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Tuesday, January 07, 2025

Holy Happiness! [Family Worship lesson in Psalm 128]

What happiness does the Lord give? Psalm 128 looks forward to the opening portion of morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the Lord, Who is our happiness, makes us happy in His blessing us in our work and families, and especially in His church.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Jesus’s Priceless Treasure [2024.12.29 Morning Sermon in Matthew 13:44–53]

Jesus treasures the church, and so should we.

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Saturday, December 28, 2024

The Lord's Great Treasure [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 13:44–53]

How much does Jesus love the visible church? Matthew 13:44–53 prepares us for the sermon in the morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these ten verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Jesus has hidden His elect in the visible church, for which reason He love her so much that He gave all that He had for her. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Saturday, December 21, 2024

Jesus's Encouragement to Members and Ministers [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 13:24–43]

What is the Lord waiting for? Matthew 13:24–43 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 the Lord is patient, even with imperfections in the church, because He is determined to gather in and perfect all of the sons of His kingdom. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

The Sign of the King [2024.11.17 Morning Sermon in Matthew 28:16–20]

Baptism marks us as members of the visible church, commands us to be members of the invisible church, and points us to Christ as our sure hope for this.

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Thursday, October 03, 2024

Examples That Warn Against Backsliding [Family Worship lesson in Jude v5–7]

How does God remind us of the urgency of obeying Jesus as our Lord? Jude v5–7 looks forward to the second serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that those who do not obey Jesus as their Lord will suffer under His wrath forever. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Comfort and Joy for Tremblers at God's Word [Family Worship lesson in Isaiah 66:5–13]

How important is the church? Isaiah 66:5–13 looks forward to the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the church is God’s beloved, to which and through which He gives life, joy, and comfort. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

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CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

▫Midweek Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, September 10. 6:30p in the Chapel. (see the Prayer Meeting Folder) We will hear a sermon from Proverbs 17:7–15 then PRAY until around 8 p.m.

▫Children’s Catechism for September 14. Q17 Of what were our first parents made? God made the body of Adam out of the ground, and formed Eve from the body of Adam. [CC 17 Simply Explained: “Of What We Are Made”]

▫Shorter Catechism for September 14. Q101. What do we pray for in the first petition? In the first petition, which is, Hallowed be thy name, we pray that God would enable us and others to glorify Him in all that whereby He maketh Himself known; and that He would dispose all things to His own glory. [WSC 101 Simply Explained: “Reverencing the God Who Reveals Himself”]

▫Memory Verse for September 14, Matthew 22:37–38, Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.

▫Songs for public worship on September 14: TPH128B, ARP21B, ARP18A

▫Monthly Men’s Breakfast, Saturday, September 27, 7a in the Fellowship Hall

▫Session Meeting, Thursday, October 6, at 6p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

Weekly Schedule: Study, Worship, Fellowship, and Pray with Hopewell!

Each Lord's Day
9:50a - Free full breakfast during…
10a - Sabbath School for all ages
11a - Public Worship (current series: Matthew)
1p - Coffee/Fellowship Time
1p - Catechism Class
1:15p - Shared Food Fellowship (there's always plenty, so come!)
2:50p - Memory Verse Recitations and Song Requests
3:00p - Psalm/hymn Sing
3:45p - Evening Sermon (current series: Numbers)

Wednesdays
6:30p in the Chapel - Midweek Prayer Meeting for all ages. We hear a sermon from Proverbs and then join all together in prayer led by men, before splitting into groups and individuals for intercession, thus balancing being led in praying corporately together with giving everyone an opportunity to pray out loud and covering our requests list.

Every Day in Your Home
You are the most important individual on earth in your and your children's spiritual lives!

Scripture teaches us that shepherd-teachers and every other member of the church are given as gifts from Jesus to help us grow up into Him. But there is nothing that anyone else can do that will substitute for daily worship of Him, by those means that He has appointed, through which He works in us by His grace.

The Hopewell at Home daily devotional guide is a weekly publication that comes alongside to facilitate personal and family devotions. Freshly written every week by a pastor who knows those entrusted to his spiritual care (Heb 13:17), it not only enables you to see the meaning of the text by asking simple, inductive questions, but also gives a sample exposition and application for you to use for yourself, as a couple, or as a family.

Other Service, Fellowship, and Worship Opportunities
The ministry of the Gospel at Hopewell focuses especially upon those church activities started and commanded by Christ Himself. While formalized/programmed events can be useful to get us going, our elders encourage us to take the initiative ourselves.

Some examples have included a ladies' book club, sidewalk ministry at Planned Parenthood of Nashville, and a ladies' fellowship tea put on by some of the youngest ladies in the congregation.

What ministries will you be starting, or are you already participating in, that you will use to encourage the rest of the church in walking with the Lord?

Men's Breakfasts
Led by one of our elders, on the 4th Saturday of each month, men ages 1-121 gather for breakfast at 7 a.m. and read and discuss some profoundly helpful Scripture or scriptural book. We’re currently studying Building a Godly Home, v1: A Holy Vision for Family Life by William Gouge—the first volume of a masterfully exposited and applied treatment of Ephesians 5:21–6:9.

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