Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA

A Conservative Christian Church (and podcast)

The Tradition of Christ vs the Tradition of Men

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... Read More

Jesus Christ, the Antidote to False Teaching

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... Read More

Who is Christ?

Deliverance - we are rescued from the power of darkness, the domain of darkness. This is in sharp contrast to the life spoken of at the end of verse 12. This rescue includes a change in ownership, we are qualified to be children of light by an act of God in us. Translation - we... Read More

Growing Toward Maturity in the Life of the Church

Paul is talking about how people live. In very practical ways how they move, how they walk humbly and worthily. Paul says this is done as we do four things. Bearing fruit - walking worthy of the Lord Increasing in the knowledge of God - the knowledge of God is a source of truth as... Read More

Praying for One Another

Colossians 1:1-12 - Paul starts out by talking about people, himself, Timothy. Paul refers to himself as an Apostle, called and appointed by God. Timothy had a Jewish mother and a Greek father, Paul viewed him as a “son in the faith.” Colossians is addressed to the “saints.” This is a position then, separated to... Read More

Characteristics of a New Testament Church

Text: Matthew 28:18-20 Other Scriptures referred to: Habakkuk 2:2; Acts 2, 4; Acts 10, 11; Galatians 2:11; Acts 15; Colossians 2 Characteristics of a New Testament church: It has a mission or purpose (Matthew 28:18-20) It has a shared vision of what God wants to accomplish through this church It has struggled with relational and... Read More

Some Thoughts on What a New Testament Church Means

Matthew 28:18-20 - The mission of the church of Jesus Christ is to make disciples of all nations. Disciples who are formed into the character of Christ. We are called to bring people into a yielded heart relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord. Galatians 4:19 - That Christ may be formed in you. Seeing Christ... Read More

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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