Bethel Mennonite Church – Gladys VA

Romans 14:1-23 My prayer is that the things I share from Romans will give you a hunger to search for the deep things of God. The principles Paul gives are timeless and firmly anchored in divine revelation. Beginning in verse one, Paul exhorts us to accept the one who is weak in the faith. We […] The post Embracing Your Brother In Christ appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

Text: Romans 13:1-14 Last night we talked about our relationship with the body of Christ, but tonight our focus is on our relationship with those without. These include our non-Christian friends and neighbors and the government. Beginning in verse 14 of Romans 12 Paul begins to focus beyond the sphere of the Church. It seems […] The post Relating to Those Without appeared first on Bethel Men...

The Body of Christ is mentioned a number of times here in the first part of chapter 12. To begin with Paul covers the relationship of the church to the World. Then he talks about the individual Christian finding his place in the Body of Christ. It is obvious from the title of the sermon […] The post Finding Your Place in the Body appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

Romans 11:33-36, Romans 12:2, Psalm 4:1, Titus 3:5, Ephesians 5:25 The unsearchable riches of God should not be left unexplored; Part of man’s uniqueness is being created in the image of God. This allows us to think and contemplate the “depths of the riches of God.” “Inexhaustible fullness” of God’s wisdom. 3 Questions – Romans […] The post A Call to Total Consecration appeared first o...

Romans 9 Israels rejection of Christ and the Gospel raised profound questions, wherever Paul went across the Roman Empire. Since we don’t have Jewish roots we probably will have a bit of a hard time understanding the depth of some of these questions. At first glance Romans 9 contains some theological concepts that we have […] The post An Overview of Romans 9-11 appeared first on Bethel Menno...

John 17:1-26 – This is Christ’s prayer immediately before his trial and death. Hopefully we can be drawn into God’s intentions for and toward us as we look at this this morning. There are many thoughts in these verses. Verses 1-5 Christ says “Glorify your Son” – this speaks of the relationship that the Father […] The post What Does it Mean to Belong to God? appeared first on Beth...

The Spirit that is big enough to hover over the whole world at the creation is also small enough to nestle in each one of us. Most of what I have to say about the Spirit could also be the other members of the Trinity. But we should remember that the Trinity is made up […] The post The Holy Spirit – Our Comforter appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

Matthew 20:29-34 – Jesus and His 12 disciples were traveling, along with them was a multitude following Jesus and being interested in what he was doing. This is just before the triumphal entry and towards the end of Jesus ministry. The characters of this story are two blind men. Jesus mentions that he was sent […] The post Faith, Prayer, Vision appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church...

How we feel is not determined by our circumstances, but by what we focus on. Internal attitudes are more important that external circumstances. This means that we tend to see what we’re looking for. Including in other people. I think there are two kinds of people— complainers and worshippers. They may have the same circumstances, […] The post Our Attitudes appeared first on Bethel Mennonite...

Ephesians 6:10-13 Often we express our identity by what we “stand”. If we don’t know our identity, the easier a target we are for Satan. If we know our Christian identity we have freedom to live it. HOW SATAN STEALS OUR IDENTITY 1) He gets us caught up in the routine of life Satan wants […] The post Who are You? appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

I want to talk about being authentic Christinas. Sometimes we get caught up in the pretense of being real. How real are you? Joshua 24:9-15 I think because of our background we learn really well how to pretend. I’m afraid that sometimes we as young people grow up faking it. That’s not an authentic life. […] The post Authenticity appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

A very very long time ago I went to Maranatha Bible School. In the second term, the choir director asked me to have a speaking part during a song. About two days before the program, we had a little get together, with some singing. We sang the song, and I’m wondering should I do my […] The post Humility appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

All of us have some growing to do… My theme this weekend is Purpose. The subjects I’m going to talk about are Appetite, Identity and attitude. I want to talk about your spiritual appetites first. I want to tell you a story. There once was a young man who walked on the farm with his […] The post Our Appetites appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

Text: Colossians 1:15-23 Other Scriptures: Philippians 2:6, John 10: 30, 38, John 12:44-45, John 14:6-11, John 1:18 Who is Jesus? The person of Christ… His humanity and divinity, His relationship to the Father, His relationship to creation, and His relation to us. There are a lot of bad things in life; there are bad things […] The post The Fullness of Christ appeared first on Bethel Me...

