https://sa.hpwl.org/podcasts/45143/ The newest sermons from Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian on SermonAudio. Religion & Spirituality Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://vps.sermonaudio.com/resize_image/sources/podcast/1440/1440/hopewellarp-02.jpg https://sa.hpwl.org/podcasts/45143/ en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:09:37 +0000 30 James Hakim no James Hakim church@hopewellarp.org The newest sermons from Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian on SermonAudio. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/41426347451936 "There is, in every sacrament, a spiritual relation, or sacramental union, between the sign and the thing signified: whence it comes to pass, that the names and effects of the one are attributed to the other." WCF 27.2 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/41426347451936 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:40:09 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/47261930273523 Baptism and the Lord's Supper mark the church off from the world, and motivate the church to live unto the Lord. They say, "you belong to Me" and "live like those who belong to Me." The lesson establishes that sacraments—baptism and the Lord's Supper—are divine signs and seals of the covenant of grace, instituted by God to visibly distinguish His church from the world, and call them to live in the world as His own. The sacraments are not magical rituals but means through which God strengthens faith, reminds believers of their union with Christ, and challenges them to live in accordance with their identity in Him. Ultimately, they serve both to identify the church and to engage its members in faithful obedience to Christ according to His Word. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/47261930273523 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:43:34 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/33026175734893 Like the Lord's Supper, Baptism, as a sacrament, represents to us Christ and His benefits. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/33026175734893 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:41:09 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/323262017147011 Jesus tells us to take the Supper in a manner by which the Spirit confirms to us our true partaking of Him and His benefits—which that Supper represents to us. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/323262017147011 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:45:35 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/31726425557412 The sacraments signify Christ and His benefits, as evidenced in 1Cor 10–11, by the Spirit's instruction that, when we come to the Lord's Supper, it should be Christ Himself of Whom we come to partake. The lesson centers on the theological significance of sacraments as divine signs and seals of the covenant of grace, emphasizing that they point not to human institutions or rituals, but directly to Christ and His redemptive work. Ultimately, the sacraments are presented as multidimensional invitations to remember Christ's past work, experience His present presence, and anticipate His future return, all within the context of a living, unified body. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/31726425557412 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:38:10 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/31026419174355 WCF 27.1.3 teaches us that the sacraments point us to Christ. The lesson centers on the sacraments as holy signs and seals of the covenant of grace, emphasizing their role in representing Christ and confirming each believer's personal, particular interest in Him. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 10–11, it warns against misusing the visible church and sacramental signs—such as baptism and the Lord's Supper—as mere external privileges, reminding the congregation that spiritual participation requires faith and obedience. Pastor underscores that the Israelites' experiences in the wilderness serve as cautionary examples: unbelief and presumption led to judgment, illustrating that sacraments do not guarantee salvation apart from genuine faith in Christ. Believers must examine their hearts, avoid the error of thinking they can live freely in sin under grace, and instead look to God to use the sacraments to deepen their assurance, grow them in Christlikeness, and make them live in joyful obedience. Ultimately, the sacraments are not about human merit or ritual but about God's gracious self-communication, confirming that Christ is personally for each believer through the Spirit's work. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/31026419174355 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:38:18 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/3226143304501 God gives us the sacraments to strengthen our faith in Him and His promises. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/3226143304501 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:51:44 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/2242646227881 We learn, from Gen 17, the way that the sign of the covenant relates to the covenant itself. God uses the sign to strengthen our faith, and He honors His sign by taking it seriously. So, we should take the sign seriously, both in being diligent to apply it and meditate upon it, and in taking to heart the hope and comfort of it. The lesson centers on the theological significance of signs and seals—particularly circumcision in Abraham's life and baptism in the lives of believers—as divine means of strengthening faith and reinforcing God's covenant promises. Drawing from Romans 4 and Genesis 17, it emphasizes that these sacraments are not magical rituals but meaningful signs and seals that reinforce faith in God's power to give life to the dead and call into existence what does not yet exist. The narrative traces Abraham's journey from unbelief, marked by the birth of Ishmael through human effort, to renewed faith at age 99, when God reaffirms His covenant and institutes circumcision as a sign and seal of the faith already credited to Abraham. The lesson warns against both the superstitious use of the sacraments and the neglect of their spiritual significance, affirming that their true power lies not in the ritual but in God Himself, Who uses them. It applies this truth to Christian parenting, highlighting how baptism serves as a seal of God's promise to save children by the same grace, through the same faith, that saved their parents. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/2242646227881 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:39:20 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/21726419307315 Sacraments are signs and seals unto faith—without which faith, the sacrament does you no ultimate good. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/21726419307315 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:32:39 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/2102635844166 The sacraments are sacred—consecrated by God as holy for the use of the people whom He has consecrated, apart from the world, to Himself as holy. They are signs, sensible indications of particular truths, and seals—establishing authenticity of consecration and grounding hope in what they communicate upon the veracity of God Himself. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/2102635844166 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:27 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/232650432875 Westminster Confession 26, article 3, corrects serious theological errors about our communion with Christ and one another. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/232650432875 Religion & Spirituality Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:25:28 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/11926044475268 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/11926044475268 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:35:58 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1152645440989 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1152645440989 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:36:58 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1626350543661 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1626350543661 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:35:59 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/12302554833428 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/12302554833428 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 28 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:39:18 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/122425536572529 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/122425536572529 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:42:08 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/12172559193109 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/12172559193109 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:41:39 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/121225419237670 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/121225419237670 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:40:58 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/12525510247884 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/12525510247884 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:32:35 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/11102535723863 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/11102535723863 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:41:40 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/11625246452338 