North Platte Berean Church
Spirit or Flesh?
We've 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
• Summer Prayer Walking: starts today 6/16-Sat., 8/17
• New Wi-Fi password: Sun. 6/16
• Lost and found: Mon. 7/1
• NEBRASKAland DAYS Family Night: Mon 6/17, 7‑9 p.m.
For details, see https://npberean.org (scroll down to The Latest).
• Summer Prayer Walking: starts today 6/16-Sat., 8/17
• New Wi-Fi password: Sun. 6/16
• Lost and found: Mon. 7/1
• NEBRASKAland DAYS Family Night: Mon 6/17, 7‑9 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 is 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): Sola is 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: Pray for the 19 people we’ve baptized so far this year, that they’ll walk in newness of life, considering themselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus (Rom. 6:1-11). Pray that believers who haven’t yet been baptized would take this step of identifying with Jesus’ death and resurrection.
• 24-7 prayer room: Available at the Caring Center (8th & Jeffers, north door, entry code 0633).
• This week: Pray for the 19 people we’ve baptized so far this year, that they’ll walk in newness of life, considering themselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus (Rom. 6:1-11). Pray that believers who haven’t yet been baptized would take this step of identifying with Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Worship in Song
• This Is Amazing Grace – Phil Wickham
• To the One Who Is Seated on the Throne – UPPERROOM
• How Deep the Fathers Love for Us – Austin Stone Worship
• Only a Holy God – CityAlight
• To the One Who Is Seated on the Throne – UPPERROOM
• How Deep the Fathers Love for Us – Austin Stone Worship
• Only a Holy God – CityAlight
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: Spirit or Flesh?
There's no condemnation in Christ
We're in the ___________ or _____________
(flesh, Spirit)
(flesh, Spirit)
Those in the ____________ are _________
(Spirit, sons)
(Spirit, sons)
Baptism
Baptism is a public witness of an internal reality, that the person has passed from death to life by trusting Jesus alone for salvation. Today we’re baptizing:
• 9:15 gathering: Savannah Donohoe, by John Stone (pastor); and Mary Schimek, by Alex Schimek (husband) and Donnie Fetters (father).
• 11:00 gathering: Emma Lorenz, by Erica Shook (mom) and Mak Licking (small group leader).
Baptism is a public witness of an internal reality, that the person has passed from death to life by trusting Jesus alone for salvation. Today we’re baptizing:
• 9:15 gathering: Savannah Donohoe, by John Stone (pastor); and Mary Schimek, by Alex Schimek (husband) and Donnie Fetters (father).
• 11:00 gathering: Emma Lorenz, by Erica Shook (mom) and Mak Licking (small group leader).
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
• To better grasp how we can put to death the deeds of the flesh by the power of the Spirit, watch this J.D. Greear video on Romans 8:1-17: npberean.org/beyond18.
• For a deeper understanding of the name “Abba Father” (Rom. 8:15), check out this explanation: npberean.org/beyond19.
Share
• Specifically, how can your actions this week “bear witness” that you are one of God’s children and heirs (Rom. 8:16-17)?
• Listen to the song This Is Amazing Grace (npberean.org/beyond20). Share with another person all the ways you have seen God’s amazing grace in your life.
Connect
• Discuss how taking wrong thoughts captive and confessing sin can help you say “no” to the flesh and “yes” to the Spirit.
• Share examples of how the Spirit has moved you toward radical holiness, fearless freedom, family prayerfulness, and/or the hope of glory (Rom. 8:12-17).
* 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
• To better grasp how we can put to death the deeds of the flesh by the power of the Spirit, watch this J.D. Greear video on Romans 8:1-17: npberean.org/beyond18.
• For a deeper understanding of the name “Abba Father” (Rom. 8:15), check out this explanation: npberean.org/beyond19.
Share
• Specifically, how can your actions this week “bear witness” that you are one of God’s children and heirs (Rom. 8:16-17)?
• Listen to the song This Is Amazing Grace (npberean.org/beyond20). Share with another person all the ways you have seen God’s amazing grace in your life.
Connect
• Discuss how taking wrong thoughts captive and confessing sin can help you say “no” to the flesh and “yes” to the Spirit.
• Share examples of how the Spirit has moved you toward radical holiness, fearless freedom, family prayerfulness, and/or the hope of glory (Rom. 8:12-17).
* Connecting in community with other believers is crucial for spiritual growth. Explore group options at npberean.org/gg
Next Week's Sermon
We'll move into the topic of suffering next week. Why do good people suffer? Does suffering indicate we've offended God or done something wrong? Is suffering rooted in punishment by God? Why does God (who is love) allow suffering at all in this world? Why doesn't he just do away with all suffering? These are real questions and while we won't answer them completely next week, we'll explore realities of our present suffering.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8%3A18-30&version=ESV