Kinsman of the Fatherless [Family Worship lesson in Proverbs 23:10–11]

Pastor teaches his family a selection from “the Proverb of the day.” In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God sees and punishes all sin and has a special care for the fatherless.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Helping Younger Women Avoid Spiritual Danger [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 5:11–16]

What’s a young woman to do? 1 Timothy 5:11–16 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that young widows and young women should seek a life of God-designed labor to protect them from Satan and mature them. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Establishing a Roll (and Payroll!) of Full-Time, Praying Widows [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 5:5–10]

How does one who has “learned to show piety at home” show that piety when she becomes a widow? 1 Timothy 5:5–8 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that a true widow is left only with God, but has learned a fellowship with Him that gives her more than enough to do with her time/life. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Real Honor for Real Widows from Churches that Help Families Seize their Opportunities to Practice Godliness First at Home [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 5:3–4]

What are we to learn from the fact that there are some widows whom the church is not to honor by putting them on the roll of receiving diaconal funds? 1 Timothy 5:3–4 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that a true widow is one who has no children or grandchildren to take care of her, because the home (not the church) is the first place for showing piety.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The Roll of Widows, part 1 [Biblical Theology of the Diaconate #50, 2023.09.10 Sabbath School]

The church is to maintain a roster of "true widows" who, not having anyone left to take care of her or for her to serve, is taken care of by the church, as she devotes herself to prayer and service for the church.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Helping Younger Women Avoid Spiritual Danger [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 5:11–16]

What’s a young woman to do? 1 Timothy 5:11–16 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that young widows and young women should seek a life of God-designed labor to protect them from Satan and mature them. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Establishing a Roll (and Payroll!) of Full-Time, Praying Widows [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 5:5–10]

How does one who has “learned to show piety at home” show that piety when she becomes a widow? 1 Timothy 5:5–8 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these six verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that a true widow is left only with God, but has learned a fellowship with Him that gives her more than enough to do with her time/life. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Real Honor for Real Widows from Churches that Help Families Seize their Opportunities to Practice Godliness First at Home [Family Worship lesson in 1Timothy 5:3–4]

What are we to learn from the fact that there are some widows whom the church is not to honor by putting them on the roll of receiving diaconal funds? 1 Timothy 5:3–4 looks forward to the second reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that a true widow is one who has no children or grandchildren to take care of her, because the home (not the church) is the first place for showing piety.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Grace that Works Impartially, Invisibly, Spiritually, and Abundantly [Family Worship lesson in 2Kings 4:1–7]

For whom does God exercise His mighty power? 2Kings 4:1–7 looks forward to the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the great God is pleased to exercise His almighty power for “the least of these.” (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

The God Whose Own Empathy Demands Ours [2022.09.04 Evening Sermon in Exodus 22:21–27]

To God, we are all needy, so He reminds us that He listens to the needy among us. They are not without an Advocate, so we must have a special care for them and a special empathy for them.

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The Empathetic, Gracious God Who Commands His People to Be Empathetic and Watchful to Care [Family Worship lesson in Exodus 22:21–27]

Why should God’s society have empathy toward the needy? Exodus 22:21–27 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that whereas men tend to take special advantage of the needy, God has a special ear for them, so His people must have a special empathy toward them. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)