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/11625246452338 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:40:19 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/102825131312628 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/102825131312628 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:40:05 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/102125332246002 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/102125332246002 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 19 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:36:29 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/101425224307762 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/101425224307762 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:40:45 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1082544557460 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1082544557460 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 05 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:38:22 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/10125513105582 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/10125513105582 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 28 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:35:41 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/9232535133186 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/9232535133186 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:43:19 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/91625310246561 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/91625310246561 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:45:38 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/9102500403063 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/9102500403063 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 07 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:46:14 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/922529503949 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/922529503949 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:45:34 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/8262536544664 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/8262536544664 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:43:59 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/821251731386444 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/821251731386444 Religion & Spirituality Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:38:20 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/8132530324680 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/8132530324680 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:38:54 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/8625231806456 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/8625231806456 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:33:14 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/81252694569 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/81252694569 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 27 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:30:24 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/72525121147508 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/72525121147508 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 20 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:35:23 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/71625335532954 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/71625335532954 Religion & Spirituality Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:25:56 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/7925057306583 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/7925057306583 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:04 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/630252038370 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/630252038370 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:44 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/625251655466866 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/625251655466866 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 22 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:39:30 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/2262505933214 We continued studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—finishing Article 6 with how God calls us to public worship times both by His Word and His providence. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/2262505933214 Religion & Spirituality Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:41:22 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/217251114349 We continued studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—continuing with Article 6 and how God especially emphasizes public worship over even family worship and private worship. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/217251114349 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:35:24 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/210251317466444 We continued studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—continuing with Article 6 and the place of worship under the gospel. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/210251317466444 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:40:21 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/242508406673 We continued studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—continuing in Article 5 with Scripture's call to corporate fasting, as God's providence occasions it. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/242508406673 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:44:00 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1272513456823 We continued studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—considering the next part of Article 5, and what makes oaths and vows a part of worship generally, and corporate worship, specifically. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1272513456823 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 26 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:41:39 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/119252247324994 We continued studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. We continued Westminster Confession chapter 21, Article 5 this week with what Scripture says about the sacraments as covenantal signs and seals in the public worship (corporate worship) of Christ's visible church. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/119252247324994 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:39:40 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/11525126152837 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—continuing in Article 5 with what Scripture says about congregational singing and the manner in which we should do it. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/11525126152837 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:41:39 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1825312111799 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—considering the first part of Article 5, and the type of reading, preaching, and hearing that the Lord commands in the public worship of His people. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1825312111799 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:40:45 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/123024031236663 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—considering Article 4, and whom we pray for, when we follow the Bible for the content of our prayers. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/123024031236663 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:36:35 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/122424032264992 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—considering the second half of Article 3, and the manner in which we must pray, since prayer is worship. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/122424032264992 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 22 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:43:55 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/121724412257299 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—considering the middle of Article 3, and the help of the Spirit in prayer, to enable us to pray according to God's will. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/121724412257299 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:35:13 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/12924171577401 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—considering the first half of Article 3, and the glory of the Father, Son, and Spirit in our making prayer with thanksgiving, in the Name of the Son, by the help of the Spirit, Who ministers to us the knowledge of the Father and the Son. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/12924171577401 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 08 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:41:39 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/12224174181677 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—considering the second half of Article 2, and the doctrine that worship must not be given to any creature or through anyone but Christ. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/12224174181677 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:42:19 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/112524158312579 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 21—considering the first half of Article 2, and the doctrine that worship must be given only to the true God... and that it is given to Christ! https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/112524158312579 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:38:12 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/111924424492366 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we began Westminster Confession chapter 21—considering Article 1, and the doctrine that God must be worshiped and must only be worshiped as He has commanded, commonly known as the Regulative Principle of Worship. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/111924424492366 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:39:39 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/111124133294423 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 20—considering Article 4's biblical doctrine that, since true liberty embraces Christ's rule over us, true liberty submits to the authority that Christ has set over us for our good. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/111124133294423 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:38:40 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/102924415317204 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continued Westminster Confession chapter 20—considering Article 2's biblical doctrine of God alone being Lord of the conscience. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/102924415317204 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:34:21 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1022241759202457 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we continue Westminster Confession chapter 20—Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience. We continue Article 1, considering UNTO what Christ has liberated believers https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1022241759202457 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:40:42 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/10152424525755 We continue studying through the Scriptural doctrine that our congregation confesses. This week, we come to Westminster Confession chapter 20—Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience. We began Article 1, considering from what Christ has liberated believers. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/10152424525755 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 13 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:24 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/10824255191022 The WCF chapter on the law concludes with the fact that the law and the gospel agree with one another about how the promise is obtained and what it looks like in the life of a believer. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/10824255191022 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 06 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:38:22 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/101242813781 We learn from Scripture what WCF 19.6 teaches: doing what God's law commands, and refraining from what it forbids, is not an evidence of being under the law, but would be a right response to its great usefulness in believers' lives. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/101242813781 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:36:17 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/923241853216207 We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we learned, from WCF 19.5, about how the gospel makes us more obligated to the moral law, not less https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/923241853216207 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 22 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:42:11 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/91724310205173 We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we learned, from WCF 19.4, about how the civil law no longer obligates any nation, but is rich with applications of God's moral law that applies to all nations, over all of which Christ Himself is now King. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/91724310205173 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:41:07 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/911241112324655 We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we learned, from WCF 19.2–3, about how the moral law has a special place in the covenant of grace, and therefore the Christian life; but that the ceremonial law was given for other prophethood, priesthood, and kingship, and has been abrogated under Christ. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/911241112324655 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:34:05 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/92242333365962 We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we learned, from WCF 19.1, about how God gave the moral law in the covenant of works. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/92242333365962 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:25 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/8262419407496 We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we learned, from WCF 18.4.r, about how believers can be sustained in the midst of those times when their assurance is diminished or intermitted. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/8262419407496 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 25 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:35:32 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/819241052573435 We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we learned, from WCF 18.4.q, about how the shaken or lost assurance of a true believer cannot take away their faith but can be revived by the Holy Spirit. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/819241052573435 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:35:36 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/81224236423955 We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we learned, from WCF 18.4.p, about how difficult providence or sudden temptation can diminish or intermit our assurance of faith. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/81224236423955 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:32:45 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/8524202132710 We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we learned, from WCF 18.4.p, about some causes of loss of assurance of faith. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/8524202132710 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 04 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:34:34 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/7282419135093 We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we learned from WCF 18.3o about how assurance combats sin. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/7282419135093 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 28 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:33:59 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/72324351141711 WCF 18.3 details the benefits of assurance of faith in these words: "that thereby his heart may be enlarged in peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, in love and thankfulness to God, and in strength and cheerfulness in the duties of obedience, the proper fruits of this assurance" https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/72324351141711 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:42:23 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/715241758594100 Sabbath School class, working carefully through the Westminster Confession of Faith by way of the proof texts, and coming this week to 18.3m: "And therefore it is the duty of everyone to give all diligence to make his calling and election sure," by way of 2Peter 1:5–11. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/715241758594100 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 14 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:39:06 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/782422418431 The Holy Spirit gives believers assurance not through extraordinary revelation but through right use of the ordinary means of grace. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/782422418431 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 07 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:56 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/7224334194471 The Holy Spirit is the Giver of assurance of faith to believers: "yet, being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given him of God" https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/7224334194471 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:35:03 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/624242111116513 This infallible assurance doth not so belong to the essence of faith, but that a true believer may wait long, and conflict with many difficulties, before he be partaker of it https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/624242111116513 Religion & Spirituality Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:33:54 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/61024115804164 The Holy Spirit is a seal unto believers and their faith, assuring them that God Himself has wrought the saving work that has been done in them, and that they will assuredly be brought into their full inheritance in the day of redemption. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/61024115804164 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:18 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/63242110174588 We continue to study the Scriptures behind the sound and sweet doctrine of our church's Confession of Faith. This week, we come to WCF 18.2h and the Spirit's work in giving believers assurance of faith. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/63242110174588 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 02 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:42:27 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/527242054597673 "This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable persuasion grounded upon a fallible hope; but an infallible assurance of faith founded upon the divine truth of the promises of salvation, and the inward evidence of those graces unto which these promises are made" https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/527242054597673 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 26 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:01 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/52024111912419 WCF 18.1c–d presents the biblical teaching that God teaches believers to pursue assurance that they are in a state of grace, that this assurance is possible, and that this assurance is beneficial. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/52024111912419 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 19 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:38:12 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/513241922302999 WCF 18.1a–b presents the biblical teaching that false assurance is a real, and terrible, danger. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/513241922302999 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 12 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:33:56 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/56241716483548 This perseverance of the saints is certain and infallible. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/56241716483548 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 05 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:34:06 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/429241718495960 This perseverance of the saints depends upon [...] the nature of the covenant of grace. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/429241718495960 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:30:55 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/31224124534827 This perseverance of the saints depends, not upon their own free will, but upon [...] the abiding of the Spirit and of the seed of God within them [...] https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/31224124534827 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 10 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:39:20 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/352414526203 This perseverance of the saints depends, not upon their own free will, but upon […] the efficacy of the merit and intercession of Jesus Christ. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/352414526203 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 03 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:19 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/22524235523791 This perseverance of the saints depends, not upon their own free will, but upon the immutability of the decree of election, flowing from the free and unchangeable love of God the Father https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/22524235523791 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 25 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:28:15 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/219241555374117 They, whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually called, and sanctified by his Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/219241555374117 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 18 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:57 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/117221648122028 Unbelievers' inability to do good works is no excuse for their neglecting to do good works, and every sin increases their guilt before God. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/117221648122028 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 16 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:31:45 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/11022049393695 Unbelievers' works cannot please God precisely because they are unbelievers. And, they cannot make them more fit for grace, because their works all deserve wrath. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/11022049393695 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 09 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:30:47 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1322044526361 Good works cannot be meritorious, but they are done in Christ, and rewarded for His own worthiness https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1322044526361 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 02 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:37:37 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/122021144306412 Good works cannot be meritorious, but they are done in Christ, and rewarded for His own worthiness https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/122021144306412 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 19 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:38:26 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1212148321443 Good works glorify God and fit us for glory. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1212148321443 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 28 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:29:06 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1123212133334442 Even if good works are not used of God to silence our enemies through conversion now, they will especially shame and silence our enemies in their condemnation on the last day. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1123212133334442 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 21 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:24:46 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/117212240247106 Believers ought to be telling the gospel to others, and when they do, their good works should affirm the goodness and beauty of the gospel that they are telling. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/117212240247106 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 07 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:30:19 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/112211833294530 When good works are done by those who start out poor in spirit, it points to their Father and encourages the rest of His children. These children encourage one another by their good works precisely because they know that one another's good works come not from them but from their Father. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/112211833294530 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:24:44 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/102621204043897 Good works are produced by and in those who already possess a priceless righteousness before God in Jesus Christ. This is because they come through knowing Him, from our union with Him. In Him alone, we have everything that pertains to godliness. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/102621204043897 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:33:15 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1018211841252299 In this Sabbath School class, we continued the second paragraph of WCF 16, here examining Psalm 116 and 1Peter 2 in order to understand that with good works being according to God's commandments, the best work is to obey the first Great Commandment. This means, especially, the public worship of God. How do we show thanksgiving for His mercy? By good works, and especially by the best work. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1018211841252299 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 17 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:27:11 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1011210527690 In this Sabbath School class, we began the second paragraph of WCF 16, here examining James 2 in order to understand that good works are according to God's commandments and function as the fruit and evidence of living faith. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/1011210527690 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 10 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:34:23 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/103212230422980 When we decide for ourselves what are good works, we put ourselves in danger of sinning greatly against ourselves, against others, and against God. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/103212230422980 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 03 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:29:35 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/926212312201942 Good works are only such as God hath commanded in His holy Word, and not such as, without the warrant thereof, are devised by men, out of blind zeal, or upon any pretense of good intention. https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/926212312201942 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:39:52 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101 https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/921212338476664 "Good works are only such as God hath commanded in His holy Word." https://sa.hpwl.org/sermons/921212338476664 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 19 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 James Hakim 0:34:27 no James Hakim - Hopewell 101