Deo Gloria Sermon for December 25, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 1:1-14 Theme: The Word Became Flesh! (God Becomes One of Us!) There once was a man who lived in a cave in Africa. On December 25th he was all by himself—no Christmas gathering with all the relatives. He had no gifts, […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for January 2, 2022 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 1:68-75 Theme: Praise God for Remembering! He has redeemed his people That we might serve him without fear It’s embarrassing when you forget something, isn’t it? When you run into an old friend from high school or college and they remember […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for December 26, 2021 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Luke 2:41-52 Theme: The Boy Jesus Lived An Obedient Life! Obedient to his heavenly Father Obedient to his earthly parents Have you ever noticed that when adults reminisce about their childhood days, they often give the impression that they never did anything […]
Pastor Slaughter Christmas-2 1-3-2021 John 7:40-43 Who is Jesus? I feel like I am in a feisty mood today. There are certain things that as soon as you say it sparks discussion and debate (to put it lightly) and can lead to some pretty heated arguments! Let’s look at a couple. The thing you […]
Pastor Slaughter Chrimstas-1 12-27-2020 Luke 2:25-40 Salvation Revealed When someone reveals something to you, it can bring about different emotions. It can bring about joy and happiness, or sorrow and frustration depending on the what is revealed. For example, when a wife comes and tells her husband that she is pregnant, the joy […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for December 25, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Hebrews 1:1-9 Theme: What Child is This? This Child is the Son of God. This Child is our Savior from sin. This Child is the King of heaven. There are candles. There are presents. There are special gatherings of family and friends. It […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for January 5, 2020 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 1:14-18 Theme: Do You See What I See? The Word made flesh The ultimate revelation of God and his grace “Do you see what I see?” The words come from a familiar Christmas carol, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” The […]
Deo Gloria Sermon for December 29, 2019 Pastor Martin Bentz Text: Galatians 4:4-7 Theme: God Sent His Son! To redeem us To make us his sons My dad doesn’t have many memories of living in the orphanage, but the ones he does have are not very pleasant. One of his memories is of […]
Deo Gloria December 24, 2019 Message for Christmas Eve Pastor Martin Bentz Text: John 3:16 Theme: God So Loved the World! What’s the best Christmas gift you ever received? Hum, that might be difficult to answer. Most of us have received so many presents over the years. Was it the ring you got […]