Berean Community Church

01/04/2026

Breakfast 9:30
Worship 10:30

🎵Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

🎵And Can It Be

🎵Be Thou My Vision

🎵O Church Arise

📖 Titus 3

12/21/2025

Join us tomorrow morning as we seek to Exalt God, Edify the Saints, and Evangelize the Lost.

Our Berean Kids will be singing a song by Sovereign Grace Music titled “Once Upon”

Breakfast at 9:30
Worship at 10:30

12/15/2025

This morning in service we completed part one of our two-part study through Titus 2, focusing on the character traits God calls older and younger men and women to display. Paul’s instruction makes it clear that the Christian life is not merely about what we say, but how we live. As the saying goes, our talk talks and our walk talks—but our walk talks louder than our talk talks.

Titus 2 shows us that sound doctrine and a holy walk are inseparable. Right teaching must be matched with right living. What we believe about God, the gospel, and salvation is meant to shape our conduct, our attitudes, and our relationships. The truth of Christ is put on display not only through words, but through lives marked by reverence, self-control, love, and faithfulness.

Older men and women play a vital role in the health of the church. Their years of walking with the Lord through trials, joys, failures, and growth become a living classroom for the younger generation. They teach not merely through formal instruction, but through faithful examples—showing what it looks like to endure, to repent, to trust God, and to finish well. As younger believers watch their lives, they learn that godliness is formed over time by grace, obedience, and perseverance.

Titus 2 reminds us that when sound doctrine is adorned by a holy walk across every season of life, the church is strengthened and the gospel is beautifully displayed.

12/06/2025

Tomorrow morning we will observe the Lord’s Supper.

12/06/2025

Worship in a home church is a sweet reminder that the beauty of the gathering is never measured by size, scenery, or steeple, but by the hearts of God’s people drawing near to Him. In a small congregation, every voice matters, every soul is seen, and every moment of worship feels intentionally shaped by the Lord Himself. We meet not for show, but for substance—seeking to exalt God while the saints are strengthened in faith.

The Word is preached verse by verse, allowing Scripture to set the agenda and Christ to remain the center. Hymns rise from the room—not as performance, but as confession and comfort—focusing our hearts on the Savior who came to redeem. Prayers are offered boldly at the throne of grace, where we bring our burdens, our praises, and our dependence before the God who hears.

Though we gather in a home and not beneath a steeple, we stand as the true church: the body of Christ, unified by the gospel, devoted to truth, and eager for God’s glory to be known among us. In these simple, sacred moments, the Lord builds His people and magnifies His name.

12/01/2025

Six Ways To Miss Christmas

#1 Ignorant Preoccupation

Luke 2:7 says, "[Mary] gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." The first person who missed Christmas was the innkeeper. He was unable to take in Mary and Joseph because he had no room for them. Apparently he was indifferent to their plight-there is no indication from Scripture that he tried to help them.
Notice that verse 7 says, "She gave birth to her firstborn son." Mary herself gave birth to Jesus. By herself she wrapped Him in cloths. Joseph was there to help, but if he was anything like most young fathers, he would have been of little help. Middle Eastern people are hospitable, kind, and caring. They are not barbaric. They are not the kind of people who would leave a woman alone to have her baby. But in this case, they did. Where were the midwives? You'd think the innkeeper would have known someone who could have helped.

