2026.06.17 Midweek Meeting Livestream (live at 6:30p)

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Rebuilding Their Worship [Family Worship lesson in 1Chronicles 9:1–34]

How is the church built? 1Chronicles 9:1–34 looks forward to the hearing of God’s Word, publicly read, in the holy assembly on the coming Lord’s Day. In these thirty-four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the church is built especially through the public worship of God, employing the service of every member of the church. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) Summary of the transcript of the audio: The devotional draws from 1 Chronicles 9:1–34 to emphasize the theological significance of restoration, order, and faithful service in God’s renewed people after exile. It highlights the re-establishment of worship in Jerusalem through detailed genealogies of Judah, Benjamin, and other tribes, underscoring God’s faithfulness in gathering His people despite their unfaithfulness. The focus shifts to the priestly and Levitical roles—particularly the gatekeepers, treasurers, and musicians—revealing that every function in worship, no matter how seemingly mundane, is divinely appointed and essential to maintaining holiness and order. Rooted in the authority of Moses, Samuel, and David, these roles reflect a sacred continuity and divine oversight, demonstrating that worship is not merely spiritual but deeply structured and communal. The passage calls believers today to recognize the dignity of all service in the church, especially those that support public worship, and to embrace their roles with faithfulness and gratitude as part of Christ’s priesthood, where every task contributes to the people of God drawing near to Him in spirit and truth.

Useless "Help" Hurts [Family Worship lesson in Job 6]

What is the true way to comfort? Job 6 prepares us for the opening part of public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these thirty verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the true way to comfort understands the friend’s circumstances, and answers from the foundation of God’s grace to sinners. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) Summary of the transcript of the audio: Job's anguish is not rooted in material loss but in the terrifying sense that God, the source of his hope, has turned against him, leaving him spiritually desolate and tormented by the perceived absence of divine favor. He laments that his friends' counsel, though delivered with theological certainty, offers no true comfort because it lacks the gospel of grace, reducing his suffering to a mere moral failure rather than addressing his deep spiritual crisis. Their empty promises are likened to dry riverbeds—offering the illusion of relief but delivering nothing, exposing their failure to show covenant love in his affliction. Job insists that if they truly know his sin, they should specify it, for without such evidence, their accusations are unjust and their advice spiritually barren. Ultimately, he calls for a return to the truth of God’s faithfulness, affirming that even in despair, he has not denied the words of the Holy One, and that only the gospel—eternal, life-giving, and unbroken—can sustain the soul in suffering.

2026.06.14 Lord's Day Livestreams (live at 10:10a, 11:10a, and 3p)

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Triune Gospel, Triune Glory [Family Worship lesson in Ephesians 1:13–14]

What is the ultimate conclusion of our salvation? Ephesians 1:13–14 prepares us for the morning sermon in public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the ultimate conclusion of our salvation is our enjoying God forever in Christ, as God is glorified forever in Christ. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) Summary of the transcript of the audio: The devotional centers on the Trinitarian foundation of salvation, that through faith in Christ, believers are sealed by the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of their eternal inheritance—ultimately the very presence of God the Father. It emphasizes that salvation is entirely God’s work, received not by human effort, but by trusting in Christ alone, Who is the means by which the Father and Spirit are made known and experienced. The Holy Spirit’s indwelling is not merely a future promise but a present reality, establishing intimate union and communion with Christ, adoption as children of God, and the assurance of divine fellowship. This union transforms the Christian life into a daily experience of resting in Christ, enjoying the Father’s love, and walking in the Spirit’s guidance and comfort. The entire redemptive journey culminates in the glorification of the triune God, Whose glory is displayed in the salvation and eternal inheritance of His people.

2026.06.13 Hopewell @Home ▫ Ephesians 1:13–14

Read Ephesians 1:13–14

Questions from the Scripture text: Who also trusted in Christ (Ephesians 1:13)? After they heard what? What else was done to them, once they had believed? Of what is the Holy Spirit a guarantee (Ephesians 1:14)? Until what does the Holy Spirit seal/guarantee believers? Unto what?

