would be shut up in disobedience so that He might have mercy upon all. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)