Scriptures: Romans 8:9; Genesis 1, 2; I Samuel 10; II Samuel 23; Ezekiel 2:36-?; Isaiah 11, 42, 61; A genuine Christian has the Spirit indwelling Him. And He does this for all believers around the whole world at once! I’m afraid we are prone to take the Spirit for granted. At creation, the Godhead worked […] The post The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Chu...

Text: John 17:1-5 Other references: Romans 8:26; John 12:23-29; Romans 11:33-36; Hebrews 7:25 No one understands us like Jesus. When we join Him in prayer we can experience love and acceptance. We can never wrap our minds around the depth of His love. Jesus is still praying for us. he invites us to pray with […] The post Listening in on Jesus Prayer appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church...

Text: 2 Timothy 2:16,17 I would like to present some evidence for the truthfulness of Scripture. I will mostly focus on archaeology and fulfilled prophecy. Science provides evidence for the creation. The world is filled with highly developed organisms. There is the scientific thoughts in Scripture that were far ahead of their time. Archaeology… If […] The post All Scripture is Given by...

Text: Colossians 1:1-14 Other References: I john 3:12 This letter was written after Paul had a visitor from Colossae. Paul was dealing with some heresy present in the Colossian church. Two heresies addresses: 1) a belief that a Christian must follow the Old Testament ceremonial law, and 2) that salvation is primarily a matter of […] The post Faith, Hope, and Love appeared first on Bethel Men...

Have You Ever Been Afraid? Matthew 10 – Fear is something that all of us have experienced. The disciples here were probably experiencing some fear as well! If we are true disciples of Jesus we will also be asked to face some times and situations in our lives that will cause us some fear. Jesus […] The post His Eye is on the Sparrow appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA...

Meekness is closely related to humility. They cannot really be separated, but they are not the same thing. Humility is how we see ourselves compared to other people, pride would be the opposite of what humility is. Meekness is a response to others, to circumstances, and to God. There must be humility along with meekness, […] The post A Workshop on Meekness appeared first on Bethel Mennonite...

An evening talk from our neighbor to the north. Freeman Miller talking about child training. The post Child Training – Part 1 appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

Text: Matthew 19:16-22 Other references: Romans 3:19,20; Romans 3:21-24, 26; Romans 8:29; Matthew 10:25 Each of us must be perfected to enter into the presence of God. Every one of us has a time appointed when we will experience Him, in His absolute perfection and holiness. Are we ready? Jesus is the standard by which […] The post Jesus Our Perfection appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Churc...

Hebrews 10:35-39 – Nebuchadnezzar had men picked out from among the captives to serve the kingdom. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were three such young men. Daniel 3 – Nebuchadnezzar built an image. Likely an image of himself. He wanted to see all people bow down and worship this image. These three young men were “caught” […] The post Three Wise Men Stand Firm appeared first on B...

Matthew 14:13-21 – One thing that John mentions that Matthew didn’t is that the source of the loaves and fishes was a young boy. This miracle was a powerful statement about who Jesus was. John 14:10-18 – Jesus said that those who believe in him will do the same kinds of things that he did… […] The post Feeding of the 10,000 and the Millions appeared first on Bethel Mennonit...

Texts: Psalms 45:1-8; Philippians 2:7; Hebrews 12:2; Luke 2:28-32 Are you ready for Christmas? Some of the ways that people celebrate Christmas… How does God view Christmas? The incarnation was God’s plan, not ours. Our text gives us Heaven’s perspective. How does the incarnation affect me personally? Christmas is about God mending something that has […] The post Are You Ready for Chri...