North Platte Berean Church
Watching and Waiting - Part 2
As we approach Christmas, we enter a season called Advent ("Coming"). It's a time to celebrate God coming in human flesh (Jesus) and the miraculous saving intervention that brought! Yet, of course, before "coming" is "waiting"…God's people long ago waited for Christ's first coming; now we wait for His return. What can their waiting teach us about ours? This Advent, we'll look back with gratitude and look ahead with anticipation, worshiping the Lord for what He has done and will do.
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
We’d love to connect and be a spiritual resource for you – please fill out a ConnectCard (in seat pocket or npberean.org/cc). If you’re new, bring it to the information center for a welcome gift.
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. (See https://npberean.org/#featured) for holiday schedule.)
• Sola (grades 6-12): Normally meets Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. (See https://npberean.org/#featured) for holiday schedule.)
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. (See https://npberean.org/#featured) for holiday schedule.)
• Sola (grades 6-12): Normally meets Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. (See https://npberean.org/#featured) for holiday schedule.)
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
This Week's Sermon: Watching and Waiting - Part 2
________________ ___________________ Christ
(Prioritize, proclaiming)
(Prioritize, proclaiming)
_________________ hardship _________________
(Endure, joyfully)
(Endure, joyfully)
___________ is ________, and ____________ is __________
(Christ, life, dying, gain)
(Christ, life, dying, gain)
_______________ in ___________________
(Suffer, community)
(Suffer, community)
Talk It Over
Note:Grow Groups resume the week of 1/15, so now is a great time to find a group or start one! Visit npberean.org/grow-groups to find out more/get more resources.
During the holidays, we’re encouraging Grow Groups to take a break from meeting regularly. Throughout this time, consider using the “Swedish Method” as a helpful way to further engage the key passage from the sermon:
💡 What did you notice from the passage? What stood out to you while reading or listening to it?
? What questions do you have from the passage? Was there anything you did not understand? Was there something you would like to ask the writer or the Lord from the passage?
➞ Where can we take what was said and apply it to our life?
Note:Grow Groups resume the week of 1/15, so now is a great time to find a group or start one! Visit npberean.org/grow-groups to find out more/get more resources.
During the holidays, we’re encouraging Grow Groups to take a break from meeting regularly. Throughout this time, consider using the “Swedish Method” as a helpful way to further engage the key passage from the sermon:
💡 What did you notice from the passage? What stood out to you while reading or listening to it?
? What questions do you have from the passage? Was there anything you did not understand? Was there something you would like to ask the writer or the Lord from the passage?
➞ Where can we take what was said and apply it to our life?
Next Week's Sermon
While we won't be meeting on Christmas morning, we'll gather for an hour-long Christmas Eve celebration at 3p, 4:30p and 6p. Join us for a family-friendly gathering including Christmas carols, readings from the scriptures about Jesus' birth, and a time to celebrate together!
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen+3%3A15%3B+Num+24%3A17%3B+Micah+5%3A2%3B+Isa+7%3A14%3B+Isa+9%3A6-7%3B+John+1%3A1-5%2C+1%3A9-14%3B+Luke+1%3A26-52%3B+Matt+1%3A18-24%3B+Lk+2%3A1-35%3B+Matt+2%3A1-11&version=ESV