Berean Baptist Church - Portage, MI - Sunday Sermons

Joshua 24:1-28

Pastor Bill Abernathy

We often give attention to the “last words” of people. In these verses the great warrior Joshua gathers Israel together at Shechem (24:1) and addresses them for the final time. His theme is God’s grace and 2 necessary responses to it.

Joshua 23:1-16

Pastor Bill Abernathy

The book of Joshua and the life of Joshua are hurrying toward a conclusion. Joshua addresses the leaders of his nation as an aging patriarch (23:1-2), and he reminds them (and us)….

Joshua 22:10-34

Pastor Bill Abernathy

As the book of Joshua winds down, a crisis pops up. The division that was hinted at earlier in chapter 22 now threatens to explode into full-blown civil war. Sometimes families, workplaces and even churches experience those kinds of issues, so let’s learn relevant truths from an ancient situation.

Joshua 22:1-10

Pastor Bill Abernathy

What would you think of a sports team that was content with always being 2nd? What would that say about their level of commitment? But how is our level of spiritual commitment? These verses allow us to evaluate ourselves.

Joshua 20-21

Pastor Bill Abernathy

Israel is in the Promised Land. Now some of the logistical work God and Moses spoke of in the past needs to be put into place, including the giving of cities to the Levites and the establishment of some of those cities as places of refuge. Once again, verses that seem mundane to us can teach us important truths about God.

Joshua 14: 6-15; 15:13-19

Pastor Bill Abernathy

Father’s Dad seems like a good day to think about challenges – and a man who conquered them. Caleb demonstrates the positive responses to God’s grace that we saw last week. Let’s look at these scenes from his life and notice how he conquered challenges.

Joshua 13-19

Pastor Bill Abernathy

Joshua’s military campaigns are over, but there is still work to be done – dividing the land. Sometimes we see these chapters as repetitive and unnecessary, but God put them in His Word to teach us. God faithfully kept His promise to give the land. Now, how will Israel respond? How will we respond to God’s grace?

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Pastor Ryan Bump

We all have areas in our lives that we feel good about. Strengths that can make us confident. Do we still need to grow in our strengths? A life devoted to God will always take effort.

James 4:13-17

Kelly Fath, Pastor of Adult Ministries & Missions