Bethel Mennonite Church in Sarasota, Florida. Bethel has expository preaching, meaning that it seeks to declare the point of a particular Biblical passage. Sermons usually last between 30-40 minutes and are packed with material for reflection. On a regular basis, our sermon series alternates between the Old and New Testaments. All preaching is gospel-driven.
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A Conservative Christian Church (and podcast)
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A Conservative Christian Church (and podcast) in Gladys Virginia
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The Corruption of Pride and the Grace of Surrender by Shawn Otto (3/23/2025)
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42:03Luke 20:45-21:4
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Brother John continued his series on the Patriarchs with a study from Genesis 37 on the early life of Joseph. He brought out numerous practical lessons for us today, including the harmful effects of favoritism in family life. Joseph’s parents and grandparents were guilty of it, and it affected the family greatly. In today’s study, Joseph experience…
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The Messiah: King, Priest, and Conqueror by Ryan Mayer (3/16/2025)
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34:07Luke 20:41-44
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My Heart's Desire by Adin Miller (3/9/2025)
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36:28Romans 9:1-3; 10:1
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Brother John continued his series on the Patriarchs with a study from Genesis 37 on the early life of Joseph. He brought out numerous practical lessons for us today, including the harmful effects of favoritism in family life. Joseph’s parents and grandparents were guilty of it, and it affected the family greatly. In today’s study, Joseph experience…
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Wake Up, Endure, and Overcome: Jesus’ Call to the Churches
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32:03Jesus calls us to wake up, endure, and overcome. He sees our struggles, our strengths, and our weaknesses. He isn’t impossible to please—He just wants us to be fully committed to Him. The churches in Revelation give us examples of what pleases Jesus and what doesn’t. Sardis looks alive but is actually dying. Jesus tells them to wake up before it’s …
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Wake Up, Endure, and Overcome: Jesus’ Call to the Churches
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32:03Jesus calls us to wake up, endure, and overcome. He sees our struggles, our strengths, and our weaknesses. He isn’t impossible to please—He just wants us to be fully committed to Him. The churches in Revelation give us examples of what pleases Jesus and what doesn’t. Sardis looks alive but is actually dying. Jesus tells them to wake up before it’s …
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Forward in Commitment: Acting Together in Generosity by Shawn Otto (3/2/2025)
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36:362 Corinthians 9:1-8
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How can we encourage vision and joy in people, so they don’t need to explore and pursue sinful pleasure? Do you experience church as trying to keep the wheels from falling off the wagon, or do you experience church as pursuing an energizing vision, as trying to reach an energizing goal? People who do not have a fulfilling task to do that engages th…
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How can we encourage vision and joy in people, so they don’t need to explore and pursue sinful pleasure? Do you experience church as trying to keep the wheels from falling off the wagon, or do you experience church as pursuing an energizing vision, as trying to reach an energizing goal? People who do not have a fulfilling task to do that engages th…
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Forward in Faith: Taking Bold Steps of Trust and Surrender by Shawn Otto (2/23/2025)
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34:27Hebrews 11:8-12, 17-19
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The story of Joseph in Potiphar’s house in Egypt is an incredible story of one man’s integrity and obedience to his God. Joseph was far away from home and alone. What would he do? How did he resist temptation? He knew God was with him. God had been with him even when his brothers threw him into a pit. God was with him in Egypt and had him elevated …
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The story of Joseph in Potiphar’s house in Egypt is an incredible story of one man’s integrity and obedience to his God. Joseph was far away from home and alone. What would he do? How did he resist temptation? He knew God was with him. God had been with him even when his brothers threw him into a pit. God was with him in Egypt and had him elevated …
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Forward in Priorities: Living with Eternal Perspective by Shawn Otto (2/16/2025)
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37:001 Timothy 6:17-19
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Forward in Trust: Releasing Our Lives and Resources to God by Shawn Otto (2/9/2025)
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42:10Matthew 6:25-34
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Forward in Following: Aligning with Jesus' Mission by Shawn Otto (2/2/2025)
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39:20Matthew 4:18-22
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Who was Rahab? We read about her in Joshua 2. She was a harlot or maybe an innkeeper in Jericho. She had heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea for the Israelites when they came out of Egypt. She had heard how they had destroyed the Amorites east of Jordan. She hid the two spies on her rooftop. She said to them, “Your God is God in heaven above an…
