Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA

Matthew 11:11 – Jesus said that John the Baptist was one of the best. This morning we’re going to look at Johns life and some lessons we can learn from his life. There is something inspiring and intriguing about young people who are so on fire for God and that are “consumed” at a young age because of it. A consistent theme in Johns life is that he gave glory to God no matter where he was. Gi...

Isaiah 38 & 39 Have you ever been in really bad shape and thought you might die? Or perhaps you were bad enough off that you kind of wished you could die? Have you been in overwhelming trouble and great distress? What did you do? Have you ever made a poor decision because you were too focused on the things immediately around you and didn’t consider the long term results? What is the reason for...

2 Corinthians 6:11-18 – God is inviting us into a covenant relationship with himself. We should be willing to give up anything that hinders that relationship. God’s desire for a covenant people is present in the Old and New Testaments. The post God’s Desire for Covenant People appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

Philippians 4:1-23 – In Philippians 2 Paul is saying that it is time to get our minds in sync with the mind of Jesus. God created us to live in community and to live with other Christians. In chapter 4, Paul says that the church had a problem. Something was amiss between a number of these ladies. Paul begged them to get their minds in sync with the Lord. Sometimes we aren’t singing on the sa...

Text: John 9: 1-12 – Other references: Matthew 7:25; I Corinthians 6:19; Galatians 6:2; Romans 8:28; II Timothy 1:7; John 16:33; Isaiah 53:5; Romans 8:17 Suffering is something that is all around us, physical suffering, emotional suffering, and suffering that involves both. It a difficult subject. Part of the discussion of suffering is the question of Who is God? Is He good? Many people leav...

Galatians 5:16-26 – We see here what can happen when the Holy Spirit is working in cooperation with a converted heart and a renewed mind. We see two masters in this passage, the Spirit and the flesh. We also see that these two masters produce vastly different results in the lives of those who follow them. Where the Spirit is not resident and empowering, the flesh is the master, self and the...

This morning we are going to talk about heaven. We want to go there, but we also have heaven here with us now. As we get a little older and feel more aches and pains, as people go on before us we often think about heaven and how wonderful going home will be. The world will get fixed, rest will come, death and sickness will be forgotten. Creation will stop its groaning. It is ok to long for heaven....

What does the New Testament teach about our obligation to the local brotherhood? We are going to look at nine different obligations this morning. They are directed to the body as a whole, not a particular individual. The goal of this message is to remind us of our obligations to each other and to the local body we belong to. Local churches can struggle. We some churches in Revelation that weren’t...

Numbers 13 and 14 – This is the story of Israel in the wilderness. The story of the spying out of the land of Canaan by the 12 spies. It is the negative report of the 10 spies and the good report of the 2 spies. The spies went and they returned after 40 days with 1 cluster of grapes. It took two people to carry this cluster of grapes out on a pole. The spies also had a report for Moses and A...

Jesus always had a connection with people. He always saw their needs and impacted them in some way. How can we be like Jesus? Jesus’ actions came from who he was. He wasn’t trying to “act” a certain way, he wasn’t trying to impress people. Who we are results in actions, either doing the right thing or not. Jesus calls us to “be” he wants to take us beyond just the actions that we do. We don’t just...

Rest is stopping work in order to regain strength and to be refreshed. Our human tendency is to wait to rest until our bodies force us to rest. Galatians 6:9 – Paul wasn’t dump, he knew that people get tired, he got tired to. Rest when you need to but continue doing good even when you are weary. Genesis 2:2-3 – On the 7th day of creation God ended his work and he rested. Did God rest b...

Colossians 1, Colossians 3 We are praying in this song (Break Though the Bread of Life) that God would speak to us beyond just the words on the page. The Word is Spirit and life, Christ is life. Colosse was a small town. It had once been a pretty large town, but by this time it was fairly small. Colosse is in a valley, along a river bank in present day Turkey. How did the church in Colosse start?...

