Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA

1 John 5 God’s commandments are not burdensome. Christians are over-comers. Our source of victory is our faith. The post Faith – The Source of Victory appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

As we go through life we tend to use examples from our daily lives to explain thoughts/concepts that we have to someone else. David often used sheep/shepherds to talk about his relationship with God. Paul used a soldiers armor to talk about spiritual warfare. He also used the human body to talk about the body of Christ – the church. Mark 6:2-3 – Scripture tells us that Jesus was a carp...

Nehemiah 5:1-19 In the first verse we see that “There was a great cry!” There was an outcry. Nehemiah’s response was very direct, he set up an assembly. He appeals to the nobles to restore and repair. Help bring them back up, they are your people and your brothers. Usary. Justice. Compassion/Mercy Let’s Talk About Mercy Micah 6:6-8 – What does the Lord require of thee? Do justly. Love mercy....

1 John 1 – Koinonia is a greek word used to talk about the church and the relationships within churches. How much does this matter to me? How much am I willing to invest into a Koinonia? Fellowship with the Saints 2 Corinthians 6:14 – If you’re not walking in the light you cannot have Koinonia with those inside the light. Even if you’ve grown up in a church all your life. If you’re not...

Continuing on in a series about the doctrine of God. John 9 – We’ve looked at God’s attributes and His character, but what about his work? God’s work defines Him we get a better idea of who God is when we look at the things that God does. God’s Plan for Us Ephesians 1:3-14 – When we work on something we should have a plan. God did when he created us. God chose us before the foundation...

John 7, 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 – Jesus speaks of those who believe in him and how, out of them will flow rivers of living water. A living testimony flowing outward. This morning we’ll look at some practical examples of how this living water can and should flow out of us. Demands for what we own. We can’t say yes to everything and it would be irresponsible to say yes to everything, but the que...

Genesis 1 – 3 This is a review for us. First of all about who we are as a people in God’s sight because of what happened in the garden shortly after creation and then how we can be restored to a good relationship with our God. Man was made in God’s image. Male and Female. God blessed them and they multiplied. Things were perfect. Then there was a temptation. The serpent convinced the woman a...

1 John 4 – God could not have done a better job of proving that he loved us. He sent his son so that we might live through him. This is an ongoing relationship that produces life in us. The poorest person on earth who has Christ is far better off than the richest person on earth without Christ. When Jesus died on the cross, one of the things that he was doing was “purchasing” this kind of re...

Sermon text Joshua 3, 4 More important than what your last name is, is whether or not your name is in the book of life. The title of this sermon is a question that was meant to be asked by the generations following the ones that are written about in our text. What did they experience? How did God work that day in our ancestors? How can I apply these truths to my life today? How can I pass these tr...

Experience and wisdom, what we can get from years and years of doing something, is what can make the difference between success and failure. Would you rather have a pilot who has been flying for 2 years or 20 years in the case of an engine failure? It isn’t always easy to comprehend God’s nature. God is all-wise. Romans 11 and 16 – This morning we are talking about Gods wisdom. H...

Nehemiah 3 and 4 – If you’ve ever done clean up work, you know that it isn’t the most fun kind of work. It is dirty. There is sweat. In chapter 4 we see more of the “how” of the rebuilding of the wall. Some questions we can ask here. Can evil be stopped? Can good prevail? Is going agains the culture for the sake of holiness and godliness worthwhile? Psalm 23 – t...

Would you say that you are a steward? 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – we are all stewards. Stewards of everything. When we think of a steward the main thing that we are concerned with is whether or not they are a trustworthy and faithful steward. Genesis 15 – Abraham had a serious situation. He needed to find a life companion for his son. Genesis 39 – Joseph was a steward. He was in char...

Several weeks ago we talked about the seven attributes of effective seekers. We all face disappointments. Maybe we are failing, or maybe we don’t find God doing the things that we wanted him to. Malachi was a contemporary of Nehemiah. Malachi is a good book for studying the topic of cynicism. 5 Marks of Spiritual Cynics The first mark of a spiritual cynic – they question whether God lo...

Once again I don’t have notes from this service. I apologize for that… but the text is taken from Nehemiah 2. The post The Man With a Godly Plan appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

Ministers Ministers are called by God. Ministers are charged when they are ordained. Ministers are human. They need God’s grace, just like everyone else. Ministers are brothers. Although they have a different role in the church, they are not to be regarded as “lords” with a different status. – Colossians 1, Hebrews. Let all of us, as a body together consider each other in o...

2 Chronicles 11 – Those who had set their hearts to follow the God of Israel followed the levites as they left. What does it mean to set your heart to seek God? King Asa and Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 14 – Asa did what was right and took away foreign alters. He called the people to seek the Lord. Asa was an effective seeker. His son was as well. 2 Chronicles 20 – Jehoshaphat had tr...

There are no notes available for this sermon. Some of the scriptures used are 2 Samuel 2, 1 Chronicles 21, 1 Kings 2. The post Joab – Winner, Loser appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

Ephesians 1:19 – A christian has a connection to God’s power. It isn’t just important for an airplane to take off, but it also needs to have sufficient power to climb and fly. For the Christian, we need the power of the Spirit to lift and rise against the pull of the world around us. Satan is very glad, and works silently, to regain lost ground in us. It is easy to “gain al...

Psalm 127 and 128 – Psalms of Ascents. Fathers, in everything we are dependent, fully dependent on the grace of God. Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build the house. We do our part, but the increase is God’s. It is so easy to be pulled in to the trap of workaholism. It isn’t that there aren’t going to be busy times, but if we are becoming entangled in the things of t...

Psalm 127:1-5 – If God isn’t with you in the things that you do, they will turn out to be a waste of time and energy. 1 Kings 11:28-43 – The story of Jeroboam. He had a lot going for him, but he got scared. Jeroboam received a great promise from God. If you walk with me I will make of you a sure house! 1 Kings 12 – Jeroboam is king, but he is a nervous king. In this stressful sit...

Hebrews 11 – Faith, “the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen.” Faith is one of, if not the, most important things we need for pleasing God. What does it mean to “believe that God is?” How does faith make it possible to please God? What does it take to please God? How much faith does it take to please God? Am I pleasing God? If I’m not what part does faith play...

Romans 12:1-8 – A living sacrifice. Not to think highly, but to think soberly. Nehemiah 1:1-11 – Nehemiah felt and accepted the responsibility for his people and responded with prayer and fasting. In his prayers Nehemiah went back to the promises of God. The more one grows in grace, the meaner he is in his own eyes. ~ Moody Having these gifts, let us use them. Job was brought to a stat...

Is God a big part of your life? What is he to you? Deuteronomy 6:1-15 Can I Know God? Isaiah 55 – God is incomprehensible, this is one of his characteristics and attributes. We are finite, this limits in our ability to understand and infinite God. Psalm 50 – God has chosen to reveal himself. Through nature. Through the Word. Is God a cattleman? No, but he is a great God who owns everyt...

Hebrews 10:19-25 – The blood is the basis for the new covenant. Jesus told his disciples that his blood was the new covenant. Less than a day after Jesus told his disciples this, Jesus blood was poured out and he died. We have confidence this morning since we have the blood of Jesus. We also have a great high priest, Jesus is our perfect high priest is there to defend us, he is our advocate....

We have an enemy whose purpose is to steal, kill and destroy. He is an enemy with limitations and boundaries that he isn’t able to cross. Our enemy knows our weak points and he tries to capitalize on those. Paul tells us that we can’t give any ground to Satan, when we do we give him a place to set up camp, a place to start building and eventually take over more and more territory, with the end goa...