Mitchell Berean Church - Podcast

The word “submit” tends to leave a bad taste in your mouth… but why? As we dive into this week’s passage in 1 Peter we have the opportunity to rethink the attitude of submission in 4 areas. Submission to government/authority, submission to the body of Christ, marital submission, and submission to God. Peter lovingly calls believers to submission with one major purpose in mind: their witness to the...

God can breathe life into anything. He breathed into dust and created humankind. He is still working today to make stones come alive to build a holy temple of believers who care for each other as they align themselves with the Chief Cornerstone, Jesus Himself. And we want to see others come to life through the power of the gospel, and we strive to build them up so they can align their lives with t...

Hope is an interesting thing… We use the word lightly, but in reality hope is to be one of the strongest elements of the Christian life. Scripture calls us to hope in Jesus, His promises, His sacrificial death, His return, and His kingdom. When we begin to do this we find spiritual fruit produced in us that engages us in holiness, obedience, love, and unity. This fruit is only produced in believer...

In a world of uncertainty we have certainty in Christ. Jesus promises us a living hope that isn’t based upon our circumstances, but based on His finished work. So many of our trials and heartaches come from losing hope. Losing hope with a marriage, family, or the battle against sin. How can we live through the living hope promised in Christ? Come join us this Sunday as we explore God’s Word! For S...

This week we will jump into a journey of 1 Peter and a church that was persecuted and scattered. Their Identity from a worldly perspective had been destroyed. Through the Holy a Spirit, Peter penned 1 Peter 1:1-2 to bring the church back to their identity in Christ. Join us the weekend to be strengthened in by the Identity found in the Gospel. For Scripture, notes, upcoming events, & more: http://...

Change is one of the most difficult things we face in our lives. Especially when we don’t have a solid foundation to stand on. John chapter 1 gives us a great example of what to do when we face the unexpected, unknown, and risky elements of change, and also helps us discover an important opportunity for every believer. For Scripture, notes, upcoming events, & more: http://bible.com/events/49198958

Being a disciple is difficult. In fact Jesus says it requires our life. During the journey of following Jesus there are trials, sufferings, disappointments, and various hardships. In 2 Timothy 4:1-8 we find the spiritual foundation for being a life long disciple as Paul encourages his disciple Timothy with some final words before his martyrdom. Come find out how the Word of God equips us to be a d...

This weekend we continue in our series called Equipping the Church. In this series we are focused on the Biblical purposes for the church. Why did Jesus start the church and what does he want us to accomplish? When the church forms, in the book of Acts, one thing that happens quickly is a community is formed. These new believers in Jesus start to spend time together and build relationships. This i...

This weekend we continue in our series called "Equipping The Church". Our focus is on the vision Jesus has for the church. What are we supposed to be doing? Our purpose is to accomplish what Jesus has called us to. We learned last week that we are called to reach the lost through sharing the gospel. This week we learn that we are to create an environment of WORSHIP. Jesus, when asked what the grea...

This Sunday we begin a series called Equipping the Church. We desire our church to be effective in the areas Jesus created us to produce fruit in. The key areas we should be effective in are important because they come from scripture and are what we should be focusing on as a church. Jesus is the head of the church and so we don't dictate what we should be doing but He does. What does Jesus want u...

This Sunday is Christmas Eve and the last weekend in our series called "Through Their Eyes". In this service we focus on the Christmas story through the eyes of Mary the mother of Jesus. God sent the angel Gabriel to bring a message to Mary, an invitation to become a part of God's story of redemption, forgiveness, hope and love. Mary had a choice to make, her response would determine her place in...

This weekend we continue in our Christmas Series called, THROUGH THEIR EYES. As we work our way to Christmas we are viewing the Christmas story through the eyes of those who lived it. This weekend we look through the eyes of the Shepherds. The shepherds were common people who were faithfully doing their job on the night Jesus was born. On guard duty, protecting their sheep, without warning an Ange...

