Archive | May 2025

S.T.R.I.V.E. in June

Happy Anniversary Pastor Tony and Sister Samantha. June marks two years since the Lord answered our prayers and presented us with his gift. According to Ephesians 4:11-16, God gave gifts to the church, his local assemblies, to lead them, teach them, shepherd, care for and protect them. In this, we are grateful to celebrate, honor and esteem this servant-family in faithful obedience as the Lord expects.

and you’re invited to join in fellowship

Join us this Sunday for exciting time of prayer, fellowship, teaching, preaching and the singing of songs of Zion

Prayer 8:30 am – Sunday School LIVE! 9:00 am – Sunday Preaching & Worship 10:00 am

Also this month

Pre-Father’s Day Breakfast June 14th (**by invitation only**)

Sunday is Coming

May24

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.

Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted;

but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:28-31

Sunday School LIVE! Have you not known? Have you not heard? God has made some promises to his people. Come on out and learn what they are. 9:00 am Sunday

Gathering together in obedience to his word in fellowship, songs, hymns, spiritual songs, sharing, serving one another in love and in the preaching of his word – It’s The BereanWay!

If you’re joining us for the first time, check out our “**Guest-Connect**” portal and learn some things about our Pastor, our ministry and God’s vision, The BereanWay for New Berean

May20

Upcoming Special Events

Weekly

The S.A.L.T. (Senior Adult Living Triumphantly) will be hosting an outing at the bowling alley this week (May 23rd).

Fathers, come on out and be encouraged, challenged and lifted up in a time of fellowship with other fathers as we honor them. June 14th, from 10:00 am to 12 noon. Men, please RSVP to the invitation by June 4th to Sister Wanda.

Celebrating God’s gift to New Berean – Pastor Tony and Sister Samanatha Harris to the ministry. Happy Anniversary. Saturday June 21, 12 Noon to 4:00 pm for a time to give honor to our Pastor. Our Sunday morning service (June 22) will feature a blessed time of songs, fellowship and the preached word of God to encourage and appreciate him for the blessed calling to our ministry.

Mission work is key, vital and imperative to the vision of New Berean to Evangelize with the Gospel and this summer we will be sending a crew of missionaries and future missionaries to the island of Curacao. Pastor Bernard Sylvien has opened up the door for us to come and help out in the mission work he has been called to. If you are not traveling but would like to help, or support this adventure, contact either Deacon Lawhorn or Pastor Tony

The BereanWay

at New Berean Baptist Church

H.E.M. Monthly

To find out the latest information regarding your health and the H.E.M. (Health Education Ministry) Monthly Awareness topic by stopping the information station in the Welcome Center lobby.

Come Sunday

May17

Members, Guests, Family and Friends, we are anticipating and “Believing our great God to do great and Impossible” things as we “Adventure with Him“. As we “Adore Him” he’s going to show us how and why we “Reach Up” to him and “Reach Out” in service to others. Our S.T.R.I.V.E. will lead us to walking with him is “Sound Doctrine” while “Value Others“. Let’s meet this Sunday to be “Equipped & Educated” under the teaching and preaching of God’s word, the singing of songs and hymns and fellowshipping with the Saints.

Student Wing – A Work in Progress

Continue encourage our Berean Student Youth Ministry as we are in a full S.T.R.I.V.E. in The BereanWay to ministry to our youth. Bring and gather the youth at the Lord’s table to be fitted with a firm foundation in an atmosphere rooted in sound biblical and practical doctrine.

Celebration of Mother’s Luncheon

Our Celebration of Mothers Luncheon blessed. We were encouraged to celebrate and honor God’s gift to our individual families with Mothers. Here is a small capture of images from this special moment

S.T.R.I.V.E. into May

May12

Let’s continue to “Adventure with God” and “Value Others”. God has called us for this moment in time to STRIVE with him and with one another. We are excited about the calling we have here at The BereanWay. We just completed our 2nd Leadership Training session (see below). As we STRIVE into May and June, we have some great opportunities to have things in common as we serve together, grow together, share with one another (Acts 4:32-37) the things the Lord God is doing through our ministry and in our lives.

Stay Connected

Coming Up …

May 18th – Church Business Meeting
May 23 – S.A.L.T. Ministry, Senior Bowling Event
May 12-19 Mission Team to Curacao
June 14th A Celebration of Fathers Breakfast 10:00 am
June 15 Father’s Day
June 22 – Pastor Anniversary Cook Out (Time to be Determined)
June 23 -Pastor Anniversary Service
Check out our Health Education information table in the Welcome Center when you come in the building

Our Regular Mid-Week Events of Fellowship and Growth

Tuesday

Wednesday

Women’s Small Group Bible Study – On ZOOM

Send this ticket to a friend or someone to be our special guest this Sunday. **GuestConnect**

Adventure with God, Adore God

May5

The BereanWay is the Vision of Adventuring with God and Adoring him.

