North Platte Berean Church
One Word the Enemy Hates
School is back in session and hopefully we're adjusting back into our "school year routines." One routine we deeply desire for all at NP Berean is to be involved in a Grow Group throughout the school year. Today we'll be exploring why this desire is so crucial and we'll have a clear opportunity to step into a group that can lead us into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ in the coming months.
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.
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• Get the NP Berean app: go to npberean.org/app
• Take A Step: Mon. 8/26, 5:45-7:45 p.m.
• PrimeTimers Retirement Seminar: Thu. 9/5, 6-8 p.m.
• Family Dedication: Sun. 9/8, 9:15 or 11:00 and Sun., 9/22, 2:30-4:00
• Want to help keep kids out of foster care?
For more details, check these out in the app!
• Get the NP Berean app: go to npberean.org/app
• Take A Step: Mon. 8/26, 5:45-7:45 p.m.
• PrimeTimers Retirement Seminar: Thu. 9/5, 6-8 p.m.
• Family Dedication: Sun. 9/8, 9:15 or 11:00 and Sun., 9/22, 2:30-4:00
• Want to help keep kids out of foster care?
For more details, check these out in the app!
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 gathers on Wednesdays – middle school from 6-7:45 p.m. and high school from 7:30-9 p.m.
• 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 gathers on Wednesdays – middle school from 6-7:45 p.m. and high school from 7:30-9 p.m.
Worship through Prayer
• Summer Prayer Walking: In week 11, we’re praying for blessing on our community. Check out the prayer prompts at npberean.org/pray.
• Prayer space: Drop in anytime during office hours to pray quietly in the Auditorium.
• This week: Pray that each of us would take steps this week to go deeper in our relationships with Jesus and others. Ask the Lord to provide 5 homes and 15 mentors for Families Together.
• Prayer space: Drop in anytime during office hours to pray quietly in the Auditorium.
• This week: Pray that each of us would take steps this week to go deeper in our relationships with Jesus and others. Ask the Lord to provide 5 homes and 15 mentors for Families Together.
Worship in Song
• The Joy – The Belonging Co
• To the One Who is Seated on the Throne – UPPERROOM
• His Glory and My Good – CityAlight
• I Thank God – Maverick City Music
• To the One Who is Seated on the Throne – UPPERROOM
• His Glory and My Good – CityAlight
• I Thank God – Maverick City Music
Worship by Giving
• Sunday: Use wooden boxes by auditorium doors.
• Online: npberean.org/givenew
• Text: Text any amount to 1-888-364-GIVE (4483).
• Mail: 202 W. 8th St., North Platte, NE 69101
• Online: npberean.org/givenew
• Text: Text any amount to 1-888-364-GIVE (4483).
• Mail: 202 W. 8th St., North Platte, NE 69101
This Week's Sermon: One Word the Enemy Hates...
(intimacy)
(intimacy)
We were created to experience intimacy in relationships
We were created for _____________ with ___________.
(intimacy, God)
(intimacy, God)
3 ways to pursue intimacy with God...
1. Spend time with Him Daily (engage)
2. Discover what leaves you in “awe” of Him.
3. Invite him into EVERY area of your life.
1. Spend time with Him Daily (engage)
2. Discover what leaves you in “awe” of Him.
3. Invite him into EVERY area of your life.
We were created for _____________ in _______________.
(intimacy, marriage)
(intimacy, marriage)
3 ways to pursue intimacy in marriage…
1. Prioritize intimacy with God first
2. Strive to pray together daily
3. Invest in your marriage
1. Prioritize intimacy with God first
2. Strive to pray together daily
3. Invest in your marriage
We were created for _______________ in ________________.
(intimacy, community)
(intimacy, community)
3 ways to pursue intimacy in community…
1. Join a Grow Group to begin building deeper Christ-centered relationships
2. If you’re in a group, be intentional and vulnerable
3. Start meeting with one person or start a group
1. Join a Grow Group to begin building deeper Christ-centered relationships
2. If you’re in a group, be intentional and vulnerable
3. Start meeting with one person or start a group
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 further consider intimacy with God and ways to pursue it, check out this article: npberean.org/beyond18
• Copy John 10:10 on a card or set it as your phone background. Use it this week to be aware of the enemy’s schemes, also to refocus you back on living your life Jesus’ way.
Share
• What helps you to maintain your “awe” of God? Consider how you might share that with someone today, then actually do it!
• What practical step can you take this week to pursue intimacy in your marriage and/or with community?
Connect
• What does it really mean to have abundant life (John 10:10)? Why is spiritual oneness or intimacy with God critical to an abundant life?
• Read John 17:20-23 again. How can the way we display “oneness” with God help/hinder our example to the watching world?
• Explore Romans 10:14-21 together to prepare for next week’s sermon.
* 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 further consider intimacy with God and ways to pursue it, check out this article: npberean.org/beyond18
• Copy John 10:10 on a card or set it as your phone background. Use it this week to be aware of the enemy’s schemes, also to refocus you back on living your life Jesus’ way.
Share
• What helps you to maintain your “awe” of God? Consider how you might share that with someone today, then actually do it!
• What practical step can you take this week to pursue intimacy in your marriage and/or with community?
Connect
• What does it really mean to have abundant life (John 10:10)? Why is spiritual oneness or intimacy with God critical to an abundant life?
• Read John 17:20-23 again. How can the way we display “oneness” with God help/hinder our example to the watching world?
• Explore Romans 10:14-21 together to prepare for next week’s sermon.
* Connecting in community with other believers is crucial for spiritual growth. Explore group options at npberean.org/gg
Next Week's Sermon
We'll jump back into our Gospel Faithfulness series and see how God desires not only to draw people to himself, but even to use us in that process! In the end, we'll be captivated by a compellingly beautiful picture of God's posture to both Israel and the world. As we see these things, we'll also, once again, see Paul's unshakable belief in the unsearchable wisdom of God who puts together both divine sovereignty and human responsibility without compromising either. We'll delight in God's Enduring Invitation!
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans%2010%3A14-21&version=ESV