Episodes

  • Guarding Your Mouth for Good

    Guarding Your Mouth for Good
    Feb 13 2026
    Pastor teaches his family a selection from "the Proverb of the day." In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us to guard our lips, so that they image God by being used for good, not ill. The devotional centers on the profound power of the human tongue, drawing from Proverbs 13:2–3 to emphasize that words are not merely expressions but instruments of life or destruction. It highlights the contrast between the righteous, whose speech produces nourishment and blessing, and the unfaithful, whose soul feeds on violence and harm, illustrating how careless speech can lead to ruin. Pastor underscores the necessity of guarding one's mouth through wisdom and self-control, likening it to a secure gate that requires discernment before allowing words to pass. This discipline images God, Who created the world through speech—and continues to impart spiritual life through the Word, calling believers to use their voices for edification and divine glory.
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    6 mins
  • Diagnosing Our End

    Diagnosing Our End
    Feb 13 2026
    How do the righteous and wicked come to different ends? Proverbs 21:20–29 looks forward to the midweek sermon. In these ten verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the righteous and wicked come to different ends, because God sees and rewards the life of Christ in the righteous, and the death of sin in the wicked. The devotional presents a profound contrast between the righteous and the wicked, rooted in the heart's condition and its implications for worship, character, and eternal destiny. Drawing from Proverbs 21:20–29, it emphasizes that the righteous, grounded in faith and the Spirit of Christ, inherit lasting treasure, victory, life, and enduring honor. In contrast, the wicked are defined by pride, laziness, deceit, and hardened hearts—traits that render even their religious acts abominations to God because they lack genuine faith or a transformed heart.
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    15 mins
  • Truly This Is the Son of God

    Truly This Is the Son of God
    Feb 12 2026
    What does Jesus do as Priest? Matthew 27:45–54 looks forward to the morning sermon in the holy assembly on the coming Lord's Day. In these ten verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Jesus propitiates God's wrath, an offers a once-for-all sacrifice, opening the way for us into the Holy of Holies. Matthew 27:45–54 reveals Jesus, as the true Son of God and Great High Priest, Who willingly bears the full wrath of God for His people's sin—fulfilling the sacrificial system once and for all. Though mocked by humanity and taken lightly by onlookers, creation itself responds with awe—darkness, an earthquake, the torn temple veils and resurrected saints—testifying to the cosmic significance of Christ's atoning death. The centurion and his guards, witnessing these supernatural events, are gripped with fear and confess, 'Truly this was the Son of God,' illustrating that genuine recognition of Christ's identity comes not from human reasoning but from divine revelation and the Holy Spirit's work. Jesus's final cry, drawn from Psalm 22, reflects both His deep suffering and His intimate knowledge of God's redemptive plan, culminating in His deliberate surrender of His spirit, affirming His divine authority to lay down and take up His life. The tearing of the temple veil from top to bottom signifies that Christ has opened the way into the true Holy of Holies. This all calls all believers to respond with holy fear, faith, and worship, recognizing Jesus as the eternal High Priest, in Whom alone we are holy and fit to approach God.
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    17 mins
  • The Way Back from Backsliding

    The Way Back from Backsliding
    Feb 12 2026
    What do the backslidden need? Song of Songs 5:2–8 prepares us for the evening sermon on the coming Lord's Day. In these seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the backslidden need Christ's Word, Christ's grace, Christ's ordinances, and the prayers of Christ's people. The devotional from Song of Songs 5:2–8 illustrates the tension between the believer's awakened heart and the lingering lethargy of the flesh. It emphasizes that while Christians possess a new nature that longs for Christ, spiritual complacency and self-justification can lead to a state of spiritual sleep, where even the voice of the Beloved is met with excuses—inconvenient or unpleasant—against deeper communion. Christ, in His grace, does not merely knock but actively reaches through the latch of the door, symbolizing His direct, transformative work in awakening the heart, even when the response is delayed or imperfect. The passage warns of the consequences of backsliding, including the loss of spiritual assurance, the painful discipline of faithful shepherds, and the temporary removal of spiritual evidence. Yet, it ultimately points to the hope of restoration through repentance, prayer, and the intercession of the church. The call is clear: believers must resist spiritual lethargy, embrace the means of grace despite inconvenience, and actively pray for revival, both personally and corporately, so that the church may once again be filled with the presence of Christ, Whose love is both the source and the goal of all spiritual life.
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    19 mins
  • The Wicked Man’s Grief-End

    The Wicked Man’s Grief-End
    Feb 11 2026
    The wicked's opposite wishes, works, and way brings him to the opposite end of the righteous—glorifying God by being destroyed by Him forever.
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    31 mins
  • The Wicked Man’s Grief-End

    The Wicked Man’s Grief-End
    Feb 11 2026
    The wicked's opposite wishes, works, and way brings him to the opposite end of the righteous—glorifying God by being destroyed by Him forever.
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    31 mins
  • How to Live Your Blink of a Life

    How to Live Your Blink of a Life
    Feb 10 2026
    How should we live our short lives? Ecclesiastes 11:7–10 prepares us for the hearing of God's Word, publicly read, in the holy assembly on the coming Lord's Day. In these four verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we should spend our short lives in rejoicing and righteousness. Ecclesiastes 11:7–10 presents a profound balance between joyful gratitude and sober responsibility, calling believers to embrace life's fleeting beauty as a divine gift, while living with constant awareness of God's coming judgment. The passage affirms that life—especially youth—is brief and transient, likened to a vapor, yet within that brevity lies the sacred duty to rejoice in God's good gifts, from the sun's light to daily blessings, recognizing them as expressions of His generosity. At the same time, the passage issues a solemn call to righteousness: to walk according to one's heart and eyes, but only under the conviction that all actions will be judged by God, demanding the removal both of sorrow and of evil from one's life. This dual command—rejoice and live righteously—forms the heart of godly wisdom, urging both children and adults to live with joyful obedience, knowing that true fulfillment comes not in self-indulgence but in God Himself. The urgency of youth's brevity is not a reason for despair, but a lesson in the brevity of life as a whole, teaching us to steward each moment with purpose, humility, and faith in Christ.
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    18 mins
  • An Exchange of Heart

    An Exchange of Heart
    Feb 9 2026
    Pastor walks his children through Children's Catechism question 39—especially explaining how regeneration is when God exchanges your old, dead heart for a new, living one. Q39. What is a change of heart called? Regeneration. The lesson centers on the theological concept of regeneration as the essential, divine transformation of the heart. It emphasizes that regeneration—being born again through the Holy Spirit—is not a human effort or a result of faith, but the prior work of God that enables faith itself. Drawing from Scripture, particularly John 3 and the new birth, it argues that a dead and sinful heart cannot produce belief without first receiving new spiritual life from God the Father. Ultimately, the lesson affirms that only through this divine renewal can one be made holy and enter heaven, highlighting the necessity of God's sovereign grace in transforming the heart.
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    7 mins