Welcome
Welcome to the Berea church of Christ. We hope you will be blessed by your visit with us. We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God and that it is our sure guide in all aspects of life. It is our goal to worship as directed by God’s Word and to teach and obey the will of God as revealed in the Bible.
Our Plea
Let us speak where the Bible speaks and be silent where the Bible is silent. Let us call Bible things by Bible names and do Bible things in Bible ways. Let’s live the ancient faith.
Bible Study
We have classes available for all ages, from cradle roll through adults. Read more for more information on classes currently available.
Services
Services are held at:
Sunday School: 10:00am
Sunday AM Worship: 11:00am
Note: Sunday PM Worship:
5:00pm during Standard Time
6:00pm during Daylight Savings Time
Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 PM
Any additional services or events will be announced on our bulletin board and on our website.
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Daily Devotional
DAILY DEVOTIONAL ✝️
Symbiotic vs Symbolic
Trish and I are enjoying a few days at Edisto Island, one of our favorite destinations. We don’t do much here.. a bit of walking on the beach, a lot of reading, and there is a wonderful little congregation of believers here on the island.
Everywhere you look you see a species of tree called a Live Oak. You have probably seen them; massive trees that grow to at least 50 feet tall, with large horizontal branches that often dip down to the ground and are as long as the tree is tall. They are called “Live Oak” because they are green all year in the warm and semitropical climate of the Deep South.
They make beautiful furniture!🙂
I’m more intrigued by the Spanish moss that hangs all over them. It not only grows on Live Oaks, but that tree does provide the perfect environment for the moss. Live oaks have rough, deeply fissured and craggy bark that easily catches and traps the floating seeds of the moss. The horizontal branches offer an ideal structure for the hanging strands of moss to drape and grow, and be fed by nutrients and minerals as rainwater washes over the branches. Now you may be thinking; “thanks Mark for the botany lesson, but this is a daily devotional!” So here’s the application:
While some have called Spanish moss a parasite, it is not. It does not take any food or water from the tree itself; it uses the tree strictly for physical support while absorbing moisture and nutrients directly from the air and surface of the bark. That’s similar to our relationship with the church. We are not only consumers in that relationship, we are givers! It’s a symbiotic relationship, not a symbolic one. We need the church..the church needs us. Because (drum roll..) we are the church.
So hang on like Spanish moss! Understand that you are both a taker and a giver in your relationship to God. He wants you to use him for support. He wants you to contribute to the health of His church.
Don’t be symbolic. Be symbiotic! ~jme
THOUGHT RIDDLE\JOKE OF THE DAY:🤔
Yesterday’s Riddle: Who was considered the smartest man in the Bible?
Answer: Abraham, because he knew a Lot.
Today’s Riddle: Did Eve ever have a date with Adam?
The answer tomorrow
