North Platte Berean Church
Hear His Voice
Do you want more grace in your life? Things like kindness, beauty, generosity, forgiveness? Author David Mathis explains that tapping into grace is like getting a refreshing drink of water. We can turn on the faucet, but we're not the source of the water. Similarly, God has designed rhythms and habits of life that can connect us to the flow of His grace, but we're not the source of the grace. In Mathis's (very readable!) book "Habits of Grace," he groups these practices/disciplines into three categories: Hear His Voice (Word), Have His Ear (prayer), and Belong to His Body (fellowship, or community). Each week we'll explore a habit or two under each heading, as we seek a greater experience of God's grace in our lives.
Locations & Times
North Platte Berean Church
202 W 8th St, North Platte, NE 69101, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
Sunday 9:15 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Sunday 6:00 PM
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• Sunday large gatherings: 8a, 9:15a, 11a, & 6p; livestream 9:15a at facebook.com/npberean or anytime at npberean.org/live.
• Need a Bible? Free Bibles at information center in Commons.
• Sound levels: Assisted listening devices and earplugs available at sound booth in back of auditorium.
• Office hours: Mon.-Thu. 9a-4p (closed Tue. 1:30-2:30 for staff meeting).
• Find out more: Text npconnect to 97000, visit npberean.org, email npberean@npberean.org, or call 308-532-7448.
FOR FAMILIES
• Mother's Room: A private place to care for your baby and still connect to the gathering via livestream – follow signs north of auditorium.
• Kids Connect (infant-grade 5): Available at 9:15 and 11 a.m. – check-in east of Commons or upstairs from foyer. Kids also welcome in large gatherings. At-home resources: npberean.org/kids-connect-at-home.
• Sola (grades 6-12): Main gatherings Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. – meet in 252 Room/Commons. Middle school also meets Sundays at 11 a.m. in Upper Rooms.
• Sunday large gatherings: 8a, 9:15a, 11a, & 6p; livestream 9:15a at facebook.com/npberean or anytime at npberean.org/live.
• Need a Bible? Free Bibles at information center in Commons.
• Sound levels: Assisted listening devices and earplugs available at sound booth in back of auditorium.
• Office hours: Mon.-Thu. 9a-4p (closed Tue. 1:30-2:30 for staff meeting).
• Find out more: Text npconnect to 97000, visit npberean.org, email npberean@npberean.org, or call 308-532-7448.
FOR FAMILIES
• Mother's Room: A private place to care for your baby and still connect to the gathering via livestream – follow signs north of auditorium.
• Kids Connect (infant-grade 5): Available at 9:15 and 11 a.m. – check-in east of Commons or upstairs from foyer. Kids also welcome in large gatherings. At-home resources: npberean.org/kids-connect-at-home.
• Sola (grades 6-12): Main gatherings Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. – meet in 252 Room/Commons. Middle school also meets Sundays at 11 a.m. in Upper Rooms.
Giving
• On Sunday: use wooden boxes at back of auditorium
• Online: npberean.org/give
• Text: text any amount to 84321
• Mail: 202 W. 8th St., North Platte, NE 69101
• Online: npberean.org/give
• Text: text any amount to 84321
• Mail: 202 W. 8th St., North Platte, NE 69101
Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
Download for free – available in EPUB, MOBI (Kindle), or PDF. (Also has hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook available to buy.)
https://www.desiringgod.org/books/habits-of-graceThis Week's Sermon: Hear His Voice
God initiates, we respond
BibleProject "How to Read the Bible" series
How to read the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.
https://bibleproject.com/explore/how-to-read-the-bible/God's word is both divine and human
• CSB footnote explains "dwelt" = tabernacled
• NLT translates "grace and truth" as unfailing love and faithfulness
• NLT translates "grace and truth" as unfailing love and faithfulness
See also GotQuestions.org
"Is Jesus God? is a helpful article…for more of their articles on Jesus' deity and humanity, visit https://www.gotquestions.org/content_Jesus_nature.html
https://www.gotquestions.org/is-Jesus-God.htmlEngage the Word
Keith Ferrin "New Disciple Challenge" Bible reading plan
This article explains the plan. Prefer video? Go to the article and scroll partway down for the explainer video.
https://www.keithferrin.com/blog/bible-study-beginnersInstitute for Bible Reading
Article on "reading big" – part of a series on better Bible reading.
https://instituteforbiblereading.org/no-bible-know-bible-part-5/BibleProject book overview videos
Watching a book overview helps keep the whole context in mind for "reading big."
https://bibleproject.com/explore/book-overviews/Talk It Over
Visit npberean.org/grow-groups for more resources or to connect.
• Treasuring God: Read 2 Tim. 3:16-17. What do you think is meant by the phrase “God breathed”? Why is that important?
• Being Transformed: Looking at 2 Tim. 3:16-17, what roles does Scripture play in our life? How does that influence how we approach Scripture? When you are making decisions, where do you go to help make your decisions? How do we use Scripture to shape our decisions?
• Pursuing Unity/Loving Others: What role should Scripture play in our relationship with others? How could we use it to encourage or correct a brother/sister in Christ? If there is a disagreement with a brother/sister in Christ, how should we approach resolving it?
Visit npberean.org/grow-groups for more resources or to connect.
• Treasuring God: Read 2 Tim. 3:16-17. What do you think is meant by the phrase “God breathed”? Why is that important?
• Being Transformed: Looking at 2 Tim. 3:16-17, what roles does Scripture play in our life? How does that influence how we approach Scripture? When you are making decisions, where do you go to help make your decisions? How do we use Scripture to shape our decisions?
• Pursuing Unity/Loving Others: What role should Scripture play in our relationship with others? How could we use it to encourage or correct a brother/sister in Christ? If there is a disagreement with a brother/sister in Christ, how should we approach resolving it?
Next Week's Sermon
As we continue our Habits of Grace series, we'll turn our attention from hearing God's voice through his Word to having his ear in prayer. So much has been written concerning the topic of prayer, but we'll explore practical ways that we can confidently and boldly approach God's throne of grace through prayer to receive help in our time of need. We'll explore ways that we can deepen our personal and public prayer lives as we delight in the fact that, through Jesus, we have the ear of God and can call out to him whenever!
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A5-6%2C+Acts+2%3A42&version=ESV