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Who was Rahab? We read about her in Joshua 2. She was a harlot or maybe an innkeeper in Jericho. She had heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea for the Israelites when they came out of Egypt. She had heard how they had destroyed the Amorites east of Jordan. She hid the two spies on her rooftop. She said to them, “Your God is God in heaven above an…
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Living With The Living God by Shawn Otto (1/26/2025)
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39:14Luke 20:27-40
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There are several things that are mentioned in this chapter—Jacob’s return to Bethel, a birth, and three funerals. When Jacob was told to go to Bethel, there were three things he wanted his family to do: Purify themselves. Change their clothes. Put away their false gods. Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died during their journey. She was very old by this …
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There are several things that are mentioned in this chapter—Jacob’s return to Bethel, a birth, and three funerals. When Jacob was told to go to Bethel, there were three things he wanted his family to do: Purify themselves. Change their clothes. Put away their false gods. Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died during their journey. She was very old by this …
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Whose Image Do You Bear? by Ryan Mayer (1/19/2025)
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35:51Luke 20:19-26
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How Jesus Evaluates Churches & People
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37:17In Revelation 1, Jesus is revealed as a majestic, divine King, Judge, High Priest, and Overseer of the churches. Jesus intended those who heard His message to recall this vision of Himself. Ephesus was a church strong in truth and labor but had lost their love; they are called to remember their previous devotion and repent. Ephesus reminds us that …
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How Jesus Evaluates Churches & People
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37:17In Revelation 1, Jesus is revealed as a majestic, divine King, Judge, High Priest, and Overseer of the churches. Jesus intended those who heard His message to recall this vision of Himself. Ephesus was a church strong in truth and labor but had lost their love; they are called to remember their previous devotion and repent. Ephesus reminds us that …
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You Cannot Have the Vineyard Without the Son by Shawn Otto (1/12/2025)
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40:29Luke 20:1-18
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God’s Answer to Sin – The Broken Body & Shed Blood of Christ
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36:55The broken body and shed blood of Christ, which we celebrate when we partake of the Lord’s Supper, is God’s solution for sin. We read of two primary sin problems in the Bible: universal sin that is inherited by all the descendants of Adam, and individual sins. The Bible nowhere says that people are delivered from the condition they inherited from A…
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God’s Answer to Sin – The Broken Body & Shed Blood of Christ
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36:55The broken body and shed blood of Christ, which we celebrate when we partake of the Lord’s Supper, is God’s solution for sin. We read of two primary sin problems in the Bible: universal sin that is inherited by all the descendants of Adam, and individual sins. The Bible nowhere says that people are delivered from the condition they inherited from A…
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The Question that Demands Surrender by Shawn Otto (1/5/2025)
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41:07Luke 20:1-8 1/5/2025
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Hark the Herald Shepherds Shared
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51:55Luke 2:8-14 – Angels gave the shepherds a wonderful message. God didn’t use angels to spread the gospel. For that, God used people. When the shepherds left the stable, “they made widely known” what they had heard and seen. The message of the angels had become the message of the shepherds. The core of the shepherds’ message was, “The Messiah, Christ…
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Hark the Herald Shepherds Shared
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51:55Luke 2:8-14 – Angels gave the shepherds a wonderful message. God didn’t use angels to spread the gospel. For that, God used people. When the shepherds left the stable, “they made widely known” what they had heard and seen. The message of the angels had become the message of the shepherds. The core of the shepherds’ message was, “The Messiah, Christ…
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A Season for Everything by Ryan Mayer (12/29/2024)
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31:48Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
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The Cost of Christmas by Shawn Otto (12/22/2024)
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34:10Isaiah 53:4-12
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The Crown of Christmas by Shawn Otto (12/15/2024)
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39:53Isaiah 52:13-53:3
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Looking Back and Looking Forward
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49:09Most of us probably spend some time looking back, whether with negative feelings or positive feelings. When the children of Israel felt trapped at the Red Sea or when they were hungry or thirsty, they looked back with longing to return to slavery. But when Paul looks back in I Cor. 10:1-13 at these same events, he says we can learn the lesson of no…
