Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA

A Conservative Christian Church (and podcast)

Anabaptist View of Man and Salvation

The most fundamental difference between the general Protestant and Anabaptist views of salvation is that the Protestant view makes salvation/justification something that happens outside a person (external), and the Anabaptist view makes it something that happens inside a person (intrinsic). The Protestant view says that Christ’s righteousness is imputed to the believing person’s account in... Read More

The Anabaptist View of Scripture

The Anabaptist view of Biblical interpretation is Christocentric. For all Anabaptists, Christ was the center of Scripture. Christ is the cohesive Person and “principle” in all the Scriptures and the “key” to understanding Scripture, both Old and New Testaments. Anabaptists said that the written Word, no matter how well it is interpreted or understood, is... 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

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

Church Ordinances

Sacraments/ordinances in the NT: There is no list of sacraments/ordinances in the NT. The picture we get in the book of Acts is unstructured gatherings in spontaneous, dynamic community life meetings, and activities such as baptism and the Lord’s Supper happened organically several times a week. In the NT mention is made of other community... Read More

The Church, The Remarkable Body

God created the Church to be a big family that works together and brings light into the world. Everyone has unique skills and qualities that can help the Church be strong and healthy. It is important to take care of both our physical and spiritual health. Show kindness and understanding instead of judgment towards those... Read More

Snapshots of Salvation

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could be enthralled and captured by salvation and the provision of Jesus without giving much thought to ourselves? What does salvation mean? I am born again and have eternal life because I believe in Jesus who is the source of life. When Jesus talks about eternal life he is... 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