North Platte Berean Church
Freed for Life
We've just seen how Paul starts his letter to the Romans by laying Gospel Foundations: our need to be justified (declared "not guilty") by God and how He makes this possible through faith alone. So…now what? In chapters 5-8, Paul shifts his focus to what this gospel produces. He highlights the fruit (benefits) the gospel brings to those who believe it, and how this in turn produces even more fruit (Christ-honoring attitudes and actions) in their lives. Join in as we delight in our justification ("not guilty!"), peace, hope, reconciliation, freedom from sin, and Spirit-filling, among so many other amazing Gospel Fruits!
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
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/ccHappy Mother’s Day!
Moms, a little encouragement for your heart from 1 Cor. 15:58 (NIV), “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give your-selves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
Moms, a little encouragement for your heart from 1 Cor. 15:58 (NIV), “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give your-selves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
The Latest
• Summer in the Psalms: A Series of Gatherings for Women: starting Wed. 6/5
• Berean Fundamentals: Tuesdays, 6/11-8/6, 6:45-8:30 p.m
For details, see https://npberean.org (scroll down to The Latest).
• Summer in the Psalms: A Series of Gatherings for Women: starting Wed. 6/5
• Berean Fundamentals: Tuesdays, 6/11-8/6, 6:45-8:30 p.m
For details, see https://npberean.org (scroll down to The Latest).
Office Info
• Hours this week: 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
• Hours this week: 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
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
• PDF bulletin: npberean.org/sundayprint
• Bibles: available free at information center
• Sound levels: assisted listening devices and earplugs available at sound booth
• PDF bulletin: npberean.org/sundayprint
Worship as a Family
• Mother's Room: Care for your baby and still connect to the gathering via livestream – follow signs north of auditorium.
• Children (infant-grade 6): Kids Connect is available at 9:15 and 11 a.m. – check-in inside east doors or upstairs from foyer. Kids also welcome in large gatherings; activity bags at back of auditorium to help them engage.
• Students (grades 6-12): Sola small group parties on Wednesday, contact leader for details.
• Children (infant-grade 6): Kids Connect is available at 9:15 and 11 a.m. – check-in inside east doors or upstairs from foyer. Kids also welcome in large gatherings; activity bags at back of auditorium to help them engage.
• Students (grades 6-12): Sola small group parties on Wednesday, contact leader for details.
Worship through Prayer
• Saturday evening: 7-7:30 p.m., meet at main office to start.
• 24-7 prayer room: Available at the Caring Center (8th & Jeffers, north door, entry code 0633).
• This week: Let 1 Timothy 2:1-4 lead you into prayer, including for the moms in your life and for the election season. Ask the Lord to make the end-of-year celebration for our Lincoln school mentors/mentees a blessing and an expression of his love to these children and their families.
• 24-7 prayer room: Available at the Caring Center (8th & Jeffers, north door, entry code 0633).
• This week: Let 1 Timothy 2:1-4 lead you into prayer, including for the moms in your life and for the election season. Ask the Lord to make the end-of-year celebration for our Lincoln school mentors/mentees a blessing and an expression of his love to these children and their families.
Worship in Song
• The Joy – The Belonging Co.
• No Longer Slaves – Bethel Music
• Lord I Need You – Passion
• Death Was Arrested – Aaron Shust
• No Longer Slaves – Bethel Music
• Lord I Need You – Passion
• Death Was Arrested – Aaron Shust
Worship by Giving
• 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: Freed for Life
________ in _____________ of life
(Walk, newness)
(Walk, newness)
_____________ yourself __________ and _________
(Consider, dead, alive)
(Consider, dead, alive)
_______ let sin _____________
(Don't, master)
(Don't, master)
Grace is not license to sin, but a power and freedom not to.
Baptism – Sunday 5/12, 9:15 gathering:
Baptism is a public witness of an internal reality, that the person has passed from death to life by trusting Jesus for salvation. Today we'll be baptizing Zara Prieto.
Baptism is a public witness of an internal reality, that the person has passed from death to life by trusting Jesus for salvation. Today we'll be baptizing Zara Prieto.
Beyond Sunday
Growing with Jesus isn’t just for Sundays. Make it an everyday, everywhere, with everyone mission by going “beyond Sunday”!
Engage in these resources on your own and with your Grow Group*, family, or a friend:
Grow
• Have you been united with Christ through faith? Have you identified with him through believer’s baptism? If not, these are great first steps into a growing relationship with him! (To find out more, simply use the ConnectCard to let us know you’d like to talk to someone about this.)
• Consider the meaning of baptism in the Bible by reading this article: npberean.org/beyond4
• Watch the video “Free from Sin” for another perspective on Romans 6: npberean.org/beyond5
Share
• Romans 6:5-7 explains how we are set free from sin. What’s one specific way you can live out this freedom in the way you treat others this week?
• Listen to Death Was Arrested several times (npberean.org/beyond6). Then tell someone about what new life in Christ means to you personally.
Connect
• Discuss this claim: “Grace doesn’t provide a license to sin but a power and freedom not to.” What does that practically look like in our lives?
• Consider Romans 6:12-13. Is something mastering you? Confess this to a close friend.
* Connecting in community with other believers is crucial for spiritual growth. Explore group options at npberean.org/gg
Growing with Jesus isn’t just for Sundays. Make it an everyday, everywhere, with everyone mission by going “beyond Sunday”!
Engage in these resources on your own and with your Grow Group*, family, or a friend:
Grow
• Have you been united with Christ through faith? Have you identified with him through believer’s baptism? If not, these are great first steps into a growing relationship with him! (To find out more, simply use the ConnectCard to let us know you’d like to talk to someone about this.)
• Consider the meaning of baptism in the Bible by reading this article: npberean.org/beyond4
• Watch the video “Free from Sin” for another perspective on Romans 6: npberean.org/beyond5
Share
• Romans 6:5-7 explains how we are set free from sin. What’s one specific way you can live out this freedom in the way you treat others this week?
• Listen to Death Was Arrested several times (npberean.org/beyond6). Then tell someone about what new life in Christ means to you personally.
Connect
• Discuss this claim: “Grace doesn’t provide a license to sin but a power and freedom not to.” What does that practically look like in our lives?
• Consider Romans 6:12-13. Is something mastering you? Confess this to a close friend.
* Connecting in community with other believers is crucial for spiritual growth. Explore group options at npberean.org/gg
Next Week's Sermon
When we see something we want, our impulse can be just to reach out and take it. And if there was no law against doing so, what's to stop us? Next week we'll explore how the Apostle Paul answers this question and gives us a better one: "Where does this choice lead?"
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+6%3A15-23&version=ESV