The Way of the Bereans

The trip through Macedonia takes Paul and his companions into Thessalonica and Berea. A church is planted in these cities as some Jews and Greeks believe. Yet, the response of the larger crowd of Jewish people in these cities cannot be more different. The people in Thessalonica outright reject the preaching of Jesus and even side with the secular culture around them to rid the city of the Gospel. Yet, we are told that in Berea, the people "Received the Word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so." The Bereans teach us how to listen to every sermon by checking the Scriptures to make sure what was proclaimed in the sermon lines up with the Bible itself. This morning we will take a look at the importance of the Bible, and examine the role of the preacher and the hearer in our Sunday gathering. May we as a church be much like the Bereans.