Bethel Mennonite Church - Gladys VA

A Conservative Christian Church (and podcast)

The Birth of Ishmael

Our sermon today was taken from the story of Hagar in the wilderness, a story with many negative components. Amidst Sarai's grief over being barren, yet her mistreatment of her slave, Abram’s passivity and frustration with God, we see Hagar, the forsaken one, stumbling on the realization that God is still watching over her! True... Read More

The Anabaptist View of the Church

All Anabaptist beliefs intersect in the way Anabaptists do church. In their view of the church, we see their understanding of salvation (saints), baptism (believers), relation to sinners and society (separated), their sense of responsibility for each other (disciplined and shared goods), and their commitment to shared values, space, goals, and commitments. For Anabaptists, a... Read More

Reformation Views of Baptism & The Lords Supper

Concerning baptism, in the 16th century, civil governments viewed infant baptism as the act that made the newly born baby a member of society and a member of the church. Luther, Zwingli, Bucer, and all 16th-century reformers except Anabaptists agreed with the Roman Catholic Church that infants must be baptized. The reasons each of these... Read More

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

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

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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 Thessalonians 2 Timothy Acts Colossians Daniel Deuteronomy Ecclesiastes Ephesians Exodus Ezekiel Galatians Genesis Hebrews Isaiah James Jeremiah Job John Joshua Jude Judges Leviticus Luke Malachi Mark Matthew Numbers Philippians Proverbs Psalm Revelation Romans Ruth Titus