I find you two to be such a special couple. I just love how he keeps his arm tightly around you, I look at this as not a way of control as some may think but I see this as a gesture of deep love and respect.

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, I can see if someone was in an abusive relationship they could view it as control. Def not my husband. Touch is his love language... ❤ it means a lot to me

Today I visited my local Mennonite church for the first time on a whim. I’ve been veering towards anabaptist theology in my own beliefs and decided that today was as good a day as any to try it out! I walked in and panicked because I felt out of place, but I waved someone down and she kindly offered to sit with me, got the hymns out for me, and gave me a brief idea of what to expect! She was so genuinely kind and I enjoyed every aspect of the service. I will most definitely be returning in the future and I’m so grateful for videos like yours that help me to gain more knowledge on the days after Sunday!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!! 😀 yes it can be intimidating... even for us walking into a new church. Good for you!!!

@Pressingontoperfection

Жыл бұрын

Praise God

@user-dm3df3wm8l

9 ай бұрын

Run from the Mennonite religion and find a true and enriching relationship with The Lord Jesus Christ in a Baptist, Southern Baptist, or even Presbyterian church (PCA). Mennoniteism teaches unbiblical, legalistic heresy to its followers!

The aspect of community is missing in non-anabaptist / mainstream Christianity and it’s honestly such a loss. It’s something I’ve always longed for and I think deep down most people do if they would stop to identify it within themselves… but I think it would require us to give up a lot of our individualism - which would not be a bad thing. I pray one day we will find community. Thanks for sharing.

God is so loving and kind. He took care of me when my first and second husband had affairs with other women and we divorced. I am now married to a wonderful man that God gave to me. He's a Christian and loves God. I am not condemned of the Lord. We put God first in our life.

Coming from the amish community, there was so much emphasis and efforts put into enforcing dress codes and rules, that the heart matters and most importantly, Jesus as the center of the church was sometimes forgotten. For these reasons and many others we felt led to leave the culture and church, for this we are shunned and no longer get to see our families. I pray that God can open their eyes and soften their hearts, so they may know true salvation!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

I'm really sorry to hear That. Yes, the Amish practice shunning which is so sad... I hope so badly you can restore relationships with them. It has to be extremely difficult for you to walk away from family and friends knowing that it would severe ties. I know if another family that left the Amish to join my sisters church... and they, too were shunned.

@mamaadventures81991

2 жыл бұрын

@@BH-si7ru They do not all shun like the Amish do,though.However,a lot of the conservative ones will "shun" or at least look down upon anyone going to like a Baptist,Penocostal,Bible church etc.a lot because often the women won't wear the piece of cloth on their heads(I do not call it a headcovering,because hardly ANY mennonite covers their head.They say it is only a symbol,which isnt biblical.),however our belief is what the bible says..Our hair is given for a covering,so no need for an extra covering.

@candacekesting1786

2 жыл бұрын

@@mamaadventures81991 do the amish have any other last name than Yoder ?

@mamaadventures81991

2 жыл бұрын

@@candacekesting1786 Why yes! There are Weavers,Kanagys,Stolzfoos,Fishers,Bylers,and lots more.:)

@hoojam1838

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from old order Mennonite. I am also shunned by my family. But thank God I found true salvation but I find it so sad my family doesn't know that salvation is free. It was never taught in church.

Thank you and Nolan so much for taking the time to put his video together! God Bless you and your family!

I feel alot of people want to join the church expecting it to be life changing without doing gods work and listening to what he wants from us. You've got to devote your heart fully to the lord.

Thank you both for sharing your faith and journey, I miss the sense of community that is lacking in so many churches.God Bless you both 🙏🙏

I finally got a chance to listen to this and a huge THANKS for tackling this subject. As a Mennonite myself, I feel that y'all are very accurate. And it just blessed me to hear that y'all want to be a part of the revival or renewal movement that is happening. My husband and I are there, too. There is too much value in our heritage to throw out everything.

Well done video. Reminds me of the saying “If there ever was a perfect church, it would be imperfect the moment I walk in.”

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

So good! I will save that one! Thanks for sharing!

This was so good! Thank you for taking the time to share an accurate view of our mennonite church. I was richly blessed to hear the pros and the cons that we face. Praying God's rich blessings on you as you continue to follow His leading! ❤️

Thank you for sharing this! I appreciate the time and effort you both took to share this with your viewers!I like your culture first introduced to it in Summer of 1983 when I was touring USA with singing group Continental Singers and we shared in some of the churches.

