Reverberate: A Berean Bible Church Podcast | Knoxville, TN

Title: Mary's Worship --- Luke 1:46–56 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has show...

Title: "God's Wisdom and Ours" (Job 3) Summary: This sermon explores the depths of suffering, trust, and God's unfathomable plans. Our King reigns forever and justice will ultimately prevail. Discover how Job's trials teach us to handle all kinds of suffering by trusting in God’s wisdom and favor. Key Takeaways: - Suffering is not exclusive to extreme situations but includes...

Title: "The God of Sufferrers" Job 1-2 Summary: In this sermon, we dive into the first two chapters of the Book of Job, exploring the profound themes of suffering, faith, and God's glory. We discuss how Job, a blameless and upright man, faces unimaginable losses and physical afflictions yet continues to worship God. Key Takeaways: - True worship involves loving God for who He is, not...

Title: Baptism --- Romans 6:1–4 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Fat...

Title: Gratitude and Prayer --- 1 Thessalonians 5:16–22 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. (ESV) --- In this sermon, Jon Farra delves into the heart of 1 Thessalonians 5:16–22, em...

Title: Worship and Worry --- In his sermon on Luke 12, Jed Gillis explores the interplay between worship and worry, emphasizing that understanding our place in God's kingdom can alleviate anxiety. Jesus warns against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and reminds us that everything hidden will be revealed. He encourages us to fear God rather than earthly threats, underscoring our immense value to...

Title: Worship and Humility --- 1 Corinthians 1:21–31 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the pow...

Title: The Self-Talk of Worship --- Psalm 103 Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the...

Title: John 21:15–25 --- John 21:15–25 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He...

In his sermon on John 21:1–14, Lynn Kohler delves into the post-resurrection appearance of Jesus to His disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. The passage recounts how Peter and several disciples, returning to their familiar occupation of fishing, encounter a fruitless night. At dawn, an unrecognized Jesus instructs them to cast their net on the right side of the boat. Their subsequent catch is so boun...

Title: John 20:24–31 --- John 20:24–31 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.” Eight days later, his disciples were inside a...

Title: John 20:11–23 --- John 20:11–23 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” Having said thi...

Title: John 19:38–20:10 --- John 19:38–20:10 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in...

Title: John 19:17–37 --- In his sermon on John 19:17-37, Jed Gillis delves into the crucifixion of Jesus, emphasizing the profound significance of Jesus' final words, "It is finished." This passage recounts Jesus bearing His cross to Golgotha, being crucified alongside two others, and the inscription placed by Pilate declaring Him "King of the Jews." Despite Pilate's mo...

Title: John 19:1–16 --- John 19:1–16 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.” So...

Title: John 18:28–40 --- John 18:28–40 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” They answered him, “If this man were not doing e...

Title: John 18:15–27 --- John 18:15–27 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. The servan...

Title: John 18:1–11 --- John 18:1–11 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went ther...

Title: Psalm 40 --- Psalm 40 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD. Blessed is the man who makes t...

Title: John 17 --- In this sermon, Jed Gillis delves into the profound passage of John 17, where Jesus prays the longest recorded prayer in Scripture. The central theme is glory—specifically, the glory of God revealed through Jesus Christ. Jesus begins by asking the Father to glorify Him so that He may, in turn, glorify the Father. This glory isn't just a heavenly radiance but a deep-seated va...

Title: John 16:16–33 --- John 16:16–33 “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?” So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little...

Title: John 16:1–15 --- John 16:1–15 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember tha...

Title: John 15:18–27 --- John 15:18–27 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also per...

Title: John 15:9–17 --- John 15:9–17 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater...

Title: John 15:1-8 --- John 15:1–8 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neit...