Luke tells us she laid Him in a manger, which was an animal feeding trough. The cloths she wrapped Jesus in were long strips of cloth. Whenever an infant was born, the baby was immediately cleaned. Then the baby's limbs and body would be wrapped in those swaddling cloths and wrapped in an outer blanket. That was a duty normally carried out by a midwife. But Mary had to do it all herself. Commentator G. Campbell Morgan wrote,
Think of the pathos of it. "She brought forth"; "she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes." It is very beautiful, but oh, the pity of it, the tragedy of it, the loneliness of it; that in that hour of all hours, when womanhood should be surrounded by the tenderest care, she was alone. The method of the writer is very distinct. She with her own hands wrapped the Baby around with those swaddling cloths, and laid Him in the manger. There was no one to do it for her.
Again I say, the pity of it, and yet the glory of it to the heart of Mary.
We don't know anything about the innkeeper because the Bible doesn't say anything about him. Some commentators speculate that Jesus was born in a stable, some think He was born in a cave, and others believe He was born in an open courtyard at the inn. One thing we do know: Whatever hospitality Mary and Joseph hoped to find, they found none—they were turned away.
Why did the innkeeper miss Christmas? I think the simple answer is preoccupation. He was busy. His inn was full because a census was being held in Bethlehem. The city was bulging with people whose ancestors came from there. Since Bethlehem was the city of David, all those who were in the line of David came there, including Joseph and Mary. The innkeeper wasn't necessarily hostile and unsympathetic; he was just busy.
Many people are like the innkeeper. The chambers of their souls are filled with needless things— with stuff that doesn't matter. As a result, they miss the Christ of God. Our society is filled with the unnecessary, the insignificant, and the meaningless. We spend a fortune to amass things so we can let our children fight over them when we die. And our time is eaten away by the demands our things place on us.
People miss Christ at Christmastime because He is crowded out by a world that dictates what they should think, do, and buy. Like the innkeeper, people today are preoccupied. The innkeeper didn't know anything about the baby Mary gave birth to, and neither do they. They don't know who Christ is, and they don't know why He came. Instead, they're ignorantly preoccupied with the mundane and the meaningless. How sad it is that so many people live their lives in pursuit of such things, only to wake up one day in eternity without God.

- John MacArthur

12/01/2025

12/01/2025

Through the Sundays in December, our Berean kids will help lead our hearts in worship as they sing special Christmas songs that point us to the wonder of Christ’s coming. Each week, they’ll share truths through music—reminding us of the unbelievable miracle of God becoming man, calling us to prepare Him room in our hearts, telling the story of Heaven coming down, and inviting every heart—even the weak and weary—to come to Jesus.

As they sing, we’re not just enjoying sweet voices—we’re witnessing little hearts proclaim big truths. These songs will help prepare our congregation to celebrate the birth of our Savior with joy, hope, and worship. What a gift it is to hear the gospel echoed through the voices of our children this Christmas season.

11/30/2025

Breakfast begins at 9:30

Banana pancakes this morning.

11/29/2025

The sanctuary has begun to glow with Christmas beauty. The nativity scene rests quietly, drawing our eyes and hearts to the humble manger where hope entered the world.

All year long we gather here to sing, to worship, and to thank God for His goodness. But now, as the calendar turns toward Bethlehem, our songs take on a special note. Joy to the World. O Come, Let Us Adore Him. Silent Night. These are not just melodies… We sing them as people preparing our hearts for the celebration of Christ’s birth, the moment when the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.

The sanctuary is dressed in Christmas splendor, not just for beauty’s sake, but to remind us that the Light has come.

As we enter, we don’t just see decorations—we see a testimony. A testimony that the One we worship each week is the same One who stepped down into time, wrapped Himself in flesh, and brought salvation near. The celebration of His birth draws close, and so our hearts bow low, our voices rise high, and our sanctuary shines with the joy of Jesus.

11/28/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from the Dragomir’s. A family in Romania that we have a special friendship with as they make the gospel known in their area as ambassadors for Christ.

11/24/2025

This Sunday, we completed Part 1 of our two-week look at the qualifications for an elder in Titus 1. We focused on his life at home—how he is called to be a one-woman man, faithfully devoted to his wife, and a spiritual leader within his own household. Scripture shows that before a man can lead the church, he must first lead his family well, modeling love, integrity, and godly leadership under his own roof. His home is the first proving ground of his character.

Next week, we will turn our attention to his personal purity and spiritual purity, and what it truly means to be above reproach. While these qualifications are given for elders, we are reminded that being above reproach is not just for church leaders—it is a call for all believers. Every Christian is to pursue holiness, guard their heart, and live in such a way that Christ’s character is displayed through them. The standards may be outlined for elders, but the example is meant for the entire church.

May God use this study to grow us in godliness, both in our homes and in our hearts.