back to indexBerean Community Church - Sunday Service June 1, 2025
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next Sunday we have our communion service that's happening, 00:09:46.800 |
If you are working with children at our church 00:09:48.880 |
in any capacity, this is a mandatory training, 00:09:53.800 |
it's happening next Sunday at 1.30 at the youth chapel, 00:09:57.800 |
Next Sunday is the beginning of the college study hall, 00:10:01.800 |
so you guys are already at the end of the quarter, 00:10:06.800 |
or anything to kind of encourage our college students 00:10:12.800 |
in the cafe area, and so that'll be helpful to them. 00:10:24.800 |
So if you are planning to bring your child to the VBS, 00:10:36.800 |
we encourage you to do that as soon as possible. 00:10:50.800 |
but officially that lot is going to be closed 00:10:54.800 |
and so because of that, our Alliant parking lot, 00:11:17.800 |
so that they don't have to walk on the streets 00:11:23.800 |
So please remember that lot for the time being, 00:11:30.800 |
so that back lot is going to be officially closed. 00:11:37.800 |
The G lot was where a bulk of our parking was happening, 00:11:41.800 |
and I'm assuming some of you may have done that, 00:11:56.720 |
but for now, Sunday, lot G is going to be closed, 00:11:59.720 |
and we're asking most of you to go to lot J, okay? 00:12:09.720 |
making the rotation to come around, pick you up, 00:12:12.800 |
and so maybe some of you guys have already done that. 00:12:24.720 |
but because there's going to be smaller number there, 00:12:26.720 |
the shuttle is not going to be rotating that frequently, 00:12:45.720 |
and give her testimony and be baptized this morning. 00:12:56.720 |
that we have to be able to come before your throne 00:12:59.720 |
to worship you and give you thanks, Lord God, 00:13:13.720 |
We pray that all that we are doing this morning 00:13:52.640 |
let's just take a moment to greet those around us. 00:22:36.240 |
My name is Jasmine Juarez and this is my testimony. 00:22:39.240 |
I grew up going to church, attending every Friday and 00:22:43.240 |
Even though I heard the word every Friday and Sunday, I 00:22:48.320 |
As the years passed, I continued to think of ways to 00:22:53.240 |
When I was 11 years old, I was selected to be part of a 00:22:56.240 |
group of kids that would play instruments and sing on 00:23:00.240 |
I saw this as an excuse to hang out with my friends and 00:23:03.240 |
never understood the depth of what I was doing and the 00:23:08.240 |
Almost every Sunday, I would stand on the stage and sing 00:23:11.240 |
songs towards the Lord, but all the while, my heart would 00:23:16.320 |
Towards the end of my eighth grade, my family hit a rough 00:23:19.240 |
patch and decided to leave the church we were attending. 00:23:22.240 |
At the time, I had gotten angry at God and questioned if he 00:23:25.240 |
was so good, why were so many bad things happening in my 00:23:29.240 |
At the end of my freshman year, COVID started, and 00:23:31.240 |
suddenly I went from interacting with people who I 00:23:34.240 |
got my validation from to being stuck in a room which I 00:23:39.240 |
In my time of being alone, I started to see how the people 00:23:42.240 |
I had chosen to surround myself were having a bad 00:23:46.240 |
I had started cursing and finding pleasure in the lust 00:23:51.240 |
After I came to the realization, I decided to 00:23:55.240 |
As as days passed, I felt as though I was in an endless 00:23:58.240 |
cycle of scrolling through the apps on my phone but never 00:24:03.240 |
During this time, the sister I shared a room with had started 00:24:08.240 |
I noticed that while I was struggling mentally, she seemed 00:24:11.240 |
happier and started wondering what she knew that I didn't. 00:24:14.320 |
Towards the beginning of my junior year, I started 00:24:19.240 |
During this time, I was truly hearing for the first time 00:24:22.240 |
about how much of a sinner I was and how there is a God 00:24:25.240 |
whose love was so great that he would send his only son to 00:24:29.240 |
It was then that the Holy Spirit had started to warm my 00:24:32.240 |
heart, but still my heart wanted to hold on to what the 00:24:36.240 |
During my senior year of high school, I was continuing to 00:24:39.240 |
pray that the Lord would give life to my heart all the while 00:24:44.240 |
During my freshman year of college, God revealed to me 00:24:47.240 |
that I had tricked myself into thinking that if I tried hard 00:24:50.240 |
enough, I would be able to stop myself from sinning, and 00:24:53.240 |
only then would I be able to come before God in true 00:24:57.240 |
Towards the end of my freshman year of college, I was going 00:25:02.240 |
Romans 3, 23-24 says, "For all have sinned and fall short of 00:25:06.240 |
the glory of God, being justified as a gift by his 00:25:09.240 |
grace through the redemption which is in Jesus Christ." 00:25:12.320 |
Jesus had me in tears because I was overcome with these 00:25:17.240 |
And through it all, it finally clicked that only God had the 00:25:20.240 |
power to forgive me and wash my sins away, that nothing I do 00:25:24.240 |
could save me and all my tries would be meaningless because 00:25:28.240 |
I'm such a wretched sinner and I have no strength to do 00:25:32.240 |
That night, I came before the Lord asking for forgiveness in 00:25:35.240 |
true repentance, declaring him as my Lord and Savior, and 00:25:42.240 |
Now, as I continue to wrestle with sin, I know that I am 00:25:45.160 |
redeemed because he is my Savior who has defeated all sin. 00:26:34.920 |
>> All right, thank you, Yasmin, for that encouraging 00:26:44.920 |