Beautiful Video. Very informative 👏 👌. Thank you. 😊 I enjoyed the outtakes at the end show us abit, about how, we are all humans.

Nice job of explaining the Mennonite Church. Thank you for showing your love and appreciation of the Church and its culture while tempering it with the reality of the human condition.

Good job on tackling this subject! God bless u for it!! You both did very well!!❤️

Thank you for your answer to my comment. There are so many things you believe and the way you do things that I was brought up with. I love all your Videos and the way you are bringing up your Son. He is such a thoughtful, kind and loving child. I learned to cook from Scratch, my Father built our house, so did one of my brothers build his home. We were brought up in a very close family knit. Holidays at Grandma's on a different island where for many many years no electricity, no running water. However, there was a day that was the Lord's day. That was a day reserved for him and meals were prepared the day before and the day was a day of worship. I loved those days, after church we had to go and visit Aunt's and Uncles spend time with them. It was considered respectful to do that. Helping people who needed help was just a way if Life. I have continued to do that and I look at it as a Blessing to be able to help people. I make my own clothes because I have a problem with some if the fashions if today. Most are not me. I am having a problem trying to buy clothes as now the Arthritis is in my hands. I also do not believe in excess amounts of clothes. I made all my Grandchildren clothes when they were growing up also madeall my son's clothes because I did not want him to get involved in the clothing fashion and Designer Stuff. I like Simplicity. At my church before Covid, in Toronto, I always every Sunday after church I made a nice snack to go with coffee. However, some people were not nice about it. They made remarks like, you are trying to feed the five thousand, little kinds of remarks. I did not stop though. Our Congregation was a lot if Seniors and I felt like it was good to stay on after and get a chance to fellowship with each other because through that you could learn who needed help or just to talk. My Mom and Dad had a Life if service and it really is a wonderful to do that. To mention Carriages, I see nothing wrong with that either. Carriages have been around from beginning. I have travelled and seen all kinds of transport. Growing up there were Horses and Donkeys and Mules.bi saw people using Carts. As a little girl I loved it when my Mom would take us into town in a Carriage. Mom had a Car but Dad used a lBicycle. At my Grandparents they had a Truck but we were encourages to Walk which was fun for me. Sometimes when you talk I wish I could just have a conversation with you. I come from a Christian family but we were though not to condemn the way other people worship. You had a Christmas Story for your Son and that was priceless. Have a great weekend. Blessings.

Thank you both for taking the time to share with me.

Thank you for your openness in sharing! I really appreciate your perspective on this, and willingness to share both pros and cons. I grew up in a conservative Christian family with values similar to those of the Mennonites even though we were not Mennonites. Growing up, I had several encounters with Mennonites - some positive and some negative. Some I met were strong Christians, and I was touched by the passion in their marriages as well as their strong dedication to the Lord. However, others seemed to be confused on the gospel. Their rules had become mixed up with gospel to the point that it seemed like they were saying the way to heaven was to live the Mennonite lifestyle. Regardless of the lifestyle we live, salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone!

thanks for doing this. i enjoy watching your show and i appreciate your faith. it was nice to hear about the mennonite faith and culture.

Oh Thank you for this video! This is timely as many are finding that there current church has lost it's way and we are searching for a spiritual home. I hope this reaches many who are searching.

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you find this beneficial! God bless!

I'm always so thankful when you "kids" talk about your faith and beliefs because you express yourselves so well and I just feel hopeful for the future knowing there really are younger people living out their faith....God Bless You!!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! God bless!

I let out an audible squeal of excitement at seeing this video! Thank you so much for taking the time to make a thoughtful video about this topic. The length is awesome! ❤️

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was a bit unsure about the length lol. But we wanted to cover what we felt we should

I am Reformed Baptist but enjoyrd and appreciated hearing about your church. Thank yall for sharing!

