Deo Gloria April 12, 2026 Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 20:19-31 Theme: Jesus’ Resurrection is Real—No Doubt About It! It is the ultimate sign of who he really is. It gives us real blessings. It gives us an important mission. A farmer named Olof Ohman reportedly found it in 1898 in a […]
Deo Gloria March 29, 2026 Sermon for Palm Sunday Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Matthew 21:1-11 Theme: Who is This Guy on the Donkey? He is your King. He is your Savior. On December 4, 1977 the world witnessed the coronation of his Imperial Majesty, Bokassa I, in Bangui, the capitol of the Central […]
Deo Gloria March 15, 2026 Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Isaiah 42:14-21 Theme: Lord, Open Our Eyes to See and Our Ears to Hear! Help us to see how blind and deaf we are. Help us to see the way of salvation. His name was Scott. He was a member of the church […]
Be the blessing for Jesus’ Church Listen to Jesus Let Jesus show you how 37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure pressed down, shaken together, and running […]
Deo Gloria March 1, 2026 Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Genesis 12:1-8 Theme: You Too Can Have a Faith Like Abram! A faith that trusts God’s promises A faith that responds to God’s promises Do you ever find yourself looking at certain people in the Bible and wishing you could be like them? […]
Deo Gloria February 18, 2026 Sermon for Ash Wednesday Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Zechariah 1:1-6 Theme: Return to Me! The young man stormed out of the room, slamming the door as he left. Yes, he was caught lying to his dad, but he didn’t care for the way his father had scolded him. […]
Deo Gloria February 15, 2026 Transfiguration Sunday Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Matthew 17:1-9 Theme: Jesus Reveals All! About himself About his connections About his mission Britney Spears did it. Barbra Streisand did it. Nancy Reagan did it. So did President Obama. Each has published a book in which they reportedly “told all” […]
Pastor Slaughter February 8, 2026 Epiphany 5 Text: 1 Peter 2:9-12 Your Identity You Are God’s People Live As God’s People Identity. This seems to be on the forefront of people’s minds, maybe not directly but certainly by the way people live. We can see what looks like an identity crisis in our world. […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for February 1, 2026 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Theme: Celebrate Your Calling as a Christian! Give up on the idea that it had something to do with you. God did the choosing. Give God all the glory. How do you celebrate your birthday? Do you have a […]
Deo Gloria January 18, 2026 Sermon Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 1:29-41 Theme: Look, the Lamb of God! Who takes away our sin Whom we can share with our family and friends “Look, mommy, look,” said little Jimmy. “Look at the horses with all the stripes.” It was Jimmy’s first visit to the […]