This morning, as you can see by the way that I'm dressed, I'm 00:26:49.920 |
If you are a member of the church, you probably got an 00:26:53.920 |
email and you saw the post on our Facebook page that we have 00:26:59.920 |
And he's not new to us as far as our community is concerned 00:27:03.920 |
because he's spoken at our church many times. 00:27:06.920 |
If I can ask them to come and they're going to see--so you 00:27:10.920 |
All right, so Pastor Sung and his wife, Becky. 00:27:21.920 |
So as you guys know, Pastor Sung has spoken at our church 00:27:26.000 |
He gave his testimony and our Good Friday sermon, I think 00:27:33.920 |
He's spoken at our men's conferencing, the searchlight. 00:27:37.920 |
And so I know many of you are already very familiar with him. 00:27:40.920 |
And again, you'll get to read about his--I'm not going to go 00:27:44.920 |
through the whole thing, but you'll get to know him better. 00:27:47.920 |
He is going to be serving in our college department. 00:27:50.920 |
And so, again, all the details of his background, I'm sure 00:27:57.920 |
Becky, his wife, actually was an old-time member of our church. 00:28:01.920 |
She came to our church when she was a sophomore junior 00:28:05.920 |
And then she was with us, I forgot, 15-plus years, right? 00:28:09.920 |
And then when we were very active in China, she was out 00:28:13.920 |
there representing us in China for about eight months. 00:28:17.920 |
And then she also, you know, early on when we went to 00:28:24.920 |
She was a very integral part of our church when our church 00:28:32.840 |
And then Becky asked me to go and check this guy out, you 00:28:37.840 |
And so I remember meeting him for the first time, 00:28:41.840 |
Sounds like you met a genuine believer in Christ who's going 00:28:47.840 |
And so we were saddened, obviously, you know, 00:28:51.920 |
They said goodbye to Becky, but it was not God's will for them 00:28:57.840 |
So they're -- again, so even though they're new as an 00:29:00.840 |
official, officially new today, they've actually been a part of 00:29:08.840 |
And they've been attending our church, just even just 00:29:14.840 |
And so, again, I just want to introduce you to them, 00:29:17.840 |
and then you'll have plenty of time to get to know them better. 00:29:20.920 |
Because today is the first official day that they're 00:29:27.840 |
Then Pastor Sung's going to come and deliver the message. 00:29:41.840 |
That's the second time he had to do that today. 00:29:46.840 |
Before we open our text, I want to thank all of you for 00:29:49.920 |
welcoming me and my wife, Becky, with open arms. 00:29:52.840 |
I want to thank the Berean leadership for giving me an 00:29:54.840 |
opportunity to serve Berean Community Church as an 00:30:00.840 |
For many of you who are not familiar with me, 00:30:02.840 |
I would like to formally introduce myself to you. 00:30:05.840 |
As Pastor Peter had mentioned, my name is Sung. 00:30:15.920 |
But we had the joy of having two beautiful sons, 00:30:18.840 |
Matthew and Amos, who, according to the sovereign 00:30:21.840 |
purpose of our God, have gone before us to be with the Lord. 00:30:24.840 |
And we are eagerly waiting and hope to see them again 00:30:28.840 |
My wife, Becky, as Pastor Peter had mentioned, 00:30:31.840 |
was a member of Berean Community Church since 2000s 00:30:34.840 |
until I wooed her and I took her away from the community 00:30:41.840 |
But I've learned over the years that though you take the girl 00:30:44.920 |
out of Berean, you can never take Berean out of the girl. 00:30:49.840 |
Berean is very near and dear to my wife's heart. 00:30:54.840 |
And she made mention of that to me several times. 00:30:58.840 |
But I'm very happy that this is her home church, 00:31:07.840 |
You know, the valuable lessons that she had learned here 00:31:10.840 |
actually played an important part in her transition 00:31:15.840 |
And today, I've been an undeserving beneficiary 00:31:24.840 |
we remain connected to Berean through many relationships 00:31:27.840 |
that she had established over the 13-plus years 00:31:32.840 |
And as a result, I was able to establish relationships 00:31:35.840 |
with many of the brothers and sisters here at Berean 00:31:43.840 |
with various Christian ministries since 2010. 00:31:45.840 |
I was a lead pastor of a church plant for a few years 00:31:59.840 |
And we are very happy to be a part of a faithful community 00:32:04.840 |
holds to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, 00:32:16.840 |
and I really look forward to serving all of you 00:32:31.840 |
and we're reading verses 1 and 4 this morning, 00:32:40.840 |
And these are the inspired words of the Lord. 00:33:04.760 |
"and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness, 00:33:14.760 |
"you will receive the unfading crown of glory." 00:33:59.760 |
not just in times of hardship and persecution, 00:44:29.520 |
The church is not a gathering of non-believers. 00:49:49.280 |
thank the Lord that you have faithful leaders 00:50:05.280 |
how are you able to speak for all three services? 00:50:29.280 |
the Lord's body is what keeps this man going. 00:52:33.200 |
And what does it look like for pastors to watch 00:52:41.120 |
for the sheep. We pray for the Lord's people. 00:52:55.120 |
keeping a watch for the encroachment of error 00:53:25.120 |
involved in the lives of those that he is shepherding 00:53:33.120 |
it's not just leadership from on high where we have 00:53:45.120 |
to get a scope of what is happening all around them. 00:53:49.120 |
He must be on the lookout for wandering sheep. 00:58:07.040 |
There is no place for oppressive leaders in the church.