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Looking Back and Looking Forward
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49:09Most of us probably spend some time looking back, whether with negative feelings or positive feelings. When the children of Israel felt trapped at the Red Sea or when they were hungry or thirsty, they looked back with longing to return to slavery. But when Paul looks back in I Cor. 10:1-13 at these same events, he says we can learn the lesson of no…
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Jesus as the Son of God: The Son is what His Father is—He is God. The Son has always been the Son—He is eternal. The Son is the only one who knows the Father—He is reliable. Jesus as the Son of Mary: The Son of Mary is also the Son of God. The Son of Mary assumed everything it means to be a man. The Son of Mary cherished an exceptional mother. Impl…
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Jesus as the Son of God: The Son is what His Father is—He is God. The Son has always been the Son—He is eternal. The Son is the only one who knows the Father—He is reliable. Jesus as the Son of Mary: The Son of Mary is also the Son of God. The Son of Mary assumed everything it means to be a man. The Son of Mary cherished an exceptional mother. Impl…
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John the Baptist played a crucial role in the ministry of Jesus. He was a forerunner, a herald, one who went before and prepared the way for the ministry of Jesus. He fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. He was a messenger, a voice crying in the wilderness, “Prepare ye the way of the Lord.” John knew he had a purpose, and he was used by God to fulfi…
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John the Baptist played a crucial role in the ministry of Jesus. He was a forerunner, a herald, one who went before and prepared the way for the ministry of Jesus. He fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. He was a messenger, a voice crying in the wilderness, “Prepare ye the way of the Lord.” John knew he had a purpose, and he was used by God to fulfi…
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Blocking your Way to God by Shawn Otto (12/8/2024)
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40:26Luke 19:45-48
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In this sermon we take a look at God’s plan for redemption and how it stretches from the beginning of time through all of history and invites us to find our place in this story. Ricky begins by reflecting on the story of Noah, a man who walks faithfully with God in the midst of a corrupt and violent world. Noah’s obedience to build the ark, even un…
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In this sermon we take a look at God’s plan for redemption and how it stretches from the beginning of time through all of history and invites us to find our place in this story. Ricky begins by reflecting on the story of Noah, a man who walks faithfully with God in the midst of a corrupt and violent world. Noah’s obedience to build the ark, even un…
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When the Savior Weeps by Shawn Otto
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31:46
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31:46Luke 19:41-44 12/1/2024
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The Kings Crescendo: Humble Yet Majestic by Shawn Otto (11/24/2024)
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43:51Luke 19:28-40 11/24/2024
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This is Our Moment by Shawn Otto
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46:27Luke19:11-27 11/17/2024
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What happens when true forgiveness does not happen, and what does true forgiveness look like? When Jacob and Esau met, Jacob did not bring up his hurtful behavior in the past or apologize for it. Neither did he ask what he could do to make things right. Esau was comfortable with Jacob and wanted him to move near him. Jacob was not comfortable aroun…
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What happens when true forgiveness does not happen, and what does true forgiveness look like? When Jacob and Esau met, Jacob did not bring up his hurtful behavior in the past or apologize for it. Neither did he ask what he could do to make things right. Esau was comfortable with Jacob and wanted him to move near him. Jacob was not comfortable aroun…
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God is the source of true contentment. The verses about contentment in Hebrews 13, Philippians 4, and I Timothy 6 all connect the idea of contentment with what God has to offer. Luke 10:38-42: Martha was distracted; Mary found contentment with Jesus. A contented person says, One thing is needed. Psalm 4: David found peace and rest in remembering Go…
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God is the source of true contentment. The verses about contentment in Hebrews 13, Philippians 4, and I Timothy 6 all connect the idea of contentment with what God has to offer. Luke 10:38-42: Martha was distracted; Mary found contentment with Jesus. A contented person says, One thing is needed. Psalm 4: David found peace and rest in remembering Go…
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Steve introduced his sermon with three texts from the KJV that share the same punctuation. All use a colon and parentheses at the end of a phrase… that looks remarkably like a smiley face emoticon! “We don’t want to be irreverent here, but this brings up a subject I’d like to talk about this morning!” Punctuation is used to help a reader understand…
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