North Platte Berean Church
Have His Ear
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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NEW HERE?
• Digital bulletin: Prefer a PDF version of the bulletin? Visit npberean.org/sundayprint.
• Sunday large gatherings: 8, 9:15, & 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; livestream at facebook.com/npberean at 9:15 a.m. or npberean.org/live anytime.
• Need a Bible? Available free at information center.
• Sound levels: Assisted listening devices and earplugs available at sound booth in back of auditorium.
• Office hours: Mon.-Thu. 9-4 (closed Tue. 1:30-2:30 for staff meeting).
Find out more: 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.
• Digital bulletin: Prefer a PDF version of the bulletin? Visit npberean.org/sundayprint.
• Sunday large gatherings: 8, 9:15, & 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; livestream at facebook.com/npberean at 9:15 a.m. or npberean.org/live anytime.
• Need a Bible? Available free at information center.
• Sound levels: Assisted listening devices and earplugs available at sound booth in back of auditorium.
• Office hours: Mon.-Thu. 9-4 (closed Tue. 1:30-2:30 for staff meeting).
Find out more: 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: Have His Ear
Grace flows as we pray privately
Suggestions for Private Prayer:
Create your closet (Space and time)
Begin with the Bible
Pick a form
Divulge and develop your desires
Keep it fresh
Create your closet (Space and time)
Begin with the Bible
Pick a form
Divulge and develop your desires
Keep it fresh
Grace flows as we pray publicly
Voice of the Martyrs
Voice of the Martyrs is a helpful resource as we look to love others in our public (or private) praying. Consider visiting this site and scrolling down to discover ways you can specifically pray for brothers and sisters in chains or being persecuted.
https://www.persecution.comI Commit to Pray
A place to gather and pray for the persecuted church. Read prayer requests from around the world and post your own prayers specifically for your brothers and sisters who are being persecuted.
https://www.icommittopray.comToday we pray for:
Afghan believers to be protected from anyone hunting them down
Afghan believers who are isolated to have ways to safely access God’s word and connect with other believers
God to be at work in the hearts of Muslim extremists to draw them to Jesus
Afghan believers to be protected from anyone hunting them down
Afghan believers who are isolated to have ways to safely access God’s word and connect with other believers
God to be at work in the hearts of Muslim extremists to draw them to Jesus
Five Counsels for praying with company:
Make it regular
Start with Scripture
Limit share time
Encourage brevity and focus
Pray without show, but with others in mind
Make it regular
Start with Scripture
Limit share time
Encourage brevity and focus
Pray without show, but with others in mind
Talk It Over
Visit npberean.org/grow-groups for more resources or to connect.
• Treasuring God: What do you think God thinks about your prayer life? Read 1 John 5:14-15; how does that change your view?
• Being Transformed: What is our view of prayer? How should we see prayer in light of verses like Philippians 4:6, Ephesians 6:18, and Psalm 145:18?
• Loving Others: Asking for a prayer request is often a great way to love and open up someone to a conversation about Christ. Who’s someone (who is not a Christian) whom you could ask/offer to pray for?
• Pursuing Unity: Galatians 6:2 calls us to bear one another’s burdens. How do you do at this? Where does prayer come into play?
Visit npberean.org/grow-groups for more resources or to connect.
• Treasuring God: What do you think God thinks about your prayer life? Read 1 John 5:14-15; how does that change your view?
• Being Transformed: What is our view of prayer? How should we see prayer in light of verses like Philippians 4:6, Ephesians 6:18, and Psalm 145:18?
• Loving Others: Asking for a prayer request is often a great way to love and open up someone to a conversation about Christ. Who’s someone (who is not a Christian) whom you could ask/offer to pray for?
• Pursuing Unity: Galatians 6:2 calls us to bear one another’s burdens. How do you do at this? Where does prayer come into play?
Next Week's Sermon
As we conclude this brief series, we'll turn our attention to a habit of grace rooted in community (Mathis calls it Fellowship). It's a means of grace that is difficult to practice and perhaps even more difficult to receive. What is it? Join us next week to find out.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Tim+3%3A16-4%3A2&version=ESV