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

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.

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

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

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).

Coming Soon at the BereanWay

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

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

All these and more are The BereanWay in action

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

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

Are we still in the S.T.R.I.V.E. in 2025? Yes, we are. This race is not given to the swift or the strong, but it’s a race for the one who faithfully endures (Eccl. 9:11). It’s a S.T.R.I.V.E. to maintain in the way of Sound Doctrine. It is a S.T.R.I.V.E. to Value Others. It is a S.T.R.I.V.E. So just as the Lord told and commanded Joshua after the death of Moses and as they were to STRIVE on, he says to us “be strong and of good courage (Josh 1:9).

Coming Soon

AS the month of April comes to a close, we’d like to invite you to join us in fellowship and worship this Sunday morning. As we see the Day of the Lord approaching, we are admonished, encouraged and challenged not to have the mindset of forsaking gathering together as some others have (Heb. 10:24-25). Gathering together with saints of like faith is in line with the faithful obedience of God’s word. It allows opportunities of service and sharing with others that the name of the Lord not be blasphemed. But on the contrary, it is detrimental to our obedience and maturing before our God-given leadership (Heb. 13:17).

Other Upcoming Opportunities of Fellowship, Worship and Service

Tuesday – Discipleship Training with Pastor Tony – 7:00 pm

Wednesday

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S – Sound Doctrine, T – Teach and Being Taught, R – Reaching Out and Reaching Up, I – Interceding for Others, V – Valuing Others, and E – Evangelize with the Gospel are the tenets of S.T.R.I.V.E. It is a work of love we STRIVE for here at The BereanWay. Join in.

“But thanks to God, who gives us the victory by our Lord Jesus Christ.” I Cor. 15:57 Darby

There is no greater reason to celebrate our Christian faith than thru the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the resurrection of Jesus, we have redemption of our sin. If there is no resurrection, then (according to the scriptures) we are yet in our sin and are yet enemies of God (I Cor. 15:13-15).

So, if you would, consider joining The BereanWay here at New Berean Baptist Church this Sunday as we celebrate the great victory over sin and sin through the immense and amazing grace of our loving and eternal God.

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