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2025-11-23 Biblical Thanksgivingby Pastor Chris BergScripture References:1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.Psalm 105:1 Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;    make known his deeds among the peoples!James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.Philippians 4:6-7 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.Hebr

2025-11-16 Biblical Givingby Pastor Chris BergScripture References: Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, a the world and those who dwell therein,2 Corinthians 8:10-12  And in this matter I give my judgment: this benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it. 11 So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have. 12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.2 Corinthians 8:1-5 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have

2025-11-09 What is Biblical Forgiveness?by Pastor Chris BergScripture References: (multiple, including the following)Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.Colossians 3:13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.Matthew 18:15-17 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.Luke 17:3-4 So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times

2025-11-02 The Crossby Hollis McGeheeScripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 1:18-1918 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”Mandeville Bible Church   "Where God's Word is Our Foundation"https://www.mandevillebiblechurch.org/Come and see that God's Word is alive and at work right here in Mandeville.. and throughout the world! All are welcome. 217 Carroll Street, Mandeville, LA 70448(985) 626-3114Sunday Service: 9:30AMAdult Sunday School: 10:45-11:30AMNursery and Children's church available.

2025-10-26 Behold Our Godby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 7:14-2014 Shepherd your people with your staff,    the flock of your inheritance,which lives by itself in a forest,    in fertile pasturelands.Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead    as in days long ago.15 “As in the days when you came out of Egypt,    I will show them my wonders.”16 Nations will see and be ashamed,    deprived of all their power.They will put their hands over their mouths    and their ears will become deaf.17 They will lick dust like a snake,    like creatures that crawl on the ground.They will come trembling out of their dens;    they will turn in fear to the Lord our God    and will be afraid of you.18 Who is a God like you,    who pardons sin and forgives the transgression    of the remnant of his inheritance?You do not stay angry forever    but delight to show mercy.19 You will again have compassion o

2025-10-19 Time of Testimonyby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12:12-1312 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Mandeville Bible Church   "Where God's Word is Our Foundation"https://www.mandevillebiblechurch.org/Come and see that God's Word is alive and at work right here in Mandeville.. and throughout the world!All are welcome. 217 Carroll Street, Mandeville, LA 70448(985) 626-3114Sunday Service: 9:30AMAdult Sunday School: 10:45-11:30AMNursery and Children's church available.

2025-10-12 Your Time is Comingby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 7:8-138 Rejoice not over me, O my enemy;    when I fall, I shall rise;when I sit in darkness,    the Lord will be a light to me.9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord    because I have sinned against him,until he pleads my cause    and executes judgment for me.He will bring me out to the light;    I shall look upon his vindication.10 Then my enemy will see,    and shame will cover her who said to me,    “Where is the Lord your God?”My eyes will look upon her;    now she will be trampled down    like the mire of the streets.11 A day for the building of your walls!    In that day the boundary shall be far extended.12 In that day they will come to you,    from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,and from Egypt to the River,    from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.13 But the earth will be desolate    b

2025-10-05 A Proper Response to God's Judgementby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 7:1-71 Woe is me! For I have become    as when the summer fruit has been gathered,    as when the grapes have been gleaned:    there is no cluster to eat,    no first-ripe fig that my soul desires.2 The godly has perished from the earth,    and there is no one upright among mankind;    they all lie in wait for blood,    and each hunts the other with a net.3 Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;    the prince and the judge ask for a bribe,and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;    thus they weave it together.4 The best of them is like a brier,    the most upright of them a thorn hedge.    The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come;    now their confusion is at hand.5 Put no trust in a neighbor;    have no confidence in a friend;    guard the doo

2025-09-28 Final Verdict and Sentencingby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 6:9-169  Listen! The Lord is calling to the city—    and to fear your name is wisdom—    “Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house,    and the short ephah, which is accursed?11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,    with a bag of false weights?12 Your rich people are violent;    your inhabitants are liars    and their tongues speak deceitfully.13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy you,    to ruin you because of your sins.14 You will eat but not be satisfied;    your stomach will still be empty.You will store up but save nothing,    because what you save I will give to the sword.15 You will plant but not harvest;    you will press olives but not use the oil,    you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.16 You have observed the statu

2025-09-21 The Lord's Requirementby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 6:1-8Hear what the Lord says:1  Arise, plead your case before the mountains,    and let the hills hear your voice.2  Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord,    and you enduring foundations of the earth,    for the Lord has an indictment against his people,    and he will contend with Israel.3  “O my people, what have I done to you?    How have I wearied you? Answer me!4  For I brought you up from the land of Egypt    and redeemed you from the house of slavery,    and I sent before you Moses,    Aaron, and Miriam.5  O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised,    and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,    and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal,    that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”6  “With what shall I come before the Lord,    and bow myself

2025-09-14 In That Dayby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 5:7-157 Then the remnant of JacobWill be among many peoplesLike dew from the Lord,Like showers on vegetationWhich do not wait for manOr delay for the sons of men.8 The remnant of JacobWill be among the nations,Among many peoplesLike a lion among the beasts of the forest,Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,Which, if he passes through,Tramples down and tears,And there is none to rescue.9 Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries,And all your enemies will be cut off.10 “It will be in that day,” declares the Lord,“That I will cut off your horses from among youAnd destroy your chariots.11 “I will also cut off the cities of your landAnd tear down all your fortifications.12 “I will cut off sorceries from your hand,And you will have fortune-tellers no more.13 “I will cut off your carved imagesAnd your sacred pillars from among you,So that you will no longer bow downTo the work of your hands.14 “I will root out your Asherim from among

