Mountain Valley Baptist Association

Hi there .... Bethel has Vacation Bible School starting on Sunday!
July 18 – 22, Sunday through Thursday from 6:00 to 8:30
Register online at bethelnm.org or
call the church office at 575-437-7311

Be sure to share with friends and neighbors….. VBS starts Sunday!
Join us for Vacation Bible School
JULY 18 - 22 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Register at bethelnm.org
Or call 575-437-7311

Delight Yourself in the Lord

A devotional suggestion from Pastor Justin Bowman.

Delight Yourself in the Lord The teaching of these words must seem very surprising to those who are strangers to vital godliness, but to the sincere believer it is only the reminder of a recognized truth. The life of the believer is described as a delight in God, and we are reminded of the great fact that genuine faith overflow...

Dear Southern Baptist,

Dear Southern Baptist, As we approach #SBC21 in Nashville, I am writing this letter to you––yes, you. I am also writing it to me. By now, you know there'll be a SEND Conference on Sunday and Monday, our Annual Meeting on...

Tennessee 6-year-old inspires church with Annie Offering gift - North American Mission Board

Tennessee 6-year-old inspires church with Annie Offering gift - North American Mission Board CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Pastor Larry Robertson of Hilldale Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tenn., saw the young...

Taylor Memorial Ordains Five Young Ministers

Taylor Memorial Ordains Five Young Ministers HOBBS (BNM) - On Sunday, Jan. 10, Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, Hobbs, ordained five young men to the Gospel ministry. According to TMBC Lead Pastor Zach Souter, the church has

"The only safe place for sheep is by the side of the shepherd, because the devil does not fear sheep; he just fears the shepherd."#tozer

We’re incredibly grateful for National WMU the leadership of Executive Director Sandy Wisdom-Martin. Their love and advocacy for North American missionaries is unparalleled.

WMU women made 7,000+ personal phone calls to churches, encouraging them to support North American missions through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering! #AAEO21

NM teen rescues toddler from near-drowning while on spring break trip

NM teen rescues toddler from near-drowning while on spring break trip MAYHILL, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico teen’s vacation to Disneyworld turned into a rescue mission when she saved a young girl’s life. Thirteen-year-old Kaydence Henslee of Mayhill was on …

We invite you to join us this
Sunday at 8:15 or 11:00 am

Deuteronomy 4:39

Deuteronomy 4:39 know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.

Dr. Kyle Bueermann - The Gospel According to Mark

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Devotional from Pastor Todd
Give Me A Great Commission Perspective

What a great time of worship this past Sunday! We had the most people in physical attendance since last March. We are thankful to God for blessing us with a great staff. Yes, we will miss James and his leadership, but we are thankful for the time that God has shared him with us. We need to keep praying for him and his family as he begins a new chapter of his life. Remember that the same God that brought us James will bring us a future worship leader. God is faithful and we need to keep on asking, keep on knocking, and keep on seeking! Your Personnel team is hard at work praying through the few candidates we have received. Meanwhile, remember this too: God has already blessed us with gifted leadership in the area of music. We will continue to lean on these folks and our dependable audio/visual team for leadership during the transition…thank you Lord! Be patient…GOD IS AT WORK! KEEP PRAYING!

On another note, we are grateful for the opportunity to affirm God’s hand upon Evans Okeyo. We all heard him share his passionate, moving testimony. Evans seeks to be a man after God’s own heart. It was a blessing and privilege for us to ordain Evans. Pray for Evans and Chelsey as they prepare for their future in Kenya. Pray for them as they train for planting Movement Church in Nairobi. Pray for them as they finish developing budgets and launch into fundraising. We plan to be their “sending church”, and in the coming days you will hear how we all can be a part of their ministry in Kenya, prayerfully and financially. We still have a few months with the Okeyo family. Let's keep loving on them in Christ as they love on us!

As I reflect on the time we’ve had with James and Evans, I’m reminded of the statement I shared in church: “The true measure of a church is not its SEATING capacity but its SENDING capacity.”

Now selfishly, I’d love to have more time ministering with both of these men. We appreciate their talents and love their personalities. I could get discouraged and just tell God that “this isn’t fair,” or “you don’t know how much we will miss them.” But our All-Knowing and All-Powerful God knows these things even before they exit our mouths. Our Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20 tells us to “Go make disciples.” Everyday we have opportunities to fulfill the Great Commission. Everyday we are SENT into this world to impact this world for Christ. Using this perspective, we are SENDING our brothers into the world as an extension of ourselves. We are forever connected to the process of Christian growth and service in their lives. What a blessing! I praise God for a church that is outward-focused and others-focused. The Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ demands that we have this outward-focused mentality. So, I rejoice today in the fact that we have the privilege to invest in the discipleship process of many people who pass through this church. May God continue to use us to IMPACT His kingdom and “make disciples” of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let’s stay focused! GOD IS AT WORK!

Keep on Asking, Knocking, & Seeking,

Pastor Todd

Prayer Vigils

Please help us (Kairos women) pray for the women in Western New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility in Grants, NM!
We can't be with them on our normally scheduled weekend, but we can cover them with prayer!
Please pray also for the officers who work there and the team that is still preparing to go inside once the doors are open to us!
The prayer vigil will begin on March 18 at 3 pm and end March 21 at 3:30pm. Prayer times are 30 minutes long and you can sign up for as many or as few as you want to. Click the link, select your time zone, and enter your info!
If you would like a list of names so you can pray specifically, let me know!
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Prayer Vigils Community Name: Western New Mexico Women Kairos Advisory Council Event Description: 3 Day Prayer Vigil Event Dates: 19-22 Mar 2021 Available Prayer Vigil Times are shown in Cyan. 18-21 Mar 2021 America/Denver