The BereanWay is …

Believe God for the Impossible
Educate and Equip the Saints
Reach Up and Reach Out
Evangelize with the Gospel
Adore the Father
Nobly Search& Study the Scriptures
Welcome All Who Come
Adventure with God
Youth Focus, Investing in our Youth

The BereanWay Sunday with Antonio Harris on YouTube

Sunday’s Message – The WOW Factor (The Works of Women in the Bible)

The BereanWay this Week

Educating and Equipping the Saints for Ministry – growing to be the disciples of Christ requires and calls for us to assemble and be taught. Jesus told the first wave of disciples to teach others to teach others the things he commanded (Matt. 28:20).

Tuesday

Wednesday

Join **Pastor Tony** as he leads us through and on an *adventure with the Lord* and the early church who took the gospel on an *unbelievable mission* to the uttermost parts of the earth

Grow in your adventure with the Lord and gather, share and serve at our Noonday Prayer & Bible Study held in-person here on our campus

In addition, we meet online in our Men’s and Women’s Small Group sessions. Both session are on **ZOOM** beginning at 7:00 pm

Coming Soon at the BereanWay

Ladies, don’t forget the **Celebration of Mother’s Luncheon**

Members, we have a **Quarterly Business** meeting on the 18th immediately following the morning service. Mark your calendars accordingly

Mission to Curacao June 12th, Pray for our traveling missionaries. ***Adventuring with God, this is The BereanWay***

Guests, You’re Invited to Check Us Out and Visit Our Family

Scan and Begin to Know “*The BereanWay*“

Leadership Training II

May3

Just a snapshot or two from our most recent Ministry Leadership Training session.

Here are a few take aways from today’s training session:

Gratitude: “Pray constantly, give thanks in everything; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thess. 5:17-18 Praise to God is the fruit of gratitude to God, it recalibrates in us to the reality of God’s sovereign control over all and it positions us to go deeper with the Lord. Gratitude is demonstrated in:
- Affirmation – encourage those you serve with
- Admiration – respect and approve the work of those your serve
- Appreciation – edify and lift up other in the ministry
- Action – do it with gratitude
Forgiveness – “*And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Eph. 4:32. is a conscience deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person we serve with who has harmed us regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness. On the contrary, the sin of unforgiveness:
- builds high and wide walls of isolation
- leaves us separated from Christ’s cleansing
- erodes away at the peace, joy and contentment we could be experiencing
Encouragement – “Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.” I Thess. 5:11 Encouragement is contagious, it goes a long way in building up those we serve with. Encouragement is seen as:
- Perserverance – longsuffering
- Faith – trusting God
- Hope – when things seem to be impossible
- Gratitude – being thankful for the opportunities we have to serve
- Joy – having fun in our service
- Kindness –
Faithfulness – “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Col. 3:16

Other things Leaders consider:

Humility – Christ our example, “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” Phil. 2:8
Love – love without hypocrisy, “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” I Cor. 13:4-8
Accountability – “that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.” I Thess. 4:6

All these and more are The BereanWay in action

Adventuring with God

May2

Join us this Sunday as we continue on our journey in the scriptures in Sunday School LIVE! So far, we’ve traveled to explore the Men, Women, Children, Couples and others in the bible. This month we will be venturing through “The Promises in the Bible“.

A promise is a promise if you have the ability to see it will come to pass. But only God is able to control all aspects of a promise like the one to come back and receive us as believers unto himself (ref I Thess. 4:16-18). But are there any biblical promises that apply to us personally? Join us this Sunday for Sunday School LIVE! Promises in the Bible and we will find out as we Adventure with God.

This Sunday at The BereanWay

Begin your Sunday morning in corporate prayer with our Prayer Warriors praying for our families

Students have a place here to grow in and learn the things of God with other students.

Be a part of our Sunday morning worship experience with song, hymns, the preaching of God’s word, fellowship and more.

Coming Up at New Berean

May1

Next Thursday, May 4, 2025, is the National Day of Prayer here in the United States. Pastor Tony would like us to join him in prayer for our Nation, it’s people and the Church of Jesus Christ:

Please make plans this Thursday to pause and bow before the Lord in prayer

This Weekend at The BereanWay

Ministry Leaders and Ministry member, join us this Saturday for our Leadership Training Session II

Breakfast begins at 8:30 amd

Training Begins 9:00 am

Saints, we are excited to be looking for a time fellowship, prayer, songs of praise and the preaching of God’s word this Sunday.

Join us and invite a friend

Morning Prayer – 8:30 am
Sunday School LIVE! – 9:00 am
Sunday School Students LIVE! 9:00 am
The BereanWay Sunday 10:00 am

Ladies next Saturday (May 10), the MGM, Men Grace Ministry will be hosting a “Celebration of Mothers”

Mothers are a blessing to us and we want to take a moment and express our appreciation to the Lord for the gift our mothers

S.A.L.T. (Senior Adults Living Triumphantly) is going bowling and you came come too (if you’re older than 55)

Contact Sis. Boone for additional details, costs and time of departure from the church