2025-09-07 Who Is The King of Glory?by Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 5:1-65 Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops;    siege is laid against us;with a rod they strike the judge of Israel    on the cheek.2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,    who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,from you shall come forth for me    one who is to be ruler in Israel,whose coming forth is from of old,    from ancient days.3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time    when she who is in labor has given birth;then the rest of his brothers shall return    to the people of Israel.4 And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great    to the ends of the earth.5 And he shall be their peace.When the Assyrian comes into our land    and treads in our palaces,then we will raise agai

2025-08-31 Who is the King of Glory?by Pastor Chris BergScripture: Micah 5:1-61 Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid against us.They will strike Israel’s ruler on the cheek with a rod.2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah,out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel,whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites.4 He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.5 And he will be our peace when the Assyrians invade our land    and march through our fortresses. We will raise against them seven shepherds,    even eight commanders, 6 who will rule the land of Assyria with the sword,    t

 2025-08-25 God Is In Controlby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 4:9-139  Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in you?   Has your counselor perished, that pain seized you like a woman in labor?10 Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor,   for now you shall go out from the city and dwell in the open country;   you shall go to Babylon. There you shall be rescued;   there the Lord will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.11 Now many nations are assembled against you,   saying, “Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.”12 But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord;   they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron,   and I will make your hoofs bronze; you shall beat in pieces many peoples;   and shall devote their gain to the Lord, their wealth to the Lo

2025-08-17 Hope in the Latter Daysby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 4:1-81 In the last daysthe mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established    as the highest of the mountains;it will be exalted above the hills,    and peoples will stream to it.2 Many nations will come and say,“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,    to the temple of the God of Jacob.He will teach us his ways,    so that we may walk in his paths.”The law will go out from Zion,    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.3 He will judge between many peoples    and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.They will beat their swords into plowshares    and their spears into pruning hooks.Nation will not take up sword against nation,    nor will they train for war anymore.4 Everyone will sit under their own vine    and under their own fig tree,and no one will make them afraid,    for the Lord Almighty has spoken.5

2025-08-10 God's Indictment Against the Rulersby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 3:1-121   And I said:    Hear, you heads of Jacob    and rulers of the house of Israel!    Is it not for you to know justice?—2   you who hate the good and love the evil,    who tear the skin from off my people    and their flesh from off their bones,3   who eat the flesh of my people,    and flay their skin from off them,    and break their bones in pieces    and chop them up like meat in a pot,    like flesh in a cauldron.4   Then they will cry to the Lord,    but he will not answer them;    he will hide his face from them at that time,    because they have made their deeds evil.5   Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets    who lead my people astray, who cry “Peace”    when they have something to eat,    but declare

2025-08-03 Judgement and Hopeby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 2:12-1312 “Someday, O Israel, I will gather you;    I will gather the remnant who are left.I will bring you together again like sheep in a pen,    like a flock in its pasture.Yes, your land will again    be filled with noisy crowds!13 Your leader will break out    and lead you out of exile,out through the gates of the enemy cities,    back to your own land.Your king will lead you;    the Lord himself will guide you.” Mandeville Bible Church   "Where God's Word is Our Foundation"https://www.mandevillebiblechurch.org/Come and see that God's Word is alive and at work right here in Mandeville.. and throughout the world!All are welcome. 217 Carroll Street, Mandeville, LA 70448(985) 626-3114Sunday Service: 9:30AMAdult Sunday School: 10:45-11:30AMNursery and Children's church available.

2025-07-27 Don't Preach Like That!by Pastor Chris BergScripture: Micah 2:6-116  “Do not preach”—thus they preach—    “one should not preach of such things;    disgrace will not overtake us.”7  Should this be said, O house of Jacob?    Has the Lord grown impatient?    Are these his deeds?    Do not my words do good    to him who walks uprightly?8  But lately my people have risen up as an enemy;    you strip the rich robe from those who pass by trustingly    with no thought of war.9  The women of my people you drive out    from their delightful houses; from their young children you take away    my splendor forever.10 Arise and go,    for this is no place to rest, because of uncleanness that destroys    with a grievous destruction.11 If a man should go about and utter wind and lies,    saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,”    he would b

2025-07-20 No Line to Castby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 2:1-51 Woe to those who plan iniquity,    to those who plot evil on their beds!At morning’s light they carry it out    because it is in their power to do it.2 They covet fields and seize them,    and houses, and take them.They defraud people of their homes,    they rob them of their inheritance.3 Therefore, the Lord says:“I am planning disaster against this people,    from which you cannot save yourselves.You will no longer walk proudly,    for it will be a time of calamity.4 In that day people will ridicule you;    they will taunt you with this mournful song:‘We are utterly ruined;    my people’s possession is divided up.He takes it from me!    He assigns our fields to traitors.’”5 Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the Lord    to divide the land by lot.

2025-07-13 Judgement and Hopeby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 1:2-162 Hear, you peoples, all of you;    pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,and let the Lord God be a witness against you,    the Lord from his holy temple.3 For behold, the Lord is coming out of his place,    and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.4 And the mountains will melt under him,    and the valleys will split open,like wax before the fire,    like waters poured down a steep place.5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob    and for the sins of the house of Israel.What is the transgression of Jacob?    Is it not Samaria?And what is the high place of Judah?    Is it not Jerusalem?6 Therefore I will make Samaria a heap in the open country,    a place for planting vineyards,and I will pour down her stones into the valley    and uncover her foundations.7 All her carved images shall be beaten to