Thank you for this video, so well done! We share many similar beliefs re govt, combat, modesty, baptism etc you make great points about legalism too! Its a thorn fir us as well.i guess those people can be used as lessons for us. Sending you all much love and many prayers. Keep being a light. You’re both so well grounded in scripture too. Be safe and well. 💕🌷

Thank you, Nolan & Jeanine for taking the time and effort to make this video. You did a good job of explaining things and being honest about the pros and cons. God bless you!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you both for this ,its really good to understand mennonite people and the culture especially as I watch you both and some others, I really appreciate this

I Love you both & your fun loving yet informative way of bringing the Mennonite culture to understanding is completely honest & real... I grew up pentecost, & I follow the Bible, I believe in what God's word says & I believe your religion isn't much different from ours, although I believe God is a relationship not so much a religion... I do follow the midnight pastors I found on KZread.

Thank you both so very much for sharing. I have truly enjoyed this video and learning more about your culture and beliefs.

I'm a Mennonite and I so appreciate your kind honesty about who we are and our culture. You addressed it very well. I know we have many needs, and yet we have so much. I'm glad to be Mennonite!

Nolan, you're a good man. Wish there were more men in the world like you. TYFS.

Thank you for giving so much of your time to share all this! I am a Mennonite and I attend a Brethren Church which I suppose isn't very high on the conservative scale! However, I truly appreciate where you and Nolan are coming from and I often wish we had a church nearby that upheld more of the conservative values, community and life style. Our children attend a private Christian school, but both my husband and I teach in public schools. Ironic, I know. We feel there is so much need for light in the public system (especially these days) and while we can't preach God vocally, we can certainly be His light and love to our students and fellow staff. I really enjoyed your video and felt like I was sitting at the other side of your kitchen table!

Amazing Content. Education is power!

Thank you for sharing your faith and culture. I really value you giving us your time I learned to appreciate and even understand our differences.

This was so interesting, thank you for being so honest. I've just picked up a book about the old order Mennonites and it is quite interesting.

Great job on a very difficult topic! Thank you for your honest communication!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I agree so much with what you share especially the need to repent and be separate from the world in attitude. You are so blessed to have such a Godly, stable husband. He is so real and sensible. I love your family life. You set such a good example to so many who did not have a Godly upbringing and do not have a clue what it means to follow Jesus. God bless you and thank you!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and yes, my hubby is my rock! He helps keep me grounded with all my impulsive ways. I love him dearly 💛

Beautifully said and lived.

Great, great video. Thank you.

I love how supportive he is of your channel and how he said, other half I don’t know about better half! Shows his love and respect for you! ❤️ love hearing about your journey and culture! I’m a big proponent of learning about and loving each other, even with all our differences! The more we accept each other, the better the world will be for all of us ❤️

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes he is amazing

Thank you soo much for covering this topic

Following Jesus is freedom when I yield my life to him and obey his teachings! A life for Christ means sacrifice, it is not an easy life, but such a meaningful and peace-filled life! You two did a great job in this video! I sense you put a lot of prayer and thought into preparing for it! Keep your lights shining brightly for Jesus!!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Yes, it took us some time ti her around to it, and we thought a good deal about what to cover. Thanks for the encouragement!

@debbiegilbert1961

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree!

@suzykucinski2864

Жыл бұрын

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Love your family and videos!

I am so glad I found your channel. I was saved just over a year ago though raised in church all of my life. Lately, I have not been satisfied w/what I have been finding in the "Christian" life. It sent me on a journey searching for truth. I was interested in the Mennonite religion, but had no clue where to start. This was VERY helpful. Thank you so much!

Absolutely fascinating and told with such great clarity.

Thank you so much for your honesty and transparency. I hold you in my heart and prayers 🙏 ❤️

Such an interesting talk. You two are very impressive as far as intellect goes. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you so much for taking time to explain all of this! You did an amazing job of explaining and I was completely enthralled in your video! So interesting,so informative, so honest, so well done! Thank you again! I love watching your videos! ❤️

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

I love that yall are open and honest. The way you explained everything and how yall live is a great example/witness for God❤ You have a beautiful family!!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and blessings to you!

A brave video from you both, thank you

Wow what a brave video to tackle! You did a great job! I appreciate your sincere hearts I sense coming through!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very interesting and informative im always interested in others faith as itt relates to life

I love how you talk about this subject!

You both are on point with your mindset on sexual abuse! Thank you so much for speaking truth on the matter.

Very interesting topic….thank you

It is so special the way Nolan loves you!!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

I truly am blessed beyond words!

Thanks for sharing this!

Thank you for making this video it was brilliant , so well thought out and informative. You are both such lovely people , and I agree with you there are many people who are now thinking there must be more to life. Take care little family God Bless you 👵x

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and God bless!

Thank you for making this video, this was very helpful. God bless you both!

I know it is easy for me to say, but I would love to see more videos. Both of you guys do such a great job and compliment each other.

I love this.... You two are amazing. TY for answering so many questions that most of us had...

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you so much for explaining this. I live in Ontario, Canada and we have such a wide variety of groups. Some are horse and buggy and wear black only, for women, men white shirts and black pants. Then others the only way I can identify them as Mennonite’s, is by the dresses and head covers. I always wondered how there could be such a difference. I now have a better understanding. The one thing that seems consistent, among all the groups, is a sense of community.

I was born and raised in the Mennonite church. Thank you for your explanation of this faith that is close to my heart.

I was blessed by your highly informative presentation. God bless you both.

Love to listen to you. You are wise beyond your age.

Excellent video!!!

All I could say is I love you two together you are fantastic. Thank you so much for all that you both do.

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@luciagide340

2 жыл бұрын

That's very true.

I applaud the candor and transparency with which you share your faith and culture. You are building a sound bridge for anyone looking in from the outside.

What a joy to hear from your husband. Men who love to serve the Lord are too rare. Thank you for sharing and please include him again. You are a beautiful couple.

Thank you for sharing. Praying for the right church is key.Churches are not perfect. What matters is that we pray for our church and honor God and put him first. I appreciate your honesty.

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Very true!

You guys have such a beautiful loving energy that is truly from God 💜. Having God on your side definitely makes life and marriage much more bearable 💯

Thanks for the video, very informative!

Looking forward to this….

This was excellent and very enlightening on the runnings of the Mennonite community. You hit the nail on the head when you talked about the heart. Some people attend church their whole life and believe themselves to be a Christian, when all that being a Christian is is attending church Sunday morning. Their hearts need to be changed. There are many churches who have caved to society and the only representation of Christ is perhaps the church's name. In the Old Testament it talks about moving the landmarks and not to because it brings about death. When society moves the landmarks it also brings about death. Your peek into the Mennonite community has refreshed me! While I know that people masquerade around "in the name of" Jesus and are detrimental, the steadfastness is a wonderful thing. 😊

Thank you for doing this video. As an independent baptist, there are, obviously, many similarities between your church and mine. Along with many variations between other independent baptist churches. Of course we all get "lumped" into the same category, especially when something negative happens in another church. Anyway, I enjoyed hearing more about the Mennonite church.

@perilousrange

10 ай бұрын

I don't suppose you could explain some of the differences, could you? Outside the pacifism, I'm unsure the differences between the two.

You two are so lovely. Thank you 💓

Beautiful! Those were “hallelujah,“ thoughts💕 Please continue to “pick & choose,“ how much you respond to your subscribers. Your precious children need their questions to be answered by their Daddy & Mommy❣️ Loved this🙂

@theMennoniteMom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Blessings!

This had to be time consuming to put this together, but I think you and Nolan did a great job!

So surprised to see a Newville, Pa address! I lived in Newville for 22 years. Loved it…Miss it! 💕🤗 Now in Carlisle…..SUBSCRIBED!

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting! Not so far apart then!

Love your transparency

When JESUS calls us to follow him and the gospel message. This statement to me is the one ALL believers ought to focus on. In reading the Holy Word I have the understanding that there will be No denominations in HEAVEN. Thank you for swapping out the squeaky chair. All believers ought not conform to the world. Reading the Holy Word is a guide book on how we ought to live. Believers in Christ = joint heirs with Christ. I like a simple way of life. Very helpful.

thank you :-) very much. thank you for taking the time to make this video. eventhough i live on the other side of the planet , i heard the message loud and clear. i am still amazed at the power of the internet , used mostly for so many negative things, yet finding your video shows how it also can play a important role in a positive way too.

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and hello to wherever you hail from!

I really appreciate this. I am a Christian, who has been struggling with my church going because of various reasons, but this video has been encouraged me to go seek out that “assembling together” with other believers.

@emmib1388

2 жыл бұрын

please do some research and connect with a Bible believing church -- one advantage of those that are streaming services -- you can check them out first before stepping inside the building! Just make sure they teach the Bible and are not a 'feel good ' church (where they just mention the good and nothing for learning or correction) . And there is no perfect church! It is a group of sinners saved by grace!

Thank you so much JEANNINEAnd Nolan for sharing and explaining your beliefs you both are such a cute couple and there’s so much love that you and Nolan have for each other just the way y’all look at each other once again thank you both so much And give my little buddy XANDER a big hug your friend Kathy

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kathy! I'll give him a hug for you! 😃

I was happy to receive it he information. Many of your Traditions and Cultural aspects I can relate to. I was brought up in a very strict household. Many times friends have said I must be Mennonite other called Old Fashioned. As a younger person in my teen we were not allowed to do all the things or any if the things other kids did. I was teased and called selfish. I went to Priva School wore the same as everyone else everyday, work later in life was the same we all wire the same thing. Did not bother me. Break the Code if Dress and it had consequences. That is life and if you choose to be in those places then you cannot or want to change the rules. My Grandchildren are all Homeschooled. Several weeks innzpublic School and it was decided by their Parents that was not what they wanted for them. my Grandparents had a Farm and all Unts and Uncles had animals and they lived on an Island where I hey had to supply their needs because the mail boat only came once a week and sometimes Weather prevented that. I agree with you totally on Violence. There are so many many thing geared today toward violence as the answer . I admire your lifestyle. Thank you for sharing.

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing! I really enjoyed the glimpse until your life and convictions. God bless you!

As always I enjoy your videos! . Especially loved the outtakes! For those who may be looking, I find that there are other conservative Protestant groups that are very similar in beliefs and doctrine, if someone is on here and can’t quite find a church in your area that is Mennonite, I have found some German baptist, brethren churches or also Wesleyan Methodist or pilgrim holiness churches who share some of the core beliefs. Not to be confused with the more liberal Wesleyan church, which it separated from about the 1950s. Of course the Wesleyan Methodist etc churches sometimes don’t share the headcovering belief and may have piano music, they do share the same core conservative Bible believing theology otherwise. I have attended both types of churches and define myself as a Wesleyan Methodist who believes in the prayer veil, and not going to war. Sometimes it is very hard to find a good local church; sometimes our humanity gets in the way, as is appropriately described in this video. My advice is just remember we are not following a particular pastor or teacher, we are following the Bible, and with that in mind, I can find myself at home in a number of churches. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

I loved this I'm very curious about this topic and have been reading alot about it. Great Job!! (Yall are super adorable)

I really resonated with the part about living in a modest way. I'm not from a faith that has head coverings or modest clothing BUT I believe in acting and speaking in a modest way. That was really awesome ☺️ You and your family are often in my prayers. Good to see you both looking so happy and healthy. Take care and thank you ❤️

@tinas8085

2 жыл бұрын

And Nolan at the end, so sweet!

This was excellent, thank you!

You've both been very eloquent and informative as well as honest......it hard I think to explain a religion in an understandable way if your brought up in it as you know, for want of a better term, 'the rules', its how You've been brought up and you just 'get' it. I think a lot of people are looking for 'something' but aren't sure what that something is..... No faith is perfect nor are those who practise it but we all try our best and are perfectly imperfect......all we can do is our best...... Blessing to you all and thank you both for this vlog......

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Perfectly imperfect is so true! Thanks for being here!

You have used the Word of God as your truth. Thank you for that. There is no other truth than that of Jesus Christ.

You two seem like some really sweet and kind people. I've been wanting to get out of Los Angles for a while now and have been recently considering adopting a Mennonite lifestyle. I appreciate you taking the time to make this video and discuss the pros and cons involved and listing resources where I could get more information. Thank you very much. God willing, I'll find a nice community and a nice Mennonite woman who will want to marry me as well. Please say a prayer for me, if you will. God bless you both and all those in your community. You're clearly doing God's work.

I loved this, this was so helpful. Thank you so much, and you and your husband are so cute together! Love you guys. Thank you.

I am so happy i stubbled across your channel. It is so wholesome 🥰 thank you. Bless you.

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

I'm honored to have you here!

You guys are wise beyond your years! May God bless you to continue to be wise as a serpent but harmless as a dove! 🧡🍂

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and God bless!

Thank you for this video very informative and interesting. I wish I had a Church to visit locally I don’t believe there is one.

Kinda love you guys! ❤ You both are a light in a dark world!

So insightful.

They are absolutely beautiful. Love this post. First time seeing this channel and I'm a subscriber now. ☝👍

@theMennoniteMom

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome! I'm honored to have you here!

Very informative.....Thx!