What is the ultimate conclusion of our salvation? Ephesians 1:13–14 prepares us for the morning sermon in public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the ultimate conclusion of our salvation is our enjoying God forever in Christ, as God is glorified forever in Christ. 

How glorious is Christ, Who died for us! Only He could obtain our salvation.

How glorious is Christ, Who has given us His Word of truth! Only from Him could we learn this mystery.

How glorious is Christ, Who has purchased our inheritance for us! It is His, and yet He bought us with His own blood, purchasing also for us the full enjoyment of the triune God forever.

How glorious is Christ, Who seals us with His Holy Spirit! Only God can pour out God, and yet He has given us His Spirit.

How glorious is Christ, Whose Spirit guarantees our inheritance until its redemption! By His Spirit, He brings us all the way to the day in which we come into the full possession of our inheritance.

This has been the theme of Ephesians 1:13-14. This is the theme of our salvation. How glorious is Christ!

What has Christ done for you? How often do you think of His glory? How do you respond?

Sample prayer:  Lord, how glorious is Jesus Christ! In Him, you have given us both to glorify You forever, and to enjoy You fully, forever. So, give us to dwell much upon His glory, to adore Him for it, to rejoice in it, and to praise Him for it, and You, in Him, we ask in His Name, AMEN!

Suggested songs: ARP45A “My Heart Is Greatly Stirred” or TPH374 “All Hail the Power of Jesus’s Name”

Christ Our All [Family Worship lesson in Ephesians 1:11–12]

What is our great purpose, confidence, hope, and end? Ephesians 1:11–12 prepares us for the morning sermon in public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christ is our great purpose, confidence, hope, and end. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) Summary of the transcript of the audio: The devotional centers on the profound truth that in Christ, believers have obtained an inheritance through divine predestination, not by chance but according to God’s sovereign will, which ordains all things for His glory. From Ephesians 1:11–12, it unfolds the theological reality that every event—personal, political, or cosmic—occurs within God’s providential counsel, ultimately serving the purpose of conforming believers to Christ’s image and exalting His glory. The focus is not on self-centered blessings but on Christ as the ultimate destiny, confidence, and end of all things, where even the most tragic events are woven into God’s good plan for the redemption and glorification of His children in His Son. Trust in Christ is presented not as human effort but as a divine gift, the means by which believers are brought into this eternal purpose, so that all things—past, present, and future—serve to magnify Christ’s glory. The ultimate aim of God’s redemptive work is not merely salvation but the eternal praise and delight of all creation in the person and work of Jesus Christ.

2026.06.12 Hopewell @Home ▫ Ephesians 1:11–12

Read Ephesians 1:11–12

Questions from the Scripture text: What have believers obtain in Christ (Ephesians 1:11)? When was this determined to happen? Whose purpose decided this? How many things does He work according to this purpose? What is this purpose called at the end of verse 11? What, then, was the purpose of bringing the first (and the rest!) of the predestined ones to believe in Jesus (Ephesians 1:12)?

What is our great purpose, confidence, hope, and end? Ephesians 1:11–12 prepares us for the morning sermon in public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christ is our great purpose, confidence, hope, and end. 

Our inheritance is guaranteed. We don’t need to struggle to get good things from God. He has been planning to give us literally everything for literally forever.

This frees us to live for our purpose, which is clear: the praise of God’s glory. Our God “works all things according to the counsel of His will” (Ephesians 1:11), aiming at this praise of His glory. So, we too pursue our inheritance by aiming at that same praise of His glory.

This praise is the reason for which God brought that first generation to trust in Christ (Ephesians 1:12). And everyone whom He has brought to faith since then, He has also brought to faith in Christ for the praise of His glory.

Christ is at the heart of all of this. Our purpose is in Christ, that inheritance is in Christ, our trusting is in Christ, and that glory is in Christ. God grant us to live with a single eye to Him!

