North Platte Berean Church
Real Life That Lasts
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/ccThe Latest
• Kids Connect Summer Schedule: 252 Kids and 252 Tweens
• Summer in the Psalms – A Series of Gatherings for Women: starting Wed. 6/5
• Partnership Exploration: join the NPBC mission: Sun., 6/9, 9:15-10:30 a.m.
• Berean Fundamentals: Tuesdays, 6/11-8/6, 6:45-8:30 p.m
For details, see https://npberean.org (scroll down to The Latest).
• Kids Connect Summer Schedule: 252 Kids and 252 Tweens
• Summer in the Psalms – A Series of Gatherings for Women: starting Wed. 6/5
• Partnership Exploration: join the NPBC mission: Sun., 6/9, 9:15-10:30 a.m.
• 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): On break for summer – will resume in August.
• 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): On break for summer – will resume in August.
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: Ask the Lord to be at work in and through our sister churches in the Berean Fellowship of Churches’ central region – Alma, Brady, Cozad, Curtis, Gandy, Gothenburg, Kearney, and Lexington. Pray for his leading in the BFC’s search for a new President, as Scott Mathis steps down to focus on the Rancho Rio church plant.
• 24-7 prayer room: Available at the Caring Center (8th & Jeffers, north door, entry code 0633).
• This week: Ask the Lord to be at work in and through our sister churches in the Berean Fellowship of Churches’ central region – Alma, Brady, Cozad, Curtis, Gandy, Gothenburg, Kearney, and Lexington. Pray for his leading in the BFC’s search for a new President, as Scott Mathis steps down to focus on the Rancho Rio church plant.
Worship in Song
• Be Thou My Vision – Reawaken Hymns
• Holy Forever – Chris Tomlin
• Thank You Jesus – Hillsong Worship
• Build My Life – Passion
• Holy Forever – Chris Tomlin
• Thank You Jesus – Hillsong Worship
• Build My Life – Passion
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: Real Life That Lasts
The ________
(question)
(question)
The _____
(image)
(image)
How were people slaves?
• Captured in war
• Bought
• Born
• To pay off debts
• Voluntary (provision in poverty, love their master)
• Captured in war
• Bought
• Born
• To pay off debts
• Voluntary (provision in poverty, love their master)
The _______
(masters)
(masters)
The ___________
(destinations)
(destinations)
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
• Consider the biblical meaning of “righteousness” by watching this BibleProject video: npberean.org/beyond7
• Copy Romans 6:22 on a card. Read it every morning and evening until you know this precious promise by heart.
Share
• Listen to Build My Life (npberean.org/beyond8). Ask God for ways you can demonstrate he is your firm foundation with those he leads you to this week.
• Write out Romans 6:23 in your own words. How will you share this truth through your words or actions this week?
Connect
• True or false: “There are no free agents. We’re either a slave to sin, impurity, and lawlessness or to obedience, righteousness, and God.“ Discuss.
• Based on choices you’re making, what master do you seem to be serving the most? Where is that going to lead? Share with a friend what’s working, what needs to change, and how “the free gift of God” can motivate that change in you.
* 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
• Consider the biblical meaning of “righteousness” by watching this BibleProject video: npberean.org/beyond7
• Copy Romans 6:22 on a card. Read it every morning and evening until you know this precious promise by heart.
Share
• Listen to Build My Life (npberean.org/beyond8). Ask God for ways you can demonstrate he is your firm foundation with those he leads you to this week.
• Write out Romans 6:23 in your own words. How will you share this truth through your words or actions this week?
Connect
• True or false: “There are no free agents. We’re either a slave to sin, impurity, and lawlessness or to obedience, righteousness, and God.“ Discuss.
• Based on choices you’re making, what master do you seem to be serving the most? Where is that going to lead? Share with a friend what’s working, what needs to change, and how “the free gift of God” can motivate that change in you.
* Connecting in community with other believers is crucial for spiritual growth. Explore group options at npberean.org/gg
Next Week's Sermon
How can we really be free from masters that lead to death, and belong wholeheartedly to Jesus instead? Next week, we'll look at how Paul uses the illustration of marriage to help us continue exploring this question.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+7%3A1-6&version=ESV