What We Believe

Berean Baptist Church is a local body of believers committed to clear, Christ-centered doctrine rooted in the Word of God. On this page, you’ll find a concise summary of the core truths that shape our preaching, our worship, and our daily walk with the Lord. From what we believe about Scripture and the nature of God to our understanding of salvation, the church, and the future, our desire is to hold fast to biblical teaching and to live it out with grace and conviction in Macon and throughout Middle Georgia.

Doctrine

Scripture

We believe that the Bible is the inerrant, inspired Word of God and our final authority in all matters of faith and practice. 2 Timothy 3:16-17, II Peter 1:20-21

God

God is a Person, eternally existing, as a Trinity in unity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – three Persons and yet one God. Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, I Corinthians 8:6

Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ, eternally existing, is the only begotten Son of God, who became a sinless man to redeem us. He was born of a virgin and is true God and true man. Luke 1:30-55, John 1:1-15, Philippians 2:5-8

Sin

Man was created in the image of God but fell through sin, bringing not only physical death, but also spiritual death or eternal separation from God. Now all of mankind exists as a fallen race with an inherited sinful nature. Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:16-19, Romans 3:10-23, Romans 6:23

Salvation

The Lord Jesus Christ suffered and died as a substitutionary payment for the sins of the whole world. He physically arose from the dead and then ascended into Heaven and is now seated at the right hand of His Father as our Heavenly High Priest. The salvation of men is by grace through faith alone in Jesus Christ. Luke 24, Acts 1:9-11, Ephesians 2:8-9; I Peter 3:18

Service

The local church is a group of believers baptized by water, banded together for edification, exhortation, and evangelism as commanded by Christ in the Great Commission, preaching the Gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15, I Corinthians 12:12, Ephesians 1:22-23

End Times

Jesus Christ Himself will soon come again in the air to catch up His Church to reward their service. The unbelievers left behind will go through a period called the Tribulation, after which Christ will return literally and bodily to the Earth to set up His Kingdom of one thousand years of righteous rule. After this, the unbelievers of all ages will stand at the Great White Throne to be judged and cast into the Lake of Fire, separated from God forever, while the believers spend eternity in the fullness of joy in Heaven with the Lord. Matthew 24:29-42, I Thessalonians 4:16-18, Revelation 19:11-20:13

Sermons

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The Pastor’s Heart 8/19/2016

King David was a long way from home.  Far from the home and the comfort zone he was accustomed to.  Far from the day to day routine that brought the…

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The Pastor’s Heart 11/16/2018

I try not to worry, but sometimes I can’t help it.  As I look at our country, I’m astounded by the advancement of the moral decay, the humanistic philosophy, and the…

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The Pastor’s Heart 7/31/2020

Sometimes it’s not “what,” it’s “which one?”  As I approach this note each Friday, I admit that there are times I have to find that “what do I write this…

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The Pastor’s Heart 6/4/2021

It caught my eye as I was reading this morning.  You know, it’s amazing how the Lord can use something we’ve read many, many times, and at a precise moment,…

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The Pastor’s Heart 4/22/2016

Conspicuous: very easy to see or notice; attracting attention by being great or impressive.  That’s a word that hit me between the spiritual eyes this week.  I was reading the…

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The Pastor’s Heart 4/24/2020

For a couple of weeks, I have received constant updates.  Sometimes 2 or 3 a day.  The topic has crept into many conversations, and not just mine but those of…

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The Pastor’s Heart 9/24/2021

At first, he didn’t even want to go.  Then, he made excuses.  He certainly didn’t feel qualified.  When he consented, he had the rug pulled out from under him and…

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The Pastor’s Heart 4/10/2020

Being Easter, this is the weekend you usually see them, for the most part, in church yards.  But this year, you see them more often in your neighborhood yards and…

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The Pastor’s Heart 1/17/2020

It started a couple of days ago and didn’t let up.  A phone call informing me that I had been selected for a “free medical alert system.”  All I had…

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The Pastor’s Heart 5/1/2020

This week’s Pastor’s Heart was really written 147 years ago.  What do I mean?  Well, it’s my favorite hymn, written back in 1873; I’ve meditated on it all week, and…

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The Pastor’s Heart 10/23/2015

It was one of those statements.  The kind that makes you sit back in your chair and think.  One that is profound in its simplicity.  One of those “I know…

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The Pastor’s Heart 5/8/2020

These last couple of months around here have been something.  In a sense, it seems like forever ago things started shutting down, and in another way it seems like yesterday. …

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