North Platte Berean Church
Prayer & Community: Silence/Solitude & Serving
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). Let’s explore a few of these habits together, 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
ConnectCard
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https://npberean.org/ccMore Details
PDF bulletin: npberean.org/sundayprint
NEW HERE?
• Sunday large gatherings: 8, 9:15, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. (livestream info: npberean.org/live)
• Bibles: available free at information center
• Sound levels: assisted listening devices and earplugs available at sound booth
• Office hours: Mon.-Thu. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed Tue. 1:30-2:30 p.m. for staff meeting)
• Contact us: npberean.org, npberean@npberean.org, 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 6): Available at 9:15 and 11 a.m. – check-in east of Commons or upstairs from foyer. Kids also welcome in large gatherings.
• Sola (grades 6-12): Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meet in 252 Room/Commons.
NEW HERE?
• Sunday large gatherings: 8, 9:15, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. (livestream info: npberean.org/live)
• Bibles: available free at information center
• Sound levels: assisted listening devices and earplugs available at sound booth
• Office hours: Mon.-Thu. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed Tue. 1:30-2:30 p.m. for staff meeting)
• Contact us: npberean.org, npberean@npberean.org, 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 6): Available at 9:15 and 11 a.m. – check-in east of Commons or upstairs from foyer. Kids also welcome in large gatherings.
• Sola (grades 6-12): Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meet in 252 Room/Commons.
Giving
• On Sunday: use wooden boxes by auditorium doors
• 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
For all sermons in this series, visit:
https://npberean.org/npbc-sermons/category/Habits%20of%20GraceThis Week's Sermon: Prayer & Community: Silence/Solitude & Serving
Habits of Grace
• Hear His Voice: ✓read, ✓study, ✓meditate, ✓apply (esp. heart), ✓memorize, lifelong learner
• Have His Ear: ✓pray privately, ✓pray publicly, ✓fast, journal, silence/solitude
• Belong to His Body: fellowship, worship together (esp. gospel sermon), baptism, communion, ✓correct/rebuke
• Bonus: mission, money, time
• Hear His Voice: ✓read, ✓study, ✓meditate, ✓apply (esp. heart), ✓memorize, lifelong learner
• Have His Ear: ✓pray privately, ✓pray publicly, ✓fast, journal, silence/solitude
• Belong to His Body: fellowship, worship together (esp. gospel sermon), baptism, communion, ✓correct/rebuke
• Bonus: mission, money, time
"Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines" by David Mathis
Free to download
https://www.desiringgod.org/books/habits-of-grace"Ruthless Elimination of Hurry" by John Mark Comer
https://johnmarkcomer.com/#newMission: serve ___________ with _____ and _______
("outsiders", words, actions)
("outsiders", words, actions)
Fellowship: serve __________ with whatever __ ____
("insiders", we, have)
("insiders", we, have)
Fellowship: serve __________ with whatever _____ _____
("insiders", Jesus, gives)
("insiders", Jesus, gives)
Silence/solitude: ____ in ___
(rest, God)
(rest, God)
Talk It Over
Visit npberean.org/grow-groups to find a group, start a group, or get more resources.
• What was one thing you heard in this week’s sermon that has stuck with/challenged you?
• Treasuring God: What’s something I personally appreciate about God that I wish everyone else could see and appreciate also?
• Being Transformed: What are a couple steps I sense the Lord nudging me to take to grow in serving and/or in silence/solitude?
• Loving Others: Who are some of the “outsiders” in my life? What might it look like to serve them with my words and actions?
• Pursuing Unity: What are some practical ways we can serve each other (“insiders”) with what Jesus has given each of us?
Visit npberean.org/grow-groups to find a group, start a group, or get more resources.
• What was one thing you heard in this week’s sermon that has stuck with/challenged you?
• Treasuring God: What’s something I personally appreciate about God that I wish everyone else could see and appreciate also?
• Being Transformed: What are a couple steps I sense the Lord nudging me to take to grow in serving and/or in silence/solitude?
• Loving Others: Who are some of the “outsiders” in my life? What might it look like to serve them with my words and actions?
• Pursuing Unity: What are some practical ways we can serve each other (“insiders”) with what Jesus has given each of us?
Next Week's Sermon
As followers of Jesus, we desire to have close relationships and see people around us saved, yet so much of what we make our lives about doesn't move toward those things or bear any resemblance to the original church that we read about in Acts, where these things were taking place daily. If we want to see the Lord "adding to our number daily" (Acts 2:47), is it possible that rather than making a modern-day version of Christianity, we should be considering what the Christian life and community looked like in the early church and adopt those values, priorities, and practices into our lives today?
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A37-47&version=ESV