Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA

A Conservative Christian Church (and podcast)

Inspired To Serve

What drove Paul to serve? His life was one of obedience, but it wasn't a have-to obedience. He had caught God's vision & purpose for the world. Three motivations that drove Paul were: The fear of God, not the scared kind of fear but one of reverence and awe, worship and respect. He had a... Read More

Qualifications for Ministers

There are qualifications for two groups of people in Scripture: bishops/ministers/shepherds and deacons. The four primary tasks of the bishop/minister/shepherd/pastor are preaching, pastoring/shepherding, leading/administrating, and working on a team. These tasks require qualified people. The qualifications for a bishop/minister/pastor (I Tim. 3:1-7): upright character, positive family life, able to suffer for the sake of others,... Read More

What is the Gospel?

The most obvious good news or “Gospel of the Kingdom of God” that Jeus proclaimed and lived is that the Gospel is not only for Jews but extends to Gentiles, outcasts, people sick with all kinds of diseases and torments, and the worst of sinners. In fact, the good news is that Jesus bore to... Read More

Vision Activities for the Church

The seven areas of vision are worshiping, teaching biblical doctrine, proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ, providing belonging and fellowship, making disciples, experiencing the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, and identifying gifts and providing opportunities for ministry. Worshiping is a primary mission of the church. God is unique, the only one of His... Read More

Lessons from Lot in Sodom

Lot meets the angels - Two angels came to the city gates of Sodom in the evening and found Lot sitting there at the gates. Lot, apparently, was an important man in the city. Lot invited them to his place for the night, but they said no, they would sleep in the open square. Lot... Read More

Seeing the Multitudes

When we see people, how do we see them? Sometimes we see categories. Sometimes we see the behavior of others. At times, we hardly notice people at all. How did Jesus see people? When He saw the multitudes, He had compassion (Matt. 9:35-38). Jesus' compassion for humanity is evident in Eph. 2:1-10. In this, we... Read More

Shopping Carts & The Golden Rule

Many of us have shopped at Aldi's and have been motivated to return our shopping carts to their place... for the incentive of getting our quarter back! Aldi's, as well as other merchants, uses catchy phrases to show their dedication to their customers... ".the customer comes first!", "you are our everything," and that we should,... Read More

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Sermons by Preacher

Brian Yoder Calvin Yoder Carl Heatwole Dale Heisey Dan Freed 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 Leon Yoder Lowell Miller Lowell Yoder Mark Yoder Melvin Lehman Merle Burkholder Michael Yoder Milo Zehr Nathan Bange Nathan Good Nathan Zook Phil Beiler 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 Joshua Judges Leviticus Luke Malachi Mark Matthew Nehemiah Numbers Philippians Proverbs Psalm Psalms Revelation Romans Ruth Titus