Doors that God Opened At times we may wonder if things have gotten out of God’s control. Does He know what I am going through? Is He involved? The goal of this message is to make sure we realize that God is in control. If there are doors in our lives that should be opened, or closed, God will open or close those doors. Revelation 3, Psalm 78 – The Pslamist writes about Israels experience in...

The world has a way of continually sneaking up on us, so it is always good to be reminded that we need to “put the world behind us.” Mark 10:17-31 – Five things we can learn about following Jesus from the story of the rich young ruler. Three Questions About This Passage Was the rich young ruler sincere? We don’t know for sure, perhaps he was out looking for a public compliment from a teacher...

Text: Matthew 25:14-30 Parables are simple stories that illustrate spiritual truths. Our job as Christians is to study them to find those truths, while being careful not to over-interpret them and make them say things they don’t say. Who is the man traveling? I believe it is Jesus. (John 14:3) The far country? Heaven. Who were His servants? I believe that the servants are you and I, in the context...

Text: Hebrews 11:1-16 Other References: Hebrews 11:27; Romans 10:17; Hebrews 12:2; Luke 18:7,8 Characteristics of Faith: 1) Faith is led by something beyond the immediately visible (v.15) Christians are strangers and pilgrims, seeking a city God has prepared for us. Above all the other differences, a foreigner is particularly different from those around him in the way he thinks. Are our thoughts t...

Luke 18 – How do you think about people who have disabilities, or who aren’t able to do things the way that you do? Exodus 22 and 23, Leviticus 25, Deuteronomy 12 and 24 – What do you think God thinks about abortion and the things that are being said by people today about children? John 4 – Jesus talked to a Samaritan woman. By doing this Jesus was breaking two “rules.” After the...

A second evening talk from our neighbor to the north. Freeman Miller talking about child training. Here is a link to the first . The post Child Training – Part 2 appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

Jeremiah 17:9 – We are good at hiding our motives— even from ourselves. Isaiah 64:6 – It’s easy to look back at ancient Israel and say that about them… But what about us? So often our motives are not good either. Psalms 139:1,2 – God knows our hearts. I would like to first discuss some motivations that drive people to do bad things. 1) The desire for power (Acts 8:9,10, 14-...

Text: Ephesians 3 and 4 Are you experiencing all the blessings that God has to offer you in brotherhood? What makes the difference between a mediocre Church and an outstanding Church? It seems disrespectful almost to rate a church like we would food or other products. But what determines the success of a Church? What is our purpose? What is the primary purpose of the Church? Notice verse 10. If we...

Numbers 14:21 – But truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. Habakkuk 2:14 – For all the earth will be filled wit the knowledge of the Lord, as the water covers the sea. Genesis 6:11 – It didn’t take long for the beautiful earth that God had created to be turned to violence and evil. Jeremiah 16:18, Romans 1 – Sometimes it looks like the de...

The Old Testament anticipates Christ; The New Testament reveals Him. The Bible has 66 books; Writers were from very different times; and thier was a gap of hundreds of years between the Testaments— And yet it is entirely unified. Key to this is the focus on Christ, in every book. In Genesis, Jesus is present at creation. Some ways we see Christ in Genesis: He was present at creation (Genesis 3). T...

Theme verse: 2 Timothy 3:16 We believe that almighty God decided to write His Word for us to read. He gave us the gift of His Word through men moved by the Holy Spirit. He has given us ALL that we needed. Jesus is central to God’s plan. He told us before He left that there was more He wished to tell us. But He promised the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth. This morning I would like to mostly...

“Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness… for they will be filled!” Psalm 84 – This is one of several Psalms written by the sons of Korah. The writer of this Psalm is crying out for God. He is even jealous of the birds that get to be there at all times! Christians should want to fellowship with other Christians. God is so big He is beyond our imagination. One place...

Wayne spent the first hour of the service Sunday morning telling stories to the children. This is that session… The post Children Story Time with Wayne Schrock appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .