Earthly adoption is simply a picture of our adoption into God's heavenly family.

Family Worship teaching time, following up upon the gospel reading from John 7-37-53 in corporate worship, this past Lord's Day morning. At the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus identifies Himself as the true and eternal Rock from whom our hearts can be filled with streams of living water, by His Holy Spirit. He calls to the thirsty to come to Him and drink. But, as with the Pharisees, if we think that we are made righteous by knowing the law or that we are better than others, we will not be thirsty. Such pride will keep us from coming to Jesus and send us to unquenchable fire-

Family Worship teaching time in Proverbs 10-1-3, the -Proverb of the day.- The curse was that children would bring agony, but children who trust in Christ and belong to Him can be a joy to their parents by His grace and His Spirit. Death laid claim to us spiritually and physically, but when Christ is our righteousness, sin is no longer our master, and death cannot hold us forever. As the Spirit makes those who belong to Jesus more and more like Him, they grow in right desires and find themselves content in the Lord.

Family Worship teaching time, following up upon the epistle reading from 1Corinthians 16-13-24 in corporate worship, this past Lord's Day morning. Christian theology and practice is a battle in which both strength and love are essential. Christ's grace alone empowers this battle, and one of His appointed means for that power is the ministry of the particular elders whom He has given us in our particular congregation.

Family Worship teaching time, following up upon the sermon from Genesis 3-16-19 in corporate worship, this past Lord's Day morning. Parenting. Marriage. Work. Central place in the fall. Central place in display of Christ's victorious redemption of His people. We deserve to be a display of death and the devil- but Jesus, who is HIMSELF the image of God, remakes us into His own image-

Put on the whole armor of God- Be filled with the Spirit-- To do what- To love your spouse. To honor your parents and rear your children. To do all your work as unto Christ. These are the front lines of the advance of the kingdom-

Family Worship teaching time, following up upon the Gospel reading from John 7-14-36 in corporate worship, this past Lord's Day morning. Jesus's teaching at the feast is so obviously true that the people are astonished. He explains that He does Bible study and theology different than everyone else, because He came from God. Therefore all His teaching is inherently true, and He is completely righteous. When the argument with the Pharisees and priests heats up, He notifies them that they cannot succeed against Him, because His power is heavenly, and He is returning there. In Jesus Christ, God has provided us with His own truth, His own righteousness, and His own power-

A new MP3 sermon from Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: 190102FW Josh 11:16-23 - Our Infinitely Faithful, Just, Merciful, and Generous Covena

Subtitle: Family Worship

Speaker: James Hakim

Broadcaster: Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian

Event: Devotional

Date: 1/2/2019

Bible: Joshua 11:16-23

Length: 17 min.

Overview: Family Worship teaching time, following up upon the Old Testament reading from Joshua 11-16-23 in corporate worship, Lord's Day morning. God gave His people victory over ALL whom He said He would. He satisfied ALL His justice. And showed great mercy even to those who weren't His, and ALL mercy to His own. And He brought them into ALL their inheritance-

A new MP3 sermon from Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: 181231FW Gen 3:12-15 - Gospel of Serpent-Crushing Grace

Subtitle: Family Worship

Speaker: James Hakim

Broadcaster: Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian

Event: Devotional

Date: 12/31/2018

Bible: Genesis 3:12-15, Job 1-42

Length: 24 min.

Overview: Family Worship teaching time, following up upon the sermon from Genesis 3-12-15 in corporate worship, Lord's Day morning. Before God says a single word of penalty to the woman or man, He announces His grace that will work in sinners whom He is saving, His grace that will keep the church separate from the world, and His grace that will send His Son as the Seed of the woman to crush the serpent's head. Praise the God of gospel grace-

A new MP3 sermon from Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: 181229FW Gen 3:12-15 - Good, Serpent-Crushing, News

Subtitle: Family Worship

Speaker: James Hakim

Broadcaster: Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian

Event: Devotional

Date: 12/29/2018

Bible: Genesis 3:12-15, Psalm 72:1-11

Length: 16 min.

Overview: Family Worship teaching time, anticipating the sermon from Genesis 3-12-15 in corporate worship, tomorrow morning. God elicits a horrifying response from Adam, a disappointing response from the woman, but no response at all from the serpent. Why- Because He asks the serpent no question--simply declares a curse- He promises His own sovereign work in regeneration, and that He will maintain a covenant line of those who belong to Him, over-against those who belong to the serpent. Ultimately, the only way that this can be effective is because He Himself will come, born of a woman, to destroy the devil and his works- ... And God promises all of this before He has even declared the consequences of Adam and his wife's sin- The first time that the bad news of the curse was announced, it was already in the context of the good news of the gospel--