This weekend we continue in our Christmas series called "Through Their Eyes". In this series we are looking at the coming of Jesus through the eyes of different characters who lived the story. This week we will try to gain the perspective of the Wise Men who came from the East to see Jesus. Likely with information handed down from Daniel over 500 years before them, they were watching and waiting w...

This weekend is the first weekend of the Christmas Series called, THROUGH THEIR EYES. This year we will be experiencing the Christmas story through the eyes of several different individuals who actually lived it out. This first weekend we will view the arrival of Jesus the Son of God, through the eyes of his earthly human father, Joseph. Joseph was not Jesus' biological father due to the fact that...

If you were about to be executed for your faith and sharing the Gospel of Christ and you had one chance to write a letter to the person you had been discipling in the church, what would you say? Would you tell him to hide so he doesn’t suffer the same fate as you? Would you plead with him to be careful where and when he proclaimed the Gospel? Would you warn him not to tell the authorities about yo...

This Sunday is the Finale for our Fall Campaign, and we call it Celebration Sunday! Our fall campaign has been called PERFECT LOVE and we have been working our way through 1 John. In this series we have been learning how to love God and love his people. The Church is Jesus' work. He started it to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth. The focus for Celebration Sunday is on LOVING THE CHURCH. W...

This weekend is the final message in our fall series called PERFECT LOVE. In this series we have been working our way through the book of 1 John. In this letter written to first century believers, we have been refocusing on our fellowship or relationship with God through Jesus. This final chapter of the book is focused on an important theme that we must live out if we are to accomplish the mission...

When we experience, the love of God, we experience a holistic transformation. God's love brings discernment, it brings obedience, and it brings confidence. Come find out how 1 John 4 can lead us to knowing and living out the love of Christ. For Scripture, notes, upcoming events, &more: http://bible.com/events/49141519

This weekend we continue in our series called PERFECT LOVE. In this series we are praying that everyone in our church experiences the power of perfect love. In order to follow Jesus you can't just know about Him, you need to know him personally. This requires that you meet Him and respond to His love and forgiveness. In the letter of 1 John we are learning about the nature of this fellowship or re...

This weekend we continue in our fall campaign series called PERFECT LOVE. This will be the fourth message in this series as we work our way through 1 John. In this series we want everyone in our church to experience the power of perfect love. God's love changes everything in our lives and this weekend we will learn about how it transforms us. God's love awakens us to understand who we were really...

This weekend we continue our fall campaign called PERFECT LOVE. In this series we are working our way through the letter in the Bible called 1 John. Written by the Apostle/Evangelist John this letter is a word to Disciples of Jesus in his day. The letter is full of encouragement for them to stay true to Jesus and follow him faithfully until he returns. This weekend is the third message in this ser...

This weekend is the second week of our series called PERFECT LOVE. We will be learning from 1 John the type of connection we can have with God through Jesus. John, who was one of the twelve disciples, actually knew Jesus. He lived with him for three years and in that time his life was transformed. He continued to follow him through the Holy Spirit's presence in his life even after Jesus returned t...

This weekend is the first week of our series called PERFECT LOVE. We will be learning from 1 John 1 the type of connection we can have with God through Jesus. John, who was one of the twelve disciples, actually knew Jesus. He lived with him for three years and in that time his life was transformed. He continued to follow him through the Holy Spirit's presence in his life even after Jesus returned...

This weekend is Kick Off Weekend for the Fall Campaign 2023. The series this year is called, PERFECT LOVE. We will be studying one of the Apostle John's epistles called 1 John. Through this campaign we want you to experience the power of perfect love. God's love is perfect and because it is perfect it has the power to change and transform us. We learn in the scriptures that we will only experience...

This weekend is the preparation week for our fall Growth Campaign that begins next weekend. Next Weekend is Kickoff Weekend where we will lay out the growth plan for this fall. We do a growth campaign every fall so we can grow in a specific area, all together as an entire church. This fall the Growth Campaign is called "PERFECT LOVE". We need to experience the power of perfect love in our lives. T...