Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA

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We should be intentional about the things we leave to those who come behind us. We are also following in the paths of those who have gone before us too. What kind of legacy will we leave behind us when we leave this world? What is the difference between a legacy and a way of life? We all want to be remembered to some level. We shouldn’t be focused on our legacy, we should be focused on our w...

Shalom is one of the keywords of the Torah. God is the source of shalom. All of the separation that happened after the fall in the garden of Eden happened because of the breaking of shalom. As much as we are able to we have a responsibility to achieve our brother’s wholeness, completeness, and perfection. He has the same responsibility for us. Scriptures used – Galatians 5:22, Judges 6...

Singing and praying can take the ideas in our minds and take them deeper into our person to impact our hearts and souls. An essential purpose of congregational singing is to worship and praise God. Beautiful singing is lovely. The kind of songs we listen to and sing individually affect our feelings and beliefs. The types of songs we sing and the way we sing have an impact on the spiritual and emot...

God used Ezra and other men for other things, but he used a burdened Nehemiah and directed him to do something about the wall around Jerusalem. Nehemiah’s example of leadership should challenge us, he said “come, let us,” true leadership invites partnership and walking with those under the leadership. Likewise, Jesus works with us, he pulls against the yoke with us. Nehemiah was...

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We are here this morning to remember Christ and His work for us on the cross. There are lots of scriptures that we can look at this morning. There are man types and shadows that we won’t have time to look at here, but we want to celebrate Christ and what He has done for us. It is very difficult to “sell a cure” unless we are aware of our “malady.” Sin brings death, we...

This is a “pre communion” sermon and the question that we want to consider is “do we have a clear conscience?” Paul says that he has a clear conscience, and he says some things about why he has a clear conscience. In the first chapter, Paul entreats the people at Corinth to agree with each other and not be divided over the different leaders in their midst. The appeal he mak...

The early church met in homes and it wasn’t until the time of Constantine that they started building larger churches. Often if you go to Central America you’ll often find small houses around huge churches. God is too big to build into a house. No matter how big you make a house it’s just not big enough to “box God in.” The blessing for the building comes not because o...

As we think about a godly old man, what could bring more joy to him than to see his children walking in the faith and raising godly children? Dads are heroes to their children. Dads, are you the kind of man that you want your sons to become? Are you the kind of person you want your daughters to grow up and marry? Our fathers have a tremendous impact on who we become. Those of us who are fathers ar...

This morning we’ll be talking about everyday life… the thread of eternity runs through our ordinary lives. There are several common issues that arise during the process of transplanting these little baby strawberry plants. Lend A Hand to the Struggling Despite the snail’s crawling pace, often one of the planters will fall behind in getting all of his plants into the holes. As a p...

Good solid men in our society are becoming more and more scarce. This morning we’ll be talking about young men. Godly young men are fundamental in establishing and leading out in Christian homes. There is no better time for young men, or anyone, to start remembering their creator than in the days of their youth. The post Remember Thy Creator In The Days of Thy Youth appeared first on Bethel...

Acts chapter three is the core of what we want to talk about, but there are some peripheral things that we’ll be looking at here as well. Are we just following teachings we’ve been taught all of our lives? Is the foundation of the gospel something that we can build on? The post The Power of the Gospel – Acts 3 appeared first on Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA .

The focus in these verses that we’re going to be looking at this morning is putting off the old self and putting on the new self. The KJV begins verse 5 by talking about putting to death, which does sound like a battle! Two questions. Who is this new self that we are called to put on? How do we put on this new self? We’ll divide these verses into three sections. Deprive of power evil desires and t...

This morning we’re going to talk about what anger is. Is it wrong to become angry? As well as some other things around anger and what God has to say about anger. So, what is anger? It is an emotion or a range of emotions. It can vary from being hopping mad to just being smolderingly ticked off about things. We usually feel like we have not been treated right, that someone has treated us unkindly....

Parents and pastors and teachers must be mature enough to do what is right for the child and not just what is the easiest. Children need help to learn, boundaries, instruction, etc. Children need an example, they need to see their parents living what they say they believe. The Christian tradition and all that really matters in Christianity is primarily taught and understood in the home. The person...

Paul says that asceticism and mysticism are a failure to understand and experience the death and resurrection of Christ inside ourselves. Paul talks about a philosophy of men, contrasted with who Christ is and living an ordered life out of this living in Christ. How are we raised with Christ? What is the result of it? This is a fundamental, Biblical teaching of being a Christian. If you are a beli...

This is one of the most difficult chapters in the Bible. Some of the verses are hard to understand. We don’t know exactly what all the errors were that Paul was addressing. Paul criticizes four things that we may or may not be guilty of. The philosophy of man is the foundation for the three things that Paul says is wrong in verses 16-23. The first half of the chapter mostly talks about the a...

We are always called as Christians to be more fervent in our love, for God and for each other. Love must be everywhere that Christians are. God is love, so His children should portray that characteristic as well. The Christian home is the workshop where love is to be first felt, watched, learned, and observed in everyday life. It is a laboratory where love is tested and tried in day-to-day experie...

The purpose of Paul’s struggle for the Colossians church. He wanted to encourage their hearts as they are knit together in love, in close fellowship. The value of this exhorting is in direct proportion to the knitting together in love. Being “knit together” is to be welded together in genuine unity. He also wanted them to experience the full assurance of spiritual understanding. Our goal is to hel...

Think of a famous event that happened in your lifetime. Often you’ll remember exactly where you were, and what was happening around you. You’ll remember what was going on in your heart, in your life. Our human tendency is to forget. Things that happen in our lifetime are important, and things that happened before we were born are “ancient history.” Jesus, through His death, frees us, but He is als...

Jesus interprets the character/purpose of the meal as a covenant-making event. This covenant is one that Jesus is making with every person who is unable to save himself, who is unworthy to sit at the table and partake with Christ, he is not able to make himself good enough or valuable enough to sit at the table with Jesus. Jesus blood and sacrifice allow us to be friends of Jesus, to belong to Jes...

Man has tried to elevate society to a place where it functions at its best. The reason it has always failed is that the human problem of sin, greed, etc has never been dealt with. When God made man, He didn’t just have the body and its biology in mind. All life originates with God. What God formed from the dust was flesh and bone. He then added something extra to man. What happens when the governi...

We have lots of competing demands on our time. It is very helpful to know helpful to have a top priority that we can filter things through. Matthew 6 – Jesus gave his disciples a number one priority. The Kingdom of God is something that Jesus talked about quite a bit, like a treasure hidden in a field, selling all that he owns to purchase the field. The Kingdom of Heaven is something that gr...

When we are having communion we are remembering the Lamb of God, His blood applied to our lives. No one enjoys death, not even Jesus. Jesus wrestled with His flesh and won. “Not my will, but Thine be done.” Jesus, walking by the Spirit, showed us how to live. He showed us how to die. Scriptures used – Matthew 21-28, 1 Corinthians 2:8, Revelation 1:18 The post Walking Through Holy Week appear...