Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA

A Conservative Christian Church (and podcast)

Abram in Egypt

Abram & Sarai were nomads, always traveling, looking for food and pasture for their animals. When drought came, they moved to Egypt. So this story begins with a famine. Water is a necessity for both mankind and animals. Egypt had the Nile River. Abram told Sarai to lie to Pharaoh about who she was so... Read More

The Anabaptist Separation from Zwingli

The movement that became known as Anabaptists was characterized by its focus on Scripture and gatherings of scholars for the purpose of study. These gatherings often included Latin, Hebrew, and Greek scholars, and men trained in theology. This is the kind of group that studied Scripture in Zurich with Zwingli from 1515 to 1523. As... Read More

The Meaning of Baptism

Scripture teaches that baptism should follow a response to the proclamation of the good news concerning Christ’s life, teaching, death, and resurrection. According to Rom. 10:8-10, when the Word is preached and the heart believes and the mouth confesses that God raised Jesus from the dead and that Jesus is my Savior and Lord, God... Read More

An Unusual Mother

The name Sarah means "Princess." She was a mother to many people. In Genesis, Sarah struggled with infertility for years. To solve the problem of having an heir, she decided to give Hagar to Abraham. Now, she is almost 90. God understands the needs of women. When the three men showed up at Abraham’s tent... Read More

Anabaptist History – Major 16th Century Issues

This sermon summarizes and contrasts the Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Anabaptist positions on five major 16th-century issues: their view of political, social, and economic reality; their view of authority and tradition; their view of what it means to be saved; their view of what the church is; their view of what ethics applies in human... Read More

A Drink, A Cake, and A Still Small Voice

This is a message of encouragement for those who are discouraged or feel like they are not on a "mountain top." It is the story of Elijah's discouragement and flight in the wilderness after the victory at Mt. Carmel and Jezebel's subsequent threat on his life. Instead of chiding him, God met him with comfort... Read More

Anabaptist History – Roots of the Reformation

The Anabaptist/Mennonite movement began in the 1500s during a grand reaction to the Roman Catholic Church in Europe. This reaction, called “the Reformation,” was rooted in the abuses and anti-Biblical practices that had developed both in society and in the Roman Catholic Church since 100 AD. Europe was going through deep intellectual, social, political, and... Read More

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Sermons by Preacher

Anthony Gingerich Brian Yoder Calvin Yoder Carl Heatwole Dale Heisey Dan Freed Davey Showalter Delvin Yoder Duane Nisly Edward Yoder Eli Yoder Gabriel Yoder Galen Yoder Glenn Horst Ivan Weaver Jake Troyer Jeff Yoder Jerrill Schrock John D Martin John Waldron Josh Good Ken Ranck Kyle Stoltzfus Leon Yoder Lowell Miller Lowell Yoder Mark Yoder Melvin Lehman Merle Burkholder Michael Yoder Milo Zehr Nathan Bange Raun Schrock Rich Bowman Ricky Bowman Sam Troyer Sonny Yoder Special Meetings Stephen Gingrich Steve Yoder Sunday Evening Message Sunday Morning Message Uncategorized Wayne Schrock Wesley King

Sermons By Reference

1 Corinthians 1 John 1 Kings 1 Peter 1 Samuel 1 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Chronicles 2 Corinthians 2 Kings 2 Peter 2 Timothy Acts Colossians Daniel Deuteronomy Ecclesiastes Ephesians Exodus Ezekiel Galatians Genesis Hebrews Isaiah James Jeremiah Job John Jonah Joshua Judges Leviticus Luke Malachi Mark Matthew Nehemiah Numbers Philippians Proverbs Psalm Psalms Revelation Romans Titus