What more might you feel that you need from God than He has given you? What are some things that you really desire in life—how do they relate to or compare to bringing Him glory?

Sample prayer:  Lord, grant that we would know it our great possession, purpose, and pleasure to bring glory to Christ and enjoy Him forever, we ask in His Name, AMEN!

Suggested songs: ARP73C “Yet Constantly, I Am with Thee” or TPH448 “Union with Thee”

All for Christ [Family Worship lesson in Ephesians 1:9–10]

What drives predestination? Ephesians 1:9–10 prepares us for the morning sermon in public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God’s own, internal pleasure drives predestination. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) Summary of the transcript of the audio: The central message of the devotional is that God’s eternal purpose, revealed in the mystery of His will, is the glorification of Jesus Christ in all things—both in heaven and on earth. Rooted in divine sovereignty and eternal pleasure, this purpose was established not for human benefit alone, but for the exaltation of Christ as the unifying center of all creation. The sermon emphasizes that predestination and election are not about individual favoritism, but about Christ’s supremacy, in Whom all things are gathered together and through whom every aspect of reality finds its ultimate meaning and fulfillment. This cosmic vision of redemption includes not only redeemed humanity, but also the entire created order, which will be liberated from decay and restored to glory. Pastor calls for his family to align their hearts with God’s eternal design by glorifying Christ in all things, recognizing their own salvation as a special expression of His glory.

2026.06.11 Hopewell @Home ▫ Ephesians 1:9–10

Read Ephesians 1:9–10

Questions from the Scripture text: What has God made known to us (Ephesians 1:9a)? According to what had He decided this? What had He done “in Himself”? When would He carry out His plan (Ephesians 1:10a)? What would He gather into one? In Whom would He gather all things? What things would be included in these “all things” (verse 10b)?

What drives predestination? Ephesians 1:9–10 prepares us for the morning sermon in public worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that God’s own, internal pleasure drives predestination. 

We tend to focus upon ourselves when we think about God’s eternal purposes. And that is understandable, not because it is right, but because we are fleshly, and it is understandable that we would so sinfully think about things. The Lord, however, thinks upon us with amazing love and goodness and generosity, precisely by putting us in our proper place: under Christ and in Christ. 

In the previous verses, we read that He bent “all wisdom and prudence” (Ephesians 1:8) upon redeeming us by Christ’s blood (Ephesians 1:7). Now in this passage, we read the heart and goal of that wisdom and prudence: to gather all of creation (signified by the “bookends” of “heaven and earth,” Ephesians 1:10) together, in one—in Christ.

This was that “mystery of His will” to which Ephesians 1:9 refers. In the New Testament, the word “mystery” generally means something that God has revealed in Christ and the gospel, that we would not have known in any other way. And what has God now revealed: that Christ redeeming us (and all creation with us) has always been at the center of God purposes.

These, of course, are eternal purposes. It is in Himself that He purposed them. And, this plan was “according to His good pleasure.” That is to say that in these purposes, God was not responding to hypothetical futures at all. His own, internal pleasure is what drives this. Pleasure to glorify Himself. Pleasure for that glory to be in His Son. Pleasure for His Son’s great display of glory to be as Redeemer. And now, God has sent as a Redeemer that Son unto His glory! These riches that He has poured out in love to purchase us are all, entirely, only because it pleased Him!

This is the true and biblical way to think about election and predestination. And it is a source of great wonder and worship, and love back to God, and peace and security in His redemption. What a doctrine! What a Redeemer! What a God! Hallelujah!

In what manner have you talked and thought about election and predestination? In what manner should we all?

Sample prayer:  Lord, how marvelous You are, in the glory of Your grace! How marvelous the display of that glory in Your Son! We rejoice to hear and think about Your pleasure. Please make it our pleasure to delight in what pleases You, we ask through Christ, AMEN!

Suggested songs: ARP32AB “What Blessedness” or TPH51C “God, Be Merciful to Me”