Berean Baptist Church - Portage, MI - Sunday Sermons

Philippians 1:27-30

Pastor Bill Abernathy

Paul is writing from prison to the believers at Philippi. He hopes to come to them, but even if he can’t, he wants them to resolve to live their lives “worthy of the gospel.” His goal is that they will show the truth of the gospel by how they live. This is a resolution worth keeping by you and me in 2023. But what does it look like?

Matthew 2:1-12

Pastor Bill Abernathy

Our Advent series, “Who is This Baby?” concludes today by examining how Matthew identifies Jesus as the King. But what kind of King is He? As he answers that question, Matthew introduces us to 3 groups who receive different invitations to come to Jesus.

John 1:1-14

Pastor Bill Abernathy

Our Advent series, “Who is This Baby?” concludes today by examining how Matthew identifies Jesus as the King. But what kind of King is He? As he answers that question, Matthew introduces us to 3 groups who receive different invitations to come to Jesus.

Isaiah 7:1-17; Matthew 1:18-23

Pastor Bill Abernathy

One of the best-known verses about Advent is Isaiah 7:14 (quoted in Matthew 1:23), but have you ever considered what the context tells us about this baby?

2 Peter 3:8-18

Pastor Bill Abernathy

This morning we draw our Core Values series to a close. There are certainly more we could study, but we close with this very Advent appropriate theme. We, as God’s people, must lift our eyes above today to the consummation of God’s plan and root our hope in it.

Matthew 6:5-15

Pastor Bill Abernathy

It’s very easy to say that prayer is a core value; it’s much harder to make it so. When it comes to praying, we all, no matter how long we’ve known Jesus, come as learners. Who better to teach us than our Master as He gives one of His longest lessons on prayer.

Missionary Guest Speaker, Esteban Mora

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Pastor Bill Abernathy

Berean’s history has been one of generosity. It is a core value. But often when we think of giving we have a wrong perspective of what it’s all about. Paul helps us understand that giving of our finances, our time and our abilities is an important discipline.

Acts 17:16-34

Pastor Bill Abernathy

In every generation the Church faces the challenge of being relevant in its ministry while never compromising the truth. In this story Paul helps us see what truth-anchored relevance looks like.

Colossians 3:12-17

Pastor Bill Abernathy

By its very definition, a local church consists of people; people in relationship. Thus, one of Berean’s core values is that those relationships